Atlantic Records discography
8000 "Popular" Series
Atlantic commenced releasing 12-inch LPs of popular music in 1956 with the 8000 Series collections of hit singles by their roster of established rhythm and blues artists.

Atlantic Records discography

Section Title: 8000 "Popular" Series
Table Section Text: Atlantic commenced releasing 12-inch LPs of popular music in 1956 with the 8000 Series collections of hit singles by their roster of established rhythm and blues artists.

Catalog	Artist	Album	Notes

8001	Various Artists	The Greatest Rock & Roll	Featuring LaVern Baker, Ruth Brown, Ray Charles, The Clovers, The Drifters, Ivory Joe Hunter, Clyde McPhatter, Joe Turner and Chuck Willis

8002	LaVern Baker	LaVern

8003	Clyde McPhatter and The Drifters	Clyde McPhatter and The Drifters	Rock & Roll Series

8004	Ruth Brown	Ruth Brown	Rock & Roll Series

8005	Joe Turner	Joe Turner	Rock & Roll Series

8006	Ray Charles	Ray Charles	Rock & Roll Series

8007	LaVern Baker	LaVern Baker	Rock & Roll Series

8008	Ivory Joe Hunter	Ivory Joe Hunter	Rock & Roll Series

8009	The Clovers	The Clovers

8010	Various Artists	Rock & Roll Forever	Featuring Joe Turner, LaVern Baker, The Clovers, Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters, Ray Charles, Ruth Brown and T-Bone Walker

8011	Ray Ventura and His Orchestra	Hi-Fi Sounds for Young Parisians

8012	Mac-Kac	Mac-Kac & His French Rock & Roll

8013	Various Artists	Dance the Rock & Roll	Featuring Willis Jackson, Chuck Calhoun, Tommy Ridgley, Arnett Cobb, Joe Morris, Frank Culley and Tiny Grimes

8014	Chris Connor	I Miss You So

8015	Ivory Joe Hunter	Ivory Joe Sings the Old and the New

8016	Cy Walter	Cy Walter Plays Gershwin Classics

8017	Betty Johnson	Betty Johnson

8018	Chuck Willis	The King of the Stroll

8019	Champion Jack Dupree	Blues from the Gutter

8020	T-Bone Walker	T-Bone Blues

8021	Various Artists	Rock & Roll Forever Vol II	Featuring Chuck Willis, Ray Charles, The Bobbettes, Joe Turner, LaVern Baker, Clyde McPhatter, Ruth Brown, Ivory Joe Hunter, The Clovers, The Drifters and The Jaye Sisters

8022	The Drifters	Rockin' & Driftin'

8023	Joe Turner	Rockin' the Blues

8024	Clyde McPhatter	Love Ballads

8025	Ray Charles	Yes Indeed!

8026	Ruth Brown	Miss Rhythm

8027	Betty Johnson	The Song You Heard When You Fell In Love

8028	Luiz Bonfá	¡Amor!: The Fabulous Guitar of Luiz Bonfa

8029	Ray Charles	What'd I Say

8030	LaVern Baker	Blues Ballads

8031	Clyde McPhatter	Clyde

8032	Chris Connor	Witchcraft

8033	Joe Turner	Big Joe is Here

8034	The Clovers	The Clovers' Dance Party

8035	Mickey Baker	The Wildest Guitar

8036	LaVern Baker	Precious Memories: LaVern Baker Sings Gospel

8037	Various Artists	The Rocking 50s	Featuring LaVern Baker, The Bobettes, Ruth Brown, Ray Charles, The Clovers, The Drifters, Ivory Joe Hunter, Clyde McPhatter, Joe Turner and Chuck Willis

