Wattstax 50th anniversary

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The 50th Anniversary Of Wattstax Benefit Concert Celebrated With New Releases
Stax Records and Craft Recordings have announced a series of releases paying homage to the iconic Wattstax Benefit Concert which took place at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on August 20, 1972.

Soul’d Out: The Complete Wattstax Collection is a 12-CD box set featuring the complete 1972 L.A. Memorial Coliseum concert plus recordings from the Summit Club, including 31 previously unreleased tracks across the collection. These recordings are housed in a folio with a 76-page, full-color book featuring an introduction by Wattstax creator Al Bell, and new essays by Rob Bowman and A. Scott Galloway.



https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/wattstax-benefit-concert-50th-anniversary/





Soul’d Out: The Complete Wattstax Collection (Official Trailer)

https://youtu.be/1CKJcytOX0o








Wattstax drew 100,000 people — this 1972 concert was about much more than music


https://www.npr.org/2023/03/02/1158876105/wattstax-drew-100-000-people-this-1972-concert-was-about-much-more-than-music

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50th Anniversary 12 CD Boxed Set, Soul’d Out: The Complete Wattstax Collection, Honors Legendary Festival And The Social Movement It Supported


https://audiophilereview.com/audiophile-music/50th-anniversary-12-cd-boxed-set-sould-out-the-complete-wattstax-collection-honors-legendary-festival-and-the-social-movement-it-supported/?