Muddy Waters must be considered one of the most influential artists in music history. He virtually created the blues “Band” format, which shaped the post-war Chicago blues sound and laid the cornerstone of rock and roll. Waters deftly transitioned from the cotton field, Mississippi delta, acoustic blues, to the electric sound which has remained with us since. His music set an example for such celebrated artists as The Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix ja Eric Clapton.

This quintessential release presents two of his finest and most celebrated albums: At Newport ja Muddy Waters sings “Big Bill”, both originally released in 1960. These two masterpieces have been packaged together in this very special collector’s edition, which also includes 6 bonus tracks.

Contained here is the cream of the crop from Muddy Waters’ hitmaking stretch for Chess Records during his early years. He is accompanied by a virtual who’s who of fabulous musicians, such as James Cotton, Otis Spann, Pat Hare, Andrew Stephenson, and Francis Clay, who helped define the exact nature of the Chicago electric blues souns. This great band used amplification to make the music more visceral and raw instead of simply making it a little louder.

1. I Got My Brand On You
2. (I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man
3. Baby, Please Don't Go
4. Soon Forgotten
5. Tiger in Your Tank
6. I Feel So Good
7. I've Got My Mojo Working (Part 1)
8. I've Got My Mojo Working (Part 2)
9. Goodbye Newport Blues
10. Tell Me Baby
11. Southbound Train
12. When I Get to Thinking
13. Just a Dream (On My Mind)
14. Double Trouble
21. Meanest Woman
23. Forty Days and Forty Nights
15. I Feel So Good
16. Baby, I Done Got Wise
17. Mopper's Blues
18. Lonesome Road Blues
19. Hey, Hey
22. Soon Forgotten
24. I Got My Brand On You
20. I've Got My Mojo Working
25. Tiger in Your Tank