South Side Lady (CD - 1973)

Reissue producer: Jerry Gordon.

Tracks 1-10 recorded at Condorcet Studio, Toulouse, France on December 13, 1973. Tracks 11-15 recorded live at Casmir Hall, Amstelveen, Netherlands on December 1, 1973. Includes liner notes by Johnny Mesiter.

Personnel: Koko Taylor (vocals); Jimmy Rogers , Louis Myers (guitar); Willie Mabon (piano); Fred Below (drums).

Liner Note Author: Jonny Meister.

Recording information: Casmir Hall, Amstelveen, The Netherlands (12/01/1973-12/13/1973); Condorcet Studio, Toulouse, France (12/01/1973-12/13/1973).

Photographer: D. Shigley.

Cut during the period when she was between Chess and Alligator, this 15-song selection, cut in a French studio and live in the Netherlands in 1973, is a potent set that finds Koko Taylor ably backed by the Aces, guitarist Jimmy Rogers, and pianist Willie Mabon. Lots of familiar titles -- a live "Wang Dang Doodle," studio remakes of "I'm a Little Mixed Up" and "Twenty-Nine Ways" -- and a few numbers that aren't usually associated with Chicago's undisputed blues queen. ~ Bill Dahl minimize