Born Under a Bad Sign [Stax] (CD - 1967)

Booker T. & The MG's: Booker T. Jones (piano); Steve Cropper (guitar); Donald "Duck" Dunn (bass); Al Jackson, Jr. (drums).

The Memphis Horns: Wayne Jackson, Andrew Love (horns).

Recorded at Stax Recording Studio, Memphis, Tennessee between March 1966 and June 1967.

Personnel: Albert King (vocals, guitar); Steve Cropper (guitar); Joe Arnold, Andrew Love, The Memphis Horns, Wayne Jackson (horns); Isaac Hayes, Booker T. Jones (piano); Al Jackson, Jr. (drums).

Audio Remasterer: George Horn.

Liner Note Authors: Deanie Parker; Michael Point.

Recording information: Stax Recording Studio, Memphis, TN (03/03/1966-06/09/1967).

Photographer: Jim Marshall .

The giant left-handed guitarist was no stranger to the recording studio by 1966, but Albert King had still to make his mark with the record-buying public. When he linked up with the cream of Stax's Memphis musicians, including Booker T. And The MGs and the Memphis Horns, that connection was made. "Laundromat Blues", "Oh, Pretty Woman" and "Crosscut Saw" set the scene for "Born Under A Bad Sign" and "The Hunter", which quickly found their way into the repertoires of Cream and Free. The convolutions of his guitar style were perfectly complemented by the trademark Stax funk rhythms. The team went on to make many more singles and albums, none of which could surpass the achievements of their first meeting. minimize