The Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles, Volume 2: 1968-1971

Artists

Album Info

Release Date: 1993-08-31

Label: Stax

Tracks originally released as single :
1-1 A-side ( January 1968 ) [Enterprise ‎45 001]
1-2 A-side ( February 1968 ) [Enterprise ‎45 002]
1-3 A-side ( April 1968 ) [Enterprise ‎45 004]
1-4 A-side ( May 1968 ) [Stax ‎STA 0001]
1-5 A-side ( May 1968 ) [Stax ‎STA 0002]
1-6 A-side ( May 1968 ) [Stax ‎STA 0003]
1-7 A-side ( June 1968 ) [Volt ‎VOA 4001]
1-8 A-side ( July 1968 ) [Volt ‎VOA 4002]
1-9 A-side ( July 1968 ) [Stax ‎STA 0004]
1-10 A-side ( July 1968 ) [Stax ‎STA 0005]
1-11 A-side ( August 1968 ) [Volt ‎VOA 4003]
1-12 A-side ( August 1968 ) [Stax ‎STA 0007]
1-13 A-side ( August 1968 ) [Stax ‎STA 0008]
1-14 A-side ( August 1968 ) [Stax ‎STA 0010]
1-15 A-side ( August 1968 ) [Volt ‎VOA 4004]
1-16 A-side ( August 1968 ) [Stax ‎STA 0011] On booklet : Stax ‎STA 0011B
1-17 A-side ( September 1968 ) [Stax ‎STA 0006]
1-18 A-side ( September 1968 ) [Stax ‎STA 0012]
1-19 A-side ( September 1968 ) [Volt ‎VOA 4005]
1-20 A-side ( September 1968 ) [Stax ‎STA 0009]
1-21 A-side ( October 1968 ) [Volt ‎VOA 4006]
1-22 A-side ( October 1968 ) [Stax ‎STA 0013]
1-23 A-side ( October 1968 ) [Stax ‎STA 0014]
1-24 A-side ( October 1968 ) [Volt ‎VOA 4007]
1-25 A-side ( November 1968 ) [Stax ‎STA 0015]
1-26 A-side ( November 1968 ) [Stax ‎STA 0016]
1-27 A-side ( November 1968 ) [Stax ‎STA 0017]
1-28 A-side ( November 1968 ) [Stax ‎STA 0018]
2-1 A-side ( November 1968 ) [Stax ‎STA 0019]
2-2 A-side ( November 1968 ) [Stax ‎STA 0020]
2-3 A-side ( December 1968 ) [Stax ‎STA 0021]
2-4 A-side ( December 1968 ) [Stax ‎STA 0022]
2-5 A-side ( December 1968 ) [Stax ‎STA 0023]
2-6 A-side ( January 1969 ) [Stax ‎STA 0024]
2-7 A-side ( January 1969 ) [Stax ‎STA 0025]
2-8 A-side ( January 1969 ) [Volt ‎VOA 4008]
2-9 A-side ( January 1969 ) [Volt ‎VOA 4009]
2-10 A-side ( January 1969 ) [Stax ‎STA 0026]
2-11 A-side ( February 1969 ) [Stax ‎STA 0027]
2-12 A-side ( February 1969 ) [Enterprise ‎ENA 9001]
2-13 A-side ( February 1969 ) [Stax ‎STA 0028]
2-14 A-side ( March 1969 ) [Stax ‎STA 0029]
2-15 A-side ( March 1969 ) [Stax ‎STA 0031]
2-16 A-side ( March 1969 ) [Volt ‎VOA 4010]
2-17 A-side ( March 1969 ) [Volt ‎VOA 4011]
2-18 A-side ( March 1969 ) [Volt ‎VOA 4012]
2-19 A-side ( March 1969 ) [Volt ‎VOA 4013]
2-20 A-side ( March 1969 ) [Enterprise ‎ENA 9002]
2-21 A-side ( April 1969 ) [Stax ‎STA 0030]
2-22 A-side ( April 1969 ) [Stax ‎STA 0032]
2-23 A-side ( April 1969 ) [Stax ‎STA 0033]
2-24 A-side ( May 1969 ) [Stax ‎STA 0034]
