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| 1-1 | –Little Walter | My BabeBass – Willie DixonDrums – Fred BelowGuitar – Leonard Caston , Robert Lockwood, Jr.*Vocals, Harmonica – Little WalterWritten-By – Willie Dixon |
2:40 |
| 1-2 | –The Big Three Trio | Violent LoveBacking Vocals, Guitar – Ollie CrawfordLead Vocals, Bass – Willie DixonTenor Saxophone – Harold AshbyVocals [Probably], Piano [Probably] – Leonard "Baby Doo" Caston*Written-By – Willie Dixon |
2:20 |
| 1-3 | –Eddie Boyd | Third DegreeBass – Willie DixonDrums – Percy WalkerGuitar – Lee Cooper Tenor Saxophone – Little Sax CrowderVocals, Piano – Eddie BoydWritten-By – Eddie Boyd, Willie Dixon |
3:13 |
| 1-4 | –Willie Mabon | Seventh SonInstruments [Remainder Of Band] – Unknown ArtistVocals, Piano – Willie MabonWritten-By – Willie Dixon |
2:52 |
| 1-5 | –Willie Dixon | Crazy For My BabyBacking Vocals, Guitar – Ollie CrawfordDrums – Fred BelowPiano – Lafayette LeakeTenor Saxophone – Harold AshbyVocals, Bass – Willie DixonWritten-By – Willie Dixon |
2:49 |
| 1-6 | –Willie Dixon | Pain In My HeartDrums – Fred BelowPiano – Lafayette LeakeTenor Saxophone – Harold AshbyVocals, Bass – Willie DixonWritten-By – Willie Dixon |
3:18 |
| 1-7 | –Muddy Waters | Hoochie Coochie ManBass – Willie DixonDrums – Fred BelowGuitar – Jimmy RogersHarmonica – Little WalterPiano – Otis SpannVocals, Guitar – Muddy WatersWritten-By – Willie Dixon |
2:45 |
| 1-8 | –Howlin' Wolf | EvilBass – Willie DixonDrums – Earl PhillipsGuitar – Hubert Sumlin, Jody WilliamsPiano – Otis SpannVocals, Harmonica – Howlin' WolfWritten-By – Willie Dixon |
2:52 |
| 1-9 | –Little Walter & His Jukes | Mellow Down EasyBass – Willie DixonDrums – Fred BelowGuitar – David Meyers*, Robert Lockwood, Jr.*Vocals, Harmonica – Little WalterWritten-By – Willie Dixon |
2:40 |
| 1-10 | –Jimmy Witherspoon | When The Lights Go OutBass – Willie DixonInstruments [Remainder Of Band] – Unknown ArtistVocals – Jimmy WitherspoonWritten-By – Willie Dixon |
2:50 |
| 1-11 | –Muddy Waters | Young Fashioned WaysBass – Willie DixonDrums – Francey Clay*Guitar – Jimmy RogersHarmonica – Little WalterPiano – Otis SpannVocals – Muddy WatersWritten-By – Willie Dixon |
2:59 |
| 1-12 | –Bo Diddley | Pretty ThingDrums – Frank KirklandHarmonica – Billy Boy ArnoldMaracas, Backing Vocals – Jerome GreenVocals, Guitar – Bo DiddleyWritten-By – Willie Dixon |
2:49 |
| 1-13 | –Muddy Waters | I'm ReadyBass – Willie DixonDrums – Fred BelowGuitar – Jimmy RogersHarmonica – Little WalterPiano – Otis SpannVocals – Muddy WatersWritten-By – Willie Dixon |
3:02 |
| 1-14 | –Lowell Fulson | Do Me RightAlto Saxophone – Earl Brown Bass – Billie Hadnott*Drums – Unknown ArtistPiano – Lloyd GlennSaxophone [Other Saxes] – Unknown ArtistTenor Saxophone – Eddie ChambleeVocals, Guitar – Lowell FulsonWritten-By – Willie Dixon |
