[Pre Order] Koko Taylor - Koko Taylor - Chess Acoustic Sounds LP *

Release Date: September 18, 2026

The Queen of the Blues' 1969 Chess debut, remastered all-analog for the Chess Records Acoustic Sounds Series.

Koko Taylor's self-titled Chess album collects the sides that made her the reigning voice of Chicago blues, including her definitive reading of Willie Dixon's "Wang Dang Doodle." Backed by the cream of the Chess session roster, Taylor's huge, gravel-edged voice cuts through every track. This audiophile reissue is part of the Chess Records 75th Anniversary Acoustic Sounds Series, mastered all-analog by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab and pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Quality Record Pressings.

Features

• 180-gram vinyl, pressed at Quality Record Pressings (QRP)
• All-analog mastering by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab
• Tip-on jacket
• Chess Records 75th Anniversary / Acoustic Sounds Series
• Label: Chess

Track Listing

Side One:

1. Love You Like a Woman
2. I Love a Lover Like You
3. Don't Mess with the Messer
4. I Don't Care Who Knows
5. Wang Dang Doodle
6. I'm a Little Mixed Up

Side Two:

1. Nitty Gritty
2. Fire
3. Whatever I Am You Made Me
4. Twenty Nine Ways
5. Insane Asylum
6. Yes, It's Good For You