MUDDY WATERS The Real Folk Blues (Chess Records 75th Anniversary Series limited edition 12-track mono LP, mastered by Matt Lutthans at The Mastering Lab and pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Quality Record Pressings. Originally released in 1966 by Chess Records during the 1960s folk revival, The Real Folk Blues reframed Muddy Waters' early Chicago recordings for a younger audience tracing the roots of American music. The title may have leaned into the folk-blues market ofthe day, but the performances need no repositioning: this is Muddy Waters as a primary source, carrying Delta authority into the electric blues era with economy, force and absolute conviction. The set includes "Mannish Boy", one of the defining postwar blues recordings, built on its instantly recognisable riff and call-and-response vocal. Elsewhere, "Screamin' & Crying" and "Just To Be With You" cut deep into tension and longing, while "Walking Blues" reaches directly back into the Delta lineage that shaped Waters' language. "Rollin' & Tumblin'", "Same Thing" and "You Can't Lose What You Ain't Never Had" complete a hard, compact Chess sequence with grit, groove and unmistakable vocal presence. Housed inside a tip-on jacket gatefold picture sleeve with liner notes by Willie Dixon, factory sealed. Highly recommended).