Craft Recordings has released an audiophile-friendly pressing of "Hot Buttered Soul," Isaac Hayes' genre-redefining 1969 soul album initially released via Stax Records. Though Hayes himself passed ...

Isaac Hayes ... The forty-five-minute album, consisting of just four extended psychedelic-orchestral tracks, changed not only the sound of soul but also its scale. Hayes, by presenting himself ...

He began writing songs, establishing a songwriting partnership with David Porter, and in the 1960s they wrote classic hits for ... His first album, "Presenting Isaac Hayes," was a poor seller ...

"So there's absolutely no doubt that Isaac ... hits for Sam and Dave such as Hold On, I'm Coming and Soul Man. This success led to a recording contract, and in 1969 he shot to fame with the release of ...