It’s a Mean Old World

~ Recording by The Otis Rush Blues Band

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.7It's a Mean Old World2:25The Otis Rush Blues BandChicago/The Blues/Today! Vol. 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Vanguard (imprint of Vanguard Records)VSD-79217
2.7It’s a Mean Old World2:25The Otis Rush Blues BandChicago: The Blues TodayVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1999-08-24
Vanguard (imprint of Vanguard Records)172/74-2
2.7It’s a Mean Old World2:25The Otis Rush Blues BandChicago: The Blues TodayVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Vanguard (imprint of Vanguard Records), Ace (UK, started in 1978, cat# “CH” “CHD” “CDCHD”)3VCD 172/74-2
2.7It’s a Mean Old World2:25The Otis Rush Blues BandChicago / The Blues / Today! (2022 digital release)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2021-06-12
Craft Recordings (US jazz label; reissue division of Concord), Vanguard (imprint of Vanguard Records)CR00351
2.7It's a Mean Old World2:25The Otis Rush Blues BandChicago: The Blues Today (disc 2)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Vanguard (imprint of Vanguard Records)

Relationships

alto saxophone:Robert “Little Sax” Crowder (saxophonist)
bass:Roger Jones (Blues bass player)
drums (drum set):Willie Lion (blues drummer)
guitar:Otis Rush
guitar [rhythm guitar]:Luther Tucker
vocals:Otis Rush
recording of:Mean Old World (cover)

Mean Old World

lyricist and composer:Walter Jacobs (blues performer and songwriter)
publisher:Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
BMG Rights Management (US) LLC (file releases under its imprint “BMG (2008–present)” if the release has an imprint)