James Brown "Foundations Of Funk" (A Brand New Bag, 1964-1969)

There are several worthy James Brown compilations. But this is the one, more than any other, that presents his most fertile and innovative soul and funk material. From 1964's "Out of Sight" through 1969's "Mother Popcorn," this was Brown at the apex of his creativity, turning soul into funk in the mid-'60s, then pushing the rhythm even more to the forefront. Most of his hit singles from this five-year explosion of white heat are on this 27-track, two-CD set, including "Out of Sight," "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag," "I Got You (I Feel Good)," "Say It Loud--I'm Black and I'm Proud," and "Cold Sweat." There are some minor omissions that could be questioned (the absence of the studio version of "Bring It Up," for instance), and big James Brown fans will already have the lion's share of tracks, on the Star Time box and other releases. It does, however, contain minor but significant bonuses: an alternate take of "Cold Sweat," a previously unreleased live medley of "Out of Sight" and "Bring It Up," and a previously unreleased live version of "Licking Stick--Licking Stick." There are also longer versions of "I Don't Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing" (ten minutes!), "I Got the Feelin'," "The Popcorn," and "Brother Rapp" that were edited when they were prepared for official release. (Richie Unterberger, Allmusic)

trax disc 1:

01 out of sight 02 papa's got a brand new bag, pts. 1 & 2 03 i got you (i feel good) 04 money won't change you, pts. 1 & 2 05 introduction-out of sight-bring it up (live) 06 let yourself go 07 there was a time 08 cold sweat, pts. 1 & 2 09 get it together, pts. 1 & 2 10 goodbye my love, pts. 1 & 2 11 i can't stand myself (when you touch me), pts. 1 & 2 12 i got the feelin' 13 the popcorn 14 cold sweat (false start and studio dialogue) 15 cold sweat (alternate take)

trax disc 2:

01 licking stick-licking stick (live) 02 say it loud-i'm black and i'm proud, pts. 1 & 2 03 give it up or turnit a loose 04 you got to have a mother for me 05 i don't want nobody to give me nothing (open up the door i'll get it myself) 06 let a man come in and do the popcorn, pts. 1 & 2 07 it's a new day, pts. 1 & 2 08 ain't it funky now 09 brother rapp 10 funky drummer, pts. 1 & 2 11 she's the one 12 mother popcorn (live)

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