art direction Wilkes & Braun Inc. conductor [musical] Dale Warren creative director Larry Shaw creative director Ron Gorden engineer [recording engineer] Dave Purple engineer [recording engineer] Pete Bishop engineer [recording engineer] Ray Thompson engineer [recording engineer] Tom Scott engineer [recording engineer] William C. Brown III executive-producer Forest Hamilton mixed by [re-mix], edited by Terry Manning mixed by [re-mix], edited by Tom Nixon photography by Howard Bingham photography by Roland Charles photography by Waldo Nilo producer Al Bell producer [production assistant] Bettye Crutcher producer [production assistant] Sir Mack Rice producer [production assistant] Terry Manning producer [production assistant] Tom Nixon promotion [promotion director] Bill Cherry recording supervisor Dave Purple recording supervisor Tom Nixon stage manager [staging & security] Melvin Van Peebles stage manager [staging & security] Yeah Inc. Recorded At Los Angeles Coliseum Phonographic Copyright (p) Stax Records, Inc. Copyright (c) Stax Records, Inc. Published By Muscle Shoals Sound Publishing Published By Staples Music Published By East/Memphis Music Published By Klondike Music Published By Sweet Chariot Music Published By Stripe Music Published By Time Music (3) Published By Art Music (9) Published By Rogan Publishing Published By Chevis Music Published By Interior Music (2) Gatefold sleeve.
This release came when Stax was nearing its end. They had taken the top acts from their label to California for a massive concert recorded and filmed at the LA Coliseum on August 20, 1972. More than 110,000 people attended this event - tickets that day were only $1.
Performance durations: The Staple Singers 21:00 Eddie Floyd 7:09 Carla Thomas 13:03 Rufus Thomas 15:48 The Bar-Kays 15:00 Albert King 15:28 The Soul Children 14:16 Isaac Hayes 17:44 Matrix / Runout: SS-0437 (Label A) Matrix / Runout: SS-0438 (Label B) Matrix / Runout: SS-0439 (Label C) Matrix / Runout: SS-0440 (Label D)