art direction, supervised by Dudley Thomas
cover [concept and illustration] Nick Caruso
tracks side a, b, c mastered by Carl Rowatti
tracks side d mastered by Phil Austin
producer Leonard Chess
producer Phil Chess
producer Ralph Bass
producer Willie Dixon
reissue producer [chess masters series prepared for reissue by] Dan Nooger
vocals, guitar Muddy Waters
tracks a1 to a3, a5, a6, b2 to b6, c1 to c6, d1, d2, d4 to d6 written-by Muddy Waters
tracks a4, b1, d3 written-by Willie Dixon
Published By Arc Music (2)
Phonographic Copyright (p) Chess Records
Copyright (c) Chess Records
Record Company All Platinum Record Group
Phonographic Copyright (p) All Platinum Record Group
Mastered At Trutone Mastering Labs
Dates of recordings:
A1: June 1950.
A2: 1954.
A4, C5: 1953.
B1: April 13, 1954.
D1: 1956.
C1: 1958.
C3, D3: 1964.
D5, D6: 1960, recorded at Newport Jazz Festival.
A5: 1948.
C2, A6: July 11 1951.
B4: February 1950.
B2: February 1951.
B5: February 1952.
B6, D2: 1951.
C4: April 1948.
C5: 1948.
D4, C3: 1952.

On C3 and D3, either Tat Harris or Luther Tucker is the guitarist.
On D4 and B3, the names are listed as probable personnel.

Album originally released in 1972 as McKinley Morganfield A.K.A. Muddy Waters (2CH-60006).

Rights Society: BMI
Matrix / Runout: (2-ACMB-20008-NO) (Side A Label)
Matrix / Runout: (2-ACMB-20009-NO) (Side B Label )
Matrix / Runout: (2-ACMB-20010-NO) (Side C Label)
Matrix / Runout: (2-ACMB-20011-NO) (Side D Label)
Matrix / Runout: 2AMCMB-20008-NO K TR(In Circle) CR 6/76 (Side A Runout )
Matrix / Runout: 2AMCMB-20009-NO K TR(In Circle) CR 6/76 (Side B Runout )
Matrix / Runout: 2AMCMB-20010-NO K TR(In Circle) CR 6/76 (Side A Runout )
Matrix / Runout: 2AMCMB-20011-NO K TR(In Circle)-PA-6/76 (Side A Runout )