Product details
- Label Blue Sky
- Artist Muddy Waters
- Format 1LP
- Country United States
- Released Date 1981
- Genre Blues
- Sealed No
- Media Condition Very Good Plus (VG+)
- Sleeve Condition Very Good Plus (VG+)
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Condition: Used
Media Condition: Very Good Plus (VG+)
Sleeve Condition: Very Good Plus (VG+)
Condition Notes:
Very clean copy.
Discount punch in the cover’s top right corner.
King Bee by Muddy Waters.
"King Bee" arrived in 1981 as one of the final chapters in Muddy Waters' storied career, and it carries the weight of a bluesman who had already shaped the sound of Chicago and everything that grew out of it. Released on Blue Sky under the CBS umbrella, it stands as a late-period statement from an artist with nothing left to prove, delivered with the confidence and command that only decades on the bandstand can produce. It's a record steeped in tradition yet still hungry, the sound of a master returning to the deep, rolling blues that made his name.
Much of the album's fire comes from the partnership between Muddy and producer Johnny Winter, whose reverence for the older man's music shaped these sessions into something raw and honest. Winter understood how to frame Muddy's growling vocals and slashing slide without polishing away the grit. Engineer Dave Still, who also served as consultant, captured that immediacy with a warm, unfussy clarity that lets every note breathe.
This particular pressing comes with a plain white inner sleeve and without performer credits, a modest presentation that appeals to collectors who value the object as much as the music. Spin it and you'll hear an authentic, unguarded Muddy Waters — a desirable addition for anyone building a serious blues shelf.
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
Johnny Winter - Producer
Notes:
© 1981 CBS Inc./ ℗ 1981 CBS Inc.
This version comes with a plain white inner sleeve and without performer credits.
Artist: Muddy Waters
Format: 1LP
Genre: Blues
Label: Blue Sky
Catalog Number: PZ 37064
Release Year: 1981
Country: United States
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