2-25 A-side ( May 1969 ) [Stax ‎STA 0035]
2-26 A-side ( May 1969 ) [Stax ‎STA 0036]
3-1 A-side ( May 1969 ) [Stax ‎STA 0037]
3-2 A-side ( May 1969 ) [Stax ‎STA 0043]
3-3 A-side ( May 1969 ) [Volt ‎VOA 4014]
3-4 A-side ( June 1969 ) [Volt ‎VOA 4017]
3-5 A-side ( June 1969 ) [Stax ‎STA 0038]
3-6 A-side ( June 1969 ) [Stax ‎STA 0039]
3-7 A-side ( June 1969 ) [Stax ‎STA 0040]
3-8 A-side ( June 1969 ) [Stax ‎STA 0041]
3-9 A-side ( June 1969 ) [Stax ‎STA 0042]
3-10 A-side ( June 1969 ) [Stax ‎STA 0044]
3-11 A-side ( June 1969 ) [Stax ‎STA 0045]
3-12 A-side ( June 1969 ) [Volt ‎VOA 4015]
3-13 A-side ( June 1969 ) [Stax ‎STA 0046]
3-14 A-side ( June 1969 ) [Volt ‎VOA 4016]
3-15 A-side ( July 1969 ) [Volt ‎VOA 4018]
3-16 A-side ( July 1969 ) [Volt ‎VOA 4019]
3-17 A-side ( July 1969 ) [Stax ‎STA 0011] On booklet : Stax ‎STA 0011A
3-18 A-side ( July 1969 ) [Stax ‎STA 0049]
3-19 A-side ( July 1969 ) [Volt ‎VOA 4021]
3-20 & 3-21 A and B-side ( July 1969 ) [Enterprise ‎ENA 9003] On booklet : Enterprise ‎ENA 9003A & Enterprise ‎ENA 9003B
3-22 A-side ( August 1969 ) [Stax ‎STA 0047]
3-23 A-side ( August 1969 ) [Stax ‎STA 0048]
3-24 A-side ( August 1969 ) [Stax ‎STA 0050]
3-25 A-side ( August 1969 ) [Volt ‎VOA 4020]
4-1 A-side ( August 1969 ) [Volt ‎VOA 4022]
4-2 A-side ( September 1969 ) [Stax ‎STA 0051]
4-3 A-side ( October 1969 ) [Stax ‎STA 0052]
4-4 A-side ( October 1969 ) [Stax ‎STA 0053]
4-5 A-side ( October 1969 ) [Stax ‎STA 0054]
4-6 A-side ( October 1969 ) [Volt ‎VOA 4023]
4-7 A-side ( October 1969 ) [Volt ‎VOA 4024]
4-8 A-side ( October 1969 ) [Volt ‎VOA 4026]
4-9 A-side ( October 1969 ) [Volt ‎VOA 4029]
4-10 A-side ( November 1969 ) [Stax ‎STA 0055]
4-11 A-side ( November 1969 ) [Stax ‎STA 0057]
4-12 A-side ( November 1969 ) [Volt ‎VOA 4027]
4-13 A-side ( November 1969 ) [Volt ‎VOA 4028]
4-14 A-side ( November 1969 ) [Volt ‎VOA 4030]
4-15 & 4-16 A and B-side ( November 1969 ) [Volt ‎VOA 4031] On booklet : Volt ‎VOA 4031A & Volt ‎VOA 4031B
4-17 B-side of " Cockroach " ( December 1969 ) [Stax ‎STA 0058]
4-18 A-side ( December 1969 ) [Stax ‎STA 0059]
4-19 A-side ( January 1970 ) [Stax ‎STA 0060]
4-20 A-side ( January 1970 ) [Volt ‎VOA 4032]
4-21 A-side ( February 1970 ) [Volt ‎VOA 4033]
4-22 A-side ( February 1970 ) [Stax ‎STA 0062]
4-23 A-side ( February 1970 ) [Volt ‎VOA 4034]
4-24 A-side ( March 1970 ) [Stax ‎STA 0063]
4-25 A-side ( March 1970 ) [Stax ‎STA 0064]
5-1 A-side ( March 1970 ) [Stax ‎STA 0065]
5-2 A-side ( March 1970 ) [Stax ‎STA 0067]
5-3 A-side ( March 1970 ) [Volt ‎VOA 4035]
5-4 A-side ( March 1970 ) [Volt ‎VOA 4036]
5-5 A-side ( March 1970 ) [Enterprise ‎ENA 9012]
