VA - Stax ’68: A Memphis Story

Size: 881 MB
Time: 6:04:52
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2018
Styles: Soul, R&B, Blues
Art: Front & Back

CD 1:
01. Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay (2:40)
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 - Lovey Dovey (2:35)
10. Otis Redding - New Year’s Resolution (3:22)
11. Ollie & The Nightingales - I Got A Sure Thing (2:38)
12. Ollie & The Nightingales - Girl, You Have My Heart Singing (2:06)
13. Eddie Floyd - Big Bird (3:06)
14. Eddie Floyd - Holding On With Both Hands (2:28)
15. Bar-Kays - A Hard Day’s Night (2:44)
16. Bar-Kays - I Want Someone (3:12)
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 - A Tribute To A King (2:53)
21. Mable John - Able Mable (2:41)
22. Mable John - Don’t Get Caught (2:36)
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)

CD 2:
01. Derek Martin - Soul Power (2:53)
02. Derek Martin - Sly Girl (3:14)
03. Linda Lyndell - Bring Your Love Back To Me (2:08)
04. Linda Lyndell - Here I Am (2:14)
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. The Mad Lads - Whatever Hurts You (3:00)
12. The 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 (2:53)
16. Albert King - You're Gonna Need Me (2:50)
17. Johnnie Taylor - I Ain't Particular (2:28)
18. Johnnie Taylor - Where There’s Smoke There's Fire (3:06)
19. Eddie Henderson - Georgy Girl (3:06)
20. Eddie Henderson - A Million Or More Times (2:22)
21. Shirley Walton - Send Peace And Harmony Home (2:45)
22. Shirley Walton - The One You Can't Have All By Yourself (2:51)

CD 3:
01. Booker T. & The M.G.'s - Soul Limbo (2:24)
02. Booker T. & The M.G.'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 (2:17)
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 (2:47)
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. William Bell & Judy Clay - 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 (2:58)
19. The Delrays - Lollipop Lady (2:13)
20. The Delrays - (There's) Always Something There To Remind Me (3:26)
21. Lindell Hill - Remone (3:29)
22. Lindell Hill - Used To Be Love (3:27)
23. The Aardvarks - Subconscious Train Of Thought (3:52)
24. The 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 (2:43)
28. Judy Clay - Remove These Clouds (3:08)
29. The Staple Singers - Long Walk To D.C. (2:29)


CD 4:
01. The Staple Singers - Stay With Us (2:34)
02. The Soul Children - Give 'Em Love (2:49)
03. The Soul Children - Move Over (2:56)
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. The Mad Lads - So Nice (2:39)
11. The Mad Lads - Make Room (2:47)
12. The Charmels - Lovin' Feeling (2:54)
13. The Charmels - 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. The Village Sound - Sally's Got A Good Thing (2:19)
19. The 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 M.G.'s - Hang 'Em High (3:53)
23. Booker T. & The M.G.'s - Over Easy (4:03)
24. Ollie & The Nightingales - You're Leaving Me (2:51)
25. Ollie & The Nightingales - Showered With Love (2:40)
26. The Pop Corn Generation - Kitchy Kitchy Koo (2:39)
27. The Pop Corn Generation - Shake It (2:06)
28. The Bar-Kays - Copy Kat (2:22)
29. The Bar-Kays - In The Hole (2:54)

CD 5:
01. Dino & Doc - Mighty Cold Winter (2:39)
02. Dino & Doc - A Woman Can't Do (What A Man Do) (2:31)
03. William Bell - I Forgot To Be Your Lover (2:20)
04. William Bell - Bring The Curtain Down (2:32)
05. The Goodees - Condition Red (2:53)
06. The 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. The Soul Children - I'll Understand (2:44)
14. The Soul Children - Doing Our Thang (2:35)
15. The Staple Singers - The Ghetto (3:43)
16. The 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. The Epsilons - The Echo (2:39)
20. The Epsilons - Really Rockin' (2:10)
21. Rufus Thomas - Funky Way (2:56)
22. Rufus Thomas - I Want To Hold You (2:08)
23. The Generation - The Children Have Your Tongue (2:45)
24. The 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 (2:35)

2018 marks 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 s 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, The 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.

Stax ’68 Part 1
Stax ’68 Part 2
Stax ’68 Part 3

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VA - The Complete Stax-Volt Soul Singles Vol. 3: 1972-1975

Size: 1.69 GB
Time: 11:58:13
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1994
Styles: Blues, Soul, R&B, Rock
Label: Stax
Art: Front, Back, CD

CD 01:
01 Eddie Floyd - Yum Yum Yum (I Want Some) (2:51)
02 Jean Knight - Carry On (2:57)
03 Isaac Hayes - Do Your Thing (3:19)
04 Frederick Knight - I've Been Lonely For So Long (3:21)
05 Annette Thomas - Nothing Is Everlasting (2:56)
06 The Soul Children - Hearsay (3:30)
07 Albert King - Angel Of Mercy (4:18)
08 The Dramatics - In The Rain (3:24)
09 Lee Sain - She's My Old Lady Too (2:42)
10 The Temprees - Explain It To Her Mama (3:00)
11 Sons Of Slum - Right On (3:27)
12 Johnnie Taylor - Doing My Own Thing (Part 1) (3:46)
13 The Emotions - My Honey And Me (3:37)
14 Isaac Hayes - Let's Stay Together (Instrumental) (3:47)
15 Hot Sauce - Bring It Home (And Give It To Me) (3:20)
16 Black Society - Look Around You (2:32)
17 The Nightingales - Don't Do It I'm With You (3:29)
18 The Staple Singers - I'll Take You There (3:14)
19 The Leaders - Which Way (2:25)
20 Veda Brown - Living A Life Without Love (3:04)
21 Harvey Scales - What's Good For You (Don't Have To Be Good To You) (2:25)
22 The Mad Lads - Let Me Repair Your Heart (4:03)
23 Eric Mercury - What's Usual Seems Natur'l (3:25)
24 Major Lance - I Wanna Make Up (Before We Break Up) (4:00)

CD 02:
01 Isaac Hayes & David Porter - Ain't That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One) (4:25)
02 Little Milton - Walking The Back Streets And Crying (5:05)
03 William Bell - Save Us (3:18)
04 Rufus Thomas - 6-3-8 (2:39)
05 Mel & Tim - Starting All Over Again (3:50)
06 Stefan - Keep On Loving Me (2:53)
07 David Porter - I'm Afraid The Masquerade Is Over (4:45)
08 Little Sonny - Goin' Down Slow (Parts 1 & 2) (5:35)
09 The Emotions - I Could Never Be Happy (3:30)
10 The Soul Children - Don't Take My Kindness For Weakness (2:56)
11 Albert King - I'll Play The Blues For You (Part 1) (3:42)
12 Roger Hatcher - I Dedicate My Life To You (2:28)
13 March Wind - Do The Sweetback (2:58)
14 Black Nasty - Gettin' Funky 'round Here (2:44)
15 David Porter - When The Chips Are Down (3:22)
16 Carla Thomas - Sugar (4:12)
17 Eddie Floyd - You're Good Enough (To Be My Baby) (3:16)
18 The Staple Singers - This World (3:35)
19 Jean Knight - Helping Man (2:54)
20 John Kasandra - Ain't I Good? (3:03)

