The Progressive Blues Experiment

The Progressive Blues Experiment
Studio album by Johnny Winter
Released	1968
Recorded	1967 Vulcan Gas Company, Austin, Texas
Genre	Blues rock
Length	44:16
Label	Sonobeat Imperial
Producer	Bill Josey Rim Kelley
Johnny Winter chronology
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Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
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. The album has also been released with the title Austin, Texas.

Track listing

1. "Rollin' and Tumblin'" (McKinley Morganfield) - 3:12
2. "Tribute to Muddy" (Johnny Winter) - 6:21
3. "I Got Love If You Want It" (James Moore) - 3:54
4. "Bad Luck and Trouble" (Johnny Winter) - 6:21
5. "Help Me" (Ralph Bass, Willie Dixon, Sonny Boy Williamson) - 3:49
6. "Mean Town Blues" (Johnny Winter) - 4:28
7. "Broke Down Engine" (Andy Fernbach) - 2:49
8. "Black Cat Bone" (Johnny Winter) - 3:48
9. "It's My Own Fault" (B.B. King, Jules Taub) - 7:21
10. "Forty-Four" (Chester Burnett) - 3:30

Personnel

• Johnny Winter – vocals, lead guitar, National steel guitar, mandolin, mouth harp
• Tommy Shannon – bass
• John "Red" Turner – drums

References

External links

• The Johnny Winter Story: Progressive Blues Experiment
• Sonobeat and Johnny Winter