Previously posted August 26, 2019
VA - Stax '68: A Memphis Story [2018] (5 x CD's)
2018 marked the 50th anniversary of a pivotal year for Stax Records and for American history: 1968. This period immediately follows the untimely passing of Otis Redding; it is the year that Stax parted ways with Atlantic Records, and it's also when Martin Luther King was assassinated in Memphis. This 5-disc CD box set compiles every single (A- and B- sides) released on Stax and its subsidiary labels in '68 over 120 iconic songs from era-defining artists, including Otis Redding, Staple Singers, William Bell, Booker T. and the M.G.'s, Carla Thomas, Johnnie Taylor, Albert King, Isaac Hayes, Linda Lindell, Rufus Thomas and many more. (Amazon)
Classic snapshot of a year in the life of one of the best soul labels of all time. Hits and obscure wonders abound!
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VA - Stax '68: A Memphis Story [2018] (5 x CD's)
2018 marked the 50th anniversary of a pivotal year for Stax Records and for American history: 1968. This period immediately follows the untimely passing of Otis Redding; it is the year that Stax parted ways with Atlantic Records, and it's also when Martin Luther King was assassinated in Memphis. This 5-disc CD box set compiles every single (A- and B- sides) released on Stax and its subsidiary labels in '68 over 120 iconic songs from era-defining artists, including Otis Redding, Staple Singers, William Bell, Booker T. and the M.G.'s, Carla Thomas, Johnnie Taylor, Albert King, Isaac Hayes, Linda Lindell, Rufus Thomas and many more. (Amazon)
Classic snapshot of a year in the life of one of the best soul labels of all time. Hits and obscure wonders abound!
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Track lists
CD1
Track lists
CD1
01 Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay 2:46
02 Otis Redding - Sweet Lorene 2:28
03 Sam & Dave - I Thank You 2:46
04 Sam & Dave - Wrap It Up 2:32
05 Memphis Nomads - Don't Pass Your Judgement 2:07
06 Memphis Nomads - I Wanna Be (Your Lover & Your Honey) 2:43
07 Shirley Walton - I Was Born To Love You 2:59
08 Shirley Walton - I'm So Glad You're Back 2:41
09 Otis Redding & Carla Thomas - Lovey Dovey 2:35
10 Otis Redding & Carla Thomas - New Year's Resolution 3:22
11 Ollie & The Nightingales - I Got A Sure Thing 2:36
12 Ollie & The Nightingales - Girl, You Have My Heart Singing 2:06
13 Eddie Floyd - Big Bird 3:01
14 Eddie Floyd - Holding On With Both Hands 2:33
15 Bar-kays - A Hard Days Night 2:44
16 Bar-kays - I Want Someone 3:11
17 Johnnie Taylor - Next Time 2:33
18 Johnnie Taylor - Sundown 2:44
19 William Bell - Every Man Oughta Have A Woman 2:44
20 William Bell - Tribute To A King 2:51
21 Mable John - Able Mable 2:41
22 Mable John - Don't Get Caught 2:35
23 Rufus Thomas - The Memphis Train 2:32
24 Rufus Thomas - I Think I Made A Boo Boo 2:20
25 Jeanne & The Darlings - What Will Later On Be Like 2:47
26 Jeanne & The Darlings - Hang Me Now 2:18
CD2
01 Derek Martin - Soul Power 2:52
02 Derek Martin - Sly Girl 3:14
03 Linda Lyndell - Here I Am 2:14
04 Linda Lyndell - Bring Your Love Back To Me 2:09
05 Carla Thomas - A Dime A Dozen 2:52
06 Carla Thomas - I Want You Back 2:30
07 Kangaroo's - Groovy Day 2:50
08 Kangaroo's - Every Man Needs A Woman 2:41
09 Isaac Hayes - Precious Precious 2:42
10 Isaac Hayes - Going To Chicago Blues 3:24
11 Mad Lads - Whatever Hurts You 3:00
12 Mad Lads - No Time Is Better Than Now 2:13
13 Otis Redding - The Happy Song (Dum-Dum) 2:41
14 Otis Redding - Open The Door 2:24
15 Albert King - I Love Lucy 2:55
16 Albert King - You're Gonna Need Me 2:55
17 Johnnie Taylor - I Ain't Particular 2:27
18 Johnnie Taylor - Where There's Smoke There's Fire 3:06
19 Eddie Henderson Quintet - Georgy Girl 3:06
20 Eddie Henderson Quintet - A Million Or More Times 2:21
21 Shirley Walton - Send Peace And Harmony Home 2:47
22 Shirley Walton - The One You Can't Have All By Yourself 2:51
CD3
01 Booker T. & The Mg's - Soul Limbo 2:23
02 Booker T. & The Mg's - Heads Or Tails 2:32
03 Eddie Floyd - I Never Found A Girl (To Love Me Like You Do) 2:44
04 Eddie Floyd - I'm Just The Kind Of Fool 3:15
05 Delaney & Bonnie - It's Been A Long Time Coming 2:16
06 Delaney & Bonnie - We Just Been Feeling Bad 2:31
07 Linda Lyndell - What A Man 2:41
08 Linda Lyndell - I Don't Know 2:29
09 Harvey Scales & The Seven Sounds - Broadway Freeze 2:57
10 Harvey Scales & The Seven Sounds - I Can't Cry No More 2:41
11 Johnny Daye - Stay Baby Stay 2:46
12 Johnny Daye - I Love Love 2:45
13 Bobby Whitlock - Raspberry Rug 2:15
14 Bobby Whitlock - And I Love You 2:05
15 Judy Clay & William Bell - Private Number 2:40
16 Judy Clay & William Bell - Love-Eye-Tis 2:35
17 Jimmy Hughes - I Like Everything About You 2:50
18 Jimmy Hughes - What Side Of The Door 2:57