CD 03:
02 The Temprees - Dedicated To The One I Love (3:35)
03 The Dramatics - Toast To The Fool (4:16)
04 Johnnie Taylor - Stop Doggin' Me (4:06)
05 Frederick Knight - Trouble (3:10)
06 Rufus Thomas - Itch And Scratch (Part 1) (3:12)
07 Ernie Hines - What Would I Do (3:37)
08 Veda Brown - I Know It's Not Right (3:26)
09 Stefan - Holy Cow (3:03)
10 Sons Of Slum - What Goes Around (Must Come Around) (3:10)
11 Isaac Hayes - Theme From The Men (Instrumental) (4:02)
12 Mavis Staples - Endlessly (3:15)
13 Inez Foxx - You Hurt Me For The Last Time (3:06)
14 John Gary Williams - My Sweet Lord (3:17)
15 Albert King - Breaking Up Somebody's Home (3:42)
16 Katie Love - How Can You Mistreat The One You Love (2:44)
17 The Emotions - From Toys To Boys (2:30)
18 Roy Lee Johnson & The Villagers - The Dryer (Vocal) (Part 1) (2:18)
19 Carla Thomas - I May Not Be All You Want (But I'm All You Got) (3:51)
20 Major Lance - Ain't No Sweat (3:20)
21 Jean Knight - Do Me (2:52)
22 Little Milton - Rainy Day (3:14)

CD 04:
01 The Soul Children - It Ain't Always What You Do (It's Who You Le See You Do It) (3:39)
02 Mel & Tim - I May Not Be What You Want (2:57)
03 Rufus Thomas - Funky Robot (Part 1) (2:43)
04 Johnnie Taylor - Don't You Fool With My Soul (Part 1) (2:55)
05 The Staple Singers - Oh La De Da (3:36)
06 Hot Sauce - What Do You See In Her? (2:45)
07 The Temprees - A Thousand Miles Away (3:20)
08 The Dramatics - Hey You! Get Off My Moutain (3:31)
09 Isaac Hayes - Rolling Down A Mountainside (4:17)
10 The Bar-Kays - You're Still My Brother (3:30)
11 Jimmy Lewis - Stop Half Loving These Women (2:56)
12 William Bell - Lovin' On Borrowed Time (3:57)
13 Eddie Floyd - Lay Your Loving On Me (3:16)
14 Inez Foxx - The Time (3:58)
15 Mel & Tim - Heaven Knows (3:53)
16 Johnnie Taylor - I Believe In You (You Believe In Me) (4:32)
17 Veda Brown - Short Stopping (2:23)
18 The Staple Singers - Be What You Are (5:00)
19 Stefan - I've Got To Love Somebody's Baby (2:58)
20 Albert King - Playing On Me (3:42)
21 David Porter - Long As You're The One Somebody In The World (2:38)

CD 05:
01 Frederick Knight - This Is My Song Of Love To You (3:11)
02 The Mgs - Sugarcone (3:08)
03 The Soul Children - Love Is A Hurtin' Thing (3:16)
04 Eddie Floyd - Baby, Lay Your Head Down (Gently On My Bed) (3:40)
05 Eddie Floyd - Check Me Out (3:37)
06 The Emotions - Runnin' Back (And Forth) (2:32)
07 Inez Foxx - Crossing Over The Bridge (2:52)
08 The Temprees - Love's Maze (3:34)
09 The Bar-Kays - It Ain't Easy (3:24)
10 Carla Thomas - Love Among People (4:07)
11 Little Milton - What It Is (3:22)
12 William Bell - I've Got To Go On Without You (3:47)
13 Eric Mercury - Love Is Taking Over (3:50)
14 Joe Hicks - Ruby Dean (3:19)
15 The Mad Lads - I'm So Glad I Fell In Love With You (2:09)
16 The Dramatics - Fell For You (3:14)
17 Johnnie Taylor - Cheaper To Keep Her (3:28)
18 Rufus Thomas - I Know You Don't Want Me No More (3:04)
19 The Staple Singers - If You're Ready (Come Go With Me) (3:20)
20 The Sweet Inspirations - Slipped And Tripped (2:57)
21 The Emotions - Peace Be Still (2:55)
22 The Soul Children - I'll Be The Other Woman (3:35)

CD 06:
01 The Newcomers - The Martian Hop (2:55)
02 Inez Foxx - I Had A Talk With My Man (4:07)
03 The Temprees - At Last (2:56)
04 Isaac Hayes - Joy (Part 1) (4:37)
05 Hot Sauce - Good Woman Turning Bad (2:50)
06 John Kasandra - Mose (Part 3) (5:41)
07 Rufus Thomas - I'll Be Your Santa Baby (3:34)
08 Eddie Floyd - I Wanna Do Things For You (3:25)
09 Albert King - That's What The Blues Is All About (3:53)
10 Carolyn Hurley - One Way Love Affair (4:16)
11 Little Milton - Tin Pan Alley (3:32)
12 Rufus Thomas - The Funky Bird (3:23)
13 Johnnie Taylor - We're Getting Careless With Our Love (3:59)
14 The Emotions - What Do The Lonely Do At Christmas (3:24)
15 Cix Bits - Season's Greetings (3:21)
16 Eric Mercury - Don't Lose Faith In Me Lord (3:32)
17 Veda Brown - Don't Start Loving Me (If You're Gonna Stop) (3:50)
18 The Staple Singers - Touch A Hand, Make A Friend (3:25)
19 The Dramatics - And I Panicked (3:32)
20 Joy Fleming - Change It All (3:22)

CD 07:
01 William Bell - Gettin' What You Want (Losin' What You Got) (3:31)
02 Jacqui Verdell - He's Mine (3:41)
03 Little Sonny - My Woman Is Good To Me (2:50)
04 David Porter - I Got You And I'm Glad (3:08)
05 The Emotions - Put A Little Love Away (3:12)
06 Frederick Knight - Suzy (3:29)
07 Mel & Tim - The Same Folks (3:11)
08 The Temprees - You Make The Sunshine (3:30)
09 John Gary Williams - The Whole Damn World Is Going Crazy (3:11)
10 Inez Foxx - Circuit's Overload (3:43)
11 Isaac Hayes - Wonderful (3:39)
12 Little Milton - Behind Closed Doors (3:58)
13 Eddie Floyd - Guess Who (3:20)
14 The Sweet Inspirations - Dirty Tricks (3:02)
15 Roebuck Pops Staples - Whicha Way Did It Go (3:11)
16 Black Nasty - Talking To The People (2:43)
17 Johnnie Taylor - I've Been Born Again (3:20)
18 The MG's - Neckbone (2:59)
19 Sandra Wright - Wounded Woman (2:29)
20 Hot Sauce - Stop Doggin' Me (3:49)
21 Kim Weston - Goodness Gracious (2:52)

