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Track listing:
  1. Laundromat Blues Albert King 3:10
  2. Green Onions Booker T. & The MGs 2:57
  3. Stop! Look What You're Doin' Carla Thomas 2:35
  4. Behave Yourself Booker T. & The MGs 3:57
  5. 'Cause I Love You Carla & Rufus 2:48
  6. Gee Whiz It's Christmas Carla Thomas 2:48
  7. As Long As I've Got You Charmels 2:42
  8. In My Heart Barbara & The Browns 2:52
  9. Mo' Onions Booker T. & The MGs 2:36
  10. All I Want For Christmas Is You Carla Thomas 2:56
  11. Gee Whiz Carla Thomas 2:23
  12. Soul Girl Jeanne & The Darlings 2:32
  13. I'll Always Have Faith In You Carla Thomas 2:57
  14. I'll Bring It Home To You Carla Thomas 3:08
  15. Cold Feet Albert King 2:49
  16. Please Uncle Sam (Send Back My Man) Charmels 2:36
  17. You Make Me Feel So Good Chips 2:15
  18. Frog Stomp Floyd Newman 2:14
  19. Spunky Johnny Jenkins 2:21
  20. A Love Of My Own Carla Thomas 2:32
  21. Something Good (Is Going To Happen To You) Carla Thomas 2:36
  22. How Can You Mistreat The One You Love Jeanne & The Darlings 2:46
  23. You Won't Do Right Bobby Marchan 2:37
  24. Love Is Doggone Good Thing Eddie Floyd 2:28
  25. Raise Your Hand Eddie Floyd 2:30
  26. Your Good Thing (Is About To End) Mable John 2:59
  27. Can't Be Still Booker T. & The Mg's 1:59
  28. Groovin' Booker T. & The MG's 2:45
  29. Wondering (When My Love Is Coming Home) Drapels 2:18
  30. Ain't That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One) Johnnie Taylor 3:14
  31. I Got To Love Some Body's Baby Johnnie Taylor 2:56
  32. Slim Jenkins Place Booker T. & The MG's 2:32
  33. A Woman's Love Carla Thomas 2:53
  34. Each Step I Take Deanie Parker 1:12
  35. Jelly Bread Booker T. & The MGs 2:33
  36. (Mama, Mama) Wish Me Good Luck Carla Thomas 2:26
  37. Yank Me (Doodle) Baracudas 2:26
  38. Knock On Wood Eddie Floyd 3:07
  39. In The Twilight Zone Astors 2:45
  40. B-A-B-Y Carla Thomas 2:57
  41. Let Me Down Slow Bobby Wilson 2:12
  42. I'm A Big Girl Now Mable John 2:32
  43. The Life I Live Barbara Stephens 2:27
  44. Big Bird Eddie Floyd 3:04
  45. My Sweet Potato Booker T and the MGs 2:43
  46. Hip Hug-Her Booker T. & The MGs 2:27
  47. Wait You Dog Mable John 2:12
  48. Home Grown Booker T. & The MGs 3:17
  49. A Hard Day's Night Bar-Kays 2:44
  50. Don't Let Her Be Your Baby Del-Rays 2:36
  51. You Can't Get Away From It Johnnie Taylor 2:52
  52. Booker Loo Booker T and the MGs 2:29
  53. Oh, Pretty Baby Albert King 2:48
  54. Can't See You When I Want To David Porter 2:55
  55. My Imaginary Guy Deanie Parker & The Valadors 2:44
  56. I Don't Want You Anymore Eddie Jefferson 3:02
  57. Next Time Johnnie Taylor 2:36
  58. I Kinda Think He Does Carla Thomas 2:41
  59. When Tomorrow Comes Carla Thomas 2:33
  60. Restless Cobras 2:27
  61. Be My Lady Booker T. & The MGs 2:37
  62. My Lover Barbara & The Browns 2:23
  63. What A Fool I've Been Carla Thomas 2:17
  64. Comfort Me Carla Thomas 2:42
  65. The Spoiler Eddie Purrell 2:48
  66. I'm Glad To Do It C.L. Blast 3:07
  67. Big Party Barbara & The Browns 2:44
  68. Double Up C.L. Blast 2:03
  69. The Hawg, Part One Eddie Kirk 2:54
  70. How Do You Quit (Someone You Love) Carla Thomas 2:55
  71. Able Mable Mable John 2:43
  72. Biggest Fool In Town Gorgeous George 2:47
