The Complete Stax-Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 2: 1968-1971
01/01/1993 | Stax
Lyrics from The Complete Stax-Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 2: 1968-1971
All Music Guide Review
The first Stax-Volt box was a monolith, standing as the definitive document of the labels and, therefore, gritty Southern soul. Its sequel, The Complete Stax-Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 2: 1968-1971 is considerably more problematic. Covering only four years compared to its predecessor, which showcased nine years, Vol. 2 contains 216 tracks, including all of the A- and B-sides released during that era. Most critics consider these four years to be substantially less interesting than Stax's earlier years, and in a sense, they're right. There's no Otis Redding or Sam & Dave, and the music doesn't have the same innovative, kinetic spark of the early years. There's still a lot of great, great music here, but it's difficult to sort it out among these nine discs. About three or four discs' worth of material is truly essential, and it might have been better to boil this era down to a smaller box set, since that would have made for a necessary purchase. As it stands, it's too sprawling and comprehensive to be an essential purchase for anyone other than soul fetishists and hardcore collectors, but those listeners should find much of this fascinating. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
The Complete Stax-Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 2: 1968-1971 Track Listing
Credits of The Complete Stax-Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 2: 1968-1971
- The Mar-Keys
- Performer
- Chips Moman
- Producer
- Clarence Paul
- Producer
- David Porter
- Producer, Performer
- Sir Mack Rice
- Producer
- Roz Ryan
- Performer
- Mavis Staples
- Performer
- Marvell Thomas
- Producer
- Paul Turner
- Producer
- Dale Warren
- Producer
- Terry Woodford
- Producer
- The Stingers
- Performer
- Melvin Van Peebles
- Performer
- Tom Nixon
- Producer
- Jo Bridges
- Producer
- Al Jackson, Jr.
- Producer
- John Ka Sandra
- Performer
- Myrna March
- Producer
- Ollie McLaughlin
- Producer
- Shack
- Performer
- Pervis Staples
- Performer
- Henry Stone
- Producer
- Colette Kelly
- Performer
- T.S.U. Toronados
- Performer
- Rob Bowman
- Producer, Liner Notes
- Phil Carroll
- Artwork
- The Epsilons
- Performer
- The Newcomers
- Performer
- Jamie Putnam
- Artwork, Design
- Black Nasty
- Performer
- Raymond Jackson
- Producer
- Jean-Pierre Leloir
- Photography
- Joel Brodsky
- Photography
- Bettye Crutcher
- Producer
- William R. Eastabrook
- Photography
- Ronnie Williams
- Producer
- Richie Adams
- Producer
- Johnnie Mae Matthews
- Producer
- Paul Thompson
- Performer
- Bill Haney
- Producer
- Fred Briggs
- Producer
- Johnny Daye
- Performer
- Hot Sauce
- Performer
- The Charmels
- Performer
- Linda Lyndell
- Performer
- United Image
- Performer
- Shirley Walton
- Performer
- Joni Wilson
- Performer
- The Staples
- Performer
- Andy Staples
- Performer
- Lee Sain
- Performer
- Jeanne & the Darlings
- Performer
- Jimmy Dotson
- Performer
- Art Jerry Miller
- Performer
- Barrell Banks
- Performer
- Reggie Milner
- Performer
- Branding Iron
- Performer
- Rudy Robinson & the Hungry Five
- Performer
- Charlene & the Soul Serenaders
- Performer
- Limitations
- Performer
- Madlib
- Performer
- Eddy "G" Giles
- Performer
- Gene Anderson
- Producer
- Allen Jones
- Producer
- The Leaders
- Performer
- Ernie Hines
- Performer
- Van McCoy
- Producer
- Eric Mercury
- Performer
- Don Nix
- Producer
- Bobby Patterson
- Producer
- Calvin Scott
- Performer
- David Lee Porter
- Performer
- L.V. Johnson
- Performer
- Roebuck "Pops" Staples
- Producer, Performer
- Mable John
- Performer
- Ollie & the Nightingales
- Performer
- Homer Banks
- Producer
- The Bar-Kays
- Performer
- J.J. Barnes
- Producer, Performer
- Barry Beckett
- Producer
- Al Bell
- Producer
- Bill Belmont
- Producer
- Chuck Brooks
- Performer
- Little Milton
- Performer
- Ron Capone
- Producer
- Calvin Carter
- Producer
- Darryl Carter
- Producer
- Charles Chalmers
- Producer
- Judy Clay
- Performer
- Joe Cobb
- Producer
- Don Davis
- Producer
- Phil DeLancie
- Remastering
- Donald "Duck" Dunn
- Producer
- Isaac Hayes
- Producer, Performer
- Carl Hampton
- Producer
- Bernice Hayes
- Performer
- Tony Hester
- Producer
- Booker T. Jones
- Producer
- Bert Keyes
- Producer
- Albert King
- Producer, Performer
- Little Sonny
- Performer
- Darrell Banks
- Performer
- William Bell
- Performer
- Booker T. & the MG's
- Producer, Performer
- Steve Cropper
- Producer, Performer
- Delaney & Bonnie
- Performer
- The Dramatics
- Performer
- The Emotions
- Performer
- Eddie Floyd
- Producer, Performer
- Jimmy Hughes
- Performer
- Margie Joseph
- Performer
- Jean Knight
- Performer
- Major Lance
- Performer
- Barbara Lewis
- Performer
- The Mad Lads
- Performer
- The Soul Children
- Performer
- The Staple Singers
- Performer
- Johnnie Taylor
- Performer
- The Temprees
- Performer
- Carla Thomas
- Performer
- Rufus Thomas
- Performer
- Sonny Stitt
- Performer
- John Lee Hooker
- Performer











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