5-6 A-side ( March 1970 ) [Enterprise ‎ENA 9013]
5-7 B-side of " Some Other Man (Is Beating Your Time) " ( April 1970 ) [Stax ‎STA 0056] On the booklet : Stax ‎STA 0056B
5-8 A-side ( April 1970 ) [Stax ‎STA 0066]
5-9 A-side ( April 1970 ) [Stax ‎STA 0066]
5-10 A-side ( April 1970 ) [Volt ‎VOA 4037]
5-11 A-side ( April 1970 ) [Volt ‎VOA 4039]
5-12 A-side ( April 1970 ) [Enterprise ‎ENA 9014]
5-13 A-side ( May 1970 ) [Stax ‎STA 0061]
5-14 A-side ( May 1970 ) [Stax ‎STA 0069]
5-15 & 5-16 A and B-side ( May 1970 ) [Stax ‎STA 0071] On the booklet : Stax ‎STA 0071A & Stax ‎STA 0071B
5-17 A-side ( May 1970 ) [Stax ‎STA 0073]
5-18 A-side ( May 1970 ) [Volt ‎VOA 4041]
5-19 A-side ( June 1970 ) [Volt ‎VOA 4040]
5-20 A-side ( June 1970 ) [Volt ‎VOA 4042]
5-21 A-side ( June 1970 ) [Volt ‎VOA 4043]
5-22 A-side ( June 1970 )
6-1 A-side ( June 1970 ) [Stax ‎STA 0072]
6-2 A-side ( June 1970 ) [Volt ‎VOA 4044]
6-3 A-side ( July 1970 ) [Volt ‎VOA 4038]
6-4 A-side ( July 1970 ) [Stax ‎STA 0070]
6-5 A-side ( July 1970 ) [Volt ‎VOA 4045]
6-6 A-side ( July 1970 ) [Enterprise ‎ENA 9017]
6-7 A-side ( August 1970 ) [Stax ‎STA 0074]
6-8 A-side ( August 1970 ) [Volt ‎VOA 4046]
6-9 A-side ( August 1970 ) [Volt ‎VOA 4047]
6-10 A-side ( August 1970 ) [Volt ‎VOA 4049]
6-11 A-side ( August 1970 ) [Volt ‎VOA 4050]
6-12 A-side ( August 1970 ) [Enterprise ‎ENA 9019]
6-13 A-side ( August 1970 ) [Enterprise ‎ENA 9021]
6-14 A-side ( September 1970 ) [Stax ‎STA 0076]
6-15 A-side ( September 1970 ) [Stax ‎STA 0077]
6-16 B-side of " I Am Somebody " ( September 1970 ) [Stax ‎STA 0077]
6-17 A-side ( September 1970 ) [Stax ‎STA 0080]
6-18 A-side ( September 1970 ) [Volt ‎VOA 4048]
6-19 A-side ( September 1970 ) [We Produce Records XPA 1801]
6-20 A-side ( October 1970 ) [Stax ‎STA 0079]
6-21 A-side ( October 1970 ) [Volt ‎VOA 4052]
6-22 A-side ( November 1970 ) [Stax ‎STA 0075]
6-23 & 7-1 A and B-side ( November 1970 ) [Stax ‎STA 0083] On the booklet : Stax ‎STA 0083A & Stax ‎STA 0083B
7-2 A-side ( November 1970 ) [Stax ‎STA 0084]
7-3 A-side ( November 1970 ) [Volt ‎VOA 4051]
7-4 A-side ( November 1970 ) [Volt ‎VOA 4053]
7-5 A-side ( November 1970 ) [Enterprise ‎ENA 9006]
7-6 A-side ( November 1970 ) [Enterprise ‎ENA 9027]
7-7 A-side ( December 1970 ) [Stax ‎STA 0085]
7-8 B-side of " Let's Make A Sweet Thing Sweeter " ( January 1971 ) [Stax ‎STA 0086]
7-9 A-side ( January 1971 ) [Stax ‎STA 0087]
7-10 A-side ( January 1971 ) [Enterprise ‎ENA 9028]
7-11 A-side ( January 1971 ) [We Produce Records ‎XPA 1802]
7-12 A-side ( February 1971 ) [Stax ‎STA 0082]
7-13 A-side ( March 1971 ) [Enterprise ‎ENA 9029]
