Hello, the final Stax count down here, it's been an extensive series
Stax Records is an American record label, originally based in Memphis, Tennessee. Founded in 1957 as Satellite Records, the label changed its name to Stax Records in 1961. It was a major factor in the creation of Southern soul and Memphis soul music. Stax also released gospel, funk, and blues recordings. Renowned for its output of blues music, the label was founded by two siblings and business partners, Jim Stewart and his sister Estelle Axton (STewart/AXton = Stax). It featured several popular ethnically integrated bands (including the label's house band, Booker T. & the M.G.'s) and a racially integrated team of staff and artists unprecedented in that time of racial strife and tension in Memphis and the South.
According to ethnomusicologist Rob Bowman, the label's use of "one studio, one equipment set-up, the same set of musicians and a small group of songwriters led to a readily identifiable sound. It was a sound based in black gospel, blues, country, and earlier forms of rhythm and blues. It became known as southern soul music."
Following the death of Stax's biggest star, Otis Redding, in 1967, and the severance of the label's distribution deal with Atlantic Records in 1968, Stax continued primarily under the supervision of a new co-owner, Al Bell. Over the next five years, Bell expanded the label's operations significantly, in order to compete with Stax's main rival, Motown Records in Detroit. During the mid-1970s, a number of factors, including a problematic distribution deal with CBS Records, caused the label to slide into insolvency, resulting in its forced closure in late 1975.
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As the last installment in the three-volume document of the complete Stax-Volt singles, Vol. 3: 1972-1975 is the weakest of the series. During those four years, the label was winding down, since it was unable to successfully make the transition from gritty soul to smoother soul and disco. Their older artists couldn't handle the newer sound, and the newer artists were generally saddled with undistinguished songs. In other words, there weren't many great singles from this era. While the sound of the set is pleasant, evoking both the funky and smooth soul of the early '70s quite well, but too rarely particularly noteworthy. There's about a disc and a half worth of prime material scattered across this set, and only die-hard collectors and fetishists will have the patience to find them. Still, those dedicated listeners will find the box a nice way to conclude the series, since it is a well-produced and comprehensive set, even if the music itself is uneven.
VA - The Complete Stax-Volt Singles, Vol.3 6 (flac 442mb)
601 The Newcomers - The Martian Hop 2:54
602 Inez Foxx - I Had A Talk With My Man 3:56
603 The Temprees - At Last 2:57
604 Isaac Hayes - Joy (Part 1) 4:35
605 Hot Sauce - Good Woman Turning Bad 2:48
606 John KaSandra - Mose (Part 3) 5:35
607 Rufus Thomas - I'll Be Your Santa Baby 3:34
608 Eddie Floyd - I Wanna Do Things For You 3:27
609 Albert King - That's What The Blues Is All About 3:45
610 Carolyn Hurley - One Way Love Affair 4:17
611 Little Milton - Tin Pan Alley 3:33
612 Rufus Thomas - The Funky Bird 3:26
613 Johnnie Taylor - We're Getting Careless With Our Love 4:01
614 The Emotions - What Do The Lonely Do At Christmas 3:24
615 Cix Bits - Season's Greetings 3:21
616 Eric Mercury - Don't Lose Faith In Me Lord 3:30
617 Veda Brown - Don't Start Loving Me (If You're Gonna Stop) 3:49
618 The Staple Singers - Touch A Hand, Make A Friend 3:26
619 The Dramatics - And I Panicked 3:34
620 Joy Fleming - Change It All 3:21
VA - The Complete Stax-Volt Singles, Vol. 3 06 (ogg 170mb)
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VA - The Complete Stax-Volt Singles, Vol. 3 07 (flac 422mb)
701 William Bell - Gettin' What You Want (Losin' What You Got) 3:29
702 Jacqui Verdell - He's Mine 3:43
703 Little Sonny - My Woman Is Good To Me 2:50
704 David Porter - I Got You And I'm Glad 3:08
705 The Emotions - Put A Little Love Away 3:10
706 Frederick Knight - Suzy 3:31
707 Mel & Tim - The Same Folks 3:10
708 The Temprees - You Make The Sunshine 3:28
709 John Gary Williams - The Whole Damn World Is Going Crazy 3:12
710 Inez Foxx - Circuit's Overloaded 3:46
711 Isaac Hayes - Wonderful 3:37
712 Little Milton - Behind Closed Doors 3:57
713 Eddie Floyd - Guess Who 3:20
714 The Sweet Inspirations - Dirty Tricks 3:03
715 Roebuck "Pops" Staples - Whicha Way Did It Go 3:10
716 Black Nasty - Talking To The People 2:43
