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Stax 50th Anniversary Celebration
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| Editorial Reviews: | | |  | | When Concord Music purchased Fantasy Records in 2006, the bulging Stax catalog came along for the ride. Not a bad deal, especially since Stax remains one of the richest and most vital sources of '60s and '70s soul, blues, and R&B. The newly reactivated label's debut release is a lavishly boxed double-disc set of 50 highlights--as opposed to hits--from the Memphis label's voluminous vaults to celebrate its 50th anniversary. All the usual suspects appear, including Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Isaac Hayes, Johnnie Taylor, Eddie Floyd, Albert King, and the Staple Singers. But the compilers deliver a well-rounded, even eclectic collection by including tracks from such relatively obscure acts as the Astors, Ollie & the Nightingales, the Mad Lads, Linda Lyndell, and Mable John, whose "Your Good Thing (Is About to End)" is one of the great lost soul treasures. Propelled in large part by house band Booker T. & the MGs, the majority of these songs have become integral threads in the fabric of American soul. Even at two and a half hours, there's not a dull moment here. That is a testament not just to the Stax musicians, but to a label whose artists defined a classic sound that remains as timeless, relevant, influential, and electrifying as when it was recorded. --Hal Horowitz | |
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| | Five decades since a Memphis shop front gave birth to what would become one of the greatest catalogues in music, it seems ownership rights have finally fallen into caring hands.
Expect all manner of tasty repackages in the offing, but there's no finer way to get the party started than with this excellent 50-track overview. Most of the obvious tunes are here, but this set scores by including some of the cuts that crept under the radar in the 60s and 70s only to be rediscovered by another generation's beat alchemists.
Linda Lyndell's proto-funk monster "What A Man", the aching hurt of William Bell's "I Forgot To Be Your Lover" and Johnnie Taylor's soul deep "Jody's Got Your Girl" all stand well alongside the better known gems.
Everyone should have this.
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