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    Various Artists "Wattstax: The Complete Concert" 6CD box set [[Stax) feb 24,2023


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    Great News!! Thanks Jack for sharing!

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    Back in the old days, I mean the REALLY old days, there was an expression "23 Skiddo." I have no earthly idea what it meant or how it was used.

    So comparing that to this current news, I say "23 CD" and that is good enough for me! In other words, Keep 'Em Coming!!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by daviddesper View Post
    Back in the old days, I mean the REALLY old days, there was an expression "23 Skiddo." I have no earthly idea what it meant or how it was used.

    So comparing that to this current news, I say "23 CD" and that is good enough for me! In other words, Keep 'Em Coming!!!!
    Hear, hear! I'm so amped for this--Wattstax was such a watershed and deserves this treatment.

    Oh, and David, Billy Dee says that "22-skidoo" in an outtake scene included in the Lady Sings the Blues DVD/Blu-Ray! It always went over my head.

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    This album brings back such memories for me. I remember a favorite aunt buying it for me and wishing that I could see the film. Unfortunately, that didn't happen for many years.

    A while back, ACE released a 3-cd set of performances from the concert, many unreleased. There was also a cd released of Johnny Taylor's set at the Summit club. But I am really looking forward to this new set. It would be nice if they did some promotion for it with the acts that we are blessed to still have with us, like Mavis Staples, Carla Thomas, William Bell, and Kim Weston.
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    And according to this news from Best ClassicBands.com, there's an even larger Wattstax collection on the way.

    Stax Records and Craft Recordings have announced the release of multiple new titles paying homage to the iconic 1972 Wattstax Benefit Concert that took place at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The massive sets, Soul’d Out: The Complete Wattstax Collection and Wattstax: The Complete Concert, will be released on Feb. 24, 2023.

    From the Dec. 7 announcement: Created in conjunction with the annual Watts Summer Festival to commemorate the seventh anniversary of the Watts uprising in Los Angeles, the Aug. 20, 1972, Wattstax benefit concert was attended by more than 100,000 people. It featured performances from Stax Records’ most popular artists of the time, including, but not limited to, Isaac Hayes, The Staple Singers, Rufus Thomas, Carla Thomas and The Bar-Kays. These releases are the first complete audio collections of what Wattstax creator and then-President of Stax Records, Al Bell, calls the “most jubilant celebration of African American music, culture, and values in American history.”

    Soul’d Out: The Complete Wattstax Collection is a 12-CD box set featuring the complete 1972 L.A. Memorial Coliseum concert plus recordings from the Summit Club, including 31 previously unreleased tracks across the collection. These recordings are housed in a folio with a 76-page, full-color book featuring an introduction by Bell, and new essays by Rob Bowman and A. Scott Galloway. A previously unreleased version of the iconic soul funk anthem “Theme From Shaft” by the legendary Isaac Hayes from his headline set at Wattstax was released in advance of the set.



    Wattstax: The Complete Concert includes the full L.A. Memorial Coliseum concert and is available on both 6CD and 10LP formats. In addition to musical performances, it features all the speeches and other stage banter from the event, including event MC, the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s often referenced “I Am Somebody” speech. Both formats of this collection include the full-color book with introduction by Wattstax creator Al Bell, and essays by Rob Bowman and A. Scott Galloway that is also included in Soul’d Out: The Complete Wattstax Collection.

    In addition, 1 CD title, The Best of Wattstax, brings together a handpicked selection of twenty of the best musical performances from the Wattstax concert. Including performances by Isaac Hayes, The Staple Singers, The Bar-Kays, Kim Weston, Rufus Thomas, Carla Thomas, Albert King, Eddie Floyd and more, and serves as a great introduction to the event and the many iconic artists that it featured.

    Newly cut from the original analog tapes, reissues of the two original soundtrack albums Wattstax: The Living Word and The Living Word: Wattstax 2—which feature highlights from the concert and subsequent documentary film—will also each be reissued on 2-LP formats on the same date.

