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Original Album Series

Booker T. & The Mgs

Original Album Series

Label: Rhino

Genre: Jazz / Avant Garde

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Legendary soul band Booker T. & The MG's are famed for being the house band of Stax records, however they also released several instrumental albums as a band in their own right, starting with their classic debut <em>Green Onions</em>. The album was the first album ever to be released fully on Stax Records. The title was ranked on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest songs of all time.</p>
<p>The Booker T sound which can be heard on Stax recordings by Otis Redding, Bill Withers, Wilson Pickett and others, is the focus of this compilation, and played a key role in shaping the soul and R&B genres from the 1960s onwards. This collection compiles the first and most successful Booker T. & The MGs albums.