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Tracks taken :
1-1 from single A-side ( 1956 ) credited as James Brown & The Famous Flames
1-2 from single B-side ( 1956 ) credited as James Brown & The Famous Flames
1-3 from single A-side ( 1958 ) credited as James Brown & The Famous Flames
1-4 from single b-side ( 1956 ) credited as James Brown & The Famous Flames
1-5 from LP " Think! " ( 1960 ) credited as James Brown & The Famous Flames
1-6 from single A-side ( 1959 ) credited as James Brown & The Famous Flames
1-7 from single A-side ( 1960 ) credited as James Brown & The Famous Flames
1-8 from single B-side ( 1960 ) credited as James Brown & The Famous Flames
1-9 from single A-side ( 1960 ) credited as Nat Kendrick & The Swans
1-10 from single A-side ( 1960 ) credited as James Brown & The Famous Flames
1-11 previously unreleased alternate take
1-12 from single A-side ( 1961 )
1-13 from LP " Night Train " ( 1961 )
1-14 from single B-side ( 1962 )
1-15 from LP " James Brown Live At The Apollo " ( 1963 )
1-16 from single A-side ( 1963 )
1-17 from single A and B-side ( 1963 ) credited as The Poets
1-18 previously unreleased alternate take
1-19 from single A-side ( 1964 )
1-20 from LP " Grits & Soul " ( 1964 )
1-21 from single B-side ( 1964 )
1-22 previously unreleased stereo mix
1-23 intended to be released Fall 1964, as single and on album " Out Of Sight ": withdrawn due to court order
1-24 previously unreleased complete take
2-1 from single A-side ( 1965 )
2-2 from single A-side ( 1965 )
2-3 previously unreleased unedited version. Edited and released in 1966 as a two-part single
2-4 from single A-side ( 1966 )
2-5 previously unreleased complete version. Edited and released in 1966 as a two-part single
2-6 previously unreleased unedited version. Edited and released in 1966 as a two-part single
2-7 previously unreleased unedited version. Edited and released in 1967 as a two-part single
2-8 previously unreleased unedited version. Edited and released in 1967 as a two-part single
2-9 this complete version from LP " Cold Sweat " ( 1967 ). Edited and released in 1967 as a two-part single
2-10 released in 1967 as a two-part single
2-11 released as single A-side in 1967 at a slower speed. It is presented here in its original recorded tempo
2-12 from single A-side ( 1968 )
2-13 released in two part as a single A and B-side in 1968
2-14 from single A-side ( 1968 )
2-15 previously unreleased
2-16 from single A-side ( 1969 )
2-17 released as a two-part single in 1969
3-1 released as a two-part single in 1969
3-2 released as a two-part single ( original mix ) in 1970
3-3 released as a two-part single in 1970
3-4 previously unreleased stereo mix
3-5 previously unreleased extended version ( original mix )
3-6 previously unreleased stereo mix
3-7 previously unreleased stereo mix ( unedited )
3-8 previously unreleased
3-9 from single A-side ( 1971 )
3-10 from single A-side ( 1971 )
3-11 from single A-side ( 1971 )
3-12 from 2-LP " Revolution Of The Mind (Recorded Live At The Apollo Vol. III) " ( 1971 )
3-13 from single A-side ( 1971 )
3-14 from single A-side ( 1972 )
4-1 from single A-side ( 1972 )
4-2 from LP " There It Is " ( 1972 )
4-3 from single A-side ( 1972 )
4-4 from single A-side ( 1972 )
4-5 from single A-side ( 1973 ) credited as Fred Wesley & The JB's
4-6 from 2-LP " The Payback " ( 1974 )
4-7 from LP " Hell " ( 1974 )
4-8 from single A-side ( 1973 )
4-9 previously unreleased undubbed mix
4-10 from single A-side ( 1974 )
4-11 from single A-side ( 1975 )
4-12 released as a two-part single in 1976. Newly edited for this compilation
4-13 from single A-side ( 1976 )
4-14 from LP " The Original Disco Man " ( 1979 )
4-15 from single A-side ( 1980 )
4-16 from single A-side ( 1984 )
Tracks recorded :
1-1 & 1-2 at King Studios, Cincinnati, OH, February 4, 1956
1-3 & 1-4 at Beltone Studios, New York City, September 18, 1958
1-5 at Beltone Studios, New York City, January 30, 1959
