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(4.94 Stars) 33 person(s) rated this product.
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Legendary for a reason posted on 07/25/2026
5 Stars
Reviewer: Todd Fratt
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| Folk Singer is consistently ranked near the top, if not at the very top, of so many blues albums lists Indeed, if you look at Chad's blues posts on YouTube you will find that he has it at #1. There is a good reason for that. It is an impossibly good album. Recorded at Tel Mar Recording, Chicago, in Sept. 1963, it was released by Chess in 1964 and features Muddy on vocals and guitar, Clifton James on drums, Willie Dixon on the upright bass, and a then little known but up and coming guitarist, Buddy Guy. This is the only all acoustic album that Muddy Waters ever released. Please see my comments on the superb 33 1/3 recording.. The 45 is better, in all aspects. Totally black background, no surface noise. You are sitting in the studio with the musicians. I get it. If you are dipping a toe into this level of LP production and are not quite sure just how far you want to go, or (as has been the case with me) and don'thave the $$, get the 33. But the 45 is better.
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Even on a budget vs dsd posted on 03/23/2018
5 Stars
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| I don’t write reviews, probably the 1st one re: audiophillia....
I thought I had it dialed in. “Best under $3000 speakers” that I paid $1200 for, so $1200 LR loudspeakers), $2000 integrated amp, $350 restored/upgraded Cardas cable Dual vintage turntable with $100 Japanese stylus, fed into a $300 “monster killer”phono stage. Turned up to 81 dB on a Fri night. Muddy Waters Qrp 45rpm pressing.
F-ing MAGIC. Have never heard the nuances, musicality, and passion that exude from these remasters until tonight. And if I can tell a difference between DSD and these 45RPM Remasters, you can, too. Unreal quality difference, no matter your previous reference. Buy now! Seriously, that much difference!
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Wow! posted on 03/09/2012
5 Stars
Reviewer: Vince
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| This album is, without a doubt, the best sounding recording in my collection. The clarity, dynamics, presence and just plain realism all shine. Folks spend large sums of money to get the, "you are there" feeling when they close their eyes and listen. This album delivers that feeling! Put it on your deck, sit back, close your eyes and Muddy Waters is playing some amazing music just a few meters away. It is an experience that is easily worth the price of admission. The packaging is also first rate. Well done gatefold, high quality printing, etc. If you like Muddy Waters, or the Delta Blues, you will like this recording.
PS. I just heard the Cat Stevens, Tea for the Tillerman pressing last night. Folk Singer is not a fluke. QRP knows how to press a record. I will be exploring their catalog for more gems!
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Presence posted on 02/29/2012
5 Stars
Reviewer: DCBRN
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| This recording is spare, quiet, minimalist as blues should be. The music is simple in that the artist(s) has/have plenty of room to either shine or fade. This is, of course, an example of the artists performing magnificently. The record is quiet -- any flaw in your system (any dirt on the record surface, harmonic tubes, ect...) will be exposed. In a way, this record is unforgiving in it's perfection. When non-vinyl listeners first encounter it, the universal expression is : "that's a RECORD?" It is sooo clean. The performance by the artists will have you leaning foreward in your seat as if the get closer...as if they are in the room with you. The urgency is palpable. The guitar strings vibrate with air, you can easily hear the degradation of the sound from the instruments, the vocals are present...still, it is quite smooth overall with intact soundstage. A lot of money, but this is significant musical history of the highest quality.
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