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Stax Story

Various Artists
4 discs

0. DISC 1: THE HITS:
1. Gee Whiz! (Look at His Eyes) - Carla Thomas
2. Last Night - The Mar-Keys
3. Green Onions - Booker T. & the MG's
4. Walking the Dog - Rufus Thomas
5. Respect - Otis Redding
6. Hold On! I'm Comin' - Sam & Dave
7. B-A-B-Y - Carla Thomas
8. Knock on Wood - Eddie Floyd
9. Soul Finger - Bar-Kays
10. Tramp - Otis Redding/Carla Thomas/Otis & Carla
11. Born Under a Bad Sign - Albert King
12. Soul Man - Sam & Dave
13. (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding
14. Private Number - Judy Clay/William Bell
15. Who's Making Love? - Johnnie Taylor
16. Time Is Tight - Booker T. & the MG's
17. Do the Funky Chicken - Rufus Thomas
18. Mr. Big Stuff - Jean Knight
19. Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get - The Dramatics
20. Respect Yourself - The Staple Singers
21. Theme from Shaft - Isaac Hayes
22. I've Been Lonely for So Long - Frederick Knight
23. I'll Take You There - The Staple Singers
24. Starting All over Again - Mel & Tim
25. I'll Be the Other Woman - The Soul Children
26. Woman to Woman - Shirley Brown
0. DISC 2: KINDA BLUE:
1. Cause I Love You - Carla Thomas
2. You Don't Miss Your Water - William Bell
3. These Arms Of Mine - Otis Redding
4. Can Your Monkey Do the Dog - Rufus Thomas
5. Big Party - Barbara & the Browns
6. Jump Back - Rufus Thomas
7. Mr. Pitiful - Otis Redding
8. Can't See You When I Want To - David Porter
9. Boot-Leg - Booker T. & the MG's
10. I've Been Loving You Too Long - Otis Redding
11. Candy - The Astors
12. I Want Someone - The Mad Lads
13. Philly Dog - The Mar-Keys
14. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - Otis Redding
15. Things Get Better - Eddie Floyd
16. Let Me Be Good to You - Carla Thomas
17. I'll Run Your Hurt Away - Ruby Johnson
18. You Good Thing (Is About To End) - Mable John
19. Patch My Heart - The Mad Lads
20. Crosscut Saw - Albert King
21. I Can't Stand Up for Falling Down - Sam & Dave
22. Groovin' - Booker T. & the MG's
23. Give Everybody Some - Bar-Kays
24. Cold Feet - Albert King
25. I Thank You - Sam & Dave
26. I Got a Sure Thing - Ollie & the Nightingales
27. Big Bird - Eddie Floyd
28. Tribute to a King, A - William Bell
29. I Ain't Particular - Johnnie Taylor
0. DISC 3: FINGER-SNAPPIN' GOOD:
1. Soul Limbo - Booker T. & the MG's
2. I've Never Found a Girl (To Love Me Like You Do) - Eddie Floyd
3. What A Man - Linda Lyndell
4. I Like Everything About You - Jimmy Hughes
5. I Forgot to Be Your Lover - William Bell
6. I Like What You're Doing (To Me) - Carla Thomas
7. So I Can Love You - The Emotions
8. Walk on By - Isaac Hayes
9. Black Boy - Roebuck "Pops" Staples
10. I Have Learned to Do Without You - Mavis Staples
11. Play The Music Toronados - T.S.U. Toronados
12. Never Can Say Goodbye - Isaac Hayes
13. Breakdown, Pt. 1, The - Rufus Thomas (Part 1)
14. Son Of Shaft - Bar-Kays
15. That's What Love Will Make You Do - Little Milton
16. In the Rain - The Dramatics
17. Hearsay - The Soul Children
18. Ain't That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One) - David Porter/Isaac Hayes
19. Dedicated To The One I Love - The Temprees
20. Breaking Up Somebody's Home - Albert King
21. I Believe in You (You Believe in Me) - Johnnie Taylor
22. Short Stoppong - Veda Brown
23. Cheaper to Keep Her - Johnnie Taylor
24. If You're Ready (Come Go With Me) - The Staple Singers
0. DISC 4: LIVE!:
1. Green Onions - Booker T. & the MG's
2. Raise Your Hand - Eddie Floyd
3. Something Good (Is Going to Happen to You) - Carla Thomas
4. Grab This Thing, Pt. 1 - The Mar-Keys
5. Dog, The - Rufus Thomas
6. You Don't Miss Your Water - William Bell
7. Soothe Me - Sam & Dave
8. You Don't Know Like I Know - Sam & Dave
9. Shake - Otis Redding
10. Try a Little Tenderness - Otis Redding
11. Oh la de Da - The Staple Singers
12. (Do The) Push And Pull, Pt. 1 - Rufus Thomas
13. Jody's Got Your Girl and Gone - Johnnie Taylor
14. Killing Floor - Albert King
15. Blues Power - Albert King
16. Show Me How - The Emotions
17. Hang 'Em High - Booker T. & the MG's
18. Theme from Shaft - Isaac Hayes
19. Theme from The Men - Isaac Hayes
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Additional Info

Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): 4429
Credits

Producer Bill Belmont (Compilation)
Engineer
Includes an illustrated booklet with commentaries by Rob Bowman, Grei
Marcus, Charlie Gillett, and Deanie Parker.
Digitally remastered by Joe Tarantino (2000 Fantasy Studios).
THE STAX STORY was nominated for the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Album Notes.
Audio Remasterer: Joe Tarantino.
Liner Note Authors: Bill Belmont; Greil Marcus; Rob Bowman.
Director: Dean Parker.
Editor: Dean Parker.
Photographers: Bill Carrier; Ivan Nagy; Bob Smith.
Until Stax folded in 1975, the Memphis-based record label and Motown were the musical equivalents of the great Yankee and Brooklyn Dodger teams of the '40s and '50s. While Berry Gordy's recording empire characterized itself with a clean-cut image and a slick production style, Stax steeped its releases in a grittier sound that was the product of a more freewheeling recording approach. The 4-CD STAX STORY chronicles these differences over the span of 98 remastered tracks.
The early Stax roster featured greats like Otis Redding ("These Arms of Mine," "Respect"), the dynamic duo of Sam & Dave ("I Thank You," "Soul Man") and instrumental powerhouse Booker T. & The MGs ("Green Onions," "Hang 'Em High"). By the late '60s, arrangers and producers from rival Motown were hired, ushering in an era of artists that included the Dramatics ("In the Rain"), former studio hand Isaac Hayes ("Theme From Shaft"), and the Staple Singers ("Respect Yourself"). Throughout its early '70s run, this pioneering R&B label continued infusing pop music with the kind of gospel and blues nuances missing from its Northern cousin's output. Motown may have been "The Sound of Young America," but Stax Records was truly Soulsville U.S.A.
Critic Reviews

Entertainment Weekly (12/1/00, p.98) - "...A well-picked assortment....No soul-music fan should deny himself this..." - Rating: B+
Living Blues (1-2/01, p.83) - "...An overview of the Memphis label's hitmaking activities from beginning to end..."
Mojo (Publisher) (12/00, p.96) - "...Sublime soul music....as familiar as favorite old shoes, and as funky..."