    Pre-order Soul'd Out: The Complete Wattstax Collection at Amazon US-
    Various Artists - Soul'd Out: The Complete Wattstax Collection [12 CD Box Set] - Amazon.com Music



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    And here's the official trailer for the collection.

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    Soul’d Out: The Complete Wattstax Collection 12-CD Tracklist
    DISC 1
    Dale Warren & The Wattstax ’72 Orchestra – Salvation Symphony
    Kim Weston – The Star Spangled Banner*
    Tommy Jacquette & Jesse Jackson – Opening announcements
    Kim Weston – Lift Every Voice and Sing
    Melvin Van Peebles – We’re here to consecrate, not desecrate
    The Staple Singers – Heavy Makes You Happy [Sha-Na-Boom-Boom]
    The Staple Singers – Are You Sure
    The Staple Singers – I Like the Things About Me
    The Staple Singers – Respect Yourself
    The Staple Singers – I’ll Take You There

    DISC 2
    Tommy Jacquette & Richard Roundtree – Wattstax Day proclamation
    Jimmy Jones – Somebody Bigger Than You and I
    Louise McCord – Better Get a Move On
    Deborah Manning – Precious Lord Take My Hand
    Eric Mercury – I Shall Not Be Moved*
    Freddie Robinson – At the Drive-In*
    Lee Sain – Them Hot Pants
    Ernie Hines – What Would I Do*
    Little Sonny – Wade in the Water
    William Bell – I Forgot to Be Your Lover
    The Newcomers – Pin the Tail on the Donkey
    Eddie Floyd – Knock on Wood
    The Temprees – Explain It to Her Mama
    Frederick Knight – I’ve Been Lonely for So Long
    The Golden 13 – Old Time Religion
    William Bell – Al Bell Award presentation
    The Rance Allen Group – Lying on the Truth
    The Rance Allen Group – Up Above My Head

    DISC 3
    William Bell – David Porter introduction
    The David Porter Show – Introduction
    David Porter – Ain’t That Loving You [For More Reasons Than One]
    David Porter – Can’t See You When I Want To
    David Porter – Reach Out and Touch [Somebody’s Hand]
    William Bell – The Bar-Kays introduction
    The Bar-Kays – Son of Shaft/Feel It
    The Bar-Kays – In the Hole
    The Bar-Kays – I Can’t Turn You Loose
    William Bell – Tommy Tate introduction
    Tommy Tate – I Remember*
    William Bell – Please move back to the stands
    Tommy Tate – Help Me Love*
    Tommy Tate – School of Life*

    DISC 4
    William Bell & John Kasandra – Carla Thomas introduction
    Carla Thomas – Pick Up the Pieces
    Carla Thomas – I Like What You’re Doing [To Me]
    Carla Thomas – B-A-B-Y
    Carla Thomas – Gee Whiz
    Carla Thomas – I Have a God Who Loves
    John KaSandra – Albert King introduction
    Albert King – Match Box Blues
    Albert King – Got to Be Some Changes Made
    Albert King – I’ll Play the Blues for You
    Albert King – Killing Floor
    Albert King – Angel of Mercy
    John KaSandra – Rufus Thomas introduction
    John KaSandra & Rufus Thomas – Rufus Thomas entrance
    Rufus Thomas – The Breakdown
    John KaSandra & Rufus Thomas – Kindly go back to your seats

    DISC 5
    Rufus Thomas – Do the Funky Chicken
    Rufus Thomas – Do the Funky Penguin
    Jesse Jackson – I Am, Somebody
    The Soul Children – I Don’t Know What This World Is Coming To
    The Soul Children – Hearsay
    John KaSandra, Fred Williamson & Jesse Jackson – Let us stand and raise our fists together
    Billy Eckstine – If I Can Help Somebody*
    Billy Eckstine – There is a curfew here