1-6 at Beltone Studios, New York City, June 27, 1959
1-7 & 1-8 at Beltone Studios, New York City, November 11, 1959
1-9 at Dukoff Studios, Miami, FL, December 1959
1-10 at United Western Studios, Hollywood, CA, February 20, 1960
1-11 at United Western Studios, Hollywood, CA, September 27, 1960
1-12 & 1-13 at King Studios, Cincinnati, OH, February 9, 1961
1-14 at King Studios, Cincinnati, OH, May 21, 1962
1-15 live ai Apollo Theater, New York City, October 24, 1962
1-16 at Bell Sound Studios, New York City, December 17, 1962
1-17 at King Studios, Cincinnati, OH, March, 1963
1-18 at Bell Sound Studios, New York City, March 24, 1964
1-19 & 1-20 at unknown studio in May 1964
1-21 & 1-22 at Universal Recording Studio, Chicago, IL, June 6, 1964
1-23 at Bell Sound Studios, New York City, September 9, 1964
1-24 & 2-1 at Arthur Smith Studios, Charlotte, NC, February 1965
2-2 at Criteria Recording Studios, Miami, FL, May 6, 1965
2-3 at Bell Sound Studios, New York City, December 13 ( track ) and 22 ( rhythm guitar overdub ), 1965
2-4 at Talent Masters Studios, New York City, February 16, 1966
2-5 at Talent Masters Studios, New York City, June 9, 1966
2-6 at Arthur Smith Studios, Charlotte, NC, August 16, 1966
2-7 at RCA Studios, New York City, October 4, 1966
2-8 at the empty Latin Casino nightclub, Cherry Hill, NJ, January 15, 1967
2-9 at King Studios, Cincinnati, OH, May 1967
2-10 at Mastersound Studios, Atlanta, GA, September 5, 1967
2-11 at King Studios, Cincinnati, OH, October 30, 1967
2.12 at Vox Studios, Los Angeles, CA, January 1968
2-13 at King Studios, Cincinnati, OH, April 16, 1968
2.14 at Vox Studios, Los Angeles, CA, August 7, 1968
2-15 live at Memorial Auditorium, Dallas, TX, August 26, 1968
2-16 at Criteria Recording Studios, Miami, FL, October 29, 1968
2-17 at LeFevere Sound Studios, Atlanta, GA, February 23, 1969
3-1 at King Studios, Cincinnati, OH, May 13, 1969
3-2 at King Studios, Cincinnati, OH, November 20, 1969
3-3 at Starday-King Studios, Nashville, TN, April 25, 1970
3-4 at Starday-King Studios, Nashville, TN, June 30, 1970
3-5 at Bobby Smith Studios, Macon, GA, October 1, 1970
3-6 at King Studios, Cincinnati, OH, November 3, 1970
3-7 at Rodel Studios, Washington, DC, January 26, 1971
3-8 live at L'Olympia, Paris, France, March 8, 1971
3-9 & 3-10 at Starday-King Studios, Nashville, TN, May 13, 1971
3-11 at Rodel Studios, Washington, DC, July 13, 1971
3-12 live ai Apollo Theater, New York City, July 24, 25 or 26, 1971
3-13 at Capricorn Studios, Macon, GA, October 10, 1971
3-14 at A&R Studios, New York City, January 17 ( basic track ) and 18 ( vocal ), 1972
4-1 at Bobby Smith Studios, Macon, GA, February 7, 1972
4-2 at A&R Studios, New York City, February 16 ( basic track ) and 22 ( vocal ), 1972
4-3 at Soundcraft Studios, North Augusta, SC, May 9, 1972
4-4 at A&R Studios, New York City, September 27, 1972
4-5 at International Studios, Augusta, GA, January 29, 1973
4-6 at International Studios, Augusta, GA, August 4, 1973. Brass and female vocals overdubbed at Advantage Studios, New York City, September 1973
4-7 at International Studios, Augusta, GA, August 23, 1973
4-8 at International Studios, Augusta, GA, October 2, 1973
4-9 at A&R Studios, New York City, November 27, 1973
4-10 at Sound Ideas Studios, New York City, August or September 1974
4-11 at Sound Ideas Studios, New York City, September - October 1975
4-12 at Criteria Recording Studios, Miami, FL, April 1976
4-13 at International Studios, Augusta, GA, September 1976
4-14 at Muscle Shoals Sound Studios, Sheffield, AL, March 5, 1979, and vocals at The Sound Shop, Nashville, TN, March 13, 1979
4-15 at Mastersound Studios, Atlanta, GA, September 1980
4-16 at Unique Studios, New York City, June 1984. Vocals overdubs at Tommy Boy Studio
Contains a 64 page book with biography, discography and track notes.
This compilation ℗ © 1991 PolyGram Records, Inc.
Printed in U.S.A.
Made in U.S.A.
For US reissue pressed by UML / EDC c.2005, see [r10662742] |