Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs (MFSL) Records, 2 x 12 inch, 33 1/3 RPM Stereo LP, Cat. MFSL 2-518, First Pressing. Featuring : Muddy Waters, B.B. King, Big Mama Thornton, Jay McShann, Arthur Big Boy Crudup, Eddie Cleanhead Vinson, Clarence Gatemouth Brown, and Lloyd Glenn. Titled : "The Blues ... A Real Summit Meeting (Recorded Live At Newport In New York, 1973)".

If you're not familiar with this recording, here's some additional information : Recorded in front of a live Newport audience in New York, 1973. Besides the legendary B.B. King, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson and Muddy Waters, of historical interest, Big Mama Thornton, Lloyd Glenn, Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup, and Jay McShann offer renditions of their own songs that were covered for a much larger audience by Janis Joplin, Elvis Presley, and others. An unexpected delight is the electrified violin played by Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, who backs other performers here as well as taking the lead on two tunes.

Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab has been the undisputed pioneer and leader in audiophile recordings since the company's inception in 1977. Established by dedicated audiophiles, Mobile Fidelity's first and foremost goal was to offer faithfully reproduced high fidelity recordings that would compliment the numerous advances occurring in audio delivery systems. Throughout its history, Mobile Fidelity has remained true to this goal, pioneering state-of-the-art technologies and setting audiophile standards that remain in place today.