ALBERT KING / OTIS RUSH - DOOR TO DOOR 1969. Though both of these blues giants have deep and highly influential catalogs, neither really had all that much to do with Chicago’s iconic Chess label. Albert’s work for King and Stax is better known, as is Otis’ with Cobra and Delmark. But these loose sides (Albert’s from the newly purchased Parrot label masters, and Otis’ from a brief fling with Chess, recutting some of his Cobra sides) are mighty nonetheless. Released in 1969, they were originally recorded from 1953-1961. As to why they are both shoehorned onto the same LP, who knows? Maybe it was Left-Handed Day at Chess. If you prefer the sinister hand of the devil, you may want to mount your unholy steed and ride to the Record Festival Part Deux at Counterweight Brewing on Sunday the 19th, and grab this LP with your trembling fingers. By which I mean the left ones, of course.
-John G.
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youtube has some of the tracks. Max separation of the vocals! I remember when Chess repackaged all their artists in the early 70's in double albums with hand drawn art work because Cub Koda wrote the liner notes to the Sonny Boy Williamson set. Funniest liner notes ever.
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