James Brown Revue – Live At The Apollo 1972
- Label:
- Get On Down
- Art.No.:
- 09545831
- Cat.No.:
- GET54082
- Released:
- 2020
- Cover:
- Picture
- Format:
- 2LP
- Pressing:
- US - Original
- Genre:
- Black Grooves + Exotic Grooves + Soul + Funk
Repress! "For the ten years leading up to 1972, the James Brown Revue was an outright superfunk freight train, speeding around the world and crushing all competition. This
dominance stretched beyond the charts, too – the group was even more dynamic and exciting on stage, a fact that kept them sleepless and on the move, as audiences
demanded more.
From 1963 to 1971, James Brown had released not one but three albums recorded live at Harlem’s famed Apollo Theater. The first volume of the series is still rightfully
revered today as one of the greatest live albums of all time. But Volumes II (1968) and III (1971 – aka Revolution Of The Mind) were no slackers either, showing James and
his incredible band (with talent including “Pee Wee” Ellis, Fred Wesley, John “Jabo” Starks, Clyde Stubblefield, Maceo Parker, Lyn Collins, Bobby Byrd and many more)
at the peak of their respective powers each time, playing a litany of JB hits.
Because of this, it will always be a mystery as to why Volume IV, which was recorded at the Apollo on September 14, 1972, was shelved. This is in no small part because
the performers and songs heard here are some of the Godfather of Soul’s (and the JBs’) strongest. But shelved it was, full of fire but languishing for decades in the Polydor
vaults.
Title | Featuring | Producing | Time | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
A1. | Introduction Of The J.B.'s | Danny Ray | |||
A2. | Hot Pants Road | The J.B.'s | |||
A3. | From The Back Side | The J.B.'s | |||
A4. | Wine Spot | The J.B.'s | |||
A5. | Introduction Of James Brown | Fred Wesley | |||
B1. | Never Can Say Goodbye | James Brown | |||
B2. | Pass The Peas | The J.B.'s | |||
B3. | Honky Tonk | The J.B.'s | |||
B4. | Introduction By James Brown | James Brown | |||
B5. | Gimme Some More | The J.B.'s | |||
C1. | There It Is | James Brown | |||
C2. | Introduction Of Lyn Collins | Danny Ray | |||
C3. | Do Your Thing | Lyn Collins | |||
C4. | Think (About It) | Lyn Collins | |||
C5. | I'll Take You There | Lyn Collins | |||
D1. | Introduction Of Bobby Byrd | Danny Ray | |||
D2. | I Know You Got Soul | Bobby Byrd | |||
D3. | (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Do... | Bobby Byrd | |||
D4. | Keep On Doin' What You're Doin' | Bobby Byrd |