the incomplete stax/volt singles collection
ephraim
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i've been noticing lately a few really nice tracks that aren't on the big stax/volt singles collection. they included some b-sides on there, but there are lots that didn't make it. i thought maybe we could put our heads together and come up with a list of the best titles that aren't on the collection. here are my votes:Inez Foxx - "Watch the dog"Johnnie Taylor - "It's Amazing"anybody got some other recommendations of tracks to check out? for those of you who don't have the whole track listing, it's here:track listing - complete stax/volt singles 1959-1975
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This song from 1970 was actually an A-side...Top 20 on Billboard's soul charts when it came out on Warren, which was distributed by Stax...I am assuming that Stax no longer holds the rights, which is why it wasn't included on the second Stax box. (Tolbert had a really good album, too...although the cover sez it's on Warren, the label is Stax, logo and all.)
little milton - "bet you i win"
The reason why Big Star wasn't included was because they were focusing on the soul sides...for various reasons, the rock, gospel, country, jazz and "miscellaneous" 45's that Stax released during the seventies were left out. Besides, I think Stax still might have the rights to Big Star; the most recent CD reissue of their two Ardent albums was indeed on Stax.
I can think of at least one (seemingly) legit Stax soul release that did not make the box sets at all: Carla Thomas' "The Time For Love Is Anytime"/"I'm Going Back To Living In The City," Stax 0061, from 1970.
Probably because of space.
As far as why some flip sides were included, it's probably because some titles were just too damned good to ignore (like Sam & Dave's "Wrap It Up").
But if they still had the rights, it would have been on there.
No Senior Soul, either.
And you can forget about black country singer O.B. McClinton and his 1971 masterpiece, "Country Music, That's My Thing":
"My old lady even looked at me and said, 'I like James Brown'
Man, he sings that sweet soul music; he can pick 'em up & put 'em down
But you runnin' 'round here in your Western boots; boy you oughta be killed
For singin' all of them old country songs up there in Nashville
(and I said, SIT DOWN WOMAN & YOU LISSEN GOOD)
I got a thang, you got a thang, alla God's chillun got a thang
Well, country music, friend - that's my thang"
You can win is the side and its not on the stax singles.
I first heard this from Dante off a local label label "paradox" and he told me is was also issued on stax (not that it is easy to find on as you need an issue the demo it AA)
I thought that album was kinda weak, actually.
i dont care what anybody say, i know what i know - the LP soundz good to me!
interesting - thanks! i'll have to add that to the endless wants-list... anybody have a sound clip?
weird that they totally missed a carla thomas 45, especially considering that they included even really obscure records that they gave us no info on, like the joni wilson. though i can't say that i wished there'd been more carla thomas.
weird that they totally missed a carla thomas 45, especially considering that they included even really obscure records that they gave us no info on, like the joni wilson. though i can't say that i wished there'd been more carla thomas.
You're not missing a thing. I like Carla, but the single is really unremarkable.
kim weston (i think maybe ONE of her songs made it)
lou johnson
"The Get It" by Johnny Twist & Bo Dud (on Weis)
"For Wes" by the Soul Merchants (on Weis)
I believe that Stax does not have the rights to these songs, even though they released them back in the day (or in the case of the Weis 45's, distributed them)