CD 08:
01 The Staple Singers - City In The Sky (3:44)
02 Isaac Hayes - Title Theme (2:33)
03 Eddie Floyd - Soul Street (3:25)
04 Albert King - Flat Tire (4:19)
05 The Soul Children - Love Makes It Right (3:14)
06 The Temprees - Mr. Cool That Ain't Cool (2:51)
07 Rufus Thomas - Boogie Ain't Nuttin' (But Gettin' Down)(Part 1) (2:56)
08 Ron Banks & The Dramatics - Highway To Heaven (3:51)
09 William Bell - Get It While It's Hot (3:13)
10 Frederick Knight - Passing Thru (3:13)
11 The Newcomers - Keep And Eye On Your Close Friends (3:08)
12 The Staple Singers - My Main Man-There Is A God (5:10)
13 Mel & Tim - That's The Way I Want To Live My Life (3:06)
14 Mel & Tim - Forever And A Day (4:40)
15 The Emotions - Baby, I'm Through (3:43)
16 Johnnie Taylor - It's September (3:16)
17 Shirley Brown - Woman To Woman (3:54)
18 Randy Brown & Company - Did You Hear Yourself (Part 1) (3:21)
19 Annette Thomas - You Need A Friend Like Mine (2:54)
20 The Temprees - I Love, I Love (3:34)
21 Little Milton - Let Me Back In (3:00)

CD 09:
01 Albert King - Crosscut Saw (2:49)
02 The Bar-Kays - Coldblooded (3:07)
03 Sir Mack Rice - Bump Meat (2:42)
04 The Newcomers - (Too Little In Common To Be Lovers) Too Much Going To Say Goodbye (3:30)
05 The Wrecking Crew - Bump And Boogie (Part 1) (2:55)
06 The Soul Children - What's Happening Baby (Part 1) (2:43)
07 The Staple Singers - Who Made The Man (4:14)
08 Brook Benton - I Keep Thinking To Myself (3:12)
09 Eddie Floyd - I Got A Reason To Smile (Cause I Got You) (3:15)
10 Bessie Banks - Try To Leave Me If You Can (I Bet You Can't Do It) (4:33)
11 Willie Singleton - Burning On Both Ends (2:50)
12 The Emotions - There Are More Questions Than Answers (3:32)
13 Albert King - Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin' (3:01)
14 Hot Sauce - I Can't Let You Go (3:13)
15 Frederick Knight - I Betcha Didn't Know That (3:03)
16 Sandra Wright - Lovin' You, Lovin' Me (3:34)
17 Rufus Thomas - Do The Double Bump (3:06)
18 The Temprees - Coma And Get Your Love (3:16)
19 Sir Mack Rice - Dark Skin Woman (Part 1) (3:08)
20 Shirley Brown - It Ain't No Fun (5:26)
21 Little Milton - If You Talk In Your Sleep (2:43)
22 Eddie Floyd - Talk To The Man (3:02)

CD 10:
01 Barbara & Joe - You're Astounding (3:02)
02 The Green Brothers - Dy-No-Mite (Did You Say My Love) (3:07)
03 The Dynamic - Soul Machine: Boom-A-Rang (3:32)
04 John Gary Williams - Come What May (3:29)
05 Johnnie Taylor - Try Me Tonight (3:20)
06 Freddie Waters - Groovin' On My Baby's Love (2:45)
07 The Fiestas - I Can't Shake Your Love (3:43)
08 Frederick Knight - I Wanna Play With You (2:47)
09 Albert King - I'm Doing Fine (3:29)
10 Teresa Davis - No Way (I Can Live Without You) (3:14)
11 The Staple Singers - Back Road Into Town (4:18)
12 Eddie Floyd - I'm So Glad I Met You (3:14)
13 Little Milton - Packed Up And Took My Mind (4:00)
14 Johnnie Taylor - Just Keep On Loving Me (3:00)
15 R.B. Hudmon - How Can I Be A Witness (3:06)
16 Rufus Thomas - Jump Back '75 (Part 1) (3:34)
17 The Staple Singers - I Got To Be Myself (3:37)
18 Shirley Brown - It's Worth A Whippin' (3:32)
19 The Bar-Kays - Holy Ghost (Part 1) (2:46)

As the last installment in the three-volume document of the complete Stax-Volt singles, Vol. 3: 1972-1975 is by far the weakest of the series. During those four years, the label was winding down, since it was unable to successfully make the transition from gritty soul to smoother soul and disco. Their older artists couldn't handle the newer sound, and the newer artists were generally saddled with undistinguished songs. In other words, there weren't many great singles from this era, which is what makes listening to The Complete Stax-Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 3: 1972-1975 such a chore. While the sound of the set is pleasant, evoking both the funky and smooth soul of the early '70s quite well, the songs and the performances aren't particularly noteworthy. There's about a disc and a half worth of prime material scattered across this set, and only die-hard collectors and fetishists will have the patience to find them. Still, those dedicated listeners will find the box a nice way to conclude the series, since it is a well-produced and comprehensive set, even if the music itself is uneven. ~by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

The Complete Stax-Volt Soul Singles Vol. 3 CD 01
The Complete Stax-Volt Soul Singles Vol. 3 CD 02
The Complete Stax-Volt Soul Singles Vol. 3 CD 03
The Complete Stax-Volt Soul Singles Vol. 3 CD 04
The Complete Stax-Volt Soul Singles Vol. 3 CD 05
The Complete Stax-Volt Soul Singles Vol. 3 CD 06
The Complete Stax-Volt Soul Singles Vol. 3 CD 07
The Complete Stax-Volt Soul Singles Vol. 3 CD 08
The Complete Stax-Volt Soul Singles Vol. 3 CD 09
The Complete Stax-Volt Soul Singles Vol. 3 CD 10

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VA - The Complete Stax-Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 2: 1968-1971

Size: 1,57 GB
Time: 11:07:51
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1993
Styles: Blues, Soul, R&B, Rock
Label: Stax Records
Art: Front, Back & CD

