The Memphis soul sound that electrified the world. 🌟 STAX: SOULSVILLE U.S.A. is coming to @HBO and @hbomax on May 20th!
This four-part docuseries captures how @Staxrecords started a musical movement, smashed racial barriers, and launched the careers of trailblazing artists like Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, Booker T. & The M.G.’s, and many more.
ICYMI: We recently honored Albert King's centennial birthday with a special playlist of all his greatest tracks. Listen here: www.youtube.com/playlist?list...
Presenting… the WATTSTAX 50th Anniversary Collection, OUT NOW! 🌟 @Staxrecords and @CraftRecordings are proud to share an extensive collection of reissues to commemorate the epic Wattstax Benefit Concert held at the L.A. Coliseum in August 1972.
Listen to Albert King's performance of "Got To Be Some Changes Made" below, and find the full collection here: found.ee/Wattstax50
A special reissue of Albert King’s BORN UNDER A BAD SIGN is coming to vinyl, SACD, and hi-res digital on April 21! ♠️🃏♦️ In honor of King’s centennial year, @CraftRecordings and @Staxrecords are proud to share this newly-remastered edition of his legendary 1967 Stax debut.
Alongside Stax’s own Booker T. & The M.G.’s and members of The Memphis Horns, the “King of the Blues” delivered such classic tunes as “Laundromat Blues,” “Oh Pretty Woman,” and “Crosscut Saw,” not to mention the iconic title track, which has since been inducted into the GRAMMY Hall of Fame, the Blues Hall of Fame, and added to the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry.
The LP is pressed on 180-gram vinyl and features lacquers cut from the original stereo tapes by Jeff Powell at Take Out Vinyl, while the hi-res digital and SACD formats feature audio mastered from the original tapes by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio.
SACDs are exclusive to StaxRecords.com and CraftRecordings.com. Pre-order everything here: found.ee/AlbertKingBadSign
Albert King
Albert King
The Memphis soul sound that electrified the world. 🌟 STAX: SOULSVILLE U.S.A. is coming to @HBO and @hbomax on May 20th!
This four-part docuseries captures how @Staxrecords started a musical movement, smashed racial barriers, and launched the careers of trailblazing artists like Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, Booker T. & The M.G.’s, and many more.
Learn more here: found.ee/soulsville-usa-hbo-series
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Albert King
ICYMI: We recently honored Albert King's centennial birthday with a special playlist of all his greatest tracks. Listen here: www.youtube.com/playlist?list...
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Presenting… the WATTSTAX 50th Anniversary Collection, OUT NOW! 🌟 @Staxrecords and @CraftRecordings are proud to share an extensive collection of reissues to commemorate the epic Wattstax Benefit Concert held at the L.A. Coliseum in August 1972.
Listen to Albert King's performance of "Got To Be Some Changes Made" below, and find the full collection here: found.ee/Wattstax50
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Albert King
A special reissue of Albert King’s BORN UNDER A BAD SIGN is coming to vinyl, SACD, and hi-res digital on April 21! ♠️🃏♦️ In honor of King’s centennial year, @CraftRecordings and @Staxrecords are proud to share this newly-remastered edition of his legendary 1967 Stax debut.
Alongside Stax’s own Booker T. & The M.G.’s and members of The Memphis Horns, the “King of the Blues” delivered such classic tunes as “Laundromat Blues,” “Oh Pretty Woman,” and “Crosscut Saw,” not to mention the iconic title track, which has since been inducted into the GRAMMY Hall of Fame, the Blues Hall of Fame, and added to the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry.
The LP is pressed on 180-gram vinyl and features lacquers cut from the original stereo tapes by Jeff Powell at Take Out Vinyl, while the hi-res digital and SACD formats feature audio mastered from the original tapes by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio.
SACDs are exclusive to StaxRecords.com and CraftRecordings.com. Pre-order everything here: found.ee/AlbertKingBadSign
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