Along with Muddy Waters' 1969 release Fathers & Sons, this is one of the most important of the meetings of the minds, when the genuine blues heroes performed with the white kids that rediscovered them in the 1960s.
Ordinarily, these sets were, like the Spann sessions above, a single artist backed by a given band - like the Groundhogs or the Yardbirds- but here all of Fleetwood Mac are joined by Honey Boy Edwards, Willie Dixon, Otis Spann, Walter Horton and others for a memorable double LP. Even a purist can't grumble. KK
5 out of of 5 Stars - HiFi News May 2005 by Ken Kessler”
Arguably one of the greatest blues recordings laid down in the last 40 years! Just checking out the track listing and personnel says it all. Originally released on Mike Vernon's highly collectable and revered Blue Horizon label in 1969, this pressing will become a must for all serious collectors and muso's alike!
Track listing and Personnel:
Volume One:
Side One:
1. Watch Out - Peter Green, vocal, guitar;Danny Kirwan, guitar;John McVie, bass;Mick Fleetwood, drums
2. Ooh Baby - Peter Green, vocal, guitar;John McVie, Mick Fleetwood
3. South Indiana(take 1)
4. South Indiana(take 2) - Walter "Shakey" Horton, harmonica;Peter Green, Danny Kirwan, John McVie, Mick Fleetwood
5. Last Night - Peter Green, Walter "Shakey" Horton, Danny Kirwan, John McVie, Mick Fleetwood
6. Red Hot Jam - Peter Green, Walter "Shakey" Horton, Buddy Guy, guitar; Honey Boy Edwards, guitar; Willie Dixon, string bass; Mick Fleetwood
Side Two
1. I'm Worried
2 .I Held My Baby Last Night
3. Madison Blues
4. I Can't Hold Out - Jeremy Spencer, vocal, slide-guitar; J.T.Brown, tenor saxophone; Danny Kirwan, Willie Dixon, Mick Fleetwood
5.I Need Your Love
6. I Got The Blues - Walter "Shakey" Horton, vocal, harmonica; Peter Green, Danny Kirwan, Otis Spann, piano; John McVie, S.P.Leary, drums
Volume 2:
Side One:
1. World's In A Tangle - Danny Kirwan, vocal, guitar;Peter Green, Otis Spann, John McVie, S.P. Leary
2. Talk With You
3. Like It This way - Danny Kirwan, vocal, guitar; Peter Green, Otis Spann, John McVie, Mick Fleetwood
4. Someday Soon Baby
5. Hungary Country Girl - Otis Spann, vocal, piano; Peter Green, Danny Kirwan, John McVie, Mick Fleetwood
Side Two
1. Black Jack Blues - J.T.Brown, vocal, tenor saxophone; Jeremy Spencer, Honey Boy Edwards, Willie Dixon, Mick Fleetwood
2. Everyday I Have The Blues
3. Rockin' Boogie - Jeremy Spencer, vocal, guitar; J.T. Brown, Peter Green, Honey Boy Edwards, Willie Dixon, Mick Fleetwood
4. Sugar Mama
5. Homework - Peter Green, vocal; Danny Kirwan, Otis Spann, John McVie, Mick Fleetwood
Produced by Mike Vernon and Marshall Chess Recorded in the Chess Ter-Mar Studios, Chicago, January 1969