Series to Continue With Volumes 3 & 4 In 2025

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LOS ANGELES—The Complete Stax/Volt Singles 1959-1968 makes its vinyl debut with two volumes featuring tracks from the previously released out-of-print 9-CD set. Volumes 1 and 2 feature the first 84 tracks from the 244-song collection, including A-sides and essential B-sides issued during the labels’ Atlantic-distributed glory days. Volumes 1 and  2 of Stax-Volt: The Complete Singles 1959-1968 are now available on Rhino.com and select WMG stores worldwide. The series will continue with Volumes 3 & 4 in 2025. Order HERE. 

The set is a master class in deep southern soul with Volumes 1 and 2 showcasing hits such as “Gee Whiz”  (Carla Thomas), “Last Night” (Mar-Keys), “You Don’t Miss Your Water” (William Bell)," “Green Onions” (Booker T. & the MGs), “Walking the Dog” (Rufus Thomas), and “Pain in My Heart” (Otis Redding). 

As one of two major mid-century R&B studios, Stax and Volt demonstrated the evolution of R&B in the U.S., delivering a comprehensive map of gritty, deep Southern soul. Rob Bowan details the progression of Stax/Volt and their iconic artists in the accompanying liner notes, edited from his previous 1991 version. 

Bowan expands on Stax/Volt’s immense success and transformation of American music, sharing “...that Southern soul music was born out of the process of integration. The racial mix of the Stax house band is evidence aplenty of this. Compositions such as ‘You Don’t Miss Your Water’ further reinforce the notion that the sound of Memphis soul and, by extension, Southern soul, is yet one more American music that is a part-Black, part-white hybrid.”

The collection was remastered from the original Stax/Volt mono single masters. In a few cases, the tapes were lost, and original disc sources were used. Analog-to-digital mastering was done with a specially modified and restored Ampex 350 full-track mono machine with original tube electronics. All equipment in the transfer process was chosen specifically to recreate the Stax sound on today’s stereo systems without compromise.

The Complete Stax/Volt Singles 1959-1968 

Track Listing

Volume 1

Side A 

1. Fool In Love - Veltones 
2. ‘Cause I Love You’- Carla & Rufus 
3. Gee Whiz- Carla Thomas 
4. You Make Me Feel So Good- The Chips 
5. As Love of My Own- Carla Thomas 
6. Last Night- Mar-Keys
7. I Didn’t Believe- Rufus & Friend 
8. I’m Going Home- Prince Conley 

Side B

1. (Mama, Mama) Wish Me Good Luck- Carla Thomas
2. Morning After- Mar-Keys
3. The Life I Live- Barbara Stephens 
4. About Noon- Mar-Keys 
5. Burnt Biscuits- Triumphs 
6. I Kinda Think He Does- Carla Thomas 
7. Foxy- Mar-Keys 

Side C 

1. You Don’t Miss Your Water- William Bell 
2. Formula of Love- William Bell 
3. Goofin’ Off- Macy Skipper 
4. Wait a Minute- Barbara Stephens
5. Sunday Jealous- Nick Charles 
6. That’s the Way it is With Me- Barbara Stephens 
7. No Tears- The Tonettes 

Side D

1. Pop-Eye Stroll- Mar-Keys
2. The Three Dogwoods- Nick Charles 
3. Why Should I Suffer With the Blues- The Canes 
4. Whot’s Happenin!- The Mar-Keys 
5. Just Across The Street- The Del-Rios 
6. There’s a Love- The Del-Rios 
7. Can’t Ever Let You Go- Rufus Thomas 

Side E 

1. Green Onions- Booker T. & the MGs 
2. Behave Yourself- Booker T. & the MGs
3. Any Other Way- William Bell 
4. I’ll Bring It Home To You- Carla Thomas
5. Sack- O-Woe- Mar-Keys 
6. These Arms of Mine- Otis Redding 
7. Teardrop Sea- The Tonettes 

Side F 

1. The Dog- Rufus Thomas 
2. Jelly Bread- Booker T. & the MGs 
3. I Told You So- William Bell 
4. Bo-time- Mar-Keys 
5. Home Grown- Booker T. & the MGs
6. My Imaginary Guy- Deanie Parker & The Valadors 
7. Just As I Thought- William Bell 

Volume 2 

Side A

1. What A Fool I’ve Been- Carla Thomas 
2. The Hawg, Part 1- Eddie Kirk 
3. Don’t be Afraid of Love- Oscar Mack 
4. That’s My Guy- Cheryl & Pam Johnson
5. Chinese Checkers- Booker T. & the MGs
6. Somebody Mentioned Your Name- William Bell 
7. What Can I Do- Bobby Marchan 

Side B 

1. That’s What My Heart Needs- Otis Redding 
2. What Can It Be- The Astors
3. Bango- Billy & the King Bees 
4. Them Bones- Eddie Kirk 
5. Walking the Dog- Rufus Thomas 
6. I’ll Show You- William Bell 

Side C 

1. Pain in My Heart- Otis Redding 
2. Gee Whiz, It’s Christmas- Carla Thomas 
3. Mo’Onions- Booker T. & the MGS 
4. Frog Stomp- Floyd Newman 
5. Can Your Monkey Do the Dog- Rufus Thomas 
6. You Won’t Do Right- Bobby Marchan 
7. Wondering (When My Love is Coming Home)- The Drap

Side D

1. Each Step I Take- Deanie Parker 
2. The Honeydipper- The Van-Dells 
3. Who Will It Be Tomorrow- William Bell 
4. Come to Me- Otis Redding 
5. Don’t Leave Me This Way- Otis Redding 
6. I Don’t Want You Anymore- Eddie Jefferson 
7. Restless- The Cobras

Side E 

1. Somebody Stole My Dog- Rufus Thomas 
2. Big Party- Barbara & the Browns 
3. That’s Really Some Good- Rufus & Carla 
4. Night Time is the Right Time - Rufus & Carla 
5. Security - Otis Redding 
6. Dream Girl - Oscar Mack 
7. Closer to My Baby - Dorothy Willaims 

Side F 

1. I’ve Got No Time to Lose - Carla Thomas 
2. Young Man - The Drapels 
3. Soul Dressing - Booker T. & the MGs 
4. After Laughter (Comes Tears) - Wendy Rene 
5. Can’t Explain How It Happened - Ivory Joe Hunter 
6. Bush Bush - Mar-Keys 
7. Please Return to Me - The Fleets

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