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The Stax Records catalog ended up partially in the hands of Atlantic Records and partially with Fantasy Records, and the dividing point is 1968. That's why there are two Booker T. & the MG's hits compilations. This one, The Best Of..., presents the material owned by Atlantic. There are 12 tracks, covering the group's popular instrumental hits from "Green Onions" in the summer of 1962 to "Groovin'" in the summer of 1967. Booker T. and the MG's scored some of their biggest hits, including "Hang 'em High" and "Time Is Tight," in 1968-1969, and for those you will have to look to the Stax/Fantasy Greatest Hits, originally released in October 1970. Just to be confusing, in 1991 Fantasy released an album called The Best Of that again contains only the later material. (Rhino's Very Best Of finally combined the two eras.)
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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Booker T. Jones, Writer - al jackson jr., Writer - Steve Cropper, Writer - Booker T. & The M.G.'s, Main Artist - Lewie Steinberg, Writer
© 2004 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1962 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Jones, Writer - Booker T. & The M.G.'s, Main Artist - Cropper, Writer - Jackson, Writer - Steinberg, Writer
© 2004 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1962 Atlantic Recording Corporation.
Jones, Composer, Lyricist - Booker T. & The M.G.'s, Main Artist - Cropper, Composer, Lyricist - Jackson, Composer, Lyricist - Steinberg, Composer, Lyricist
© 2004 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1964 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Jones, Writer - Steve Cropper, Guitar, Writer - Lewis Steinberg, Bass Guitar - Al Jackson Jr, Drums - Booker T. & The M.G.'s, Main Artist - Booker T. & The M.G.'s, Organ - Cropper, Writer - Jackson, Writer - Dunn, Writer - Steinberg, Writer
© 2004 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1962 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Jones, Composer, Lyricist - Booker T. & The M.G.'s, Main Artist - Cropper, Composer, Lyricist - Jackson, Composer, Lyricist - Steinberg, Composer, Lyricist
© 2004 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1964 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Jones, Writer - Steve Cropper, Guitar - Lewis Steinberg, Bass Guitar - Al Jackson Jr, Drums - Booker T. & The M.G.'s, Main Artist - Booker T. & The M.G.'s, Organ - Cropper, Writer - Jackson, Writer - Steinberg, Writer
© 2004 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1964 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Jones, Composer, Lyricist - Booker T. & The M.G.'s, Main Artist - Cropper, Composer, Lyricist - Jackson, Composer, Lyricist - Steinberg, Composer, Lyricist
© 2004 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1964 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Hayes, Composer - Booker T. & The M.G.'s, Main Artist - Axton, Composer - Jackson, Composer - Dunn, Composer
© 2004 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1965 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Steve Cropper, Guitar - George Gershwin, Composer - Ira Gershwin, Writer - Lewis Steinberg, Bass Guitar - Al Jackson Jr, Drums - Booker T. & The M.G.'s, Main Artist - Booker T. & The M.G.'s, Organ - Dubose Heyward, Writer
© 2004 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1962 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Jones, Composer, Lyricist - Booker T. & The M.G.'s, Main Artist - Cropper, Composer, Lyricist - Jackson, Composer, Lyricist - Dunn, Composer, Lyricist
© 2004 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1989 Atlantic Recording Corporation
B. Jones, Writer - D. Dunn, Writer - A. Jackson, Writer - Steve Cropper, Guitar, Writer - Lewis Steinberg, Bass Guitar - Al Jackson Jr, Drums - Booker T. & The M.G.'s, Main Artist - Booker T. & The M.G.'s, Organ - Jackson, Writer - Dunn, Writer - S Cropper, Writer
© 2004 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1962 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Jones, Composer - Booker T. & The M.G.'s, Main Artist - Cropper, Composer - Jackson, Composer
© 2004 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1966 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Jones, Composer, Lyricist - Booker T. & The M.G.'s, Main Artist - Cropper, Composer, Lyricist - Jackson, Composer, Lyricist - Dunn, Composer, Lyricist
© 2004 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1966 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Jones, Composer, Lyricist - Booker T. & The M.G.'s, Main Artist - Cropper, Composer, Lyricist - Jackson, Composer, Lyricist - Dunn, Composer, Lyricist
© 2004 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1967 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Jones, Composer, Lyricist - Steve Cropper, Producer - Booker T. & The M.G.'s, Main Artist - Cropper, Composer, Lyricist - Jackson, Composer, Lyricist - Dunn, Composer, Lyricist
© 2004 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1967 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Eddie Brigati, Writer - Jones, Vocals - Booker T. & The M.G.'s, Main Artist - Cropper, Vocals - Jackson, Vocals - Felix Cavaliere, Writer - Dunn, Vocals
© 2004 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1967 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Album review
The Stax Records catalog ended up partially in the hands of Atlantic Records and partially with Fantasy Records, and the dividing point is 1968. That's why there are two Booker T. & the MG's hits compilations. This one, The Best Of..., presents the material owned by Atlantic. There are 12 tracks, covering the group's popular instrumental hits from "Green Onions" in the summer of 1962 to "Groovin'" in the summer of 1967. Booker T. and the MG's scored some of their biggest hits, including "Hang 'em High" and "Time Is Tight," in 1968-1969, and for those you will have to look to the Stax/Fantasy Greatest Hits, originally released in October 1970. Just to be confusing, in 1991 Fantasy released an album called The Best Of that again contains only the later material. (Rhino's Very Best Of finally combined the two eras.)
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 00:42:05
- Main artists: Booker T. & The M.G.'s
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Rhino Atlantic
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2004 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 2004 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing
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