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Audio CD (March 22, 1994)
Original Release Date: March 22, 1994
Number of Discs: 1
Label: Rhino / Wea
ASIN: B000003389
Also Available in: Audio Cassette

Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)

Amazon.com Sales Rank: #7,925 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)
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#9 in Music > Miscellaneous > Compilations > Decades > 1960-1969
#12 in Music > Pop > By Decade > 1960s
#13 in Music > R&B > Soul > Southern Soul

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1. Green Onions - Booker T. & the MG's
2. Grazing in the Grass - Hugh Masekela
3. Horse - Cliff Nobles & Company
4. Soul Twist - King Curtis, Noble Knights
5. Last Night - The Mar-Keys
6. "In" Crowd - Ramsey Lewis
7. Soul Finger - The Bar-Kays
8. Soul Makossa - Manu Dibango
9. Twine Time - Alvin Cash
10. Soulful Strut - Young-Holt Unlimited
11. Hang 'Em High - Booker T. & the MG's
12. Mercy, Mercy, Mercy - Cannonball Adderley
13. Watusi - Ray Barretto
14. Watermelon Man - Mongo Santamaria
15. Viva Tirado, Pt. 1 - El Chicano
16. Hip Hug-Her - Booker T. & the MG's
17. Wack Wack - Young-Holt Trio
18. Time Is Tight - Booker T. & the MG's

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The most consistently enticing disc in the Rock Instrumental Classics series, this is both a great party and driving record and a window on the rhythms that powered soul music in the '60s (and early '70s, in two cases). In addition to some obvious choices (the four Booker T. & the MG's tracks, the Mar-Keys' "Last Night"), it also offers some left-field picks, such as the varied approaches to Latin music offered by Ray Barretto, Mongo Santamaria, and El Chicano. The stock of virtuoso performances here is all but endless: the bass-and-drums breakdown on Cliff Nobles and Co.'s "The Horse," the glinting guitar solo on the Bar-Kays' "Soul Finger," Hugh Masekela's questing trumpet on "Grazing in the Grass." --Rickey Wright

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5.0 out of 5 stars This Rhino Collection is Solid!, April 26, 2001

By	Ibochild (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews

Rhino Records is one of the most consistent producers of quality oldies collections. This, the fourth volume in their "rock" instrumental series is no exception. One of the distinctive qualities of Rhino collections is that they combine familiar hits with great rare sides. Although called "Soul," this volume really should be called the second part of the 1960's volume, like "The '60's: Soul."

Predictably, this volume starts off with arguably the most enduring instrumental from the early 1960's, "Green Onions" by Booker T. & the MG's. Also included in the volume are three other fine tracks by them: "Hang 'Em High," "Hip Hug-Her," and "Time is Tight." I was particularly happy about the inclusion of the latter track, because it is noticeably excluded from Atlantic Records R&B box set. Interestingly enough, a good number of the tracks in this volume were also in Atlantic's collection, clearly demonstrating their dominance in 1960's soul music.

Hugh Masekela's "Grazing in the Grass" (from his great "Promise of a Future" album) was my favorite recording as a kid and was also my first taste of so called "world music." Hugh Masekela's trumpet is absolutely captivating. I can never get enough of this recording.

Other familiar gems from this volume are "Soulful Strut" (Young-Holt Unlimited), "Viva Tirado" (El Chicano), and "Last Night" (Mar-Keys). There aren't too many "classics" missing in this collection.

This volume also introduced me to some rare gems including "The Horse" (Cliff Nobles & Co.) and "Twine Time" (Alvin Cash & the Crawlers). The latter rivals the Bar-Kay's "Soul Finger" (also included in this volume) as a great party record. I can just hear people shouting "Ooh! Aah!" much in the same way as people would shout "Soul finger" on the Bar-Kay's record.

Although I think this is a great collection and worthy of five stars, I have two admittedly minor criticisms. The first one is the inclusion of "El Watusi" by Ray Barretto y su Charanga Moderna. While the track is not without appeal, it is extremely repetitive almost to the point of being monotonous. Another is the fact that with the exception of "Soul Makossa" (Manu Dibango) and "Viva Tirado," all of the tracks on this volume are from the 1960's. The collection would have been better served by having the "Soul" volume split into two parts -- one for the 1960's and one for the 1970's (perhaps also including the 1980's). That way such stellar cuts such as "Always There" (Ronnie Laws & Pressure), "Solar Flight - Opus 1" (Mandre) and "Machine Gun" (The Commodores) could also been included. The 1950's R&B instrumentals are well represented in "The '50's" volume of the collection.

