VA - The Chess Story [1999] (14 x CD's)

 

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VA - The Chess Story [1999] (14 x CD's)

This lavishly produced, limited edition 15 x CD Chess Records box set ranks easily among the most desirable rock collections ever manufactured. The Chicago label, established by Polish immigrant brothers Phil and Leonard Chess, brought the thrill of many artists.

When this iconic record label behemoth was originally released by Universal USA in October 1999 (The Chess Story 1947-1975 was a limited edition of 10,000 numbered copies on Universal/MCA/Chess 3805962 - Barcode 602438059621) and as you can imagine, it was something of an event. Remastered by tape maestro Erick Labson (over 1200 credits to his name and counting), it was housed in a hard card outer casing with three colour-coded wood-effect hardback books inside and a further printed 70 page hardback beside them. The Chess Story 1947-1975 certainly looked the part. Each set carried 5CDs - 15 in total - offering up 340 tracks dating from 1947 to 1975 across 13 audio CD's, CD14 interviews and CD15 being a CD-ROM with (An Interactive Journey Through The Chess Story Years, Discography info etc.). Many tracks were first time on CD in 1999 and exclusive. (Amazon)

Like Atlantic and Motown, Chess is a label worth taking that time and effort for.

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Track lists

CD1

01 Five Blazers Chicago Boogie 2:54

02 Jump Jackson & His Orchestra Hey Pretty Mama 3:04

03 Tom Archia Ice Man's Blues 3:09

04 Clarence Samuels Boogie Woogie Blues 2:41

05 Andrew Tibbs Bilbo Is Dead 2:54

06 Sunnyland Slim Johnson Machine Gun 2:51

07 Muddy Waters Gypsy Woman 2:35

08 Andrew Tibbs I Feel Like Crying 2:57

09 Sunnyland Slim She Ain't Nowhere 2:46

10 Muddy Waters I Feel Like Going Home 3:10

11 Muddy Waters I Can't Be Satisfied 2:42

12 Forrest Sykes Tonky Boogie 3:09

13 St Louis Jimmy Florida Hurricane 2:55

14 Muddy Waters You're Gonna Mis Me 2:39

15 Leroy Foster Locked Out Boogie 2:29

16 Muddy Waters Streamline Woman 3:19

17 Forest City Joe A Woman On Every Street 2:51

18 Laura Rucker Crying The Blues 2:42

19 Duke Jenkins' Aristocrats Baby I'm Sick Of You 2:50

20 Robert Nighthawk Black Angel Blues (Sweet Black Angel) 3:03

21 Muddy Waters You're Gonna Need My Help 3:03

22 Little Johnny Jones Big Town Playboy 2:55

23 Muddy Waters Screamin' And Cryin' 3:08

24 Various The Bozier Boys / All I Need Is You 3:19

25 Robert Nighthawk Six Three 0 2:53

26 Muddy Waters Rollin' And Tumblin' (Part 1) 2:58

CD02

01 Muddy Waters Rollin' Stone 3:01

02 Jimmy Rogers That's Alright 2:50

03 Dozier Boys You Got To Get It 3:01

04 Doc Pomus Send For The Doctor 2:16

05 Muddy Waters Louisiana Blues 2:54

06 Jimmy Rogers Goin' Away Baby 2:44

07 Shoeshine Johnny (Johnny Shines) So Glad I Found You 2:26

08 Memphis Slim Mother Earth 2:42

09 Muddy Waters Long Distance Call 2:41

10 Sax Mallard Slow Caboose 2:26

11 Jimmy Rogers The World's In A Tangle 2:56

12 Jackie Brenston Rocket 88 2:49

13 John Lee Hooker Leave My Wife Alone 2:47

14 Muddy Waters Honey Bee 3:23

15 Jackie Brenston And His Delta Cats My Real Gone Rocket 2:30

16 Howlin' Wolf Moanin' At Midnight 2:56

17 Harmonica Frank Howlin' Tomcat 2:45

