LIVE AT THE APOLLO 1972 by JAMES BROWN REVUE
| SKU | 88806 |
| Artist | JAMES BROWN REVUE |
| Title | LIVE AT THE APOLLO 1972 |
| Label | GET ON DOWN |
| Catalog # | GET 54082LP |
| Tag | |
| Release | W 36 - 2016 |
| Format | Vinyl - US2LP |
| € 34,99 | incl. VAT, excl. shipping |
Tracks
- Danny Ray - "Introduction Of The JB's"
- . The JB's - "Hot Pants Road"
- The JB's - "From The Back Side" (
- The JB's - "Wine Spot" (
- Fred Wesley - "Introduction Of James Brown"
- James Brown - "Never Can Say Goodbye"
- The JB's - "Pass The Peas"
- The JB's - "Honky Tonk"
- James Brown - "Introduction"
- The JB's - "Gimme Some More"
- James Brown - "There It Is"
- Danny Ray - "Introduction Of Lyn Collins"
- Lyn Collins - "Do Your Thing"
- Lyn Collins - "Think (About It)"
- Lyn Collins - "I'll Take You There"
- Danny Ray - "Introduction Of Bobby Byrd"
- Bobby Byrd - "I Know You Got Soul"
- Bobby Byrd - "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right"
- Bobby Byrd - "Keep On Doin' What You're Doin'" (8:51)
Description
One look at the tracklist makes you want to sit back and let some of the greatest musicians of all time blow your mind, and smile for several days straight.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. Thankfully we can now put that all behind us, with the first-time-ever-on-vinyl release of this incredible concert, from more than four decades ago !
