mavis, my fave vocalist, how have i not heard this ? lovely mix...

Love this dope history funky killer ; so playlisted by Dj Ness here https://soundcloud.com/milton-john/the-stax-history-a-label-mix?in=ness-errahmani/sets/music-is-a-spiritual-thing-2

@wehkah: This is a really intelligently put together thoughtful mix. Great label.

From Satellite to Stax Records and From Country to Soul:

Jim Stewart initially founded a label called Satellite Records in 1957 - his sister Estelle Axton came on board the following year. As Satellite, the pair negotiated a distribution deal with Atlantic Records and had minor success with the Last Night by the Mar-Keys. After discovering that there was already a label with the name Satellite Records, Stewart and Axton renamed their label Stax Records.The name wasn't the only thing to change in the early days. Although the label was started as a country label, the changing face of Stewart's neighborhood sparked an interest in R&B music, and the label swapped genres. Stax Records' home base was an old theater in South Memphis, TN, which served as label business headquarters as well as recording studio and record shop (which was still run under the name Satellite Records). Until the mid 1970s, nearly all of the label's hits were recorded in this studio, with house band Booker T. and the MGs (who became stars in their own right). It is the converted theater itself that some credit for the signature Stax Records sound. The floors were sloped to allow for auditorium style seating, creating a unique acoustic environment for recording.

The Stax History (A Label Mix Documentary) - Chapter One

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Milton John has made a name in the Berlin underground scene for many years. Its scope ranges from soul and funk, rare grooves,disco, nufunk over to hip hop classics. Since 1995 he hangs up with various series of events including the Yaam, Lovelite, Cassiopeia, Kiki Blofeld, Lauschangriff, St. Georg, Gretchen,  Festsaal Kreuzberg on the Hoppetosse Boat, Gigs in Switzerland, Austria and so on and so forth. The list is long as the nights when the native berlin guy is at the turntables and brings the mass to boil. His mixes are available for free download a strong appeal to his audience which is growing steadily. Who has not yet had the pleasure to see him action should catch up on occasion. Worth it.


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