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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—the timeless “Funky Drummer” for one—plus discarded singles and rare promo-only mixes.

Disc 1 kicks off with one of those influential grooves that was set aside: “You Got To Have A Mother For Me,” a planned single that was recast a few months later as the smash hit “Mother Popcorn”; both original versions are now on CD for the first time. In fact, all of JB’s “Popcorn” singles of the era are on this set, from his popular instrumental “The Popcorn,” recorded on stage after a gig in Dallas, to the epic “Let A Man Come In And Do The Popcorn.”

Other hot tracks on the set include “I Don’t Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing (Open Up The Door, I’ll Get It Myself),” a top 5, non-LP single; “The Chicken,” a B-side that was subsequently covered by Jaco Pastorius and has become a staple of college jazz ensembles and funk cover bands; the macho, super funky “It’s A New Day,” which became a live powerhouse; and “Brother Rapp,” another non-LP classic that can now also be heard in its original form—“The Brother Got To Rap,” which features Maceo Parker’s original call-and-response solo that was muted in the final mix when he and the band left in a dispute with the boss.

The centerpiece of the era is a single found on Disc 2 that, when first released in 1970, barely nudged into the R&B Top 20—“Funky Drummer,” a follow-up of sorts to the hit jam “Ain’t It Funky Now.” Its brief drum solo at the end of Part 2 drew in hip-hop and pop’s greatest artists and producers and, as a sample in their tracks, effectively launched the modern hip-hop era.
Additional rarities found on Volume 6 include Brown’s Christmas holiday single; his “brotherhood” single “World,” including the “Part 2” that has never been available anywhere since the original 45 release; a cover of Chuck Jackson’s “Any Day Now,” which was mixed and readied for release but ultimately pulled; and, after the famed James Brown Band dissolved, an early version of “Talkin’ Loud And Saying Nothin’,” later a funk classic but in this incarnation an unusual rock-funk experiment led by arranger Dave Matthews.

James Brown: The Singles Volume 6: 1969-1970 is the final chapter of James Brown and his amazing sixties band. All of the singles, A- and B- sides are here, released and otherwise, offering a window into an extraordinary sound and time. The collection is as usual supplemented by a collectible booklet featuring rare photos, memorabilia and fantastic liner notes by Alan Leeds, the Grammy®-winning writer and former Brown publicist and tour manager.
AVAILABLE JANUARY 27th.


Disc 1
1. You’ve Got To Have A Mother For Me - Part 1
2. The Little Groove Maker, Me [live]
3. You’ve Got To Have A Mother For Me (Long Version)
4. I Don’t Want Nobody To Give Me Nothin’ (Open Up The Door, I’ll Get It Myself) (Part 1)
5. I Don’t Want Nobody To Give Me Nothin’ (Open Up The Door, I’ll Get It Myself) (Part 2)
6. I Love You
7. Maybe I'll Understand
8. Any Day Now
9. I’m Shock
10. [James Brown Plays & Directs] The Popcorn [instrumental]
11. [James Brown Plays & Directs] The Chicken [instrumental]
12. Mother Popcorn (You Got To Have Mother For Me) Part 1
13. Mother Popcorn (You Got To Have a Mother For Me) Part 2
14. Lowdown Popcorn [instrumental]
15. Top of The Stack [instrumental]
16. World (Part 1)
17. World (Part 2)
18. Let a Man Come In and Do The Popcorn Part 1
19. [James Brown with the Dapps] Sometime
20. I’m Not Demanding (Pt. 1)

Disc 2
1. It’s Christmas Time (Part 1)
2. It’s Christmas Time (Part 2)
3. [James Brown Band] Ain’t It Funky Now (Part 1) [instrumental]
4. [James Brown Band] Ain’t It Funky Now (Part 2) [instrumental]
5. Popcorn with Feeling [instrumental]
6. Part 2 (Let a Man Come In and Do The Popcorn)
7. Gittin’ a Little Hipper (Part 2)
8. The Brother Got To Rapp (Part 1)
9. The Brother Got To Rapp (Part 2)
10. It’s a New Day (Part 1) & (Part 2)
11. Georgia On My Mind
12. Funky Drummer (Part 1) [instrumental]
13. Funky Drummer (Part 2) [instrumental]
14. [Vicki Anderson with James Brown] Let It Be Me
15. [James Brown and Grodeck WhipperJenny] Talkin’ Loud and Sayin’ Nothin’ [rock version] Pt. 1 & Pt. 2
16. Bewildered
17. Brother Rapp (Part 1) & (Part 2)
18. A Man Has To Go Back To The Crossroads
19. The Drunk
[Edited 1/9/09 21:51pm]

Looks cool. The entire series is hot.

HamsterHuey said:

Show is, and Im gettin the whole set.

I'm Shock

Track I've never heard before, found while searching on youtube.

Crap, has been pushed back to January 27th, booo.

That's only 1969-1970!

Imagine making a collection of all the singles and album tracks

bboy87 said:

That's why they're doing this. James already had recorded like 200 songs by 1969!

Timmy84 said:

LOL, that's not even all of the singles from '69 and '70. About 5 tracks from '69 were on the previous volumes and at least 10-12 more from '70 will be on the next volume. This is a dude that charted 130 tracks on both the Pop and/or the Black charts from 56 we're talking about here.

I think it got pushed back for the Motown material coming from, Hip-O

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Exactly @ James' output. People have to realize JB worked his ASS off! But yeah I can believe the Motown material is pushing it back considering all of the stuff they're gonna release next year.

this is just great...wish a had the cash to buy the whole lot...

LondonStyle said:

word.

Cinnie said:

It's only $29.99 (retail price) but I get mines from CD Universe at $23 a pop. Much cheaper than the Motown Singles Collection going between $100 and $120 per collection.

It's finally on the Hip-O website, but I ordered it two months ago before it was rescheduled.