Thursday, December 18, 2008

Stax Discography Part 1

S701 - Green Onions - Booker T. & MG's [1962] (11-62, #33) Originally issued in 1962 in mono only. The stereo version, issued in 1968, is all rechanneled. Green Onions (E)/Rinky-Dink (E)/I Got A Woman (E)/Mo' Onions (E)/Twist And Shout (E)/Behave Yourself (E)//Stranger On The Shore (E)/Lonely Avenue (E)/One Who Really Loves You (E)/I Can't Sit Down (E)/A Woman A Lover A Friend (E)/Comin' Home Baby (E)

702 - Walk Right In - Gus Cannon (Banjo And Vocal With Will Shade) [10/62] Narration/Kill It/Walk Right In/Salty Dog/Going Around The Mountain/Ol' Hen/Gonna Raise A Ruckus Tonight/Ain't Gonna Rain No More/Boll-Weevil/Come On Down To My House/Make Me A Pallet On Your Floor/Get Up In The Morning Soon/Crawdad Hole

702 - Treasured Hits From The South - Various Artists [12/62] There were 2 albums issued with the same number 702, this various artists containing both Stax and Sun hits and the Gus Cannon album (above). Due to the similarity between this version of 702 and 703 (below), this was probably a numbering error. This album included a song by Nick Charles, a Memphis disc jockey. This album does not have the "Distributed by Atlantic Record Sales" on the back, so it was probably not nationally distributed. The Gus Cannon album (above) does have the "Atlantic Record Sales" notation on the back of the cover. Gee Whiz - Carla Thomas/Mona Lisa - Carl Mann/Lonely Weekends - Charlie Rich/Last Night - Mar-Keys/You Don't Miss Your Water - William Bell/For You - Nick Charles//Green Onions - Booker T. & MG's/I'll Bring It Home To You - Carla Thomas/Any Other Way - William Bell/Great Balls Of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis/Tragedy - Thomas Wayne/Raunchy - Bill Justis

703 - The Treasure Chest of Goldies - Various Artists [1964] This album has the same song selections as the 702 various artists album, although they are not in the same order. Great Balls Of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis/Last Night - Mar-Keys/Any Other Way - William Bell/Gee Whiz - Carla Thomas/For You - Nick Charles/Lonely Weekends - Charlie Rich/Raunchy - Bill Justis/I'll Bring It Home To You - Carla Thomas/Tragedy - Thomas Wayne/You Don't Miss Your Water - William Bell/Mona Lisa - Carl Mann/Green Onions - Booker T. & MG's

704 - Walking The Dog - Rufus Thomas [1963] (12-63, #138)The Dow/Mashed Potatoes/Ooh-Poo-Pah-Doo/You Said/Boom Boom/It's Aw'Rite//Walking The Dog/Ya Ya/Land Of 1,000 Dances/Can Your Monkey Do The Dog/Cause I Love You/I Want To Be Loved

S705 - Soul Dressing - Booker T. & MG's [1965] Soul Dressing (E)/Tic-Tac-Toe (E)/Big Train (E)/Jellybread (E)/Aw' Mercy (E)/Outrage (E)//Night Owl Walk (E)/Chinese Checkers (E)/Home Grown (E)/Mercy Mercy (E)/Plum Nellie (E)/Can't Be Still (E)

S706 - Comfort Me - Carla Thomas [1966] (3-66, #134) Comfort Me (E)/No Time To Lose (E)/Yes I'm Ready (E)/Lover's Concerto (E)/I'm For You (E)/What The World Needs Now (E)//Let It Be Me (E)/A Woman's Love (E)/Will You Love Me Tomorrow (E)/Forever (E)/Move On Drifter (E)/Another Night Without A Man (E)

S707 - Great Memphis Sound - Mar-Keys [1966] Honey Pot/Plantation Inn/Loving You Too Long/Cleo's Back/Grab This Thing//Philly Dog/Walking With The Duke/The Girl From Ipanema/In The Mood/Dear James' Medley: Night Train-Papa's Got A Brand New Bag-I Got You-Good Loving-I'll Go Crazy

S708 - Hold On I'm Comin' - Sam & Dave [1966] (8-66, #45) Hold On I'm Comin' (S)/If You Got The Loving (S)/I Take What I Want/Ease Me (S)/I Got Everything I Need (S)/Don't Make It So Hard On Me (S)//It's A Wonder (S)/Don't Help Me Out (S)/Just Me (S)/You Got It Made (S)/You Don't Know Like I Know (S)/Blame Me (Don't Blame My Heart) (S)

