The Complete Stax/Volt Singles: 1959-1968
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Edition: Music CDAudio: English (Original Language)
Format: Box set
CD Release Date: 1991-04-30
Music Label: Atlantic
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Fool In Love - Veltones
- 'Cause I Love You - Carla & Rufus
- Gee Whiz - Carla Thomas
- You Make Me Feel So Good - The Chips
- A Love Of My Own - Carla Thomas
- Last Night - Mar-Keys
- I Didn't Believe - Rufus & Friend
- I'm Going Home - Prince Conley
- (Mama, Mama) Wish Me Good Luck - Carla Thomas
- Morning After - Mar-Keys
- The Life I Live - Barbara Stephens
- About Noon - Mar-Keys
- Burnt Biscuits - Triumphs
- I Kinda Think He Does - Carla Thomas
- Foxy - Mar-Keys
- You Don't Miss Your Water - William Bel
- Formula Of Love - William Bell
- Goofin' Off - Macy Skipper
- Wait A Minute - Barbara Stephens
- Sunday Jealous - Nick Charles
- That's The Way It Is With Me - Barbara Stephens
- No Tears - The Tonettes
- Pop-Eye Stroll - Mar-Keys
- The Three Dogwoods - Nick Charles
- Why Should I Suffer With The Blues - The Canes
- Whot's Happenin'! - Mar-Keys
- Just Across The Street - The Del-Rios
- There's A Love - The Del-Rios
- Can't Ever Let You Go - Rufus Thomas
- Green Onions - Booker T. & The MGs
- Behave Yourself - Booker T. & The MGs
- Any Other Way - William Bell
- I'll Bring It Home To You - Carla Thomas
- Sack-O-Woe - Mar-Keys
- These Arms Of Mine - Otis Redding
- Teardrop Sea - The Tonettes
- The Dog - Rufus Thomas
- Jelly Bread - Booker T. & The MGs
- I Told You So - William Bell
- Bo-Time - Mar-Keys
- Home Grown - Booker T. & The MGs
- My Imaginary Guy - Deanie Parker & The Valadors
- Just As I Thought - William Bell
- What A Fool I've Been - Carla Thomas
- The Hawg, Part One - Eddie Kirk
- Don't Be Afraid Of Love - Oscar Mack
- That's My Guy - Cheryl & Pam Johnson
- Chinese Checkers - Booker T. & The MGs
- Somebody Mentioned Your Name - William Bell
- What Can I Do - Bobby Marchan
- That's What My Heart Needs - Otis Redding
- What Can It Be - The Astors
- Bango - Billy & The King Bees
- Them Bones - Eddie Kirk
- Walking The Dog - Rufus Thomas
- I'll Show You - William Bell
- Pain In My Heart - Otis Redding
- Gee Whiz It's Christmas - Carla Thomas
- Mo' Onions - Booker T. & The MGs
- Frog Stomp - Floyd Newman
- Can Your Monkey Do The Dog - Rufus Thomas
- You Won't Do Right - Bobby Marchan
- Wondering (When My Love Is Coming Home) - The Drapels
- Each Step I Take - Deanie Parker
- The Honey Dripper - The Van-Dells
- Who Will It Be Tomorrow - William Bell
- Come To Me - Otis Redding
- Don't Leave Me This Way - Otis Redding
- I Don't Want You Anymore - Eddie Jefferson
- Restless - The Cobras
- Somebody Stole My Dog - Rufus Thomas
- Big Party - Barbara & The Browns
- That's Really Some Good - Rufus & Carla
- Night Time Is The Right Time - Rufus & Carla
- Security - Otis Redding
- Dream Girl - Oscar Mack
- Closer To My Baby - Dorothy Williams
- I've Got No Time To Lose - Carla Thomas
- Young Man - The Drapels
- Soul Dressing - Booker T. & The MGs
- After Laughter (Comes Tears) - Wendy Rene
- Can't Explain How It Happened - Ivory Joe Hunter
- Bush Bash - Mar-Keys
- Please Return To Me - The Fleets
- Jump Back - Rufus Thomas
- Chained And Bound - Otis Redding
- In My Heart - Barbara & The Browns
- Spunky - Johnny Jenkins
- Bar B-Q - Wendy Rene
- The Sidewalk Surf - Mad Lads
- Can't Be Still - Booker T. & The MGs
- A Woman's Love - Carla Thomas
- Yank Me (Doodle) - Baracudas
- That's How Strong My Love Is - Otis Redding
- Mr. Pitiful - Otis Redding
- Don't Let Her Be Your Baby - Del-Rays
- Can't See You When I Want To - David Porter
- My Lover - Barbara & The Browns
- Got You On My Mind - The Admirals
- How Do You Quit (Someone You Love) - Carla Thomas
