A Complete Introduction To Chess Records 4CD Boxset
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A Complete Introduction To Chess Records 4CD Boxset
Various Artists
A Complete Introduction To Chess
RELEASE DATE: July 21st 2010
Label: Universal Music
Format: 4CD box set
Set Cat #: 5317702
“When looking at the list of Chess recordings contained in this box set I'm still amazed at how many great records and great artists were recorded, produced, released and promoted by my family. Chess Records was one of if not the most important record label of all time. Chess helped shape the sound of Rock and Roll as well as influencing the sound of all popular music. This set clearly represents some of the best music to come out on the Chess labels.” - Marshall Chess – 2010
BLUES – ROCK’N’ROLL – SOUL – R’N’B!!
There are only a handful of record labels that can claim to have changed the course of popular music. Chess Records is one of them. Responsible for signing and developing some of the greatest names in music, such as Muddy Waters, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley and Howlin’ Wolf, Chess provided the blueprint for The Beatles and The Rolling Stones helping set the fundamental foundation stone for pop as we know it.
Not only did Chess lay the template for rock’n’roll, releasing what is widely considered to be the first ever rock’n’roll record, 1951’s ‘Rocket 88’ by Jackie Brenston they are also responsible for kick-starting the British blues and beat boom the following decade. For without Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley and others there would be no Rolling Stones, who were so in awe of the label and its stars that they named themselves after the Muddy Waters tune of the same name and took a pilgrimage to the Chess recording studios to record their ‘Five By Five’ EP and pay homage to the bluesmen that had inspired their group’s early sound.
Although known primarily as the home of the blues, its output covers a stunning mix of styles including rock’n’roll, doo-wop, r’n’b and soul as well as progressive new directions in psychedelic jazz and funk. Now it is time for it to take its rightful place at the top table alongside other groundbreaking black music labels such as Motown, Studio One and Stax.
It’s not just household names – The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin and many others who are indebted to the label. In 1997, NuYorican Soul covered Rotary Connection’s I Am The Blackgold Of The Sun; Blueboy’s 1998 Top 10 hit, Remember Me reworked Marlena Shaw’s Woman Of The Ghetto.
Muddy Waters’ 1968 album, ‘Electric Mud’ and Howlin’ Wolf’s ‘The Howlin Wolf Album’ from 1969 continue to provide sample sources for hip-hoppers and DJs including David Holmes and DJ Shadow. Amy Winehouse and Duffy’s take on vintage soul owes much to Chess as does the bluesy garage-rock of the White Stripes.
Most recently the label’s story was made into a film; director Darnell Martin’s 2008 Cadillac Records, which was overseen by Marshall Chess and starred Beyonce, Mos Def and Adrien Brody.
You think you may know Chess. Listen again and you’ll be surprised; still vibrant, it is time to really hear the music that has influenced generations.
This indispensable guide to the legendary Chess label features 100 tracks across four discs and is sequenced for listening pleasure, like a DJ’s set perhaps, rather than strictly chronologically. The box set includes UK chart hits by Chuck Berry, Etta James, Fontella Bass and Ramsey Lewis as well as key tracks by pioneers - Muddy Waters, Bo Diddley, Howlin’ Wolf, Willie Dixon and John Lee Hooker.
Beautifully presented, 36-page booklet with extensive sleevenotes, rare photos and track by track guide by Mojo writer and music expert Lois Wilson
Features an introduction by Marshall Chess (the son of founder Leonard Chess, he was head of Chess Records for many years and also ran Rolling Stones Records in the early 70s).