CD 1:
01 Shirley Walton - I Was Born To Love You (2:59)
02 Isaac Hayes - Precious, Precious (2:43)
03 Shirley Walton - Send Peace And Harmony Home (2:46)
04 Booker T. & The MG's - Soul Limbo (2:23)
05 Eddie Floyd - I've Never Found A Girl (To Love Me Like You Do) (2:45)
06 Delaney & Bonnie - It's Been A Long Time Coming (2:18)
07 Linda Lyndell - What A Man (2:42)
08 Jimmy Hughes - I Like Everything About You (2:51)
09 Johnny Daye - Stay Baby Stay (2:49)
10 Judy Clay & William Bell - Private Number (2:41)
11 The Mad Lads - So Nice (2:39)
12 The Staple Singers - Long Walk To D.C. (2:31)
13 The Soul Children - Give 'em Love (2:49)
14 Rufus Thomas - Funky Mississippi (2:57)
15 The Charmels - Lovin' Feeling (2:54)
16 Carla Thomas - Where Do I Go (2:23)
17 Judy Clay - Bed Of Roses (2:44)
18 Eddie Floyd - Bring It On Home To Me (2:32)
19 Jeanne & The Darlings - It's Unbelievable (How You Control My Soul) (2:15)
20 Johnnie Taylor - Who's Making Love (2:49)
21 Dino & Doc - Mighty Cold Winter (2:39)
22 Booker T. & The MG's - Hang 'em High (3:52)
23 Ollie & The Nightingales - You're Leaving Me (2:51)
24 The Bar-Kays - Copy Kat (2:23)
25 William Bell - I Forgot To Be Your Lover (2:21)
26 Mable John - Running Out (2:09)
27 Judy Clay & William Bell - My Baby Specializes (2:38)
28 The Soul Children - I'll Understand (2:42)

CD 2:
01 The Staple Singers - The Ghetto (3:45)
02 Albert King - Blues Power (3:12)
03 The Epsilons - The Echo (2:40)
04 Rufus Thomas - Funky Way (2:57)
05 Johnnie Taylor - Take Care Of Your Homework (2:38)
06 Carla Thomas - I Like What You're Doing (To Me) (2:56)
07 Eddie Floyd - I've Got To Have Your Love (2:48)
08 Jimmy Hughes - Let 'em Down Baby (2:40)
09 The Mad Lads - Love Is Here Today And Gone Tomorrow (2:46)
10 Judy Clay - It Ain't Long Enough (3:22)
11 Ollie & The Nightingales - Mellow Way You Treat Your Man (2:25)
12 Sonny Stitt - Private Number (2:57)
13 Booker T. & The MG's - Time Is Tight (3:17)
14 The Mar-Keys - Double Or Nothing (2:52)
15 The Staple Singers - (Sittin' On The) Dock Of The Bay (2:57)
16 The Emotions - So I Can Love You (2:50)
17 The Bar-Kays - Don't Stop Dancing (To The Music) (Part 1) (2:50)
18 Margie Joseph - One More Chance (2:25)
19 Jimmy Dotson - I Wanna Be Good (To You) (2:59)
20 Art Jerry Miller - Finger Lickin' Good (2:39)
21 The Soul Children - Tighten Up My Thang (3:04)
22 William Bell - My Whole World Is Falling Down (3:09)
23 Johnnie Taylor - Testify (I Wanna) (4:03)
24 Albert King - Drowning On Dry Land (3:56)
25 The Stingers - Do The Cissy (2:49)
26 Eddie Floyd - Don't Tell Your Mama (Where You've Been) (3:02)

CD 3:
01 Booker T. & The MG's - Mrs. Robinson (3:40)
02 William Bell & Mavis Staples - Love's Sweet Sensation (3:04)
03 Darrell Banks - Just Because Your Love Is Gone (3:36)
04 Jimmy Hughes - Chains Of Love (3:00)
05 William Bell - Happy (2:34)
06 The Staple Singers - The Challenge (3:11)
07 Johnnie Taylor, Eddie Floyd, William Bell, Pervis Staples, Carla Thomas, Mavis Staples, Cleotha Staples - Soul-A-Lujah (2:29)
08 Eddie Floyd & Mavis Staples - Never, Never Let You Go (2:28)
09 Johnnie Taylor & Carla Thomas - Just Keep On Loving Me (2:39)
10 William Bell & Carla Thomas - I Need You Woman (2:41)
11 Ollie & The Nightingales - I've Got A Feeling (2:51)
12 Jeanne & The Darlings - It's Time To Pay For The Fun (We've Had) (2:35)
13 Johnnie Taylor - I Could Never Be President (2:17)
14 The Mad Lads - By The Time I Get To Phoenix (2:48)
15 Colette Kelly - Long And Lonely World (2:58)
16 The Bar-Kays - Midnight Cowboy (2:49)
17 Carla Thomas - I've Fallen In Love (With You) (2:44)
18 Booker T. & The MG's - Slum Baby (2:40)
19 The Emotions - The Best Part Of A Love Affair (3:30)
20 Isaac Hayes - By The Time I Get To Phoenix (6:57)
21 Isaac Hayes - Walk On By (4:34)
22 Pop Staples, Albert King, Steve Cropper - Tupelo (Part 1) (2:56)
23 Pop Staples, Albert King, Steve Cropper - Water (3:08)
24 The Soul Children - The Sweeter He Is (Part 1) (2:58)
25 Mavis Staples - You're Driving Me (To The Arms Of A Stranger) (3:21)

CD 4:
02 Eddie Floyd - Why Is The Wine Sweeter (On The Other Side) (2:43)
03 The Staple Singers - When Will We Be Paid (2:34)
04 John Lee Hooker - Grinder Man (3:56)
05 William Bell - Born Under A Bad Sign (3:13)
06 Margie Joseph - What You Gonna Do (3:01)
07 Jimmy Hughes - I'm So Glad (2:54)
08 Darrell Banks - Beautiful Feelings (2:46)
09 The Dramatics - Your Love Was Strange (3:02)
10 Johnnie Taylor - Love Bones (3:21)
11 Delaney & Bonnie - Hard To Say Goodbye (2:30)
12 J.J. Barnes - Got To Get Rid Of You (3:26)
13 Reggie Milner - Habit Forming Love (2:13)
14 The T.S.U. Toronadoes - My Thing Is A Moving Thing (2:45)
15 The Emotions - Stealing Love (3:11)
16 The Emotions - When Tomorrow Comes (3:02)
17 Albert King - Wrapped Up In Love Again (2:23)
18 Rufus Thomas - Do The Funky Chicken (3:17)
19 Eddie Floyd - California Girl (3:38)
20 Bernie Hayes - Tribute To A Black Woman (Part 1) (2:20)
21 The Bar-Kays - Sang And Dance (2:59)
22 The Soul Children - Hold On, I'm Comin' (3:28)
23 Chuck Brooks - Love's Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down (Part 1) (3:17)
24 Ernie Hines - Help Me Put Out The Flames (In My Heart) (3:13)
25 Roebuck 'Pops' Staples - Black Boy (3:22)