8038	Lonnie Donegan	Skiffle Folk Music

8039	Ray Charles	Ray Charles in Person

8040	Chris Connor	Chris in Person

8041	The Drifters	The Drifters' Greatest Hits

8042	The Tarriers	Tell the World About This

8043	The Zeniths	Makin' the Scene

8044	Raymond Lefèvre and His Continental Dance Orchestra	Romantica

8045	Champion Jack Dupree	Natural & Soulful Blues

8046	Chris Connor	A Portrait of Chris

8047	The Leiber-Stoller Big Band	Yakety Yak

8048	Diahann Carroll	Fun Life

8049	Chris Connor and Maynard Ferguson	Double Exposure

8050	LaVern Baker	Saved

8051	Will Holt and Dolly Jonah	On the Brink

8052	Ray Charles	The Genius Sings the Blues

8053	Robert Clary	Robert Clary Lives It Up at the Playboy Club

8054	Ray Charles	Do the Twist! with Ray Charles

8055	The Mar-Keys	Last Night!

8056	Champion Jack Dupree	Champion of the Blues

8057	Carla Thomas	Gee Whiz

8058	Various Artists	The Greatest Twist Hits	Featuring LaVern Baker, The Bobettes, Solomon Burke, Ray Charles, The Clovers, King Coleman, King Curtis, The Mar-Keys, Clyde McPhatter, Tommy Ridgley, Lloyd Sims, The Top Notes, Tee Tucker and Big Joe Turner

8059	The Drifters	Save the Last Dance for Me

8060	Carl Holmes & His Commanders	Twist Party at the Roundtable

8061	Chris Connor	Free Spirits

8062:	The Mar-Keys	Do the Pop-Eye with the Mar-Keys

8063	Ray Charles	The Ray Charles Story Volume One

8064	Ray Charles	The Ray Charles Story Volume Two

8065	Various Artists	The Solid Gold Groups

8066	Mel Tormé	Mel Tormé at the Red Hill

8067	Solomon Burke	Solomon Burke's Greatest Hits

8068	Various Artists	Hound Dog's Old Gold

8069	Mel Tormé	Comin' Home Baby!

8070	João Gilberto	The Boss of the Bossa Nova	US release of João Gilberto (Odeon, 1961)

8071	LaVern Baker	See See Rider

8072	Shel Silverstein	Inside Folk Songs

8073	The Drifters	Up on the Roof: The Best of the Drifters

8074	Martin Adam Wilson	He's In Charge Here!

8075	Nancy Harrow	You Never Know

8076	João Gilberto	The Warm World of Joao Gilberto	US release of Chega de Saudade (Odeon, 1959)

8077	Clyde McPhatter	The Best of Clyde McPhatter

8078	LaVern Baker	The Best of LaVern Baker

8079	Chuck Willis	I Remember Chuck Willis

8080	Ruth Brown	The Best of Ruth Brown

8081	Joe Turner	The Best of Joe Turner

8082	Chris Connor	The Best of Chris Connor

8083	Ray Charles	The Ray Charles Story Vol. 3

8084	The Shadows	Out of the Shadows	US release of UK LP (Columbia, 1962)

8085	Solomon Burke	If You Need Me

8086	Barbara Lewis	Hello Stranger

8087	The New World Singers	The New World Singers

8088	Doris Troy	Doris Troy Sings Just One Look

8089	The Shadows	Surfin' with the Shadows

8090	Barbara Lewis	Snap Your Fingers	Subtitled Barbara Lewis Sings the Great Soul Tunes

8091	Mel Tormé	Mel Tormé Sings Sunday in New York

8092	Anamari	Anamari

8093	The Drifters	Our Biggest Hits	Discontinued after a very short time in favor of 8099

8094	Ray Charles	The Ray Charles Story Volume 4

8095	General Douglas MacArthur	The Complete Life of General Douglas MacArthur Through His Own Words

8096	Solomon Burke	Rock 'n' Soul

8097	The Shadows	The Shadows Know!!!

8098	Various Artists	Jamaica Ska	Featuring Byron Lee & the Ska Kings, The Blues Busters, The Charmers, Stranger, Ken & Patsy and The Maytals

