Otis Redding News: Music Review: Otis Redding - Live in London and Paris

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Less than three months before his exultant appearance at the Monterey Pop Festival �" and just nine months prior to his tragic death �" Otis Redding toured Europe in the spring of 1967 as part of the Stax/Volt Revue, treating rapt audiences to his firebrand expressions of soul.

Headlining a roster that included Sam & Dave, Carla Thomas, and Eddie Floyd, Redding capped off each show with a select mix of originals and covers, summoning the grit and visceral grind of his Georgia roots. Two such performances, originally recorded and mixed by legendary engineer Tom Dowd, have been preserved in their...