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Electric MudMuddy Waters
Blues · 1960s

Electric Mud

Muddy Waters
Released 1968Blues
Deep cutPicked by a lifelong record collector

A divisive, psychedelic reimagining of Muddy's blues. Bold and strange. A cult curiosity. Released in 1968, it's a key entry in Muddy Waters's run.

On vinyl: Original pressings are collector's territory now, so most listeners reach for a well-reviewed reissue.

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