8099	The Drifters	Under the Boardwalk

8100	Various Artists	Porky's Golden Dusties	Featuring The Robins, The Penguins, The Falcons, The Nite Caps, The Aladdins, The Avalons, The Superiors, Jimmy McHugh, Tony March, The Coasters, The Swingin' Hearts, Larry Dale, The Caps, The Versatones, The Clovers, The Royaltones, Clyde McPhatter, Ronnie Jones & The Classmates, The Dubs and The Blonde Bomber

8101	Various Artists	Saturday Night at the Uptown	Live album recorded at The Uptown Theatre in Philadelphia featuring The Drifters, Wilson Pickett, The Vibrations, Patty & the Emblems, The Carltons, Barbara Lynn and Patti LaBelle & Her Bluebells

8102	Esther Phillips	And I Love Him!

8103	The Drifters	The Good Life with the Drifters

8104	Don Covay	Mercy!

8105	Herbie Mann & João Gilberto	Herbie Mann & Joao Gilberto with Antonio Carlos Jobim

8106	Joe Tex	Hold On To What You've Got

8107	Austin Cromer	Austin Cromer Sings for Her

8108	Killer Joe Piro	Killer Joe's International Discothèque

8109	Solomon Burke	The Best of Solomon Burke

8110	Barbara Lewis	Baby, I'm Yours

8111	Walter Chiles and Clarence Pettiford	Chiles & Pettiford Live at Jilly's

8112	Sérgio Mendes and Brasil '65	In Person at El Matador

8113	The Drifters	Where The Music's Playing

8114	Wilson Pickett	In the Midnight Hour

8115	Joe Tex	The New Boss

8116	Various Artists	Solid Gold Soul	Featuring Solomon Burke, Don Covay, Ben E. King, Wilson Pickett, Otis Redding and Joe Tex

8117	Chris Kenner	Land of 1000 Dances

8118	Barbara Lewis	It's Magic

8119	Patti LaBelle and The Bluebelles	Over the Rainbow

8120	Don Covay	See-Saw

8121	Bobby Darin	Bobby Darin Sings The Shadow of Your Smile

8122	Esther Phillips	Esther Phillips Sings

8123	The Young Rascals	The Young Rascals

8124	Joe Tex	The Love You Save

8125	Percy Sledge	When a Man Loves a Woman

8126	Bobby Darin	In a Broadway Bag

8127	Mireille Mathieu	Fabulous New French Singing Star

8128	Leslie Uggams	A Time to Love

8129	Wilson Pickett	The Exciting Wilson Pickett

8130	Esther Phillips	The Country Side of Esther Phillips

8131	Not released

8132	Percy Sledge	Warm and Tender Soul

8133	Joe Tex	I've Got to Do a Little Bit Better

8134	The Young Rascals	Collections

8135	Bobby Darin	If I Were a Carpenter

8136	Eddie Higgins	The Piano of Eddie Higgins

8137	Various Artists	Solid Gold Soul Volume 2	Featuring Solomon Burke, Ray Charles, Chris Kenner, Wilson Pickett, Percy Sledge and Joe Tex

8138	Wilson Pickett	The Wicket Pickett

8139	Aretha Franklin	I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You

8140	Various Artists	Beach Beat	Featuring The Clovers, The Coasters, The Drifters, Barbara Lewis, Stick McGhee, Clyde McPhatter, Willie Tee, Doris Troy and Chuck Willis

