Best-known for his searing, assertive guitar solos and dynamic showmanship, the great Freddy King was a forceful presence and formidable figure in two of the most prominent blues epicentres, Texas and Chicago.

An innovative instrumentalist and underrated singer, in the early and mid-1960s King was one of the most influential blues musicians, particularly for British and European audiences. This essential LP collectors' edition contains nineteen remastered studio tracks, consisting of a selection of the fabulous early singles Freddy King made for Federal Records between 1960 and 1962, the material upon which Freddy King's legend was built.