# Chicago/The Blues/Today! Vol. 1 (180g LP)

- **Brand:** Vanguard Records
- **Price:** $29.99
- **Catalog:** craftrecordings
- **Retailer:** craftrecordings
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- **GTIN:** 888072416789
- **Availability:** In stock

## Summary

180g black vinyl record featuring 'Chicago/The Blues/Today! Vol. 1', including a printed album cover with a winter city scene.

## Description

This is a PRE-ORDER. Expected to ship the week of November 20, 2026.This product is being RESTOCKED. Expected to ship by November 20, 2026. Chicago/The Blues/Today! Vol. 1 is the first installment of Vanguard Records’ definitive three-part series. Recorded in 1965, producer Samuel Charters enlisted nine of the Midwest’s best blues artists to record a short set showcasing the electric sound of Chicago Blues. Vol. 1 includes J. B. Hutto, Otis Spann, and Junior Wells with contributions from Buddy Guy. This LP features all-analog mastering from the original stereo tapes, pressed on 180-gram vinyl and housed in a tip-on jacket.

## Variants

- **In stock:** 1 of 1

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| 41571850846373 | In stock |

## Categories

- **Categories:** Vinyl

## Additional Attributes

- **tags:** 40EOY25, _BIS, _preorder, BFCM22_25, BHM - 2024, BHM26, BHMSALE, Blue15, Blues, BluesDay, BMM25, Check2026, CRFTLOVERS, CRSUB10, DadRocks, dadsngrads, downbeat_22, EOY2025, Holiday24, Holiday24ft, JAM24, LD23, non_NR, PRE-ORDER 11/20/2026, SP2024, SPRING2024, SummerWrap26, Vanguard Records, vday, VDAY2024, Vinyl
- **artist:** Vanguard Records
- **vendor:** Vanguard Records
- **features:** • An essential archive of Chicago's influential mid-’60s blues scene, • Featuring groundbreaking performances from J.B. Hutto, Junior Wells and Otis Spann, • Includes liner notes by producer and blues historian, Samuel Charters, • ALL-ANALOG mastering from the original stereo tapes by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio, • Pressed on 180-gram vinyl at MPO
- **pressing:** MPO
- **tracklist:** Help Me (A Tribute To Sonny Boy Williamson) – Junior Wells’ Chicago Blues Band, It Hurts Me Too (When Things Go Wrong) – Junior Wells’ Chicago Blues Band, Messin’ With The Kid - Junior Wells’ Chicago Blues Band, Vietcong Blues - Junior Wells’ Chicago Blues Band, All Night Long - Junior Wells’ Chicago Blues Band, Going Ahead – J. B. Hutto And His Hawks, Please Help - J. B. Hutto And His Hawks, Too Much Alcohol - J. B. Hutto And His Hawks, Married Man Blues - J. B. Hutto And His Hawks, That’s The Truth - J. B. Hutto And His Hawks, Marie – Otis Spann’s South Side Piano, Burning Fire - Otis Spann’s South Side Piano, P. Blues - Otis Spann’s South Side Piano, Sometimes I Wonder - Otis Spann’s South Side Piano, Spann’s Stomp - Otis Spann’s South Side Piano
- **product type:** Vinyl
- **release date:** November 20, 2026
- **vinyl weight:** 180-gram
- **shopify handle:** various-artists-chicago-the-blues-today-vol-1-lp-180g-vinyl

## Enrichment

- **Type:** vinyl record
- **Type Synonyms:** lp, vinyl
- **Tags:** 180g vinyl, album cover, black vinyl, gatefold, stereo
- **Styles:** vintage
- **Category Path:** Media > Music & Sound Recordings > Vinyl
- **Music genre:** Blues
- **Canonical Brand:** Vanguard Records

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