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Reviews (2)
Glide magazine
d. 26. June 2023
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Joey Willis
d. 26. June 2023
"With a total of 146 songs in this collection, it is a veritable treasure trove of soul and R&B songs and serves as a portal to a period of music history that has had a huge impact on music today. The set includes not only songs but also pictures and stories about the Stax songwriters and artists. One example of a gem in the collection is a picture of Stax songwriter Bettye Crutcher with John and Yoko Ono-Lennon and a brief story of how the iconic Beatle actually approached Crutcher and told her he was a fan of her work. This collection is a must have/listen for fans of soul, funk and R&B, and those that appreciate music history".
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2023 September
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Nigel Williamson
2023 September
"Just as Motown had Holland-Dozier-Holland, Stax had its own team of in-house crack songwriters ... [Well-known, familiar or remaining relatively obscure], all wrote great songs, although from the 146 demos spread here across seven discs it's almost invidious to select favourites ... Perhaps the real treasure trove lies in the three discs of demos for songs that were never cut. Contemporary soul diggers looking for classic material might start here with Floyd's "Got To Make You Mine", Crutcher's "Let's Get Down To Business" or almost any of the other 60 plus unheard songs".