McLemore Avenue

McLemore Avenue is a 1970 album by Booker T. & the MGs consisting entirely of mostly instrumental covers of songs from the Beatles' album Abbey Road (released only months earlier in September 1969). The title and cover are an homage to the Beatles album; 926 East McLemore Avenue being the address of the Stax studio in Memphis, as Abbey Road was for EMI in London.

Track listings

All songs by Lennon–McCartney except "Here Comes The Sun" and "Something", by George Harrison

Side one

1. Medley: "Golden Slumbers", "Carry That Weight", "The End", "Here Comes The Sun", "Come Together" - 15:48
2. "Something" - 4:09

Side two

1. Medley: "Because", "You Never Give Me Your Money" - 7:26
2. Medley: "Sun King", "Mean Mr. Mustard", "Polythene Pam", "She Came in Through the Bathroom Window", "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" - 10:40

2011 Stax Remasters bonus tracks

1. "You Can't Do That" - 2:47
2. "Day Tripper" - 2:52
3. "Michelle" - 2:52
4. "Eleanor Rigby" - 3:41
5. "Lady Madonna" - 3:35
6. "You Can't Do That" (alternate take) - 3:08

Personnel

• Booker T. Jones - organ, piano, keyboards, guitar
• Steve Cropper - guitar
• Donald "Duck" Dunn - electric bass
• Al Jackson, Jr. - drums

Production credits

• Produced and arranged by Booker T. & The M.G.s
• Engineers - Ron Capone, Gordon Rudd, Rik Pekkonen
• Remix engineers - Steve Cropper, John Fry
• Photography - Joel Brodsky
• Art direction - The Graffiteria/David Krieger
• Art supervision - Herb Kole