A rare 1969 Chess/Checker 10″ one-sided acetate of Muddy Waters’ non-album single ‘Going Home,’ from the collection of it’s producer, Norman Dayron. The Checker (Mfg. By Chess Producing Corp) labels date this to November 18, 1969. ‘Going Home’ was recorded in Chicago with backing from Pinetop Perkins, Sammy Lawhorn, Pee Wee Madison, Calvin Jones, Willie […]
A 1963 white label promotional first pressing of Folk Festival of the Blues, boldly signed by Muddy Waters. This Argo/Chess Records live album featuring Muddy, Howlin’ Wolf, Sonny Boy Williamson, Willie Dixon and Buddy Guy was recorded July 26, 1963 at the Copa Cabana Club, in Chicago, Illinois. Very rare in any version, this is […]
A beautiful portrait photograph of Muddy Waters, taken in Austin Texas in April 1977 by photographer Watt Casey Jr. This was sent to Eric Clapton, and then passed on to his longtime publicist, from whose estate we acquired it. The back has a label signed by Casey, with a copyright notice, and notations about where […]
A stage used finger guitar pick given by blues great Muddy Waters to an Australian fan in 1973, with a photograph of the fan and Muddy Waters taken backstage at his concert in Melbourne, Australia. The accompanying letter of authenticity notes: In the mid 1950’s I enjoyed a range of music, particularly blues music. I […]
A superb 1958 first pressing of the classic blues album The Best of Muddy Waters on Chess Records. The very clean cover is in Near Mint- to EX++ condition, with two creases to the front cover slick, and a bit of toning to the back cover’s right edge. The thick Black Label disc grades Near […]
A superb 1960 first pressing of the classic blues album Muddy Waters Sings ‘Big Bill’ on Chess Records. The cover is in Mint condition, with fully intact shrink wrap. The thick Black Label disc grades Near Mint, and looks as if it’s been played once or twice at most, with no sign of wear and […]
A barely played mono 1966 first pressing of Muddy Waters’ underrated classic album Muddy, Brass & The Blues on Chess. The NM/EX+ disc shows no signs of having been played, with no spindle marks on either label; there are some inaudible pressing marks on one side, however the album plays perfectly throughout. The cover is […]
A rare 1969 Chess/Checker 10″ acetate of Muddy Waters’ non-album single ‘Going Home/I Feel So Good,’ from the collection of it’s producer, Norman Dayron. The Checker (Mfg. By Chess Producing Corp) labels date this to November 20, 1969. ‘Going Home’ was recorded in Chicago with backing from Pinetop Perkins, Sammy Lawhorn, Pee Wee Madison, Calvin […]
A rare 1969 Chess/Checker 10″ acetate of Muddy Waters’ non-album single ‘Going Home/I Feel So Good,’ from the collection of it’s producer, Norman Dayron. The Checker (Mfg. By Chess Producing Corp) labels date this to November 20, 1969. ‘Going Home’ was recorded in Chicago with backing from Pinetop Perkins, Sammy Lawhorn, Pee Wee Madison, Calvin […]
Sealed or unplayed promotional copies of six Muddy Waters classic albums, released in 1987-1988 as part of The Original Chess Masters series. Included are factory sealed copies of Muddy Waters Sings Big Bill Broonzy, Muddy Waters at Newport, and Muddy Waters: Folk Singer, each marked as a promotional copy by a small punch hole in […]
Seven unpublished photographs of Muddy Waters and his all star blues band, taken on July 29, 1971 at the Ash Grove in West Hollywood, California. These photographs were found in the estate of legendary Los Angeles blues collector Darryl Stolper. Each measuring 5″ x 7″, they are all clearly printed from the original negatives, on […]
A rare–and stunning–1977 cardboard boxing-style concert poster advertising shows by blues giant Muddy Waters at the Roxy in Hollywood, California. The poster measures 14″ x 22″ and is in excellent condition, with small staple holes in the four corners, and a small crease to the top right corner. Printed by Colby Posters in Los Angeles, […]
A handbill advertising a 1968 Electric New Year’s Eve All Night Gala at Chicago’s Kinetic Theatre, featuring The Byrds, Muddy Waters and Fleetwood Mac (with Peter Green.) At the bottom there is a listing of upcoming shows by Albert King, the Velvet Underground with Spirit (Jan 24/25 1969,) Tim Hardin, Jeff Beck and 10 Years […]
A copy of the Pye Records blues compilation album The Blues Volume 2, from the legendary collection of Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman. This album features nine artists, seven of whom were covered by the Stones, and/or performed with them, including Chuck Berry, John Lee Hooker, Howlin’ Wolf, Muddy Waters, Little Walter and Bo Diddley. […]
A 1958 Chess Records black label first pressing of The Best of Muddy Waters. Rarely found this clean, both cover and disc grade EX+. The cover has fully intact spines and no wear to speak of, with only a crease to the laminated front slick above Muddy’s ear. The thick vinyl disc is very clean […]
A copy of Muddy Waters and Howlin Wolf’s 1974 album London Revisited, boldly signed by the Muddy Waters on the front cover “To Jay, Muddy Waters”. The cover and discs are both in Excellent condition. With Recordmecca’s written lifetime guarantee of authenticity.