Product details
- Label Blue Sky
- Artist Muddy Waters
- Format 1LP
- Country United States
- Released Date 1981
- 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)
Condition Notes:
Super clean copy. No punch holes and the disk is super clean
King Bee by Muddy Waters.
Released in 1981, this record captures Muddy Waters near the end of his career yet still commanding the full authority of a blues elder. It arrived through a fruitful late partnership with Johnny Winter, who both produced and mixed the sessions—a collaboration that helped reintroduce Waters to a new generation while honoring the deep Chicago blues tradition he had done so much to define. Rounded out by strong production credits and Paula Scher's striking design work, it stands as a considered, carefully assembled album rather than a mere late-catalog afterthought.
Musically, the appeal lies in that meeting of two blues sensibilities. Winter's production keeps the arrangements tight and unfussy, letting Waters' voice sit front and center with the weathered gravity it had earned over decades. Dave Still's engineering and Gregg Mann's assistance in the mix give the record a clean, present sound, so the interplay between vocal and band lands with real punch and clarity.
For collectors, provenance is everything here: seek the original pressing with the JZ prefix on both label and jacket spine, since the similar-looking PZ copies are later issues. With mastering and lacquer cut handled by Greg Calbi, the pressing rewards a good system. It's a satisfying spin and a genuine piece of blues history—a late statement from a master, produced with care and worth owning in its true first form.
Pressing Details:
Track Listing:
A1. I'm A King Bee
A2. Too Young To Know
A3. Mean Old Frisco Blues
A4. Forever Lonely
A5. I Feel Like Going Home
B1. Champagne & Reefer
B2. Sad Sad Day
B3. (My Eyes) Keep Me In Trouble
B4. Deep Down In Florida #2
B5. No Escape From The Blues
Credits:
Dave Still - Consultant, Engineer, Mixed By
Paula Scher - Design
Greg Calbi - Lacquer Cut By
The Cameron Organisation Inc. - Management
Greg Calbi - Mastered By
Gregg Mann - Mixed By (Assistant)
Johnny Winter - Mixed By, Producer
David Kennedy (10) - Photography By
The Rosebud Agency - Tour Manager
Notes:
Original version with the JZ prefix on label & jacket spine. Others that look similar but with the PZ prefix are later issues.
[l376197] supplied the metalwork for Side B.
Artist: Muddy Waters
Format: 1LP
Genre: Blues
Label: Blue Sky
Catalog Number: JZ 37064
Release Year: 1981
Country: United States
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