24-bit remastered reissue of 1991 compilation of previously unissued Stax recordings.
Issued in a card case with an inlaid CD Tray and an 8 page booklet with notes from the 1991 release by Peter Gibbon and Rob Bowman
Distributors:
Germany, Austria, Switzerland & Benelux - ZYX Music GmbH & Co. KG
UK - Ace Records Ltd.
France - Warner Jazz France
Spain - Nuevos Medios, S.A.
Italy - Warner Strategic Marketing Italy
Scandinavia - Amigo
Australia - Festival
Portugal - Dargil
Although Festival is shown on the back, I'm having trouble confirming an Australian release for this. The only version listed in Platterlog is the linked UK version, distributed by one of the import distributors, and there are slim pickings on the Internet Archive, with the archived Festival Mushroom site for June 2004 still showing the Fantasy and Stax rosters, though not this album (only MEMPHIS QUEEN, Rufus' DO THE FUNKY CHICKEN, and their joint CHRONICLE in this series are shown), and the labels have disappeared completely from the next archived page in June 2005, Fantasy having been taken over by Concord and distribution switched to Universal. So, inconclusive at the moment, but tending towards not released here.
I almost came a cropper when entering the songwriter details for this due to the bizarre way that the credits are formatted in the booklet (see image #1022388). Fortunately I had a clear head ... if I'd been in a bit of a haze I'm sure I would have made stacks of errors!!