7-14 A-side ( March 1971 ) [Stax ‎STA 0088]
7-15 A-side ( March 1971 ) [Volt ‎VOA 4054]
7-16 A-side ( March 1971 ) [Volt ‎VOA 4056]
7-17 A-side ( April 1971 ) [Stax ‎STA 0089]
7-18 A-side ( April 1971 ) [We Produce Records ‎XPA 1803]
7-19 A-side ( April 1971 ) [Stax ‎STA 0090]
7-20 A-side ( April 1971 ) [Stax ‎STA 0092]
7-21 A-side ( April 1971 ) [Enterprise ‎ENA 9031]
7-22 A-side ( May 1971 ) [Stax ‎STA 0092]
8-1 A-side ( May 1971 ) [Stax ‎STA 0093]
8-2 A-side ( May 1971 ) [Volt ‎VOA 4057]
8-3 A-side ( May 1971 ) [Volt ‎VOA 4058]
8-4 A-side ( May 1971 ) [Volt ‎VOA 4059]
8-5 A-side ( May 1971 ) [Volt ‎VOA 4060]
8-6 A-side ( June 1971 ) [Volt ‎VOA 4061]
8-7 A-side ( June 1971 ) [Volt ‎VOA 4062]
8-8 A-side ( July 1971 ) [Stax ‎STA 0094]
8-9 A-side ( July 1971 ) [Stax ‎STA 0095]
8-10 A-side ( July 1971 ) [Stax ‎STA 0096]
8-11 A-side ( July 1971 ) [Stax ‎STA 0097]
8-12 A-side ( July 1971 ) [Stax ‎STA 0098]
8-13 A-side ( July 1971 ) [Stax ‎STA 0099]
8-14 A-side ( July 1971 ) [We Produce Records ‎XPA 1804]
8-15 A-side ( August 1971 ) [Stax ‎STA 0100]
8-16 A-side ( August 1971 ) [Volt ‎VOA 4063]
8-17 A-side ( August 1971 ) [Volt ‎VOA 4064]
8-18 A-side ( August 1971 ) [Stax ‎STA 0101]
8-19 A-side ( August 1971 ) [Stax ‎STA 0102]
8-20 A-side ( August 1971 ) [Volt ‎VOA 4065]
8-21 A-side ( August 1971 ) [Volt ‎VOA 4066]
8-22 A-side ( August 1971 ) [Enterprise ‎ENA 9037]
8-23 A-side ( September 1971 ) [Enterprise ‎ENA 9034]
9-1 A-side ( September 1971 ) [Stax ‎STA 0103]
9-2 A-side ( September 1971 ) [Stax ‎STA 0104]
9-3 A-side ( September 1971 ) [Volt ‎VOA 4067]
9-4 A-side ( September 1971 ) [Stax ‎STA 0105]
9-5 A-side ( September 1971 ) [Stax ‎STA 0106]
9-6 A-side ( September 1971 ) [Enterprise ‎ENA 9038]
9-7 A-side ( October 1971 ) [Stax ‎STA 0108]
9-8 A-side ( October 1971 ) [Volt ‎VOA 4068]
9-9 A-side ( October 1971 ) [Volt ‎VOA 4069]
9-10 A-side ( October 1971 ) [Volt ‎VOA 4070]
9-11 A-side ( October 1971 ) [We Produce Records ‎XPA 1805]
9-12 A-side ( November 1971 ) [Volt ‎VOA 4072]
9-13 A-side ( November 1971 ) [Enterprise ‎ENA 9039]
9-14 A-side ( November 1971 ) [Stax ‎STA 0112]
9-15 A-side ( November 1971 ) [Stax ‎STA 0113]
9-16 A-side ( November 1971 ) [Volt ‎VOA 4071]
9-17 A-side ( November 1971 ) [Volt ‎VOA 4073]
9-18 A-side ( November 1971 ) [Volt ‎VOA 4074]
9-19 A-side ( November 1971 ) [Enterprise ‎ENA 9041]
9-20 A-side ( December 1971 ) [Stax ‎STA 0110]
9-21 B-side of " I'm Living Off The Love You Give " ( December 1971 ) [Stax ‎STA 0111] On the booklet : Stax ‎STA 0111B
9-22 A-side ( December 1971 ) [Stax ‎STA 0114]