717 Johnnie Taylor - I've Been Born Again 3:18
718 The MGs - Neckbone 2:58
719 Sandra Wright - Wounded Woman 2:31
720 Hot Sauce - Stop Doggin' Me 3:45
721 Kim Weston - Goodness Gracious 2:53
VA - Complete Stax-Volt Singles, Vol. 3 07 (ogg 165mb)
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VA - Complete Stax-Volt Singles, Vol. 3 08 (flac 454mb)
801 The Staple Singers - Cty In The Sky 3:40
802 Isaac Hayes - Title Theme 2:32
803 Eddie Floyd - Soul Street 3:25
804 Albert King - Flat Tire 4:18
805 The Soul Children - Love Makes It Right 3:12
806 The Temprees - Mr. Cool That Ain't Cool 2:53
807 Rufus Thomas - Boogie Ain't Nuttin' (But Gettin' Down) (Part 1) 2:55
808 Ron Banks & The Dramatics - Highway To Heaven 3:55
809 William Bell - Get It While It's Hot 3:13
810 Frederick Knight - Passing Thru 3:12
811 The Newcomers - Keep An Eye On Your Close Friends 3:08
812 The Staple Singers - My Main Man / There Is A God 5:05
813 Mel & Tim - That's The Way I Want To Live My Life 4:42
814 Mel & Tim - Forever And A Day 3:44
815 The Emotions - Baby, I'm Through 3:10
816 Johnnie Taylor - It's September 3:54
817 Shirley Brown - Woman To Woman 3:21
818 Randy Brown & Company - Did You Hear Yourself (Part 1) 2:54
819 Annette Thomas - You Need A Friend Like Mine 2:54
820 The Temprees - I Love, I Love 3:30
821 Little Milton - Let Me Back In 3:00
VA - Complete Stax-Volt Singles, Vol. 3 08 (ogg 173mb)
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VA - Complete Stax-Volt Singles, Vol. 3 09 (flac 437mb)
901 Albert King - Crosscut Saw 2:48
902 The Bar-Kays - Coldblooded 3:09
903 Sir Mack Rice - Bump Meat 2:41
904 The Newcomers - (Too Little In Common To Be Lovers) Too Much Going To Say Goodbye 3:31
905 The Wrecking Crew - Bump And Boogie (Part 1) 2:53
906 The Soul Children - What's Happening Baby (Part 1) 2:48
907 The Staple Singers - Who Made The Man 4:10
908 Brook Benton - I Keep Thinking To Myself 3:14
909 Eddie Floyd - I Got A Reason To Smile (Cause I Got You) 3:15
910 Bessie Banks - Try To Leave Me If You Can (I Bet You Can't Do It) 4:32
911 Willie Singleton - Burning On Both Ends 2:52
912 The Emotions - There Are More Questions Than Answers 3:30
913 Albert King - Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin' 3:01
914 Hot Sauce - I Can't Let You Go 3:10
915 Frederick Knight - I Betcha Didn't Know That 2:59
916 Sandra Wright - Lovin' You, Lovin' Me 3:30
917 Rufus Thomas - Do The Double Bump 3:07
918 The Temprees - Come And Get Your Love 3:15
919 Sir Mack Rice - Dark Skin Woman (Part 1) 3:05
920 Shirley Brown - It Ain't No Fun 5:24
921 Little Milton - If You Talk In Your Sleep 2:40
922 Eddie Floyd - Talk To The Man 2:58
VA - Complete Stax-Volt Singles, Vol. 3 09 (ogg 173mb)
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VA - Complete Stax-Volt Singles, Vol. 3 10 (flac 383mb)
1001 Barbara & Joe - You're Astounding 3:01
1002 The Green Brothers - Dy-No-Mite (Did You Say My Love) 2:59
1003 The Dynamic Soul Machine - Boom-A-Rang 3:32
1004 John Gary Williams - Come What May 3:25
1005 Johnnie Taylor - Try Me Tonight 3:20
1006 Freddie Waters - Groovin' On My Baby's Love 2:40
1007 The Fiestas - I Can't Shake Your Love (Can't Shake You Loose) 3:43
1008 Frederick Knight - I Wanna Play With You 2:43
1009 Albert King - I'm Doing Fine 3:25
1010 Teresa Davis - No Way (I Can Live Without You) 3:12
1011 The Staple Singers - Back Road Into Town 4:13
1012 Eddie Floyd - I'm So Glad I Met You 3:19
1013 Little Milton - Packed Up And Took My Mind 3:44
1014 Johnnie Taylor - Just Keep On Loving Me 2:59
1015 R.B. Hudmon - How Can I Be A Witness 3:04
1016 Rufus Thomas - Jump Back '75 (Part 1) 3:30
1017 The Staple Singers - I Got To Be Myself 3:41
1018 Shirley Brown - It's Worth A Whippin' 3:35
1019 The Bar-Kays - Holy Ghost (Part 1) 2:45
VA - Complete Stax-Volt Singles, Vol. 3 10 (ogg 149mb)
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Stax Records is an American record label, originally based in Memphis, Tennessee. Founded in 1957 as Satellite Records, the label changed its name to Stax Records in 1961. It was a major factor in the creation of Southern soul and Memphis soul music. Stax also released gospel, funk, and blues recordings. Renowned for its output of blues music, the label was founded by two siblings and business partners, Jim Stewart and his sister Estelle Axton (STewart/AXton = Stax). It featured several popular ethnically integrated bands (including the label's house band, Booker T. & the M.G.'s) and a racially integrated team of staff and artists unprecedented in that time of racial strife and tension in Memphis and the South.
