Rance Allen was one of the greatest singers on Stax who never made it during the 70s – probably because he labored in obscurity on Stax's subsidiary Truth label, a gospel imprint where Allen was unjustly stuck because of his roots in the music. Truth is, his work had as much soul as it did ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A beautiful mix of gospel soul and heavy Memphis production – and the kind of heavy soul album that made Rance Allen one of Stax's best new artists during the 70s. David Porter produced and arranged, and the album has some great electric keyboard work by Rance that provides a perfect ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A return to Stax by Rance Allen – his first album for the label after a stellar set for Capitol, and a much smoother set than before! Rance has learned from his work with Larry Mizell on Capitol, and is using a warmer glide on his tracks on this set – arrangements mostly done by ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has one bumped corner.)
Bar-Kays —
Money Talks ... CD Stax, Early 70s/1978. Used ...
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The Bar-Kays' last album for Stax – most likely recorded in earlier years – and a surprisingly funky set that still holds onto the group of the group's earlier 70s work, while also pointing the way towards the future! The overall sound isn't nearly as slick as in the Mercury years, and ... (Soul) read moreCD
Late 60s magic from William Bell – two tremendous albums on a single CD! Wow is a record that definitely earns the "wow" in its title – as it makes us sit up and take new notice of William Bell's talents! Although Bell's best known for his earliest Memphis hits, he really ... (Soul) read moreCD
A treasure trove of tight, organ-driven grooves from Booker T & The MGs – a quartet who really helped transform the sound of soul music in the 60s – even if they never sang on any of their records! The combo instrumental record had existed before Booker and the group, but working ... (Soul) read moreCD
A treasure trove of tight, organ-driven grooves from Booker T & The MGs – a quartet who really helped transform the sound of soul music in the 60s – even if they never sang on any of their records! The combo instrumental record had existed before Booker and the group, but working ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Booker T & The MGs —
Green Onions ... LP Stax, 1962. New Copy (reissue)...
Out Of Stock
A legendary album of Memphis soul – and a full length set that helped redefine the sound of instrumental music in the 60s! The record's a monumental follow-up to Booker T & The MGs' huge hit single "Green Onions" – an extremely seductive organ-based instrumental that the ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
2 full albums – plus bonus tracks too! On Hip Hug Her, Booker T's definitely getting a bit funky – stepping off with the incredible title cut, a tune which really complicates the groove from the earlier years! The sound is still solid Memphis soul, with a raw instrumental vibe – ... (Soul) read moreCD
Booker T & The MGs —
Hip Hug-Her ... LP Stax, 1967. Very Good- ...
$11.99
Booker T's definitely getting a bit funky with this one – stepping off with the incredible title cut, a tune which really complicates the groove from the earlier years! The sound is still solid Memphis soul, with a raw instrumental vibe – but the grooves are even better than before, ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Yellow label pressing.)
Booker T & The MGs —
Hip Hug-Her ... CD Stax/Rhino, 1967. Used ...
Just Sold Out!
Booker T's definitely getting a bit funky with this one – stepping off with the incredible title cut, a tune which really complicates the groove from the earlier years! The sound is still solid Memphis soul, with a raw instrumental vibe – but the grooves are even better than before, ... (Soul) read moreCD
Booker T & The MGs —
McLemore Avenue ... LP Stax, 1969. Very Good+ Gatefold ...
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The Beatles had Abbey Road – and Booker T & The MGs had McLemore Ave, the main street running outside the Stax studios, and a fitting title for the album that has them playing tunes from The Beatles' incredible Abbey Road album. If you've ever thought that Abbey Road was a soft-rock ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the greatest albums ever from Booker T & The MGs – and very different than their early work! The record has Book & Co taking off with a stretched-out jazzy sound – carving expanded grooves that are filled with sweet organ solos, choppy guitar riffs, and some incredibly ... (Soul) read moreCD
Booker T & The MGs —
Melting Pot ... LP Stax, 1971. Very Good ...