A Complete Introduction To Chess: Track Listing
CD1
Jackie Brenston - Rocket 88 1951
Chuck Berry Maybellene 1955
Bo Diddley Bo Diddley 1955
Howlin’ Wolf How Many More Years 1951
Lowell Fulsom - Reconsider Baby 1954
Little Walter - Juke 1952
Sonny Boy Williamson - Don’t Start Me Talkin’ 1954
Muddy Waters - I Can’t Be Satisfied 1948
John Lee Hooker - Leave My Wife Alone 1950
Bo Diddley I’m A Man 1955
Little Walter My Babe 1955
Elmore James Dust My Broom 1953
Eddie Boyd Third Degree 1953
Howlin’ Wolf Moanin’ At Midnight 1950
Muddy Waters - I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man 1954
Moonglows Sincerely 1954
Jimmy Witherspoon - When The Lights Go Out - 1954
John Lee Hooker Sugar Mama 1952
Rosco Gordon Booted 1952
Willie Mabon Seventh Son 1955
Muddy Waters Mannish Boy 1954
Willie Dixon Crazy For My Baby 1953
Sugar Boy Crawford - Jock-A-Mo 1953
Little Walter Last Night 1954
Clarence ‘Frogman’ Henry - Ain’t Got No Home 1956
Willie Dixon Pain In My Heart 1951
CD 2
Chuck Berry Rock And Roll Music 1957
Bo Diddley - You Can’t Judge A Book By The Cover - 1962
Eddie Fontaine - Nothin’ Shakin’ (But the Leaves On the Trees) - 1958
Jimmy McCracklin The Walk 1958
Howlin’ Wolf - Smokestack Lightnin’ 1956
Muddy Waters - Forty Days And Forty Nights 1956
Etta James - Something’s Got A Hold On Me 1962
Bobby Charles - See You later Alligator 1956
Chuck Berry - Johnny B Goode 1958
Dale Hawkins - Susie Q 1957
Jimmy Rogers - Walkin’ By Myself 1957
Etta James - I Just Want To Make Love To You 1960
Sonny Boy Williamson - Nine Below Zero 1960
Howlin’ Wolf - The Red Rooster 1961
Elmore James - Talk To Me Baby (I Can’t Hold Out) 1960
The Marathons - Peanut Butter 1961
The Sensations - Let Me In 1962
The Vibrations - The Watusi 1961
Clarence ‘Frogman’ Henry -(I Don’t Know Why I Love You) But I Do 1961
Etta James - At Last 1961
The Corsairs - Smoky Places 1962
Dave ‘Baby’ Cortez - Rinky Dink 1962
Harvey and the Moonglows - 10 Commandments Of Love - 1958
Andre Williams - Cadillac Jack 1967
Clarence ‘Frogman’ Henry - You Always Hurt The One You Love - 1961
Fontella Bass And Bobby McLure - Don’t Mess Up A Good Thing - 1965
CD3
Fontella Bass - Rescue Me 1965
Sugar Pie De Santo - Soulful Dress 1964
John Lee Hooker- One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer -1966
Chuck Berry - Promised Land 1964
Howlin’ Wolf - 300 Pounds Of Joy 1963
Little Milton - We’re Gonna Make It 1965
Chuck Berry - No Particular Place To Go 1964
Tommy Tucker - Hi Heel Sneakers 1964
Ramsey Lewis - Wade In The Water 1966
Tony Clarke - Landslide 1964
Terry Callier - Look At Me Now 1966
Jan Bradley - Mama Didn’t Lie 1963
The Jaynetts - Sally, Go Round The Roses 1963
Jackie Ross - Selfish One 1964
Billy Stewart - Summertime 1966
Tony Clarke - The Entertainer 1965
Billy Stewart - Sitting In The Park 1965
The Knight Brothers Temptation ‘bout To Get Me 1965
The Radiants - Voice Your Choice 1965
Bobby Moore & Rhythm Aces - Searching For My Love - 1966
Etta James & Sugar Pie DeSanto - In the Basement - 1966
Ramsey Lewis Trio - The In Crowd 1965
Mitty Collier - I Had A Talk With My Man Last Night 1964
Billy Stewart I Do Love You 1964
Maurice And Mac - You Left The Water Running - 1968
The Dells Oh, What A Night 1969
CD 4
Etta James Tell Mama 1967
Koko Taylor Wang Dang Doodle 1966
Howlin’ Wolf Evil (full length version) 1969
Rotary Connection - I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun - 1971
Muddy Waters - Tom Cat 1968
Marlena Shaw - California Soul 1969
The Radiants Hold On 1967
The Valentinos - Sweeter Than The Day Before - 1966
Denise LaSalle - Love Reputation 1967
Dorothy Ashby - Afro Harping 1968
Marlena Shaw - Woman Of The Ghetto 1969
Irma Thomas - Good To Me 1967
Etta James - I’d Rather Go Blind 1967
Laura Lee - Dirty Man 1967
Terry Callier - Ordinary Joe 1972
The Soulful Strings - Burning Spear 1968
Solomon Burke - Let Me Wrap My Arms Around You 1975
Gene Chandler - To Be A Lover 1967
Pigmeat Markham - Here Comes The Judge 1968
The Dells - Give Your Baby A Standing Ovation 1973
Solomon Burke - You And Your Baby Blues 1975
Chuck Berry - My Ding-a-Ling 1972
A Complete Introduction To Chess
RELEASE DATE: July 21st 2010
Label: Universal Music
Format: 4CD box set
Set Cat #: 5317702
“When looking at the list of Chess recordings contained in this box set I'm still amazed at how many great records and great artists were recorded, produced, released and promoted by my family. Chess Records was one of if not the most important record label of all time. Chess helped shape the sound of Rock and Roll as well as influencing the sound of all popular music. This set clearly represents some of the best music to come out on the Chess labels.” - Marshall Chess – 2010
BLUES – ROCK’N’ROLL – SOUL – R’N’B!!