- Biggest Fool In Town - Gorgeous George
- Banana Juice - Mar-Keys
- Little Sally Walker - Rufus Thomas
- A Place Nobody Can Find - Sam & Dave
- Goodnight Baby - Sam & Dave
- Boot-Leg - Booker T. & The MGs
- Outrage - Booker T. & The MGs
- I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now) - Otis Redding
- I'm Depending On You - Otis Redding
- Candy - Astors
- Give You What I Got - Wendy Rene
- Stop! Look What You're Doin' - Carla Thomas
- Willy Nilly - Rufus Thomas
- Don't Have To Shop Around - Mad Lads
- Crying All By Myself - William Bell
- I Take What I Want - Sam & Dave
- When You Move You Lose - Rufus & Carla
- Respect - Otis Redding
- Make It Me - The Premiers
- The World Is Round - Rufus Thomas
- In The Twilight Zone - The Astors
- Blue Groove - Sir Isaac & The Do-Dads
- You Don't Know Like I Know - Sam & Dave
- Grab This Thing (Part 1) - The Mar-Keys
- Be My Lady - Booker T. & The MGs
- Comfort Me - Carla Thomas
- I Can't Turn You Loose - Otis Redding
- Just One More Day - Otis Redding
- I Want Someone - The Mad Lads
- Birds & Bees - Rufus & Carla
- Philly Dog - The Mar-Keys
- I Had A Dream - Johnnie Taylor
- Satisfaction - Otis Redding
- Things Get Better - Eddie Floyd
- I'll Run Your Hurt Away - Ruby Johnson
- Hot Dog - Four Shells
- Let Me Good To You - Carla Thomas
- Hold On I'm Comin' - Sam and Dave
- Laundromat Blues - Albert King
- Sugar Sugar - Mad Lads
- Share What You Got (But Keep What You Need) - William Bell
- Marching Off To War - William Bell
- My Lover's Prayer - Otis Redding
- Your Good Thing (Is About To End) - Mable John
- I Got to Love Somebody's Baby - Johnnie Taylor
- I Want A Girl - Mad Lads
- Knock On Wood - Eddie Floyd
- B-A-B-Y - Carla Thomas
- My Sweet Potato - Booker T. & The MGs
- Booker Loo - Booker T. & The MGs
- Oh, Pretty Woman - Albert King
- Said I Wasn't Gonna Tell Nobody - Sam & Dave
- Never Like This Before - William Bell
- Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song) - Otis Redding
- Patch My Heart - Mad Lads
- Sisters' Got A Boyfriend - Rufus Thomas
- Come To Me Darling - Ruby Johnson
- When My Love Comes Down - Ruby Johnson
- Try A Little Tenderness - Otis Redding
- Crosscut Saw - Albert King
- Little Bluebird - Johnnie Taylor
- Toe Hold - Johnnie Taylor
- Jingle Bells - Booker T. & The MGs
- You Got Me Hummin' - Sam & Dave
- You're Taking Up Another Man's Place - Mable John
- All I Want For Christmas Is You - Carla Thomas
- Please Uncle Sam (Send Back My Man) - Charmels
- Something Good (Is Going To Happen To You) - Carla Thomas
- Raise Your Hand - Eddie Floyd
- Ain't That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One) - Johnnie Taylor
- I Don't Want To Lose Your Love - Mad Lads
- When Something Is Wrong With My Baby - Sam & Dave
- Let Me Down Slow - Bobby Wilson
- Hip Hug - Her - Booker T. & The MGs
- Everybody Loves A Winner - William Bell
- Mini-Skirt Minnie - Sir Mack Rice
- When Tomorrow Comes - Carla Thomas
- The Spoiler - Eddie Purrell
- I Love You More Than Words Can Say - Otis Redding
- If I Ever Needed Love (I Sure Do Need It Now) - Ruby Johnson
- Same Time Same Place - Mable John
- Tramp - Otis & Carla
- Soul Finger - Bar-Kays
- Knuckelhead - Bar-Kays
- Shake - Otis Redding
- Born Under A Bad Sign - Albert King
- Soothe Me - Sam & Dave
- I Can't Stand Up - Sam & Dave
- Don't Rock The Boat - Eddie Floyd
- My Inspiration - Mad Lads
- Love Sickness - Sir Mack Rice
- Sophisticated Sissy - Rufus Thomas
- I'll Always Have Faith In You - Carla Thomas
- How Can You Mistreat The One You Love - Jeanne & The Darlings
- Love Is Doggone Good Thing - Eddie Floyd
- Groovin' - Booker T. & The MGs
- Slim Jenkins Place - Booker T. & The MGs
- Glory Of Love - Otis Redding
- I'm A Big Girl Now - Mable John