  73. You Can't Run Away From Your Heart Judy Clay 2:58
  74. I'll Gladly Take You Back Charmels 2:40
  75. That's My Guy Cheryl & Pam Johnson 2:09
  76. Same Time Same Place Mable John 2:57
  77. Wait A Minute Barbara Stephens 2:28
  78. Chinese Checkers Booker T. & The MGs 2:30
  79. What Will Later On Be Like Jeanne & The Darlings 2:51
  80. Daddy Didn't Tell Me Astors 2:37
  81. Hang Me Now Jeanne & The Darlings 2:21
  82. Soul Finger Bar-Kays 2:23
  83. What Can I Do Bobby Marchan 2:45
  84. Soul Power Derek Martin 2:56
  85. Closer To My Baby Dorothy Williams 2:30
  86. Give Everybody Some Bar-Kays 2:26
  87. I Had A Dream Johnnie Taylor 3:07
  88. Knucklehead Bar-Kays 2:26
  89. That's The Way It Is With Me Barbara Stephens 2:29
  90. Crosscut Saw Albert King 2:36
  91. On A Saturday Night Eddie Floyd 2:46
  92. I've Got No Time To Lose Carla Thomas 3:03
  93. Boot-leg Booker T. & The Mg's 2:07
  94. Bring Your Love Back To Me Linda Lyndell 2:10
  95. Born Under A Bad Sign Albert King 2:51
  96. Young Man Drapels 2:37
  97. Little Bluebird Johnnie Taylor 2:57
  98. Things Get Better Eddie Floyd 2:24
  99. Outrage Booker T. & The Mg's 2:39
  100. A Dime A Dozen Carla Thomas 2:55
  101. Don't Hit Me No More Mable John 2:52
  102. What Can It Be Astors 2:21
  103. Somebody's Sleeping In My Bed Johnnie Taylor 2:51
  104. Toe Hold Johnnie Taylor 2:41
  105. Soul Dressing Booker T. & The MGs 3:01
  106. Bango Billy & The King Bees 2:19
  107. Hot Dog Four Shells 2:09
  108. Jingle Bells Booker T and the MGs 2:39
  109. Them Bones Eddie Kirk 2:22
  110. Why Should I Suffer With The Blues Canes 2:55
  111. Winter Snow Booker T. & The MG's 3:27
  112. Can't Explain How It Happened Ivory Joe Hunter 2:46
  113. Candy Astors 3:03
  114. Don't Rock The Boat Eddie Floyd 2:06
  115. Let Me Good To You Carla Thomas 2:45
  116. (I Love) Lucy Albert King 2:56
  117. I Ain't Particualar Johnnie Taylor 2:30
  118. What'll I Do For Satisfaction Johnny Daye 3:00
  119. Just Across The Street Del-Rios 2:25
  120. Pick Up The Pieces Carla Thomas 2:52
  121. There's A Love Del-Rios 2:20
  122. Please Return To Me Fleets 2:37

Notes

At nine discs and 244 tracks, The Complete Stax-Volt Singles: 1959-1968 is far too exhaustive for casual fans, but that's not who the set is designed for — it's made for the collector. Featuring every A-side the label released during those nine years, as well as several B-sides, the set is a definitive portrait of gritty, deep Southern soul. Many of the genre's major names — Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Carla Thomas, Booker T & the MG's, William Bell, Rufus Thomas, the Bar-Kays, Albert King — plus many terrific one-shot wonders are showcased in terrific sound and augmented with an in-depth booklet. For any serious soul or rock collector, it's an essental set, since Stax-Volt was not only was a musically revolutionary label, their roster was deep with talent, which means much of the music on this collection is first-rate. But if you only want the hits, you'll be better off with a smaller collection, since too much of this set will sound too similar, and sorting through the nine discs will be a monumental task if you only want to hear Otis, Rufus, Carla and Sam & Dave.