    DISC 6
    Jesse Jackson – Isaac Hayes introduction
    Isaac Hayes – Theme From Shaft [Version 1] *
    Isaac Hayes – Theme From Shaft [Version 2]
    Isaac Hayes – Soulsville
    Isaac Hayes – Never Can Say Goodbye
    Isaac Hayes – Part-Time Love*
    Isaac Hayes – Your Love Is So Doggone Good
    Isaac Hayes – Ain’t No Sunshine/Lonely Avenue
    Isaac Hayes – I Stand Accused
    Jesse Jackson – Let everybody stand and join hands
    Jimmy Jones – If I Had a Hammer

    DISC 7: LIVE AT THE SUMMIT CLUB [September 23, 1972]
    Rufus Thomas – Rufus Thomas introduction*
    Rufus Thomas – Comedy Set*
    Rufus Thomas – Night Time Is the Right Time*

    DISC 8: LIVE AT THE SUMMIT CLUB [September 23, 1972]
    Rufus Thomas – Johnnie Taylor introduction
    Johnnie Taylor – Take Care of Your Homework [Set 1]
    Johnnie Taylor – Little Bluebird [Set 1]
    Johnnie Taylor – Steal Away [Set 1]
    Johnnie Taylor – I Don’t Wanna Lose You [Set 1]
    Johnnie Taylor – Jody’s Got Your Girl and Gone [Set 1] *
    Johnnie Taylor – Who’s Making Love [Set 2]
    Johnnie Taylor – Hello Sundown [Set 2]
    Johnnie Taylor – Steal Away [Set 2]
    Johnnie Taylor – Stop Doggin’ Me [Set 2]
    Johnnie Taylor – Jody’s Got Your Girl and Gone [Set 2]

    DISC 9: LIVE AT THE SUMMIT CLUB [September 29, 1972]
    Sons Of Slum – Think [About It] *
    Sons Of Slum – Respect*
    Sons Of Slum – The Man*
    Sons Of Slum – Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone/Dance to the Music/Music Lover/I Want to Take You Higher*
    The Emotions – So I Can Love You
    The Emotions – Blind Alley*
    The Emotions – Introductions
    The Emotions – Show Me How
    The Emotions – When Tomorrow Comes*
    The Emotions – I Could Never Be Happy*

    DISC 10: LIVE AT THE SUMMIT CLUB [October 4, 1972]
    Little Milton – Open the Door to Your Heart
    Little Milton – Let Me Down Easy
    Little Milton – Grits Ain’t Groceries [All Around the World]
    Little Milton – Blind Man
    Little Milton – I Can’t Quit You Baby
    Little Milton – That’s What Love Will Make You Do
    Little Milton – Walking the Back Streets and Crying

    DISC 11: LIVE AT THE SUMMIT CLUB [October 4, 1972]
    Mel & Tim – Introduction*
    Mel & Tim – Warm It Up*
    Mel & Tim – Just My Imagination [Running Away With Me] *
    Mel & Tim – Groovy Situation*
    Mel & Tim – Good Guys Only Win in the Movies*
    Mel & Tim – Backfield in Motion/Starting All Over Again*
    Mel & Tim – Friendship Train*

    DISC 12: ADDITIONAL RECORDINGS
    The Emotions – Peace Be Still [Rehearsal]*
    The Emotions – Peace Be Still [Take 1]*
    The Emotions – Peace Be Still [Take 2]
    Isaac Hayes – Rolling Down a Mountainside
    Isaac Hayes – Rolling Down a Mountainside [Alternate Version] *
    The Staple Singers – Oh La De Da
    Eddie Floyd – Lay Your Loving on Me
    The Dramatics – Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get
    Mel & Tim – I May Not Be What You Want
    Richard Pryor – Saturday Night/Blue Note, Backroom
    Richard Pryor – Arrest/Line-Up
    Richard Pryor – Niggers
    Richard Pryor – Negroes
    Richard Pryor – Handshake
    Richard Pryor – Wino Get a Job

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    I’ll be getting this

    already have the 3 disc version

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