CD 5:
01 Ollie & The Nightingales - Bracing Myself For The Fall (2:54)
02 William Bell & Carla Thomas - All I Have To Do Is Dream (3:20)
03 Jeanne & The Darlings - Singing About Love (2:23)
04 Chris & Shack - Goodies (2:42)
05 Barbara Lewis - Just The Way You Are Today (3:33)
06 Little Sony - The Creeper Returns (4:15)
07 Carla Thomas - Guide Me Well (3:54)
08 The Staple Singers - Give A Damn (3:09)
09 Johnnie Taylor - Steal Away (3:29)
10 Margie Joseph - Your Sweet Lovin' (3:40)
11 Jones Blumenberg - I Forgot To Remember (3:44)
12 David Porter - Can't See You When I Want To (4:29)
13 Carla Thomas - Never Be True (4:20)
14 Albert King - Can't You See What You're Doing To Me (3:40)
15 Rufus Thomas - Sixty Minute Man (Part 2) (3:31)
16 Rufus Thomas - The Preacher And The Bear (3:52)
17 Booker T. & The Mg's - Something (3:34)
18 The Mad Lads - Seeing Is Believin' (4:12)
19 Roz Ryan - You're My Temptation (2:38)
20 Paul Thompson - What I Don't Know Won't Hurt Me (2:58)
21 Branding Iron - Right, Tight And Out Of Sight (3:02)
22 John Casandra - (What's Under) The Natural Do (3:00)

CD 6:
01 Eddie Floyd - My Girl (3:22)
02 Mavis Staples - I Have Learned To Do Without You (4:07)
03 The T.S.U. Toronadoes - Play The Music Toronadoes (2:33)
04 William Bell - Lonely Soldier (3:56)
05 The Emotions - Heart Association (3:04)
06 Isaac Hayes - I Stand Accused (4:06)
07 The Staple Singers - Brand New Day (3:45)
08 Margie Joseph - Sweeter Tomorrow (3:13)
09 Bernie Hayes - Cool Strut (2:54)
10 The Newcomers - You Put The Sunshine In My World (3:01)
11 The Bar-Kays - Montego Bay (2:34)
12 Rudy Robinson & The Hungry Five - Got It Together (Parts 1 & 2) (5:29)
13 Little Sonny - Wade In The Water (3:17)
14 The Nightingales - You're Movin' Much Too Fast (2:52)
15 Eddie Floyd - Best Years Of My Life (3:06)
16 Johnnie Taylor - I Am Somebody (Part 2) (3:25)
17 Carla Thomas - I Loved You Like I Love My Very Life (2:50)
18 Reggie Milner - Soul Machine (2:26)
19 The Temprees - (Follow Her) Rules And Regulations (2:52)
20 Rufus Thomas - (Do The) Push And Pull (Part 1) (3:19)
21 Charlene & The Soul Serenaders - Love Changes (3:53)
22 The Soul Children - Put Your World In My World (Best Of Two Worlds) (2:56)
23 The Staple Singers - Love Is Plentiful (2:30)

CD 7:
01. The Staple Singers - Heavy Makes You Happy (Sha-Na-Boom Boom) (3:07)
02. The Staple Singers - Who Took The Merry Out Of Christmas (2:32)
03. Shack - Too Many Lovers (2:44)
04. The Emotions - Black Christmas (2:46)
05. Isaac Hayes - The Mistletoe And Me (3:58)
06. Barbara Lewis - Ask The Lonely (3:12)
07. Johnnie Taylor - Jody's Got Your Girl And Gone (3:02)
08. The Soul Children - Finish Me Off (3:39)
09. Eddie Floyd - Oh, How It Rained (3:10)
10. Isaac Hayes - The Look Of Love (3:19)
11. Ernie Hines - Electrfied Love (3:07)
12. Booker T. & The MG's - Melting Pot (3:53)
13. Barbara Lewis - That's The Way I Like It (I Like It That Way) (3:05)
14. Jean Knight - Mr. Big Stuff (2:34)
15. The Emotions - You Make Me Want To Love You (3:16)
16. Margie Joseph - Stop! In The Name Of Love (4:54)
17. Johnnie Taylor - I Don't Wanna Lose You (4:00)
18. The Temprees - (Girl) I Love You (3:14)
19. Rufus Thomas - The World Is Round (3:18)
20. William Bell - A Penny For Your Thoughts (3:07)
21. Isaac Hayes - Never Can Say Goodbye (3:38)
22. The Nightingales - I Don't Want To Be Like My Daddy (3:20)

CD 8:
01 Staple Singers - You've Got To Earn It (3:30)
02 Limitations - Hold On To It (2:34)
03 Dramatics - Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get (3:35)
04 Branding Iron - Born Too Late (2:32)
05 Jimmy Hughes - Just Ain't Strong As I Used To Be (You Done Fed Me Sumpin') (3:04)
06 Margie Joseph - That Other Woman Got My Man And Gone (3:29)
07 Emotions - If You Think It (You May As Well Do It) (3:03)
08 Calvin Scott - Shame On The Family Name (2:48)
09 Eddie Floyd - Blood Is Thicker Than Water (2:43)
10 Johnnie Taylor - Hijackin' Love (3:20)
11 Melvin Van Peebles - Sweetback's Theme (3:24)
12 Rufus Thomas - The Breakdown (Part 1) (3:15)
13 Newcomers - Pin The Tail On The Donkey (2:58)
14 Lee Sain - Them Hot Pants (3:06)
15 Little Milton - If That Ain't A Reason (For Your Woman To Leave You) (3:24)
16 Shack - It's Good To Be Careful (But It's Better To Be Loved) (2:51)
17 Ilana - Where Would You Be Today (3:16)
18 Albert King - Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven (3:46)
19 Soul Children - Got To Get Away From It All (3:24)
20 United Image - Love's Creeping Up On Me (2:26)
21 Emotions - Show Me How (3:06)
22 David Porter - If I Give It Up I Want It Back (2:26)
23 Little Sonny - A Woman Named Trouble (4:22)

CD 9:
01 Eddie Giles - Losing Boy (3:05)
02 The Staple Singers - Respect Yourself (3:32)
03 Hot Sauce - I'll Kill A Brick (About My Man) (2:45)
04 Jean Knight - You Think You're Hot Stuff (2:29)
05 William Bell - All For The Love Of A Woman (3:12)
06 Isaac Hayes - Theme From 'shaft' (3:17)
07 The MG's - Jamaica, This Morning (3:07)
08 The Mad Lads - Gone! The Promises Of Yesterday (3:39)
09 Major Lance - Girl, Come On Home (2:41)
10 Joni Wilson - (Let Hurt Put You In The) Loser's Seat (3:17)
11 The Temprees - My Baby Love (2:53)
12 The Leaders - How Do You Move A Mountain (2:22)
13 Black Nasty - Black Nasty Boogie (Part 6) (2:40)
14 Rufus Thomas - Do The Funky Penguin (Part 1) (3:07)
15 Carla Thomas - You've Got A Cushion To Fall On (3:42)
16 The Dramatics - Get Up And Get Down (3:10)
17 The Bar-Kays - Son Of Shaft (3:12)
18 L.V. Johnson - Don't Cha Mess With My Money, My Honey, Or My Woman (3:38)
19 Eric Mercury - I Can Smell That Funky Music (3:01)
20 Calvin Scott - A Sadness For Things (3:18)
21 Little Milton - That's What Love Will Make You Do (3:56)
22 Johnnie Taylor - Standing In For Jody (3:47)

