Wattstax, The Living Word
1972 2x Vinyl
Soul
Funk
Electric Blues
Rhythm & Blues

Main image
Stax
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)



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