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Booker T. & The MG's | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 1, 1991)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Fantasy
• ASIN: B000000XGU
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #119,759 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good "greatest hits" collection from their later years, April 5, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Best of (Audio CD)

This CD compiles the best of the MG's output from the period after Stax and Atlantic ended their distribution agreement--basically 1966-1970. The MG's during this period played music that was more refined and little more "jazzy" than their earlier sides. The reviewer above is very wrong--this CD does have "Melting Pot" and "Time is Tight" and few of those other songs. If you've already got a collection of MG's material that covers the early (1962-1966) years, this CD is a good place to get a taste of their later sounds. If you're just starting your MG's collection, start with the "Very Best of" collection on Rhino. It covers both the early and late periods and has good liner notes and photos.

9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but definately not Booker's best, May 11, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Best of (Audio CD)

If you are looking to buy some Booker T. and the M.G.'s. which if you haven't, you should, this is not the place to start. This poor compliation does not even include Melting Pot, nor Soul Limbo, Hip Hug-Her, Chinese Checkers (not a smash but a classic anyhow) or even Green Onions or Time is Tight for God's sake! Their signature songs! If you are really interested in the band, the greatest instrumental group of the sixties, then you should look into buying Rhino's thoughtfully compiled Time is Tight boxed set, or their albums Green Onions, Hip Hug-Her and Melting Pot, the best three they have to offer. The Rhino Best of.... is also far superior to this. My guess is that the label compiled what songs they could get for a cheap price that had recognizable names. That is the only excuse for such an incomplete collection. Definately not poor quality music, but really there's no reason for this album to exist.

4 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars "Time is Tight" stinks!, November 6, 2004

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TexasTip (Houson) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Best of (Audio CD)

I bought this for "Time is Tight" but it seems to be an extended play version. It would have been better to just play it like it aired and extend that, but NOOOOO, they didn't! On top of that, they are off key and out of sync at times during the tune!

They didn't exactly pick the best songs for this disc either.