#Repost @heatherhayes ・・・ #Repost @staxrecords ・・・ @_IsaacHayes’ landmark album, ‘Hot Buttered Soul’. ・ Hot Buttered Soul set the precedent for how soul would evolve in the early ‘70s, simultaneously establishing Isaac Hayes as a major force within black music. ・ It stretched its songs far beyond the traditional three-to-four-minute industry norm, featured long instrumental stretches persona for soul with Hayes' tough yet sensual image. ・ Surprising many, the album features only four songs, where the infamous 18-minute "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" and its lengthy monologue which slowly eases you toward the climactic, almost-orchestral finale, a beautiful way to end one of soul's timeless, landmark albums, the album that transformed Hayes into a lifelong icon. ・ Stream the album via @Spotify, here: http://found.ee/IsaacHotButteredspotify-g ・ ・ ・ #IsaacHayes #SoulMan #BlackMoses #SpiritOfMemphis #HotButteredSoul #Shaft #ChocolateChip #BarKays #StaxFax #CoverMan #SoulSongwriter #JamMaster #SoulProducer #WhoSampled #Stax60 #ThisIsIsaacHayes #1969 #1960s #60s