VariousWattstax, The Living Word

Label:

Pye Records – STXD.4002

Format:

2 x Vinyl , LP, Reissue

Country:

UK

Released:

Genre:

Funk / Soul

Style:

Funk

Tracklist

A1 The Staple Singers Oh La De Da 4:56
A2 The Staple Singers I Like The Things About Me 6:10
A3 The Staple Singers Respect Yourself 4:35
A4 The Staple Singers I'll Take You There 5:25
A5 Eddie Floyd Knock On Wood 3:34
A6 Eddie Floyd Lay Your Loving On Me 5:05
B1 Carla Thomas I Like What You're Doing To Me 3:31
B2 Carla Thomas Gee Whiz 3:43
B3 Carla Thomas I Have A God Who Loves 5:09
B4 Rufus Thomas The Breakdown 4:06
B5 Rufus Thomas Do The Funky Chicken 4:55
B6 Rufus Thomas Do The Funky Penguin 5:50
C1 The Bar-Kays* Son Of Shaft/Feel It 11:00
C2 The Bar-Kays* I Can't Turn You Loose 3:59
C3 Albert King Killing Floor 4:00
C4 Albert King I'll Play The Blues For You 5:34
C5 Albert King Angel Of Mercy 5:52
D1 The Soul Children* I Don't Know What This World Is Coming To 6:49
D2 The Soul Children* Hearsay 7:28
D3 Isaac Hayes Ain't No Sunshine 17:36

Notes

This release came when Stax was nearing its end. They had taken the top acts from their label to California for a massive concert recorded and filmed at the LA Coliseum on August 20, 1972. More than 110,000 people attended this event - tickets that day were only $1.

Performance durations:
The Staple Singers 21:00
Eddie Floyd 7:09
Carla Thomas 13:03
Rufus Thomas 15:48
The Bar-Kays 15:00
Albert King 15:28
The Soul Children 14:16
Isaac Hayes 17:44

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Wattstax, The Living Word (2×LP, Album, Stereo) Stax STS 2-3010 US 1972
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Wattstax, The Living Word (2×LP) Stax 2362-031 UK 1972
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Wattstax: The Living Word (2×LP, Album, Monarch Press, Gatefold) Stax STS-2-3010 US 1972
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Wattstax: The Living Word (2×LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold) Stax 2628009 1972
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Wattstax, The Living Word (2×Cassette, , Box Set, ) Stax STC-2 3010 US 1972

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