VariousThe Living Word (Wattstax 2)

Label:

Stax – STS 2-3018

Format:

2 x Vinyl , LP, Album , SON

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Stage & Screen

Style:

Funk

Tracklist

A1 Jessie Jackson* Introduction
A2 Kim Weston Lift Every Voice And Sing
Written-ByJ. Rosamond Johnson*
A3 The Rance Allen Group Lying On The Truth
Written-ByMarshall Jones (3)
A4 Jimmy Jones (17) Someone Greater Than You And I
Adapted ByThomas Whitfield
Written-ByTraditional
A5 The Golden 13 Old Time Religion
Written-ByDale O. Warren*
A6 The Emotions Peace Be Still
Adapted ByDale O. Warren*
Written-ByTraditional
B1a Richard Pryor Saturday Night
Written-ByRichard Pryor
B1b Richard Pryor Blue Note
Written-ByRichard Pryor
B1c Richard Pryor Back Room
Written-ByRichard Pryor
B2a David Porter Show* Introduction
Written-ByRonnie Williams
B2b David Porter Show* Ain't That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One)
Written-ByIsaac Hayes, David Porter*
B2c David Porter Show* Can't See You When I Want To
Written-ByEd Lee (2)
B2d David Porter Show* Reach Out And Touch
B2e David Porter Show* Finale
B3a Richard Pryor Arrest
Written-ByRichard Pryor
B3b Richard Pryor Line Up
Written-ByRichard Pryor
C1a Johnnie Taylor Show* Introduction
C1b Johnnie Taylor Show* Steal Away
Written-ByJimmy Hughes
C1c Johnnie Taylor Show* Stop Doggin' Me
Written-ByDon Davis (2)
C1d Johnnie Taylor Show* Jody's Got Your Girl And Gone
Written-ByK. Barker*
C2 Little Milton Walking The Back Streets And Crying
Written-BySandy Jones (2)
D1 Richard Pryor Niggers
Written-ByRichard Pryor
D2a The Emotions Group Introduction
D2b The Emotions So I Can Love You
Written-ByS. Hutchinson*
D2c The Emotions Show Me How
Written-ByIsaac Hayes, David Porter*
D3 Richard Pryor Negroes
Written-ByRichard Pryor
D4 The Dramatics Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get
Written-ByTony Hester
D5 Richard Pryor Handshake
Written-ByRichard Pryor
D6 Mel & Tim I May Not Be What You Want
Written-ByPhillip Mitchell
D7 Richard Pryor Wino Get A Job
Written-ByRichard Pryor
D8 Isaac Hayes Rolling Down A Mountainside
Written-ByLeon Ware

Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Stax Records, Inc.
  • Published ByEdward B. Marks Music
  • Published ByEast/Memphis Music
  • Published ByBlackrain, Inc.
  • Published ByJobete Music
  • Published ByFame Publishing Co.
  • Published ByGroovesville Music
  • Published ByConquistador Music
  • Published BySouth Memphis Music
  • Published ByPerv's Music
  • Published ByStaples Music
  • Published ByMuscle Shoals Sound Pub. Co.
  • Published ByBetter Half Music Co.
  • Pressed BySonic Recording Products, Inc.

Credits

  • Lacquer Cut ByL. Nix*
  • Liner NotesVernon 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.

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)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
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
New Submission
The Living Word - Wattstax 2 (2×LP, Album, Gatefold) Stax STS 2-3018 US 1973
New Submission
The Living Word - Wattstax 2 (2×Cassette, , Box Set, ) Stax STC-2-3018 US 1973
New Submission
The Living Word - Wattstax 2 (2×LP, Album) Stax STS 2-3018 Canada 1973

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Reviews

  • Hopkat's avatar
    Hopkat
    Ha ha ha. "Jessie" Jackson. You crack me up.
    • ericblowtorch's avatar
      ericblowtorch
      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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