Sam Moore and Dave Prater are soul legends, and very associated with the Stax label. But they didn't start working at Stax until the mid-sixties. Before that, they had released two singles on the Marlin label and were Roulette recording artists. In case you've yet to hear those recordings, here's your chance!
This little-known 1966 album is actually a key collection from the
career of this all-time great soul duo, as it collects the A and
B-sides of all six singles Sam & Dave cut for Roulette between 1962 and 1964. Some of these were produced by legendary producer
Steve Alaimo, and Sam Moore claimed that Jackie Wilson appears
uncredited as a backup singer, too. This is vintage Sam & Dave, with Dave Prater taking most of
the lead vocals (as opposed to the stuff on Stax). A very interesting reissue courtesy of Collectors Choice Music!
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