Rufus Thomas - Tiger Man: Earliest Recordings 1950-1957

Album: Tiger Man: Earliest Recordings 1950-1957
Size: 126,0 MB
Time: 53:40
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2008
Styles: R&B
Art: Full

1. I'll Be A Good Boy - 1 (2:48)
2. I'm So Worried (2:42)
3. Who's That Chick (2:35)
4. Double Trouble (2:30)
5. Beer Bottle Boogie - 1 (2:54)
6. Gonna Bring My Baby Back (2:20)
7. Night Workin' Blues (2:39)
8. Why Did You Dee Gee? (2:26)
9. Crazy About You Baby - 1 (2:25)
10. No More Doggin' Around (Ain't Gonna Be Your Dog) (2:33)
11. Junita (3:27)
12. Decorate The Counter (2:21)
13. Married Woman (2:40)
14. I'm Off That Stuff (2:56)
15. Bear Cat (The Answer To Hound Dog) - 2 (2:46)
16. Walkin' In The Rain - 1 (2:15)
17. Tiger Man (King Of The Jungle) (2:41)
18. Save That Money - 1 (2:35)
19. The Easy Livin' Plan (2:45)
20. I'm Steady Holdin' On (3:14)

Before he became the godfather of Stax soul in the 1960s, Rufus Thomas had a long, rich run in the '50s, churning out bar-room boogie, jump blues, and what would have been called rock & roll if he'd had a paler complexion. Tiger Man neatly documents this underexposed period in the soul giant's career. Collectors should note that Tiger Man contains an almost identical track listing to the Thomas compendium Before Stax: The Complete '50s Recordings, the only difference being the tune that (perhaps not coincidentally) gives the former album its title. /Jim Allen, AllMusic

(For personnel and recording details, see artwork included.)

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Rufus Thomas - Crown Prince Of Dance

Album: Crown Prince Of Dance
Size: 95,6 MB
Time: 41:23
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1973
Styles: Funk, R&B
Art: Front

1. Git On Up And Do It (2:48)
2. I Know You Don't Want Me No More (3:10)
3. Funkiest Man Alive (w. Tom Nixon & Dave Purple) (7:47)
4. Tutti Frutti (2:55)
5. Funky Robot (4:25)
6. I Wanna Sang (5:14)
7. Baby It's Real (w. Tom Nixon & Dave Purple) (4:42)
8. Steal A Little (w. Carla Thomas) (3:50)
9. I'm Still In Love With You (3:02)
10. The Funky Bird (3:25)

The "world's oldest teenager" was springy, sassy, and jubilant when he cut this date in the early '70s. Thomas, whose career goes back to the days of the Rabbit Foot Minstrels, made some brilliant novelty cuts for Stax in the 1970s. He simply went into the studio and clowned, backed by the great Stax session pros. The results are comic gems, numbers that are purposefully lightweight and succeed without sounding sappy. /Ron Wynn, AllMusic

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Rufus Thomas - Walking The Dog

Year: 1963/1991
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 30:59
Size: 71,8 MB
Styles: R&B/Soul
Scans: Full

1. The Dog (2:38)
2. Mashed Potatoes (2:21)
3. Ooh-Poo-Pah-Doo (2:36)
4. You Said (2:32)
5. Boom Boom (2:49)
6. It's Aw'rite (3:12)
7. Walking The Dog (2:35)
8. Ya Ya (2:16)
9. Land Of 1,000 Dances (2:39)
10. Can Your Monkey Do The Dog (1:57)
11. Cause I Love You (2:48)
12. I Want To Be Loved (2:31)

One of the artists who defined Memphis soul and put Stax Records on the map, Rufus Thomas is known for liking his R&B hard-edged, gritty, and earthy. That approach served him impressively well on his debut album Walking the Dog. In contrast to the sleeker, more elaborate production style favored by the Northern soulsters of Motown, Thomas rejects pop elements altogether and thrives on rawness on his hits "Walking the Dog" and "The Dog," as well as inspired versions of "Land of 1000 Dances" (which became a major hit for Wilson Pickett), Lee Dorsey's "Ya Ya," and John Lee Hooker's "Boom Boom."

Thomas was in his mid-forties when these fun, infectious recordings were made, and he definitely lives up to his title "The World's Oldest Teenager" (a title later given to Dick Clark as well). Reissued on CD in the early 1990s, Walking the Dog is an album Memphis soul aficionados shouldn't overlook. /Alex Henderson, AllMusic

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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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Rufus Thomas - Ugly Like Me

Year: 2008
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 48:21
Size: 111,9 MB
Styles: Blues
Scans: Front

1. Ugly Like Me (3:30)
2. Mama's Ugly Baby (3:57)
3. The Things That Follow Me Home (4:08)
4. Drop Your Laundry (3:17)
5. Size Of The Wave (3:28)
6. Old Dog, New Tricks (4:25)
7. Trouble In Mind (4:09)
8. Walking In The Rain (4:31)
9. That's No Good (With Carla Thomas) (3:57)
10. Juanita (6:05)
11. I'll Be A Good Boy (6:49)

Rufus Thomas personified Memphis music for seven decades. His career began in the 1930s with the Rabbit Foot Minstrels. He cut his first record in 1941, but really made his mark on the Memphis music scene as a DJ on WDIA. He emceed talent shows on Memphis' famous Beale Street, showcasing young talent like B.B. King, Bobby Bland, Junior Parker, Ike Turner, and Roscoe Gordon.

