James Brown - Star Time [Box]

Artist:

Brown, James

UPC:

042284910828

See Also:

Cold Sweat (Jazz Rock) J.B.`s (The)

Description:

STAR TIME includes a 64-page booklet with three essays - brief appreciations by writer Nelson George and Brown`s longtime tour manager Alan Leeds and a longer history by 2 of the box`s producers - a complete discography and an introduction penned by the Godfather of Soul himself.
Personnel includes: James Brown (vocals, piano, organ); Bobby Byrd (vocals. organ); Phelps "Catfish" Collins (guitar); Maceo Parker (tenor & baritone saxophones); St. Clair Pickney, Pee Wee Ellis, Clifford "Ace King" MacMillian (tenor saxophone); Al "Brisco" Clark (baritone saxophone); Lewis Hamlin (trumpet); William "Bootsy" Collins, Bernard Odum (bass); John "Jabo" Starks, Nat Kendrick (drums).
Producers include: Ralph Bass, Syd Nathan, James Brown, Hal Neely, Afrika Bambaataa.
Compilation producer: Harry Weinger.
There are few box sets that can match the greatness of James Brown`s STARTIME. Backed by such brilliant musicians as Melvin and Maceo Parker, Bootsy Collins and Bobby Byrd, Brown created some of the most intense, soulful music ever recorded. Collecting seventy two tracks that let you hear why Brown is hailed as "the hardest working man in show business," STARTIME is packed with the best R&B and funk that money can buy.
From early-`60s R&B hits like "Please, Please, Please" and late-`60s funk essentials like "Papa`s Got A Brand New Bag" and "Sex Machine" to the massively influential `70s funk grooves "Funky Drummer" and "The Payback," STARTIME gives you all the James Brown basics. This set is a monument to the life and music of one of the most colorful and inspired performers in popular music. STARTIME also comes with a 64-page booklet that features rare and wonderful photos and essays by Nelson George and several other noted critics. Essential.

Track Listing:

DISC 1:

1. Please, Please, Please
2. Why Do You Do Me
3. Try Me
4. Tell Me What I Did Wrong
5. Bewildered
6. Good Good Lovin`
7. I`ll Go Crazy
8. I Know It`s True
9. (Do the) Mashed Potatoes, Pt. 1
10. Think
11. Baby, You`re Right - (previously unreleased, alternate take)
12. Lost Someone
13. Night Train
14. I`ve Got Money
15. I Don`t Mind
16. Prisoner of Love
17. Devil`s Den
18. Out of the Blue - (previously unreleased, alternate take)
19. Out of Sight
20. Grits
21. Maybe the Last Time
22. It`s a Man`s Man`s Man`s World
23. I Got You
24. Papa`s Got a Brand New Bag, Pts. 1-3 - (previously unreleased, Complete Take)

DISC 2:

1. Papa`s Got a Brand New Bag, Pt. 1
2. I Got You (I Feel Good)
3. Ain`t That a Groove
4. It`s a Man`s Man`s Man`s World
5. Money Won`t Change You - (previously unreleased)
6. Don`t Be a Dropout - (previously unreleased)
7. Bring It Up (Hipster`s Avenue) - (previously unreleased)
8. Let Yourself Go - (previously unreleased)
9. Cold Sweat
10. Get It Together
11. I Can`t Stand Myself (When You Touch Me), Pt. 1
12. I Got the Feelin`
13. Licking Stick-Licking Stick
14. Say It Loud (I`m Black and I`m Proud)
15. There Was a Time
16. Give It Up or Turnit a Loose
17. I Don`t Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing (Open Up the Door, I`ll Get It Myself)

DISC 3:

1. Mother Popcorn
2. Funky Drummer
3. Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine
4. Super Bad, Pts. 1-2 - (Stereo Mix, previously unreleased)
5. Talking Loud and Saying Nothing
6. Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved
7. Soul Power, Pts. 1-2 - (Stereo Mix/Unedited mix, previously unreleased)
8. Brother Rapp/Ain`t It Funky Now - (previously unreleased)
9. Hot Pants, Pt. 1
10. I`m a Greedy Man, Pt. 1
11. Make It Funky, Pt. 1
12. It`s a New Day
13. I Got Ants in My Pants (And I Want to Dance), Pt. 1
14. King Heroin

DISC 4:

1. There It Is, Pt. 1
2. Public Enemy No. 1, Pt. 1
3. Get on the Good Foot
4. I Got a Bag of My Own
5. Doing It to Death
6. Payback, The
7. Papa Don`t Take No Mess, Pt.11
8. Stoned to the Bone, Pt. 1
9. My Thang - (Undubbed Mix, previously unreleased)
10. Funky President (People It`s Bad)
11. Hot (I Need to Be Loved, Loved, Loved)
12. Get up Offa That Thing
13. Body Heat, Pt. 1
14. It`s Too Funky in Here
15. Rapp Payback (Where Iz Moses?)
16. Unity, Pt. 1: The Third Coming

Album Information

Release Date:

05/07/1991

Type:

Boxed Set

Genre:

R&B

Subgenre:

Funk

Label:

Polydor

Catalog Number:

849108

Original Release Year:

1991

# of Discs:

4

Studio/Live:

Mixed

Mono/Stereo:

Mixed

Runtime:

284 : 38

Guest Artist:

Maceo Parker; Bobby Byrd

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