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.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rollin' and Tumblin'McKinley Morganfield | Johnny Winter | Play | 03:12 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 2 | Tribute to MuddyJohnny Winter | Johnny Winter | Play | 06:22 | 14 MB | 36 MB |
| 3 | I Got Love If You Want ItJames Moore | Johnny Winter | Play | 03:54 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 4 | Bad Luck and TroubleJohnny Winter | Johnny Winter | Play | 03:43 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 5 | Help MeRalph Bass, Willie Dixon, Sonny Boy Williamson II | Johnny Winter | Play | 03:49 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 6 | Mean Town BluesJohnny Winter | Johnny Winter | Play | 04:28 | 10 MB | 26 MB |
| 7 | Broke Down EngineAndy Fernbach | Johnny Winter | Play | 02:50 | 6 MB | 14 MB |
| 8 | Black Cat BoneJohnny Winter | Johnny Winter | Play | 03:48 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 9 | It's My Own FaultJohn Lee Hooker, B.B. King, Jules Taub | Johnny Winter | Play | 07:19 | 16 MB | 45 MB |
| 10 | Forty-FourChester Burnett | Johnny Winter | Play | 03:31 | 8 MB | 19 MB |
| 43 mins | 98 MB | |||||
| 43 mins | 256 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ralph Bass | Composer |
| 2 | Aaron Brotherton | Reissue Coordination |
| 3 | Chester Burnett | Composer |
| 4 | Chris Clough | Reissue Producer |
| 5 | Willie Dixon | Composer |
| 6 | Elliott Federman | Mastering |
| 7 | Andy Fernbach | Composer |
| 8 | Evren Göknar | Remastering |
| 9 | John Lee Hooker | Composer |
| 10 | Bill Josey | Audio Production, Producer |
| 11 | Rim Kelley | Audio Engineer, Audio Production, Engineer, Producer |
| 12 | B.B. King | Composer |
| 13 | James Moore | Composer |
| 14 | McKinley Morganfield | Composer |
| 15 | David Richman | Reissue Coordination |
| 16 | Tommy Shannon | Bass, Bass Instrument, Guest Artist, Guitar (Bass), Main Personnel |
| 17 | Jules Taub | Composer |
| 18 | "Uncle" John Turner | Drums |
| 19 | Red Turner | Drums, Guest Artist, Main Personnel |
| 20 | Sonny Boy Williamson II | Composer |
| 21 | Burton Wilson | Original Photography, Photography |
| 22 | Johnny Winter | Adaptation, Arranger, Composer, Guitar, Guitar (Steel), Harmonica, Harp, Main Personnel, Mandolin, National Steel Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 23 | Ron Wolin | Design |
| 24 | Woody Woodward | Art Direction |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |