Album
The Staple Swingers
1971 · Funk / Soul
Rare pressing on Gatefold
The Staple Swingers is a Soul & Funk album by The Staple Singers, originally released in 1971. On Gatefold: 20 pressings tracked.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1This Is A Perfect World4:20
- A2What's Your Thing4:21
- A3You've Got To Earn It3:28
- A4You're Gonna Make Me Cry5:04
- A5Little Boy3:25
- A6How Do You Move A Mountain2:34
Side B
- B1Almost4:16
- B2I'm A Lover3:43
- B3Love Is Plentiful2:30
- B4Heavy Makes You Happy (Sha-Na-Boom-Boom)2:58
- B5I Like The Things About You3:21
- B6Give A Hand - Take A Hand3:55
Sound DNA
- Soul & Funk
- Classic Soul
- warm
- earnest
- soulful
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Cover:
Unlaminated cover has yellow sticker disc:
"Includes the hit
HEAVY MAKES YOU HAPPY
(Sha-Na-Boom-Boom)
STS-2034"
Bottom right-hand corner has black Stax logo on red rectangle.
Back cover has black Stax logo as overprint.
Vinyl:
Yellow label, black text.
Stax logo in white rectangle, with "Stax" in red & "clicking fingers" in blue.
Radius text:
STAX RECORDS. 926 East McLemore, Memphis, Tenn.
Div. of Paramount Pictures Corp., A G+W Co.
Runouts have stamped and hand etched parts as follows:
- the matrix numbers (SS-0177, SS-0178) are stamped
- the rest is hand etched
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Cleotha StaplesVOCALS
- Mavis StaplesVOCALS
- Pervis StaplesVOCALS
- Roebuck StaplesVOCALS, GUITAR
- Terry ManningMELODICA, VIBRAPHONE, GUITAR, HARMONICA, HARP GUITAR GUITAR, HARMONICA
- The Memphis SymphonySTRINGS, HORNS
- Yvonne StaplesVOCALS
- Bar-KaysARRANGED BY ARRANGED BY , HORNS
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 20 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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