Out Of Stock
One of the greatest albums ever from Booker T & The MGs – and very different than their early work! The record has Book & Co taking off with a stretched-out jazzy sound – carving expanded grooves that are filled with sweet organ solos, choppy guitar riffs, and some incredibly ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the greatest albums ever from Booker T & The MGs – and very different than their early work! The record has Book & Co taking off with a stretched-out jazzy sound – carving expanded grooves that are filled with sweet organ solos, choppy guitar riffs, and some incredibly ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Veda never cut an album for Stax, but she's right up there with Jean Knight, Inez Foxx, and Carla Thomas as one of the label's strong deep soul females! "Short Stopping" is a funky number with a bit of a Johnny Taylor groove to it – bluesily vamping, with a catchy concept to hold ... (Funky 45's) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Circle O' Fire —
Escape Hatch ... LP Stax, 1978. Very Good ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
Produced by David Porter – with tracks that include "Nobody Loves You Like I Do", "You're A Winner", "Jookin", "Bunderful", "True Blue", "Glo Love", "Have it Your Way", "Ray Of Sunshine", and "Groovy ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
"Private Number" is one of the best singles to come out of Stax in the late 60's, and it's one of the greatest soul duets of all time! William and Judy sing back and forth about absence and desire – in a style that's a lot more sexy than we can ever remember from other male/female ... (Funky 45's) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Roots rock but with a strongly soulful undercurrent – thanks to key late 60s Stax production from Donald Duck Dunn and Don Nix, both of whom make the record sound a lot hipper than many other similar sets from the time! The record showcases the singing and songwriting talents of Delaney and ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Roots rock but with a strongly soulful undercurrent – thanks to key late 60s Stax production from Donald Duck Dunn and Don Nix, both of whom make the record sound a lot hipper than many other similar sets from the time! The record showcases the singing and songwriting talents of Delaney and ... (Rock) read moreCD
One of the best albums that "Fat" Larry James and his band ever cut for Stax – funky soul mixed with smooth east coast production, kind of an extension of the indie sound of groups on labels like Buddah and Roulette in the mid 70s, taken up a few more notches, and handled with a lot ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A great mix of Memphis, Muscle Shoals, and LA modes from Eddie Floyd – working here with help from Al Bell and Al Jackson in the studio, but also handling a fair bit of the proceedings himself! Titles include "Something To Write Home About", "Whatcha Gonna Do With My ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Still sealed, but shrinkwrap is open along a third of the record. Cover has a cut corner.)
Eddie Floyd —
Rare Stamps ... LP Stax, 1968. Near Mint- ...
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Not really a set as "rare" as the title implies – but a great little record that easily stands as some of Eddie Floyd's best work of the 60s! The album features a few key cuts from earlier years, mixed with material from the second generation of Stax – the point when the ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
20 tracks of Eddie's classic Stax sides, with a range of material that runs from 1966 through 1974. Cuts include "Knock on Wood" (of course), "Big Bird", "Check Me Out", "Soul Street", "Blood Is Thicker Than Water", and "Baby Lay Your Head ... (Soul) read moreCD
(Out of print, small cutout hole through case.)
Isaac Hayes —
Black Moses ... CD Enterprise/Stax, 1971. Used 2 CDs ...
