Various – The Living Word (Wattstax 2)
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Stax – STS 2-3018 |
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Country: |
US |
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Genre: |
Stage & Screen |
Style: |
Funk |
Tracklist
A1 | Jessie Jackson*– | Introduction |
A2 | Kim Weston– | Lift Every Voice And Sing |
A3 | The Rance Allen Group– | Lying On The Truth |
A4 | Jimmy Jones (17)– | Someone Greater Than You And I |
A5 | The Golden 13– | Old Time Religion |
A6 | The Emotions– | Peace Be Still |
B1a | Richard Pryor– | Saturday Night |
B1b | Richard Pryor– | Blue Note |
B1c | Richard Pryor– | Back Room |
B2a | David Porter Show*– | Introduction |
B2b | David Porter Show*– | Ain't That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One) |
B2c | David Porter Show*– | Can't See You When I Want To |
B2d | David Porter Show*– | Reach Out And Touch |
B2e | David Porter Show*– | Finale |
B3a | Richard Pryor– | Arrest |
B3b | Richard Pryor– | Line Up |
C1a | Johnnie Taylor Show*– | Introduction |
C1b | Johnnie Taylor Show*– | Steal Away |
C1c | Johnnie Taylor Show*– | Stop Doggin' Me |
C1d | Johnnie Taylor Show*– | Jody's Got Your Girl And Gone |
C2 | Little Milton– | Walking The Back Streets And Crying |
D1 | Richard Pryor– | Niggers |
D2a | The Emotions– | Group Introduction |
D2b | The Emotions– | So I Can Love You |
D2c | The Emotions– | Show Me How |
D3 | Richard Pryor– | Negroes |
D4 | The Dramatics– | Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get |
D5 | Richard Pryor– | Handshake |
D6 | Mel & Tim– | I May Not Be What You Want |
D7 | Richard Pryor– | Wino Get A Job |
D8 | Isaac Hayes– | Rolling Down A Mountainside |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Stax Records, Inc.
- Published By – Edward B. Marks Music
- Published By – East/Memphis Music
- Published By – Blackrain, Inc.
- Published By – Jobete Music
- Published By – Fame Publishing Co.
- Published By – Groovesville Music
- Published By – Conquistador Music
- Published By – South Memphis Music
- Published By – Perv's Music
- Published By – Staples Music
- Published By – Muscle Shoals Sound Pub. Co.
- Published By – Better Half Music Co.
- Pressed By – Sonic Recording Products, Inc.
Credits
- Lacquer Cut By – L. Nix*
- Liner Notes – Vernon Gibbs
Notes
Side A running time: 30:40
Side B running time: 25:45
Side C running time: 28:07
Side D running time: 27:39
On labels:
A2: E.B.Marks Music, BMI
A3 to A6: East/Memphis Music, BMI
B1a, B1b, B1c: Blackrain, Inc.
B2a, B2b: East/Memphis Music, BMI
B2c: East Memphis Music, BMI
B2d: Jobete Music, ASCAP
B3a, B3b: Blackrain, Inc.
C1b: Fame Publishing Co., BMI
C1c: Groovesville Music, East/Memphis Music, BMI, Conquistador Music, ASCAP
C1d: Groovesville Music, BMI
C2: South Memphis Music, East/Memphis Music, BMI
D1: Blackrain, Inc.
D2a: Perv' s Music/Staple Music, BMI
D2b: East/Memphis Music, BMI
D3: Blackrain, Inc.
D4: Groovesville Music, BMI
D5: Blackrain, Inc.
D6: Muscle Shoals Sound Publ. Co. BMI
D7: Blackrain, Inc.
D8: Better Half Music Co., ASCAP
℗ 1973, Stax Records, Inc.
On back cover:
℗1973 Stax Records, Inc.
Vernon Gibbs for Essence Magazine.
℗ 1973 Stax Records, Inc., 98 North Avalon, Memphis, USA.
Gatefold cover with printed inner company sleeves.
This is the east coast pressing variant made by Sonic Recording Products, Inc.
as indicated by "SON" etched into the runout matrix areas.
The text placement on the labels is significantly different
from the other US versions.
Side B running time: 25:45
Side C running time: 28:07
Side D running time: 27:39
On labels:
A2: E.B.Marks Music, BMI
A3 to A6: East/Memphis Music, BMI
B1a, B1b, B1c: Blackrain, Inc.
B2a, B2b: East/Memphis Music, BMI
B2c: East Memphis Music, BMI
B2d: Jobete Music, ASCAP
B3a, B3b: Blackrain, Inc.
C1b: Fame Publishing Co., BMI
C1c: Groovesville Music, East/Memphis Music, BMI, Conquistador Music, ASCAP
C1d: Groovesville Music, BMI
C2: South Memphis Music, East/Memphis Music, BMI
D1: Blackrain, Inc.
D2a: Perv' s Music/Staple Music, BMI
D2b: East/Memphis Music, BMI
D3: Blackrain, Inc.
