Atlantic Soul Legends - 20 Original Albums From the Iconic Atlantic Label (Box Set)

The cream of Atlantic's soul crop, a great value 20-CD collection of classic Atlantic & Stax/Volt albums presented in a vinyl replica paper sleeve format.

220 tracks in all, a great cross-section of 'can't-live-without' albums and lesser-known treasures recorded between 1959 and 1975 on the legendary soul label, including previously unreleased material on CD, such as Sam Dee's 1975 classic "The Show Must Go On."

This limited edition set also includes a comprehensive 32-page booklet with liner notes in French and English, written by music journalist Christophe Geudin.


Albums included:

Nº01 RAY CHARLES "What'd I Say"
Originally issued in 1958 as: Atlantic 8029

Nº02 BOOKER T. & THE M.G.s "Green Onions"
Originally issued in 1962 as: Stax 701

Nº03 BEN E. KING "Don't Play That Song"
Originally issued in 1962 as: Atco 33-142

Nº04 SOLOMON BURKE "If You Need Me"
Originally issued in 1963 as: Atlantic 8075

Nº05 RUFUS THOMAS "Walking The Dog"
Originally issued in 1963 as: Stax 704

Nº06 THE DRIFTERS "Under The Boardwalk"
Originally issued in 1964 as: Atlantic SD 8099

Nº07 OTIS REDDING "Otis Blue"
Originally issued in 1965 as: Volt 412

Nº08 WILSON PICKETT "In The Midnight Hour"
Originally issued in 1965 as: Atlantic 8114

Nº09 DON COVAY & THE GOODTIMERS "Mercy!"
Originally issued in 1965 as: Atlantic SD 8104

Nº10 PERCY SLEDGE "When A Man Loves A Woman"
Originally issued in 1966 as: Atlantic SD 8125

Nº11 SAM & DAVE "Hold On, I'm Comin'"
Originally issued in 1966 as: Stax 708

Nº12 BAR-KAYS "Soul Finger"
Originally issued in 1967 as: Volt 417

Nº13 EDDIE FLOYD "Knock On Wood"
Originally issued in 1967 as: Stax 714

Nº14 ARTHUR CONLEY "Sweet Soul Music"
Originally issued in 1967 as: Atco 33-215

Nº15 WILLIAM BELL "The Soul Of A Bell"
Originally issued in 1967 as: Stax 719

Nº16 ARETHA FRANKLIN "Lady Soul"
Originally issued in 1968 as: Atlantic SD 8176

Nº17 DONNY HATHAWAY "Everything Is Everything"
Originally issued in 1970 as: Atco SD 33-332

Nº18 CLARENCE WHEELER & THE ENFORCERS "Doin' What We Wanna"
Originally issued in 1970 as: Atlantic SD 1551

Nº19 HOWARD TATE "Howard Tate"
Originally issued in 1972 as: Atlantic SD 8303

Nº20 SAM DEES "The Show Must Go On"
Originally issued in 1975 as: Atlantic SD 18134


Complete tracklisting:

CD 1 - RAY CHARLES

01. What'd I Say [Parts 1 & 2]
02. Jumpin' In The Morning
03. You Be My Baby
04. Tell Me How Do You Feel
05. What Kind Of Man Are You
06. Rockhouse [Parts 1 & 2]
07. Roll With My Baby
08. Tell All The World About You
09. My Bonnie
10. That's Enough

Time: 30:10 min.

CD 2 - BOOKER T. & THE M.G.s

01. Green Onions
02. Rinky Dink
03. I Got A Woman
04. Mo' Onions
05. Twist And Shout
06. Behave Yourself
07. Stranger On The Shore
08. Lonely Avenue
09. One Who Really Loves You
10. You Can't Sit Down
11. A Woman, A Lover, A Friend
12. Comin' Home Baby

Time: 35:17 min.

CD 3 - BEN E. KING

01. Don't Play That Song (You Lied)
02. Ecstasy
03. On The Horizon
04. Show Me The Way
05. Here Comes The Night
06. First Taste Of Love
07. Stand By Me Start
08. Yes
09. Young Boy Blues
10. The Hermit Of Misty Mountain
11. I Promise Love
12. Brace Yourself

Time: 29:10 min.

CD 4 - SOLOMON BURKE

01. If You Need Me
02. Words
03. Stupidity
04. Go On Back To Him
05. I Said I Was Sorry
06. It's All Right
07. Home In Your Heart
08. I Really Don't Want To Know
09. You Can Make It If You Try
10. Send Me Some Loving
11. This Little Ring
12. Tonight My Heart She Is Crying

Time: 30:12 min.

CD 5 - RUFUS THOMAS

01. The Dog
02. Mashed Potatoes
03. Ooh-Poo-Pah-Doo
04. You Said
05. Boom Boom
06. It's Aw'rite
07. Walking The Dog
08. Ya Ya
09. Land Of 1000 Dances
10. Can You Monkey Do The Dog
11. 'Cause I Love You
12. I Want To Be Loved

Time: 30:57 min.

CD 6 - THE DRIFTERS

01. Under The Boardwalk
02. One Way Love
03. On Broadway
04. Didn't It
05. I Feel Good All Over
06. Vaya Con Dios
07. Up On The Roof
08. Rat Race
09. In The Land Of Make Believe
10. If You Don't Come Back
11. Let The Music Play
12. I'll Take You Home

Time: 30:49 min.