8141	Herbie Mann & Tamiko Jones	A Mann & A Woman

8142	Bobby Darin	Inside Out

8143	Carmen McRae	For Once in My Life

8144	Joe Tex	The Best of Joe Tex

8145	Wilson Pickett	The Sound of Wilson Pickett

8146	Percy Sledge	The Percy Sledge Way

8147	Patti LaBelle & The Bluebelles	Dreamer

8148	The Young Rascals	Groovin'

8149	Flip Wilson	Cowboys & Colored People

8150	Aretha Franklin	Aretha Arrives

8151	Wilson Pickett	The Best of Wilson Pickett

8152	John Hammond	I Can Tell

8153	The Drifters	The Drifters' Golden Hits

8154	Bobby Darin	Bobby Darin Sings Doctor Dolittle

8155	The Sweet Inspirations	The Sweet Inspirations

8156	Joe Tex	Live and Lively

8157	Shelly Manne	Daktari

8158	Solomon Burke	King Solomon

8159	Kenny Solms & Gail Parent	Here Comes the Bird

8160	Mireille Mathieu	Made in France

8161	Various Artists	History of Rhythm & Blues Volume 1: The Roots 1947–52	Featuring Ruth Brown, The Cardinals, The Clovers, Frank Culley, The Delta Rhythm Boys, Lead Belly, Stick McGhee, Edna McGriff, The Orioles, The Ravens, Laurie Tate & Joe Morris Orchestra and Joe Turner

8162	Various Artists	History of Rhythm & Blues Volume 2: The Golden Years 1953–55	Featuring LaVern Baker, Ruth Brown, Ray Charles, The Chords, The Clovers, The Diamonds, The Drifters featuring Clyde McPhatter, The Five Keys, Tommy Ridgeley and Joe Turner

8163	Various Artists	History of Rhythm & Blues Volume 3: Rock & Roll 1956–57	Featuring The Robins, The Clovers, Joe Turner, The Drifters, Clyde McPhatter, Ivory Joe Hunter, LaVern Baker, The Coasters and Chuck Willis

8164	Various Artists	History of Rhythm & Blues Volume 4: The Big Beat 1958–60	Featuring LaVern Baker, Ray Charles, The Coasters, Bobby Darin, The Drifters, Ben E. King, Clyde McPhatter and Carla Thomas

8165	Carmen McRae	Portrait of Carmen

8166	Charlie Palmieri	Latin Bugalu

8167	Various Artists	Brazil's Super Hits	Featuring Luiz Bonfa, João Gilberto, Herbie Mann, Sergio Mendes, The Modern Jazz Quartet with Laurindo Almeida, and Baden Powell

8169	The Rascals	Once Upon a Dream

8170	Various Artists	This Is Soul	Featuring Solomon Burke, Arthur Conley, Eddie Floyd, Aretha Franklin, Ben E. King, Wilson Pickett, Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Percy Sledge and Carla Thomas

8171	Barbara Lynn	Here Is Barbara Lynn

8172	Earl Coleman	Love Songs	featuring Billy Taylor

8173	Barbara Lewis	Workin' on a Groovy Thing

8174	Billy Vera & Judy Clay	Storybook Children

8175	Wilson Pickett	I'm in Love

8176	Aretha Franklin	Lady Soul

8177	Sérgio Mendes	Sérgio Mendes' Favorite Things

8178	Bob Booker and George Foster	The Handwriting on the Wall	Subtitled The Sounds of Graffiti

8179	Flip Wilson	You Devil You

8180	Percy Sledge	Take Time to Know Her

8181	Archie Bell	Tighten Up

8182	The Sweet Inspirations	Songs of Faith & Inspiration	Credited to Cissy Drinkard & The Sweet Inspirations

8183	Wilson Pickett	The Midnight Mover

8184	Mandala	Soul Crusade

8185	Solomon Burke	I Wish I Knew

8186	Aretha Franklin	Aretha Now

8187	Joe Tex	Soul Country

8188	Various Artists	The Super Hits Vol. 2	Featuring The Bar-Kays, Bee Gees, Buffalo Springfield, Don Covay, The Fireballs, Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, The Rascals, Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Sonny & Cher and Joe Tex

8189	Apple Pie Motherhood Band	The Apple Pie Motherhood Band

8190	The Rascals	Time Peace: The Rascals' Greatest Hits

8191	Various Artists	Beach Beat Vol. 2	Featuring Bobby Moore & the Rhythm Aces, Tony Clarke, The Clovers, The Coasters, King Curtis & The Kingpins, Ben E. King, Barbara Lewis, Clyde McPhatter, Lenny O'Henry, Billy Stewart, Willie Tee and Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs

8192	Clarence Carter	This Is Clarence Carter

8193	Various Artists	History of Rhythm & Blues Volume 5: The Beat Goes On 1961–62	Featuring LaVern Baker, William Bell, Booker T. & the M.G.'s, Solomon Burke, Ray Charles, The Coasters, The Drifters, The Falcons featuring Wilson Pickett, The Ikettes, Ben E.

