{"product_id":"various-soul-explosion-lp-8807208760","title":"Various - Soul Explosion [2LP]","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Stax \u003cem\u003eSoul Explosion\u003c\/em\u003e 2-LP reissue celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Memphis label’s defining hits collection. Features powerful soul tracks like “Private Number” by Judy Clay \u0026amp; William Bell, “Who’s Making Love” by Johnnie Taylor and “I’ve Never Found A Girl (To Love Me Like You Do)” by Eddie Floyd. The set features 28 tracks, including chart-toppers and deeper cuts.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1968 Stax was working overtime to reinvent itself in the wake of Otis Redding's untimely December '67 passing and the dissolution of a deal with Atlantic Records that gave the label perpetual rights to Stax's back catalog. When the deal ended, Stax also lost one of their leading artists, Sam \u0026amp; Dave, who were signed to Atlantic, but released their music on Stax. Though Stax lost nearly all of the songs they had recorded from 1957 through 1968, they still had the talented musicians, songwriters and producers who had made them. Al Bell, who had just been promoted to Vice President of the label, quickly realized that Stax needed more than hits if they were going to survive. They needed to rebuild their back catalog. In 1969, Bell steered Stax into a prolific period of recording that united Stax’s creative forces in the common goal of getting the label back on its feet. This rebuilding phase was labeled the Soul Explosion. During this remarkable rebuilding phase, 30 singles and 27 albums were recorded in eight months.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJohnnie Taylor “Who’s Making Love”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJimmy Hughes “Like Everything About You”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBooker T. \u0026amp;amp; The MG’s “Hang ‘Em High”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarla Thomas “Where Do I Go”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEddie Floyd “I’ve Never Found A Girl (To Love Me Like You Do)”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSouthwest F.O.B. “Smell Of Incense”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlbert King “Cold Feet”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBooker T. \u0026amp;amp; The MG’s “Soul Limbo”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Mad Lads “So Nice”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEddie Floyd “Bring It On Home To Me”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWilliam Bell \u0026amp;amp; Judy Clay “Private Number”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Staple Singers “Long Walk To D.C.”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOllie \u0026amp;amp; The Nightingales “I’ve Got A Sure Thing”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Bar-Kays “Copy Kat”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBooker T. \u0026amp;amp; The MG’s “Soul Clap ‘69”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Staple Singers “Hear My Call”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJohnnie Taylor “Save Your Love For Me”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJimmy Hughes “Peeped Around Yonder’s Bend”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarla Thomas “Book Of Love”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Mad Lads “These Old Memories”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSouthwest F.O.B. “Mercy, Mercy, Mercy”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Bar-Kays “Hot Hips”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOllie \u0026amp;amp; The Nightingales “Heartache Mountain”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJohnnie Taylor “Twenty Years From Today”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEddie Floyd “It’s Wrong To Be Loving You”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJudy Clay “It’s Me”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBooker T. \u0026amp;amp; The MG’s “Booker’s Theme”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlbert King “Left Hand Woman (Get Right With Me)”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"498","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":50571234607400,"sku":"88807208760","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0933\/3833\/7576\/files\/3917740.jpg?v=1763989486","url":"https:\/\/waterloorecords.com\/products\/various-soul-explosion-lp-8807208760","provider":"Waterloo Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}