The Mar-Keys - The Last Night! (1961)

Tracklist

01. Morning After (Single/LP Version)
02. Diana (LP Version)
03. Alright OK You Win
04. Sticks & Stones (LP Version)
05. Misty (LP Version)
06. Night Before (LP Version)
07. About Noon (Single/LP Version)
08. One Degree North (LP Version)
09. Sack O' Woe (Single/LP Version)
10. Hold It (LP Version)
11. Ebb Tide (LP Version)
12. Last Night (Single/LP Version)

The Last Night was a great early-'60s instrumental rock hit, and an important one in helping to establish the basic sound of Stax soul music. It's the linchpin of the Mar-Keys' first album, and despite the single's greatness, the LP is a mediocre, filler-filled effort that typifies the low standards of the full-length rock recording at the time. These are basic sax- and organ-driven soul-rock dance instrumentals, good for dancing to in the live shows the Mar-Keys were doing, but pretty boring one after another on record. Only a few of these are group originals; the rest of the cuts include covers of jazz tunes (Cannonball Adderley's Sack o' Woe), popular standards (Misty, Ebb Tide), classic R&B (Sticks and Stones), and even Paul Anka's Diana.

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