Nit-picking aside, this is a fine volume from Rhino's instrumental series. If you love soul music and instrumentals, this volume is definitely a must have. Even if you're not sure, check out the volume anyway, it's bound to make you a believer.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Too cool for words, October 1, 2004

By	Johnny Heering "trivia buff" (Bethel, CT United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

This is a great collection of soul instrumentals. Every single track here made the Pop Top 40. There is not a single bad track here. The CD begins and ends with Booker T. & The M.G's, and rightly so, since they were the most dominant soul instrumental group of all time. In between, you get one great instrumental after another. Highly recommended.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The one place to find a bunch of classics, October 1, 2000

By	Eric V. Moye (New York, by way of Dallas) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

Other than on a Booker T and the MG's Greatest Hits album, one would be hard pressed to find these hits, near hits, and obscure classics elsewhere. Where else will you find Manu Dibangu's heavily saxed "Soul Makossa", or Cannonball Adderley's "Mercy Mercy Mercy"?

No bait-and-switch here. This is a fantastic grouping of classic soul instrumentals. Heavilly influenced by the MG's (I would have loved to see Billy Preston's "Outa Space" traded for "Green Onions", for example), it is still worth every penny.

As Dobie Gray's vocal version of "The In Crowd" so aptly proclaims: "Other guys immitate us, but the originals are still the greatest"! All original, most great.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Booker T AND MORE GREAT SOUL
There are so many great instrumentals here. How fitting it begins and ends with Booker T And The MG's. The Classic Green Onions Starts it off and ends with Time Is Tight. Read more

Published 5 months ago by Bearman

5.0 out of 5 stars Rock Instrumental Classics Vol 4
It is a great cd. I already had the three other cds now this completes the set of four. A great mixture of songs .I am very pleased with this. Agnes.

Published 7 months ago by Agnesfreeman

5.0 out of 5 stars Rock Instrumental Classics, Vol 4: Soul
Awesome, I received my item in a very timely manner. I enjoy all the songs especially " The Horse" which was one of the theme songs in my high school band and the entertaining "... Read more

Published 18 months ago by David F. Villarreal

5.0 out of 5 stars Rock Instrumentals 4
This cd has all my favorite instrumentals from the 60's. The sound quality is good. There are also some songs I don't remember, but all the tracks are good to listen to. Read more

Published on May 12, 2007 by S. Nigbor

5.0 out of 5 stars Music Happiness
I love this cd. The songs in it such as "The Horse" by Cliff Nobles, are a nice addition to the cds I already have. Read more

Published on March 22, 2007 by Martin I. Johnson

5.0 out of 5 stars Review of "rock instrumental classics"

I found this product satisfactory. It came in a timley fashion.

There was no problem with the packaging. The music is great. Read more

Published on March 22, 2006 by William Hill

4.0 out of 5 stars This one's a keeper!
I am extremely happy with this CD. I recognized only half of the 18 tracks by their titles before ordering, but the ones I did recognize were good enough to sell me on the CD... Read more

Published on October 18, 2005 by Tomster

3.0 out of 5 stars Nothing special, but worth having for some of the selections
I've never been much of a soul fan, with or without words, so this album is a ho-hum for me. But finding "Last Night", "The In Crowd", "The Horse",... Read more

Published on November 8, 2001 by John DePrisco

5.0 out of 5 stars Get In With the In Crowd!
It's sixties soul, distilled on one disc that you'll play again and again. From the expected -- "Green Onions" and "In Crowd" -- to the more recherche... Read more

Published on November 24, 2000 by F. Kelly

5.0 out of 5 stars Throw This CD On and Everyone Will Think You're Cool
The best of the five instrumental CD's. Not a wack track in the stack. All right, a few are silly (it's hard not to laugh at Alvin Cash's announcement that "It's... Read more

Published on February 12, 2000 by Alf Kremer

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