Otis Redding – Live at the Whiskey A Go Go: The Complete Recordings (2016) [Qobuz FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

Otis Redding – Live at the Whiskey A Go Go: The Complete Recordings (2016)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96kHz | Time – 04:47:27 minutes | 6,14 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download – Source: Qobuz | Booklet, Front Cover | © Stax Records / Concord Music
Recorded live April 8-10, 1966 at Whisky A Go Go, Sunset Strip, West Hollywood, LA

Stax Records, an imprint of Concord Bicycle Music, is pleased to announce the release of Otis Redding – Live At The Whisky A Go Go: The Complete Recordings. In chronological order, this six-CD collection presents the entirety of Redding’s historic performances over three nights at the famed Sunset Strip venue. The seven sets, recorded Friday, April 8th – Sunday, April 10th, 1966, feature the singer’s popular songs of the time, including “Respect,” “I’ve Been Loving You Too Long” and his cover of The Rolling Stones’ “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction.” Several of these recordings-all remixed and remastered from the original 4-track analog tapes-will be made available for the very first time on October 21. In fact, this collection will be the first to offer fans the chance to relive all of the sets in their entirety-including between-song banter by Redding-exactly as they were performed. Rounding out the package is a poster, plus new liner notes from Los Angeles-based journalist Lynell George and box set co-producer Bill Bentley.

Today (8/5), Rollingstone.com debuted an unreleased live version from the Whisky shows of Otis’ 1965 hit “Mr. Pitiful,“ calling it “electrifying,” “heartfelt” and “passionate.” Click here to check out the premiere. The excerpt includes lively stage banter, where Otis implores the Los Angeles crowd to “Holler as loud as you want, stomp as hard as you want to…Just take your shoes off…Get soulful…”

By the spring of 1966, 24-year-old Otis Redding was a bona-fide star on the R&B and soul radio waves. The singer was enjoying the critical and commercial success of his third studio album, Otis Blue, and was watching his singles cross over to the (typically very white) pop charts. Redding had yet to be fully embraced by a white audience, and this weekend-long gig in Hollywood-booked at a venue known more for hosting hippies, and launching bands like The Doors, The Byrds and Buffalo Springfield-was a shrewd move to introduce Redding to a new market. In fact, Redding would be the first major soul act to perform on the Whisky’s stage. In her liner notes, Lynell George adds context: “The Strip, like much of 1960s Los Angeles, had invisible but tough to permeate dividing lines…Redding began to see this three-night run as just the right spark to help him jump over all those many lines-from star to superstar, from R&B/soul to pop, from all-black rooms to arenas…” In the end, these Whisky sets (with Otis’ nine-piece band) did prove to be an important step in Redding’s career, and introduced him to the emerging counter-culture of the 60s. Of the Whisky shows, The Doors’ guitarist Robby Krieger said, “I remember standing right in front of the stage for the whole show. I never heard of Otis Redding before and I was amazed at the energy that he created on the stage.” A year later, Otis would be the star act at the Monterey Pop Festival, sharing a lineup that included Jimi Hendrix and The Who. Tragically, just as his career was reaching its peak, Redding’s life would be cut short in a plane crash, in December 1967.
Redding has been inducted into the Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame, Georgia Music Hall of Fame and Songwriters Hall of Fame. He has been honored with a U.S. Postage stamp and won a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Rolling Stone named him the eighth greatest singer of all-time and U.K.’s Q magazine ranked him at number four.

In his liner notes, Bill Bentley recalls, “Redding’s music had a power and urgency that grabbed you by the throat…There wasn’t any other singer like him then, and those of us who had discovered his music knew we were listening to the very essence of what soul music really was.” Bentley wasn’t alone. The Los Angeles Times’ music critic, Pete Johnson, covered one of Redding’s sets that weekend, calling the performance, “The most exciting thing the rock-worn room had ever harbored.” Redding’s legacy is well known – his brief but iconic discography speaks for itself; but these particular recordings will allow fans to step back in time, and experience a pivotal moment in the rise of a star.

Tracklist:

Friday, April 8, 1966
Set 1
1 Introduction 00:33
2 I Can’t Turn You Loose 04:43
3 Pain In My Heart 03:24
4 Good To Me 04:09
5 Just One More Day 06:04
6 Mr. Pitiful 02:06
7 (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction 05:28
Set 2
8 I’m Depending On You 03:00
9 I’ve Been Loving You Too Long 06:23
10 Good To Me 04:09
11 Security 03:06
12 Respect 02:10

Friday, April 8, 1966
Set 2 (cont.)
13 Just One More Day 06:26
14 (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction 07:08
15 Any Ole Way 05:10
16 These Arms Of Mine 03:58
17 I Can’t Turn You Loose 05:19
18 Pain In My Heart 02:49
19 Good To Me 04:01
20 (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction 08:31

Saturday, April 9, 1966
Set 1
21 Introduction 00:41
22 Mr. Pitiful 03:40
23 Good To Me 03:56
24 Respect 02:14
25 Just One More Day 05:56
26 I Can’t Turn You Loose 06:12
27 Ole Man Trouble 02:52
28 (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction 08:33
Set 2
29 Introduction 01:12
30 (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction 09:15
31 Any Ole Way 04:44
32 I’ve Been Loving You Too Long 06:29
33 I’m Depending On You 03:05
34 I Can’t Turn You Loose 06:03
Set 3
35 Introduction 00:28
36 Security 02:40
37 Just One More Day 05:19
38 These Arms Of Mine 03:12
39 (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction 06:44
40 I Can’t Turn You Loose 06:20
41 Chained And Bound 04:53

Sunday, April 10, 1966
Set 1
42 Respect 02:36
43 Introduction 00:58
44 I’m Depending On You 03:50
45 I Can’t Turn You Loose 06:19
46 (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction 06:08
47 Chained And Bound 07:31
48 Just One More Day 04:33
49 Any Ole Way 03:59
50 I’ve Been Loving You Too Long 03:55
51 (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction 06:01
52 Introduction 00:44
Set 2
53 Destiny 02:55
54 Security 02:57
55 Good To Me 03:35
56 Respect 02:13
57 Chained And Bound 06:56
58 Mr. Pitiful 02:18
59 (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction 06:28
60 Ole Man Trouble 02:40
61 I Can’t Turn You Loose 04:50
62 A Hard Day’s Night 04:33
63 These Arms Of Mine 04:15
64 Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag 10:08
65 (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction 04:00

Personnel:
Bass – Ralph Stewart
Drums – Elbert Woodson
Guitar – James Young
Saxophone – Robert Holloway, Robert Pittman, Donald Henry
Trombone – Clarence Johnson Jr.
Trumpet – John Farris, Sammy Coleman
Vocals – Otis Redding

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