S709 - Carla - Carla Thomas [1966] (10-66, #130) B-A-B-Y (S)/Red Rooster (S)/Let Me Be Good To You (S)/I Got You Boy (S)/Medley: Baby What You Want Me To Do-For Your Love (S)//What Have You Got To Offer Me (S)/I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (S)/I Fall To Pieces (S)/You Don't Have To Say You Love Me (S)/Fate (S)/Looking Back (S)

S710 - Memphis Gold - Various Artists [1966] Hold On I'm Comin' - Sam & Dave (S)/Let Me Be Good To You - Carla Thomas (S)/I Want Someone - Mad Lads (S)/I've Been Loving You Too Long - Otis Redding (S)/Philly Dog - Mar-Keys (S)/No Time To Lose - Carla Thomas (E)//(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - Otis Redding (S)/Walking The Dog - Rufus Thomas (E)/Don't Have To Shop Around - Mad Lads (S)/Boot-Leg - Booker T. & MG's (E)/You Don't Know Like I Know - Sam & Dave (S)/My Lover's Prayer - Otis Redding (S)

S711 - And Now - Booker T. & MG's [1966] Some copies have "Booker-Loo" instead of "My Sweet Potato." My Sweet Potato/Jericho/No Matter What Shape/One Mint Julep/In The Midnight Hour/Summertime//Working In The Coal Mine/Don't Mess Up A Good Thing/Think/Taboo/Soul Jam/Sentimental Journey

S712 - Double Dynamite - Sam & Dave [1966] (1-67, #118) You Got Me Hummin'/Said I Wasn't Gonna Tell Nobody/That's The Way It's Gotta Be/When Something Is Wrong With My Baby/Soothe Me/Just Can't Get Enough//Sweet Pains/I'm Your Puppet/Sleep Good Tonight/I Don't Need Nobody (To Tell Me ‘Bout My Baby)/Home At Last/Use Me

S713 - In The Christmas Spirit - Booker T. & MG's [1966] The first cover for this album is has a Christmas tree in green, with Christmas balls with stripes like piano keys, there are 4 hands playing the keys. The outside border of the album is red. This album was only available for the 1966 Christmas season. The cover is mainly yellow with Booker T. & The MG's in the Christmas Spirit in red. Jingle Bells/Santa Claus Is Coming To Town/Winter Wonderland/White Christmas/The Christmas Song/Silver Bells//Merry Christmas Baby/Blue Christmas/Sweet Little Jesus Boy/Silent Night/We Three Kings/We Wish You A Merry Christmas

S713 - In The Christmas Spirit - Booker T. & MG's [1967] In 1967 the album was reissued with a new cover. This cover has multiple Santa Claus's with candles, bells and pine boughs across the top. The cover is mainly red with Booker T. & The MG's in the Christmas Spirit in white. Jingle Bells/Santa Claus Is Coming To Town/Winter Wonderland/White Christmas/The Christmas Song/Silver Bells//Merry Christmas Baby/Blue Christmas/Sweet Little Jesus Boy/Silent Night/We Three Kings/We Wish You A Merry Christmas

S714 - Knock On Wood - Eddie Floyd [1967] Knock On Wood (S)/Something You Got (S)/But It's Alright (S)/I Stand Accused (S)/If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody (S)/I Don't Want To Cry (S)//Raise Your Hand (S)/Got To Make A Comeback (S)/634-5789 (S)/I've Just Been Feeling Bad (S)/High-Heel Sneakers (S)/Warm And Tender Love (S)

S715 - Wanted One Soul Singer - Johnnie Taylor [1967] I Got To Love Somebody's Baby/Just The One I've Been Looking For/Watermelon Man/Where Can A Man Go From Here/Toe- Hold/Outside Love//Ain't That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One)/Blues In The Night/I Had A Dream/Sixteen Tons/Little Bluebird

S716 - King And Queen - Otis Redding & Carla Thomas [1967] (4-67, #36) Knock On Wood/Let Me Be Good To You/Tramp/Tell It Like It Is/When Something Is Wrong With My Baby/Lovey Dovey//New Year's Resolution/It Takes Two/Are You Lonely For Me/Bring It On Home To Me/Ooh Carla Ooh Otis

S717 - Hip Hug-Her - Booker T. & MG's [1967] (6-67, #35) Hip Hug-Her/Soul Sanction/Get Ready/More/Double or Nothing/Carnaby St.//Slim Jenkins' Joint/Pigmy/Groovin'/Booker's Notion/Sunny