His first success as a recording artist was in 1953 with "Bear Cat,” a record that gave Sun Records its first hit and helped establish the career of the label’s owner Sam Phillips. In 1959, Rufus was also instrumental in the rise of Stax Records; with his daughter Carla, he recorded the company’s first hit "'Cause I Love You."

For as long as Stax was a major force in the music industry, Rufus churned out hits like “Walking the Dog," "Do the Funky Chicken," "(Do The) Push and Pull," and "The Breakdown," all good-time get-up-and-dance tracks that he agilely performed on stage with fancy footwork perfected in his vaudeville days

On this album, Ugly Like Me, Rufus delivers 11 wonderful tracks with the same verve and in the same inimitable style that made him a universally beloved icon of 20th century American music. Aside from the title track, other standouts include the rollicking “I’ll Be A Good Boy,” “That’s No Good” (a duet with daughter Carla Thomas), and a killer treatment of the blues classic “Trouble In Mind”.

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Rufus Thomas - Live In Porretta

Size: 173,0 MB
Time: 74:44
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2002
Styles: Blues Soul
Art: Full

01. Walking The Dog ( 7:59)
02. If There Were No Music ( 9:09)
03. Do The Funky Chicken (12:44)
04. Today I Started Loving You Again (14:34)
05. New Kinda Love ( 7:29)
06. The Memphis Train ( 4:11)
07. Trouble In Mind ( 6:45)
08. Big Fine Hunk Of Woman ( 5:35)
09. The World Is Round ( 6:13)

Historic performances recorded at the Rufus Thomas Park in Porretta Terme, Italy:
Tracks: 1, 2, 3 - July 23, 1995
Tracks: 4, 5, 6 - July 24, 1993
Track: 7 - July 24, 1994
Track: 8 - July 21, 1995
Track: 9 - July 25, 1997

Few of rock & roll's founding figures are as likable as Rufus Thomas. From the 1940s onward, he has personified Memphis music; his small but witty cameo role in Jim Jarmusch's Mystery Train, a film which satirizes and enshrines the city's role in popular culture, was entirely appropriate. As a recording artist, he wasn't a major innovator, but he could always be depended upon for some good, silly, and/or outrageous fun with his soul dance tunes. He was one of the few rock or soul stars to reach his commercial and artistic peak in middle age, and was a crucial mentor to many important Memphis blues, rock, and soul musicians.

Thomas was already a professional entertainer in the mid-'30s, when he was a comedian with the Rabbit Foot Minstrels. He recorded music as early as 1941, but really made his mark on the Memphis music scene as a deejay on WDIA, one of the few black-owned stations of the era. He also ran talent shows on Memphis' famous Beale Street that helped showcase the emerging skills of such influential figures as B.B. King, Bobby Bland, Junior Parker, Ike Turner, and Roscoe Gordon.

Thomas had his first success as a recording artist in 1953 with "Bear Cat," a funny answer record to Big Mama Thornton's "Hound Dog." It made number three on the R&B charts, giving Sun Records its first national hit, though some of the sweetness went out of the triumph after Sun owner Sam Phillips lost a lawsuit for plagiarizing the original Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller tune. Thomas, strangely, would make only one other record for Sun, and recorded only sporadically throughout the rest of the 1950s.

Thomas and his daughter Carla would become the first stars for the Stax label, for whom they recorded a duet in 1959, "'Cause I Love You" (when the company was still known as Satellite). In the '60s, Carla would become one of Stax's biggest stars. On his own, Rufus wasn't as successful as his daughter, but issued a steady stream of decent dance/novelty singles.

These were not deep or emotional statements, or meant to be. Vaguely prefiguring elements of funk, the accent was on the stripped-down groove and Rufus' good-time vocals, which didn't take himself or anything seriously. The biggest by far was "Walking the Dog," which made the Top Ten in 1963, and was covered by the Rolling Stones on their first album.