8194	Various Artists	History of Rhythm & Blues Volume 6: On Broadway 1963–64	Featuring Solomon Burke, The Coasters, Don Covay, The Drifters, Nat Kendrick & The Swans, Chris Kenner, Ben E. King, Barbara Lewis, Wilson Pickett, Otis Redding, Joe Tex, Carla Thomas, Rufus Thomas and Doris Troy

8195	The Robert Stigwood Orchestra	The Robert Stigwood Orchestra Plays Bee Gees' Hits

8196	Leslie Uggams	What Is an Uggams?

8197	Billy Vera	With Pen in Hand

8198	The Crazy World of Arthur Brown	The Crazy World of Arthur Brown	US release of UK album

8199	Clarence Carter	The Dynamic Clarence Carter

8200	Carmen McRae	The Sound of Silence

8201	The Sweet Inspirations	What the World Needs Now Is Love

8202	Booker T. & the M.G.'s	The Best of Booker T. and the MG's

8203	Various Artists	The Super Hits Vol. 3	Featuring Archie Bell & the Drells, Booker T. & the MG's, Arthur Conley, Cream, Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, The Rascals, Sam & Dave, Percy Sledge, The Sweet Inspirations and Vanilla Fudge

8204	Archie Bell & the Drells	I Can't Stop Dancing

8205	Sam & Dave	I Thank You

8206	John Hammond	Sooner or Later

8207	Aretha Franklin	Aretha in Paris

8208	Various Artists	History of Rhythm & Blues Volume 7: The Sound of Soul 1965-66	Featuring Solomon Burke, The Capitols, Don Covay & The Goodtimers, Eddie Floyd, Barbara Lewis, Wilson Pickett, Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Percy Sledge and Willie Tee

8209	Various Artists	History of Rhythm & Blues Volume 8: The Memphis Sound 1967	Featuring The Bar-Kays, Booker T. & the MG's, Arthur Conley, King Curtis, Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Percy Sledge, Joe Tex and Carla Thomas

8210	Percy Sledge	The Best of Percy Sledge

8211	Joe Tex	Happy Soul

8212	Aretha Franklin	Soul '69

8213	Albert King	King of the Blues Guitar

8214	Dusty Springfield	Dusty in Memphis

8215	Wilson Pickett	Hey Jude

8216	Led Zeppelin	Led Zeppelin

8217	The Magic Lanterns	Shame Shame

8218	Sam & Dave	The Best of Sam & Dave

8219	Cartoone	Cartoone

8220	Black Pearl	Black Pearl

8221	Ars Nova	Sunshine and Shadows

8222	Arif Mardin	Glass Onion

8223	Lotti Golden	Motor-Cycle

8224	Various Artists	The Super Hits Vol. 4	Featuring Bee Gees, Archie Bell & The Drells, Arthur Brown, Clarence Carter, Cream, Tyrone Davis, Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, The Rascals and Dusty Springfield

