Stax 50th Anniversary Celebration

Stax 50th Anniversary Celebration Editorial Reviews Amazon.com When Concord Music purchased Fantasy Records in 2006, the bulging Stax catalog came along for the ride. Not a bad deal, especially since Stax remains one of the richest and most vital sources of '60s and '70s soul, blues, and R&B. The newly reactivated label's debut release is a lavishly boxed double-disc set of 50 highlights--as opposed to hits--from the Memphis label's voluminous vaults to celebrate its 50th anniversary. All the usual suspects appear, including Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Isaac Hayes, Johnnie Taylor, Eddie Floyd, Albert King, and the Staple Singers. But the compilers deliver a well-rounded, even eclectic collection by including tracks from such relatively obscure acts as the Astors, Ollie & the Nightingales, the Mad Lads, Linda Lyndell, and Mable John, whose "Your Good Thing (Is About to End)" is one of the great lost soul treasures. Propelled in large part by house band Booker T. & the MGs, the majority of these songs have become integral threads in the fabric of American soul. Even at two and a half hours, there's not a dull moment here. That is a testament not just to the Stax musicians, but to a label whose artists defined a classic sound that remains as timeless, relevant, influential, and electrifying as when it was recorded. --Hal Horowitz ------------------------------------------------------------------- Disc 1. Gee Whiz (Look At His Eyes) - Carla Thomas Last Night - The Mar-Keys You Don't Miss Your Water - William Bell Green Onions - Booker T. & The MG's Walking The Dog - Rufus Thomas I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now) - Otis Redding Candy - The Astors Respect - Otis Redding You Don't Know Like I Know - Sam & Dave I Want Someone - The Mad Lads Hold On I'm Comin' - Sam & Dave Let Me Be Good To You - Carla Thomas Your Good Thing (Is About To End) - Mable John Knock On Wood - Eddie Floyd B-A-B-Y - Carla Thomas Tramp - Otis Redding & Carla Thomas Soul Finger - The Bar-Kays Born Under A Bad Sign - Albert King Soul Man - Sam & Dave (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding I Got A Sure Thing - Ollie & The Nightingales Soul Limbo - Booker T. & The MG's I've Never Found A Girl (To Love Me Like You Do) - Eddie Floyd What A Man - Linda Lyndell Private Number - Judy Clay & William Bell Who's Making Love - Johnnie Taylor I Forgot To Be Your Lover - William Bell I Like What You're Doing (To Me) - Carla Thomas -------------------------------------------------------- Disc 2. Time Is Tight - Booker T. & The MG's So I Can Love You - The Emotions Walk On By - Isaac Hayes Do The Funky Chicken - Rufus Thomas Jody's Got Your Girl And Gone - Johnnie Taylor Mr. Big Stuff - Jean Knight Never Can Say Goodbye - Isaac Hayes Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get - The Dramatics Respect Yourself - The Staple Singers Theme From Shaft - Isaac Hayes Son Of Shaft - The Bar-Kays That's What Love Will Make You Do - Little Milton I've Been Lonely For So Long - Frederick Knight Hearsay - The Soul Children In The Rain - The Dramatics I'll Take You There - The Staple Singers Starting All Over Again - Mel & Tim Dedicated To The One I Love - The Temprees If You're Ready (Come Go With Me) - The Staple Singers Cheaper To Keep Her - Johnnie Taylor I'll Be The Other Woman - The Soul Children Woman To Woman - Shirley Brown

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