Thomas hit his commercial peak in the early '70s, when "Do the Funky Chicken," "(Do The) Push and Pull," and "The Breakdown" all made the R&B Top Five. As the song titles themselves make clear, funk was now driving his sound rather than blues or soul. Thomas drew upon his vaudeville background to put them over on-stage with fancy footwork that displayed remarkable agility for a man well into his 50s. The collapse of the Stax label in the mid-'70s meant the end of his career, basically, as it did for many other artists with the company. In 2001, Rufus Thomas was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame. Later that year, on December 15, he died at St. Francis hospital in Memphis, TN.~ Richie Unterberger

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Rufus Thomas - His R&B Recordings 1949-1956: The Sun Years, Plus

Year: 2008
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 85:19
Size: 198,0 MB
Styles: R&B
Scans: Front & back

1. I'll Be A Good Boy (2:55)
2. I'm So Worried (2:58)
3. Who's That Chick (2:38)
4. Double Trouble (2:38)
5. Beer Bottle Boogie (3:00)
6. Gonna Bring My Baby Back (2:26)
7. Night Workin' Blues (2:43)
8. Why Did You Deegee (2:30)
9. Crazy About You Baby (2:39)
10. No More Dogging Around (2:38)
11. Decorate The Counter (Rosco Gordon) (3:01)
12. Decorate The Counter (2:24)
13. Juanita (3:29)
14. Married Woman (1) (2:39)
15. Married Woman (2) (2:42)
16. I'm Off That Stuff (2:57)
17. Hound Dog (Big Mama Thornton) (2:54)
18. Bear Cat (The Answer To Hound Dog) (3:01)
19. Walkin' In The Rain (2:27)
20. Tiger Man (King Of The Jungle) (Joe Hill Louis) (3:14)
21. Tiger Man (King Of The Jungle) (2:50)
22. Save That Money (2:47)
23. Intro Patter To Sepia Swing Club (0:34)
24. Pink Pussycat Wine (1:12)
25. All Shook Out (Moohah) (2:50)
26. Candy (Moohah) (2:33)
27. The Easy Livin' Plan (2:53)
28. I'm Steady Holdin' On (3:24)
29. Rufus Thomas On Daddy Cool Show (10:05)

This compilation includes all known surviving recordings from 1949 to 1956, plus 2 recently discovered sides from his first recording session for Star Talent. All 8 original 78 rpm discs for Star Talent, Bullet, Chess, Sun, and Meteor. Some of these now for the first time ever from the first generation-tape. 3 recordings from the Memphis Recording Service, not originally issued and 2 original versions of songs Rufus covered (1 by Joe Hill Louis, 1 by Rosco Gordon; previously unissued). You'll also get the original version of Hound Dog by Big Mama Thornton, and 2 bonus recordings by Rufus's fellow DJ, Moohah Williams.

Rufus Thomas was a one-off - a larger than life character who made as great a contribution to the performance and style of American music as he did to the recording of it. He saw it all from black vaudeville to rap and played a major role in the evolution of African American music. His earlier R&B recordings have been unjustly obscured by his later role in the development of Stax Records and his string of soul hits. But Rufus was, though he always played it down, a damn fine blues and R&B singer in the 1950s. And this is one of the best cross-sections of African American music you'll hear from the period. Rufus sings with the Lionel Hampton band, several Memphis R&B dance bands, and with Sun studio session groups. And, in case we forget, he gave Sun Records its first hit, 'Bear Cat'.

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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 - The Complete Stax Volt Singles: 1959-1968

Size: 1.64 GB
Time: 10:34:55
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1991
Styles: Blues, Soul, R&B, Funk
Label: Atlantic Recording Corporation
Art: Front, Back, CD

CD 1:
01. Veltones - Fool In Love (1:59)
02. Carla & Rufus - 'Cause I Love You (2:46)
03. Carla Thomas - Gee Whiz (2:21)
04. Chips - You Make Me Feel So Good (2:14)
05. Carla Thomas - A Love Of My Own (2:30)
06. Mar-Keys - Last Night (2:39)
07. Rufus & Friend - I Didn't Believe (2:12)
08. Prince Conley - I'm Going Home (2:51)
09. Carla Thomas - (Mama, Mama) Wish Me Good Luck (2:25)
10. Mar-Keys - Morning After (2:15)
11. Barbara Stephens - The Life I Live (2:26)
12. Mar-Keys - About Noon (2:33)
13. Triumphs - Burnt Biscuits (2:01)
14. Carla Thomas - I Kinda Think He Does (2:38)
15. Mar-Keys - Foxy (2:17)
16. William Bell - You Don't Miss Your Water (3:01)
17. William Bell - Formula Of Love (2:08)
18. Macy Skipper - Goofin' Off (3:01)
19. Barbara Stephens - Wait A Minute (2:25)
20. Nick Charles - Sunday Jealous (2:57)
21. Barbara Stephens - That's The Way It Is With Me (2:27)
22. The Tonettes - No Tears (2:34)
23. Mar-Keys - Pop-Eye Stroll (2:46)
24. Nick Charles - The Three Dogwoods (2:29)
25. The Canes - Why Should I Suffer With The Blues (2:53)
26. The Mar-Keys - Whot's Happenin'! (2:30)
27. The Del-Rios - Just Across The Street (2:24)
28. The Del-Rios - There's A Love (2:20)
29. Rufus Thomas - Can't Ever Let You Go (2:34)