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Baroquely beautiful work from the Stax soul master – one of Isaac Hayes' heaviest albums of the 70s – and a record so massive, they needed 2LPs to contain the whole thing! The record's a culmination of the rich, full style of soulful arranging that Hayes had pioneered in his early solo ... (Soul) read moreCD
An album that pretty much needs no introduction, as it's largely evident from the title. Just ion case you were wondering though, this is quite a batch of heavy soul and protoypical funk. A dozen essential 70s R&B gems, as released on singles, including "Walk On By", "Do Your ... (Soul) read moreCD
Amazing stuff from Isaac Hayes! Although Ike had first appeared on LP with the album "Introducing", this was the first record to really expose his true soul genius – and it was also the first release on Ike's successful sub-label at Stax, Enterprise Records. The record shows that ... (Soul) read moreCD
Stellar soul from Isaac Hayes – just the sort of overblown masterpiece that made his early solo work on Stax Records so great! The record features only 4 long tracks – all of which go on in that slow-building style that Ike forged at the time – a mode that takes a few simple ... (Soul) read moreCD
Isaac Hayes —
Shaft ... CD Stax, 1971. Used ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
A landmark album that hardly needs any introduction – as it's one of the most famous soundtracks, if not soul records, of the 70s! Isaac Hayes had already surprised music fans with the sophistication of his first few solo albums, which had been issued before this one – but with Shaft, ... (Soul) read moreCD
A landmark album that hardly needs any introduction – as it's one of the most famous soundtracks, if not soul records, of the 70s! Isaac Hayes had already surprised music fans with the sophistication of his first few solo albums, which had been issued before this one – but with Shaft, ... (Soul) read moreCD
A landmark album that hardly needs any introduction – as it's one of the most famous soundtracks, if not soul records, of the 70s! Isaac Hayes had already surprised music fans with the sophistication of his first few solo albums, which had been issued before this one – but with Shaft, ... (Soul) read moreCD
One of THE electric blues records of the 60s – a seminal set by Albert King that was probably blasted out of more college dorm rooms than southside juke joints, but which still more than deserves its due! The set was recorded by Stax with a nice raw sound – guitar very much upfront, ... (Blues) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Later Canadian Atlantic/Warner Communications pressing.)
Plenty of blues power here – a searing live set recorded by Albert King before a very enthusiastic crowd at the Fillmore in the late 60s! The album's filled with lots of King's sharp-edged guitar lines – searing with a bit more soul than your usual bluesman, possibly in part because ... (Blues) read moreCD
(Out of print.)
Albert King —
Pinch ... LP Stax, 1977. Very Good ...
$7.99
A lasting 70s classic from Frederick Knight – easily his best-remembered album, thanks to the legendary title track! The set's got a slow-burning, deeply soulful feel all the way through – one that takes Knight's high-end vocals, and backs them with some bottom-burning instrumentation ... (Soul) read moreCD
From the Mr Big Stuff album. (Funky 45's) 7-inch, Vinyl record
(In a Stax sleeve, with a bit of pen. Includes jukebox strips.)
Mar-Keys —
Damifiknow ... LP Stax, Early 70s. Near Mint- ...
Just Sold Out!
A great bit of Memphis funk from the 70s! The 60s version of The Mar-Keys was more of a rocking instrumental group – but the 70s version has a much harder sound, and a lot more of a tendency to funk things up. This album features them running through instrumental versions of a number of ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Yellow label stereo promo. Cover has light wear and a Demonstration Copy stamp on back.)
Mar-Keys & Booker T & The MGs —
Back To Back ... LP Stax, 1967. Very Good- ...
$9.99
Two great Memphis instrumental groups, back to back on one CD – in a smoking little live set that keeps the Stax Records sound strong – even away from the studio! The set's actually heavier on work by Booker T & The MGs than it is cuts by The Mar-Keys – as Book and crew ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Tremendous work from N'Dambi – a set that really moves her career forward strongly, while still holding onto the best soulful sound of her roots! The album's N'Dambi's first for a big label – the newly-reformed Stax – but it's got a perfectly balanced sound that's sure to please ... (Neo Soul) read moreCD
The near-complete Stax recordings of Ollie & The Nightingales – one of the few important vocal groups on the classic Memphis scene! The arrangements are classic Stax – handled by Isaac Hayes, David Porter, and Booker T – and The Nightingales sing with a sound that's both ... (Soul) read moreCD
A gospel album, to be sure, but also one with a pretty darn hip sound – as it's directed by Reverand Marvin Yancy (of The Independents, a group that featured Jesse Jackson's brother Chuck), and arrangements by Gene Barge, who did a lot of hip work for Chess/Cadet. Most tracks have a hip soul ... (Gospel) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A great little live set – recorded overseas, but with a really classic 60s southern soul sound overall! Stax always did a pretty good job of shopping its big artists overseas – where they met with extremely enthusiastic response, as you'll hear in this classic live album recorded by ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo yellow label Volt pressing. Vinyl has a click on "These Arms Of Mine".)
