Who was/is Booker T. & The MG's ? - CDs, Vinyl LPs, DVD and more

Booker T und die MGs. Booker T Jones, geboren am 11. Dezember 1944 in Memphis, Multi-Instrumentalist, vor allem Keyboard, und die Memphis Group - Steve Cropper (geboren am 21. Oktober 1941) Gitarre, ursprünglich Louis Steinberg am Bass, später ersetzt durch Donald 'Duck' Dunn (geboren am 24. November 1941), Al Jackson (geboren am 17. November 1945) Schlagzeug - waren zehn Jahre lang der Kern der Hausband von Stax Records - der Eckpfeiler des Unternehmens, sein Klang und sein Erfolg.

Ursprünglich die Rhythmusgruppe der Mar-Keys, wurden die vier Männer bei einer improvisierten Session ohne Hörner aufgenommen, was zu Green Onions" führte, einem bluesigen Orgelriff, das von Croppers rasiermesserscharfen Tönen durchzogen wurde und auf einer einfachen, aber überzeugenden Bass- und Drumlinie reitet. Sie wurde auf der neuen Tochtergesellschaft Volt ausgegeben, auf das Mutterlabel Stax übertragen und von Atlantic im August 1962 auf eine Million Verkäufe verteilt. Viel enger als die durchschnittliche kleine R&B-Combo, war ihr ökonomisches und ausdrucksstarkes Zusammenspiel von Ideen bei launischen, kleinstündigen Blues- oder hart fahrenden Dance-Songs wirksam, In über einem Dutzend Alben und zwanzig weiteren Singles, darunter Bootleg" (1965), Hip Hug-Her", Groovin" (1967), Soul Limbo" (1968) und Time Is Tight" (1969) von ihrem Soundtrack bis zum Film Uptight". Noch beeindruckender war ihr Beitrag zu fast jedem Hit, der in den sechziger Jahren in den Stax-Studios entstand.

Sie unterstützten nicht nur die eigenen Stars, sondern gaben auch anderen atlantischen Künstlern die konsequenteste Antwort auf den Motown Sound. 1971, müde vom Druck in einem Unternehmen, das längst aus seinen intimen Anfängen herausgewachsen war, entkam Booker T mit seiner Frau Priscilla Coolidge an der Westküste einer neuen Karriere; Dunn blieb in Memphis; Cropper ist ein umherziehender Schriftsteller / Produzent und Sessionman geworden. Jackson blieb bis zu seinem Tod 1975 ein führender Session-Drummer.

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The Complete Stax Singles Vol.2 1968-1974 (CD)
Booker T. & The MG's: The Complete Stax Singles Vol.2 1968-1974 (CD) Art-Nr.: CDRGM1281

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(Real Gone Music) 20 tracks with 16 page booklet - Legendary Stax R&B Instumental Sides! Also available as Limited Edition Double Vinyl Sets RGM1309 + RGM1279 !
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The Complete Stax Singles Vol.2 1968-1974 (2-LP, Red Vinyl, Ltd.)
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(Real Gone Music) 20 Tracks - Gatefold Jacket witl Liner Notes by Ed Osborne - Legendary Stax R&B Instumental Sides!
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The Complete Stax Singles Vol.1 1962-1967 (2-LP, Red Vinyl, Ltd.)
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Note By Note (LP, Colored Vinyl, Ltd.)
Booker T: Note By Note (LP, Colored Vinyl, Ltd.) Art-Nr.: LPESR15725

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(Edith Steet Records) 10 tracks, colored vinyl (orange), limited Vinyl LP pressing. In an emotional musical journey, Booker T explores new perspectives on the songs that make up the fabric of his musical identity. The album, entitled...
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The Booker T. Set (LP)
Booker T. & The MG's: The Booker T. Set (LP) Art-Nr.: LPSXE026

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​(Stax) 11 Tracks - 1988 reissue of the original Stax album from 1969!
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Green Onions (CD)
Booker T. & The MG's: Green Onions (CD) Art-Nr.: CDR282255

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(Stax Records) 12 tracks, digisleeve, incl. booklet with liner notes by music historian David Ritz. 60TH Anniversary Delux Edition of the single and original album - remastered - of the groundbreaking soul/funk house band that became an...
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Green Onions (LP, 180g colored Vinyl Deluxe Edition)
Booker T. & The MG's: Green Onions (LP, 180g colored Vinyl Deluxe... Art-Nr.: LPRCV182255

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(Stax Records) 12 tracks, 180g colored vinyl in green - 60th anniversary deluxe edition. The music of Booker T & The M.G. is in the consciousness of everyone who is reasonably interested in music, because their songs were often sampled...
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Time Is Tight (3-CD)
Booker T. & The MG's: Time Is Tight (3-CD) Art-Nr.: CD7234118

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(2013/Concord) 65 tracks (1960s-1990s 'Stax') (229:09:63) All the band's major hits plus incredible rarities. 40 page booklet. Limited Edition
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Memphis Soul Beat (2-CD)
Booker T. & The MG's & The Mar-Keys: Memphis Soul Beat (2-CD) Art-Nr.: CDJAS758

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(2013/Jasmine) 42 tracks
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And Now! (CD, Japan)
Booker T. & The MG's: And Now! (CD, Japan) Art-Nr.: CDATL5931

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(2013/Atlantic Japan) 12 Tracks - Japan CD reissue of the original 1966 Stax album!
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McLemore Avenue (1970)...plus (Rmst.)
Booker T. & The MG's: McLemore Avenue (1970)...plus (Rmst.) Art-Nr.: CD7232874

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(2011/CONCORD) 10 tracks (59:01) remastered w.12 page booklet.
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Potato Hole
Booker T. & The MG's: Potato Hole Art-Nr.: CD86948

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More than forty years after his groundbreaking instrumental records of the early sixties, Booker T. comes along with a new record. The sound is different, today. Tough, rough, without the grooving elegance of his classics. If he wouldn't...
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The Road From Memphis
Booker T. & The MG's: The Road From Memphis Art-Nr.: LP87101

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(2011) Anti Includes free CD of this entire album.
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Sound The Alarm
Booker T. & The MG's: Sound The Alarm Art-Nr.: CDFAN34121

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(2013 'Concord') 47:34/12. New album from the legendary soul icon with many guests: MAYER HAWTHORNE, ANTHONY HAMILTON, GARY CLARK JR., etc.
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And Now & In The Christmas Spirit (2-CD)
Booker T. & The MG's: And Now & In The Christmas Spirit (2-CD) Art-Nr.: CDEDSK7094

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(2015/Demon) 38 tracks incl. bonus tracks
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Hip Hug-Her (CD, Japan)
Booker T. & The MG's: Hip Hug-Her (CD, Japan) Art-Nr.: CDATL6507

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(2012/Atlantic Japan) 11 Tracks - Japan CD reissue of the original 1967 Stax album!
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