#Box Tops

[mudwerks]

(via Sweet Cream Ladies, Forward March - Box Tops (1969)

[lisamarie-vee]

[howardhawkshollywoodmusic]

3. The Letter by The Box Tops debuted Aug 67 and peaked at number one, scoring 1694 points.

The group formed in Memphis and had ten chart entries from this, their first, to 1970. Two made the top ten. Alex Chilton was only 16 when he recorded the lead vocal.

The Arbors' 1969 easy listening remake peaked at number 20 and Joe Cocker's live version peaked at number seven in 1970.

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[myimaginaryradio]

The Letter - Roger Daltrey - 2003

[longliverockback]

The Box Tops The Letter / Neon Rainbow 1967 Bell ————————————————— Tracks: 01. The Letter 02. She Knows How 03. Trains & Boats & Planes 04. Break My Mind 05. Whiter Shade of Pale 06. Everything I Am 07. Neon Rainbow 08. People Make the World 09. I’m Your Puppet 10. Happy Times 11. Gonna Find Somebody 12. I Pray for Rain —————————————————

Bill Cunningham 

Alex Chilton

John Evans

Danny Smythe

Gary Talley

* Long Live Rock Archive

[singeratlarge]

SUNDAY MATINEE MUSIC VIDEO: “Soul Deep” – A Salute to The Box Tops, Alex Chilton, & Memphis Bubblegum Soul https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0PeiKGpEsQ ...When I was 12 years old, this song would come on the radio and wrap me up in a safe and happy zone. The definitive version is by The Box Tops, whose classic line-up launched out of Memphis in 1967. Barely out of high school, they charted big with “The Letter” and “Cry Like a Baby.” Their sound has been called “bubblegum soul” as they mixed classic soul covers with psychedelic rock (covering “Whiter Shade of Pale”) and songs written by their producers Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham, and Chips Moman. “Soul Deep” was their last Top 10 hit in 1969 before they abruptly broke up due to constant ill-treatment from their managers (who then cranked out a fake Box Tops for a couple years). Vocalist Alex Chilton went on to become a music legend. He formed the influential power pop band Big Star, then embarked on a turbulent (sometimes tragic) solo career, occasionally performing Box Tops songs and oddball covers (like Brian Wilson’s “Solar System”), and producing The Cramps. The Box Tops did reunions over the years. Sadly, Alex died in 2010 but members of the original Box Tops band are carrying on.

“Soul Deep” was written by Wayne Carson Thompson, who also wrote “The Letter,” “Neon Rainbow,” and “Always on my Mind.” “Soul Deep” has been covered by Eddy Arnold (charted in 1970), Gary U.S. Bonds (charted in 1982), Canadian soulsters Robbie Lane & The Disciples (who did it first), Roberta Flack, and The Gin Blossoms…and now you have my version. 

#boxtops #alexchilton #bubblegumsoul #memphis #waynecarsonthompson #theletter #danpenn #spooneroldham #chipsmoman #bigstar #thecramps #johnnyjblair #singeratlarge #sanfrancisco

[isaywordz]

Frantically googling “how to use box tops as currency”

[antigerrymanderingspiderman]

yeah, sure you might think making it so box tops can be scanned is a good idea because it’s convenient and efficient, but did you ever think that it’s actually terrible because im nostalgic and these were part of my childhood

[ruporas]

… and it all came flowing to his brain, three years of his youth. (ID in alt)

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[lustwithoutlore]

Barbara: What did you get Dick for his birthday?

Jason: I got him a Glutemaster

Barbara: Really? Me too!

Stephanie: I also got him a Glutemaster.

Duke, gesturing to himself and Tim: Looks like we had the same idea.

Jason, sighing: Kill me. Please tell me you didn’t get Dick a Glutemaster as well.

Cass: I got him… a Glutemaster 🥰

Later-

Dick, surrounded by Glutemasters: THIS IS THE BEST BIRTHDAY EVER!!

[longliverockback]

The Box Tops The Letter b/w Happy Times 1967 Stateside —————————————————

* Long Live Rock Archive

[radiomax]

Monday 1/23/23 11am ET: Feature Artist - Box Tops

The Box Tops is an American rock band, formed in Memphis in 1967. They are best known for the hits “The Letter”, “Cry Like a Baby”, and “Soul Deep” and are considered a major blue-eyed soul group of the period. They performed a mixture of current soul music songs by artists such as James & Bobby Purify and Clifford Curry; pop tunes such as “A Whiter Shade of Pale” by Keith Reid, Gary Brooker, and…