The Complete Stax Singles Vol. 2 (1968-1974): Limited Edition Red Vinyl 2LP

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We already brought you29 of the 49 single sides TheMG’s recorded for Stax onThe Complete Stax SinglesVol. 1; now we’re back withthe other 20, assembled—forthe first time ever!—after apainstaking search for thebest sources available, and, like on all of oursingles collections, carefully vetted (by engineerAaron Kannowski) to ensure that the versions you’rehearing are exactly what disc jockeys were spinningoff their 7-inch singles on to the airwaves back in theday. In this case, that means the first 15 songs onthis CD/2-LP set are in mono, the last 5 stereo, alldiscographically documented in meticulous fashionby liner note writer Ed Osborne, whose essay mapsevery move Booker T. & The MG’s made during thelate ‘60s through the early ‘70s and beyond. But mostof all, The Complete Stax Singles Vol. 2 (1968-1974)is one incredible listen, featuring such classic songsas “Time Is Tight,” “Soul-Limbo,” “Melting Pot,” theirversions of Domenic Frontiere’s “Hang ‘Em High,” TheBeatles’ “Something,” and Simon & Garfunkel’s “Mrs.Robinson,” a bunch of hard-to-find B-sides, and more,all played by basically the best band that ever lived!Go ahead and pick your poison: either buy this onCD or on a 2-LP set pressed on red vinyl and housedinside a gatefold jacket. Either way, you will be theproud owner of some of the greatest and grooviestR&B instrumentals ever recorded.