The hits and B-sides have been adequately dealt with elsewhere, so here are the rarities and unissued sides from an artist with a surprisingly enduring career.
Classic 1968 Stax album. It features a band of musicians who were set to become the ultimate soul rhythm section of all time. 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''. Interest around the Blues Brothers movie in the UK helped spread their popularity even further.
Track listing:
A1 Be Young Be Foolish Be Happy
A2 La La Means I Love You
A3 Hang 'Em High
A4 Willow Weep For Me
A5 Over Easy
A6 Soul Limbo
B1 Eleanor Rigby
B2 Heads Or Tails
B3 Since You've Been Gone (Sweet Sweet Baby)
B4 Born Under A Bad Sign
B5 Foxy Lady