18 Billy Love Juiced 2:32

19 Howlin' Wolf How Many More Years 2:44

20 Muddy Waters Still A Fool 3:19

21 John Godfrey Trio Hey Little Girl 3:00

22 Rosco Gordon Booted 3:04

23 Muddy Waters She Moves Me 2:58

24 Rufus Thomas No More Doggin' Around 2:39

25 Floyd Jones Dark Road 3:22

26 Dr Isaiah Ross Dr Ross' Boogie 2:36

CD03

01 Howlin' Wolf Mr Highway Man 2:48

02 Big Boy Spires Murmur Low 2:41

03 John Lee Hooker Walkin' The Boogie 2:44

04 Joe Hill Louis When I Am Gone (Extended Version) 3:46

05 Willie Nix Truckin' Little Woman 2:40

06 John Lee Hooker Sugar Mama 3:14

07 Little Walter & His Nightcats Juke 2:45

08 Blue Smitty Date Bait 2:36

09 Joe Williams Every Day I Have The Blues 2:35

10 Muddy Waters Standing Around Cryin' 3:22

11 Little Walter Mean Old World 2:55

12 Willie Mabon I Don't Know 3:09

13 Eddie Boyd 24 Hours 3:28

14 Memphis Minnie Me And My Chauffeur 2:52

15 Little Walter Sad Hours 3:12

16 Elmore She Just Won't Do Right (Dust My Broom) 3:01

17 Willie Mabon I'm Mad 2:38

18 John Brim Be Careful What You Do 2:41

19 Little Walter Off The Wall 2:50

20 Washboard Sam Diggin' My Potatoes 2:45

21 Coronets Nadine 2:51

22 Mitzi Mars I'm Glad 2:35

23 Danny Overbea Forty Cups Of Coffee 3:11

24 Little Walter Tell Me Mama 2:46

25 Eddie Boyd Third Degree 3:15

CD04

01 Blue Jays White Cliffs Of Dover 2:55

02 Little Walter Blues With A Feeling 3:07

03 Sugar Boy Crawford Jock-A-Mo 2:28

04 Muddy Waters Mad Love (I Want You To Love Me) 3:04

05 Little Walter You're So Fine 3:05

06 Jimmy Binkley Wine Wine Wine 2:33

07 Jimmy Rogers Chicago Bound 2:42

08 Muddy Waters I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man 2:52

09 Big Ed & His Combo (Eddie Burns) Biscuit Baking Woman 2:30

10 Leon D Tarver & His Chordones I'm A Young Rooster 2:44

11 Muddy Waters Just Make Love To Me (I Just Want) 2:52

12 Jimmy Rogers Sloppy Drunk 3:04

13 Howlin' Wolf Evil 2:55

14 Jimmy Witherspoon When The Lights Go Out 2:52

15 Little Walter You Better Watch Yourself 3:04

16 Larry Liggett That Man Is Walking 2:46

17 Muddy Waters I'm Ready 3:05

18 Lowell Fulson Reconsider Baby 3:10

19 Moonglows Sincerely 3:13

20 Jb Lenoir Mama Talk To Your Daughter 2:20

21 Little Walter Last Night 2:45

22 Otis Spann It Must Have Been The Devil 2:42

23 Howlin' Wolf Fourty Four 2:49

24 Buddy I Want To Hug You Kiss You Squeeze You 3:29

25 Jimmy Nelson Free And Easy Mind 2:59

26 Moonglows Most Of All 3:05

27 Jimmy & Johnny If You Don't Somebody Else Will 2:20

CD05

01 Hawketts Mardi Gras Mambo 2:15

02 Jimmy Lee & Wayne Walker Love Me 1:53

03 Little Walter My Baby 2:42

04 Lowell Fulson Check Yourself 3:02

05 Bo Diddley I'm A Man 3:00

06 Bod Diddley Bo Diddley 2:47

07 Percy Mayfield Are You Out There? 2:57

08 Muddy Waters Mannish Boy 2:57

09 Chuck Berry Maybellene 2:22

10 Bo Diddley Diddley Daddy 2:28

11 Wilie Dixon Walking The Blues 3:04

12 Willie Mabon The Seventh Son 2:53

13 Bo Diddley Pretty Thing 2:51

14 Sonny Boy Williamson Don't Start Me Talkin' 2:35

15 Bobby Tuggle The $64000 Question 2:11

16 Lowell Fulson Trouble Trouble 2:53

17 Chuck Berry Thirty Days 2:24

18 Moonglows In My Diary 2:44

19 Bobby Charles See You Later Alligator 2:50

20 The Rays Tippity Top 2:12

21 Muddy Waters Trouble No More 2:41

