Home / Music / Otis Blue came out on Volt Records, a Stax subsidiaryMusic linernotes album music otis-reddingOtis Blue came out on Volt Records, a Stax subsidiaryThe album was released on Volt Records, a subsidiary of Stax Records. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related NotesHow Otis Redding’s ‘King & Queen’ Pushed the Rolling Stones Toward Choirs and French HornsHow Otis Redding Turned Stones' 'Satisfaction' Into a Soul Anthem in 1965Otis Blue is one of the definitive soul albums of the 1960sOtis Redding recorded Otis Blue in under 24 hoursThree of the eleven songs on Otis Blue are Sam Cooke covers — a tribute to a friend killed months earlier.ExploreLondon Calling left punk's strict formula behind for a broader soundVulfpeck channels Motown's Funk Brothers on Thrill of the ArtsKhruangbin's Con Todo El Mundo fuses Thai funk with surf rock and psychedeliaBroadcast's retro-futurist sound came from old psychedelia and library musicDebussy and Jóhann Jóhannsson shaped A Winged Victory for the Sullen's The Undivided FivePrevious Otis Blue is one of the definitive soul albums of the 1960sNext On Fire is Galaxie 500's second album, released on Rough Trade in 1989