CD 2:
01. Booker T. & The MGs - Green Onions (2:55)
02. Booker T. & The MGs - Behave Yourself (3:54)
03. William Bell - Any Other Way (2:31)
04. Carla Thomas - I'll Bring It Home To You (3:07)
05. Mar-Keys - Sack-O-Woe (2:33)
06. Otis Redding - These Arms Of Mine (2:33)
07. The Tonettes - Teardrop Sea (2:31)
08. Rufus Thomas - The Dog (2:37)
09. Booker T. & The MGs - Jelly Bread (2:33)
10. William Bell - I Told You So (2:32)
11. Mar-Keys - Bo-Time (2:45)
12. Booker T. & The MGs - Home Grown (3:16)
13. Deanie Parker & The Valadors - My Imaginary Guy (2:43)otis
14. William Bell - Just As I Thought (3:02)
15. Carla Thomas - What A Fool I've Been (2:17)
16. Eddie Kirk - The Hawg, Part One (2:53)
17. Oscar Mack - Don't Be Afraid Of Love (2:33)
18. Cheryl & Pam Johnson - That's My Guy (2:09)
19. Booker T. & The MGs - Chinese Checkers (2:29)
20. William Bell - Somebody Mentioned Your Name (3:05)
21. Bobby Marchan - What Can I Do (2:45)
22. Otis Redding - That's What My Heart Needs (2:42)
23. The Astors - What Can It Be (2:19)
24. Billy & The King Bees - Bango (2:19)
25. Eddie Kirk - Them Bones (2:23)
26. Rufus Thomas - Walking The Dog (2:37)
27. William Bell - I'll Show You (2:49)

CD 3:
01. Otis Redding - Pain In My Heart (2:25)
02. Carla Thomas - Gee Whiz It's Christmas (2:47)
03. Booker T. & The MGs - Mo' Onions (2:35)
04. Floyd Newman - Frog Stomp (2:15)
05. Rufus Thomas - Can Your Monkey Do The Dog (2:28)
06. Bobby Marchan - You Won't Do Right (2:34)
07. The Drapels - Wondering (When My Love Is Coming Home) (2:18)
08. Deanie Parker - Each Step I Take (2:51)
09. The Van-Dells - The Honey Dripper (2:07)
10. William Bell - Who Will It Be Tomorrow (2:25)
11. Otis Redding - Come To Me (2:46)
12. Otis Redding - Don't Leave Me This Way (2:58)
13. Eddie Jefferson - I Don't Want You Anymore (3:00)
14. The Cobras - Restless (2:26)
15. Rufus Thomas - Somebody Stole My Dog (2:40)
16. Barbara & The Browns - Big Party (2:42)
17. Rufus & Carla - That's Really Some Good (1:57)
18. Rufus & Carla - Night Time Is The Right Time (2:40)
19. Otis Redding - Security (2:37)
20. Oscar Mack - Dream Girl (3:01)
21. Dorothy Williams - Closer To My Baby (2:28)
22. Carla Thomas - I've Got No Time To Lose (3:01)
23. The Drapels - Young Man (2:36)
24. Booker T. & The MGs - Soul Dressing (3:00)
25. Wendy Rene - After Laughter (Comes Tears) (3:02)
26. Ivory Joe Hunter - Can't Explain How It Happened (2:44)
27. Mar-Keys - Bush Bash (2:32)
28. The Fleets - Please Return To Me (2:36)

CD 4:
01. Rufus Thomas - Jump Back (2:22)
02. Otis Redding - Chained And Bound (2:41)
03. Barbara & The Browns - In My Heart (2:52)
04. Johnny Jenkins - Spunky (2:21)
05. Wendy Rene - Bar B-Q (2:32)
06. Mad Lads - The Sidewalk Surf (2:24)
07. Booker T. & The MGs - Can't Be Still (2:02)
08. Carla Thomas - A Woman's Love (2:56)
09. Baracudas - Yank Me (Doodle) (2:28)
10. Otis Redding - That's How Strong My Love Is (2:24)
11. Otis Redding - Mr. Pitiful (2:43)
12. Del-Rays - Don't Let Her Be Your Baby (2:38)
13. David Porter - Can't See You When I Want To (2:55)
14. Barbara & The Browns - My Lover (2:23)
15. The Admirals - Got You On My Mind (2:38)
16. Carla Thomas - How Do You Quit (Someone You Love) (2:55)
17. Gorgeous George - Biggest Fool In Town (2:48)
18. Mar-Keys - Banana Juice (2:25)
19. Rufus Thomas - Little Sally Walker (2:29)
20. Sam & Dave - A Place Nobody Can Find (2:57)
21. Sam & Dave - Goodnight Baby (2:48)
22. Booker T. & The MGs - Boot-Leg (2:06)
23. Booker T. & The MGs - Outrage (2:38)
24. Otis Redding - I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now) (2:55)
25. Otis Redding - I'm Depending On You (2:30)
26. Astors - Candy (3:02)
27. Wendy Rene - Give You What I Got (2:49)

