Sunday, February 14, 2021

New collection of Stax soul rarities on the way from Ace/Kent

The 20-track collection Everybody Makes A Mistake – Stax Southern Soul Vol. 2 is due out March 26th. 


Here's the scoop from Ace/Kent...

Stax Records in Memphis was one of the centres of southern soul, yet due to its many hits and big city location, this often gets forgotten. We redressed that balance with the release of “Nobody Wins: Stax Southern Soul” but there was so much more to play that we’re back with 20 more tracks that capture the deep emotion and soulful feel of the Memphis behemoth.

First up we have found a bunch of previously unreleased tracks. There are two by Eddie Floyd, including his own version of ‘Everybody Makes A Mistake’, first released by Otis Redding on “The Soul Album”; a stormer called ‘Standing In The Safety Zone’ by the Soul Children; and another cut by Chuck Brooks. We also have alternate takes of originally unreleased track by Ollie & the Nightingales and William Bell, and have gathered up rare tracks that appeared as bonus tracks on CDs by Jimmy Hughes, Mavis Staples, Shirley Brown, the Newcomers, David Porter and Veda Brown.

Of those that saw release at the time, we have obscure B-sides by Eddie Giles, Israel Tolbert and Lee Sain. Singles from Randy Brown, Frederick Knight and the Nightingales are as good as anything the label released, and Isaac Hayes is present with his take on the Banks & Hampton single ‘I’m Gonna Have To Tell Her’, one of the great southern soul songs.

Packaged with in-depth sleeve notes and extensive illustrations. Pre-order a copy from Ace Records right here. Check out a couple of tracks followed by the tracklisting. 







Everybody Makes A Mistake – Stax Southern Soul, Vol. 2

01  I'll Do Anything For Your Love (Single edit) - William Bell

02  How Can I Win Your Love - Eddie Floyd

03  I'm Gonna Have To Tell Her - Isaac Hayes

04  A Smile Can't Hide A Broken Heart (Alt mix) - Ollie & The Nightingales

05  Let's Make A Deal - Frederick Knight

06  Standing In The Safety Zone - The Soul Children

07  Spare Me The Hurt Of Losing You (Demo) - The Newcomers

08  Guilty Of Loving You - Veda Brown

09  We've Got Love On Our Side - Bettye Crutcher

10  I'm Tired - Mavis Staples

11  Got To Get Away From You - Israel Tolbert

12  I'm Too Old To Play - Jimmy Hughes

13  Everybody Makes A Mistake - Eddie Floyd

14  Ain't Nobody Like My Baby - Lee Sain

15  Just A Little Overcome - The Nightingales

16  It Takes Me All Night - Eddie Giles

17  You Need Love - Chuck Brooks

18  Ain't No Way - Shirley Brown

19  Did You Hear Yourself Part 1 - Randy Brown & Company

20  Come Get From Me Parts 1 & 2 - David Porter



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