2:52 |
| 1-15 | –Muddy Waters | I Just Want To Make Love To YouBass – Willie DixonDrums – Fred BelowGuitar – Jimmy RogersHarmonica – Little WalterPiano – Otis SpannVocals, Guitar – Muddy WatersWritten-By – Willie Dixon |
2:50 |
| 1-16 | –Lowell Fulson | Tollin' BellsBass – Billy HadnottDrums, Saxophone, Piano – Unknown ArtistTenor Saxophone – Eddie ChambleeVocals, Guitar – Lowell FulsonWritten-By – Willie Dixon |
3:04 |
| 1-17 | –Willie Dixon | 29 WaysBacking Vocals [Probably], Guitar [Probably] – Ollie CrawfordDrums – Al DuncanPiano – Lafayette LeakeVocals, Bass – Willie DixonWritten-By – Willie Dixon |
2:08 |
| 1-18 | –Willie Dixon | Walkin' The BluesDrums, Percussion – Fred BelowPiano – Lafayette LeakeVocals, Bass – Willie DixonWritten-By – Willie Dixon |
3:01 |
| 2-1 | –Howlin' Wolf | SpoonfulBass – Willie DixonDrums – Fred BelowGuitar – Hubert SumlinGuitar [Another] – Unknown ArtistPiano – Otis SpannVocals – Howlin' WolfWritten-By – Willie Dixon |
2:45 |
| 2-2 | –Otis Rush | You Know My LoveBass – Willie DixonBass Guitar – Matt MurphyDrums – Odie PayneTenor Saxophone – Bob NeelyVocals, Guitar – Otis RushWritten-By – Willie Dixon |
2:40 |
| 2-3 | –Bo Diddley | You Can't Judge A Book By Its CoverBass – Unknown ArtistDrums – Frank KirklandMaracas – Jerome GreeneVocals, Guitar – Bo DiddleyWritten-By – Willie Dixon |
3:08 |
| 2-4 | –Howlin' Wolf | I Ain't SuperstitiousBacking Vocals, Bass – Willie DixonBass Guitar – Jimmy RogersDrums – Sammy Lay*Guitar – Hubert SumlinPiano – Henry GrayVocals, Guitar – Howlin' WolfWritten-By – Willie Dixon |
2:52 |
| 2-5 | –Muddy Waters | You Need LoveBass – Willie DixonDrums – Casey Jones Guitar – Earl HookerOrgan – John "Big Moose" Walker*Tenor Saxophone – Ernest Cotton, J. T. Brown*Vocals – Muddy WatersWritten-By – Willie Dixon |
2:39 |
| 2-6 | –Howlin' Wolf | Little Red RoosterBass – Willie DixonDrums – Sammy Lay*Guitar – Hubert SumlinPiano – Johnny Jones*Vocals, Guitar – Howlin' WolfWritten-By – Willie Dixon |
2:25 |
| 2-7 | –Howlin' Wolf | Back Door ManBass – Willie DixonDrums – Fred BelowGuitar – Hubert SumlinGuitar [Another] – Unknown ArtistPiano – Otis SpannVocals – Howlin' WolfWritten-By – Willie Dixon |
2:48 |
| 2-8 | –Little Walter | Dead PresidentsBass Guitar – Jack MeyersDrums – Al DuncanGuitar – Buddy GuyOrgan – Billy EmersonPiano – Lafayette LeakeTenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Jarrett GibsonVocals, Harmonica – Little WalterWritten-By – B. Emerson*, Willie Dixon |
2:45 |
| 2-9 | –Howlin' Wolf | Hidden CharmsBaritone Saxophone – Donald HankinsBass – Willie DixonBass Guitar – Buddy GuyDrums – Sammy Lay*Guitar – Hubert SumlinPiano – Lafayette LeakeTenor Saxophone – J. T. Brown*Vocals – Howlin' WolfWritten-By – Willie Dixon |
2:21 |
