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Although all of these 25 cover versions were recorded in the '60s, none of them were released at the time. Unfortunately, info as to the exact dates of the individual tracks has been lost, though Stax scholar Rob Bowman's liner notes figure that most of them were cut between 1965-1968, with some possibly dating from 1962-1964. Putting all of them onto a single disc decades later might seem like a vault-cleaning exercise of secondary material. But this turns out to be a surprisingly good and vibrant collection of instrumental soul interpretations of rock, soul, and pop hits of the '60s, even if it's not up to the level of Booker T. & the MG's more famous hits and original numbers. Even though these were often laid down quickly before or after sessions on which the band was backing other artists, most of these don't sound like throwaways. They're characteristically disciplined and imaginative, and the scope is remarkably wide, taking in Beatles songs, blues ("Wang Dang Doodle" and "Baby Scratch My Back"), Motown, straight pop ("Downtown"), and even some songs on which Booker T. & the MG's actually played on the original recordings (Sam & Dave's "Soul Man" and "When Something Is Wrong with My Baby," and Eddie Floyd's "On a Saturday Night"). Not all of the reworkings are top-notch; the Beatles' "You Can't Do That" is taken at a jazzy shuffle that doesn't suit the tune. But most of them are very good, and not straight copies of the original arrangements, with the band effectively cooking up different tempos and simmering guitar/organ interplay. ~ Richie Unterberger

Includes liner notes by Rob Bowman.

Personnel: Steve Cropper (guitar); Booker T. Jones (keyboards); Al Jackson, Jr. (drums).

Liner Note Author: Rob Bowman.

Arranger: Ramsey Lewis.

Booker T. & The MG's: Booker T. Jones (keyboards); Steve Cropper (guitar); Lewie Steinberg, Donald "Duck" Dunn (bass); Al Jackson Jr. (drums).3

Compilation producers: Roger Armstrong, Colin MacKenzie, Alan Taylor, Peter Gibbon.

Living Blues (11/03, p.101) - "...Finely crafted little gems that perfectly meld the leader's minimalist organ with Steve Cropper's pungent guitar lines, rock-solid bass from Lewis Steinberg or Duck Dunn and the nonpareil drumming of Al Jackson..."

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Category Rock/Pop Albums, Oldies CDs, Soul/R&B, Urban Soundtrack, R&B
Label Stax
Orig Year 2003
All Time Product Rank 98,614
CD Universe Part number 5718378
Catalog number 8610
Discs 1
Release Date Apr 01, 2003
Studio/Live Studio
Mono/Stereo Stereo
Personnel Al Jackson Jr. - drums
Booker T. Jones - keyboards
Steve Cropper - guitar
Donald "Duck" Dunn - bass
Lewis Steinberg
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1Baby, Scratch My Back
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2Harlem Shuffle
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3Hi-Heel Sneakers
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4Downtown
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5I Was Made To Love Her
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6Georgia On My Mind
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7Wade In The Water
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8Fannie Mae
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9Day Tripper
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10You Left The Water Running
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11Every Beat Of My Heart
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12Ain't That Peculiar
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13You Can't Do That
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14Wang Dang Doodle
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15On A Saturday Night
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16Letter
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17Oo Wee Baby, I Love You
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18Spoonful
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19I Hear A Symphony
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20You're So Fine
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21Raunchy
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22You Are My Sunshine
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23Soul Man
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24Gimme Some Lovin'
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25When Something Is Wrong With My Baby
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Average Rating: (5 out of 5 stars) 5 stars

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Anyone who has soul will find rewards aplenty in this here CD. All you have to do is listen to any instrument during any song and you will hear the epitome of taste and subtle funk. On first hearing you will like some more than others ("Downtown," "Oo Wee Baby I Love You," and "Ain't That Peculiar" for me), but eventually you realize that just about every song is perfect.
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