Various Artists – Stax Revue: Live in ’65! – LP

Description

Historic Live Performances on Double Vinyl LP!
Newly Mastered by Joe Tarantino! Lacquers Cut by Jeff Powell at Take Out Vinyl!
Features Rufus Thomas, Booker T. & the M.G.’s, William Bell, Wilson Pickett & More!

In 1965 in the face of social unrest, legendary Memphis record label Stax Records put on two pulsating shows at the 5-4 Ballroom in Los Angeles, featuring Rufus Thomas, Booker T. & the M.G.’s, William Bell, Carla Thomas, Wilson Pickett and more. 60 years later, these recordings, newly mastered by Joe Tarantino, with lacquers cut by Jeff Powell at Take Out Vinyl, have been collected with a bonus set of performances recorded at Club Paradise, Memphis that same year, to formStax Revue Live in ’65!Featuring 18 live performances on two LPs, six previously unreleased.

Features

• Newly Mastered by Joe Tarantino
• Lacquers Cut by Jeff Powell at Take Out Vinyl
• Double LP
• 6 Previously Unreleased Performances
• Liner Notes by Grammy-Winning Author & Journalist Lynell George & Grammy-Nominated Producer Alec Palao
• Gatefold Jacket

Selections

Recorded at Club Paradise, Memphis, June / July 1965

Side 1:

1. Booker T. & the M.G.’s Green Onions
2. Booker T. & the M.G.’s Boot-Leg*
3. Booker T. & the M.G.’s You Can’t Sit Down
4. Booker T. & the M.G.’s Summertime

Side 2:

1. Booker T. & the M.G.’s Soul Twist
2. David Porter Just Be True*
3. David Porter Can’t See You When I Want To*
4. The Astors What Can It Be*
5. Wendy Rene Bar-B-Q*

Recorded at The 5-4 Ballroom, Los Angeles, August 7 & 8, 1965

Side 3:

1. The Mar-Keys Last Night
2. The Mad Lads Don’t Have to Shop Around
3. The Astors Candy
4. William Bell Any Other Way
5. William Bell You Don’t Miss Your Water

Side 4:

1. Carla Thomas Every Ounce of Strength
2. Booker T. & the M.G.’S Boot-Leg
3. Wilson Pickett In the Midnight Hour*
4. Rufus Thomas Walking the Dog

*Previously unissued