The 2004 Deluxe Edition of James Brown's Live at the Apollo (recorded in October of 1962 and issued in 1963) really is a deluxe issue. For starters, it was taken from the same undubbed stereo master as the 1990s version, keeping it separate from previously issued versions with overdubbed applause and "fixed" sequences. Because the technology of transferring analog tape to digital has improved greatly in the last decade and a half, the amount of information that can be moved from one source to anoth   [ read more ]

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James Brown's two-CD 40th Anniversary Collection gathered 40 of the soul-funk giant's biggest hits, and in keeping with its title, The 50th Anniversary Collection is just that little bit bigger and better, with (could you guess?) 50 of his most famous tracks. From 1956's "Please, Please, Please" to 1988's "Static, Pts. 1 & 2," it has almost all of his biggies, though the absence of the 1986 Top Five hit "Living in America" is puzzling indeed. But that's a minor quibble given the doze   [ read more ]

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Smack in the middle of James Brown's extensive catalog is a nearly forgotten release from May 1967: Live at the Garden. The album, once overshadowed, is obscure no more! This Expanded Edition features two hours of straight-ahead JB, in a setting unique to his other live albums - a night-club rather than a theater or arena. Included is the opening instrumental set, with the boss leading his incredible band from behind the organ, including ten minutes of "Night Train" and, for the first time, th   [ read more ]

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VINYL FORMAT. A criminally overlooked classic from James Brown. It's a New Day - Let A Man Come In exhibits Brown at a level of maximum funk, literally. Check out the seven minute version of "Let a Man Come In and Do the Popcorn." The one track alone is worth the whole album!

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James Brown: The Singles Volume Seven: 1970-1972 is another amazing edition in the acclaimed series documenting every James Brown 45 RPM single release. The singles featured on this 2xCD are from "...a pivotal period that found JB swapping out rebellious longtime bandmembers and bringing in bassist Bootsy Collins and his brother, guitarist Catfish. Their stint with the J.B.'s may have been brief, lasting just over a year, but it was legendary, producing the immortal singles 'Get Up I Feel   [ read more ]

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VINYL FORMAT. In the Jungle Groove was one of the first (and still one of the best) collections of James Brown's transitional and hard-hitting soul/funk workouts from 1969-1971. While the first few numbers here feature Brown sidemen who were in on his mid-'60s hits, the majority feature the original J.B.'s outfit that helped the singer forge several extended and funk-defining sides during 1970. Faced with a walkout by his old band, Brown partially formed the J.B.'s out of the New Dapps from Cincinnat   [ read more ]

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VINYL FORMAT. In 1963, James Brown had earned a handful of hits on the R&B charts and had won a reputation as one of the most dynamic performers in the nation, but he hadn't yet made a record that reflected the full range of his musical personality or his magnetic stage presence. Live At The Apollo killed these two birds with one smoking hot platter; while this performance predates the brittle but powerful funk grooves which would later make Brown the most sampled man in show business and focuses on his ear   [ read more ]

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James Brown: The Singles Volume 6: 1969-1970 is another amazing edition in the acclaimed series documenting every James Brown 45 RPM single release. It also is a look at the last hurrah of the famed sixties James Brown Orchestra, as the new, 39-track 2-CD set focuses on the final recordings of Soul Brother No. 1 to be led by Alfred Pee Wee Ellis. Volume 6 includes some of the fiercest and most influential records Brown ever made, plus discarded singles and rare promo-only mixes. James Brown: T   [ read more ]

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CD Edition limited to 5000 non-numbered limited edition copies. Haight turned to hate in 1968 with very public, grotesque assassinations, a surge of violence in - and dissent toward - the Vietnam War, and battles in America's cities. Out of the turbulence, James Brown emerged as the voice of - and to - the people. Polydor Records and www.hip-oselect.com proudly present James Brown The Singles, Vol. 5: 1967-1969, 43 tracks on two CDs from the eye of the storm. The set opens with "I Can't Stand Myse   [ read more ]

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James Brown - The Singles Volume 3: 1964-65 chronicles this evolution with every A- and B-side from those two years, and not just the big hits: included are all of King Records' releases plucked from earlier albums, or previously issued singles, like "Please, Please, Please" and "Try Me," with string and/or applause overdubs. Also here are the rare instrumental singles on the Smash label, where JB ended up during his contractual fight with King. Also included are the vocal singles on Smash, the evolu   [ read more ]

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This reissue of In the Jungle Groove is a further obfuscation of the original masters, though a welcome one. The album is not so much an album but a 1986 collection of James Brown singles and apocrypha from recordings of the period 1969-1971; it sounds as defining and current today as it did when it was first issued on LP. While the tracks here featured some new sidemen, a good portion of what's here is played by the original J.B.'s. For starters, there's "It's a New Day," a two-part single issu   [ read more ]

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