D4: Groovesville Music, BMI
D5: Blackrain, Inc.
D6: Muscle Shoals Sound Publ. Co. BMI
D7: Blackrain, Inc.
D8: Better Half Music Co., ASCAP
℗ 1973, Stax Records, Inc.
On back cover:
℗1973 Stax Records, Inc.
Vernon Gibbs for Essence Magazine.
℗ 1973 Stax Records, Inc., 98 North Avalon, Memphis, USA.
Gatefold cover with printed inner company sleeves.
This is the east coast pressing variant made by Sonic Recording Products, Inc.
as indicated by "SON" etched into the runout matrix areas.
The text placement on the labels is significantly different
from the other US versions.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Rights Society: BMI
- Rights Society: ASCAP
- Matrix / Runout (Label side A): (SS-0517)
- Matrix / Runout (Label side B): (SS-0518)
- Matrix / Runout (Label side C): (SS-0519)
- Matrix / Runout (Label side D): (SS-0520)
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 1): STXS-0591-4 mi SS-0517 mii —L NIX— / SON
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 1): STXS-0592-3 mi SS-0518 mii —L NIX— / SON
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side C, variant 1): STXS-0593-4 m SS-0519 —L NIX— / SON
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side D, variant 1): STXS-0594-4 m SS-0520 —L NIX— / SON
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 2): STXS-0591-3 m SS-0517 mii —L.NIX— SON
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 2): STXS-0592-3 mi SS-0518 mii —L.NIX— SON
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side C, variant 2): STXS-0593 SS-0519 —L.NIX— SON
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side D, variant 2): STXS-0594-3 mi SS-0520 —L.NIX— SON
Other Versions (5 of 10)
View AllTitle (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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The Living Word - Wattstax 2 (2×LP, Album, Monarch Pressing) | Stax | STS 2-3018, STS-2-3018 | US | 1973 | |||
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The Living Word - Wattstax 2 (2×LP, Album) | Stax | 2628 014 L | Italy | 1973 | ||
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The Living Word - Wattstax 2 (2×LP, Album, Gatefold) | Stax | STS 2-3018 | US | 1973 | ||
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The Living Word - Wattstax 2 (2×Cassette, , Box Set, ) | Stax | STC-2-3018 | US | 1973 | ||
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The Living Word - Wattstax 2 (2×LP, Album) | Stax | STS 2-3018 | Canada | 1973 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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Side A:
Jesse Jackson talks about nation time and debuts his 'I am somebody' call/response chant
Kim Weston belts out 'Lift Every Voice & Sing' as a hip 3/4 uptown groove
The Rance Allen Group's 'Lying on the Truth' is fast, funky guitar rawk
Jimmy Jones's 'Someone Greater Than You & I' is a slightly subpar 3/4 baritone-led gospel ballad
The Golden 13's 'Old Time Religion' (yes, that one) is rendered as a fast 2/4 with mixed chorus -- some PA
The Emotions's 'Peace Be Still' is a fervid 3/4 ballad with some spoken testifyin', not all that
Side B:
Richard Pryor's piece is listed as having three titles, but it's actually one routine, recorded in studio, about Rick in clubland
The David Porter Show goes like this:
'Introduction' is a trumpet fanfare
'Ain't That Loving You (for More Reasons Than One)' is a raw, punk/disco backbeat thing that isn't as hot as it could be
'Can't See You When I Want to,' his best number here, alternates between 3/4 ballad and manic double-time rocker
'Reach Out & Touch' is some speechifying from DP
'Finale' is a 3/4 band fanfare
Richard Pryor's 'Arrest' and 'Lineup,' also recorded in studio, comprise one hilarious and tragic piece
Side 2A:
The Johnnie Taylor show goes like this:
'Introduction' is just that
'Steal Away' is a very fine backbeater with JT speech and crowd participation
'Stop Doggin' Me' is a decent 6/8 ballad
'Jody's Got Your Girl and Gone' is another very good, menacing uptempo tune
Little Milton's 'Walking the Backstreets and Cryin' is a boring 3/4 blooz shred
Side 2B:
Richard Pryor's 'Niggers' is Rick's short African tribal and post-colonial history treatise, recorded in studio
The Emotions's 'Introduction' is a very short tittyshaker, in which the ladies introduce theyselves. Their two songs are like so:
'So I Can Love You' is five-star summery funk of some subtlety
'Show Me How' is a decent 3/4 ballad
Richard Pryor's 'Negroes': Rick linguistics, extremely funny, rec. in studio
The Dramatics' 'Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get' is the studio recording, a little longer than the single version
Richard Pryor's 'Handshake' is short and hard to decipher, rec. in studio
Mel & Tim's 'I Mya Not Be What You Want' is the studio recording of a dynamite uptown shuffle
Richard Pryor's 'Wino Get a Job' is sad and sublime, rec. in studio
Isaac Hayes's 'Rolling Down a Mountainside' is the studio recording of a very good proto-disco number
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