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The selections on this collection feature numerous previously unreleased unedited takes and alternate mixes. Brown recorded at a furious pace, with "Sex Machine" bringing him out of a commercial slump. However, barely a year later, the Hardest Working Man in Show Business was again without a band when Bootsy quit, taking most of the other members with him.
Import pressing of his 1996 compilation that's unavailable domestically. This compilation, prepared and ideally notated by Harry Weinger and one-time JB manager Alan Leeds, is so full of groove it could doubtless sub for a faulty pacemaker
Digitally remastered by Gary N. Mayo (Polygram Studios).
Recorded at Starday Studios, Nashville, Tennessee; King Studios, Cincinnati, Ohio; Bobby Smith Studios, Macon, Georgia; Rodel Studios, Washington, DC between April 25, 1970 and January 26, 1971. Includes liner notes by Alan Leeds.
Engineers include: Ron Lenhoff.
Personnel: James Brown (vocals, piano); Bobby Byrd (vocals, organ); Hearlon "Cheese" Martin (guitar); Robert McCollough (tenor saxophone); St. Clair Pinckney (baritone saxophone); Clayton "Chicken" Gunnells, Darryl "Hasaan" Jamison (trumpet); Fred Wesley (trombone); Clyde Stubblefield, John Starks (drums); Johnny Griggs (congas).
Audio Mixer: Joseph M. Palmaccio.
Liner Note Author: Alan Leeds.
Recording information: Bobby Smith Studios, Macon, GA (04/25/1970-01/26/1971); King Studios, Cincinnati, OH (04/25/1970-01/26/1971); Rodel Studios, WA (04/25/1970-01/26/1971); Starday Studios, Nashville, TN (04/25/1970-01/26/1971).
Photographers: Guy Ferrell; Charles Stewart ; Bootsy Collins.
Subtitled 1970: A BRAND NEW THANG, this year was indeed a pivotal one for James Brown. His entire band quit and he quickly assembled a new and much smaller outfit centered around 18-year-old bass whiz Bootsy Collins. Where his previous Flames had been choreographed to turn or stop on a dime both on stage and on record, this youthful new combo, dubbed the J.B.'s, had an unruly quality; they were an edgier, scruffier lot.
Personnel: James Brown (vocals, piano); Bobby Byrd (vocals, organ); Phelps "Catfish" Collins, Hearlon "Cheese" Martin, Bobby Roach (guitar); Robert "Chopper" McCollough (tenor saxophone); St. Clair Pinckney (baritone saxophone); Jerone "Jasaan" Sanford, Clayton "Chicken" Gunnels, Daryl "Hasaan" Jamison (trumpet); Fred Wesley (trombone); William "Bootsy" Collins (bass); John "Jabo" Starks, Clyde Stubblefield (drums); Johnny Griggs (congas).
Compilation producers: Harry Weinger, Alan Leeds.
Down Beat (2/97, p.56) - 5 Stars (out of 5) - "...The feel is indeed different from his needle-sharp earlier band, but the funk gets longer, shaggier, messier--and not in a bad way....More pure, gritty joy-juice." JazzTimes (12/96, p.111) - "...a crucial disc. Besides containing some of the Godfather's deadliest grooves, it traces the genesis of one of the '70s' most influential bands, i.e. Brown's original J.B.'s..."
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James Brown - Funk Power 1970: A Brand New Thang Album Track Listing
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Song
Time
Price
1
Get Up I Feel Like Being a Sex Machine Brown.James
5:16
$0.99
2
Super Bad Brown.James, Original J.B.S, The Original J.B.S James Brown
9:03
$1.29
3
Since You Been Gone Brown.James, Original J.B.S, The Original J.B.S James Brown
5:01
$0.99
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Give It Up or Turnit a Loose Brown.James, Original J.B.S, The Original J.B.S James Brown
6:23
$1.29
5
There Was a Time ( I Got To Move) Brown.James
7:20
$0.99
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Talkin' Loud and Sayin' Nothing Brown.James
14:44
7
Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved Brown.James, Original J.B.S, The Original J.B.S James Brown
7:09
$0.99
8
Soul Power Brown.James, Original J.B.S, The Original J.B.S James Brown
12:05
9
Get Up I Feel Like Being a Sex Machine Brown.James
10:48
10
Fight Against Drug Abuse Brown.James, James Brown)
0:34
$0.99
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Average Rating: (4 out of 5 stars)
"Sub-Par Production" I am a true fan of FUNK and James Brown's early 70's material (although, I've heard his music all of my life, it was his recording of "Sex Machine" that made me a JB fan) and "Funk Power 1970: A Brand New THang" has the best tracklist by far of any compilation of that era, but the sound quality of the recording leaves a lot to be desired. The music from the right speaker sounds extremely distorted (especially the guitar) and to me, this is inexcusable when you consider the fact that it was James Brown who put Polydor records on the map! The 4 stars are for the selections that make up this compilation, but I have to hold back 1 star for the poor quality of the production. Submitted by dnl-brly (Los Angeles, Calif.) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
Not the CD it could have been There Was A Time (I Got To Move) and Since You Been Gone, the latter a creative re-arrangement of a JB's ballad from the 1950s!, are the only two tracks that will satisfy the serious fan. The rest is mostly familiar stuff, though, for the record, there are extended versions, which make no sense here: Soul Power, for example, goes on so long that you might contemplate that Andy Williams album that has "Born Free". And when you realize that there are presumed-to-exist never released *live* versions from the Apollo Theatre, you feel that perhaps someone behind the scenes here lost interest somewhere along the way. Another track which could made room for unissued material is the remake of "Sex Machine" - it's fine on the namesake album. Submitted by PHILIP (NJ, USA) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
Boom on the 1 Beautifully ragged and tough this comp is the best of the original JBs. Natural groove of a veteran surrounded by the exuberance of a youthful band that came into its own. Buy it. Submitted by Darryl Bennett (Ottawa Canada) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
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