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 anot...   [ 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 doz...   [ 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, the full Star T...   [ read more ]

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