CD 5:
01. Carla Thomas - Stop! Look What You're Doin' (2:33)
02. Rufus Thomas - Willy Nilly (2:39)
03. Mad Lads - Don't Have To Shop Around (2:55)
04. William Bell - Crying All By Myself (2:43)
05. Sam & Dave - I Take What I Want (2:33)
06. Rufus & Carla - When You Move You Lose (2:50)
07. Otis Redding - Respect (2:10)
08. The Premiers - Make It Me (2:48)
09. Rufus Thomas - The World Is Round (2:29)
10. The Astors - In The Twilight Zone (2:45)
11. Sir Isaac & The Do-Dads - Blue Groove (2:36)
12. Sam & Dave - You Don't Know Like I Know (2:41)
13. The Mar-Keys - Grab This Thing (Part 1) (2:36)
14. Booker T. & The MGs - Be My Lady (2:38)
15. Carla Thomas - Comfort Me (2:41)
16. Otis Redding - I Can't Turn You Loose (2:48)
17. Otis Redding - Just One More Day (3:30)
18. Mad Lads - I Want Someone (2:43)
19. Rufus & Carla - Birds & Bees (2:26)
20. Mar-Keys - Philly Dog (2:16)
21. Johnnie Taylor - I Had A Dream (3:05)
22. Otis Redding - Satisfaction (2:46)
23. Eddie Floyd - Things Get Better (2:25)
24. Ruby Johnson - I'll Run Your Hurt Away (3:09)
25. Four Shells - Hot Dog (2:10)
26. Carla Thomas - Let Me Good To You (2:44)
27. Sam & Dave - Hold On I'm Comin' (2:34)

CD 6:
01. Albert King - Laundromat Blues (3:09)
02. Mad Lads - Sugar Sugar (2:31)
03. William Bell - Share What You Got (But Keep What You Need) (2:51)
04. William Bell - Marching Off To War (3:19)
05. Otis Redding - My Prayer (3:11)
06. Mable John - Your Good Thing (Is About To End) (2:58)
07. Johnnie Taylor - I Got To Love Some Body's Baby (2:55)
08. Mad Lads - I Want A Girl (2:45)
09. Eddie Floyd - Knock On Wood (3:06)
10. Carla Thomas - B-A-B-Y (2:56)
11. Booker T. & The Mgs - My Sweet Potato (2:43)
12. Booker T. & The Mgs - Booker Loo (2:29)
13. Albert King - Oh, Pretty Baby (2:47)
14. Sam & Dave - Said I Wasn't Gonna Tell Nobody (2:37)
15. William Bell - Never Like This Before (3:02)
16. Otis Redding - Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song) (2:43)
17. Mad Lads - Patch My Heart (2:34)
18. Rufus Thomas - Sister's Got A Boyfriend (2:44)
19. Ruby Johnson - Come To Me My Darling (2:55)
20. Ruby Johnson - When My Love Comes Down (2:48)
21. Otis Redding - Try A Little Tenderness (3:21)
22. Albert King - Crosscut Saw (2:35)
23. Johnnie Taylor - Little Bluebird (2:57)
24. Johnnie Taylor - Toe Hold (2:40)
25. Booker T. & The MGs - Jingle Bells (2:37)

CD 7:
01. Sam & Dave - You Got Me Hummin' (2:50)
02. Mable John - You're Taking Up Another Man's Place (2:54)
03. Carla Thomas - All I Want For Christmas Is You (2:54)
04. Charmels - Please Uncle Sam (Send Back My Man) (2:34)
05. Carla Thomas - Something Good (Is Going To Happen To You) (2:34)
06. Eddie Floyd - Raise Your Hand (2:28)
07. Johnnie Taylor - Ain't That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One) (3:12)
08. Mad Lads - I Don't Want To Lose Your Love (2:21)
09. Sam & Dave - When Something Is Wrong With My Baby (3:19)
10. Bobby Wilson - Let Me Down Slow (2:11)
11. Booker T. & The MGs - Hip Hug-Her (2:26)
12. William Bell - Everybody Loves A Winner (2:53)
13. Sir Mack Rice - Mini-Skirt Minnie (2:34)
14. Carla Thomas - When Tomorrow Comes (2:31)
15. Eddie Purrell - The Spoiler (2:47)
16. Otis Redding - I Love You More Than Words Can Say (2:56)
17. Ruby Johnson - If I Ever Needed Love (I Sure Do Need It Now) (2:24)
18. Mable John - Same Time Same Place (2:56)
19. Otis & Carla - Tramp (3:02)
20. Bar-Kays - Soul Finger (2:22)
21. Bar-Kays - Knucklehead (2:27)
22. Otis Redding - Shake (2:36)
23. Albert King - Born Under A Bad Sign (2:49)
24. Sam & Dave - Soothe Me (3:00)
25. Sam & Dave - I Can't Stand Up (2:43)
26. Eddie Floyd - Don't Rock The Boat (2:02)

