Stax Singles, Vol. 4: Rarities & The Best Of The Rest (6-CD Box Set)

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This 6-CD box set delves deep into the Stax Records archives, and explores the label’s efforts to diversify their output. This new addition to the critically acclaimed series of Stax singles boxes offers a more profound study of the Memphis label’s catalog, including long-forgotten B-sides and rarities, and focusing not just on soul tunes – for which the label was most famous – but also offering a cross-section of rock, pop, blues, gospel and country recordings from 1960-1975. 

The collection will also include an 80-page booklet, offering four new, in-depth essays by music journalist Lee Hildebrand, writer and producer Alec Palao, box set co-producer Bill Belmont and Rob Bowman, author of Soulsville U.S.A.: The Story Of Stax Records, and producer of Vol. 4’s discs 1-3.

Tracklist

Disc 1: 
1. Carla & Rufus: Deep Down Inside 
2. Rufus And Friend: Yeah, Yea-Ah 
3. Prince Conley: All The Way 
4. The Canes: I’ll Never Give Her Up 
5. The Astors: Just Enough To Hurt Me 
6. Eddie Kirk: I Found A Brand New Love 
7. Rufus Thomas: Fine And Mellow 
8. Booker T. & The Mg’s: Fannie Mae 
9. Floyd Newman: Sassy 
10. Rufus Thomas: I Want To Get Married 
11. Bobby Marchan: That’s The Way It Goes 
12. The Cobras: Shake Up 
13. Barbara And The Browns: You Belong To Her 
14. Dorothy Williams: Watchdog 
15. Baracudas: Free For All 
16. Barbara & The Browns: I Don’t Want Trouble 
17. Gorgeous George: Sweet Thing 
18. The Astors: I Found Out 
19. Rufus & Carla Thomas: We’re Tight 
20. Rufus Thomas: Chicken Scratch 
21. Ruby Johnson: Weak Spot 
22. Rufus Thomas: Talkin’ Bout True Love 
23. Mable John: If You Give Up What You Got (You’ll See What You Lost) 
24. Sam And Dave: A Small Portion Of Your Love 
25. Ruby Johnson: Keep On Keeping On 
26. Rufus Thomas: Greasy Spoon 
27. Mable John: Left Over Love 
28. Ollie & The Nightingales: Girl, You Have My Heart Singing 
29. Mable John: Don’t Get Caught 

Disc 2: 
1. Shirley Walton: I’m So Glad You’re Back 
2. Delaney & Bonnie: We’ve Just Been Feeling Bad 
3. Linda Lyndell: I Don’t Know 
4. Judy Clay & William Bell: Love-Eye-Tis 
5. Judy Clay: Remove These Clouds 
6. The Staple Singers: Stay With Us 
7. Rufus Thomas: So Hard To Get Along With 
8. Jeanne & The Darlings: I Like What You’re Doing To Me 
9. Booker T. & The Mg’s: Over Easy 
10. Mable John: Shouldn’t I Love Him 
11. William Bell & Judy Clay: Left Over Love 
12. Jimmy Hughes: Sweet Things You Do 
13. Art Jerry Miller: Grab A Handful 
14. Eddie Floyd: Consider Me 
15. Booker T. & The Mg’s: Soul Clap ’69 
16. Jeanne & The Darlings: Standing In The Need Of Your Love 
17. The Bar-Kays: I Thank You 
18. The Soul Children: Make It Good 
19. Ollie & The Nightingales: I’ll Be Your Everything 
20. William Bell: Let Me Ride 
21. Booker T. & The Mg’s: Sunday Sermon 
22. Carla Thomas: Hi De Ho (That Old Sweet Roll) 
23. Shack: A Love Affair That Bears No Pain 
24. The Nightingales: Just A Little Overcome 
25. The Newcomers: Mannish Boy 

Disc 3: 
1. Ilana: Let Love Fill Your Heart 
2. The Soul Children: Ridin’ On Love’s Merry-Go-Round 
3. Hot Sauce: I Can’t Win For Losing 
4. Lee Sain: Ain’t Nobody Like Me Baby 
5. Hot Sauce: Echoes From The Past 
6. The Mad Lads: Did My Baby Call 
7. Isaac Hayes & David Porter: Baby I’m-A Want You 
8. Jean Knight: Pick Up The Pieces 
9. Johnnie Taylor: Stop Teasing Me 
10. Isaac Hayes: Type Thang 
11. John Gary Williams: In Love With You 
12. Major Lance: Since I Lost My Baby’s Love 
13. Hot Sauce: Mama’s Baby (Daddy’s Maybe) 
14. The Soul Children: Poem On The School House Door 
15. Rufus Thomas: That Makes Christmas Day 
16. The Staple Singers: What’s Your Thing 
17. Shirley Brown: Yes Sir Brother 
18. Hot Sauce: Funny 
19. Frederick Knight: Let’s Make A Deal 
20. The Green Brothers: Can’t Give You Up (I Love You Too Much) 
21. John Gary Williams: Just Ain’t No Love (Without You Here) 

