The Mar-Keys / Booker T. And The MG's – Back To Back

 

Stax Records 1967 – S 720

notes:

Back to Back is a live album by the Mar-Keys and Booker T & the M.G.'s,
released on Stax Records in 1967. It features both groups playing live
 on the Stax/Volt package tour of Europe.

credits:

    Drums – Al Jackson, Jr.
    Electric Bass – Donald Dunn*
    Guitar – Steve Cropper
    Organ – Booker T. Jones
    Tenor Saxophone – Andrew Love, Joe Arnold
    Trumpet – Wayne Jackson
    Recording Supervisor – Tom Dowd
    Supervised By – Jim Stewart

recorded at :
"L'Olympia", Paris, France, March, 1967

12552    Green Onions
12553    Red Beans And Rice
12554    Tic-Tac-Toe
12555    Hip Hug-Her
12556    Gimme Some Lovin'
12557    Booker-Loo
12558    Outrage
add Wayne Jackson (tp) Joe Arnold, Andrew Love (ts)
same location, date
12559    Philly Dog
12560    Grab This Thing
12561    Last Night

tracklist:

A1     –Booker T. & The MG's*     Green Onions 4:12
Written-By – Al Jackson, Jr.*, Booker T. Jones, Lewis Steinberg, Steve Cropper
A2     –Booker T. & The MG's*     Red Beans And Rice 1:55
Written-By – Al Jackson, Jr.*, Booker T. Jones, Donald Dunn*, Steve Cropper
A3     –Booker T. & The MG's*     Tic-Tac-Toe 2:35
Written-By – Al Jackson, Jr.*, Booker T. Jones, Donald Dunn*, Steve Cropper
A4     –Booker T. & The MG's*     Hip Hug-Her 2:51
Written-By – Al Jackson, Jr.*, Booker T. Jones, Donald Dunn*, Steve Cropper
A5     –The Mar-Keys     Philly Dog 2:55
Written-By – Rufus Thomas
B1     –The Mar-Keys     Grab This Thing 2:25
Written-By – Isbell*, Steve Cropper
B2     –The Mar-Keys     Last Night 3:18
Written-By – The Mar-Keys
B3     –Booker T. & The MG's*     Gimme Some Lovin'
Written By – Fred Carter 2:56
B4     –Booker T. & The MG's*     Booker Loo 3:18
Written-By – Al Jackson, Jr.*, Booker T. Jones, Donald Dunn*, Steve Cropper
B5     –Booker T. & The MG's*     Outrage 2:40
Written-By – Al Jackson, Jr.*, Lewis Steinberg, Steve Cropper, Allen 2:40

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Booker T. & The MGs ‎– Soul Dressing

 

Stax Records 1962/65‎– SD-705

notes:

Soul Dressing is the second album by the Southern soul band
Booker T. & the M.G.'s, released in 1965. It was their final album
with bassist Lewie Steinberg, who was replaced by Donald "Duck" Dunn.

Credits

Booker T. Jones - organ, bass guitar, electric piano
Steve Cropper - guitar
Lewis Steinberg - bass guitar
Al Jackson, Jr. - drums
Donald "Duck" Dunn - bass guitar
Additional personnel
Wayne Jackson - trumpet
Floyd Newman - baritone saxophone
Charles "Packy" Axton - tenor saxophone


705   Booker T. And The MG's - Soul Dressing
Booker T. Jones (org) Steve Cropper (g) Lewis Steinberg (el-b) Al Jackson (d)
Memphis, TN, November 12, 1962
6589    Aw' Mercy
6590    Jellybread
same personnel
Memphis, TN, February 11, 1963
6775    Home Grown
6777    Big Train
Wayne Jackson (tp) Charles Axton (ts) Floyd Newman (bars) Booker T. Jones (org, el-p, tb)
 Steve Cropper (g) Lewis Steinberg (el-b) Al Jackson (d)
Memphis, TN, June 17, 1963
7073    Chinese Checkers
7074    Plum Nellie
Booker T. Jones (org) Steve Cropper (g) Lewis Steinberg (el-b) Al Jackson (d)
Memphis, TN, January 8, 1964
7529    Tic-Tac-Toe
same personnel
Memphis, TN, June 19, 1964
7992    Soul Dressing
Booker T. Jones (org) Steve Cropper (g) Lewis Steinberg (el-b -1) Lewis Steinberg or
Donald "Duck" Dunn (el-b -2/4) Al Jackson (d)
Memphis, TN, November 10, 1964
1. 8318    Can't Be Still
2. 8335    Outrage
3. 8336    Night Owl Walk
4. 8337    Mercy Mercy

tracklist:
All songs written by Steve Cropper, Al Jackson Jr., Booker T. Jones,
 and Lewie Steinberg, unless noted