| 2-10 | –Muddy Waters | You Shook MeBass – Willie DixonDrums – Casey Jones Guitar – Earl HookerOrgan, Piano – John "Big Moose" Walker*Tenor Saxophone – Ernest Cotton, J. T. Brown*Vocals – Muddy WatersWritten-By – J. B. Lenoir*, Willie Dixon |
2:40 |
| 2-11 | –Sonny Boy Williamson | Bring It On HomeDrums – Al DuncanElectric Bass – Milton RectorGuitar – Matt MurphyOrgan – Lafayette LeakeVocals, Harmonica – Sonny Boy Williamson Written-By – Willie Dixon |
2:33 |
| 2-12 | –Howlin' Wolf | 300 Pounds Of JoyBaritone Saxophone – Donald HankinsBass Guitar – Buddy GuyDrums – Sammy Lay*Guitar – Hubert SumlinPiano – Lafayette LeakeTenor Saxophone – J. T. Brown*Vocals – Howlin' WolfWritten-By – Willie Dixon |
3:02 |
| 2-13 | –Willie Dixon | Weak Brain, Narrow MindVocals, Acoustic Guitar – Willie DixonWritten-By – Willie Dixon |
4:24 |
| 2-14 | –Koko Taylor | Wang Dang DoodleDrums [Or] – Clifton James, Fred BelowElectric Bass – Jack MyersGuitar – Johnny "Twist" Williams*Piano – Lafayette LeakeProducer, Backing Vocals – Willie DixonTenor Saxophone – Gene BargeVocals – Koko TaylorWritten-By – Willie Dixon |
2:59 |
| 2-15 | –Muddy Waters | The Same ThingBass – Donald "Duck" DunnDrums – Sammy Lay*Guitar – Mike BloomfieldHarmonica – Paul ButterfieldPiano – Otis SpannVocals, Guitar – Muddy WatersWritten-By – Willie Dixon |
5:54 |
| 2-16 | –Howlin' Wolf | Built For ComfortBaritone Saxophone – Donald HankinsBass – Willie DixonBass Guitar – Buddy GuyDrums – Sammy Lay*Guitar – Hubert SumlinPiano – Lafayette LeakeTenor Saxophone – J.T. BrownVocals – Howlin' Wolf |
2:33 |
| 2-17 | –Little Milton | I Can't Quit You BabyArranged By, Conductor – Gene BargeDrums – Al DuncanInstruments [Remainder Of Band] – Unknown ArtistProducer – Calvin CarterVocals, Guitar – Little MiltonWritten-By – Willie Dixon |
6:38 |
| 2-18 | –Koko Taylor | Insane AsylumGuitar – Buddy GuyInstruments [Remainder Of Band] – Unknown ArtistPiano, Organ – Lafayette LeakeProducer – Willie DixonRhythm Guitar – Johnny "Twist" Williams*Tenor Saxophone – Gene BargeVocals – Koko Taylor, Willie DixonWritten-By – Willie Dixon |
4:19 |
Companies, etc.
- Manufactured By – UML
- Manufactured For – MCA Records, Inc.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – MCA Records, Inc.
- Copyright (c) – MCA Records, Inc.
- Designed At – DZN, The Design Group
Credits
- Art Direction – Vartan
- Compiled By – Andy McKaie, Don Snowden
- Mastered By – Greg Fulginiti
- Reissue Producer – Andy McKaie
- Transferred By [Digitally, From Original Mono And Stereo Chess Masters] – Gary Hollis
Notes
Packaged in a LP size box with CD's in jewel cases and includes a 12-page booklet with lengthy liner notes (including insights from Willie Dixon) and complete session information.All of the recordings, including several rare and previously unreleased tracks, are digitally remastered from original mono and stereo Chess masters.
