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A1 Killing Floor
Baritone Saxophone – Donald HawkinsBass – Willie DixonDrums – Sammy Lay*Electric Bass – Andrew Palmer Guitar – Hubert SumlinPiano – Johnny Jones*Tenor Saxophone – Arnold Rogers
2:48
A2 Louise
Baritone Saxophone – Donald HawkinsBass – Willie DixonDrums – Sammy Lay*Electric Bass – Andrew Palmer Guitar – Hubert SumlinPiano – Johnny Jones*Tenor Saxophone – Arnold Rogers
2:41
A3 Poor Boy
Drums – Earl PhillipsGuitar – Hubert Sumlin, Jody WilliamsPiano – Hosea Lee Kennard
2:52
A4 Sittin' On Top Of The World
Drums – Earl PhillipsGuitar – Hubert Sumlin, Jody WilliamsPiano – Hosea Lee Kennard
2:30
A5 Nature
Drums – Earl PhillipsGuitar – Hubert Sumlin, Willie Johnson Piano – Hosea Lee Kennard
2:44
A6 My Country Suga Mama
Baritone Saxophone – Donald HawkinsBass – Willie DixonDrums – Sammy Lay*Electric Bass – Andrew Palmer Guitar – Hubert SumlinPiano – Johnny Jones*Tenor Saxophone – Arnold Rogers
2:32
B1 Tail Dragger
Bass – Willie DixonDrums – Junior BlackmanGuitar – Hubert SumlinPiano – Johnny Jones*Tenor Saxophone – J.T. Brown
2:55
B2 Three Hundred Pounds Of Joy
Baritone Saxophone – Donald Hankins*Bass Guitar – Buddy GuyDrums – Sammy Lay*Guitar – Hubert SumlinPiano – Lafayette LeakeTenor Saxophone – J.T. Brown
3:02
B3 Natchez Burning
Drums – Earl PhillipsGuitar – Otis "Smokey" Smothers, Willie Johnson Piano – Hosea Lee Kennard
2:09
B4 Built For Comfort
Baritone Saxophone – Donald Hankins*Bass Guitar – Buddy GuyDrums – Sammy Lay*Guitar – Hubert SumlinPiano – Lafayette LeakeTenor Saxophone – J.T. Brown
2:35
B5 Ooh Baby, Hold Me
Baritone Saxophone – Donald Hankins*Bass – Willie DixonDrums – Sammy Lay*Electric Bass – Andrew Palmer Guitar – Hubert SumlinPiano – Johnny Jones*Tenor Saxophone [Probably] – Arnold Rogers
2:37
B6 Tell Me What I've Done
Baritone Saxophone – Donald Hankins*Bass – Willie DixonDrums – Sammy Lay*Electric Bass – Andrew Palmer Guitar – Hubert SumlinPiano – Johnny Jones*Tenor Saxophone [Probably] – Arnold Rogers
2:47

Companies, etc.

  • Copyright (c) – MCA Records, Inc.
  • Manufactured By – MCA Records, Inc.
  • Mastered At – Artisan Sound Recorders
  • Engineered At – MCA Whitney Recording Studios
  • Published By – Arc Music
  • Published By – Hoochie Coochie Music

Credits

  • Art Direction [Reissue] – Vartan
  • Coordinator, Research [Reissue] – Andy McKaie
  • Cover [Original] – Don S. Bronstein*
  • Edited By – Ron Malo
  • Guitar – Howlin' Wolf (tracks: B1)
  • Harmonica – Howlin' Wolf (tracks: A3, A4, A5)
  • Liner Notes – Chris Morris
  • Liner Notes [Original] – Willie Dixon
  • Mastered By – Greg Fulginiti
  • Producer – Marshall Chess
  • Transferred By [Digitally] – Doug Schwartz
  • Vocals – Howlin' Wolf
  • Written-By – Chester Burnett (tracks: A1 to A6, B2, B5 and B6), Willie Dixon (tracks: B1, B2, B4)

Notes

Originally released January, 1966 as Chess LP-1502

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 0 76732-9273-1 1
  • Matrix / Runout (runout A engraved): CH 9273 A-1 U-1-1
  • Matrix / Runout (runout B engraved): CH 9273 B-1 U-1-1

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
LP-1502 Howlin' Wolf The Real Folk Blues ‎(LP, Album, Mono) Chess LP-1502 US 1965
515011 Howlin' Wolf The Real Folk Blues ‎(LP, Album, RE) Chess 515011 France Unknown
UICY-93211 Howlin' Wolf The Real Folk Blues ‎(CD, Album, Mono, Ltd, RE) Universal Music K.K., Chess UICY-93211 Japan 2007
CH-9273 Howlin' Wolf The Real Folk Blues ‎(LP, Album, RE) Chess CH-9273 US 1987
DOL1502 Howlin' Wolf The Real Folk Blues ‎(LP, Album, RE) Dolchess DOL1502 Europe 2013

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Howlin' Wolf - The Real Folk Blues

Performer: Howlin' Wolf

Album Title: The Real Folk Blues

Genre: Blues

Label: Chess ‎– CH-9273, MCA Records ‎– CH-9273
Series: The Original Chess Masters – CH-9273
Type: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue
Country: UK
Date of released: 1987
Category: Blues
Style: Chicago Blues

MP3 album zip size: 1821 mb

FLAC album zip size: 1804 mb

Rating: 4.3 / 5

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