22 Flamingos I'll Be Home 2:56

23 Little Walter Who 2:25

24 Chuck Berry No Money Down 2:59

25 Charles Hungry Williams So Glad She's Mine 2:13

26 Jimmy Rogers You're The One 2:31

27 Howlin' Wolf Smokestack Lightnin' 3:07

CD06

01 Moonglows We Go Together 2:45

02 Chuck Berry Roll Over Beethoven 2:25

03 Paul Gayten You Better Believe It 2:21

04 Flamingos A Kiss From Your Lips 3:03

05 Bobby Charles Take It Easy Greasy 2:13

06 Bo Diddley Who Do You Love 2:30

07 Moonglows See-Saw 2:27

08 Chuck Berry Brown-Eyed Handsome Man 2:18

09 Muddy Waters Don't Go No Farther 2:55

10 Howlin' Wolf I Asked For Water (She Gave Me Gasoline) 2:50

11 Willie Dixon 29 Ways 2:10

12 Flamingos Would I Be Crying (If I Were Lying To You) 3:01

13 Sonny Boy Williamson Keep It To Yourself 2:50

14 Chuck Berry Too Much Monkey Business 2:56

15 Jb Lenoir Don't Touch My Head 2:18

16 Floyd Dixon I'm Ashamed Of Myself 2:20

17 Ravens A Simple Prayer 2:37

18 Bobby Cisco Tall Dark And Handsome Man 2:17

19 Little Walter Boom Boom (Out Goes The Lights) 2:51

20 Clarence Frogman Henry Ain't Got No Home 2:22

21 Jimmy Rogers Walkin' By Myself 2:49

22 Pastels Been So Long 2:43

23 Muddy Waters Got My Mojo Workin' 2:52

24 Chuck Berry School Day 2:43

25 Moonglows Please Send Me Someone To Love 2:22

26 Dale Hawkins Susie Q 2:14

27 Muddy Waters Rock Me 3:12

28 Moonglows Blue Velvet 3:03

CD07

01 Bo Diddley Hey Bo Diddley 2:13

02 Sonny Boy Williamson Fattenin' Frogs For Snakes 2:21

03 Lee Andrews & The Hearts Long Lonely Nights 2:55

04 Bo Diddley Mona (I Need You Baby) 2:23

05 Billy Curley Barrix Cool Off Baby 2:10

06 TV Slim Flat Foot Sam 2:10

07 Tuneweavers Happy Happy Birthday Baby 2:19

08 Chuck Berry Rock And Roll Music 2:34

09 Bo Diddley Before You Accuse Me 3:07

10 Al Kent That's Why I Love You So 2:18

11 Clifton Chenier My Soul 2:55

12 Billy Miranda Go Ahead 1:48

13 Sonny Boy Williamson Ninety Nine 2:39

14 Moonotones Book Of Love 2:21

15 G.L. Crockett Look Out Mabel 2:39

16 Howlin' Wolf Sittin' On Top Of The World 2:34

17 Jimmy Mccracklin The Walk 2:47

18 Eddie Fontaine Nothin' Shakin' (But The Leaves On The Trees) 2:56

19 Moonglows Ten Commandments Of Love (Full Version) 4:07

20 Kendall Sisters Yea Yea 2:30

21 Chuck Berry Sweet Little Sixteen 3:13

22 Dale Hawkins Tornado 2:28

23 Stanley Mitchell & The Tornados Four O'clock In The Morning 2:34

24 Bo Diddley Say Man 3:13

25 Jimmy Mccracklin Everybody Rock (New Orleans Beat) 2:24

26 Lula Reed Anything To Say You're Mine 2:22

27 Sonny Boy Williamson Your Funeral And My Trial 2:32

28 Howlin' Wolf Moanin' For My Baby 2:47

CD08

01 Johnny Fuller You Got Me Whistlin' 2:10

02 Eddie Bo Oh-Oh 2:27

03 Chuck Berry Carol 2:48

04 Dale Hawkins La-Do-Dada 2:35

05 Myles & Dupont Loud Mouth Annie 2:28

06 Lc Cooke Do You Remember? 2:37

07 Lou Josie Vacation's Over 2:11

08 Little Walter Key To The Highway 2:46

09 Muddy Waters Close To You 3:07

10 Chuck Berry Sweet Little Rock And Roller 2:23

11 Bo Diddley I'm Sorry 2:27

12 Rusty York Sugaree 2:42

13 Sonics This Broken Heart 3:04

14 Bo Diddley Crackin' Up 2:06

15 Chuck Berry Almost Grown 2:21

16 Rod Bernard This Should Go On Forever 2:46

17 Sugarpie Desanto I Want To Know 3:04

18 Mel Robins Save It 2:05

19 Chuck Berry Back In The Usa 2:29

