LITTLE WALTER The Best Of Little Walter (Chess Records 75th Anniversary Series 2026 limited edition 12-track LP pressed on 180-gram Black Vinyl, mastered by Matt Lutthans at The Mastering Lab from the original Chessmaster tapes and pressed by Quality Record Pressings. Originally released in 1958, The Best Of Little Walter is one of the foundational documents of electric blues – a collection that redefined the harmonica as a lead instrumentand reshaped the vocabulary of post-war Chicago blues. Drawn from Walter Jacobs’ groundbreaking Chess singles, the album includes Juke – the only harmonica instrumental ever to reach No.1 on the Billboard R&B chart – alongside My Babe, Blues With A Feeling, Last Night and Off The Wall. By amplifying his harp through a microphone and overdriven amplifier, Little Walter forged a new electric sound: raw, cutting, and rhythmically aggressive. His tone and phrasing became a blueprint for generations of players and left a direct imprint on rock, soul and British blues in the decades that followed. Standing alongside Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf in the Chess Records canon, Walter’s recordings captured the moment electric blues stepped fully into the modern era. This Acoustic Sounds edition restores those sessions from the original analogue masters, presenting the music with clarity, weight and dynamic range faithful to the source. Gatefold picture sleeve, factory sealed. Highly recommended)

TRACKLISTING AND EXTRA INFORMATION
Side One
1.My Babe
2.Sad Hours
3.You’re So Fine
4.Last Night
5.Blues With A Feeling
6.Can’t Hold Out Much Longer

Side Two
1.Juke
2.Mean Old World
3.Off The Wall
4.You Better Watch Yourself
5.Blue Lights
6.Tell Me Mama

Key Features
Chess Records 75th Anniversary Series
Mastered from the original Chess master tapes by Matt Lutthans at The Mastering Lab
Pressed by Quality Record Pressings
180-gram Black Vinyl

Artist – Little Walter (click link for complete listing)
Title – The Best Of Little Walter (click link for more of the same title)
Release Date – 20 Feb 2026
Year of Release – 2026
Original Year of Release – 1958
Format – vinyl LP album (LP record)
Record Label – Chess UMG
Catalogue No – 7854905 (click link for more)
Country of Origin – United States (USA)
Language – Regardless of country of origin all tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.
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Additional info – Sealed, Picture Sleeve
Barcode – 602478549052
Condition – Factory sealed from new. This item is unplayed. Click here for more info.
RareVinyl.com Ref No – LTWLPTH886361
Related Artists – Big Bill Morganfield, Bob Margolin, Louis Myers, Luther Johnson (1), Luther Johnson (2), Mojo Buford, Muddy Waters, Pinetop Perkins, The Legendary Blues Band.

GENRES
Blues, Male Solo.

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