There are only a handful of record labels that can claim to have changed the course of popular music. Chess Records is one of them. Responsible for signing and developing some of the greatest names in music, such as Muddy Waters, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley and Howlin’ Wolf, Chess provided the blueprint for The Beatles and The Rolling Stones helping set the fundamental foundation stone for pop as we know it.
Not only did Chess lay the template for rock’n’roll, releasing what is widely considered to be the first ever rock’n’roll record, 1951’s ‘Rocket 88’ by Jackie Brenston they are also responsible for kick-starting the British blues and beat boom the following decade. For without Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley and others there would be no Rolling Stones, who were so in awe of the label and its stars that they named themselves after the Muddy Waters tune of the same name and took a pilgrimage to the Chess recording studios to record their ‘Five By Five’ EP and pay homage to the bluesmen that had inspired their group’s early sound.
Although known primarily as the home of the blues, its output covers a stunning mix of styles including rock’n’roll, doo-wop, r’n’b and soul as well as progressive new directions in psychedelic jazz and funk. Now it is time for it to take its rightful place at the top table alongside other groundbreaking black music labels such as Motown, Studio One and Stax.
It’s not just household names – The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin and many others who are indebted to the label. In 1997, NuYorican Soul covered Rotary Connection’s I Am The Blackgold Of The Sun; Blueboy’s 1998 Top 10 hit, Remember Me reworked Marlena Shaw’s Woman Of The Ghetto.
Muddy Waters’ 1968 album, ‘Electric Mud’ and Howlin’ Wolf’s ‘The Howlin Wolf Album’ from 1969 continue to provide sample sources for hip-hoppers and DJs including David Holmes and DJ Shadow. Amy Winehouse and Duffy’s take on vintage soul owes much to Chess as does the bluesy garage-rock of the White Stripes.
Most recently the label’s story was made into a film; director Darnell Martin’s 2008 Cadillac Records, which was overseen by Marshall Chess and starred Beyonce, Mos Def and Adrien Brody.
You think you may know Chess. Listen again and you’ll be surprised; still vibrant, it is time to really hear the music that has influenced generations.
This indispensable guide to the legendary Chess label features 100 tracks across four discs and is sequenced for listening pleasure, like a DJ’s set perhaps, rather than strictly chronologically. The box set includes UK chart hits by Chuck Berry, Etta James, Fontella Bass and Ramsey Lewis as well as key tracks by pioneers - Muddy Waters, Bo Diddley, Howlin’ Wolf, Willie Dixon and John Lee Hooker.
Beautifully presented, 36-page booklet with extensive sleevenotes, rare photos and track by track guide by Mojo writer and music expert Lois Wilson
Features an introduction by Marshall Chess (the son of founder Leonard Chess, he was head of Chess Records for many years and also ran Rolling Stones Records in the early 70s).