CD 7 - DON COVAY

01. Mercy, Mercy Start
02. I'll Be Satisfied
03. Come On In
04. Can't Stay Away
05. Can't Fight It Baby
06. You're Good For Me
07. Take This Hurt Off Me
08. Daddy Loves Baby
09. Come See About Me
10. You Must Believe Me
11. Please Don't Let Me Know
12. Just Because

Time: 34:03 min.

CD 8 - OTIS REDDING

01. Ole Man Trouble
02. Respect
03. Change Gonna Come
04. Down In The Valley
05. I've Been Loving You Too Long
06. Shake
07. My Girl
08. Wonderful World
09. Rock Me Baby
10. Satisfaction (I Can't Get No)
11. You Don't Miss Your Water

Time: 33:32 min.

CD 9 - WILSON PICKETT

01. In The Midnight Hour
02. Teardrops Will Fall
03. Take A Little Love
04. For Better Or Worse
05. I Found A Love
06. That's A Man's Way
07. I'm Gonna Cry
08. Don't Fight It
09. Take This Love I've Got
10. Come Home Baby
11. I'm Not Tired
12. Let's Kiss And Make Up

Time: 30:31 min.

CD 10 - PERCY SLEDGE

01. When A Man Loves A Woman
02. My Adorable One
03. Put A Little Lovin' On Me
04. Love Me All The Way
05. When She Touches Me
06. You're Pouring Water On A Drowning Man
07. Thief In The Night
08. You Fooled Me
09. Love Makes The World Go Round
10. Success
11. Love Me Like You Mean It

Time: 29:06 min.

CD 11 - SAM & DAVE

01. Hold On! I'm Comin'
02. If You Got The Loving
03. I Take What I Want
04. Ease Me
05. I Got Everything I Need
06. Don't Make It So Hard On Me
07. It's A Wonder
08. Don't Help Me Out
09. Just Me
10. You Got It Made
11. You Don't Know Like I Know
12. Blame Me (Don't Blame My Heart)

Time: 31:41 min.

CD 12 - THE BAR-KAYS

01. Soul Finger
02. Knucklehead
03. With A Child's Heart
04. Bar-Kays Boogaloo
05. Theme From Hell's Angels
06. You Can't Sit Down
07. House Shoes
08. Pearl High
09. I Want Someone
10. Hole In The Wall
11. Don't Do That

Time: 30:12 min.

CD 13 - EDDIE FLOYD

01. Knock On Wood
02. Something You Got
03. But It's Alright
04. I Stand Accused
05. If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody
06. I Don't Want To Cry
07. Raise Your Hand
08. Got To Make A Comeback
09. 634-5789
10. I've Just Been Feeling Bad
11. High-Heel Sneakers
12. Warm And Tender Love

Time: 35:07 min.

CD 14 - ARTHUR CONLEY

01. Sweet Soul Music
02. Take Me (Just As I Am)
03. Who's Foolin' Who
04. There's A Place For Us
05. I Can't Stop (No, No, No)
06. Wholesale Love
07. I'm A Lonely Stranger
08. I'm Gonna Forget About You
09. Let Nothing Separate Us
10. Where You Lead Me

Time: 26:07 min.

CD 15 - WILLIAM BELL

01. Everybody Loves A Winner
02. You Don't Miss Your Water
03. Do Right Woman - Do Right Man
04. I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)
05. Nothing Takes The Place Of You
06. Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye
07. Eloise (Hang On In There)
08. Any Other Way
09. It's Happening All Over
10. Never Like This Before
11. You're Such A Sweet Thang

Time: 32:55 min.

CD 16 - ARETHA FRANKLIN

01. Chain Of Fools
02. Money Won't Change You
03. People Get Ready
04. Niki Hoeky
05. (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman
06. (Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone
07. Good To Me As I Am To You
08. Come Back Baby
09. Groovin'
10. Ain't No Way

Time: 30:04 min.

CD 17 - DONNY HATHAWAY

01. Voice Inside (Everything Is Everything)
02. Je Vous Aime (I Love You)
03. I Believe To My Soul
04. Misty
05. Sugar Lee
06. Tryin' Times
07. Thank You Master (For My Soul)
08. The Ghetto, Pt. 1
09. To Be Young, Gifted And Black

Time: 41:24 min.

CD 18 - CLARENCE WHEELER

01. Hey Jude
02. Sham Time
03. Theme From Electric Surfboard
04. Right On
05. Dream Bossa Nova
06. Doin' What I Wanna
07. C.W.

Time: 40:22 min.

CD 19 - HOWARD TATE

01. She's A Burglar
02. 8 Days On The Road
03. You Don't Know Nothing 'Bout Love
04. When I Was A Young Man
05. Girl Of The North Country
06. Where Did My Baby Go
07. Keep Cool
08. Jemima Surrender
09. Strugglin'
10. It's Heavy
11. It's Your Move
12. The Bitter End

Time: 35:09 min.

CD 20 - SAM DEES

01. Child of the Streets
02. The Show Must Go On
03. Come Back Strong
04. Just Out of Reach
05. Claim Jumpin'
06. Troubled Child
07. What's It Gonna Be
08. Worn Out Broken Heart
09. Good Guys
10. So Tied Up

Time: 35:19 min.
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Review:

"A really amazing little set 20 classic soul albums from the Atlantic and Stax Records catalogs a surprisingly well-chosen collection that features some of our favorite albums of the late 60s and early 70s! Each record is presented in a tiny LP-styled sleeve which is an additional cool feature of this already-great package and the range of work runs from the early years of 60s soul to the more righteous side of 70s funk! [...]"

-Dusty Groove