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Various Artists - James Brown's Funky People Pt.2 (Vinyl LP) PRE-ORDER

Various Artists - James Brown's Funky People Pt.2 (Vinyl LP) PRE-ORDER

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Expected Release Date: 01 November 2024 - This Pre-order will be shipped on or just before this date. Release dates are subject to alteration.

Reissued for the first time in 3 years. As music fans know, James Brown wasn’t just the greatest funk and soul singer the world has ever seen – he was also a musical visionary and businessman, who surrounded himself with geniuses who made him better and pushed him further. From horn masters Maceo Parker and Pee Wee Ellis to vocalists Lyn Collins and Bobby Byrd, Brown was a musical A & R master, restless and always looking for the next big thing. Most times, that would manifest in the latest James Brown smash under his own name. But not always. His stable of talent was overflowing in the ‘60s and ‘70s, and, thankfully, the tape machine in his studio was always rolling. Originally released in 1988, during the era of hip-hop’s golden age of sampling, it’s no surprise that just about every note heard in this incredible collection has been used on not one but multiple rap classics. Which, at the time, was proof of Brown’s (and his crew’s) staying power. But we’re almost three decades beyond those days now, and it has lost none of its musical potency. Diving deeper into the vaults than the also-incredible Part 1 of the Funky People series, there is not a weak track in the bunch. Moving beyond well-known JBs cuts, things get interesting from the get-go with Bobby Byrd’s monumental groover “I Know You Got Soul.” Hank Ballard and Marva Whitney also enter the fray, leading the way to Myra Barnes’ emotional and powerful “Message From The Soul Sisters (Parts 1 & 2)” and Lyn Collins’ slow, smoldering cover of Isaac Hayes’ “Do Your Thing,” Politics even get the funky soul treatment, with Fred Wesley & The JBs’ “You Can Have Watergate But Gimme Some Bucks And I’ll Be Straight” and “I’m Paying Taxes, But What Am I Buying?” And it should not be overlooked that Maceo & The Macks’ instrumental workout “Soul Power ‘74” even features a proto-sampling snippet from MLK’s “I’ve Been To The Mountaintop” speech from 1968. This is another amazing collection of 12 James Brown’s funky friends, without one second of filler, brought to you as a glorious 2-LP gatefold by your friends at Get On Down.

A1. Bobby Byrd I Know You Got Soul A2. Hank Ballard & The Midnight Lighters From The Love Side A3. Marva Whitney What Do I Have To Do To Prove My Love To You A4. Maceo & The Macks Soul Power ’74 B1. Lyn Collins Put It On The Line B2. Fred Wesley & The J.B.’s You Can Have Watergate But Gimme Some Bucks And I’ll Be Straight (Pts 1 & 2) B3. Maceo & The Macks Cross The Track (We Better Go Back) C1. Myra Barnes Super Good C2. Myra Barnes The Message From The Soul Sisters C3. Bobby Byrd Hot Pants - I’m Coming, I’m Coming, I’m Coming D1. Lyn Collins Do Your Thing D2. Fred Wesley & The J.B.’s I’m Paying Taxes What Am I Buying D3. Fred Wesley & The J.B.’s Blow Your Head

SKU:GET54084LP

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