{"product_id":"muddy-waters-the-real-folk-blues-acoustic-sounds","title":"Muddy Waters - The Real Folk Blues (Acoustic Sounds)","description":"\u003cp\u003eReleased: 22\/05\/26\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Content_description-wrapper__XbO9z\" data-is-open=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Content_inner-wrapper__xBJ2L\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Description_truncated-text__yUXZD\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Description_descriptionBody__bEN2t\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Description_descriptionText__Lgv7A\" data-testid=\"description-product\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnce\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChess\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eclocked that there was a white folk-blues audience ready to connect with the real thing, they launched the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eReal Folk Blues\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eseries. This is one of the strongest records in that run: a rich selection of early\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChess\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esides from 1949 to 1954 that shows just how much ground\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMuddy Waters\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecould cover.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome of these tracks reach back to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMuddy\u003c\/strong\u003e's first recordings for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAristocrat\u003c\/strong\u003e, with only\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBig Crawford\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon strings beside him, and they carry all the directness and tension of those early sessions. Elsewhere, the fuller band cuts open things up and round out the set beautifully, giving the wider picture of an artist already shaping the sound of modern blues.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are a couple of real standouts here.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eWalkin' Through the Park\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emoves with a cha cha shuffle strut that feels irresistible, while\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMannish Boy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebrings the hard-edged,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eI'm a Man\u003c\/em\u003e-derived nastiness that still hits exactly right.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Eclipse Records","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":56860235825530,"sku":"5716437","price":44.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0275\/9534\/1913\/files\/images-2026-05-06T140156.350.jpg?v=1778072529","url":"https:\/\/eclipse-records.co.uk\/products\/muddy-waters-the-real-folk-blues-acoustic-sounds","provider":"Eclipse Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}