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December 11, 2019 By Sam Stone Leave a Comment

VA VMPAnthology StoryofStax

Vinyl Me Please is at it again! Following their celebrations of Blue Note, Motown, and Ghostly International, the subscription service is set to release a new volume of their acclaimed VMP Anthology Series. This time, they're shining a light on the history of Stax Records. As with previous volumes, The Story of Stax Records will be told in four chapters. The eight albums included in the box will be wrapped in "secrecy sleeves" that can be unveiled at specific points in the journey. Though

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Categories: News Formats: Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: R&B/Soul Tags: Albert King, Booker T. and the MG's, David Porter, Eddie Floyd, Johnnie Taylor, Otis Redding, Sam and Dave, Steve Cropper, The Bar-Kays, William Bell

October 29, 2018 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

Stax 68 A Memphis Story

Otis Redding's "Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay," the first Stax single of 1968, should have been a new beginning for the artist and label.  Instead, the posthumous release ushered in a tumultuous year for the Memphis institution.  The death of Redding and members of The Bar-Kays on December 10, 1967 was a tremendous loss for Stax and popular culture, but no one could have predicted the upheaval that would affect Stax and the city of Memphis in the following twelve months.  That time has just

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Categories: Reviews Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: R&B/Soul Tags: Albert King, Carla Thomas, Eddie Floyd, Isaac Hayes, Otis Redding, Rufus Thomas, Sam and Dave, The Staple Singers, Various Artists, William Bell

September 5, 2018 By Randy Fairman 4 Comments

Stax 68 A Memphis Story

There have been several reissues this year celebrating the 50th anniversary of individual projects released in 1968.  But Craft Recordings has announced a box set which celebrates an entire year's worth of material with Stax '68: A Memphis Story, due on October 19.  This 5-CD set contains the A- and B-sides of every single released under the Stax Records banner in 1968, including the company's sub-labels, for a total of 120 tracks.  Some tracks are by soul legends like Isaac Hayes, The Staple

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: R&B/Soul Tags: Delaney and Bonnie, Eddie Floyd, Isaac Hayes, Johnnie Taylor, Otis Redding, The Staple Singers, Various Artists, William Bell

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