According to ethnomusicologist Rob Bowman, the label's use of "one studio, one equipment set-up, the same set of musicians and a small group of songwriters led to a readily identifiable sound. It was a sound based in black gospel, blues, country, and earlier forms of rhythm and blues. It became known as southern soul music."
Following the death of Stax's biggest star, Otis Redding, in 1967, and the severance of the label's distribution deal with Atlantic Records in 1968, Stax continued primarily under the supervision of a new co-owner, Al Bell. Over the next five years, Bell expanded the label's operations significantly, in order to compete with Stax's main rival, Motown Records in Detroit. During the mid-1970s, a number of factors, including a problematic distribution deal with CBS Records, caused the label to slide into insolvency, resulting in its forced closure in late 1975.
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As the last installment in the three-volume document of the complete Stax-Volt singles, Vol. 3: 1972-1975 is the weakest of the series. During those four years, the label was winding down, since it was unable to successfully make the transition from gritty soul to smoother soul and disco. Their older artists couldn't handle the newer sound, and the newer artists were generally saddled with undistinguished songs. In other words, there weren't many great singles from this era. While the sound of the set is pleasant, evoking both the funky and smooth soul of the early '70s quite well, but too rarely particularly noteworthy. There's about a disc and a half worth of prime material scattered across this set, and only die-hard collectors and fetishists will have the patience to find them. Still, those dedicated listeners will find the box a nice way to conclude the series, since it is a well-produced and comprehensive set, even if the music itself is uneven.
VA - The Complete Stax-Volt Singles, Vol.3 6 (flac 442mb)
601 The Newcomers - The Martian Hop 2:54
602 Inez Foxx - I Had A Talk With My Man 3:56
603 The Temprees - At Last 2:57
604 Isaac Hayes - Joy (Part 1) 4:35
605 Hot Sauce - Good Woman Turning Bad 2:48
606 John KaSandra - Mose (Part 3) 5:35
607 Rufus Thomas - I'll Be Your Santa Baby 3:34
608 Eddie Floyd - I Wanna Do Things For You 3:27
609 Albert King - That's What The Blues Is All About 3:45
610 Carolyn Hurley - One Way Love Affair 4:17
611 Little Milton - Tin Pan Alley 3:33
612 Rufus Thomas - The Funky Bird 3:26
613 Johnnie Taylor - We're Getting Careless With Our Love 4:01
614 The Emotions - What Do The Lonely Do At Christmas 3:24
615 Cix Bits - Season's Greetings 3:21
616 Eric Mercury - Don't Lose Faith In Me Lord 3:30
617 Veda Brown - Don't Start Loving Me (If You're Gonna Stop) 3:49
618 The Staple Singers - Touch A Hand, Make A Friend 3:26
619 The Dramatics - And I Panicked 3:34
620 Joy Fleming - Change It All 3:21
VA - The Complete Stax-Volt Singles, Vol. 3 06 (ogg 170mb)
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VA - The Complete Stax-Volt Singles, Vol. 3 07 (flac 422mb)
701 William Bell - Gettin' What You Want (Losin' What You Got) 3:29
702 Jacqui Verdell - He's Mine 3:43
703 Little Sonny - My Woman Is Good To Me 2:50
704 David Porter - I Got You And I'm Glad 3:08
705 The Emotions - Put A Little Love Away 3:10
706 Frederick Knight - Suzy 3:31
707 Mel & Tim - The Same Folks 3:10
708 The Temprees - You Make The Sunshine 3:28
709 John Gary Williams - The Whole Damn World Is Going Crazy 3:12
710 Inez Foxx - Circuit's Overloaded 3:46
711 Isaac Hayes - Wonderful 3:37
712 Little Milton - Behind Closed Doors 3:57
713 Eddie Floyd - Guess Who 3:20
714 The Sweet Inspirations - Dirty Tricks 3:03
715 Roebuck "Pops" Staples - Whicha Way Did It Go 3:10
716 Black Nasty - Talking To The People 2:43
717 Johnnie Taylor - I've Been Born Again 3:18
