They say that the ‘summer of love’ came to crashing halt in 1968 – no place more so than in Memphis.

In the Summer of ’67, everything was coming up roses for Stax Records but as 1968 dawned, they lost their biggest star in a plane crash, they then lost their biggest remaining stars, their distribution deal was swept away from them and their entire catalog was stolen by shyster lawyers. Then, as a capper, Martin Luther King was shot virtually in their backyard. This easily could have been the end for Stax. Instead, it was just the end of a phase.

Featured tracks include;

1) I Thank You – Sam and Dave

2) Wrap It Up – Sam and Dave

3) Lovey Dovey – Otis and Carla

4) Big Bird – Eddie Floyd

5) Next Time – Johnnie Taylor

6) A Tribute to a King – William Bell

7) Every Man Oughta Have a Woman – William Bell

8) The Memphis Train – Rufus Thomas

9) What Will Later On Be Like – Jeanne & the Darlings

10) I Ain’t Particular – Johnnie Taylor

11) The Happy Song (Dum-Dum) – Otis Redding