Tracks published :
1-1 to 1-5, 1-10, 1-11, 1-12, 1-14, 1-17, 1-20, 1-23 to 1-25, 1-27 to 2-3, 2-5 to 2-9, 2-12 to 2-15, 2-17, 2-22, 2-24, 2-26, 3-2, 3-3, 3-5 to 3-8, 3-10 to 3-13, 3-18, 3-23, 3-25 to 4-2, 4-5, 4-16, 4-17, 4-19, 4-21, 4-23, 5-1, 5-3, 5-4, 5-7, 5-10, 5-12, 5-18, 6-8, 6-10, 6-14, 6-15, 6-23, 7-2, 7-3, 7-8, 7-9, 7-15, 7-20, 7-22, 8-2, 8-7, 8-9, 8-12, 8-13, 8-16, 8-21 to 8-23, 9-3, 9-6, 9-8, 9-10, 9-13, 9-15, 9-17 and 9-19 no information
1-6, 1-22, 6-7, 6-11 and 7-1 EMI Unart Catalog - BMI
1-7 Irving / Sandia Music - BMI
1-8 Ro-Gor Music - BMI
1-9 Irving / Redwal Music - BMI
1-13 & 4-18 Almo Music - ASCAP
1-15 Screen Gems-EMI Music / Mother Bertha Music / ABKCO Music - BMI
1-16 & 3-17 Memphis Queen Music - BMI
1-18 ABKCO - BMI
1-19, 4-10 and 8-15 Irving / Longitude - BMI
1-21 Irving / Edwina Music - BMI
1-26 Earth Music / Tattersall Music - BMI
1-28, 2-10, 2-11, 2-21, 3-19, 3-24, 4-15, 5-16, 6-20 and 7-19 Almo - ASCAP
2-4 Mikim Music - BMI
2-16 Perv's Music / Staples Music - BMI
2-18 Irving / Turbine Music / Colsoul Music - BMI
2-19 Irving / Little Rick Music - BMI
2-20 Irving / Scion Music - BMI
2-23 & 3-4 Longitude Music - BMI
2-25 & 8-6 publisher unknown
3-1 Paul Simon Music - ASCAP
3-9 Longitude / Snowdrift - BMI
3-14 & 3-20 Charles Koppelman Music / Jonathan Three Music / Martin Bandier Music - BMI
3-15 Irving / Enjay Music -BMI
3-16 EMI-U Catalog / Barwin Music - ASCAP
3-21 Blue Seas Music / Casa David - ASCAP
3-22 Conrad Music - BMI
4-3 Klondike Enterprises Ltd. - BMI
4-4, 4-8, 4-10, 5-19, 6-2, 6-16, 7-7, 7-17, 8-3, 8-10, 8-20, 9-9, 9-16 and 9-22 Longitude - BMI
4-6 EMI Unart Catalog / Tracebob Music - BMI
4-7 Alley Music / Trio Music - BMI
4-11 Delbon Publ. Co. - BMI
4-12 J. J. Barnes / James Thorpe / David Jordon - BMI
4-13, 5-5 and 6-18 McLaughlin Music - BMI
4-14 Broken Soul Publ. - BMI
4-20 Irving / Saico Publishing / Boogaloo Music - BMI
4-22 Irving / Pronto Music - BMI
4-24 Irving / Colorful Music - BMI
4-25 James Banks / Henry Bush - BMI
5-2 House Of Bryant Music - BMI
5-6, 6-12 and 6-13 Irving / Zorn Publ. - BMI
5-8 Aral Music / Red Bridge Publishing / Takya Music - ASCAP
5-9 & 7-5 Screen Gems-EMI - BMI
5-11 Famous Music - ASCAP
5-13 Don-Pow Music - BMI
5-15 Fort Knox Music - BMI
5-17 Harrisongs Ltd. - BMI
