The Mar-Keys / Booker T. And The MG's – Back To Back (Mono)
Rarity - Sealed
The Mar-Keys:
- Organ – Booker T. Jones
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The MG's:
- Drums – Al Jackson, Jr.
- Electric Bass – Donald Dunn
- Guitar – Steve Cropper
Tenor Saxophone – Joe Arnold
Alto Saxophone – Andrew Love
Trumpet – Wayne Jackson
Written by Al Jackson, Jr. (A1-4, B4-5), Booker T. Jones (A1-4, B4), Lewis Steinberg (A1, B5), Steve Cropper (A1-4, B1, B4-5), Donald Dunn (A2-4, B4), Rufus Thomas (A5), Isbell (B1), The Mar-Keys (B2), Fred Carter (B3), Allen (B5)
1LP, standard sleeve
Limited Edition
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : Black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Mono
Live
Record Press : GZ Media
Label : VMP - Vinyl Me Please Classics series
Original Label : Stax
Recorded in 1967 at Olympia Theatre, Paris, France
Engineered by Tom Dowd
Produced by Jim Stewart
Lacquer cut by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound
Liner Notes by Deanie Parker, Robert Gordon
Photography by Jean-Pierre Leloir
Originally released in 1967
Reissued in 2023
Tracks:
Side A
- Green Onions
- Red Beans And Rice
- Tic-Tac-Toe
- Hip Hug-Her
- Philly Dog
Side B
- Grab This Thing
- Last Night
- Gimme Some Lovin'
- Booker Loo
- Outrage
Review :
« Recorded live at Paris in 1967, when the Stax-Volt Revue was touring Europe. This is just about exactly what you'd expect: solid, straight-ahead live versions of the instrumental group's best-known tunes, in good sound. Booker T. & the MG's take seven of the album's ten tracks, including their hits "Green Onions" and "Hip Hug-Her"; the Mar-Keys do "Last Night" and a couple of other numbers. » AllMusic Review by Richie Unterberger
Ratings :
AllMusic : 4 / 5 ; Discogs : 4.3 / 5