Product Description
ATLANTIC R&B BEST COLLECTION 1000 This landmark debut album, exemplified by its title track which reached number 1 on the US R&B charts, is enveloped in a bluesy, robust sound. Stax Records, alongside Motown, was a hit factory for soul music in the 1960s. This is the landmark debut album of Booker T. & the M.G.'s, which formed the backbone of that earthy, powerful sound. With a simple lineup of organ, guitar, bass, and drums, all tracks are instrumental, yet the performances are full of soulful emotion. The title track, with its memorable organ riff, reached number 3 on the pop charts, making their name and sound known throughout the United States. [1962 release] [2012 digital remastering]