- Wait You Dog - Mable John
- You Can't Get Away From It - Johnnie Taylor
- Eloise (Hang On In There) - William Bell
- Knock On Wood - Otis & Carla
- I'm Glad To Do It - C.L. Blast
- C.L. Blast/Double Up - C.L. Blast
- You Can't Run Away From Your Heart - Judy Clay
- I'll Gladly Take You Back - Charmels
- Soul Man - Sam & Dave
- Daddy Didn't Tell Me - Astors
- Give Everybody Some - Bar-Kays
- On A Saturday Night - Eddie Floyd
- Don't Hit Me No More - Mable John
- Somebody's Sleeping In My Bed - Johnnie Taylor
- Winter Snow - Booker T. & The MGs
- Every Day Will Be Like A Holiday - William Bell
- What'll I Do For Satisfaction - Johnny Daye
- Pick Up The Pieces - Carla Thomas
- Down Ta My House - Rufus Thomas
- As Long As I've Got You - Charmels
- Soul Girl - Jeanne & The Darlings
- Cold Feet - Albert King
- Wrap It Up - Sam & Dave
- Wrap It Up - Sam & Dave
- (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding
- Don't Pass Your Judgement - Memphis Nomads
- Lovey Dovey - Otis & Carla
- I Got A Sure Thing - Ollie & The Nightingales
- Big Bird - Eddie Floyd
- A Hard Day's Night - Bar-Kays
- Next Time - Johnnie Taylor
- A Tribute To A King - William Bell
- Every Man Ought To Have A Woman - William Bell
- Able Mable - Mable John
- The Memphis Train - Rufus Thomas
- I Think I Made A Boo Boo - Rufus Thomas
- What Will Later On Be Like - Jeanne & The Darlings
- Hang Me Now - Jeanne & The Darlings
- Soul Power - Derek Martin
- Bring Your Love Back To Me - Linda Lyndell
- A Dime A Dozen - Carla Thomas
- Whatever Hurts You - Mad Lads
- The Happy Song (Dum Dum) - Otis Redding
- (I Love) Lucy - Albert King
- I Ain't Particualar - Johnnie Taylor
Music reviews of The Complete Stax/Volt Singles: 1959-1968
Music Review: Stax/Volt is monumental!
Rating: 5 Stars
"Knock On Wood", "Soul Man", "Gee Whiz", "Green Onions,"
"Last Night", "Hold On I'm Comin'", "Walkin' The Dog" and
"Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay." What do all these songs have in common? Sure, they're great soul and rhythm & blues tunes, but something more. What do Rufus Thomas, Carla Thomas, Sam & Dave, Eddie Floyd, Otis Redding and Albert King have in common? Rhythm & blues and soul superstars, yes, but that same something is also true. These songs and these artists all recorded for the "little label that could": STAX. In the '60s, Stax became a local R&B music giant in Memphis. The company was founded and ran by Jim Stewart, a country fiddle player and former banker, who was first exposed to R&B when he recorded a local doo-wop group called the Veltones with their song, "Fool In Love." As Rufus Thomas a local disc jockey heard the song, he and daughter Carla cut "Cause I Love You", a great R&B gem for Jim. When the record got out, Atlantic Records heard this fresh new sound and got in on the distribution deal with Stax that would exist as a handshake deal to a documented deal up until May 1968. What also happened during that time? Musical history.
At nine CDs, this set offers the complete history of what made Stax absolutely phenomenal. As you listen all the way
through, hopefully not all in one sitting since it's quite exhaustive unless you end up loving it that much, you'll notice as you start from disc one the experimental stages at trying to find and develop a distinct sound and progressing towards it. Some of the songs on disc four display it and from there on all the way to disc nine, it's there and ever-driving as can be. This is the ultimate example at what a box set is all about: covering as much material as possible. That doesn't even begin to describe what's presented here; it's too good because it is what it is: complete. There are 244 tracks in all and each CD has 25+ tracks clocking in with 70+ minutes of music on each.
