Here's good news for fans of the Wattstax soundtrack;


Stax is expanding their Various Artists Wattstax soundtrack to become 3CDs. On August 28, Stax Records will release a remastered 47-track album that will feature photos and recreations of Wattstax-era posters. The discs will be in a digipak and will provide a multi-page booklet with new liner notes. This will be a must have set that is promised to be available for a low price.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000SNUNY2/?tag=imwan-20

Eddie,

PBS is airing a new special in Detroit 8-1-2007 (Wed night 9:00 pm) called "Respect Yourself": The Stax Records Story". It's supposed to be 2 hours long.

I don't know if this has aired before, but it would be worthwhile if just to catch a clip of the Staples!

James,

Caught "Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story" on PBS last night and it's great. And there were a few clips of The Staple Singers performing included in the show (as well as an inverview segment with Mavis Staples) so it's truly worthwhile. Hope you caught it.

Glad you caught it! I recorded it, so I will something good to watch during my on-call weekend!

I'm putting in for this as well. I'm going to be remembering the August 28 releases pre-orders for quite a while. It's August and I haven't started my September pre-orders yet! Eeeeech! LOL!

BTW, I also watched Respect Yourself last night. Along with the footage of Otis Redding and The Staple Singers footage, I was spell-bound by the showing of Mel & Tim's "Starting All Over Again" even though it was (if I'm remembering it correctly) a lip-synch video from back in my prime school days. I just love that song to death.

Here's the expanded Wattstax, out today:



Disc: 1
1. Salvation Symphony
2. Introduction
3. Lift Every Voice and Sing - Kim Weston
4. Heavy Makes You Happy (Sha-Na-Boom-Boom)
5. Are You Sure
6. I Like the Things About Me
7. Respect Yourself
8. I'll Take You There
9. Pressios Lord, Take My Hand - Deborah Manning
10. Better Get a Move On - Louise McCord
11. Them Hot Pants - Lee Sain
12. Wade in the Water - Little Sonny
13. I Forgot to Be Your Lover
14. Explain It to Her Mama - The Temprees
15. I've Been Lonely (For So Long) - Frederick Knight
16. Pin the Tail on the Donkey
17. Knock on Wood

Disc: 2
1. Peace Be Still
2. Old Time Religion
3. Lying on the Trith - The Rance Allen Group
4. Up Above My Head - The Rance Allen Group
5. Son of Shaft/Feel It
6. In the Hole
7. I Can't Turn You Loose
8. Introduction
9. Ain't That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One)
10. Can't See You When I Want To
11. Reach out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)
12. Niggas - Richard Pryor
13. Arrest/Lineup - Richard Pryor
14. So I Can Love You
15. Group Introduction/Show Me How

Disc: 3
1. Open the Door to Your Heart - Little Milton
2. Backfield in Motion - Mel & Tim
3. Steal Away
4. Killing Floor - Albert King
5. Pick Up the Pieces - Carla Thomas
6. I Like What You're Doing (To Me) - Carla Thomas
7. B-A-B-Y - Carla Thomas
8. Gee Whiz (Look at His Eyes) - Carla Thomas
9. I Have a God Who Loves - Carla Thomas
10. Breakdown - Rufus Thomas
11. Do the Funky Chicken - Rufus Thomas
12. Do the Funky Penguin - Rufus Thomas
13. I Don't Know What This World Is Coming To
14. Hearsay
15. Theme from Shaft

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000SNUNY2/?tag=imwan-20

______________________________


Details for the Respect Yourself DVD can be found here:

http://www.imwan.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=18040

I got this today at 'Rama. While it includes a bunch of previously-unreleased material, it also deletes some tracks that appeared on the original LP and its sequel, Wattstax, Vol. 2. The various additions and subtractions are detailed on one convoluted page of the liner notes.

That's a little disappointing. Not so much that it will put me off buying it, mind you, but disappointing.