VARIOUS ARTISTS
NEVER TO BE FORGOTTEN: FLIP-SIDE OF STAX 1968-1974
TEN 7-INCH 45 RPM SINGLES w/DOWNLOAD - REMASTERED - RECORD STORE DAY VINYL BOX SET

DESCRIPTION:
Lavishly Packaged Love Letter To The Final Years Of Stax! Never To Be Forgotten: The Flip Side Of Stax 1968-1974 is Light In The Attic’s Record Store Day 2012 love letter to some of the lesser-known Stax Records artists, collected and presented in a knock-out 7” vinyl box set. Containing 10 faithfully reproduced 45-rpm singles from Mable John, Bernie Hayes, Lee Sain, Melvin Van Peebles, Roy Lee Johnson & The Villagers, and John Gary Williams, in addition to label stalwarts Johnnie Taylor, Mad Lads, Emotions, and Rufus Thomas, prepare to move, groove, and be enthused. Never To Be Forgotten comes housed in a beautiful flip-top container case replete with an extensive 84-page bounded booklet brimming with informative interviews with the surviving musicians contained within and liner notes by Memphis writer Andria Lisle, candid photographs, and personal anecdotes from Stax enthusiasts and label veterans Stewart, co-owner Al Bell, and promotions manager Phillip Rauls. Plus, a free Download Card for those turntable-less moments.

INCLUDES:

Meticulously remastered from the original tapes Ten 45rpm singles featuring original label and sleeve art and housed in a gorgeous custom made magnetic flip-top box Extensive 84-page bound booklet brimming with informative interviews with the surviving musicians contained within and liner notes by Memphis writer Andria Lisle, candid photographs, and personal anecdotes from Stax enthusiasts and label veterans Stewart, co-owner Al Bell, and promotions manager Phillip Rauls. Includes free Download Card for full set

TRACKS:

Running Out - Mabel John Shouldn't I Love Him - Mabel John Cool Strut (Part 1) - Bernie Hayes Cool Strut (Part 2) - Bernie Hayes Them Hot Pants (Part 1) - Lee Sain Them Hot Pants (Part 2) - Lee Sain Hijackin' Love - Johnnie Taylor Love In The Streets - Johnnie Taylor Sweetback's Theme - Melvin Van Peebles Hoppin' John - Melvin Van Peebles Gone! The Promises Of Yesterday - Mad Lads I'm So Glad I Fell In Love With You - Mad Lads My Honey And Me - Emotions Blind Alley - Emotions Itch And Scratch (Part 1) - Rufus Thomas Itch And Scratch (Part 2) - Rufus Thomas The Dryer (Part 1) - Roy Lee Johnson And The Villagers The Dryer (Part 2) - Roy Lee Johnson And The Villagers The Whole Damn World Is Going Crazy - John Gary Williams Ask The Lonely - John Gary Williams