The Best of Little Walter
| The Best of Little Walter | ||||
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| Released | 1958 | |||
| Recorded | May 12, 1952 – January 25, 1955 in Chicago, Illinois | |||
| Genre | Chicago blues | |||
| Length | 35:44 | |||
| Label | Checker LP 1428 | |||
| Producer | Leonard Chess, Phil Chess, Willie Dixon | |||
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| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
The Best of Little Walter is the first LP record by American blues performer Little Walter. First released in 1958, the compilation album contains ten Little Walter songs that appeared in the Top 10 of the Billboard R&B chart from 1952 to 1955, plus two B-sides. The album was first released by Checker Records as LP-1428, which was the first LP record released by Checker, and then released on Chess Records with the same catalog number.
The album has been reissued numerous times, although it has been largely superseded by the twenty-song collection Little Walter His Best: Chess 50th Anniversary Collection.