Freddie King - Getting Ready... (2011) {Analogue Productions 200g} 24-bit/96kHz Vinyl Rip plus Redbook CD Version

was King's first of three releases for Shelter Records, Leon Russell's Tulsa-based label. In fact, when Russell first formed Shelter, he reportedly did so partly to play out his vision of recording one of his favorites, Freddie King. Recorded in October 1970 at the TER-MAR Chess Studios in Chicago and released in 1971, Getting Ready... is proof positive that King was the man and that Shelter Records was one cool label. The record includes a cover of Jimmy Rogers' classic "Walking By Myself" and King references Rogers also in the lyrics of another track on the record, "Living On The Highway". Professional ratings Allmusic 3/5 stars

Track listing

Side One

1. "Same Old Blues" (Don Nix) - 3:57
2. "Dust My Broom" (Elmore James) - 3:10
3. "Worried Life Blues" (Big Maceo) - 2:50
4. "Five Long Years" (Eddie Boyd) - 4:20
5. "Key To The Highway" (Bill Broonzy, Charles Segar) - 3:24

Side Two

6. "Going Down" (Don Nix) - 3:21
7. "Living On The Highway" (Leon Russell, Don Nix) - 4:14
8. "Walking By Myself" (James Lane aka Jimmy Rogers) - 2:50
9. "Tore Down" (Sonny Thompson, Freddie King) - 4:09
10. "Palace Of The King" (Leon Russell, Don Nix, Duck Dunn) - 3:38


Released 1971
Recorded October 1970, TER-MAR Chess Studios, Chicago
Genre Blues
Length 35:53
Label Shelter/Analogue Productions
Producers Leon Russell, Don Nix

Personnel

* Freddie King - electric guitar, vocals
* Leon Russell - piano, guitars
* Don Preston - guitar, backing vocals
* Jon Gallie - organ
* Duck Dunn - bass
* Chuck Blackwell - drums
* Charles Myers - drums
* Claudia Lennear - backing vocals
* Kathi McDonald - backing vocals
* Joey Cooper - backing vocals