What i notice is a brighter sound,but other than that,the sound and pressing is very good. Now, in conjunction with the 60th anniversary of stax records, concord music group and rhino records have teamed up to resurrect some of the best. Trax on wax maryland record store lps, turntables, buy. Featuring every aside the label released during those nine years, as well as several bsides, the set is a definitive portrait of gritty, deep southern soul. There is so much to say, and even more to hear from the wizard of wax himself, jack white. Running through gospel heritage month in september, the campaign includes the digital release of 25 albums, plus special playlists. I just tried listening to my first wax time records reissue of albert kings 1962 debut album, the big blues. Its not unusual for new music to be described as memphis soul or as having the memphis sound. Enterprise album discography number title artist release date chart contents 100 series. The triumph, of course, derives from the fact stax records achieved as much as it did given the economically impoverished and racially polarized environment in which it was born martin luther king, jr. This label was used on all monaural records in the 700 series. Celebrate the record label that broke down cultural barriers. Bluescentric offers stax records apparel and merchandise in a variety of sizes and styles. Records from humble beginnings in denver, colorado, jim nash and dannie flesher built one of the most influential american independent record.
Outfit your favorite records with a single stowandgo crate, build a small stack for just the essentials or keep your packrat stash of records safe in your storage room. The body of stax records is incredible and its interesting to listen to this music and compare to motowns music. Stacks of wax have supplied candles for hundreds of functions ranging from intimate dinners for a few people to large parties for over 3000 guests. The 3 records in this series were released in both monaural and stereo, the stereo releases had a s added prior to the catalog number. Still, if youre getting this set, id recommend to save up and purchase the other 2 sets to complete the stax triology ive just ordered the 2nd set while im doing. The atlantic years by david edwards and mike callahan last update.
I turned down the treble on my amp and got a more soothing sound. Get this throwback lightweight vintage stax records rock tee shirt featuring the labels original stax of wax logo while it lasts. Rent the stax records story 2007 starring samuel l. Rent the stax records story 2007 on dvd and bluray. Stax records was the creation of brother and sister, jim stewart and estelle axton. It takes two to tango and it also takes two crates to stack. Founded in 1957 as satellite records, the label changed its name to stax records in 1961 and shared its operations with volt records, a sister label created to avoid the impression of. This list is comprised of songs released on the satellite, stax, volt and enterprise labels which made up the staxvolt family of labels during the 1960s. Records is an independent record label in the united states. Otis reddings sitting on the dock of the bay performed by rollis willis and friends.
Founders jim nash and dannie flesher originally launched the wax trax. Herb abramson and ahmet ertegun, record company and label. Vero beachs one stop shop for everything that is vinyl record, music and movies. That easily identifiable sound was for the most part was defined in the 60s by the artists of the mighty memphisbased stax records. Vinyl records, cds, and more from staxofwax45 for sale at. Probably in five parts, it tells the story of two white folk, jim stewart and estelle axton, who mortgage their house in. When you search musicstack you are not just searching one record store, instead you are searching over record stores and looking through. We can offer advice and assistance on all aspects of using candles at functions including colouring and styling, placement, light. Stax of wax dj service provides sound, lights, and dj entertainment for weddings, receptions, school parties, dances, and many other events in the topeka, lawrence, and manhattan areas. Stax records produced some of my favourite music of the 1960s, which i know through various atlantic compilations. Stax museum a nominee in the new usa today 10best contest for best music museum. Stax of wax episode sixteen jack white by vinyl me. The concerts performers included all of staxs prominent artists at the time. In november of that year, they opened a store under the same name in the lincoln park neighborhood.
October 20, 1999 the first stax label was light blue with black printing. Always strongly interested in music, as a teenager, she had been a fan of pop music, played the organ and sung soprano in the. The 100 series was distributed by atlantic records. Stax records is an american record label, originally based in memphis, tennessee. The book also details what the stax volt years were like when they were distributed by atlantic, and the factors that led to them terminating their relationship in may of 1968. I have more fun playing records and am more engaged in the music,thats why i still buy vinyl. Records from humble beginnings in denver, colorado, jim nash and dannie flesher built one of the most influential american independent record labels. October 21, 2005 the hot wax and invictus labels were formed in detroit michigan in 1969 by lamont dozier, brian holland and eddie holland.
The studio bands were as famous as the stars like isaac hayes, eddie floyd and otis redding they backed up. Hollanddozierholland were the most successful songwriterproducers in the world when they left the motown label in 1968. The memphis masters is a limited video series celebrating various albums from the iconic stax records label, showcasing its enduring musical legacy, as well as its influence on memphis, tn. Reissue labels to avoid and some best to proceed with caution. Stax records 60th anniversary celebration includes stax. This mix is eclectic, full of fuzz, sprinkled with surprises, and throwing all sorts of vintage vibe your way. This discography may be incomplete you can help by adding to it. Vinyl records and cd marketplace buy rare vinyl records, lps and cds from independent record sellers worldwide. July 18, 1999 the second label was yellow with black printing, to the left of the center hole is a white box with red stax at the top, under this is a drawing of a hand with fingers snapping, background of the drawing is blue. Stax records tshirts and stax records apparel official. The official stax records website, home to historic and influential artists such as otis redding, isaac hayes, booker t. Singles by carla thomas were licensed to atlantic records until 1965 and are included. Rankings are based on the popularity of each song during the period of 1961 through 1969.
Jackson, jim stewart, estelle axton, deanie parker. I strongly recommend this album and encourage you to listen and compare to the. Last month, the concord music group started reissuing twothirds of its catalog of stax singles with the release of a pair of box sets. Hot wax album discography by david edwards and mike callahan last update. Vinyl records from staxofwax45 for sale at discogs marketplace. The stax records story dvd movie video at cd universe, filmmakers robert gordon and morgan neville present a breathtaking film that chronicles the. Milk crates are a poor solution for record storage. Stax in black above the center hole, above the logo is a stack of records. Records is an american independent record label based in chicago.
John bring together years of experience to create an exciting and memorable event for your guests. The price of the higher quality pressings is to high and i will. Twenty greatest hits various artists on allmusic 1988 the opening gun in this series collects 20 of the. The cylinder was released in a limited edition of 150 copies, and was produced by vulcan records in sheffield, england. Because bluescentric cares about the music, every tee sold directly benefits stax. Records in chicago, illinois, which would evolve into a record store and music label like no otherwax trax. My life with the thrill kill kult tshirt circle logo. Records store in denver before moving it to chicago in 1978. At nine discs and 244 tracks, the complete stax volt singles. Wax stacks is a stylish and stable record storage solution. The jacket and the sleeve are high quality, and the vinyl looked really nice when i inspected it under normal lighting. Stax album discography, part 2 19681972 by david edwards and mike callahan last update. It began as a record shop in denver, colorado, opened by life partners jim nash and dannie flesher, who sold the store in 1978 and moved to chicago. During the 1980s and 1990s, the accompanying record label became a.
Hopefully a label will pick up on this one and team it with his other albums, which are all out of print. Twelve years older than jim, estelle was brought up in the county of middleton, tennessee. Wax trax records discography by bisquitodoom discogs lists. Running through gospel heritage month in september, the campaign includes the digital release of 25 albums, plus special playlists, videos and a forthcoming compilation on vinyl and cd. Wax stacks creators even go so far as to say the crates are sturdy enough to be used as a step stool or end table. Discussion in music corner started by audioenz, dec 29, 2005.
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