4.0 out of 5 stars
Best of the Bar kays 1968-72, June 22, 2009
This review is from: Best of (Audio CD)
THIS IS A BEST OF THE BARKAYS - POST SOULFINGER SINGLES ON STAX . WHEN OTIS REDDING WAS KILLED IN A PLANE CRASH IN DEC 67 , THAT CRASH SADLY ALSO TOOK MOST OF HIS BACKING BAND THE BAR KAYS ( EXCEPT FOR TRUMPETER BEN MC CAULEY & BASSIST JAMES ALEXANDER.) THESE 2 REFORMED THE BAND WITH A NEW LINEUP INCLUDING BRILLIANT FUNK GUITARIST MICHAEL TOLES,WHO WAS LATER TO JOIN ISAAC HAYES BACKING BAND. IF YOU LOVE STAX & FUNK, THIS CD IS FOR YOU. SON OF SHAFT ( OUT WAH WAHS THE ORIGINAL SHAFT)THE REMASTERING IS EXCELLENT ON THIS VERSION THAT INCLUDES A MULTIMEDIA BONUS TRACK. THERE IS NO SOULFINGER ON THIS CD, I PRESUME BECAUSE STAX DONT OWN THE RIGHTS TO ANY OF THEIR ATLANTIC ERA RECORDINGS. STAX HOWEVER DID NOT INCLUDE ANY TRACKS FROM THEIR BRILL 73 LP"DO YOU SEE WHAT I SEE" ( ALSO HIGHLY RECOMMENDED & CONTAINS AS A BONUS THEIR COMPLETE WATTSTAX 10 MINUTE SET ) ALSO THEY INCLUDED NOTHING FROM THEIR LAST STAX LP COLD BLOODED (FROM 1974) MR STAX ITS TIME YOU GAVE THE PUBLIC A DECENT 2 X CD bAR KAYS COMP COVERING 1967 - 74 ( AS YOU HAVE DONE WITH BOOKER T & THE MG'S) HOWEVER, CURRENTLY THIS IS THE ONLY STAX ERA BAR KAYS COMP AVAILABLE, SO BUY IT
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