The Chess Box

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 "[url=http://www.discogs.com/Muddy-Waters-Fathers-And-Sons/master/425218]Fathers And Sons[/url]" 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.