Track listings side one be young, be foolish, be happy al cobb, ray whitley lala means i love you thom bell, william hart hang em high dominic frontiere willow weep for me ann ronell over easy booker t. The first album from booker t and the mgs after stax left the atlantic stable, but stays firmly in the same groove. Notable primarily for the nonsingle version of the mgs huge hit time is tight, tanks lament and weve got johnny wells are also standout tracks. He has also worked in the studios with many wellknown artists of the 20th and 21st centuries, earning him a grammy award for lifetime achievement. S soul limbo 1968 uk 11track stereo lp, front laminated flipback picture sleeve. Soul limbo stax sts2001 lp this recording taken from the. More than 1050000 cds, dvds, vinyls, games, technics, equipment and toys since 1991 at your service. Were kicking off with a title from one of staxs most prolific bands. The sleeve shows just light shelfwear with minor discolouration to the unlaminated back and the vinyl remains in excellent condition with few signs of play sxats1001.
The highlight of the booker t sound has to be the interplay between guitar and organ, which is beautifully illustrated on this album, on tracks like hang em high and the evergreen soul limbo. The album was their first selfproduced effort and charted at number 176 on the billboard top 200 chart. The highlight of the booker t sound has to be the interplay between guitar and organ, which is beautifully illustrated on this album, on tracks like hang em high and the evergreen bbc tv cricket theme soul limbo. Things are less bluesy and more funky and the mgs are beginning to reach the magic formula that theyd perfect on. Soul limbo contains tunes from england, america, the north, the south and everywhere in between. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Find album release information for soul limbo booker t. Features the title track and the epic hang em high. Provided to youtube by universal music group soul limbo booker t. Reviewsoul limbo is the seventh studio album by the american rb band booker t. Jones organ, electric piano, bass, steve cropper guitar, al jackson jr. Description import soul limbo is the eighth album by booker t. Music direct reserves the right to select the carrier and ship method within the terms of this offer.
Lp pain in my heart, wilson pickett insbesondere in the midnight hour. Lack of vocals and failures to produce a hit did this band in, as well as the politics of race, and changing tastes. Description importsoul limbo is the eighth album by booker t. This 1968 lp features a sophisticated collection of soul and pop covers including the. Heads or tails sweet, sweet, baby since youve been gone.
Booker also sings, and well at that, on the opening and closing tracks of side one, and there is a guest vocal from judy clay on children, don t get weary. My method of grading is done visually, as i do not have time to test play every record. The sound of and now, though, shows dunns influence. Booker t s restrained and tasteful approach to music is in opposition to the more exuberant practitioners of the legendary hammond b3, beloved of rockers from california to london. Booker t and the mgs soul limbo import vinyl lp shop.
You can hear these forces balance each other out in the organdriven r n b, funk, and soul of this mixedrace band. Track listing side 1 i can dig it cropper, dunn, jones, jackson 2. This classic 1968 stax album features a band of musicians who were set to become the ultimate soul rhythm section of all time. Soul limbo was somewhat of a milestone for booker t. Like the green onions album, and now mixes original tunes with cover material to good effect soul dressing was alloriginal and didn t catch on well with listeners. Hang em high oder dem bbc tv cricket evergreen thema. One of the places where these forms mix and meet and change are booker t and the mgs. Notable primarily for the nonsingle version of the mgs huge hit time is tight, tanks lament and. Soul limbo is my secondfavorite of their albums, right behind melting pot. The album was the first stax lp issued after the label severed its ties with former distributor atlantic records in 1968.