S718 - The Queen Alone - Carla Thomas [1967] (7-67, #133) Any Day Now/Stop Thief/I Take It To My Baby/I Want To Be Your Baby/Something Good (Is Going To Happen To You)/When Tomorrow Comes//I'll Always Have Faith In You/All I See Is You/Unchanging Love/Give Me Enough (To Keep Me Going)/Lie To Keep Me From Crying

S719 - Soul Of A Bell - William Bell [1967] The stereo versions of "You Don't Miss Your Water" and "Any Other Way" were stereo re-recordings made for this LP. Everybody Loves A Winner (S)/You Don't Miss Your Water (S, alternate version)/Do Right Woman-Do Right Man (S)/I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now) (S)/Nothing Takes The Place Of You (S)/Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye (S)//Eloise (Hang On In There) (S)/Any Other Way (S, alternate version)/It's Happening All Over (S)/Never Like This Before (S)/You're Such A Sweet Thang (S)

S720 - Back To Back - Mar-Keys/Booker T. & MG's [1967] (8-67, #98) Green Onions - Booker T. & MG's (S, live)/Red Beans And Rice - Booker T. & MG's (S, live)/Tic-Tac-Toe - Booker T. & MG's (S, live)/Hip Hug-Her - Booker T. & MG's (S, live)/Philly Dog - Mar-Keys (S, live)//Grab This Thing - Mar-Keys (S, live)/Last Night - Mar-Keys (S, live)/Gimme Some Lovin' - Booker T. & MG's (S, live)/Booker Loo - Booker T. & MG's (S, live)/Outrage - Booker T. & MG's (S, live)

S721 - Live In London Volume 1 - Various Artists [1967] Green Onions - Booker T. & MG's/Philly Dog - Mar-Keys/If I Had A Hammer - Eddie Floyd/Knock On Wood - Eddie Floyd/Shake - Otis Redding//Yesterday - Carla Thomas/B-A-B-Y - Carla Thomas/I Take What I Want - Sam & Dave/When Something Is Wrong With My Baby - Sam & Dave/Hold On I'm Comin' - Sam & Dave

S722 - Live In London Volume 2 - Various Artists [1967] I Got My Mojo Working - Carla Thomas/Let Me Be Good To You - Carla Thomas/Gee Whiz - Carla Thomas/Raise Your Hand - Eddie Floyd/But (It's Alright) - Eddie Floyd//Sooth Me - Sam & Dave/You Don't Know Like I Know - Sam & Dave/You Got Me Hummin' - Sam & Dave/Try A Little Tenderness - Otis Redding

S723 - Born Under A Bad Sign - Albert King [1967] Born Under A Bad Sign/Crosscut Saw/Kansas City/Oh Pretty Woman/Down Don't Bother Me/The Hunter//I Almost Lost My Mind/Personal Manager/Laundromat Blues/As The Years Go Passing By/The Very Thought Of You

S724 - Carla Thomas Live at the Bohemian Cavern - Carla Thomas [Unissued] This album was cancelled, and the number used for the Booker T. album below.

S724 - Doin' Our Thing - Booker T. & The MG's [1968] (5-68, #176) I Can Dig It/Expressway (To Your Heart)/Doin' Our Thing/You Don't Love Me/Never My Love/The Exodus Song//The Beat Goes On/Ode To Billie Joe/Blue On Green/You Keep Me Hanging On

S725 - Soul Men - Sam & Dave [1967] (11-67, #62) Soul Man/May I Baby/Broke Down Piece Of Man/Let It Be Me/Hold It Baby/I'm With You//Don't Knock It/Just Keep Holding On/The Good Runs The Bad Way/Rich Kind Of Poverty/I've Seen What Loneliness Can Do

S726 - Memphis Gold Volume 2 - Various Artists [1967] Knock On Wood - Eddie Floyd (S)/Soul Finger - Bar-Kays (S)/Tramp - Otis Redding & Carla Thomas (S)/Hip Hug-Her - Booker T. & MG's (S)/B-A-B-Y - Carla Thomas (S)/Crosscut Saw - Albert King (S)//When Something Is Wrong With My Baby - Sam & Dave (S)/Try A Little Tenderness - Otis Redding (S)/I've Got To Love Somebody's Baby - Johnnie Taylor (S)/Everybody Loves A Winner - William Bell (S)/Your Good Thing - Mable John (E)

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