Do the Pop-Eye With The Mar-Keys

by The Mar-Keys

Do the Pop-Eye With The Mar-Keys cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1962
  • Label: Stax
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 28:45
  • Community rating: 3.15/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Capitalizing on the 'Popeye' dance craze that briefly rivaled the Twist, The Mar-Keys delivered this punchy, entirely instrumental rhythm and blues set. As the house band for the legendary Stax label, the group laid down tight, brass-heavy grooves that heavily informed the development of Southern soul. The record provides a fascinating glimpse into the working mechanics of the Memphis studio system before they fully transitioned into Booker T. & the M.G.'s.

Genres

Descriptors: instrumental

Tracklist

  1. Pop-Eye Stroll (2:43)
  2. Wimp-Burger (2:31)
  3. Straight from the Can (2:02)
  4. Cause I Love You (2:37)
  5. Squint Eye (2:01)
  6. Pop-Eye Rider (2:24)
  7. It's Gonna Work out Fine (2:34)
  8. Sit Still (2:09)
  9. Too Pooped to Pop-Eye (2:32)
  10. Sweet-P Crawl (2:04)
  11. Muscles A-Comin' Home (2:20)
  12. Sailor Man Waltz (2:42)

Credits

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