ben harper has teamed with renowned harmonica master charlie musselwhite to create *get up!*, a piercing song-cycle of struggle and heart, slated for release by stax records/concord music group on january 29th, 2013. recorded in los angeles and produced by harper, get up!, is his 12th studio album and first new recording since 2011s *give till its gone* (virgin).

offering a glimpse of hip hops roots, the soul of hip hop, volume i is a collection of classic stax records tracks from the 60s and 70s that have become sampling mainstays for some of the most prominent hip hop artists of the past two decades. this vinyl compilation is a testament to the enormous influence of the stax sound, energy and attitude on the entire hip hop generation.

repress of the 1969 classic!!!