8225	The Sweet Inspirations	Sweets for My Sweet

8226	Archie Bell & the Drells	There's Gonna Be a Showdown

8227	Aretha Franklin	Aretha's Gold

8228	Marion Williams	The New Message

8229	Crosby, Stills & Nash	Crosby, Stills & Nash

8230	Roberta Flack	First Take

8231	Joe Tex	Buying a Book

8232	Carla Thomas	The Best of Carla Thomas

8233	Apple Pie Motherhood Band	Apple Pie

8234	Rune Gustafsson	Rune at the Top

8235	Barney Kessel	Hair is Beautiful

8236	Led Zeppelin	Led Zeppelin II

8237	Don Covay & the Jefferson Lemon Blues Band	The House of Blue Lights

8238	Clarence Carter	Testifin'

8239	Boz Scaggs	Boz Scaggs

8240	Banchee	Banchee

8241	Leslie Uggams	Just to Satisfy You

8242	Jimmy Scott	The Source

8243	Yes	Yes

8244	Golden Earring	Eight Miles High

8245	King Crimson	In the Court of the Crimson King

8246	The Rascals	See

8247	MC5	Back in the USA

8248	Aretha Franklin	This Girl's in Love with You

8249	Dusty Springfield	A Brand New Me

8250	Wilson Pickett	Right On

8251	John Hammond	Southern Fried

8252	Mongo Santamaria	Feelin' Alright

8253	The Sweet Inspirations	Sweet, Sweet Soul

8254	Joe Tex	Joe Tex Sings with Strings & Things

8255	Champion Jack Dupree	Blues from the Gutter	Reissue of 8019

8256	T-Bone Walker	T-Bone Blues	Reissue of 8020

8257	Shel Silverstein	Inside Shel Silverstein	Reissue of 8072

8258	Mott the Hoople	Mott the Hoople

8259	Eugene McDaniels	Outlaw

8260	Loudon Wainwright III	Loudon Wainwright III

8261	Side Show	Side Show

8262	The Assembled Multitude	The Assembled Multitude

8263	Tamalpais Exchange	Tamalpais Exchange

8264	Thunderclap Newman	Hollywood Dream

8265	Aretha Franklin	Spirit in the Dark

8266	King Crimson	In the Wake of Poseidon

8267	Clarence Carter	Patches

8268	Dick Holler	Someday Soon

8269	Jo Mama	Jo Mama

8270	Wilson Pickett	Wilson Pickett In Philadelphia

8271	Sam Samudio	Sam, Hard and Heavy

8272	Mott the Hoople	Mad Shadows

8273	Yes	Time and a Word

8274	Various Artists	The Super Hits Volume 5	Featuring Brook Benton, Blues Image, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Tyrone Davis, Aretha Franklin, R. B.

8275	The J. Geils Band	The J. Geils Band

8276	The Rascals	Search and Nearness

8277	Mitch Miller & the Gang	Peace Sing-Along

8278	King Crimson	Lizard

8279	Alamo	Alamo

8280	Papa Nebo	Papa Nebo

8281	Eugene McDaniels	Headless Heroes of the Apocalypse

8282	Clarence Carter	The Best of Clarence Carter

8283	Yes	The Yes Album

8284	Mott the Hoople	Wildlife

8285	MC5	High Time

8286	Barbara Lewis	The Best of Barbara Lewis

8287	Esther Williams	Unreleased album	later surfaced as extra tracks on the CD issue of Confessin' The Blues.

8288	Jo Mama	J is for Jump

8289	Marion Williams	Standing Here Wondering Which Way

8290	Wilson Pickett	The Best of Wilson Pickett, Volume 2

8291	Loudon Wainwright III	Album II

8292	Joe Tex	From the Roots Came the Rapper

8293	Judee Sill	Judee Sill	Not released on Atlantic; this was instead issued as the first album released on Asylum Records.

8294	Charles John Quarto	Charles John Quarto

8295	Aretha Franklin	Aretha's Greatest Hits

8296	John Prine	John Prine

8297	The J. Geils Band	The Morning After

8298	Batdorf & Rodney	Off the Shelf

8299	James Luther Dickinson	Dixie Fried

8300	Wilson Pickett	Don't Knock My Love

8301	Jimmy & Vella	Jimmy and Vella

8302	Shanti	Shanti

8303	Howard Tate	Howard Tate

8304	Mott the Hoople	Brain Capers

8305	Aretha Franklin	The Best of Aretha Franklin

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Crosby Stills and Nash´s Crosby Stills and Nash was released through Atlantic SD-8229.

final_sentence: Crosby Stills and Nash´s Crosby Stills and Nash was released through Atlantic SD-8229.