Mavis Staples – Mavis Staples (Tiger's Eye Color Vinyl)
Rarity - Sealed
Vocals – Mavis Staples
Keyboards – Barry Beckett
Organ – Isaac Hayes
Piano – Marvell Thomas
Bass – David Hood, Donald "Duck" Dunn (A5 to B6), James Alexander (A2, A3)
Drums – Al Jackson, Jr. (A5 to B6), Roger Hawkins, Willie Hall (A2, A3)
Guitar – Edward Hinton, Steve Cropper (A5 to B6)
Arranged by Steve Cropper
1LP, standard sleeve
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : Tiger's Eye Color Vinyl
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Memphis Record Pressing
Label : VMP- Vinyl Me Please Essentials series
Original Label : Volt
Engineered by Ron Capone
Produced by Steve Cropper
Mastered at Record Technology Incorporated
Remastered by Kevin Gray
Lacquer cut by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio
Originally released in 1969
Reissued in 2018
Tracks:
Side A:
- Until I Met You
- Sweet Things You Do
- The Choking Kind
- You're Driving Me (To The Arms Of A Stranger)
- A House Is Not A Home
Side B:
- Security
- Son Of A Preacher Man
- Pick Up The Pieces
- Chained
- Good To Me
- You Send Me
Reviews:
“A powerhouse soul belter and wailer, Mavis Staples doesn't have to play second fiddle to anyone, including Aretha Franklin, when it comes to pure, house-rocking, testifying authority. She's seldom gotten a complete album of quality material, but on this 1969 debut, she took half-baked material and made it memorable." AllMusic Review by Ron Wynn
Ratings :
AllMusic : 3 / 5 ; Discogs : 4.36 / 5