Otis Redding’s Live At The Whisky A Go Go box set announced

Otis Redding – Live At The Whisky A Go Go: The Complete Recordings is due on October 21 through Stax Records, an imprint of Concord Bicycle Music.

The comprehensive six-disc set collects in chronological order Redding’s seven sets recorded between Friday, April 8 – Sunday, April 10,1966.

His sets included “Respect” “I’ve Been Loving You Too Long” alongside his version of The Rolling Stones’ “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” and covers of The Beatles‘ “A Hard Day’s Night” and James Brown‘s “Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag”.

The box set features newly remixed and remastered recordings from the April 1966 concerts. Some of the performances had previously appeared on the 1968 album, In Person At The Whisky A Go Go, the new collection includes previously unreleased tracks and all of Redding’s between song banter.

You can pre-order the set by clicking here.

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