Wattstax - 1972 Festival & Film - Various Artists. 3-CD. (Stax - CDSXE2 079) Conceived as the black music answer to Woodstock, only without the mud! The 1972 festival continues to reverberate as one of the most earth shaking concerts ever. 112,00 people, an all star line up of the biggest names in soul / funk and Los Angeles Coliseum is the venue. Amazing performances from Isaac Hayes, Bar-Kays, Carla Thomas, Rufus Thomas, The Emotions, Staple Singers, Eddie Floyd. And a spiritual dimension is added with a host of gospel acts delivered by such luminaries Deborah Manning, Louise McCord, and Rance Allen Group. This glorious 3 CD set includes 3 hours of music, with almost a third being previously unreleased.

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