Monday, July 15, 2013

Record #0426: Melting Pot / Kinda Easy Like – BOOKER T. & THE M.G.'S

Stax 0082 (original) USA, Feb. 1971
Music bySide A – Booker T. Jones, Steve Cropper, Donald Dunn, Al Jackson, Jr.; Side B – Jones, Cropper, Jackson, Lewie Steinberg
Musicians: Booker T. Jones (keyboards), Steve Cropper (guitar), Donald "Duck" Dunn (bass), Al Jackson, Jr. (drums), The Pepper Singers (background vocals)
Recording sessions: Produced by Booker T. & the M.G.'s in New York, NY, 1970
Highest chart positions:  US #45, US R&B #21

Both tracks are from the group's last Stax album "Melting Pot" (Album Charts, US # 43, US R&B #2, US Jazz #5).

They didn't record this at the Stax studios in Memphis, TN as Jones didn't get along with the new leadership of the label.

The single versions of these tracks are under four minutes as the album versions are over 8 minutes long. I could only find the latter in YouTube.

List price:  Very Good+ is $3, Near Mint is $6

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