Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

0603497837571

Colour

Green

Colour details

Translucent Green

Discogs ID

[r26207411]

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

180 Gram Vinyl.

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2023-02-24

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Warner Music Group

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

Total Cap

1 / Green / LP

0603497837595

1 / CD

Artist

Booker T and The Mg's

Genre GB

Funk / Soul

Label GB

Rhino

Rhino Records, also known as Rhino, is a renowned music label that was established in 1973 by Richard Foos. Starting as a record store in Westwood California, Rhino quickly gained recognition with its first successful release "Go To Rhino Records" by Wild Man Fischer in 1975. The label's early logo featured "Rocky the Rhino" and focused on novelty, surf, local new wave bands, and reissues of out-of-print records from other labels.

Under the guidance of Bill Inglot for production, Ken Perry for mastering, and A&R team Gary Stewart and James Austin, Rhino expanded its catalog to include a wide range of reissues by the mid-1980s. The label underwent a logo redesign during this time period to simply "Rhino". In 1984, Rhino released its first CD and became known for manufacturing high-quality CDs made by Sanyo (1984-85) and various manufacturers from Japan or Switzerland thereafter.

In 1985, Rhino entered into a distribution deal with Capitol Records which lasted until 1992. This partnership allowed access to Capitol's back catalog and led to the release of reissues of old Capitol albums. Additionally, EMI and Rhino acquired the Roulette family of labels in 1989. As their deal with Capitol came to an end in 1992, Time-Warner offered an opportunity for growth. Half of the label was sold to Time-Warner

As the house band for Memphis-based Stax 
Records, Booker T and the MGs appeared on hundreds of recordings and can
 lay claim to be the greatest backing band in the history of soul. In 
1962 they released their debut LP after the surprise success of the 
single Green Onions, a tune knocked up during a casual session in
 the studio. Note that the MGs bass player on these tracks was Lewis 
Steinberg - it was a couple of years before he was replaced by Duck 
Dunn, whose distinctive bass lines became an integral part of the Stax 
sound.

One of the most popular instrumental songs ever, “Green Onions” started out as a band jam at a demo recording session for rock’n’roll singer Billy Lee Riley with the famed Stax Records house&nbsp;band. Stax label head Jim Stewart liked what he heard and recorded what would become the basis&nbsp;for the band’s debut album. Christened Booker T. and The M.G.s, they released “Green Onions” with original members Booker T. Jones (organ, piano), Steve Cropper (guitar), Lewie Steinberg (bass),&nbsp;and Al Jackson Jr. (drums) in October 1962. The title track became a worldwide hit, covered by dozens of artists including the Blues Brothers, the Ventures, the Shadows, Deep Purple, Mongo Santamaria and Count Basie.

LP - The deluxe 60th Anniversary Edition of Green Onions release is a 180 Gram Vinyl in a green translucent colourway similar in hue to the vegetable it celebrates&nbsp;plus a 4-page insert, including&nbsp;band photos, Stax Records ephemera and David Ritz’s new liner notes.

Green Onions - 60th Anniversary

Music GB