718 The MGs - Neckbone 2:58
719 Sandra Wright - Wounded Woman 2:31
720 Hot Sauce - Stop Doggin' Me 3:45
721 Kim Weston - Goodness Gracious 2:53
VA - Complete Stax-Volt Singles, Vol. 3 07 (ogg 165mb)
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VA - Complete Stax-Volt Singles, Vol. 3 08 (flac 454mb)
801 The Staple Singers - Cty In The Sky 3:40
802 Isaac Hayes - Title Theme 2:32
803 Eddie Floyd - Soul Street 3:25
804 Albert King - Flat Tire 4:18
805 The Soul Children - Love Makes It Right 3:12
806 The Temprees - Mr. Cool That Ain't Cool 2:53
807 Rufus Thomas - Boogie Ain't Nuttin' (But Gettin' Down) (Part 1) 2:55
808 Ron Banks & The Dramatics - Highway To Heaven 3:55
809 William Bell - Get It While It's Hot 3:13
810 Frederick Knight - Passing Thru 3:12
811 The Newcomers - Keep An Eye On Your Close Friends 3:08
812 The Staple Singers - My Main Man / There Is A God 5:05
813 Mel & Tim - That's The Way I Want To Live My Life 4:42
814 Mel & Tim - Forever And A Day 3:44
815 The Emotions - Baby, I'm Through 3:10
816 Johnnie Taylor - It's September 3:54
817 Shirley Brown - Woman To Woman 3:21
818 Randy Brown & Company - Did You Hear Yourself (Part 1) 2:54
819 Annette Thomas - You Need A Friend Like Mine 2:54
820 The Temprees - I Love, I Love 3:30
821 Little Milton - Let Me Back In 3:00
VA - Complete Stax-Volt Singles, Vol. 3 08 (ogg 173mb)
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VA - Complete Stax-Volt Singles, Vol. 3 09 (flac 437mb)
901 Albert King - Crosscut Saw 2:48
902 The Bar-Kays - Coldblooded 3:09
903 Sir Mack Rice - Bump Meat 2:41
904 The Newcomers - (Too Little In Common To Be Lovers) Too Much Going To Say Goodbye 3:31
905 The Wrecking Crew - Bump And Boogie (Part 1) 2:53
906 The Soul Children - What's Happening Baby (Part 1) 2:48
907 The Staple Singers - Who Made The Man 4:10
908 Brook Benton - I Keep Thinking To Myself 3:14
909 Eddie Floyd - I Got A Reason To Smile (Cause I Got You) 3:15
910 Bessie Banks - Try To Leave Me If You Can (I Bet You Can't Do It) 4:32
911 Willie Singleton - Burning On Both Ends 2:52
912 The Emotions - There Are More Questions Than Answers 3:30
913 Albert King - Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin' 3:01
914 Hot Sauce - I Can't Let You Go 3:10
915 Frederick Knight - I Betcha Didn't Know That 2:59
916 Sandra Wright - Lovin' You, Lovin' Me 3:30
917 Rufus Thomas - Do The Double Bump 3:07
918 The Temprees - Come And Get Your Love 3:15
919 Sir Mack Rice - Dark Skin Woman (Part 1) 3:05
920 Shirley Brown - It Ain't No Fun 5:24
921 Little Milton - If You Talk In Your Sleep 2:40
922 Eddie Floyd - Talk To The Man 2:58
VA - Complete Stax-Volt Singles, Vol. 3 09 (ogg 173mb)
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VA - Complete Stax-Volt Singles, Vol. 3 10 (flac 383mb)
1001 Barbara & Joe - You're Astounding 3:01
1002 The Green Brothers - Dy-No-Mite (Did You Say My Love) 2:59
1003 The Dynamic Soul Machine - Boom-A-Rang 3:32
1004 John Gary Williams - Come What May 3:25
1005 Johnnie Taylor - Try Me Tonight 3:20
1006 Freddie Waters - Groovin' On My Baby's Love 2:40
1007 The Fiestas - I Can't Shake Your Love (Can't Shake You Loose) 3:43
1008 Frederick Knight - I Wanna Play With You 2:43
1009 Albert King - I'm Doing Fine 3:25
1010 Teresa Davis - No Way (I Can Live Without You) 3:12
1011 The Staple Singers - Back Road Into Town 4:13
1012 Eddie Floyd - I'm So Glad I Met You 3:19
1013 Little Milton - Packed Up And Took My Mind 3:44
1014 Johnnie Taylor - Just Keep On Loving Me 2:59
1015 R.B. Hudmon - How Can I Be A Witness 3:04
1016 Rufus Thomas - Jump Back '75 (Part 1) 3:30
1017 The Staple Singers - I Got To Be Myself 3:41
1018 Shirley Brown - It's Worth A Whippin' 3:35
1019 The Bar-Kays - Holy Ghost (Part 1) 2:45
VA - Complete Stax-Volt Singles, Vol. 3 10 (ogg 149mb)
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