As the amplified harp voice behind Muddy Waters and Chess Records' house band, Marion Walter Jacobs transformed a folk instrument into an electric force, earning comparisons to what Chuck Berry and Jimi Hendrix did for the guitar. The Best of Little Walter is the essential entry point: twelve of his greatest singles, including the back-to-back No. 1 R&B chart toppers "Juke" and "My Babe," the deeply felt "Mean Old World," and the raw, soulful "Blues with a Feeling." Original liner notes by legendary Chicago cultural historian Studs Terkel round out this definitive collection.
Part of the Chess Records 75th Anniversary Series, this audiophile reissue was remastered directly from the original analog tapes and pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Quality Record Pressings (QRP), widely regarded as the finest pressing plant in the world. Each disc arrives in a tip-on gatefold sleeve printed on premium high-grade board. This is how Chess is meant to sound.
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Limited to 3 individually numbered copies.
