Live at the Whisky a Go Go: The Complete Recordings
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| Live at the Whisky a Go Go: The Complete Recordings | |
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| Released | October 21, 2016 |
| Recorded | April 8–10, 1966 |
| Venue | Whisky a Go Go, Los Angeles |
| Genre | Soul music |
| Label | Stax |
Live at the Whisky a Go Go: The Complete Recordings is a live album by Otis Redding, recorded at the Whisky a Go Go in Los Angeles, California, in 1966. Encompassing shorter previous releases, this digitally remixed edition includes all of Redding's performances from his three-night engagement at the venue. The album won a Grammy Award for Best Album Notes.
The recordings were made from a series of seven performances that Redding played over three successive nights (April 8–10, 1966) at the Whisky a Go Go on Sunset Strip in Los Angeles.[1] He was backed by his ten-piece touring band, the Otis Redding Revue.[2] Earlier albums, including In Person at the Whisky a Go Go (1968) and Good to Me: Live at the Whisky a Go Go, Vol. 2 (1983), had featured selections from the shows, but the 2016 release comprehensively captures all seven performances in their entirety.[2]
Production and release
Original 4-track tapes of the shows were newly mixed by audio engineer Seth Presant.[3] The finished product was released through Redding's original Stax Records label (now a subsidiary of Concord Records) on October 21, 2016.[3] The 6-disc box set was also made available as a digital download, and excerpts were pressed on limited edition vinyl LPs.[3][4]