CD 8:
01. Mad Lads - My Inspiration (2:48)
02. Sir Mack Rice - Love Sickness (2:26)
03. Rufus Thomas - Sophisticated Sissy (2:45)
04. Carla Thomas - I'll Always Have Faith In You (2:55)
05. Jeanne & The Darlings - How Can You Mistreat The One You Love (2:45)
06. Eddie Floyd - Love Is A Doggone Good Thing (2:27)
07. Booker T. & The MG's - Groovin' (2:44)
08. Booker T. & The MG's - Slim Jenkins Place (2:31)
09. Otis Redding - Glory Of Love (2:41)
10. Mable John - I'm A Big Girl Now (2:31)
11. Mable John - Wait You Dog (2:12)
12. Johnnie Taylor - You Can't Get Away From It (2:49)
13. William Bell - Eloise (Hang On In There) (2:45)
14. Otis & Carla - Knock On Wood (2:52)
15. C.L. Blast - I'm Glad To Do It (3:05)
16. C.L. Blast - Double Up (2:03)
17. Judy Clay - You Can't Run Away From Your Heart (2:56)
18. Charmels - I'll Gladly Take You Back (2:39)
19. Sam & Dave - Soul Man (2:40)
20. Astors - Daddy Didn't Tell Me (2:36)
21. Bar-Kays - Give Everybody Some (2:25)
22. Eddie Floyd - On A Saturday Night (2:44)
23. Mable John - Don't Hit Me No More (2:50)
24. Johnnie Taylor - Somebody's Sleeping In My Bed (2:50)
25. Booker T. & The MG's - Winter Snow (3:25)
26. William Bell - Every Day Will Be Like A Holiday (2:38)
27. Johnny Daye - What'll I Do For Satisfaction (3:00)
28. Carla Thomas - Pick Up The Pieces (2:46)

CD 9:
01. Rufus Thomas - Down Ta My House (2:26)
02. Charmels - As Long As I've Got You (2:40)
03. Jeanne & The Darlings - Soul Girl (2:31)
04. Albert King - Cold Feet (2:48)
05. Sam & Dave - I Thank You (2:47)
06. Sam & Dave - Wrap It Up (2:33)
07. Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay (2:41)
08. Memphis Nomads - Don't Pass Your Judgement (2:07)
09. Otis & Carla - Lovey Dovey (2:36)
10. Ollie & The Nightingales - I Got A Sure Thing (2:39)
11. Eddie Floyd - Big Bird (3:03)
12. Bar-Kays - A Hard Day's Night (2:45)
13. Johnnie Taylor - Next Time (2:35)
14. William Bell - A Tribute To A King (2:54)
15. William Bell - Every Man Oughta Have A Woman (2:46)
16. Mable John - Able Mable (2:42)
17. Rufus Thomas - The Memphis Train (2:34)
18. Rufus Thomas - I Think I Made A Boo Boo (2:22)
19. Jeanne & The Darlings - What Will Later On Be Like (2:49)
20. Jeanne & The Darlings - Hang Me Now (2:21)
21. Derek Martin - Soul Power (2:53)
22. Linda Lyndell - Bring Your Love Back To Me (2:09)
23. Carla Thomas - A Dime A Dozen (2:53)
24. Mad Lads - Whatever Hurts You (3:02)
25. Otis Redding - The Happy Song (Dum Dum) (2:44)
26. Albert King - (I Love) Lucy (2:54)
27. Johnnie Taylor - I Ain't Particualar (2:27)

At nine discs and 244 tracks, The Complete Stax-Volt Singles: 1959-1968 is far too exhaustive for casual fans, but that's not who the set is designed for -- it's made for the collector. Featuring every A-side the label released during those nine years, as well as several B-sides, the set is a definitive portrait of gritty, deep Southern soul. Many of the genre's major names -- Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Carla Thomas, Booker T. & the MG's, William Bell, Rufus Thomas, the Bar-Kays, Albert King -- plus many terrific one-shot wonders are showcased in terrific sound and augmented with an in-depth booklet. For any serious soul or rock collector, it's an essential set, since Stax-Volt was not only a musically revolutionary label, its roster was deep with talent, which means much of the music on this collection is first-rate. But if you only want the hits, you'll be better off with a smaller collection, since too much of this set will sound too similar, and sorting through the nine discs will be a monumental task if you only want to hear Otis, Rufus, Carla, and Sam & Dave. ~ by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

