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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 Rap (Part 1)
9. The Brother Got To Rap (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


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I finally received my copy today. There is no filler (I repeat no filler) well there is a x-mas joint on the disc, so uh ...

I love these. A dream come true for a music nerd.

The only thing about these sets is they're released "as they were" 40some years ago. When the single "Brother Rapp" was put together there is a short pause in the middle of the song between Part 1 and 2 and it was left as is for this volume. Now at first, I didn't know that, I'm just jamming to it and all of a sudden , I hear this pause, I'm like "WTF!!" But then I read the booklet, and it explains.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Thanks for this I just hope I can get hold of all of these when i get my monies together...a worth while purchase indeed...

I'm a bit late here but I just got my copy yesterday. I love these volumes. You definitely get to see a different side of his music with these. Most compilations focus on his harder funk recordings but there are lots of great ballads on these discs as well. (maybe not so much on volume six) I had never heard the song "World" before and it's definitely different than most of the other music on this disc. Hopefully there will be some reissues of James' '60s albums, most of which have been out of print for decades! He released a ton of albums so I'm not sure what the best way to do it would be. I'm thinking either box sets or preferably twofer cd's. It's definitely odd that two years after his death there hasn't been a more aggressive reissue series.