Johnny Winter - 1968 Progressive Blues Experiment {FridayMusic180g-LP_24bit-96kHz}@WAV
Johnny Winter - The Progressive Blues Experiment
Friday Music 180g LP / FRM 12431
Mastered by Joe Reagoso & Ron McMaster @ Capitol Studios
Vinyl rip in 24-bit/192 kHz (converted to 24/96 & 16/44.1)
“ Although his early Columbia albums brought him worldwide stardom, it was this modest little album (first released on Imperial before the Columbia sides) that first brought Johnny Winter to the attention of guitarheads in America. It's also Winter at the beginning of a long career, playing the blues as if his life depends on it, without applying a glimmer of rock commercialism. A true classic, this is one dirty, dangerous, and visionary album.
- Cub Koda & Thom Jurek/AMG
”
The Progressive Blues Experiment is the first album by Johnny Winter. The Progressive Blues Experiment was originally issued on Austin's famous Sonobeat Records label in 1968. When Winter signed to Columbia Records, the rights were sold to Imperial Records who reissued the album in 1969. Johnny plays here in trio with his late-sixties band. Several blues artists are covered including BB King ("It's My Own Fault"), Sonny Boy Williamson ("Help Me"), and Slim Harpo ("I Got Love If You Want It").
Allmusic.com rating: 4 / 5
Track listing
Side A
"Rollin' and Tumblin'" (McKinley Morganfield) - 3:12
"Tribute to Muddy" (Johnny Winter) - 6:21
"I Got Love If You Want It" (James Moore) - 3:54
"Bad Luck and Trouble" (Johnny Winter) - 6:21
"Help Me" (Ralph Bass, Willie Dixon, Sonny Boy Williamson) - 3:49
Side B
"Mean Town Blues" (Johnny Winter) - 4:28
"Broke Down Engine" (Andy Fernbach) - 2:49
"Black Cat Bone" (Johnny Winter) - 3:48
"It's My Own Fault" (B.B. King, Jules Taub) - 7:21
"Forty-Four" (Chester Burnett) - 3:30
Personnel
Johnny Winter - Guitar, Harmonica, Mandolin, Vocals
Uncle John Turner - Percussion
Tommy Shannon - Bass
Technical Informations
Hannl"limited" Record Cleaning Machine with Rotating Brush
Music Hall MMF 9.1 Turntable
Tonearm Pro-Ject 9cc Evo with Pure Silver Wires
Nagaoka MP-500
Brocksieper Phonomax (Tube Phono-PreAmp)
E-MU 0404 external USB 2.0 Audiointerface
Silent Wire NF 5
Wavelab 6.1 recording software
iZotope RX Advanced for 16-bit/44.1kHz conversion
Vacuum Cleaning > TT > Brocksieper Phonomax > Laptop > Wavelab 6.1 (24/192) > manual click removal
analyze (no clipping, no DC Bias offset) > resampling and dithering to 24/96 with iZotope RX Advanced >
split into individual Tracks > FLAC encoded (Vers. 1.21)
No silence been removed, please burn gapless to match original tracklayout.