A star-studded soul, blues and comedy event at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in August 1972, along with related shows at Los Angeles Summit Club in September/October 1972, are available in unexpurgated form for the first time this month. Featuring, among others, Isaac Hayes, The Staple Singers, Rufus Thomas, Johnnie Taylor, Carla Thomas, The Bar-Kays, Kim Weston, Albert King, Eddie Floyd, Richard Pryor, Little Milton, The Emotions, The Dramatics, William Bell, Tommy Tate and The Ranee Allen Group, a 20-track best-of CD has one unissued cut, while other editions include the 20-track Wattstax: The Living Word and 31-track Wattstax 2 2LPs. The 77-track Wattstax: The Complete Concert 6CD and 10LP box sets have nine unissued cuts each, and the 130-track Super Deluxe 12CD adds shows at Los Angeles Summit Club in…