The first Stax-Volt box was a monolith, standing as the definitive document of the labels and, therefore, gritty Southern soul. Its sequel, The Complete Stax-Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 2: 1968-1971 is considerably more problematic. Covering only four years compared to its predecessor, which showcased nine years, Vol. 2 contains 216 tracks, including all of the A- and B-sides released during that era. Most critics consider these four years to be substantially less interesting than Stax's earlier years, and in a sense, they're right. There's no Otis Redding or Sam & Dave, and the music doesn't have the same innovative, kinetic spark of the early years. There's still a lot of great, great music here, but it's difficult to sort it out among these nine discs. About three or four discs' worth of material is truly essential, and it might have been better to boil this era down to a smaller box set, since that would have made for a necessary purchase. As it stands, it's too sprawling and comprehensive to be an essential purchase for anyone other than soul fetishists and hardcore collectors, but those listeners should find much of this fascinating. ~by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

The Complete Stax-Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 2 CD 1
The Complete Stax-Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 2 CD 2
The Complete Stax-Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 2 CD 3
The Complete Stax-Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 2 CD 4
The Complete Stax-Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 2 CD 5
The Complete Stax-Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 2 CD 6
The Complete Stax-Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 2 CD 7
The Complete Stax-Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 2 CD 8
The Complete Stax-Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 2 CD 9

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VA - Stax Singles, Vol. 4: Rarities & The Best Of The Rest

Size: 166,4+173,1+173,1+161,7+165,7 MB
Time: 71:28+74:33+74:10+69:43+71:17
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2018
Styles: Blues, Soul, R&B, Rock
Art: Front

CD 1:
01. Carla Thomas - Deep Down Inside (2:22)
02. Rufus Thomas, Jr. - Yeah, Yea-Ah (2:14)
03. Prince Conley - All The Way (2:41)
04. The Canes - I'll Never Give Her Up (2:29)
05. The Astors - Just Enough To Hurt Me (2:29)
06. Eddie Kirkland - I Found A Brand New Love (2:55)
07. Rufus Thomas, Jr. - Fine And Mellow (2:57)
08. Booker T. & The MG's - Fannie Mae (2:07)
09. Floyd Newman - Sassy (2:10)
10. Rufus Thomas, Jr. - I Want To Get Married (2:17)
11. Bobby Marchan - That's The Way It Goes (2:27)
12. The Cobras - Shake Up (2:11)
13. Barbara & The Browns - You Belong To Her (2:42)
14. Dorothy Williams - Watchdog (2:32)
15. Baracudas - Free For All (2:13)
16. Barbara & The Browns - I Don't Want Trouble (2:03)
17. Gorgeous George - Sweet Thing (2:44)
18. The Astors - I Found Out (2:41)
19. Rufus Thomas, Jr. - We're Tight (2:12)
20. Rufus Thomas, Jr. - Chicken Scratch (2:22)
21. Ruby Johnson - Weak Spot (2:37)
22. Rufus Thomas, Jr. - Talkin' Bout True Love (2:38)
23. Mable John - If You Give Up What You Got (See What You Lost) (2:27)
24. Sam & Dave - A Small Portion Of Your Love (2:34)
25. Ruby Johnson - Keep On Keeping On (2:22)
26. Rufus Thomas, Jr. - Greasy Spoon (2:36)
27. Mable John - Left Over Love (2:32)
28. Ollie - Girl, You Have My Heart Singing (2:03)
29. Mable John - Don't Get Caught (2:34)

CD 2:
01 Shirley Walton - I’m So Glad You’re Back (2:38)
02 Delaney & Bonnie - We’ve Just Been Feeling Bad (2:30)
03 Linda Lyndell - I Don't Know (2:27)
04 Judy Clay - Love-Eye-Tis (2:38)
05 Judy Clay - Remove These Clouds (3:10)
06 The Staple Singers - Stay With Us (2:36)
07 Rufus Thomas, Jr. - So Hard To Get Along With (3:00)
08 Jeanne & The Darlings - I Like What You’re Doing To Me (2:40)
09 Booker T. & The MG's - Over Easy (4:02)
10 Mable John - Shouldn't I Love Him (2:29)
11 Judy Clay - Left Over Love (2:59)
12 Jimmy Hughes - Sweet Things You Do (2:17)
13 Art Jerry Miller - Grab A Handful (2:08)
14 Eddie Floyd - Consider Me (3:24)
15 Booker T. & The MG's - Soul Clap '69 (2:39)
16 Jeanne & The Darlings - Standing In The Need Of Your Love (2:42)
17 The Bar-Kays - I Thank You (3:28)
18 Soul Children - Make It Good (3:07)
19 Ollie - I'll Be Your Everything (2:57)
20 William Bell - Let Me Ride (2:51)
21 Booker T. & The MG's - Sunday Sermon (4:08)
22 Carla Thomas - Hi De Ho (That Old Sweet Roll) (2:34)
23 The Shack - A Love Affair That Bears No Pain (4:05)
24 The Nightingales - Just A Little Overcome (3:48)
25 The Newcomers - Mannish Boy (3:03)

CD 3:
01. Ilana - Let Love Fill Your Heart (3:04)
02. Soul Children - Ridin' On Love's Merry-Go-Round (2:42)
03. Hot Sauce - I Can't Win For Losing (3:02)
04. Lee Sain - Ain't Nobody Like Me Baby (3:41)
05. Hot Sauce - Echoes From The Past (2:41)
06. The Mad Lads - Did My Baby Call (2:53)
07. Isaac Hayes - Baby I'm-A Want You (4:40)
08. Jean Knight - Pick Up The Pieces (2:33)
09. Johnnie Taylor - Stop Teasing Me (3:46)
10. Isaac Hayes - Type Thang (3:50)
11. John Gary Williams - In Love With You (3:27)
12. Major Lance - Since I Lost My Baby's Love (3:18)
13. Hot Sauce - Mama's Baby (Daddy's Maybe) (3:12)
14. Soul Children - Poem On The School House Door (4:24)
15. Rufus Thomas, Jr. - That Makes Christmas Day (4:39)
16. The Staple Singers - What's Your Thing (4:24)
17. Shirley Brown - Yes Sir Brother (2:52)
18. Hot Sauce - Funny (4:02)
19. Frederick Knight - Let's Make A Deal (4:01)
20. The Green Brothers - Can't Give You Up (I Love You Too Much) (3:19)
21. John Gary Williams - Just Ain't No Love (Without You Here) (3:32)

