Thursday. August 2,1919

The Herald And The Lantern

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Sounds

By Chules P Lamey ]

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drove Stax Records Into the music remains, and bankruptcy, they were, not anyone who misses the only the sixties' premier sweet soul sounds of the soul label, but also a truly sixties will want to check

inspiring Independent out this series

company The artists on The best re issue has to Stax were a II professionals, be one of Johnnie Taylor's, who produced a healthy Remembered mostly for string of records-most of his hit. "Who's which found their way onto Makln'Uve." Taylor's the charts But. then deep, rich voice holds up trouble set in and they were well on this specially forced to close their doors. priced two-record set. The After years of being material is sharp and to the inactive, Fantasy Records point, with stellar backing, bought the Stax catalog Bedsides bctiK the only and started to re-issue double album of the series, some of the material from It's the only one with decent

the vaults. Unfortunately, as great as all the music was,this project hasn't been completely successful. There are painful omissions and shoddy

liner notes. Although he had other hits, Hohnnie Taylor never got the recognition he deserved. Eddie Floyd’s album is full of moving, flawless

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material, yet the glaring omission of his biggest hit "Knock on Wood,” is a mistake that nearly ruins this record. However, tracks such as ‘Tve Never Found A Girl (TO Love Me

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Like You Do)," "Bring It On Home To Me," ‘Tve Got To Have Your Lovfc,”

and Blood Is Thicker Than Water" save it. Like James Brown, Otis Redding, and Sam tad Dave, Ekldie Floyd is a master, and even without "Knock On W6od” his music is overwhelming. Also worth hearing are Rufus Thomas and Carla Thomas, Isaac Hayes, The Emotions, Soul Children, The Staple Singers, and Albert King and Little Milton. Everyone involved with the Stax legacy should be proud, and hopefully, this re-issue, series will continue and get better in the coming months. With soul music in such a pathetic state, we need these blasts from the past to make us remember how great things used to be. Soul music isn’t, the only genre being re-issued. Rockabilly, the wild hybrid of country and rock and J

roll, which was poptilar ini r ' the fifties (Presley, Jerry"

Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins were the were the rockabilly giants) is on a comeback. Therefore, great many sides are being re-issued both here an^ in Europe. One of the best is The Johnny Burnette Trio’s "Tear It Up" (Solid Smoke, P.O. Box 22372, San Francisco, CA. 94122). Here we have the original, primitive versions of "Train Kept A-Rollin," "Rockabilly Boogie," "Drinkin' Wine," and “Hortey Hush." If you like early Presley or Jerry Lee Lewis, you’ll cherish this record. Let’s hope Solid Smoke uncovers some more lost gejns real soom.

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