Sublime early Stax work from Sam & Dave – the kind of record that forever changed the way the male voice was used in group soul music! The rhythms on the tunes are totally raw – bass, drums, and guitar that are kind of fused into a dirty funky bottom that proves a perfect foil for ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Light blue label pressing. Labels have a name in pen. Cover has a cutout hole, some splitting on the top seam, and light wear.)
A later Stax single that offers up a side apiece by each of these obscure 70s groups on the label! Both sides are nice – possibly the best cuts by the groups – with a funky style that's kind of in the mode of The Emotions from the early 70s. (Funky 45's) 7-inch, Vinyl record
Heavy dancefloor grooves from Stax, featuring this one-time heavier funk group, now hitting a sound that's aimed a bit more at the clubs. There's lots of slap bass and electric keyboard riffs, and a good ensemble sound that's a bit in the P-Funk camp of things. Titles include "Get It ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a promo stamp and light wear.)
Skin Alley —
Two Quid Deal ... LP Stax, 1973. Very Good+ ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
A tremendously great album on Stax – even if it's by a non-Memphis group, and one of the few rock albums issued by the label! Two Quid Deal was the 3rd album by UK jazz rockers Skin Alley – but its license to Stax made pretty good sense at the time, given how many tracks here have a ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Warmly grooving 70s soul from The Staple Singers – recorded in a fuller Memphis mode that's miles from their gospel roots, but still plenty darn nice! The style here is very much in keeping with the hit Staples mode of the time – righteous, full, but still nice and earthy at the bottom ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
About as classic as you can get with the Staple Singers! The record was cut at that perfect moment when the group was forging an electric soul sound that would bring them high in the charts in the 70s – filled with all the righteousness of their gospel years, but also touched with elements ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Out of print, a slight tear from an old sticker on the booklet cover.)
Johnnie Taylor —
Super Taylor ... LP Stax, 1974. Sealed Gatefold ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
Sweet, smooth, and bluesy – perhaps not as hard as some of Johnnie's earlier Stax work, but with an increasing sophistication that really shows his development as a soul singer. The record's a good bridge into Johnnie's modern soul work at Columbia – and it's got arrangements by Wade ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Killer soul from Johnnie Taylor, and really his first major LP! The record was Johnnie's second for Stax – and although the first one was good, this was the record that really had Johnnie hitting that funky bluesy sound that became his trademark into the 70s. The title cut – "Who' ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Killer soul from Johnnie Taylor, and really his first major LP! The record was Johnnie's second for Stax – and although the first one was good, this was the record that really had Johnnie hitting that funky bluesy sound that became his trademark into the 70s. The title cut – "Who' ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An abreviated 7" version of Carla Thomas' second album for Stax – one of the classiest Memphis albums of the 60s, and a record that has Carla serving up some great Memphis originals, alongside a few other bluesy classics that are given a more sophisticated approach! 6 tracks from the ... (Funky 45's) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
(Includes jukebox strips and mini LP image!)
Carla Thomas —
Comfort Me ... CD Stax, 1966. Used ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
One of the sexiest covers ever from Carla Thomas – and one of her most sultry records, too – a set that really has her growing up, stylistically – and coming across with a new sort of boldness in her vocals! The production is prime 60s Stax, with a slightly classy touch for the ... (Soul) read moreCD
A sweet set of Stax soul with a jazzy feel from Carla Thomas – previously unlreased live material from Carla really working in her most jazz vocal centric groove as well as few tunes by her pops Rufus Thomas! The set was captured in 1967 during a residence at the Bohemian Caverns in DC ... (Soul) read moreCD
The queen of Memphis soul – caught "alone" after a some earlier hit recordings as part of a duo with Otis Redding – but now on her own in the years after Otis untimely early passing! The album has Thomas strongly returning to the sound of her first few albums on Stax – ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Yellow label stereo pressing with 1A matrix and CT stamp, in fantastic shape!)
