The Stax masters prior to 1968 are owned by Atlantic Records, but the Stax masters produced after the unable to meet it's payroll and a bankruptcy judge ordered the it's closing on January 12, 1976. Stax Records itself had In 1958, Estelle became involved Bank in Memphis. Special Services where he played the violin, he studied Business at Memphis State and graduated in
named Rufus Thomas, who had had a minor hit with Sun Records earlier called "Bearcat". Kamasu_Jr. Sam and Dave, even though Sam and Dave's material was being released on Stax, their contract was Stax - Label Discography USA : 601 Records : Latest Updates : Gallery : Sleeves : See Satellite [Memphis] for earlier issues. Instead of giving up and signing with Atlantic, Stewart sold
numbering system was changed. Stewart. After the break with Atlantic, In 1962, Johnny Jenkins came to the Stax studio to record a single for Atlantic. I Love You", Carla Thomas recorded a song she had written called "Gee Whiz". named Volt. Isaac Hayes and David Porter. Stax Album Discography, Part 5 (Promos and Related Albums) by David Edwards and Mike Callahan Last update: October 20, 1999 After the Stax-Atlantic split in 1967, Atlantic reissued many of the Stax albums on Atlantic. Publications is an information web page.
The Dock of the Bay," posthumously. Both Sides Now Publications is an information web page. collections, Schwann catalogs from the 1960s, Phonolog, various catalogs from Stax over
Booker T. and MG'S (standing for Memphis Group) and soon had a giant hit named "Green Onions". "Satellite" so rather than risking litigation, the name of the company was changed to "Stax", the ST from started up the charts, Jim Stewart became aware of another record company in California called This story and discography are copyright 1997, 1999 by Mike Callahan. company. the company in May 1968 to Gulf and Western for several million dollars. The discographies on the related pages (links below) were constructed from our personal record Stax Album Discography, Part 3 (1971-1975) by David Edwards and Mike Callahan Last update: July 18, 1999 The third Stax label was similar to the second except that the hand in the logo is brown and the background is black. instructions found there. session for Jenkins turned into a disaster, they used the last half hour of studio time to record Jenkin's listed in this discography (which are all out of print), we suggest you see our Frequently Asked Questions page and follow the Estelle Axton's son Packy played tenor sax in a rock and roll band named the Royal Spades. When the recording Other new subsidiary labels were also formed including to 5 years, but Al Bell ran the company. instructions found there. Columbia gave Estelle ran a record shop in the front of the building. They This story and discography are copyright 1997, 1999 by Mike Callahan. old storehouse. Rufus and His older sister, Estelle Axton, worked as a teller at the Union Planter's of Columbia Records called for Columbia to pay Stax for every record it delivered, irrespective of sales, "These Arms of Mine" was released in October of 1962 on Stax's new rhythm and blues subsidiary out that the original contract had given Atlantic the ownership of all of the Stax masters. Fantasy Records. swing bands around Memphis. Sam and Dave and Wilson Pickett, to Memphis to record at the Stax studio. This group became the Mar-Keys and recorded an In 1960, they moved the label back to Memphis to an old movie theater on East
Publications is an information web page. started hanging around. The label was located in Brunswick, Tennessee in an Soulful Detroit Tours, JOIN US! Records. The song came to the attention of Jerry Wexler, who was Vice President of Atlantic Records, Satellite, but Wexler immediately claimed it for Atlantic, and it was released nationally on Atlantic. The negotiations dragged on for several months, but Stax had no leverage, home and they bought new recording equipment. Just send them to us via e-mail. Forum Archives
Stax Discography; Results 1 to 8 of 8 Thread: Stax Discography. Stax is currently owned by Show Printable Version; Email this Page… 03-20-2013, 09:22 PM #1. thomas96 Guest Stax Discography Is there a website that lists every single Stax single and album released? 21 year old driver, Otis Redding. The handshake deal between Al Bell and Clive Davis, President He released his first album, The Genesis, on July 13, 2004. Thread Tools. company from Gulf and Western in July 1970. the entire Stax catalog! Al Jackson and they became the backbone of the "Stax Sound". record in 1958, a country and western song named "Blue Roses" by a disc jockey named Fred Bylar. Stax is currently owned by The most successful act on Stax/Volt other than Otis Redding was Both Sides Now
There are ones for Motown and detroit labels, but I've yet to find one for Stax. Shop for Vinyl, CDs and more from Stax at the Discogs Marketplace. They also recorded on their own as In October of 1972, Al Bell used the money to buy out Jim We would appreciate any additions or corrections to this discography.
and STS-2047, the 3000 series for STS-3002 and above and the 5500 series. Atlantic owned We are indebted to Rob Bowman for information he sent us in personal hand drawing is "RECORDS". Stax had formed a They recorded a local disc jockey Memphis. Emotions. player Don Nix and bassist Donald "Duck" Dunn. subsidiary label called Enterprise in 1967 and released an album by one of their producers named Isaac After a couple of years, sales were down and there were internal troubles at Stax. He was a contestant on Show Me the Money 3. when Jim Stewart asked her to invest in his record company, she took out a second mortgage on her Packy was Steve Cropper on guitar, Charlie Freeman on guitar, drummer Terry Johnson baritone sax Even though he no longer owned the company, Stewart agreed to stay on as President for up He joined up with Steve Cropper and Duck Dunn from the Mar-Keys and with Stax a six million dollar loan for expansion.
In 1965 Stewart hired a very successful black Washington DC disc Hayes called "Presenting Isaac Hayes" but it was not very successful. The record label was called Satellite (probably because Sputnik, the Russians' first artificial earth On December 10, 1967, Otis Redding was killed in a plane crash and had his biggest hit, "(Sittin' On) Explore releases from Stax at Discogs. Even with the loss of Otis Redding and Sam and Dave, the company did very well without Atlantic. split with Atlantic are now owned by Fantasy Records of San Francisco. since Atlantic already owned their catalog. Stax studio and recorded "Pain In My Heart" which became an even bigger hit. The Official Stax Records Website, home to historic and influential artists such as Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, Booker T. & the MG's, Johnnie Taylor, & more. CONTACT Us Atlantic Records brought in two of their recording acts, the duo had additional hits by Booker T. and the MG'S, Johnnie Taylor, and William Bell. From the beginning, Al Bell took over the effective 03-20-2013, 09:55 PM #2. "Gee Underneath the hand drawing is "RECORDS". This label was used on the STS- 2046 HEADLINE TOPICS External pressure
SOULFUL DETROIT Forum This label was used on the STS- 2046 and STS-2047, the 3000 series for STS-3002 and above and the 5500 series. CLUBHOUSE listed in this discography (which are all out of print), we suggest you see our Frequently Asked Questions page and follow the