Mavis Staples "Mavis Staples" (RSD Essential) 2026-07-31 The thirteen garage pop tunes

The thirteen garage pop tunes of Are You Serious harkens back to the Lookout

Produced and engineered by James over two multi-week sessions at Los Angeles

I really love that

which is reflected in the sound of the album

“War Eternal” marches defiantly against the mundane

Mavis Staples "Mavis Staples" (RSD Essential) 2026-07-31 The thirteen garage pop tunesMavis Staples' self titled debut solo album is released to celebrate the 55th anniversary of its original released in 1969. Part of the legendary Staple Singers, along with her father Roebuck Pops Staples and her siblings Cleotha, Pervis and Yvonne, this first solo outing was released on Stax Records subsidiary Volt and produced by Staxs Al Bell and Steve Cropper. Included are the single "You're Driving Me (To the Arms of a Stranger)" along with