A1    Soul Dressing    2:24    
A2    Tic-Tac-Toe    2:30    
A3    Big Train    2:30    
A4    Jellybread    2:27    
A5    Aw' Mercy    2:34    
A6    Outrage    2:31
written by     Cropper, Jackson, Steinberg, William Allan    
B1    Night Owl Walk    3:12    
B2    Chinese Checkers    2:25    
B3    Home Grown    2:39    
B4    Mercy Mercy    2:32    
B5    Plum Nellie    2:03    
B6    Can't Be Still    1:57    

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Booker T. and The MG's ‎– Hip Hug-Her

 

Stax ‎Records 1967 –  717

notes:

Hip Hug-Her is the fifth studio album by the Southern soul band
Booker T. & the M.G.'s, released on Stax Records in June 1967.
The title track was the band's most successful single since their debut,
 "Green Onions" while their cover of the Young Rascals song "Groovin'"
was also a hit . The album was their last to be produced by Stax co-founder
Jim Stewart, because the band started to produce
 themselves starting with Doin' Our Thing

credits:

Steve Cropper - guitar
Booker T. Jones - organ,
bass guitar, guitar, keyboards
Donald "Duck" Dunn - bass
Al Jackson, Jr. - drum


recorded at:
Memphis, TN, February 9, 1967 and April 26, 1967


A1 Hip Hug-Her
Written-By – Al Jackson*, Booker T. Jones,
Donald Dunn*, Steve Cropper
A2 Soul Sanction
Written-By – Al Jackson*, Booker T. Jones,
Donald Dunn*, Steve Cropper
A3 Get Ready
Written-By – William Robinson
A4 More
Written-By – M. Ciorciolini*, Nino Oliviero,
Norman Newell, Riz Ortolani
A5 Double Or Nothing
Written-By – Al Jackson*, Booker T. Jones,
Donald Dunn*, Steve Cropper
A6 Carnaby St.
Written-By – Al Jackson*, Booker T. Jones,
Donald Dunn*, Steve Cropper
B1 Slim Jenkins' Place
Written-By – Al Jackson*, Booker T. Jones,
Donald Dunn*, Steve Cropper
B2 Pigmy
Written-By – Billy Larkin, Henry Swarn*,
Mel Brown
B3 Groovin'
Written-By – Eddie Brigati, Felix Cavaliere
B4 Booker's Notion
Written-By – Al Jackson*, Booker T. Jones,
Donald Dunn*, Steve Cropper
B5 Sunny
Written-By – Bobby Hebb

 

 

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Booker T. and The M.G.'s – Melting Pot

 

Stax records 1970– STS 2035

notes:

Melting Pot is a 1971 studio album recorded by Booker T. & the M.G.'s
 for Stax Records. It is the last album to feature the group's classic
lineup of Jones, Cropper, Dunn, and Jackson and the first of their
albums to contain longer, jam-oriented compositions

credits:
    Booker T. Jones – keyboards
    Steve Cropper – guitar
    Donald Dunn – bass guitar
    Al Jackson Jr. – drums

Additional personnel

    The Pepper Singers – background vocals

     Recorded    1970 at Stax Studios, Memphis and the Record Plant, NYC
    Recording engineers – Ron Capone, Gordon Rudd, Rik Pekkonen, Shelly Yakus, Jay Messina, Steve Cropper
    Remix engineer – Steve Cropper
    

Track listing:

All songs written by Booker T. Jones, Steve Cropper, Donald "Duck" Dunn,
and Al Jackson Jr.
except "Kinda Easy Like", by Jones, Cropper, Jackson, and Lewis Steinberg.