A Complete Introduction To Chess: Track Listing
CD1
Jackie Brenston - Rocket 88 1951
Chuck Berry Maybellene 1955
Bo Diddley Bo Diddley 1955
Howlin’ Wolf How Many More Years 1951
Lowell Fulsom - Reconsider Baby 1954
Little Walter - Juke 1952
Sonny Boy Williamson - Don’t Start Me Talkin’ 1954
Muddy Waters - I Can’t Be Satisfied 1948
John Lee Hooker - Leave My Wife Alone 1950
Bo Diddley I’m A Man 1955
Little Walter My Babe 1955
Elmore James Dust My Broom 1953
Eddie Boyd Third Degree 1953
Howlin’ Wolf Moanin’ At Midnight 1950
Muddy Waters - I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man 1954
Moonglows Sincerely 1954
Jimmy Witherspoon - When The Lights Go Out - 1954
John Lee Hooker Sugar Mama 1952
Rosco Gordon Booted 1952
Willie Mabon Seventh Son 1955
Muddy Waters Mannish Boy 1954
Willie Dixon Crazy For My Baby 1953
Sugar Boy Crawford - Jock-A-Mo 1953
Little Walter Last Night 1954
Clarence ‘Frogman’ Henry - Ain’t Got No Home 1956
Willie Dixon Pain In My Heart 1951
CD 2
Chuck Berry Rock And Roll Music 1957
Bo Diddley - You Can’t Judge A Book By The Cover - 1962
Eddie Fontaine - Nothin’ Shakin’ (But the Leaves On the Trees) - 1958
Jimmy McCracklin The Walk 1958
Howlin’ Wolf - Smokestack Lightnin’ 1956
Muddy Waters - Forty Days And Forty Nights 1956
Etta James - Something’s Got A Hold On Me 1962
Bobby Charles - See You later Alligator 1956
Chuck Berry - Johnny B Goode 1958
Dale Hawkins - Susie Q 1957
Jimmy Rogers - Walkin’ By Myself 1957
Etta James - I Just Want To Make Love To You 1960
Sonny Boy Williamson - Nine Below Zero 1960
Howlin’ Wolf - The Red Rooster 1961
Elmore James - Talk To Me Baby (I Can’t Hold Out) 1960
The Marathons - Peanut Butter 1961
The Sensations - Let Me In 1962
The Vibrations - The Watusi 1961
Clarence ‘Frogman’ Henry -(I Don’t Know Why I Love You) But I Do 1961
Etta James - At Last 1961
The Corsairs - Smoky Places 1962
Dave ‘Baby’ Cortez - Rinky Dink 1962
Harvey and the Moonglows - 10 Commandments Of Love - 1958
Andre Williams - Cadillac Jack 1967
Clarence ‘Frogman’ Henry - You Always Hurt The One You Love - 1961
Fontella Bass And Bobby McLure - Don’t Mess Up A Good Thing - 1965
CD3
Fontella Bass - Rescue Me 1965
Sugar Pie De Santo - Soulful Dress 1964
John Lee Hooker- One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer -1966
Chuck Berry - Promised Land 1964
Howlin’ Wolf - 300 Pounds Of Joy 1963
Little Milton - We’re Gonna Make It 1965
Chuck Berry - No Particular Place To Go 1964
Tommy Tucker - Hi Heel Sneakers 1964
Ramsey Lewis - Wade In The Water 1966
Tony Clarke - Landslide 1964
Terry Callier - Look At Me Now 1966
Jan Bradley - Mama Didn’t Lie 1963
The Jaynetts - Sally, Go Round The Roses 1963
Jackie Ross - Selfish One 1964
Billy Stewart - Summertime 1966
Tony Clarke - The Entertainer 1965
Billy Stewart - Sitting In The Park 1965
The Knight Brothers Temptation ‘bout To Get Me 1965
The Radiants - Voice Your Choice 1965
Bobby Moore & Rhythm Aces - Searching For My Love - 1966
Etta James & Sugar Pie DeSanto - In the Basement - 1966
Ramsey Lewis Trio - The In Crowd 1965
Mitty Collier - I Had A Talk With My Man Last Night 1964
Billy Stewart I Do Love You 1964
Maurice And Mac - You Left The Water Running - 1968
The Dells Oh, What A Night 1969
CD 4
Etta James Tell Mama 1967
Koko Taylor Wang Dang Doodle 1966
Howlin’ Wolf Evil (full length version) 1969
Rotary Connection - I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun - 1971
Muddy Waters - Tom Cat 1968
Marlena Shaw - California Soul 1969
The Radiants Hold On 1967
The Valentinos - Sweeter Than The Day Before - 1966
Denise LaSalle - Love Reputation 1967
Dorothy Ashby - Afro Harping 1968
Marlena Shaw - Woman Of The Ghetto 1969
Irma Thomas - Good To Me 1967
Etta James - I’d Rather Go Blind 1967
Laura Lee - Dirty Man 1967
Terry Callier - Ordinary Joe 1972
The Soulful Strings - Burning Spear 1968
Solomon Burke - Let Me Wrap My Arms Around You 1975
Gene Chandler - To Be A Lover 1967
Pigmeat Markham - Here Comes The Judge 1968
The Dells - Give Your Baby A Standing Ovation 1973
Solomon Burke - You And Your Baby Blues 1975
Chuck Berry - My Ding-a-Ling 1972
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