Blue Vinyl. For all the name Black Moses conjures, for all that it confers, it was not a name Isaac Hayes gave himself; that title was bestowed by a radio DJ sermonizing an intro to one of his songs.... more

180-gram black vinyl. Tough Guys is a daring, widescreen, progressive funk album from one of the genre's finest craftsmen. Because Hayes was Black, and rooted in R&B radio, he didn't get lumped in... more

Digitally remastered and expanded deluxe two CD edition. The original Shaft soundtrack reached #1 on Billboard and won a Grammy for Best Film Score, while the "Theme" won the Oscar for Best Original... more

In a career full of triumphs as a singer, songwriter, musician, producer, actor and soul-music visionary, "Shaft" was the pinnacle for Hayes. The theme shot to #1, the album hit #1 and stayed on the... more

After writing and performing for Stax for years, Hayes broke out as a solo artist with this 1969 #8 smash. This sea of strings, funk and sensual vocals pave the way for '70s soul: his hit versions of... more

Arriving less than four months after Shaft, this 1971 double-LP (which came out on the Stax imprint Enterprise) gave Hayes another Top 10 triumph to savor that year. The originals are excellent, the... more

Stax's session man/songwriting phenom struck out on his own in the late '60s, and these are 18 of the cuts that lifted him to R&B eminence. Theme from Shaft and his versions of Walk On By and By the... more