Side One

    "Melting Pot" – 8:15
    "Back Home" – 4:40
    "Chicken Pox" – 3:26
    "Fuquawi" – 3:40

Side Two

    "Kinda Easy Like" – 8:43
    "Hi Ride" – 2:36
    "L.A. Jazz Song" – 4:18
    "Sunny Monday" – 4:35

 

 

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Booker T. and The M. G.'s – soul clap 69

 

Stax records 1969     STA-0037

A        Mrs. Robinson
Written-By – Paul Simon
3:38
B        Soul Clap '69
Written-By – A. Jackson*, B. T. Jones*, D. Dunn*, S. Cropper*
2:40

 

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Booker T. And The M.G.'s – Soul Limbo ("Over Easy")

 

 Stax records 1968 – STS-2001

Notes:

Soul Limbo is the seventh album by Booker T. & the MGs,
released in 1968 on Stax Records. The album was the
first Stax LP issued after the label severed its ties
with former distributor Atlantic Records in 1968.
Title is given as Soul Limbo on the jacket, "Over Easy" on the labels.

credits:
    Booker T. Jones - Hammond organ, clavinet, piano, guitar
    Steve Cropper - guitar
    Donald Dunn - bass guitar
    Al Jackson Jr. - drums, percussion
   with:
   Terry Manning - marimba on "Soul Limbo"
   Isaac Hayes - cowbell on "Soul Limbo"

    Art Direction – Christopher Whorf
    Engineer [Mixing & Editing] – Steve Cropper
    Engineer [Recording] – Ronnie Capone
    Producer – Booker T. & The MG's

tracklist:

A1 Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy
Written-By – Cobb*, Whitley*
A2 La La Means I Love You
Written-By – T. Bell*, W. Hart*
A3 Hang 'Em High
Written-By – D. Frontiere*
A4 Willow Weep For Me
Written-By – Ronnell*, Bourn
A5 Over Easy
Written-By – Al Jackson*, Booker Jones*, Duck Dunn*, Steve Cropper
A6 Soul Limbo
Written-By – Al Jackson*, Booker Jones*, Duck Dunn*, Steve Cropper
B1 Eleanor Rigby
Written-By – Lennon-McCartney
B2 Heads Or Tails
Written-By – Al Jackson*, Booker Jones*, Duck Dunn*, Steve Cropper
B3 (Sweet, Sweet, Baby) Since You've Been Gone
Written-By – Aretha Franklin
B4 Born Under A Bad Sign
Written-By – Booker Jones*, William Bell
B5 Foxy Lady
Written-By – Jimmy Hendrix*

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Booker T & The MG's The Booker T. Set

 

Stax records 1969  STS 2009

notes:

The Booker T. Set is a 1969 studio album by the Southern
 soul band Booker T. & the M.G.'s. Other than one original track,
 it consists mostly of instrumental covers of popular songs
 from the previous several years. Multiple genres of music are
 covered, including folk, soul, jazz, funk, and rock.

credits:

Booker T. Jones - Hammond organ, Hohner clavinet, piano, vibraphone
Steve Cropper - electric guitar, electric sitar
Donald "Duck" Dunn - bass
Al Jackson, Jr. - drums, tambourine

Arranged By  Booker T & The MG's
Recorded :
1969 at Stax Recording Studio, Memphis
Engineer  Ron Capone, Steve Cropper
Producer  Booker T & The MG's

tracklist:

A1 The Horse
    Written-By  Jesse James      
A2 Love Child
Written-By  Deke Richards, Frank Wilson, Pam Sawyer, R. Dean Taylor    
A3 Sing A Simple Song
    Written-By  Harry Stephen Pepper, John E. Watt     
A4 Lady Madonna
    Written-By  McCartney/Lennon*
A5 Mrs. Robinson
    Written-By  Paul Simon
B1 This Guy's In Love With You
    Written-By  Burt Bacharach
B2 Light My Fire
    Written-By  Jim Morrison, John Densmore, Ray Manzarek
B3 Michelle
    Written-By  McCartney/Lennon*    
B4 You're All I Need To Get By
    Written-By  Ashford & Simpson    
B5 I've Never Found A Girl
    Written-By  Al Bell, Booker T. Jones, Eddie Floyd    
B6 It's Your Thing
    Written-By  O'Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley  
    

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The Otis Redding Dictionary Of Soul - Complete and Unbelievable

Volt records 1966   – S 415

notes:
Complete & Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul,
or simply Dictionary of Soul, is the fifth studio album by American
 soul singer-songwriter Otis Redding and his last solo
studio album released before his death

credits:

