STAX STAY IN SCHOOL DON'T BE A DROP OUT

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100% original first pressing
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Title: STAX STAY IN SCHOOL DONT BE A DROP OUT
Label : STAP A-11
Record Condition : RECORD: VG-minus with lite marks still has some gloss COVER  G+ wol on front & back also has been  tape repair and a water spot in back lower left corner

EXTRA INSIDE THE LP I FOUND REGENTS ADMISSION CARD AND TEST FROM A STUDENT AZTECS JOCOBS FROM JUNE 18 1968 JAMIN FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL

Proving the label's integrity and commitment to the welfare of its audience,
 the Memphis, TN-based Stax Records made a bold social statement with this long-player.
Stay in School, Don't Be a Dropout (1967) was not a commercial release and less than 10,000 copies
are known to exist in its original vinyl format.  Initially, the records were distributed to urban-based
soul radio stations and/or offered as giveaways and promotional premiums. From a historical perspective
and even at under half an hour, this is a fascinating listen for all lovers of classic R&B, with contents
split between songs and brief "stay in school" messages from top Stax talent: OTIS REDDING ("The Hucklebuck"),
 Carla Thomas ("I Want to Be Your Baby"), Eddie Floyd ("Holding on with Both Hands"), William Bell
("It's Happening All Over"), Sam & Dave ("My Reason for Living"), Booker T. & the MG's ("Soul Sanction"),
and the Mar-Keys' ("Plantation Inn"). Earnest collectors will note that both Redding's -- which is sung --
and Sam & Dave's "Announcement" have been issued as bonus filler on the respective Otis! (1994) and Sweat '
n' Soul (1993) anthologies. Of the remaining spoken tracks, the most interesting title is "Group Discussion."
 For roughly three minutes, Sam Moore, David Prater, Booker T. Jones, Al Bell, David Porter, and Mack Rice
 gather for a presumably unscripted "bull session" concerning the importance of staying enrolled and active
 in education. Another participant is Deanie Parker -- who at the time worked behind the scenes at Stax and
as of 2008 was the president and executive director of Stax's Soulsville museum. The album was only pressed
in monaural, meaning that the version of "Soul Sanction" included here is a rare mono edit, clocking in at
two and a half minutes as opposed to the more common stereo track which is a good 40 seconds longer.
 As referenced above, Stay in School, Don't Be a Dropout for its debut retail release nearly 40 years
after it became one of the most collectible LPs on the Stax label. ~ Lindsay Planer, Rovi

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