20 Miracles Bad Girl 2:43

21 Sonny Boy Williamson Unseeing Eye 3:06

22 Howlin Wolf Howlin' For My Darlin' 2:33

23 Calvaes Anna Macora 2:24

24 Little Walter Everything's Gonna Be Alright 2:50

25 Chuck Berry Let It Rock 1:48

26 Bo Diddley Road Runner 2:50

27 Bobby Saxton Trying To Make A Living 2:48

28 Gene Simmons Goin' Back To Memphis 3:00

29 Buddy Guy First Time I Met The Blues 2:16

CD09

01 Etta James All I Could Do Was Cry 2:57

02 Otis Rush All Your Love 2:55

03 Elmore James I Can't Hold Out (Talk To Me Baby) 2:17

04 Etta James & Harvey Fuqua If I Can't Have You 2:52

05 Lowell Fulson Blue Shadows 2:28

06 Howlin' Wolf Spoonful 2:45

07 Muddy Waters Tiger In Your Tank 2:17

08 Bo Diddley Gunslinger 1:54

09 Clarence Frogman Henry (I Don't Know Why) But I Do 2:21

10 Etta James At Last 3:00

11 Howlin' Wolf Back Door Man 2:50

12 Vibrations The Watusi 2:40

13 Little Walter Just Your Fool 2:25

14 Chuck Berry Come On 1:50

15 Albert King I Won't Be Hanging Around 2:56

16 Clarence Frogman Henry You Always Hurt The One You Love 2:30

17 Marathons Peanut Butter 2:00

18 Howlin' Wolf Down In The Bottom (Unedited Version) 2:36

19 Sensations Music Music Music 3:18

20 Betty James I'm A Little Mixed Up 2:51

21 Howlin' Wolf Little Red Rooster 2:28

22 Little Milton So Mean To Me 2:35

23 Jackie Cannon Proof Of Your Love 2:02

24 Sensations Let Me In 3:06

25 Corsairs Smokey Places 3:03

26 Sonny Boy Williamson Nine Below Zero (Unedited Version) 3:44

27 Etta James Something's Got A Hold On Me 2:50

28 Buddy Guy Stone Crazy 2:57

CD10

01 Billy Stewart Reap With You Sow 2:28

02 Dave Baby Cortez Rinky Dink 2:53

03 Bo Diddley You Can't Judge A Book By Its Cover 3:10

04 Etta James Stop The Wedding 2:54

05 Ty Hunter Lonely Baby 3:05

06 Jan Bradley Mama Didn't Lie 2:03

07 Cookie & The Cupcakes Got You On My Mind 2:35

08 Etta James Pushover 2:55

09 Sonny Boy Williamson Help Me 3:10

10 Howlin' Wolf 300 Punds Of Joy 3:06

11 Jaynettes Sally Go Round The Roses 3:01

12 Joe Tex You Keep Her 2:24

13 Knight Brothers Second Hand Lover 2:26

14 Tommy Tucker Hi-Heel Sneakers 2:51

15 Chuck Berry Nadine 2:37

16 Muddy Waters You Can't Lose What Ain't Never Had 2:58

17 Sugar Pie Desanto Soulful Dress 2:51

18 Buddy Guy My Time After A While 3:01

19 Jackie Ross Selfish One 3:19

20 Fontella Bass & Bobby Mcclure Don't Mess Up A Good Thing 3:02

21 Mitty Collier I Had A Talk With My Man 3:44

22 Chuck Berry Promised Land 2:25

23 Tony Clarke The Entertainer 2:37

24 Radiants Voice Your Choice 2:35

25 Buster Brown Crawlin' King Snake 3:07

26 Billy Stewart I Do Love You 2:58

CD11

01 James Phelps Love Is A Five-Letter Word 3:31

02 Little Milton We're Gonna Make It 2:42

03 Radiants Ain't No Big Thing 2:50

04 Knight Brothers Temptation 'bout To Get Me 3:26

05 Billy Stewart Sitting In The Park 3:17

06 Little Milton Who's Cheating Who? 2:58

07 Ramsey Lewis Trio The In Crowd 3:22

08 Fontella Bass Rescue Me 2:55

09 Billy Stewart Summertime 2:43

10 Bobby Moore & The Rhythm Aces Searching For My Love 2:32

11 Koko Taylor Wang Dang Doodle 3:02

12 Little Joe Blue Dirty Work Goin' On 2:48

13 Etta James & Sugar Pie Desanto In The Basement 2:24

14 Tony Clarke Landslide 2:16

15 John Lee Hooker In The Mood 2:45

