Booker T. & The M.G.s / Green Onions (US, mono, Stax, 701) <October 1962>

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Booker T. & The M.G.s / Green Onions (US, mono, Stax, 701) <October 1962>
(Side 1) STX-11931-O
(Side 2) STX-11932-B

Booker T. Jones – Hammond M3 organ
Steve Cropper – guitar
Lewie Steinberg – upright bass, bass guitar
Al Jackson Jr. – drums

Recorded at June–August 1962 at Stax Recording Studio, Memphis

The tune "Green Onions" was originally issued in May 1962 on the Volt label (a subsidiary of Stax Records) as the B-side of "Behave Yourself" on Volt 102; it was quickly reissued as the A-side of Stax 127, and it also appeared on the album Green Onions that same year.[1] The organ sound of the song became a feature of the "Memphis soul sound".

"Green Onions" is the debut album by Booker T. & the M.G.'s, released on Stax Records in October 1962. It reached number 33 on the pop album chart in the month of its release. The title single had been a hit worldwide and was covered by dozens of artists, including the Blues Brothers and Roy Buchanan (both with Steve Cropper on guitars), as well as The Ventures, Al Kooper, The Shadows, Mongo Santamaría and Count Basie.

Three previous Stax LPs – two by the Mar-Keys, one by Carla Thomas – had been issued on Atlantic Records. Green Onions was the first album released on the Stax label. It was also Stax's first charting album, peaking at number 33 on the Billboard 200.The album features only instrumental songs and features Steve Cropper playing a Fender Telecaster.

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