On Air Now:
 
 

Muddy Waters - The Anthology: 1947-1972

Primary Artist
Muddy Waters
Album Title
The Anthology: 1947-1972
Release Date
August 28, 2001 
Time
 
Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
There have been countless collections of Muddy Waters' classic Chess material released over the years, but Chess began to whittle down the domestic catalog toward the late '90s. The triple-disc Chess box remained in print, but they added two single-disc collections that each covered a specific period in Waters' career at Chess. Then, in 2001, MCA/Chess released The Anthology, a double-disc set that essentially contained much of those two single-disc collections, with several extra tracks, remastering and new liner notes. Read More