It's complete all right for it features every A-side released by Stax and the subsidiary Volt along with a few well-known B-sides. That means every Stax or Volt record released by the stars like Rufus Thomas, ("Walkin' The Dog", "Can Your Monkey Do The Dog", "Jump Back", "Sophisticated Sissy", etc.), Carla Thomas ("Gee Whiz", "B-A-B-Y", "Stop! Look What You're Doin'", "Pick Up The Pieces", etc.), Otis Redding ("These Arms of Mine", "Mr. Pitiful", "Respect", "Try a Little Tenderness", etc.), Booker T. & the MGs ("Green Onions", "Jelly Bread", "My Sweet Potato", "Hip-Hug Her", etc.), Sam & Dave ("You Don't Know Like I Know", "Hold On! I'm Comin', "When Something Is Wrong With My Baby", "Soul Man", etc.), Eddie Floyd ("Things Get Better", "Knock On Wood", "Raise Your Hand", "Big Bird", etc.), William Bell ("You Don't Miss Your Water", "Never Like This Before", "Share What You Got", "Eloise Hang On In There", etc.), Albert King ("Laundromat Blues", "Crosscut Saw", "Born Under A Bad Sign", "Cold Feet", etc.) plus so many, many more. So if you know that those artists who were very consistent at Stax, there's pratically a full CD's worth of their songs here spread throughout the nine discs. Whether they were hits or not, everything is here including some unusual numbers that seem to break the normal Stax scheme like Macy Skipper's "Goofin' Off" which is humorous dee-jay kind of track, Cheryl and Pam Johnson's "That's My Guy", which sounds like a show-bizzy, TV commercial kind of tune, Nick Charles' "Sunday Jealous" and "The Three Dogwoods" which sound like soft, dry pop songs of that era,
and the Del-Rays' "Don't Let Her Be Your Baby" which tries to emulate the Beatles or the Dave Clark Five. This has got everything, so calling all collectors! It comes with a little 80-page book that could be worth about $15 separately so getting this with music is a bargain. The book has liner notes about the artits, the music, some real nice photos of the stars plus a track by track listing including the original catalog number and chart position (for those applicable) for each song.
Is it worth it? Absoultely. Pricey, but worth it. Finding this kind of music is getting rarer and rarer. Especially considering that about less than of these tracks didn't chart at all. Sure, the well-known hits can be found on smaller collections. This is the only collection that I know that has all the other stuff with it. Don't worry about parting with that kind of money. Being a musician and music fan, I can't think of a better investment, and if it's something you really enjoy, that makes it even more worthwhile. Here they are preserved on CD forever.
It's more than music to listen to. It's music you can dance to and groove to. Just listen to the sizzlin' guitars, the deep, pumping bass, the tight drums, the soulfulness of the vocalists and just the whole formula of each song. The sound quality is not good...it's perfect! Though everything is in big fat mono, since these were from the master tapes used on the original 45s (hence "singles" in the name), the sound is crisp and crystal clear. It sounds amazing on a system with adjustable bass output. Just crank that bass up, baby; it's practically what makes R&B. Every song is worth listening to for they help tell the story of Stax. They are all little gems. If a record didn't chart at all or it charted very low, so what? These people made music at leisurely paces and were great improvisers and just wanted to get out there, jam and do their own thing. If it sold and it was a hit, fantastic. If not, well, it was worth a shot. There is a good balance of the fast songs as well as the slow ballads. These are practically the unsung heroes of soul music; absoultely raw, gritty, rock-solid, vital and energetic they were. It was the opposite of Motown, their seemingly unbeatable giant of a competitor that was more slick and stylized in soul music. What's important lies in the musicality of the musicians and singers. Truly, this is what soul music is all about; it tells a story and expresses every human being's innermost and outermost feelings. Musicians can learn so much from this, for everyone involved here shows true musicianship. The thing was to make people appreciate and, yes, make them move to it. You can laugh with it, cry with it, and feel absolutely "soulified." It could make everyone, young and old, black and white, get up and dance and throw their cares away. It didn't matter what they were singing like Rufus Thomas on songs that have silly-sounding titles or lyrics like "Somebody Stole My Dog", or "I Think I Made A Boo Boo", you can just get up and let the driving music move you. You can laugh, but you'll find that you're laughing because it makes you feel good. So, they weren't Dylan or Lennon & McCartney. One listen to this entire set is all it takes, and you're hooked. Give this to a six year old and he or she will be a fan for life. Really, you'll never get tired of this music. The '60s were a time of social change and civil rights awareness. If only this music could have been more well-known and all these songs could have been hits, this would have brought everyone together to dance the day and night away. There's nothing like soul music. What more is there to say except that if you would like to have just one box set for your music collection, you just found a gold mine. That being said, if American music was the equivalent of a jewelry collection, all these songs would be the rare, precious and priceless gems.
So, to quote from a Mar-Keys' song, "grab this thing" because you'll want to keep it forever. It is thee essential and complete relevance of why Stax was the "little label that could"...and did!
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