A memphis story, out on october 19th via craft recordings,captures this crossroads in stunning, beautiful detail. With a 56page book including revelatory, indepth liner notes by andria lisle, robert gordon, and steve greenberg, as well as rare and previously unseen photos, the set presents more than 120 songs. The complete stax volt soul singles box set is 2 tracks of some fabulous soul music along with some great blues records. For the label please use stax to be used when records specifically credit stax records for company roles such as distribution and manufacturing.
It appears that all three of the staxvolt singles box sets are now out of print. The official stax records website, home to historic and influential artists such as otis redding, isaac hayes, booker t. But they were also the studio band for stax records, making music with soul artists such as otis redding, ray charles and wilson pickett. But craft recordings has announced a box set which celebrates an entire years worth of material with stax 68. The first concorddistributed stax album of allnew material was a various artists cd which was released on march 27, 2007 and titled interpretations. Stax records singles to be released in two definitive box. The stax collection 7lp box set is available at the stax online store as an exclusive bundle with a soul explosion tshirt as a gift with purchase while. Volume 3 followed in 1994 a whopping 10disc set that covered 19721975 while volume 1 handled by atlantic records had done the 9disc 12 x 12 deed for the formative years 1959 to 1968. Stax 50th a 50th anniversary celebration 2 cd box set.
Unfollow stax records to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. A journey through the labels golden period 19571975. Stax records is the home to such artists as otis redding, booker t. Stax stx00252,umc 7203070,umc 00888072030701 format. The staple singerscome go with me the stax collection.
Find stax and volt from a vast selection of records. At nine discs and 244 tracks, the complete stax volt singles. This 6cd box set delves deep into the stax records archives, and explores the labels efforts to diversify their output. Various artiststhe story of stax recordsvinyl box sets. Concord music group and stax records are proud to announce the digital release and physical reissue of two comprehensive box set titles. At nine discs and 244 tracks, the complete staxvolt singles. Every major stax and stax atlantic hit from the labels 1960s and 70s heyday on one specially priced package. I thought that vmps women of motown box set was great it was, but this one is phenomenal. All eight records were aaa cut from the original tapes by ryan smith at sterling sound. Concord music group and stax records have announced the digital release and physical reissue of two comprehensive box set titles. The 50 th anniversary collection contains the a and bsides of every single that was. The studio albums include soul folk in action, well get over, the staple swingers, be altitude. October 20, 1999 the first stax label was light blue with black printing.
Be mindful that some releases may credit stax records, inc. The stax collection presents all of the groups studio. Respect yourself, be what you are, and city in the sky. Auto suggestions are available once you type at least 3 letters.
The 9cd first set 19591968, the atlantic owned stuff, is no longer available from amazon, although new and used copies are available from amazon market place sellers. Later this month, a fivedisc box set titled stax 68. A memphis story box set release coincides with two extraordinary exhibits presented by the stax museum of american soul music in memphis, tennessee. Is there a good 1 or 2 or even 3 cd compilation of the stax hits after 1967. The legendary memphis soul label staxs legacy is wellrepresented by this fourcd box set, which manages to do what many similar box retrospectives dont.
Various artiststhe story of stax recordsvinyl box setsacoustic. That is to provide a wellbalanced overview of a genre of music that mixes the essential hits with many noteworthy yet lesserknown singles and rarities, coming about as close as possible to. The atlantic years by david edwards and mike callahan last update. This box set only covers a three year period, but man, what a period. A memphis story will be released on 19 october via craft recordings. Come on now, a nine cd box set from the great stax studio, a small book. This period immediately follows the untimely passing of otis. Staxs singles box sets have been an incredible musical catalog since the first, nine. Individual tracks can also be downloaded in their own right too.
This 9disc stax records volume 2 box set spanning the years 1968 to 1971 first appeared in 1993 in 12 x 12 form to heaps of praise and rightly so. The flip side of stax 19681974 is light in the attics record store day 2012 love letter to some of the lesserknown stax records artists. Stax in black above the center hole, above the logo is a stack of records. The fivedisc box set contains the a and bsides of every single released under the stax banner in 1968, including the companys sublabels. Plated and pressed on 180gram vinyl at quality record pressings. Youre doing yourself a disservice by ignoring stax 45s. The complete stax volt soul singles volume 3 udiscover. Originally released in 1993 and 1994, respectively, these two compilations will be rereleased back into the physical market in compact and. Initially released as volume 1 of 3 huge box sets covering the entire staxvolt singles output between 1959 and 1975 the complete staxvolt singles 19591968 originally came out as a clunky but beautiful 9cd albumsized 12 x 12 box set way back in the mists of april 1991. Elvis presleys stax sessions compiled into box set.
For the legendary soul label stax records, there was no bigger year than 1968. The interviews make up an exclusive podcast series contained in the the story of stax records a 180gram 8lp box set. Set for a february, 2020 release date, come go with me. Deluxe edition, the threecd box set also features outtakes and rare photos from the july and december 1973 sessions, which resulted in. The vibrant soul sounds that emanated from stax records in south memphis between 1960 and 1975 have maintained a currency matched by few other genres of 20thcentury popular music. Every week, the label drops a digital reissue of a gospel truth title culminating in the vinyl, cd, and digital release in september gospel heritage month of a newlycurated singles collection. More than just a box set, this stax anthology is a perfect addition for that soul. This new addition to the critically acclaimed series of stax singles boxes offers a more profound study of the memphis labels catalog, including longforgotten bsides and rarities, and focusing not just on soul tunes for which the label was most famous. Craft recordings is celebrating the gospel truth with a new reissue campaign dedicated to that stax records imprint. All of their lps are worth owning, at least the ones from the 6268 classic period just buy anything you can find. Every major stax and staxatlantic hit from the labels 1960s and 70s heyday on one specially priced package.
Aaa analog mastering from the original tapes by ryan k. Flip side of stax 1968 1974 ten 45rpm 7 box set with download. A new twocd box set features stax highlights and booker t. Release coincides with the 50th anniversary of stax. The seven discs come in heavyweight 180gram vinyl pressed at memphis record pressing.
Every freakin song you might ever think of that was on stax records golden era. A memphis story will be hitting shelves to celebrate the. Stax records produced some of my favourite music of the 1960s, which i know through various atlantic compilations. A wellpicked assortmentno soulmusic fan should deny himself this. Stax was primarily a singles label, and dozens of great sides by great artists were never committed to long players. Get the best deals on stax rock vinyl records when you shop the largest online selection at. Melissa etheridge memphis rock and roll vinyl lp red vinyl album mp3 download. Find out all the details from vinyl me please here.
The story of stax records 2020, 180g, vinyl discogs. Originally released in 1993 and 1994, respectively, these two. Shop all box sets available in the official stax records store. Stax story 4 cd box set by various artists entertainment weekly. The 50th anniversary of the legendary soul label stax records will kick off with the release of a deluxe edition 50song, 2cd box set titled stax 50. The formal relaunch came with the release on march, 2007 of stax 50th anniversary celebration, a 2cd box set containing 50 tracks from the entire history of stax records. The complete staxvolt singles 19591968 9cd box set.