19 Delrays - Lollipop Lady 2:13
20 Delrays - (There's) Always Something There To Remind Me 3:26
21 Lindell Hill - Remone 3:28
22 Lindell Hill - Used To Be Love 3:27
23 Aardvarks - Subconscious Train Of Thought 3:52
24 Aardvarks - Unicorn Man 2:17
25 Fresh Air - Somebody Stole My Gal 2:19
26 Fresh Air - Somebody Stole My Gal (Instrumental) 2:20
27 Judy Clay - Bed Of Roses 3:03
28 Judy Clay - Remove These Clouds 3:08
29 Staple Singers - Long Walk To D.C. 2:28
CD4
01 Staple Singers - Stay With Us 2:33
02 Soul Children - Give 'Em Love 2:49
03 Soul Children - Move Over 2:55
04 Johnnie Taylor - Who's Making Love 2:49
05 Johnnie Taylor - I'm Trying 2:59
06 Rufus Thomas - Funky Mississippi 2:57
07 Rufus Thomas - So Hard To Get Along With 3:02
08 Carla Thomas - Where Do I Go 2:23
09 Carla Thomas - I've Fallen In Love 2:43
10 Mad Lads - So Nice 2:39
11 Mad Lads - Make Room 2:47
12 Charmells - Lovin' Feeling 2:54
13 Charmells - Sea Shell 2:39
14 Jeanne & The Darlings - It's Unbelievable (How You Control My Soul) 2:15
15 Jeanne & The Darlings - I Like What You're Doing To Me 2:43
16 Southwest F.o.b. - Smell Of Incense 2:42
17 Southwest F.o.b. - Green Skies 2:02
18 Village Sound - Sally's Got A Good Thing 2:19
19 Village Sound - The La La Song 2:06
20 Eddie Floyd - Bring It On Home To Me 2:32
21 Eddie Floyd - Sweet Things You Do 2:06
22 Booker T. & The Mg's - Hang 'Em High 3:53
23 Ollie & The Nightingales - You're Leaving Me 2:51
24 Ollie & The Nightingales - Showered With Love 2:40
25 Booker T. & The Mg's - Over Easy 4:03
26 Popcorn Generation - Kitchy Kitchy Koo 2:39
27 Popcorn Generation - Shake It 2:05
28 Bar-kays - Copy Kat 2:22
29 Bar-kays - In The Hole 2:54
CD5
01 Dino & Doc - Mighty Cold Winter 2:38
02 Dino & Doc - A Woman Can't Do (What A Man Can Do) 2:31
03 William Bell - I Forgot To Be Your Lover 2:20
04 William Bell - Bring The Curtain Down 2:31
05 Goodees - Condition Red 2:53
06 Goodees - Didn't Know Love Was So Good 3:28
07 Mable John - Running Out 2:09
08 Mable John - Shouldn't I Love Him 2:30
09 Billy Lee Riley - Family Portrait 2:45
10 Billy Lee Riley - Going Back To Memphis 2:54
11 Judy Clay & William Bell - My Baby Specializes 2:49
12 Judy Clay & William Bell - Left Over Love 2:58
13 Soul Children - I'll Understand 2:44
14 Soul Children - Doing Our Thang 2:34
15 Staple Singers - The Ghetto 3:43
16 Staple Singers - Got To Be Some Changes Made 2:37
17 Albert King - Blues Power 3:11
18 Albert King - Night Stomp 3:40
19 Epsilons - The Echo 2:39
20 Epsilons - Really Rockin' 2:10
21 Rufus Thomas - Funky Way 2:56
22 Rufus Thomas - I Want To Hold You 2:08
23 Generation - The Children Have Your Tongue 2:45
24 Generation - Give Her What She Wants 2:19
25 Daaron Lee - Who's Making Love 2:50
26 Daaron Lee - Long Black Train 4:08
27 Johnnie Taylor - Take Care Of Your Homework 2:38
28 Johnnie Taylor - Hold On This Time 2:34
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Thank You for all the great music. It is appreciated very much.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Tinman.
DeleteAppreciated.
Cheers.
A piece of history! Everyone should have this. Thanks for reposting.
ReplyDeleteIt had to be done, lemonflag.
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Gracias Butterboy Excelente Calidad y recopilatorio Muchas Gracias
ReplyDeleteEnjoy these, roberto59.
DeleteSo much great music to take in. It never gets tiring.
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Another good one - thanks BB
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome, Dr Robert.
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Didn't have this collection for some unknown reason. Over on Usenet, there are a few diehard R&B fans who would enjoy this. I've posted links to you before but I'd still like to post this collection there. Other than via the cover art, any particular additional way you would like to be credited?
ReplyDeleteHi Spidey,
DeleteIt's a great collection.
What I appreciate is to respectfully add where this set came from, https://butterboycompilations.blogspot.com/
Cheers
Thanks!
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome, dc_animal.
DeleteGood to hear from you.
Cheers.
Thanks for this BB, there's quite a few songs here I haven't seen elsewhere! Don't know if it's relevant but I was thinking there are albums based around the great work of session players like the Fame Gang, the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section...but I haven't yet come across a similar thing for the Atlanta Rhythm Section...just a suggestion for any possible future comps. Keep up the amazing work (Keep the Faith)!
ReplyDeleteHi Gazza,
DeleteI am glad you like this set. Being singles (A- and B- sides) some were new to me too.
I will take om board your suggestions. Who knows in the future.
Cheers.