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Track listing:
  1. My Inspiration Mad Lads 2:49
  2. Pain In My Heart Otis Redding 2:26
  3. Down Ta My House Rufus Thomas 2:28
  4. Jump Back Rufus Thomas 2:22
  5. You Got Me Hummin' Sam & Dave 2:53
  6. Fool In Love Veltones 2:00
  7. You're Taking Up Another Man's Place Mable John 2:56
  8. Sugar Sugar Mad Lads 2:32
  9. Chained And Bound Otis Redding 2:41
  10. Willy Nilly Rufus Thomas 2:39
  11. Love Sickness Sir Mack Rice 2:27
  12. Don't Have To Shop Around Mad Lads 2:56
  13. Sophisticated Sissy Rufus Thomas 2:46
  14. Any Other Way William Bell 2:32
  15. Share What You Got (But Keep What You Need) William Bell 2:53
  16. Crying All By Myself William Bell 2:42
  17. Marching Off To War William Bell 3:22
  18. Sack-O-Woe Mar-Keys 2:32
  19. My Prayer Otis Redding 3:12
  20. Can Your Monkey Do The Dog Rufus Thomas 2:29
  21. I Take What I Want Sam & Dave 2:34
  22. I Thank You Sam & Dave 2:48
  23. Bar B-q Wendy Rene 2:32
  24. These Arms Of Mine Otis Redding 2:34
  25. When You Move You Lose Rufus & Carla 2:50
  26. The Sidewalk Surf Mad Lads 2:21
  27. Last Night Mar-Keys 2:41
  28. Wrap It Up Sam & Dave 2:34
  29. (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay Otis Redding 2:42
  30. Respect Otis Redding 2:09
  31. I Didn't Believe Rufus & Friend 2:13
  32. Teardrop Sea Tonettes 2:32
  33. Don't Pass Your Judgement Memphis Nomads 2:08
  34. Make It Me Premiers 2:49
  35. I'm Going Home Prince Conley 2:53
  36. I Don't Want To Lose Your Love Mad Lads 2:23
  37. The Dog Rufus Thomas 2:37
  38. I Want A Girl Mad Lads 2:47
  39. Lovey Dovey Otis & Carla 2:37
  40. The World Is Round Rufus Thomas 2:29
  41. When Something Is Wrong With My Baby Sam & Dave 3:20
  42. Glory Of Love Otis Redding 2:42
  43. The Honey Dripper Van-Dells 2:07
  44. Morning After Mar-Keys 2:15
  45. That's How Strong My Love Is Otis Redding 2:23
  46. I Got A Sure Thing Ollie & The Nightingales 2:40
  47. I Told You So William Bell 2:32
  48. Who Will It Be Tomorrow William Bell 2:20
  49. Mr Pitiful Otis Redding 2:42
  50. Come To Me Otis Redding 2:49
  51. Blue Groove Sir Isaac & The Do-Dads 2:36
  52. Bo-Time Mar-Keys 2:46
  53. About Noon Mar-Keys 2:35
  54. Don't Leave Me This Way Otis Redding 2:59
  55. You Don't Know Like I Know Sam & Dave 2:42
  56. Everybody Loves A Winner William Bell 2:55
  57. Mini-Skirt Minnie Sir Mack Rice 2:36
  58. Burnt Biscuits Triumphs 2:01
  59. Eloise (Hang On In There) William Bell 2:46
  60. Grab This Thing (Part 1) Mar-Keys 2:36
  61. Said I Wasn't Gonna Tell Nobody Sam and Dave 2:38
  62. A Tribute To A King William Bell 2:56
  63. Knock On Wood Otis & Carla 2:53
  64. Just As I Thought William Bell 3:03
  65. Somebody Stole My Dog Rufus Thomas 2:42
  66. Got You On My Mind The Admirals 2:37
  67. Foxy Mar-Keys 2:18
  68. Every Man Oughta Have A Woman William Bell 2:46
  69. Never Like This Before William Bell 3:03
  70. Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song) Otis Redding 2:44
  71. I Love You More Than Words Can Say Otis Redding 2:57
  72. I Can't Turn You Loose Otis Redding 2:49
  73. You Don't Miss Your Water William Bell 3:03
  74. The Memphis Train Rufus Thomas 2:35
  75. Don't Be Afraid Of Love Oscar Mack 2:33
  76. Just One More Day Otis Redding 3:32
  77. Patch My Heart Mad Lads 2:33
  78. Formula Of Love William Bell 2:09
  79. That's Really Some Good Rufus & Carla 1:58
  80. If I Ever Needed Love (I Sure Do Need It Now) Ruby Johnson 2:25
  81. Goofin' Off Macy Skipper 3:03
  82. Banana Juice Mar-keys 2:25
  83. I Think I Made A Boo Boo Rufus Thomas 2:23
  84. I Want Someone Mad Lads 2:44
  85. Night Time Is The Right Time Rufus & Carla 2:41
  86. Sister's Got A Boyfriend Rufus Thomas 2:45
  87. Soul Man Sam & Dave 2:41
  88. Security Otis Redding 2:39
  89. Little Sally Walker Rufus Thomas 2:29
  90. Tramp Otis & Carla 3:04
  91. Come To Me My Darling Ruby Johnson 2:55
  92. Birds & Bees Rufus & Carla 2:27
  93. When My Love Comes Down Ruby Johnson 2:48
  94. Philly Dog Mar-Keys 2:17
  95. Sunday Jealous Nick Charles 3:00
  96. Dream Girl Oscar Mack 3:03
  97. Somebody Mentioned Your Name William Bell 3:06
  98. A Place Nobody Can Find Sam & Dave 2:58
  99. Goodnight Baby Sam & Dave 2:48
  100. Try A Little Tenderness Otis Redding 3:21
  101. That's What My Heart Needs Otis Redding 2:43
  102. Shake Otis Redding 2:35
  103. Satisfaction Otis Redding 2:47
  104. No Tears Tonettes 2:36
  105. Pop-Eye Stroll Mar-Keys 2:47
  106. I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now) Otis Redding 2:57
  107. Soothe Me Sam & Dave 3:02
  108. I'll Run Your Hurt Away Ruby Johnson 3:11
  109. Whatever Hurts You Mad Lads 3:04
  110. The Three Dogwoods Nick Charles 2:30
  111. I Can't Stand Up Sam & Dave 2:44
  112. The Happy Song (Dum Dum) Otis Redding 2:45
  113. I'm Depending On You Otis Redding 2:32
  114. After Laughter (Comes Tears) Wendy Rene 3:03
  115. Walking The Dog Rufus Thomas 2:36
  116. Every Day Will Be Like A Holiday William Bell 2:40
  117. Whot's Happenin'! Mar-Keys 2:32
  118. Hold On I'm Comin' Sam & Dave 2:38
  119. Bush Bash Mar-Keys 2:34
  120. Give You What I Got Wendy Rene 2:51
  121. I'll Show You William Bell 2:53
  122. Can't Ever Let You Go Rufus Thomas 2:39

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.