Today's announcement that the ARC Music Group has been sold again, this time by the Fuji Music Group to BMG, invites us to re-visit the Chess Records catalogue. The Chess brothers formed ARC in 1948 as a publishing associate to their Chicago-based enterprise, which went on to become the US's premiere R&B record label in the 1950s. The early records are all mono of course, but they still capture a great sense of space around the house band. Little Walter's harmonica playing is particularly 'electrifying':
You Better Watch Yourself by Little Walter from the album Rock Bottom Released 2011-09-02 on Not Now Music This set from the legendary harmonica player features 47 classic tracks with highlights including 'Mean Old World', 'My Babe, 'You Better Watch Yourself', title track 'Rock Bottom' and many more blues favourites.