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
#TitleArtistLength
1All I Could Do Was Cry
producer:
Leonard Chess and Phil Chess
lead vocals:
Etta James (in 1960-01)
orchestra:
Riley Hampton Orchestra (in 1960-01)
conductor:
Riley Hampton (in 1960-01)
arranger:
Riley Hampton
recording of:
All I Could Do Was Cry (in 1960-01)
writer:
Billy Davis, Berry Gordy and Gwen Gordy
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd
Etta James2:57
2All Your Love
recording of:
All Your Love (I Miss Loving)
lyricist and composer:
Otis Rush
publisher:
BMG Platinum Songs US and Conrad Music
Otis Rush2:55
3I Can’t Hold Out (Talk to Me Baby)
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1960-04)
bass guitar:
Homesick James (in 1960-04)
guitar:
Homesick James (on 1960-04-14) and Elmore James (on 1960-04-14)
membranophone:
Henry "Sneaky Joe" Harris (in 1960-04, on 1960-04-14)
piano:
Little Johnny Jones (in 1960-04) and Johnny Jones (on 1960-04-14)
saxophone:
[unknown] (on 1960-04-14) and J.T. Brown (on 1960-04-14)
slide guitar and lead vocals:
Elmore James (in 1960-04)
tenor saxophone:
J.T. Brown (in 1960-04)
vocals:
Elmore James (on 1960-04-14)
recording of:
I Can’t Hold Out (aka “Talk to Me Baby”) (in 1960-04)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
writer:
W. Jacobs
previously attributed to:
Elmore James
publisher:
Arc Music, Arc Music Corporation and Tristan Music Ltd.
Elmore James2:17
4If I Can’t Have You
producer:
Leonard Chess and Phil Chess
lead vocals:
Harvey Fuqua and Etta James
orchestra:
Riley Hampton Orchestra
conductor:
Riley Hampton
arranger:
Riley Hampton
recording of:
If I Can’t Have You (in 1960-09)
writer:
Harvey Fuqua and Etta James
Etta & Harvey2:52
5Blue Shadows
Lowell Fulson2:28
6SpoonfulHowlin’ Wolf2:45
7Tiger in Your Tank
recording of:
Tiger in Your Tank
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
Muddy Waters2:17
8Gunslinger
guitar:
Bo Diddley
maracas:
Jerome Green (in 1960-08)
membranophone:
Frank Kirkland (in 1960-08)
vocals:
Bo Diddley (in 1960-08)
recording of:
Gunslinger
writer:
Bo Diddley
publisher:
Arc Music
Bo Diddley1:54
9(I Don’t Know Why) But I Do
Clarence “Frogman” Henry2:21
10At Last
producer:
Leonard Chess, Phil Chess and Leonard and Phil Chess
lead vocals:
Etta James
orchestra:
Riley Hampton Orchestra
conductor:
Riley Hampton
arranger:
Riley Hampton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Windswept Pacific Music Ltd.
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 115) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 356)
cover recording of:
At Last (in 1960-10)
writer:
Mack Gordon and Harry Warren
publisher:
Twentieth Century Fox Music Corp., WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Etta James3:00
11Back Door ManHowlin’ Wolf2:50
12The Watusi
recording of:
The Watusi (Vibrations songs)
writer:
Shirley Hall, James Johnson and Leslie Temple
The Vibrations2:40
13Just Your Fool
cover recording of:
Just Your Fool
writer:
Walter Jacobs
Little Walter2:25
14Come On
producer:
Chuck Berry, Leonard & Phil Chess and Willie Dixon
drums (drum set):
Ebby Hardy (on 1961-08-03) and Phil Thomas (on 1961-08-03)
electric bass guitar:
Reggie Boyd (on 1961-08-03)
guitar and lead vocals:
Chuck Berry (on 1961-08-03)
instruments:
Matt Murphy (on 1961-08-03)
piano:
Lafayette Leake (on 1961-08-03)
tenor saxophone:
John Jackson (on 1961-08-03) and Abb Locke (on 1961-08-03)
background vocals and other vocals:
Martha Berry (on 1961-08-03)
recorded at:
Ter-Mar Recording Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1961-08-03)
recording of:
Come On (on 1961-08-03)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music, Arc Music Corp. and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
Chuck Berry1:50
15I Won’t Be Hanging Around
Albert King2:56
16You Always Hurt the One You LoveClarence “Frogman” Henry2:30
17Peanut Butter
recording of:
Peanut Butter
lyricist:
H.B. Barnum and Martin J. Cooper
composer:
Cliff Goldsmith and Fred Smith
publisher:
Arvee Music
is based on:
Hully Gully
The Marathons2:00
18Down in the Bottom (Unedited version)
recording of:
Down in the Bottom
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
Howlin’ Wolf2:36
19Music Music Music
The Sensations3:18
20I’m a Little Mixed UpBetty James2:51
21Little Red Rooster
recording of:
Little Red Rooster
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Hoochie Coochie Music
Howlin’ Wolf2:28
22So Mean to Me
Little Milton2:35
23Proof of Your Love
Jackie Cannon2:02
24Let Me In
recording of:
Let Me In
lyricist and composer:
Yvonne Baker
The Sensations3:06
25Smokey Places
producer:
Abner Spector
arranger:
Sammy Lowe
recording of:
Smoky Places
writer:
Abner Spector
The Corsairs3:03
26Nine Below Zero (Unedited version)
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1961-09-08)
double bass [bass]:
Willie Dixon (on 1961-09-08)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Fred Below (on 1961-09-08)
guitar:
Robert Lockwood (on 1961-09-08) and Luther Tucker (on 1961-09-08)
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (on 1961-09-08)
piano:
Otis Spann (on 1961-09-08)
vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (on 1961-09-08)
recording of:
Nine Below Zero (on 1961-09-08)
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Boy Williamson
publisher:
Arc Music
Sonny Boy Williamson3:44
27Something’s Got a Hold on Me
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1961-12)
bass guitar [bass]:
Reggie Boyd (in 1961-12)
drums (drum set):
Al Duncan (in 1961-12)
guitar:
Matt Murphy (in 1961-12)
piano:
John Young (in 1961-12)
background vocals [backing vocals]:
[unknown] (in 1961-12)
lead vocals:
Etta James
vocals:
Etta James (in 1961-12)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1962 (number: 40)
recording of:
Something’s Gotta Hold on Me (in 1961-12)
writer:
Etta James, Leroy Kirkland and Pearl Woods
Etta James2:50
28Stone Crazy
Buddy Guy2:57
10CD: 1962–1964
11CD: 1965–1966
12CD: 1967–1968
13CD: 1969–1975
14CD: The Chess Story