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Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Sam Cooke : Portrait Of A Legend 1951-1964

It's Been A Long,

A long Time Coming,

But I Know

A Change Goin' Come...

Samuel Cooke

January 22, 1931 – December 11, 1964)

was an American

soul singer

and songwriter.

Considered one

of the most influential

Soul artists of all time,

Cooke is commonly

referred to as the

"King of Soul"

for his distinctive vocals,

pioneering contributions

to the genre,

and significance in

popular music.

During his

eight-year career,

Cooke released

29 singles

that charted in

the Top 40

of the

Billboard

Hot 100 chart,

as well as

20 singles

in the Top 10

of Billboard's

Black Singles chart.

In 1964,

he was shot

and killed

by the manager

of a motel

in Los Angeles.

After an inquest

and investigation,

the courts ruled

Cooke's death to be a

justifiable homicide.

His family has since

questioned the circumstances

of his death.

In 2015,

Cooke was ranked number 28

in Billboard magazine's

list of the

"35 Greatest

R&B Artists of All Time".

Portrait of a Legend: 1951–1964

is a compilation album

by American

singer-songwriter

Sam Cooke

released posthumously on

June 17, 2003,

by ABKCO Records

The disc covers

Cooke's entire career,

from his early

1950's beginnings

with

the Soul Stirrers

to the posthumous

1964 single

"Shake".

The collection includes

most of the singer's

hit singles,

including

"You Send Me",

"Wonderful World",

"Chain Gang",

"Cupid",

"Twistin' the Night Away",

"Bring It On Home to Me",

"Another Saturday Night",

"Little Red Rooster",

"Ain't That Good News",

"Good Times",

and what is often

regarded as

Cooke’s magnum opus,

"A Change Is Gonna Come".

The compilation is generally

considered the most complete

and comprehensive collection

of Cooke's work.

It has been included on

various

"best-of" lists

by music publications,

including

Rolling Stone

and

Time.

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Otis Redding : The Definitive Otis Redding (Box Set)

Otis! The Definitive Otis Redding

is a 1993 four

compact disc compilation album

by American

soul singer-songwriter

Otis Redding

The first three discs

focus on

studio material

recorded for

Stax records.

These recordings are

all original mono single

or LP mixes.

Three pre-Stax recordings

and a

demo recorded at

Muscle Shoals

are also included.

The fourth disc,

labeled

"The Ultimate Live Otis Redding Show"

was compiled from

various live sources

in an attempt to gather

"the best version"

of every song

Otis ever recorded live

and is mixed in stereo.

This compilation

received 5 stars

on the 2004

"Rolling Stone Album Guide"

and is cited as

being the most

complete collection of

Redding's work.

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Monday, December 8, 2025

Marvin Gaye : Trouble Man (Soundtrack)

I COME UP HARD BABY,

BUT NOW I'M COOL

I DIDN'T MAKE IT SUGAR,

PLAYIN' BY THE RULES

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Saturday, December 6, 2025

The Temptations : Live at the Copa

I NEVER MET A GIRL

WHO MAKES ME FEEL

THE WAY YOU DO

YOU'RE ALRIGHT

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Friday, December 5, 2025

Little Richard : The Essential Little Richard

GONNA TELL AUNT MARY

'BOUT UNCLE JOHN

HE CLAM HE HAS THE MISERY

BUT HE HAS A LOT OF FUN...

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The Supremes : Meet The Supremes (Expanded Edition)

(US COVER)

(UK COVER)

I'M SENDING YOU A PICTURE

TO CARRY WITH YOU

ALL THE TIME

SO WHEN YOU GET LONELY

IT'S SOMETHING TO REMIND YOU

I'M THINKING ABOUT YOU

CONSTANTLY

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Thursday, October 16, 2025

Otis Redding : Live at the Whisky a Go Go: The Complete Recordings (Box Set)

Here Is Something I Found

Over On

Butterboy Compilation Site

This Essential six-CD set

captures Otis

and his blazing

ten-piece band

at a vital time

in soul music,

where a young showman

was trying to cross over

to the

white Rock'n 'Rollers

on the Sunset Strip.

“We’re hoping that this be one

of the greatest albums

that ever come out.

” Otis Redding says these words

just before launching into

“Respect”

on April 8, 1966,

wrapping up the first

of seven sets he’d play

over the course

of three days

at Los Angeles’

Whisky A Go Go.

A few songs earlier,

he first informed the crowd

that they were recording

the concert with plans of

releasing it as an album,

playing the newly-written

“Good to Me”

for the second time

in nine songs simply

because it was the single

and they needed

to get it right.

