Various Artists - Stax Revue: Live in ’65! [2CD]

Format: 2 x CD
Catalogue No.: 7225592 
Barcode: 0888072255920
Release Date: 08 Aug 2025
Genre: Funk

In 1965 in the face of social unrest, legendary Memphis label Stax Records put on two pulsating shows at the 5-4 Ballroom in Los Angeles, featuring Rufus Thomas, Booker T. and the M.G.’s, William Bell, Carla Thomas, Wilson Picket and more. 60 years later the recordings, newly mastered by Joe Tarantino, with lacquers cut by Jeff Powell at Take Out Vinyl, have been collected with a bonus set of performances recorded at Club Paradise, Memphis to form Stax Revue – Live In ’65!. 

Disc 1: Club Paradise
1. Booker T. & The M.G.’s – Green Onions  
2. Booker T. & The M.G.’s – Boot-Leg*
3. Booker T. & The M.G.’s – You Can’t Sit Down  
4. Booker T. & The M.G.’s – Summertime  
5. Booker T. & The M.G.’s – Soul Twist  
6. The Astors – What Can It Be*
7. David Porter – I’ll Be Doggone*
8. David Porter – Just Be True*
9. David Porter – Out Of Sight*
10. David Porter – Can’t See You When I Want To*
11. Wendy Rene – Bar-B-Q* 

Disc 2: 5-4 Ballroom 
1. The Mar-Keys – Last Night  
2. The Mad Lads – Don’t Have To Shop Around  
3. The Astors – Candy  
4. William Bell – Any Other Way  
5. William Bell – You Don’t Miss Your Water  
6. Carla Thomas – Every Ounce Of Strength  
7. Booker T. & The M.G.’s – Boot-Leg  
8. Wilson Pickett – In The Midnight Hour*  
9. Rufus Thomas – Walking The Dog  
10. Rufus Thomas – The Dog*