



Stax Gold : Hits 1968 > 1974
RARITY - SEALED
COMPILATION
1 LP, standard sleeve
Original analog Master Tape : YES (Digital Transfer)
Heavy Press : 180g
Record Color: Black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12"
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : unspecified
Label : Stax
Original Label : Stax
Compiled by Roger Armstrong
Produced by Duncan Cowell
Design by Philip Barker Design
Sleeve Notes by Peter Gibbon
Originally released in 1991
Tracks:
Side A:
- Booker T & The MG's – Soul Limbo
- Judy Clay & William Bell – Private Number
- Johnnie Taylor – Who's Making Love
- Eddie Floyd – Bring It On Home To Me
- William Bell – I Forgot To Be Your Lover
- Carla Thomas – I Like What You're Doing (To Me)
- Booker T & The MG's – Time Is Tight
- Rufus Thomas – (Do The) Push And Pull Part 1
- Jean Knight – Mr. Big Stuff
Side B:
- The Dramatics – Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get
- The Staple Singers – Respect Yourself
- Isaac Hayes – Theme From Shaft
- The Mar-Keys – Son Of Shaft
- The Staple Singers – I'll Take You There
- Frederick Knight – I' Ve Been Lonely For So Long
- Mel & Tim – Starting All Over Again
- Shirley Brown – Woman To Woman
- Soul Children – I'll Be The Other Woman
Reviews:
“Stax Gold-Hits 1968-1974 demonstrates the quality of artists that recorded for Stax between 1968 and 1974. With artists like Isaac Hayes, Booker T and the MGs, Carla Thomas, William Bell, The Emotions, Mavis Staples, The Soul Children and Mel and Tim recording for Stax during this period, Stax had one of the most talented and successful rosters in American soul music. Apart from possibly Motown, Stax was blessed with a proliferation of creative minds working at their McLemore Avenue studios in Memphis. While the artists grabbed the headlines, a small army of songwriters, producers and musicians were responsible the brilliant music the label released between 1957 and 1975, when the label closed due to financial problems. However, between 1959 and 1975, Stax released some of the most important, influential and innovative soul music, with their trademark Southern Soul sound. On Stax Gold-Hits 1968-1974 you can hear some of the labels best music during that period. This is the perfect introduction to some of the best music in the mid and late periods of Stax Records. After this, their is a wealth of some of the best Southern Soul music to explore, from artist albums, compilations and box sets (…). Meanwhile, Stax Gold-Hits 1968-1974 is a perfect primer to the music of Stax Records. Standout Tracks: Issac Hayes Shaft, The Staple Singers Respect Yourself, Judy Clay and William Bell Private Number and The Soul Children I’ll Be the Other Woman.” dereksmusicblog.com
Ratings:
Discogs: 4.35 / 5