Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Yum Yum Yum (I Want Some) - Eddie Floyd
2. Carry On - Jean Knight
3. Do Your Thing - Isaac Hayes
4. I've Been Lonely for So Long - Frederick Knight
5. Nothing Is Everlasting - Annette May Thomas,
6. Hearsay - The Soul Children
7. Angel of Mercy - Albert King
8. In the Rain [Edited Version] - The Dramatics
9. She's My Old Lady Too - Lee Sain
10. Explain It to Her Mama - The Temprees
11. Right On - Sons Of Slum
12. Doing My Own Thing, Pt. 1 - Johnnie Taylor
13. My Honey and Me - The Emotions
14. Let's Stay Together [Instrumental] - Isaac Hayes
15. Bring It Home - Hot Sauce
16. Look Around You - Black Society
17. Don't Do It/I'm With You - The Nightingales
18. I'll Take You There - The Staple Singers
19. Which Way - The Leaders, The Leaders
20. Living a Life Without Love - Veda Brown
21. What's Good for You (Don't Have to Be Good to You) - Harvey Scales
22. Let Me Repair Your Heart - The Mad Lads
23. What's Usual Seems Natur'l - Eric Mercury
24. I Wanna Make up (Before We Break Up) - Major Lance

Disc 2:

1. Ain't That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One) - Isaac Hayes, David Porter
2. Walking the Back Streets and Crying - Little Milton
3. Save Us - William Bell
4. 6-3-8 - Rufus Thomas
5. Starting All over Again - Mel & Tim
6. Keep on Loving Me - Stefan
7. (I'm Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over - David Porter
8. Goin' Down Slow, Pts. 1 & 2 - Little Sonny
9. I Could Never Be Happy - The Emotions
10. Don't Take My Kindness for Weakness - The Soul Children
11. I'll Play the Blues for You, Pt. 1 - Albert King
12. I Dedicate My Life to You - Roger Hatcher
13. Do the Sweetback - March Wind
14. Gettin' Funky 'Round Here - Black Nasty
15. When the Chips Are Down - David Porter
16. Sugar - Carla Thomas
17. You're Good Enough to Be My Baby - Eddie Floyd
18. This World - The Staple Singers
19. Helping Man - Jean Knight
20. Ain't I Good - John Ka Sandra

Disc 3:

1. Dance, Dance, Dance, Pt. 1 - The Bar-Kays
2. Dedicated to the One I Love - The Temprees,
3. Toast to the Fool - The Dramatics
4. Stop Doggin' Me - Johnnie Taylor
5. Trouble - Frederick Knight
6. I'm Gonna Cry a River - Little Milton
7. Itch and Scratch (Pt. 1) - Rufus Thomas
8. What Would I Do - Ernie Hines
9. I Know It's Not Right (To Be in Love With a Married Man) - Veda Brown
10. Holy Cow - Stefan
11. What Goes Around (Must Come Around) - Sons Of Slum
12. Theme from The Men [Instrumental] - Isaac Hayes
13. Endlessly - Mavis Staples
14. You Hurt Me for the Last Time - Inez Foxx
15. My Sweet Lord - George Harrison
16. Breaking up Somebody's Home - Albert King
17. How Can You Mistreat the One You Love - Katie Love & the Four Shades of Black
18. From Toys to Boys - The Emotions
19. Dryer (Pt. 1) - Roy Lee Johnson, Villagers
20. I May Not Be All You Want (But I'm All You Got) - Carla Thomas
21. Ain't No Sweat - Major Lance
22. Do Me - Jean Knight
23. Rainy Day - Little Milton

Disc 4:

1. It Ain't Always What You Do (It's Who You Let See You Do It) - The Soul Children
2. I May Not Be What You Want - Mel & Tim
3. Funky Robot, Pt. 1 - Rufus Thomas
4. Don't You Fool With My Soul, Pt. 1 - Johnnie Taylor
5. Oh la de Da - The Staple Singers
6. What Do You See in Her? - Hot Sauce
7. Thousand Miles Away - The Temprees,
8. Hey You! Get off My Mountain - Isaac Hayes
9. Rolling Down a Mountainside - Isaac Hayes
10. You're Still My Brother - The Bar-Kays
11. Stop Half Loving These Women - Jimmy Lewis
12. Lovin' in Borrowed Time - William Bell
13. Lay Your Loving on Me - Eddie Floyd
14. Time - Inez Foxx
15. Heaven Knows - Mel & Tim
16. I Believe in You (You Believe in Me) - Johnnie Taylor
17. Short Stopping - Veda Brown
18. Be What You Are - The Staple Singers
19. I've Got to Love Somebody's Baby - Stefan
20. Playing on Me - Albert King
21. Long as You're the One Somebody in the World - David Porter

Disc 5:

1. This Is My Song of Love to You - Frederick Knight
2. Sugarcane - The MG's
3. Love Is a Hurtin' Thing - The Soul Children
4. Baby, Lay Your Head Down (Gently on My Bed) - Eddie Floyd
5. Check Me Out - Eddie Floyd
6. Runnin' Back (And Forth) - The Emotions
7. Crossing over the Bridge - Inez Foxx
8. Love's Maze - The Temprees,
9. It Ain't Easy - The Bar-Kays
10. Love Among People - Carla Thomas
11. What It Is - Little Milton
12. I've Got to Go on Without You - William Bell
13. Love Is Taking Over - Eddie Mercury
14. Ruby Dean - Joe Hicks
15. I'm So Glad I Fell in Love With You - The Mad Lads
16. Fell for You - The Dramatics
17. Cheaper to Keep Her - Johnnie Taylor
18. I Know (You Don't Want Me No More) - Rufus Thomas
19. If You're Ready (Come Go With Me) - The Staple Singers
20. Slipped and Tripped - The Sweet Inspirations
21. Peace Be Still - The Emotions
22. I'll Be the Other Woman - The Soul Children

Disc 6:

1. Martian Hop - The Newcomers
2. I Had a Talk With My Man - Inez Foxx
3. At Last - The Temprees,
4. Joy, Pt. 1 - Isaac Hayes
5. Good Woman Turning Bad - Hot Sauce
6. Mose (Pt. 3) - John Ka Sandra
7. I'll Be Your Santa Baby - Rufus Thomas
8. I Wanna Do Things for You - Eddie Floyd
9. That's What the Blues Is All About - Albert King
10. One Way Love Affair - Carolyn Hurley
11. Tin Pan Alley - Little Milton
12. Funky Bird - Rufus Thomas
13. We're Getting Careless With Our Love - Johnnie Taylor
14. What Do the Lonely Do at Christmas? - The Emotions
15. Seoson's Greetings - Cix Bits
16. Don't Lose Faith in Me Lord - Eric Mercury
17. Don't Start Loving Me (If You're Gonna Stop) - Veda Brown
18. Touch a Hand (Make a Friend) - The Staple Singers
19. And I Panicked - The Dramatics
20. Change It All - Joy Fleming

Disc 7:

1. Gettin' What You Want (Losin' What You Got) - William Bell
2. He's Mine - Jackie Verdell
3. My Woman Is Good to Me - Little Sonny
4. I Got You and I'm Glad - David Porter
5. Put a Little Love Away - The Emotions
6. Suzy - Frederick Knight
7. Same Folk - Mel & Tim
8. You Make the Sun Shine - The Temprees,
9. Whole Damn World Is Going Crazy - John Gary Williams
10. Circuit's Overloaded - Inez Foxx
11. Wonderful - Isaac Hayes
12. Behind Closed Doors - Little Milton
13. Guess Who? - Eddie Floyd
14. Dirty Tricks - The Sweet Inspirations
15. Whicha Way Did It Go - Roebuck "Pops" Staples
16. Talking to the People - Black Nasty
17. I've Been Born Again - Johnnie Taylor
18. Neckbone
19. Wounded Woman - Sandra Wright
20. Stop Doggin' Me - Hot Sauce
21. Goodness Gracious - Kim Weston

Disc 8:

1. City in the Sky - The Staple Singers
2. Title Theme - Isaac Hayes
3. Soul Street - Eddie Floyd
4. Flat Tire - Albert King
5. Love Makes It Right - The Soul Children
6. Mr. Cool That Ain't Cool - The Temprees
7. Boogie Ain't Nuttin' (But Gettin' Down) (Pt. 1) - Rufus Thomas
8. Highway to Heaven - Ron Banks, The Dramatics
9. Get It While It's Hot - William Bell
10. Passing Thru - Frederick Knight
11. Keep an Eye on Your Close Friends - The Newcomers
12. My Main Man/There Is a God - The Staple Singers
13. That's the Way I Want to Live My Life - Mel & Tim
14. Forever in a Day - Mel & Tim
15. Baby, I'm Through - The Emotions
16. It's September - Johnnie Taylor
17. Woman to Woman - Shirley Brown
18. Did You Hear Yourself (Pt. 1) - Randy Brown,
19. You Need a Friend Like Mine - Annette May Thomas,
20. I Love You, I Love You - The Temprees,
21. Let Me Back In - Little Milton

Disc 9:

1. Crosscut Saw - Albert King
2. Coldblooded - The Bar-Kays
3. Bump Meat - Sir Mack Rice
4. (Too Little in Common to Be Lovers) Too Much Going to Say Goodbye - The Newcomers
5. Bump and Boogie (Pt. 1) - Wrecking Crew
6. What's Happening Baby (Pt. 1) - The Soul Children
7. Who Made the Man - The Staple Singers
8. I Keep Thinking to Myself - Brook Benton
9. I Got a Reason to Smile (Cause I Got You) - Eddie Floyd
10. Try to Leave Me (If You Can) - Bessie Banks
11. Burning on Both Ends - Willie Singleton, Willie
12. There Are Questions Than Answers - The Emotions
13. Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin' - Albert King
14. I Can't Let You Go - Hot Sauce
15. I Betcha Didn't Know That - Frederick Knight
16. Lovin' You, Lovin' Me - Sandra Wright
17. Do the Double Bump - Rufus Thomas
18. Come and Get Your Love - The Temprees,
19. Dark Skin Woman (Pt. 1) - Sir Mack Rice
20. It Ain't No Fun - Shirley Brown
21. If You Talk in Your Sleep - Little Milton
22. Talk to the Man - Eddie Floyd

Disc 10:

1. You're Astounding - Barbara & Joe
2. Dy-No-Mite (Did You Say My Love) - The Green Brothers
3. Boom-A-Rang - Dynamic Soul Machine
4. Come What May - John Gary Williams
5. Try Me Tonight - Johnnie Taylor
6. Groovin' on My Baby's Love - Freddie Waters
7. I Can't Shake Your Love (Can't Shake You Loose) - The Fiestas
8. I Wanna Play With You - Frederick Knight
9. I'm Doing Fine - Albert King
10. No Way (I Can Live Without You) - Teresa Davis
11. Back Road into Town - The Staple Singers
12. I'm So Glad I Met You - Eddie Floyd
13. Packed up and Took My Mind - Little Milton
14. Just Keep on Loving Me - Johnnie Taylor
15. How Can I Be a Witness - R.B. Hudmon
16. Jump Back '75, Pt. 1 - Rufus Thomas
17. I Got to Be Myself - The Staple Singers
18. It's Worth a Whippin' - Shirley Brown
19. Holy Ghost, Pt. 1 - The Bar-Kays

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #126433 in Music
• Released on: 1995-01-02
• Number of discs: 10
• Format: Box set

Album Description
This 10-CD box set features all 213 soul singles released by Stax/Volt in this period (1972-1975) are contained in Volume 3, which like the previous compilations features a panoply of big hits as well as a surprising number of undeservedly obscure gems. Stax historian (and box co-producer) Rob Bowman tells the whole story in his 47,000-word essay. And the last word on the subject is The Memphis Sound lives. Artists include Eddie Floyd, Albert King, The MG's, The Emotions, Black Nasty, Major Lance, Katie Love, Inez Foxx, The Bar-Kays and many more. The discs are housed in a oversized deluxe box (approx. 12 x 12 x 1 1/2). 1994.