16 Big Maybelle It's A Man's Man's World 2:53

17 Ramsey Lewis Trio Wade In The Water 3:48

18 John Lee Hooker One Bourbon One Scotch One Beer 3:02

19 Kip Anderson Without A Woman 2:51

20 Bobby Mcclure Peak Of Love 2:55

21 Valentinos Sweeter Than The Day Before 2:38

22 Barbara & The Browns To Know I Can't Touch 2:21

23 Gene Chandler I Fooled You This Time 2:53

24 Bobby Moore & The Rhythm Aces Try My Love Again 2:04

25 Bo Diddley Ooh Baby 2:51

26 Little Milton I Feel So Bad 4:03

CD12

01 Marlena Shaw Mercy Mercy Mercy 3:03

02 Laura Lee Dirty Man 2:54

03 Tommy Tucker I'm Shorty 2:47

04 Irma Thomas Cheater Man 2:30

05 Dells O-O I Love You 3:20

06 Etta James Tell Mama 2:23

07 Wayne Cochran Some-A Your Sweet Love 3:10

08 Laura Lee Uptight Good Man 2:50

09 Dells There Is 3:34

10 Johnny Sayles I'm Just What She Needs 2:38

11 Maurice & Mac You Left The Water Running 2:43

12 Mamie Galore It Ain't Necessary 2:12

13 Hound Dog Taylor Sitting Home Alone 3:46

14 Andre Williams Cadillac Jack 3:09

15 Irma Thomas Good To Me 2:34

16 Etta James Security 2:29

17 Dells Stay In My Corner 6:14

18 Willie Walker You Name It I've Had It 3:05

19 Pigmeat Markham Here Comes The Judge 2:42

20 Terry Callier Look At Me Now 2:43

21 Muddy Waters Walking Thru The Park 3:20

22 Little Milton Grits Ain't Groceries 2:40

23 Koko Taylor Love You Like A Woman 2:08

CD13

01 John Littlejohn I Had A Dream 4:08

02 Dells Oh What A Night 4:06

03 Little Milton If Walls Could Talk 3:09

04 Howlin' Wolf Who's Been Talking 3:04

05 Little Milton Baby I Love You 2:45

06 Etta James Losers Weepers 3:01

07 Lee Eldred Recouperating 2:43

08 Sam Dees Can You Be A One-Woman Man 3:11

09 Koko Taylor Tease Your Man 4:22

10 Muddy Waters Sad Sad Days 5:22

11 Chuck Berry My Ding-A-Ling 4:24

12 Dells Give Your Baby A Standing Ovation 4:16

13 Muddy Waters Can't Get No Grindn' 2:48

14 Howlin' Wolf Can't Stay Here 2:34

15 Chuck Berry Bio 4:25

16 Dells I Miss You 4:26

17 Big Al Downing I'll Be Holding On 3:09

18 Dramatics Don't Make Me No Promises 3:22

19 Solomon Burke I'm Leaving On That Late Late Train 3:03

20 Jimmy Ruffin Tell Me What You Want 3:15

21 Muddy Waters Going Down To Main Street 4:11

CD14 - Interviews

01 Phil Chess Phil Chess Interview Track 01 10:20

02 Phil Chess Phil Chess Interview Track 02 11:10

03 Phil Chess Phil Chess Interview Track 03 7:43

04 Phil Chess Phil Chess Interview Track 04 6:23

05 Marshall Chess Marshall Chess Interview Track 01 3:57

06 Marshall Chess Marshall Chess Interview Track 02 2:08

07 Marshall Chess Marshall Chess Interview Track 03 4:24

08 Marshall Chess Marshall Chess Interview Track 04 0:57

09 Marshall Chess Marshall Chess Interview Track 05 2:54

10 Marshall Chess Marshall Chess Interview Track 06 2:24

11 Marshall Chess Marshall Chess Interview Track 07 2:57

12 Marshall Chess Marshall Chess Interview Track 08 1:23

13 Marshall Chess Marshall Chess Interview Track 09 3:57

14 Marshall Chess Marshall Chess Interview Track 10 1:09

15 Marshall Chess Marshall Chess Interview Track 11 3:10

16 Marshall Chess Marshall Chess Interview Track 12 1:39

17 Marshall Chess Marshall Chess Interview Track 13 3:36

18 Marshall Chess Marshall Chess Interview Track 14 3:10

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