Old school break party in action! From the first note of "The Breakdown", you know you've picked yourself a winner – the kind of funky Rufus Thomas tune that set so many beatheads going back in the mid 80s, and which has none of the hokey sound of some of his weaker work. The ... (Funky 45's) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
A crowning achievement for Rufus Thomas – a set that bubbles over with funky intensity, and one of the last great albums he ever recorded for Stax! The funky Rufus mode is still in full full swing here – with loads of tunes that have the word "funky" in the title – ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the best Rufus Thomas albums from the 70s – a key record from his comeback years, and one that has him trading in his older R&B mode for a harder, funkier Memphis groove! Rufus was 52 at the time, but thanks to a never-dying fire, and some great youthful arrangements, the set ... (Soul) read moreCD
A funky classic! "Funky Chicken" needs no introduction – as it's chirping guitar grooves and heavy soul vocals are well known to any fan of funk. "Turn Your Damper Down" is a nice little funk tune too – not as hard and heavy, but still pretty nice. (Funky 45's) 7-inch, Vinyl record
(In a Stax sleeve with a bit of pen. Includes jukebox strips.)
Funky funky Rufus! This one's a monster – with great drums, rolling bass, and riffing guitar that scratches up the whole dark track to keep it nice and funky! Rufus' vocals hardly get in the way, and the cut's one of his funkiest ever! (Funky 45's) 7-inch, Vinyl record
Nice funk from Rufus! Even though he was a bit old by this point, he could still put together a track nicely – and this one's got nicely compressed horns, and a good hook that's shouted by Rufus! (Funky 45's) 7-inch, Vinyl record
A killer live set by Rufus Thomas – recorded right at the height of his funky comeback, before a very right-on crowd at PJ's Nightclub in LA! Rufus was always a great entertainer, and he really opens up in this live setting – doing some nice versions of "Do The Funky Chicken" ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cutout hole and some wear.)
Israel Tolbert —
Popper Stopper ... LP Warren/Stax, Early 70s. Sealed ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
Hard to find original pressing of this one! The record's a nice bit of funky raw soul by Israel Tolbert, featuring the biggest hit he ever had – "Big Leg Woman (With A Short, Short Mini Skirt)" – and lots of other nice groovers that sit somewhere between Joe Tex's funkier ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The one-time obscure, now straight-up classic funky soul record by 24-Carat Black! This beautiful LP was released by Stax in the early 70s, but somehow got lost in the shuffle. Fortunately, it was rediscovered by the international groove community in the years to come, and it's been at the top of ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the most fantastic soundtracks of the 70s – and maybe even of all time – thanks to a non-stop blast of insane styles and grooves – all quite different than other blacksploitation records of the time! For this, his masterpiece film, Melvin Van Peebles composed a non-stop ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
5CDs, and a set that's overflowing with classic tracks from the legendary Stax Records – with an especially heavy emphasis on the label's genius moments from 1968 to the mid 70s! There's way too much here to list, but some of the more unusual tracks include "What A Man" by Linda ... (Soul) read moreCD
A classic batch of Christmas tunes from the vaults of Stax Records! The label's legendary Memphis soul and blues artists deliver a wonderful batch of tunes that includes some original compositions that have since gone onto become Holiday soul classics, plus new renditions of older tracks, all ... (Holiday Music) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Back in the 60s, Memphis Gold was Stax Records Gold – and there's no finer proof of that fact than this classic compilation! The set's got a funky-lookin' Buddah on the cover – and is overflowing with classic early Stax/Volt hits. Titles include "My Lover's Prayer" and " ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A landmark double LP collection of work from Stax Records – issued at the end of the 60s, after their split with Atlantic – and a real celebration of the new life that was coming to the label at the time! The range of work is really great, and the 28 track set moves easily from hits to ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(50th Anniversary pressing – on nice heavy vinyl!)