Disc 4: 
1. Sid Selvidge: The Ballad Of Otis B. Watson 
2. The Caboose: Black Hands White Cotton 
3. Dallas County: Love’s Not Hard To Find 
4. Casper Peters: April 
5. Clark Sullivan: Reaching For A Rainbow 
6. Billy Eckstine: I Wanna Be Your Baby 
7. Chuck Boris: Why Did It Take So Long 
8. Barbara Lewis: Why Did It Take So Long 
9. Finley Brown: Gypsy 
10. O.B. Mcclinton: Slip Away 
11. Billy Eckstine: When Something Is Wrong 
12. Ben Atkins: Good Times Are Coming 
13. River City Street Band: Some Other Man 
14. O.B. Mcclinton: Don’t Let The Green Grass Fool You 
15. Big Ben: Would I Be Better Gone? 
16. Don Nix: Black Cat Moan 
17. Don Nix: She’s A Friend Of Mine 
18. Larry Raspberry And The Highsteppers: Rock ’N Roll Warning 
19. Chico Hamilton: Conquistadores ’74 
20. Cliff Cochran: The Way I’m Needing You 
21. Connie Eaton: Let’s Get Together 
22. Karen Casey: The Way I’m Needing You 

Disc 5: 
1. Poor Little Rich Kids: Stop – Quit It 
2. Lonnie Duvall: Cigarettes 
3. Poor Little Rich Kids: It’s Mighty Clear 
4. The Honey Jug: Warm City Baby 
5. The Goodees: For A Little While 
6. The Honey Jug: For Your Love 
7. Kangaroo’s: Groovy Day 
8. Bobby Whitlock: And I Love You 
9. Southwest F.O.B.: Smell Of Incense 
10. The Goodees: Condition Red 
11. Billy Lee Riley: Family Portrait 
12. This Generation: The Children Have Your Tongue 
13. Billy Lee Riley: Show Me Your Soul 
14. The Waters: Day In And Out 
15. The Village Sound: Hey Jack (Don’t Hijack My Plane) 
16. The Cheques: Cool My Desire 
17. The Goodees: Goodies 
18. Paris Pilot: Miss Rita Famous 
19. The Knowbody Else: Someone Something 
20. Cargoe: Feel Alright 
21. Big Star: In The Street 
22. Cargoe: I Love You Anyway 
23. The Hot Dogs: Say What You Mean 
24. Big Star: O My Soul 
25. The Hot Dogs: I Walk The Line 
26. Big Star: September Gurls

Disc 6: 
1. The Dixie Nightingales: The Assassination 
2. The Dixie Nightingales: Hush Hush 
3. The Dixie Nightingales: I Don’t Know 
4. The Stars Of Virginia: Wade In The Water 
5. The Dixie Nightingales: Forgive These Fools 
6. The Jubilee Hummingbirds: Our Freedom Song (Free At Last) 
7. The Jubilee Hummingbirds: Press My Dying Pillow 
8. The Pattersonaires: God’s Promise 
9. Rev. Maceo Woods And The Christian Tabernacle Baptist Church Choir: Hello Sunshine 
10. Roebuck “Pop” Staples: Tryin’ Time 
11. Terry Lynn Community Choir: His Love Will Always Be 
12. Reverend W. Bernard Avant Jr. & The St. James Gospel Choir: Don’t Let The Green Grass Fool You (Don’t Let The Devil Fool You) 
13. The Rance Allen Group: There’s Gonna Be A Showdown 
14. The Rance Allen Group: That Will Be Good Enough For Me 
15. Reverend Maceo Woods & The Christian Tabernacle Concert Choir: The Magnificent Sanctuary Band (Marching For The Man) 
16. Louise Mccord: Better Get A Move On 
17. Charles May & Annette May Thomas: Satisfied 
18. The Rance Allen Group: I Got To Be Myself 
19. The People’s Choir Of Operation Push Under The Direction Of Reverend Marvin Yancy: He Included Me 
20. The Rance Allen Group: We’re The Salt Of The Earth 
21. Louise Mccord: Reflections 
22. The Rance Allen Group: Ain’t No Need Of Crying

Features

• GRAMMY® Award winner for Best Album Notes. Written by Lynell George.