The Complete Stax Volt Singles CD 1
The Complete Stax Volt Singles CD 2
The Complete Stax Volt Singles CD 3
The Complete Stax Volt Singles CD 4
The Complete Stax Volt Singles CD 5
The Complete Stax Volt Singles CD 6
The Complete Stax Volt Singles CD 7
The Complete Stax Volt Singles CD 8
The Complete Stax Volt Singles 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
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Various - A To Z The Roots Of Rock 'n' Roll

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 67:44
Size: 155.1 MB
Styles: R&B, Swing, Country, Rockabilly
Year: 2007
Art: Front

[2:56] 1. Albert Ammons - Boogie Woogie Stomp
[2:47] 2. Rufus Thomas - Bear Cat
[2:48] 3. Spade Cooley - Oklahoma Stomp
[2:49] 4. Floyd Dixon - Hey Bartender
[2:57] 5. Eddie Hill - The Hot Guitar
[2:31] 6. The Flamingos - Jump Children
[2:54] 7. Little Junior's Blue Flames - Feelin' Good
[2:12] 8. Oscar McLollie - Hey Lolly Lolly
[2:32] 9. The Swallows - It Ain't The Meat
[2:32] 10. Louis Jordan - School Days
[2:15] 11. Sid King - Sag Drag & Fall
[2:31] 12. Pete Guitar Lewis - Louisiana Hop
[2:20] 13. Miller-Olsen Combo - Twist All Wrong
[2:39] 14. Willie Nix - Baker Shop Boogie
[2:34] 15. Kitty, Daisy & Lewis - Ooo Wee
[2:33] 16. Earl Hines - Piano Man
[2:14] 17. Andy Starr - Dig Them Squeaky Shoes
[3:19] 18. Louis Jordan - Run Joe
[2:53] 19. Tex Williams - Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)
[2:20] 20. Blanche Thomas - You Ain't So Such A Much
[2:37] 21. Unknown - Grandma's Rockin'
[2:09] 22. The Platters - Voo-Vee-Ah-Bee
[2:30] 23. The Western Melody Makers - Who Put The Turtle In Myrtle's Girdle
[2:15] 24. Johnny Carroll - Hot Rock
[2:36] 25. Roy Brown - Rock-A-Bye Baby
[2:48] 26. Bob Zurke - Honky Tonk Train Blues

This compilation gleefully rummages through the 1940s and 50s with such joy that both aficionados and those who wouldn't know boogie-woogie from rockabilly should be equally entertained. The high number of novelties - notably Louis Jordan's School Days and the Western Melody Makers' Who Put the Turtle in Myrtle's Girdle - heightens the impression that the trio were rocking to this stuff in the cot. But that innocence is balanced by rude sauce and sass: Rufus Thomas's Bear Cat, a hiss-spit riposte to Hound Dog, or the Swallows' It Ain't the Meat, a glorious celebration of the female body, whatever its shape. The siblings' own cover of a 1940s song, called Ooo Wee, is so authentic that only the demotic London accent gives its modernity away.

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Various - On The Chitlin Circuit 2 albums: Southern Soul Hits / Vol. 2: Memphis Soul Blues

The "Chitlin Circuit" is a collection of performance venues throughout the eastern, southern, and upper midwest areas of the United States that were safe and acceptable for African American musicians, comedians, and other entertainers to perform in during the era of racial segregation in the United States (from at least the early 19th century through the 1960s). In the 21st century, the term is applied to the venues, especially in the South, where contemporary African-American blues singers such as Bobby Rush, Denise LaSalle, and O.B. Buchana continue to appear regularly. The name derives from the soul food item chitterlings (stewed pig intestines).

Noted theaters and night clubs on the Chitlin' Circuit included the Royal Peacock in Atlanta; the Carver Theatre in Birmingham, Alabama; the Harlem Duke Social Club in Mobile (Prichard), Alabama; Cotton Club, Smalls Paradise and the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York City; Robert's Show Lounge, Club DeLisa and the Regal Theatre in Chicago; the Howard Theatre in Washington, D.C.; the Uptown Theatre in Philadelphia; the Royal Theatre in Baltimore; the Fox Theatre in Detroit; the Victory Grill in Austin, Texas; the Hippodrome Theatre in Richmond, Virginia; the Ritz Theatre in Jacksonville, Florida; Club Eaton in historic Eatonville, Florida; Abe's 506 Club in Pensacola, Florida's Historic Belmont-DeVilliers Neighborhood, the Manhattan Casino in St. Petersburg, Florida, the Red Bird Cafe in Frenchtown, Tallahassee, Florida, Club Cherry in Lebanon, Kentucky, The Madam C. J. Walker Theatre on Indiana Avenue in Indianapolis.

