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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP DISTRIBUTION
EAN: 0888072703292
Format: Color, Compilation, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: Stax
Manufacturer: Stax
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Stax
Release Date: October 02, 2007
Running Time: 114 minutes
Sales Rank: 22602
Studio: Stax
Theatrical Release Date: October 02, 2007
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The Memphis-based Stax label enjoyed an incredible run of hits in its heyday. Artists such as Otis Redding Isaac Hayes Booker T. & the MGs and Mavis Staples were all signed to Stax and it seemed like the label couldn't put a foot wrong as its roster helped define the soul/R&B scene. But the label fell on dark days and personal disasters such as the death of Otis Redding have added a great tragedy to the Stax story. RESPECT YOURSELF is a documentary on the label which has been filmed to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Stax. The program was shot for PBS and features performances interviews and rare footage from the Stax vaults.Format: DVD AUDIO Genre: MUSIC DVD/CONCERTS Rating: NR UPC: 888072703292
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The rise and fall of Memphis-based Stax Records remains one of the more compelling sagas in American popular music history. Founded in 1957 as Satellite Records, renamed in 1961 by blending the surnames of brother-sister co-founders Jim Stewart and Estelle Axton, Stax was Motown's funky Deep South counterpart. From its loose atmosphere came giants, including Otis Redding, Rufus Thomas and daughter Carla, Booker T and the MGs, Eddie Floyd, Sam & Dave, Albert King, Isaac Hayes, and the Bar-Kays. Recording in a converted movie theater, the earthy results were often as stunning and transcendent as anything from the equally loose Sun Records across town or Motown itself. While celebrating Stax, its triumphs and the genius of its artists and musicians, the documentary doesn’t shy away from the label's woes, like unexamined fine print that gave Atlantic Records, who distributed Stax, the rights to classic Stax masters. While it resurged following its sale, through the successes of Isaac Hayes, the Shaft soundtrack and legendary Wattstax show, those triumphs were a prelude to the label's final, ugly collapse. The redemption comes by detailing Stax's legacy into the 21st century. The DVD extra consists of rehearsal footage from the rehearsals for a Stax reunion show. --Rich Kienzle
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The story of Stax Records is a story of dizzying success and gut-wrenching heartbreak; of great good fortune and the vicissitudes of fate. In short, the label's history is much like the best soul music: It can make you dance with joy one moment, and sob achingly in a way Frank Sinatra's "Only The Lonely" ballads could only aspire to without actually attaining.
"Respect Yourself: The Story of Stax Records" documents the astonishing musicians who came together to create some of the greatest ... Read More
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Anyone who is a fan of Stax music should own this DVD. Excellent insight of the trials and tribulations of the label that produced so many great artists, such as Booker T and the MG's, the Staples Singers, Otis Redding and Isaac Hayes, just to name a few.
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This excellent documentary on the classic Stax Records label emerges as a fascinating social and cultural overview. From Booker T. and the MGs to the Staple Singers, the Stax icons are seen in all their glory. Filmmakers Robert Gordon and Morgan Neville have done a remarkable job chronicling the soulful triumphs and brutal realities of the Memphis hit factory. "Respect Yourself" packs a dynamic musical punch.
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Best yet documentary on Soul Powerhouse STAX Records. Includes rare video footage of late 60's and eary 70's. A must buy for the Soul and R & B fans.
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This DVD was very good. A must for anyone that was a fan of the Stax Records Sound. The history of Stax Records and the entertainers that recorded there is worth the purchase of the DVD. Another part of music history that must be kept alive. Very well put together.
Bev
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