CD 4:
01 Sid Selvidge - The Ballad Of Otis B. Watson (3:22)
02 The Caboose - Black Hands White Cotton (3:36)
03 Dallas County - Love’s Not Hard To Find (3:14)
04 Casper Peters - April (4:00)
05 Clark Sullivan - Reaching For A Rainbow (2:26)
06 Billy Eckstine - I Wanna Be Your Baby (3:12)
07 Chuck Boris - Why Did It Take So Long (2:45)
08 Barbara Lewis - Why Did It Take You So Long (2:44)
09 Finley Brown - Gypsy (2:39)
10 O.B. McClinton - Slip Away (2:10)
11 Billy Eckstine - When Something Is Wrong With My Baby (5:23)
12 Ben Atkins - Good Times Are Coming (3:21)
13 River City Band - Some Other Man (2:12)
14 O.B. McClinton - Don’t Let The Green Grass Fool You (2:34)
15 Big Ben - Would I Be Better Gone (3:13)
16 Don Nix - Black Cat Moan (3:07)
17 Don Nix - She's A Friend Of Mine (3:39)
18 Larry Raspberry & The Highsteppers - Rock 'N Roll Warning (2:40)
19 Chico Hamilton - Conquistadores '74 (3:35)
20 Cliff Cochran - The Way I’m Needing You (3:07)
21 Connie Eaton - Let’s Get Together (3:04)
22 Karen Casey - The Way I’m Needing You (3:29)

CD 5:
01. Stop-Quit It - Poor Little Rich Kids (2:31)
02. Lonnie Duvall - Cigarettes (2:45)
03. Poor Little Rich Kids - It's Mighty Clear (2:18)
04. The Honey Jug - Warm City Baby (2:00)
05. The Goodees - For A Little While (2:17)
06. The Honey Jug - For Your Love (2:49)
07. Kangaroo's - Groovy Day (2:51)
08. Bobby Whitlock - And I Love You (2:07)
09. Southwest F.O.B. - Smell Of Incense (2:40)
10. The Goodees - Condition Red (2:55)
11. Billy Lee Riley - Family Portrait (2:46)
12. This Generation - The Children Have Your Tongue (2:48)
13. Billy Lee Riley - Show Me Your Soul (2:51)
14. The Waters - Day In And Out (2:04)
15. The Village Sound - Hey Jack (Don't Hijack My Plane) (2:38)
16. Cheques - Cool My Desire (2:36)
17. The Goodees - Goodies (2:31)
18. Paris Pilot - Miss Rita Famous (2:46)
19. Knowbody Else - Someone Something (3:14)
20. Cargoe - Feel Alright (2:35)
21. Big Star - In The Street (2:54)
22. Cargoe - I Love You Anyway (3:05)
23. Hot Dogs - Say What You Mean (4:17)
24. Big Star - O, My Soul (2:50)
25. Hot Dogs - I Walk The Line (3:20)
26. Big Star - September Gurls (2:39)

CD 6:
01. The Dixie Nightingales - The Assassination (2:55)
02. The Dixie Nightingales - Hush Hush (2:50)
03. The Dixie Nightingales - I Don't Know (2:55)
04. The Stars Of Virginia - Wade In The Water (3:06)
05. The Dixie Nightingales - Forgive These Fools (2:59)
06. The Jubilee Hummingbirds - Our Freedom Song (Free At Last) (3:16)
07. The Jubilee Hummingbirds - Press My Dying Pillow (3:10)
08. The Pattersonaires - God's Promise (2:16)
09. Rev. Maceo Woods - Hello Sunshine (2:36)
10. Roebuck 'Pop' Staples - Tryin' Time (5:15)
11. Terry Lynn Community Choir - His Love Will Always Be (3:18)
12. Reverend W. Bernard Avant Jr. - Don't Let The Green Grass Fool You (Don't Let The Devil Fool You) (3:28)
13. Rance Allen Group - (There's Gonna Be A) Showdown (2:48)
14. Rance Allen Group - That Will Be Good Enough For Me (4:33)
15. Reverend Maceo Woods - The Magnificent Sanctuary Band (Marching For The Man) (3:40)
16. Louise McCord - Better Get A Move On (3:47)
17. Charles May - Satisfied (3:01)
18. Rance Allen Group - I Got To Be Myself (2:50)
19. The People's Choir Of Operation Push - He Included Me (3:42)
20. Rance Allen Group - We're The Salt Of The Earth (3:32)
21. Louise McCord - Reflections (3:10)
22. Rance Allen Group - Ain't No Need Of Crying (3:46)

Stax Singles, Vol. 4: Rarities & The Best Of The Rest, a 6-CD box set that delves deep into the Stax Records archives, and explores the label’s efforts to diversify their output. This new addition to the critically acclaimed series of Stax singles boxes offers a more profound study of the Memphis label’s catalog, including long-forgotten B-sides and rarities, and focusing not just on soul tunes – for which the label was most famous – but also offering a cross-section of rock, pop, blues, gospel and country recordings from 1960-1975.

Featuring recordings from the catalogs of both Craft and Rhino Entertainment – the Catalog Division of Warner Music – who jointly control Stax’s iconic masters, this comprehensive box set is the perfect companion piece to Vols. 1-3; the first of which, The Complete Stax/Volt Singles 1959-1968, was released by Atlantic Records in 1991 and reissued by Rhino in 2016. Volumes 2 and 3, originally released by Stax in 1993 and 1994 respectively, and reissued by Concord in 2015, offered soul singles spanning 1968-1975, collectively. In his introduction, co-producer Bill Belmont discusses the concept behind Vol. 4: “Over the years, within the collector-fan circuit, and in reissues and collections of vintage Stax material worldwide, some ‘B’ sides have attained a status comparable to the promoted work.” Adds Rob Bowman, in his essay regarding the soul portion of the box, “[Stax’s B-sides] are, by and large, better than most companies’ A-sides.” Continues Belmont, “Stax’s ‘other side’…has never been presented on its own – thus here, the “other” [imprints] are all gathered under the Stax umbrella; part of the all-encompassing rubric ‘where everything is everything.’”

While Stax is primarily known for its soul music – Vols. 1-3 focused exclusively on that genre – the label also managed a variety of imprints throughout the ’60s and ’70s, many of which explored new sonic avenues, including rock (from Ardent, Enterprise and Hip), gospel (Chalice, Gospel Truth) and country (Enterprise). Also compiled are several instrumental and blues tracks from the earliest days of the label, when it was known as Satellite Records. The collection includes over 60 wide-ranging artists, including the Staple Singers, Big Star, the Bar-Kays, Jean Knight, Don Nix, the Rance Allen Group and Johnnie Taylor.