Album: On The Chitlin Circuit: Southern Soul Hits
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 60:44
Size: 139.0 MB
Styles: Retro soul, R&B
Year: 2005
Art: Front

[3:49] 1. Quinn Golden - Party On The Weekend
[5:02] 2. Carl Sims - It Ain't A Juke Joint Without The Blues
[4:17] 3. Bill Coday - On The Chitlin Circuit
[3:25] 4. Lee Shot Williams - Just Another Hole In The Wall
[4:43] 5. Denise Lasalle - X-Rated
[4:26] 6. Lee Shot Williams - Cheatin' Is A Risk
[4:49] 7. Sheba Potts-Wright - Slow Roll It
[4:03] 8. Chuck Roberson - You've Been Caught
[4:03] 9. Dr. Feelgood Potts - Make It Talk
[4:32] 10. Sheba Potts-Wright - Leave Me Alone
[4:23] 11. O.B. Buchana - Sue's Café
[4:05] 12. Denise Lasalle - You Shoulda Kept It In The Bedroom
[4:00] 13. Quinn Golden - Bottoms Up
[5:00] 14. Ollie Nightingale - I'll Drink Your Bathwater Baby

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Album: On The Chitlin' Circuit Vol. 2: Memphis Soul Blues
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 66:16
Size: 151.7 MB
Styles: Retro-soul, R&B
Year: 2010
Art: Front

[6:15] 1. Rufus Thomas - Big Fine Hunk Of Woman
[6:00] 2. Denise Lasalle - Walking On Beale Street And Crying
[4:45] 3. Carl Sims - It's Just A Party
[3:59] 4. Bill Coday - Her Love Is Good Enough To Put In Collard Greens
[4:16] 5. Quinn Golden - Hole In The Wall
[3:42] 6. Barbara Carr - Stroke It
[4:07] 7. Ollie Nightingale - Cafe Woman
[4:37] 8. Sheba Potts-Wright - I Need A Cowboy To Ride My Pony
[4:40] 9. Denise Lasalle - It's Going Down
[5:21] 10. Charles Wilson - Backdoor Lover
[4:40] 11. Ms. Jody - Big Daddy Don't You Come
[3:43] 12. Quinn Golden - It's Saturday
[6:01] 13. O. B. Buchana - I'm Going Back Home
[4:03] 14. Dr. Feelgood Potts - All Blues Saturday

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Rufus Thomas - Funkiest Man Alive: The Stax Funk Sessions 1967-1975

Year: 2002/2003
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 73:57
Size: 170,5 MB
Styles: Funk, soul
Scans: Full

1. Funkiest Man Alive (7:49)
2. Give Me The Green Light (6:34)
3. Itch And Scratch (Part 1) (3:14)
4. Turn Your Damper Down (2:51)
5. Funky Hot Grits (5:29)
6. I'm Getting Better (6:08)
7. Sophisticated Sissy (2:45)
8. Funky Mississippi (3:01)
9. Git On Up And Do It (2:50)
10. The Breakdown (Part 1) (3:21)
11. (Do The) Push And Pull (Part 1) (3:20)
12. Do The Funky Penguin (Part 1) (3:10)
13. Do The Double Bump (3:08)
14. Funky Robot (Part 1) (2:43)
15. Memphis Train '75 (4:57)
16. Let The Good Times Roll (3:39)
17. The Funky Bird (3:27)
18. Rock Me Back (Aka Rock Back) (5:24)

Originally released in the UK in 2002 under the title The Funkiest Man, this compilation came out in the U.S. in 2003 with the slightly different title Funkiest Man Alive. The tracks, song sequence, and liner notes on each release were identical, though the cover art was different. It gathers 18 of Rufus Thomas' funk-oriented songs from 1967-1975, though only a few '60s sides are here. His biggest funk hit of all, "Do the Funky Chicken," is not here, and though the liners point out that the song is available on other Stax compilations, why not put it on here anyway?

In its favor, there's little overlap between this anthology and the Stax CD Funky Chicken, a reissue of his 1969 LP Do the Funky Chicken with seven bonus tracks from his 1968-1974 singles. This also has his three big followup hits to "Do the Funky Chicken": "(Do The) Push and Pull (Part 1)," "Do the Funky Penguin (Part 1)," and "The Breakdown (Part 1)."

To its detriment, however, the novelty dance funk grooves just get unimaginative, even monotonous, in such a concentrated dose, getting into spin-offs like "Funky Robot (Part 1)," "Do the Double Bump," "The Funky Bird," "Funky Mississippi," and so forth. Rufus Thomas is cool, but he's not James Brown (though the scratchy guitar and jerky rhythms of 1972's "Itch and Scratch (Part 1)" certainly owe a lot to Brown), nor are the backup musicians.

When it stretches back as far as 1967 for "Sophisticated Cissy," there's a refreshing injection of more soul-grounded chops, female backup vocals, and horns. Two of the songs, "I'm Getting Better" and "Memphis Train '75," were previously unreleased in the US. /Richie Unterberger, AllMusic

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