Green Onions: Deluxe 60th Anniversary Edition Translucent Green Vinyl LP
One of the most popular instrumental songs ever, âGreen Onionsâ started out as a band jam at a demo recording session for rockânâroll singer Billy Lee Riley with the famed Stax Records house band. Stax label head Jim Stewart liked what he heard and recorded what would become the basis for the bandâs debut album. Christened Booker T. & The M.G.s, they released âGreen Onionsâ with original members Booker T. Jones (organ, piano), Steve Cropper (guitar), Lewie Steinberg (bass), 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.
The deluxe 60th Anniversary Edition of âGreen Onionsâ releases as a 1LP 180g vinyl in a green translucent colorway similar in hue to the vegetable it celebrates plus a 4-page insert, including band photos, Stax Records ephemera and David Ritzâs new liner notes.
One of the most popular instrumental songs ever, âGreen Onionsâ started out as a band jam at a demo recording session for rockânâroll singer Billy Lee Riley with the famed Stax Records house band. Stax label head Jim Stewart liked what he heard and recorded what would become the basis for the bandâs debut album. Christened Booker T. & The M.G.s, they released âGreen Onionsâ with original members Booker T. Jones (organ, piano), Steve Cropper (guitar), Lewie Steinberg (bass), 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.
The deluxe 60th Anniversary Edition of âGreen Onionsâ releases as a 1LP 180g vinyl in a green translucent colorway similar in hue to the vegetable it celebrates plus a 4-page insert, including band photos, Stax Records ephemera and David Ritzâs new liner notes.
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One of the most popular instrumental songs ever, âGreen Onionsâ started out as a band jam at a demo recording session for rockânâroll singer Billy Lee Riley with the famed Stax Records house band. Stax label head Jim Stewart liked what he heard and recorded what would become the basis for the bandâs debut album. Christened Booker T. & The M.G.s, they released âGreen Onionsâ with original members Booker T. Jones (organ, piano), Steve Cropper (guitar), Lewie Steinberg (bass), 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.
The deluxe 60th Anniversary Edition of âGreen Onionsâ releases as a 1LP 180g vinyl in a green translucent colorway similar in hue to the vegetable it celebrates plus a 4-page insert, including band photos, Stax Records ephemera and David Ritzâs new liner notes.
