The Chess Story

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Annotation

Limited Edition, Numbered, Remastered

Limited numbered edition of 10,000 copies.

The box set contains:
- separate 70-page booklet
- 13 CDs tracing the history of the Chess label from 1947 to 1975
- 1 CD intervies with Phil and Marshall Chess
- 1 CD ROM including visual clips of major Chess artists & previously unseen footage of Chicago and Chess Records.
Interactive catalogue & artist listing of all Chess recordings. Chart history of top singles.

Label Code: LC 01056
Price Code (F): UN 881
Rights Society (Boxed separately): BIEM MCPS
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Tracklist

1CD: 1947–1950
2CD: 1950–1951
3CD: 1952–1954, Part One
4CD: 1952–1954, Part Two
5CD: 1955–1956, Part One
6CD: 1955–1956, Part Two
7CD: 1957–1959, Part One
8CD: 1957–1959, Part Two
9CD: 1960–1961
10CD: 1962–1964
11CD: 1965–1966
#TitleArtistLength
1Love Is a Five‐Letter Word
James Phelps3:30
2We’re Gonna Make ItLittle Milton2:42
3Ain’t No Big Thing
The Radiants2:50
4Temptation ’Bout to Get Me
The Knight Brothers3:26
5Sitting in the Park
Billy Stewart3:17
6Who’s Cheating Who?
Little Milton2:58
7The “In” Crowd
The Ramsey Lewis Trio3:22
8Rescue Me
producer:
Billy Davis, Raynard Miner and Carl Smith
lead vocals:
Fontella Bass
arranger:
Phil Wright
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (in 1965) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (in 1965)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1965 (number: 31)
recording of:
Rescue Me
writer:
Raynard Miner and Carl Smith
publisher:
United Artists Music Co., Inc. (ended), Chevis Music Publ. Corp. and Reservoir 416
Fontella Bass2:54
9SummertimeBilly Stewart2:43
10Searching for My LoveBobby Moore & the Rhythm Aces2:32
11Wang Dang Doodle
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1965-12-07)
producer:
Willie Dixon
bass:
Jack Meyers (on 1965-12-07)
drums (drum set):
Fred Below
guitar:
Buddy Guy (on 1965-12-07) and Johnny "Twist" Williams (on 1965-12-07)
piano:
Lafayette Leake (on 1965-12-07)
saxophone [sax]:
Gene Barge (on 1965-12-07) and Donald Hankins (on 1965-12-07)
tenor saxophone:
Gene Barge
background vocals:
Willie Dixon (on 1965-12-07)
lead vocals:
Koko Taylor
vocals:
Koko Taylor (on 1965-12-07)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1995)
cover recording of:
Wang Dang Doodle (on 1965-12-07)
lyricist:
Willie Dixon (in 1960-06)
composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Hoochie Coochie Music
Koko Taylor3:02
12Dirty Work Goin’ On
Little Joe Blue2:48
13In the Basement
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
producer:
Billy Davis
instruments:
[unknown] (in 1966-04)
vocals:
Sugar Pie DeSanto (in 1966-04) and Etta James (in 1966-04)
performer:
Sugar Pie DeSanto
recording of:
In the Basement
writer:
Billy Davis, Raynard Miner and Carl Smith
publisher:
Chevis Publishing Corp.
Etta James & Sugar Pie DeSanto2:24
14Landslide
Tony Clarke2:16
15In the Mood
John Lee Hooker2:45
16It’s a Man’s Man’s World
Big Maybelle2:53
17Wade in the Water
Ramsey Lewis3:48
18One Bourbon One Scotch One Beer
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1966)
executive producer:
Marshall Chess
producer:
Ralph Bass
editor:
Ron Malo
guitar:
Eddie Burns and John Lee Hooker
instruments:
[unknown]
lead vocals:
John Lee Hooker
recorded at:
Chess Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1966)
recording of:
One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer
lyricist:
John Lee Hooker
composer:
Rudolph Toombs
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. and Tristan Music Ltd.
is based on:
House Rent Boogie
John Lee Hooker3:02
19Without a Woman
Kip Anderson2:51
20Peak of Love
Bobby McClure2:55
21Sweeter Than the Day Before
The Valentinos2:38
22To Know I Can’t Touch
Barbara & the Browns2:21
23I Fooled You This Time
Gene Chandler2:53
24Try My Love Again
Bobby Moore & the Rhythm Aces2:04
25Ooh Baby
recording of:
Ooh Baby
lyricist and composer:
Ellas McDaniel
Bo Diddley2:51
26I Feel So Bad
Little Milton4:02
12CD: 1967–1968
13CD: 1969–1975
14CD: The Chess Story