The Progressive Blues Experiment

by Johnny Winter

Overview

Although his early Columbia albums brought him worldwide stardom, it was this modest little album (first released on Imperial before the Columbia sides) that first brought Johnny Winter to the attention of guitarheads in America. It's also Winter at the beginning of a long career, playing the blues as if his life depends on it, without applying a glimmer of rock commercialism. The standard classic repertoire here includes "Rollin' and Tumblin'," "I Got Love if You Want It," "Forty-Four," "It's My Own Fault," and "Help Me," with Winter mixing it up with his original Texas trio of Red Turner on drums and Tommy Shannon (later of Stevie Ray Vaughan's Double Trouble) on bass. A true classic, this is one dirty, dangerous, and visionary album. The set was issued in a sonically screaming 24-bit remastered edition on CD by Capitol in 2005. It contains no bonus tracks, but it leaves the original crummy CD issue in the dust. ~ Cub Koda & Thom Jurek

Product Details

Release Date:	07/01/2016
Label:	SUPER D INDEPENDENT DIST.
UPC:	4988031147948
Rank:	67305

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Johnny Winter   Primary Artist,Harp,Guitar,Vocals,Mandolin,Harmonica,Guitar (Steel),National Steel Guitar
Red Turner   Guest Artist,Drums
Tommy Shannon   Guest Artist,Bass,Guitar (Bass)
"Uncle" John Turner   Drums

Technical Credits

Rim Kelley   Audio Engineer,Audio Production,Producer,Engineer
Bill Josey   Audio Production,Producer
Chester Burnett   Composer
Chris Clough   Reissue Producer
Evren Goeknar   Remastering
Pee Wee King   Composer
Jules Taub   Composer
McKinley Morganfield   Composer
Muddy Waters   Composer
Elliott Federman   Mastering
James Moore   Composer
John Lee Hooker   Composer
Johnny Winter   Arranger,Composer,Adaptation
Ralph Bass   Composer
Willie Dixon   Composer
Andy Fernbach   Composer
David Richman   Reissue Coordination
Ron Wolin   Design
Aaron Brotherton   Reissue Coordination
Burton Wilson   Photography,Original Photography
B.B. King   Composer
Blind Willie McTell   Composer
Woody Woodward   Art Direction
Sonny Boy Williamson II   Composer