Otis Redding: Mr Cool and the clique from Memphis At the end of this month, Rhino will issue Soul Manifesto 1964-1970, a new box set featuring studio, live and posthumous albums from the period. Rock’s Backpages revisits this interview with the soul giant from Melody Maker on 17 September 1966 please log in to view this image http://www.theguardian.com/music/20...ack-pages-mr-cool-and-the-clique-from-memphis
Jeezus! It's a 12-CD box set... 1. Pain In My Heart (1964) 2. The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads (1965) 3. Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul (1965) 4. The Soul Album (1966) 5. Complete & Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary Of Soul (1966) 6. King & Queen - with Carla Thomas (1967) 7. Live In Europe (1967) 8. The Dock Of The Bay (1968) 9. The Immortal Otis Redding (1968) 10. In Person At The Whisky A Go Go (1968) 11. Love Man (1969) 12. Tell The Truth (1970)
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Used to have the first 7 on vinyl. Some have disappeared but my original mono copy of Otis Blue is one of the first things I would grab in case of a fire. I am sure you have seen this plenty of times but worth a look for anyone not around at the time Given the equipment then the standard is amazing. Once put something on a site about how much I had enjoyed seeing it again and how I remembered it first going out. Got a very nice e-mail from a daughter of the second guitarist from the drummer saying thanks and how much her dad had said he enjoyed that tour. It opened their eyes to a world of non-segregation where they were accepted everywhere they went. The drummer is absolutely brilliant, on a very basic kit. If they ever come up with a time machine I wouldn't mind going back to a Friday night back then and hearing the intro music to RSG and the announcement "The weekend starts here...".
