Second Winter is the third studio album by Texas blues guitarist Johnny Winter, released in 1969. The original plan was to edit the songs from the recording session into one album but it was later thought that all the recordings were good enough to be released. The album was released as a "three-sided" LP, with a blank fourth side on the original vinyl. Two more songs, "Tell the Truth" and "Early in the Morning" were left unfinished but included on a 2004 re-release of the album.
Background The original LP was released as a double album, but side D contained no tracks, while side A included three songs and sides B and C each contained four songs.Johnny Winter - Second Winter (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs According to Winter himself, this format was chosen due to a technical limitation because all 11 tracks could not fit on a single record without reducing the volume level.『セカンド・ウィンター』レガシー・エディション盤(MHCP 542-3)ライナーノーツ（ジョニー・ウィンター） When released on CD, all tracks were compiled onto a single disc.
In Winter's home country of the United States, the album did not achieve a Top 40 position on the Billboard chart following his previous album Johnny Winter (1969). However, the album entered the UK Albums Chart, reaching a peak position of number 59.ChartArchive - Johnny Winter
The 2004 Legacy Edition included two previously unreleased tracks as bonus material on disc one along with a bonus disc titled Live at the Royal Albert Hall, featuring live recordings from a concert held on April 17, 1970.Johnny Winter - Second Winter(CD, Album) at Discogs This bonus disc also contains an early version of "Frankenstein" which would later be released by Edgar Winter with his own group.
Track listing
Personnel Musicians Johnny Winter – guitar, mandolin, vocals Edgar Winter – piano, organ, harpsichord, alto saxophone, vocals "Uncle" John Turner – percussion Tommy Shannon – bass Dennis Collins – bass on "The Good Love" Production Johnny Winter – producer Edgar Winter – production consultant Steve Paul – spiritual producer Ed Kollis – engineer Tony Lane – album design Richard Avedon – cover photography
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