For his ’66 stint at

the Whisky A Go Go,

he was backed by

his road band,

the Otis Redding Revue,

a ten-piece group

similar to the bands

who supported him

whenever he

toured the south.

This is the residency that is

captured in its entirety

on Stax’s six-disc box

Live at the Whisky A Go Go:

the Complete Recordings.

(Amazon)

The Way

It Is Split It's ..

6 CD's into 7 CD's

to represent each of

the performance sets.

This set is awesome.

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TRACKLIST

CD 1

(Live Set 1 Friday, April 8, 1966)

Introduction

(Live Set 1 Friday, April 8, 1966)

I Can’t Turn You Loose

(Live Set 1 Friday, April 8, 1966)

Pain in My Heart

(Live Set 1 Friday, April 8, 1966)

Good to Me

(Live Set 1 Friday, April 8, 1966)

Just One More Day

(Live Set 1 Friday, April 8, 1966)

Mr. Pitiful

(Live Set 1 Friday, April 8, 1966)

(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction

(Live Set 1 Friday, April 8, 1966)

CD 2

(Live Set 2 Friday, April 8, 1966)

I’m Depending on You

(Live Set 2 Friday, April 8, 1966)

I’ve Been Loving You Too Long

(Live Set 2 Friday, April 8, 1966)

Good to Me

(Live Take 1 Set 2 Friday, April 8, 1966)

Security

(Live Set 2 Friday, April 8, 1966)

Respect

(Live Set 2 Friday, April 8, 1966)

Just One More Day

(Live Set 2 Friday, April 8, 1966)

(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction

(Live Take 1 Set 2 Friday, April 8, 1966)

Any Ole Way (Live Set 2 Friday, April 8, 1966)

These Arms of Mine

(Live Set 2 Friday, April 8, 1966)

I Can’t Turn You Loose

(Live Set 2 Friday, April 8, 1966)

Pain in My Heart

(Live Set 2 Friday, April 8, 1966)

Good to Me

(Live Take 2 Set 2 Friday, April 8, 1966)

(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction

(Live Take 2 Set 2 Friday, April 8, 1966)

CD 3

(Live Set 1 Saturday, April 9, 1966)

Introduction

(Live Set 1 Saturday, April 9, 1966)

Mr. Pitiful

(Live Set 1 Saturday, April 9, 1966)

Good to Me

(Live Set 1 Saturday, April 9, 1966)

Respect

(Live Set 1 Saturday, April 9, 1966)

Just One More Day

(Live Set 1 Saturday, April 9, 1966)

I Can’t Turn You Loose

(Live Set 1 Saturday, April 9, 1966)

Ole Man Trouble

(Live Set 1 Saturday, April 9, 1966)

(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction

(Live Set 1 Saturday, April 9, 1966)

CD 4

(Live Set 2 Saturday, April 9, 1966)

Introduction

(Live Set 2 Saturday, April 9, 1966)

(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction

(Live Set 2 Saturday, April 9, 1966)

Any Ole Way

(Live Set 2 Saturday, April 9, 1966)

I’ve Been Loving You Too Long

(Live Set 2 Saturday, April 9, 1966)

I’m Depending on You

(Live Set 2 Saturday, April 9, 1966)

I Can’t Turn You Loose

(Live Set 2 Saturday, April 9, 1966)

CD 5

(Live Set 3 Saturday, April 9, 1966)

Introduction

(Live Set 3 Saturday, April 9, 1966)

Security

(Live Set 3 Saturday, April 9, 1966)

Just One More Day

(Live Set 3 Saturday, April 9, 1966)

These Arms of Mine

(Live Set 3 Saturday, April 9, 1966)

(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction

(Live Set 3 Saturday, April 9, 1966)

I Can’t Turn You Loose

(Live Set 3 Saturday, April 9, 1966)

Chained and Bound

(Live Set 3 Saturday, April 9, 1966)

Respect

(Live Set 3 Saturday, April 9, 1966)

CD 6

(Live Set 1 Sunday, April 10, 1966)

Introduction

(Live Set 1 Sunday, April 10, 1966)

I’m Depending on You

(Live Set 1 Sunday, April 10, 1966)

I Can’t Turn You Loose

(Live Set 1 Sunday, April 10, 1966)

(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction

(Live Take 1 Set 1 Sunday, April 10, 1966)

Chained and Bound

(Live Set 1 Sunday, April 10, 1966)

Just One More Day

(Live Set 1 Sunday, April 10, 1966)

Any Ole Way

(Live Set 1 Sunday, April 10, 1966)

I’ve Been Loving You Too Long

(Live Set 1 Sunday, April 10, 1966)

(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction

(Live Take 2 Set 1 Sunday, April 10, 1966)

CD 7