THE 73rd MIX FOR F.S.V.B

Here's the 73rd Mix for F.S.V.B, Its been Mixed by Vinyl escape, there's some classic Soul Music Tracks on here, From the 1960's, Its called The Soul Stylists Volume 3!

Its features Chuck Jackson, Ben E King, Eddie Holland, Don Covay, The Originals and The Impressions, to name but a Few!

Check Out Web Page For Track Listing and Download.

The Soul Stylists Vol. 3 by Vinyl Escape on Mixcloud

JOB APPLICATION AND THE TEMPTATIONS

Around February 1982 I was trying to get back into Work, I had wrote to Butcheries and Hotels, I didn't really know whether to stick to Butcher's Shop, for the Easier Hours or go back to being a Chef!


As it turned out, one of the Hotels (The Sandringham) I had wrote to, (that was Re-Opening after a Period of being Closed) had a Head Chef who used to be my Teacher/Chef at College about 3 Years earlier, a Chap by the Name of "Brian Thompson" so I had a  great chance of getting the Job.


I went for the Interview, it was, as I said Re-Opening with a New Owner and a Complete Re-Furbishment, plus all new Menus etc, and we were going to have an Open Plan Kitchen, that was un-heard of back then!


It was going to be Different Working there, because it was about 3/4 Months away from Re-Opening, so I would not be Cheffing/Cooking straight away, I was going to be  Helping putting the finishing touches to the Kitchen and I was going to be Helping getting the Hotel ready for the Opening!  


The Interview as I remember went well, so I just had to wait for a Letter, to see if I had the Job.


As for Music around this period, in April of 1982, the Temptations got back together for the "Reunion" Album and Tour!


Included in the Line-up were:

• Dennis Edwards: vocals
• Glenn Leonard: vocals
• Richard Street: vocals
• Melvin Franklin: vocals
• Otis Williams: vocals
• Eddie Kendricks: vocals
• David Ruffin: vocals
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• With help from the following:

• Rick James: vocals, producer
• Paulinho Da Costa: percussion
• Mary Jane Girls: background vocals

The Best and Biggest Hit Track on the Album by far was "Standing On The Top" Written, Produced and Performed on, by Rick James, it was Really a Rick James Track, Featuring The Temptations!

All them Great Voices on one Track!
Download the "Reunion " Album

THE 72nd MIX FOR F.S.V.B

Here's the 72nd Mix for F.S.V.B, Its been Mixed by Musicology, there's some classic Soul and Funk Music Tracks on here, From the Great Stax Record Label, Its called The Soul of Stax Records Volume 3!

Its features Isaac Hayes, Dramatics, Sam and Dave, Staple Singers, Carla Thomas and The Temprees, to name but a Few!

Check Out Web Page For Track Listing and Download.

GREAT SOUL / FUNK RECORD LABELS # 1

STAX RECORDS

One of the Better Record Labels STAX started life as Satellite Records back in 1957 by a  Brother and Sister Team, by the Names of Jim Stewart and Estelle Axton, they were White and from Memphis!

In 1961 they Discovered somebody else  was already using the Name of Satellite so they Decided to Combine the First Two  Letters of their Surnames, Stewart and Axton, and came up with..... Stax. 


They wanted the Music on the Label to be a Mix of the Southern and Memphis Soul Styles!

In them Days, all Record Labels had their Own House Band, as well as doing their Own Music, they use to Play  on other Artists Recordings (on the label) and Stax was no different, their band was the Great  "Booker T and the Mg's"

In 1968 a New Co-Owner came into Stax, it was Al Bell he was a Record Producer, Song-Writer and Record Executive, he was Credited with Helping the likes of Isaac Hayes, Staples Singers, Dramatics and Mel and Tim become Big Recording Artists. 


Later in his Life he would become President of Motown Records!


Some other Great Acts to Record for Stax are:

Jean Knight, Eddie Floyd, Bar-Kays, Shirley Brown, The Soul Children, Johnnie Taylor, Rufus Thomas, William Bell, Mar-Keys, Frederick Knight, Fat Larrys Band, Carla Thomas, Rance Allen, Luther Ingram, Albert King and The Emotions amongst others, even Elvis Presley Released 3 Albums for Stax!

Stax has always been linked with other Great Labels, including Atlantic Records and Volt Records, and with these Labels comes other Great Artists including two of the Biggest in "Otis Redding" and "Sam and Dave"

In 1972 Stax organised one of the Biggest Musical Events in History, with"Wattstax" over 100,000 attended, it was a Memorial to the People who had Died in the Riots, in the Watts District of L.A. seven years Previously.


But by 1975 things started going wrong for "STAX" and the Company went Bankrupt.


In 1977, Fantasy Records brought "STAX" back Catologue, and by 1978 started Signing New Acts and Recording New Material, but this did not last too long, by 1980 all this had Finished and they  started to Re-Issuing some of the Old Recordings again!

By 2004, one of the Original Founders of "STAX" Estelle Axton had Died and Concord Records brought "Stax" back Catologue and by 2006 Started Signing New Acts to the Label, these included Angie Stone, Teena Marie, Lala Hathaway and Leon Ware.

Over the Years "Stax" has Changed the Look of its "Record Label" I have put several different ones on here!


Here's some great Tracks to Download!



and Albums Here and Here!


LOOK OUT FOR A GREAT STAX MIX NEXT WEEK!

71st Mix For F.S.V.B

Here's the 71st Mix for F.S.V.B, Featuring some Great Soul Music from the 60's and 70's. 

Its been Mixed by HeavySoulBrutha, Its called "Plum Outta Sight Soul", there's some classic tracks on here, including James Brown, Smokey Robinson, Jackie Wilson, Ray Charles and Temptations.

Check Out Web Page For Track Listings and Download.

Plum Outta Sight Soul! by Heavysoulbrutha on Mixcloud