$55.19
The Booker T and the MG's McLemore Avenue LP is a classic vinyl record released by Stax in 1970. Stated at 33 RPM, this gatefold album features soulful R&B music performed by the renowned artist. The record is graded as Very Good Plus (VG+), with a Very Good (VG) sleeve condition. Made of black vinyl material, this LP comes in a cardboard sleeve and is a must-have for any music collector or fan of the genre. With English lyrics and originating from the United States, this album showcases the talents of Booker T and the MG's in delivering a timeless musical experience.
| Artist | Booker T And The Mg’s |
|---|---|
| Speed | 33 RPM |
| Record Label | Stax |
| Release Title | Mclemore Avenue |
| Case Type | Cardboard Sleeve |
| Color | Black |
| Material | Vinyl |
| Inlay Condition | Very Good Plus (VG+) |
| Type | LP |
| Format | Record |
| Record Grading | Very Good Plus (VG+) |
| Language | English |
| Sleeve Grading | Very Good (VG) |
| Release Year | 1970 |
| Record Size | 12" |
| Features | Gatefold |
| Genre | R&B & Soul |
| Country of Origin | United States |
Booker T. & the M.G.'s were an American instrumental, R&B, and jazz band formed in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1962. The band helped shape the sound of Southern soul and Memphis soul. The original members of the group were Booker T. Jones (organ, piano), Steve Cropper (guitar), Lewie Steinberg (bass), and Al Jackson Jr. (drums). In the 1960s, as members of the Mar-Keys, the rotating slate of musicians that served as the house band of Stax Records, they played on hundreds of recordings by artists including Wilson Pickett, Otis Redding, Bill Withers, Sam & Dave, Carla Thomas, Rufus Thomas, Johnnie Taylor, and Albert King. They also released instrumental records under their own name, including the 1962 hit single "Green Onions". As originators of the unique Stax sound, the group was one of the most prolific, respected, and imitated of its era.
In 1965, Steinberg was replaced by Donald "Duck" Dunn, who played with the group until his death in 2012. Al Jackson Jr. was murdered in 1975, after which Dunn, Cropper, and Jones reunited on numerous occasions using various drummers, including Willie Hall, Anton Fig, Steve Jordan and Steve Potts.
The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992, the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, Tennessee, in 2008, the Memphis Music Hall of Fame in 2012, and the Blues Hall of Fame in 2019.
Having two white members (initially Cropper and Steinberg, later Cropper and Dunn) and two Black members (Jones and Jackson Jr.), Booker T. & the M.G.'s was one of the first racially integrated rock groups, at a time when soul music, and the Memphis music scene in particular, were generally considered the preserve of Black culture.
