The Best of Soul Train Vol. 8 – Time-Life 25398-X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 The Best of Soul Train Vol. 8 – Time-Life 25398-X

 

 

 

 

Time Life Music  2010 – 25398-X

 

 notes:

The Best of Soul Train Vol. 8 is the eighth DVD in Time-Life Music's 
The Best of Soul Train collection, catalog number 25398-X. Released 
in 2010, the compilation preserves performances and memorable
 moments from the influential American television program Soul Train,
 hosted by Don Cornelius. The series originally ran from 1971 to 1991 
and documented an extraordinary range of soul, rhythm & blues, 
funk and later disco and contemporary R&B performances.

For collectors and enthusiasts of Black American music history, 
the Time-Life collection provides an extensive archive of performances 
drawn from the original television broadcasts. Vol. 8 forms part of 
the nine-disc collection, alongside discs numbered 25391-X through 25399-X.

credits:

Line-up / Featured Artists
The Staple Singers
Freda Payne
Isaac Hayes
Martha & the Vandellas
Aretha Franklin
The Intruders
Johnny Nash
The O’Jays
Brighter Side of Darkness
Kool & the Gang
Carl Carlton
LaBelle
Marvin Gaye
Don Cornelius – host
Soul Train dancers

Soul Train Broadcast / Recording Dates

The dates below refer to the original Soul Train television episodes
 represented on the DVD, rather than the dates on which the songs 
were originally recorded in the studio:

October 23, 1971 — The Staple Singers, Freda Payne, Isaac Hayes
November 13, 1971 — Martha & the Vandellas, Aretha Franklin, The Intruders
January 27, 1973 — Johnny Nash, The O’Jays, Brighter Side of Darkness
January 12, 1974 — Kool & the Gang
December 7, 1974 — Carl Carlton, LaBelle
May 7, 1977 — Marvin Gaye

 

 Original Recording Studios

The studio listed below refers to the original music recording, 
where reliable documentation is available—not the television studio:

The Staple Singers – “Respect Yourself” — recorded in Memphis with the 
Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section; Barry Beckett, Roger Hawkins,
 Jimmy Johnson and David Hood were among the musicians.
Isaac Hayes – “Theme from Shaft” — Stax Recording Studios, Memphis, Tennessee.
Martha & the Vandellas – “Dancing in the Street” — Hitsville U.S.A., Detroit.
Aretha Franklin – “Rock Steady” — Criteria Studios, Miami, Florida.
The O’Jays – “Love Train” — Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Kool & the Gang – “Funky Stuff” / “Jungle Boogie” — Media Sound Studios, New York City.
Carl Carlton – “Everlasting Love” — Creative Workshop, Berry Hill, Tennessee.
LaBelle – “Lady Marmalade” — Sea-Saint Studios, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Marvin Gaye – “Got to Give It Up” — Marvin's Room, Los Angeles, California; recorded December 1976.

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