PHROCK Blog: Johnny Winter - Johnny Winter 1st The Woodstock .

Legacy imprint decided to mark the fortieth anniversary of Woodstock by issuing a heap of double-disc deluxe packages by catalog artists who played the festival. Each slipcase contains the featured artist's entire operation at Woodstock and, as a bonus, an LP sleeve reproduction of a classic album issued about the sentence the festival occurred, as good as fine, individually,designed double-sided posters.

ohnny Winter's volume in thisseries contains the remastered edition of his self-titled debut album in a snazzy LP cover sleeve. It is one of, if not the greatest album in his entire catalog. More importantly, Johnny Winter's performance at Woodstock is, with the exclusion of one cut - "Meantown Blues" - the just one never to have been released in any imprint before now. This 64-minute, eight-song concert is an important historical document for numerous reasons, not the least of which is the absolutely killer show Winter and band put on. Winter appeared at the festival with his then-rhythm section of Tommy Shannon and "Uncle" John Turner (later to back Stevie Ray Vaughan in Double Trouble).Also appearing with the circle on four cuts is Winter's brother Edgar on Hammond B-3. According to the liner notes what was to be playedwas unplanned, making for a stellar, unself-conscious public offering by an all but unknown artist to the Woodstockaudience - to be fair, there were two others at the time: Joe Cocker, and Crosby, Stills & Nash (with and withoutNeil Young).The set is shared between smoking originals - an electric 12-string attack on "Meantown Blues" and astomping "Leland Mississippi Blues," as good as well-chosen covers from his blues repertoire, including anelectrifying version of J.B. Lenoir's "Mama, Talk to Your Daughter" to unfold the show. The version of B.B. King's"You Done Lost Your Good Thing" is the best cover version ever. The rhythm section here is so tight - despiteWinter's high-flying free-form improvisational attack. They are not only rocksteady, they serve to control thedynamic and keep the show firmly on the ground. Of the cloth with Edgar, the interpretation of Bo Diddley's "I Can'tStand It," (which had lately been cut for Second Winter) is the most startling, though "Tobacco Road," with Edgaron vocals goes off in all sorts of intriguing directions without losing its country-blues flavor despite theelectricity.Only the R&B standard "Tell the Truth" doesn't cut it. It's not because the band isn't tight - it isand even goes into some popping jazz terrain, and Winter's solo is a buzz saw - it's because the harmony vocals are terrible. The gig closes with what must have been his first recorded version of Chuck Berry's "Johnny B. Goode."While the vocals are a bit rough, the acting is anything but (even if Winter flubs a switch on the turnaround inthe middle). The rave-up on this line is a showstopper, making this altogether an indispensable entry in JohnnyWinter's catalog. This is guitar hero rock and blues with a vengeance.Track ListJ.W. 19691. I'm Yours And I'm Hers2. Be Careful With A Fool3. Dallas4. Mean Mistreater5. Leland Mississippi Blues6. Good Morning Little School Girl7. When You Got A Good Friend8. I'll Drown In My Own Tears9. Back Door Friend The Woodstock Experience 1. Mama, Talk To Your Daughter (August 17,1969)(Previously unreleased)2. Leland Mississippi Blues (August 17,1969)(Previously unreleased)3. Mean Town Blues(August 17,1969)4. You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now (August 17,1969)(Previously unreleased)5. I Can't Stand It (with Edgar Winter)(August 17,1969)(Previously unreleased)6. Tobacco Road (with Edgar Winter)(August 17,1969)(Previously unreleased)7. Tell The Truth (with Edgar Winter)(August 17,1969)(Previously unreleased)8. Johnny B. Goode (August 17,1969) MusiciansJ.W. 1969*Willie Dixon - Bass*Big Walter Horton - Harmonica, Harp*Johnny Winter - Guitar, Harmonica, Harp, Vocals, Slide Guitar*Peggy Bowers - Vocals*Albert Wynn Butler - Saxophone, Tenor Sax*Edgar Winter - Piano, Keyboards, Saxophone, Sax Alto, Vocals *Karl Garin - Trumpet*Carrie Hossell - Vocals*Norman Ray - Saxophone, Baritone Sax *Elsie Senter - Vocals*Tommy Shannon - Bass)*"Uncle" John Turner - Percussion, Drums*Stephen Sefsik - Alto SaxThe Woodstock Experience * Johnny Winter - Guitar, Vocals* Tommy Shannon - Bass* Uncle John Turner - Drums* Edgar Winter - Keyboards, VocalsOther Johnny Winter releases published on PHROCKBlogJohnny Winter - 3rd/Live at Royal Albert Hall 1969/70[ Thank you BRAIN POLICE for sending this post ]CODE: 41025