5-20 Cotillon Music / Muscle Shoals Sound Publ. - BMI
5-21 Arc Music / Hoochie Coochie Music - BMI
5-22 Irving Music - BMI
6-1 & 7-21 Jobete Music - ASCAP
6-3 Irving / Broken Soul - BMI
6-4 Stance Music - BMI
6-5 & 7-4 Perv's Music - BMI
6-6 Warner-Tamerlane - BMI
6-9 Petmar Publ. / Saico - BMI
6-17 Two One Two Music / Forty West Music / Children Of Charles Music - BMI
6-19 Stripe Music - BMI
6-21 Irving / Landfall Music - BMI
7-6 & 7-16 Stone Agate Music - BMI
7-10 Colgems-EMI Music - ASCAP
7-11 Irving / Colorful / Stripe - BMI
7-12 Irving / Memphis Group Music - BMI
7-13 Artie Fields Publ. / McLaughlin Publ. - BMI
7-14 & 9-4 Caraljo Music / Malaco Music - BMI
7-18, 8-14, 9-11 and 9-14 Irving / Stripe - BMI
8-1 Stone Agate Music - BMI / Jobete Music - ASCAP
8-4 Arc Music / Hoochie Coochie - BMI
8-5 Irving / Hugo Publ. - BMI
8-8 Pin Stripe Music - BMI
8-11 Yeah, Inc. - ASCAP
8-17 Warner-Tamerlane / Van McCoy Music - BMI
8-18 Irving / Deerwood - BMI
8-19 Arc Music - BMI
9-1 Su-Ma Publ. / Heads Up Music - BMI
9-2 Irving / Klondike Enterprises - BMI
9-5 Irving / Azrock - BMI
9-7 Irving / Dunn-Jack Music - BMI
9-12 Full Keel Music - ASCAP
9-18 Muscle Shoals Music - BMI
9-20 Checkered Vest Music - ASCAP
9-21 Trice Publ. - BMI


The story of the great Memphis soul label, Stax/Volt. This 9-disc box concerns itself with the period between 1968 and 1971 and contains all 216 soul singles issued by Stax/Volt during that time- featured are some of the biggest and best-loved hits of the day, as well as a number of little-known gems by both major and less familiar artists. Artists include Shirley Walton, Booker T. & The MGs, The Soul Children, Sonny Stitt, Darrell Banks, Ollie & The Nightingales, The Leaders, Eddie Floyd, Isaac Hayes , The Staple Singers and many more.

The discs are housed in individual jewel cases stored in a deluxe oversized box (12 x 12 x 1 1/2). Included is a 64-page book with pictures, credits, track notes and an essay about Stax Records.

Page 56 : all photos by William Eastabrook except Ollie & The Nightingales, The Dramatics and The Emotions ( photographers unknown )

℗ & © 1993 Fantasy, Inc.
Printed in U.S.A.

Track 1-27, "My Baby Specializes" is credited to William Bell and Judy Clay, but actually plays Judy Clay's previously unreleased solo version.