Tracks 1-2 & 2-13 are previously unreleased
Tracks 1-6 & 2-8 are previously unreleased on album
Tracks 1-5, 1-11, 1-17 & 2-5 are previously unreleased on U.S. album
Track 2-15 is from "Fathers And Sons"
Track 1-1 Recorded in Chicago, January 25, 1955 / Originally released as Checker single 811
Track 1-2 Probably recorded in Chicago, 1951 / Previously unreleased
Track 1-3 Recorded in Chicago, 1953 / Originally released as Chess single 1541
Track 1-4 Recorded in Chicago, 1955 / Originally releases as Chess single 1608
Track 1-5 Probably recorded in Chicago, 1953 or 1954 / Originally released as Checker single 828 (as by Willie Dixon & His All Stars)
Track 1-6 Probably recorded in Chicago, 1951 / Originally released as Checker single 851
Track 1-7 Recorded in Chicago, January, 1954 / Originally released as Chess single 1560
Track 1-8 Recorded in Chicago, May 25, 1954 / Originally released as Chess single 1575
Track 1-9 Recorded in Chicago, late 1954 / Originally released as Checker 805
Track 1-10 Recorded in Chicago, June, 1954 / Originally released as Checker single 798
Track 1-11 Recorded in Chicago, February 3, 1955 / Originally released as Chess single 1602
Track 1-12 Recorded in Chicago, July, 1955 / Originally released as Checker single 827
Track 1-13 Recorded in Chicago, September 1, 1954 / Originally released as Chess single 1578
Track 1-14 Recorded in Los Angeles, January 13, 1955 / Originally released as Checker single 820
Track 1-15 Recorded in Chicago, April 13, 1954 / Originally released as Chess single 1571
Track 1-16 Recorded in Chicago, February 9, 1956 / Originally released as Checker single 841
Track 1-17 Recorded in Chicago, 1956 / Originally released as Checker single 851
Track 1-18 Recorded in Chicago, May or July, 1955 / Originally released as Checker 822
Track 2-1 Recorded in Chicago, 1960 / Originally released as Chess 1762
Track 2-2 Recorded in Chicago, September 29, 1069 / Originally released as Chess single 1775
Track 2-3 Recorded in Chicago, 1962 / Originally released as Checker single 1019
Track 2-4 Recorded in Chicago, December, 1961 / Originally released as Chess single 1823
Track 2-5 Recorded in Chicago, October 12, 1962 / Originally released as Chess single 1839
Track 2-6 Recorded in Chicago, 1961 / Originally released as Chess single 1804
Track 2-7 Recorded in Chicago, 1960 / Originally released as Chess single 1777
Track 2-8 Recorded in Chicago, February 5, 1963 / Originally released as Checker single 1081
Track 2-9 Recorded in Chicago, August 14, 1963 / Originally released as Chess single 1890
Track 2-10 Recorded in Chicago, June, 1962 / Originally released on Chess single 1827
Track 2-11 Recorded in Chicago, January 11, 1963 / Originally released as Chess single 1134
Track 2-12, 2-16 Recorded in Chicago, August 14, 1963 / Originally released as Chess single 1870
Track 2-13 Probably recorded in New York City, 1964 / Previously unreleased
Track 2-14 Recorded in Chicago, 1965 / Originally released as Checker single 1135
Track 2-15 Recorded live at the Super Cosmic Joy-Scout Jamboree, April 24, 1965 / Originally released on Chess album 2-127
Track 2-17 Probably recorded in Chicago, late 1968 / Originally released as Checker LPS 3011
Track 2-18 Recorded in Chicago, 1967 / Originally released as Checker single 1191
© 1988 ℗ 1988
Manufactured in U.S.A.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 0 7673-16500-2 9
- Matrix / Runout (CD1): EDC Logo CHD 216 500CD01 01$ D
- Matrix / Runout (CD2): EDC Logo CHD 216 500CD02 01@ D
- Mastering SID Code (CD1): IFPI L009
- Mastering SID Code (CD2): IFPI L006
- Mould SID Code (CD1): IFPI 0333
- Mould SID Code (CD2): IFPI 0345
- SPARS Code: AAD
- Other (CD1 & CD2 Mould Ring): MADE IN USA BY UML
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHD2-16500 | Willie Dixon | The Chess Box (2xCD, Comp, RM + Box) | Chess | CHD2-16500 | US | 1988 |
| CHD2-16500 | Willie Dixon | The Chess Box (2xCD, Comp, RE, RM + Box) | Chess | CHD2-16500 | US | Unknown |
| 660529, VG 660 660529 | Willie Dixon | The Chess Box (2xCD, Comp, RM) | Vogue, Vogue, Chess | 660529, VG 660 660529 | France | 1991 |
| CH3-16500 | Willie Dixon | The Chess Box (3xLP, Comp + Box) | Chess | CH3-16500 | US | 1990 |
| MCD 16500, 316 500 2 | Willie Dixon | The Chess Box (2xCD, Comp, RE, RM) | Chess, Chess | MCD 16500, 316 500 2 | Europe | 1997 |
