Sweaty Soul From The Archives

One of the things the Soul men of yesteryear had in common were their live shows. Mention the names Jackie Wilson, Sam Cooke, James Brown, Wilson Pickett, Sam & Dave and Otis Redding and those that were there can give you great stories of how these and other soul men ruled the stage. It was the golden era for Soul.
Stax has done a great service by issuing Otis Redding's Live In London and Paris, stuff that was mostly released but never like this. Two show back to back. The London is shorter by 3 songs, but both were tight and hard and funky and well, Soulful. "Day Tripper" and "Satisfaction" are still revelatory. Redding was a workhorse on stage. His legendary Monterey Pop performance was a few months away when these were done in 1967, but Redding already had his stuff ready. You can OD on these type of archival releases. But I'd take those pills any day.