Green Onions - 60th Anniversary Translucent Green Heavyweight Vinyl
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One of the most popular instrumental songs ever, ldquoGreen Onionsrdquo started out as a band jam at a demo recording session for rockrsquonrsquoroll singer Billy Lee Riley with the famed Stax Records housenbspband. Stax label head Jim Stewart liked what he heard and recorded what would become the basisnbspfor the bandrsquos debut album. Christened Booker T. amp The M.G.s, they released ldquoGreen Onionsrdquo with original members Booker T. Jones organ, piano, Steve Cropper guitar, Lewie Steinberg bass,nbspand 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.nbspThe deluxe 60th Anniversary Edition of ldquoGreen Onionsrdquo releases as a 1LP 180g vinyl in a green translucent colorway similar in hue to the vegetable it celebratesnbspplus a 4page insert, includingnbspband photos, Stax Records ephemera and David Ritzrsquos new liner notes. This Edition also releases as a 1CD deluxe softpack.
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