The Progressive Blues Experiment
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| Studio album by Johnny Winter | ||||
| Released | 1968 | |||
| Recorded | 1967 Vulcan Gas Company, Austin, Texas |
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| Genre | Blues rock | |||
| Length | 44:16 | |||
| Label | Sonobeat Imperial |
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| Producer | Bill Josey Rim Kelley |
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Rolling Stone | (mixed) [2] |
The Progressive Blues Experiment is the debut album by Johnny Winter. The Progressive Blues Experiment was originally issued on Austin's Sonobeat Records label in 1968. When Winter signed to Columbia Records, the rights were sold to Imperial Records who reissued the album in 1969.
Winter plays here in a trio with his late-sixties band. Several blues artists are covered including B.B. King ("It's My Own Fault"), Sonny Boy Williamson ("Help Me"), and Slim Harpo ("I Got Love If You Want It").
In 2005, Capitol issued a 24-bit remastered edition of this recording on CD.
Track listing
- "Rollin' and Tumblin'" (McKinley Morganfield) - 3:12
- "Tribute to Muddy" (Johnny Winter) - 6:21
- "I Got Love If You Want It" (James Moore) - 3:54
- "Bad Luck and Trouble" (Johnny Winter) - 6:21
- "Help Me" (Ralph Bass, Willie Dixon, Sonny Boy Williamson) - 3:49
- "Mean Town Blues" (Johnny Winter) - 4:28
- "Broke Down Engine" (Andy Fernbach) - 2:49
- "Black Cat Bone" (Johnny Winter) - 3:48
- "It's My Own Fault" (B.B. King, Jules Taub) - 7:21
- "Forty-Four" (Chester Burnett) - 3:30
Personnel
- Johnny Winter - guitars (acoustic, electric and slide), harmonica, mandolin, vocals
- Uncle John Turner - drums, percussion
- Tommy Shannon - bass guitar
