Product details
- Label Blue Sky
- Artist Muddy Waters
- Format 1LP
- Country Import
- Released Date 2020
- Genre Blues
- Sealed No
- Media Condition Near Mint (NM)
- Sleeve Condition Near Mint (NM)
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Condition: Used
Media Condition: Near Mint (NM)
Sleeve Condition: Near Mint (NM)
Hard Again by Muddy Waters.
When Muddy Waters entered the studio for Hard Again, he did so with a young Johnny Winter behind the boards, a pairing that turned out to be one of the great acts of reverence and revival in the blues. Winter, a devoted disciple, didn't just produce the record—he stepped in as a guitarist too, helping reignite Waters' career and reminding the world what raw, unvarnished Chicago blues could sound like when it was played with total conviction rather than polish.
The band assembled here is a summit of talent. Waters' commanding vocals and guitar anchor everything, while James Cotton's harp wails and cuts with fierce authority. Pinetop Perkins lays down rolling, deep-pocketed piano, and the rhythm section of Charles Calmese on bass and Willie Smith on drums keeps the whole thing driving hard. With Bob Margolin and Winter trading guitar work, the interplay crackles with a live, in-the-room energy that feels caught rather than constructed.
This 2020 reissue does justice to that intensity, pressed on 180-gram audiophile black vinyl and housed in a single jacket with a classic black paper and plastic-polylined inner sleeve. It's a faithful edition, distinguished only by a slightly different runout. For collectors, it's an essential document of Muddy at full, roaring power—a record that rewards a good system and repeated spins.
Pressing Details:
Track Listing:
A1. Mannish Boy
A2. Bus Driver
A3. I Want To Be Loved
A4. Jealous Hearted Man
A5. I Can't Be Satisfied
B1. Blues Had A Baby And They Named It Rock & Roll (#2)
B2. Deep Down In Florida
B3. Crosseyed Cat
B4. Little Girl
Credits:
Charles Calmese - Bass
James Cotton - Blues Harp [Harp]
Willie Smith - Drums
Bob Margolin - Guitar
Johnny Winter - Guitar
Dave Still - Mixed By
Pinetop Perkins - Piano
Johnny Winter - Producer
Muddy Waters - Vocals, Guitar
Notes:
180 gram audiophile black vinyl, housed in a single jacket, with classic black paper & plastic polylined inner sleeve.
> 2020 reissue of [r=3717337], strictly similar except slightly different runout (there is a space between "MOVLP" and "565" in this reissue).
Artist: Muddy Waters
Format: 1LP
Genre: Blues
Label: Blue Sky
Catalog Number: MOVLP565
Release Year: 2020
Country: Import
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