    Otis Redding – vocals
    Booker T. Jones – bass guitar, keyboards, vibraphone
    Isaac Hayes – keyboards, piano
    Steve Cropper – guitar
    Donald Dunn – bass guitar
    Al Jackson Jr. – drums
    Wayne Jackson – trumpet
    Gil Caple – tenor saxophone (on "Try a Little Tenderness")[24]
    Andrew Love, Joe Arnold – tenor saxophone
    Floyd Newman – baritone saxophone
    
    recorded
    Memphis, TN, May 3, 1966
    Producer    Jim Stewart

tracklist:

A1         Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)
Written-By – Redding*, Cropper* 2:37   
A2         I'm Sick Y'all
Written-By – Porter*, Redding*, Cropper*2:52   
A3         Tennessee Waltz
Vibraphone – Booker T. Jones
Written-By – King*, Stewart* 2:50   
A4         Sweet Lorene
Written-By – Isbell*, Hayes*, Redding* 2:25   
A5         Try A Little Tenderness
Written-By – Woods*, Campbell*, Connelly* 3:45   
A6         Day Tripper
Written-By – Lennon & McCartney*2:35   
B1         My Lover's Prayer
Written-By – Redding* 3:00   
B2         She Put The Hurt On Me
Written-By – Redding* 2:35   
B3         Ton Of Joy
Written-By – Redding* 2:50   
B4         You're Still My Baby
Written-By – Willis* 3:45   
B5         Hawg For You
Written-By – Redding* 3:25   
B6         Love Have Mercy
Written-By – Porter*, Hayes* 2:20

 

 

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 Booker T. & The MG's ‎– In The Christmas Spirit

 Stax records 1966               ‎– S713

 

 credits:

    Bass – Donald "Duck" Dunn
    Drums – Al Jackson Jr.
    Guitar – Steve Cropper
    Organ – Booker T. Jones

Memphis, TN, October 28, 1966

tracklist:

A1 Jingle Bells 2:32
A2 Santa Claus Is Coming To Town 2:25
A3 Winter Wonderland 2:05
A4 White Christmas 2:59
A5 The Christmas Song 3:15
A6 Silver Bells 2:28
B1 Merry Christmas Baby 3:10
B2 Blue Christmas 3:06
B3 Sweet Little Jesus Boy 2:47
B4 Silent Night 3:17
B5 We Three Kings 2:30
B6 We Wish You A Merry Christmas 2:30

 

 

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Booker T. and The M.G.s – Green Onions

 

Stax records 1962 – lp 701

notes:

Green Onions is the debut album by Booker T. & the M.G.'s,
released on Stax Records in October 1962. It reached
number 33 on the pop album chart in the month of its release.
The title single was a worldwide hit and has been covered by dozens of artists.
Green Onions was the first album released on the Stax label.

credits:

    Booker T. Jones – Hammond M3 organ
    Steve Cropper – guitar
    Lewis Steinberg – double bass, bass guitar
    Al Jackson Jr. – drums

Recorded    June–August 1962
Studio    Stax Recording Studio, Memphis, Tennessee
Producer    Jim Stewart


tracklist:
A1        Green Onions
Written-By – Al Jackson*, Booker T. Jones, Lewis Steinberg, Steve Cropper
2:45
A2        Rinky-Dink
Written-By – David Clowney, Paul Winley
2:39
A3        I Got A Woman
Written-By – Ray Charles
3:32
A4        Mo' Onions
Written-By – Al Jackson*, Booker T. Jones, Lewis Steinberg, Steve Cropper
2:50
A5        Twist And Shout
Written-By – Bert Russell, Phil Medley
2:09
A6        Behave Yourself
Written-By – Al Jackson*, Booker T. Jones, Lewis Steinberg, Steve Cropper
3:45
B1        Stranger On The Shore
Written-By – Acker Bilk, Robert Mellin
2:18
B2        Lonely Avenue
Written-By – Doc Pomus
3:25
B3        One Who Really Loves You
Written-By – William Robinson*
2:22
B4        I Can't Sit Down
Written-By – Cornell Muldrow, Dee Clark
2:46
B5        A Woman, A Lover, A Friend
Written-By – Sid Wyche*
3:15
B6        Comin' Home Baby
Written-By – Ben Tucker
3:09

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