Customer Reviews

the end of a love affair
Who killed Stax Records? Well, this is a question that Rob Bowman, Stax scholar, try to answer in the text he wrote for this box set. Bowman talks about money, power, ambition, inflated egos, betrayals and the fight between an independent music label and a giant media corporation to indicate why Stax Records ended in 1975. Maybe the music industry killed Stax Records using payola as a poison. Maybe Disco Music killed Stax Records and Soul Music in general when it arises from the underground clubs to the top ten lists in the early seventies. Whoever or whatever killed Stax Records in the mid 70's didn't kill it's music. Forget the critics who said that this box set isn't good as the first (the black box) and the second (the blue box) Stax boxes. THE COMPLETE STAX/VOLT SOUL SINGLES - VOLUME 3, the red box, is a compilation of epic proportions, the definitive document of the end of an era in Soul Music and in Black culture. The final chapter in Stax' history is full of great music and beautiful voices. I think that it's an impossible task to mention in a few lines all the best musical moments of a 10 CD compilation that has more than 10 hours of music, but i can say that some of these great musical moments are provided by the voices of almost forgotten artists like Annette Thomas, Hot Sauce, Veda Brown, The Mad Lads, The Temprees, Mel and Tim and The Newcomers. These artists' records and the records of Stax' veterans like Rufus Thomas, William Bell, Eddie Floyd, Johnnie Taylor, Isaac Hayes and The Bar-Kays are among the best 70's soul output. The red box proves that Stax produced great music until the end. Stax died, but it's music will live forever. Right on.

Buy the 3rd Set!
If you enjoyed the first set ( 1959- 1968) and the second set ( 1968-1971), then you need to buy the 3rd set ( 1972-1975).

Stax was in an expanding phase due to the recent success of Shaft, as well as other high quality artists like Albert King, Johnnie Taylor,and the Staple Singers. The third set describes the change in the distribution deal that ultimately lead to the downfall of Stax.

The 3rd set is a necessary purchase for those people that purchased both first and second sets due to the continued quality that Stax released throughout their existence and, in my opinion, literally contined until the McLemore studio in Memphis was padlocked.

The first 8 discs contain great hits as well as great artists. The last 2 discs are bare due to many artists that bailed in 1974 in order to continue their respective careers. However, many unknowns prove to be very good!

The hard luck that befell on Stax will make the Stax lover very sad. Although the company went through several phases in its structure and development, the quality of product remained high.

The Memphis Sound Lives!

Stax - - The Funky(-est) Years
Although its true that the STAX singles that WERE the Memphis Soul sound "we all grew up with" (even if we were born 20 years to late) came circa the '60s (Otis Redding, Booker T, Mar-keys era) etc., fact is this:
STAX was releasing some REALLY bad*ss funky soul in the early '70s, the catch maybe is that the label didn't have AS distinct a sound as it did a few years earlier (then again, minus the romanticism, maybe it could be argued that one of the reasons Stax's sound was so unique was that so many of the hits sounded the same... yet were fronted by performers who had the star power to represent the sound... a pattern typical of most the great labels of the era) - - by the '70s, the STAX sound you hear is one that is evolving... and one in which the groups, rather than relying on one house band are also beginning to have their own sound... hence a label that was a true treasure chest of talent. While the world was catching up with them, STAX was simply "searching" for new directions... and hear you can hear it... gospel, funk, blues, rhythm & blues... even the orchestral soul of Issac Hayes and then some.

Though this box set might sound a bit pricey, actually its dirt cheap when you consider than if you buy all volumes of the story you're getting a full and complete soul education... and only 10 years earlier hunting down all this stuff would not have only been virtually impossible but cost a couple thousand dollars (this volume alone.) Now, hear it all is for relatively very little money, all in GOOD condition (nothing beat up or scratched) and at the push of a button... and minus the funky basement smell (actually I kinda miss that...)

If you like this series, definitely go watch the WATTSTAX (Living Word) DVD as well as Rob Bowman's SOULSVILLE U.S.A. book on the behind the scenes story of the label... they fit perfectly together.