Stax Singles, Vol. 4: Rarities & The Best Of The Rest comes at the conclusion of a wide-ranging celebration of Stax Records’ 60th Anniversary by both Craft and Rhino. The unique partnership of the labels commemorated the first marketing collaboration of the Stax recordings, which had been divided since Atlantic Records split with Stax Records in early 1968. Throughout 2017, the two labels have collectively released over 15 vinyl reissues, including Rufus Thomas’ debut Walking The Dog, Sam & Dave’s Soul Men and Carla Thomas’ Carla LP (Rhino), as well as titles like Melvin Van Peebles’ Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song, the Sons of Truth’s Message From The Ghetto and John Gary Williams’ self-titled debut (Craft). Special attention was also focused on two Stax giants this year: Isaac Hayes and Otis Redding. Craft released a series of remastered, high-resolution digital reissues for Hayes (vinyl reissues will follow in 2018) as well as the critically acclaimed box set, Spirit Of Memphis (1962-1976). Rhino paid tribute to Redding with mono editions of Soul Ballads and The Soul Album, as well as a forthcoming seven-LP vinyl box, The Definitive Studio Albums Collection, while Concord released the double LP Live From The Whisky A Go Go earlier in the year. Looking ahead, Rhino will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Redding’s best-selling “(Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay” single. For Record Store Day’s Black Friday event, Rhino commemorated the 50th anniversary of Redding’s Live In Europe Album with a limited-edition red vinyl pressing, while Concord saluted ’70s rockers Big Star with a live tribute to their Third album, Stroke It, Noel: Big Star’s THIRD In Concert, as well as Hayes, with a vinyl edition of Spirit of Memphis, offering highlights from the box set. Additionally, during the Stax 60th celebration, both labels collaborated on the Stax Classics series of CDs, highlighting Stax’s biggest stars, while the 3-CD collection Soulsville U.S.A. culled material from both Concord’s and Rhino’s masters, much like Stax Singles, Vol. 4.

Stax Singles, Vol. 4 Vol. 1
Stax Singles, Vol. 4 Vol. 2
Stax Singles, Vol. 4 Vol. 3
Stax Singles, Vol. 4 Vol. 4
Stax Singles, Vol. 4 Vol. 5
Stax Singles, Vol. 4 Vol. 6

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The Original Blues Brothers Band - The Last Shade Of Blue Before Black

Size: 143,6 MB
Time: 61:18
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Blues, Funk, R&B
Art: Front

01. Baby What You Want Me to Do (5:14)
02. Cherry Street (3:51)
03. On a Saturday Night (3:06)
04. Itch and Scratch (3:32)
05. Don't Go No Further (5:03)
06. You Left the Water Running (4:34)
07. Don't Forget About James Brown (2:55)
08. Sex Machine (3:35)
09. Your Feet's Too Big (4:08)
10. 21st Century Baby (3:53)
11. Blues in My Feet (3:38)
12. Qualified (6:15)
13. I Got My Mojo Working (4:19)
14. The Last Shade of Blue Before Black (7:09)

The late, great John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd caught a lot of crap for their 1980 film The Blues Brothers, mostly because a few ignorant critics misunderstood the Saturday Night Live duos’ cinematic treatment of the blues and R&B as satire rather than as the reverent, heartfelt homage that the original BB skit and the resulting movie were meant to be.

Regardless of a few bad reviews, and studio concerns about its appeal to white audiences, The Blues Brothers would score $100+ box office worldwide, spawn an equally-misunderstood but probably unnecessary sequel, yield a couple of hit record albums, and introduce its (mostly white) audience to dynamic performances by great talents like Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Cab Calloway, John Lee Hooker, and James Brown.

Flash forward a few decades and the two Blues Brothers movies have come to be considered as cult classics, resulting in a long-running radio program hosted by Aykroyd and a full-time touring band comprised of musicians from the movies. On October 6th, 2017 Severn Records will release The Last Shade of Blue Before Black, a new album by the Original Blues Brothers Band. Featuring bona fide rock ‘n’ blues legends like guitarist Steve Cropper and saxophonist “Blue Lou” Marini (both from the original film) as well as notable musical guests like R&B singer Eddie Floyd, guitarists Joe Louis Walker and Matt “Guitar” Murphy, keyboardists Paul Shaffer (an SNL alumni) and Dr. John as well as Blues Brothers 2000 star Joe Morton.

In a press release for the new album, “Blue Lou” Marini says, “Had anyone told me in 1978 that in 2017 I would still be traveling around the world and playing with the Blues Brothers’ Band, I would have said they were out of their minds. But, amazingly here we are with a new CD and still playing all over the world. This album is a true labor of love and I’m so proud of the organic way it came about. We really wanted to honor our history and to include some of our favorite musicians that we’ve worked with and loved over the years. We have the legends, Eddie Floyd and Dr. John, plus our original band leader, Paul Shaffer and the great bluesman Joe Louis Walker.”

The Last Shade of Blue Before Black was produced by Marini, Cropper, and the Original Blues Brothers Band and recorded by Jay Messina at IQII Studios in Hoboken, NJ. The album’s track list is a heady collection of original material and cover songs by such roots ‘n’ blues artists as Delbert McClinton, Jimmy Reed, Willie Dixon, Eddie Floyd, and James Brown. “We wanted to present some new original material and do some tunes that hearkened to our past,” says Marini. “This is a live CD, with everyone recording at once, mostly first or second takes and live vocals and solos. The only overdubs were some baritone sax parts and a few minor fixes.”

Concluding, Marini states “I’ve often said that the OBBB is the world’s greatest part-time job because of you, our fans. We’ve gotten to see the world and enjoy it in your company. We’ve eaten and drank with you, especially the latter, and you have treated us like kings. Enjoy this music and for God’s sake, PLAY IT LOUD!”

Personnel:
Steve "The Colonel" Cropper - guitar
"Blue Lou" Marini - saxophones
"Smokin'" John Tropea - guitar
Eric "The Red" Udel - bass
Lee "Funkytime" Finkelstein - drums
Leon "The Lion" Pendarvis - Hammond B3
Rusty Cloud - keyboards
Steve "Catfish" Howard - trumpet
Larry "Trombonius" Farrell - trombone
Tommy "Blues Pipes" McDonnell - vocals, harmonica
Rob "The Honeydripper" Paparozzi - vocals, harmonica
Bobby "Sweet Soul" Harden - vocals

The Last Shade Of Blue Before Black

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Various - Northern Soul Stomp

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 22:16
Size: 51.0 MB
Styles: Soul, R&B
Year: 2013
Art: Front


[2:22] 1. Herbert Hunter - I Was Born To Love You
[1:57] 2. Gene Allison - I Still Remember You
[2:12] 3. Cornell Blakely - I Want My Share
[2:28] 4. Larry Birdsong - Somebody Help Me
[3:14] 5. Roscoe Shelton - You're Still The One
[2:03] 6. James Brown - Tell Me What You're Gonna Do
[1:52] 7. Clentt Gant - Growing Strong
[1:56] 8. Stonie Martin - Try Your Luck On Me
[2:00] 9. Eddie Floyd - Bye Bye Baby
[2:05] 10. Herbert Hunter - Love Has Taken Over Me

Northern Soul Stomp

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