Friday, October 18, 2013

Record #0509: Hang 'Em High / Over Easy – BOOKER T. AND THE M.G.'S

Stax 0013 (original) USA, Oct. 1968
Music bySide ADominic Frontiere; Side B – Jones, Cropper, Dunn, Jackson
Musicians: Booker T. Jones (keyboards), Steve Cropper (guitars), Donald "Duck" Dunn (bass), Al Jackson, Jr (drums)
Recording sessions: Produced by Booker T. & the M.G.'s at Stax Studios, Memphis, TN, 1968
Highest chart positions:  US #9, US R&B #35, US AC #39

The title song is a cover of the theme song of a 1968 western movie, "Hang 'Em High", starring Clint Eastwood.

This was the group's first US Top 10 song since their 1962 hit "Green Onions". Their next release, "Time Is Tight" did even better in 1969 (US #6, US R&B #7, UK #4).

List price:  Very Good+ is $4, Near Mint is $8

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