VA - James Brown's Funky People (1988) [Flac] [mrtude42][h33t]

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Fred And The New JBs - James Brown's Funky People
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Review from allmusic.com
by Amy Hanson

The first in the wildly popular three-disc series, James Brown's Funky People is an outstandingly chunky collection that spotlights some of the many talented musicians associated with James Brown and his early- to mid-'70s People Records imprint. The material comprising this disc is split primarily between the J.B.'s, Fred Wesley both with and without the J.B.'s, and one of funk's original divas, Lyn Collins. "Gimme Some More," "Pass the Peas," "Givin' up Food for Funk (Part 1)," and "Hot Pants Road" are the J.B.'s' offerings, spectacular studio recordings that highlight some of the band's best material for the label -- material which at the time was often passed over in favor of their "proper" James Brown recordings. Fred Wesley, meanwhile, weighs in with the CD-only long version of "Damn Right, I Am Somebody (Parts 1 & 2)," before joining the J.B.'s on three more tracks, including the epic "(It's Not the Express) It's the J.B.'s Monaurail (Part 1)." This particular song, credited to Fred and the New J.B.'s, was recorded during one of the more traumatic times in the James Brown camp and, when compared to the other classics on this CD, doesn't have the same spark or fire. And if anyone questioned the odd spelling in the title, the band's request that if you don't know what a monorail is "check out Seattle" clears up any doubt. The Lyn Collins tracks feature a mono version of "Mama Feelgood" and the outstanding "Think (About It)," a song that would become an iconoclastic symbol of the funk era, heavily sampled by over 40 artists during the 1980s and 1990s. Included, too, is the bonus "Same Beat (Part 1)," recorded by Wesley and the J.B.'s on September 7, 1973, in New York.


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Tracklisting
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1. Fred And The New JBs - (It's Not The Express) It's The JBs Monaurail (Part 1)[04:06]
2. Fred Wesley And The JBs - Damn Right I Am Somebody (Parts 1 And 2)[06:25]
3. JBs - Gimme Some More [03:05]
4. JBs - Givin' Up Food For Funk (Part 1) [03:11]
5. JBs - Hot Pants Road [02:46]
6. Fred Wesley And The JBs - If You Don't Get It The First Time Back Up And Try It Again Party[03:35]
7. Lyn Collins - Mama Feelgood [03:30]
8. Maceo And The Macks - Parrty (Part 1) [03:24]
9. JBs - Pass The Peas [03:14]
10. Lyn Collins - Rock Me Again And Again And Again And Again And Again And Again[03:26]
11. Fred Wesley And The JBs - Same Beat (Part 1) [03:19]
12. Lyn Collins - Take Me Just As I Am [03:32]
13. Lyn Collins - Think (About It) [03:23]

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Artist...............: Fred And The New JBs
Album................: James Brown's Funky People
Genre................: Funk
Source...............: CD
Year.................: 1988
Ripper...............: EAC (Secure mode) / LAME 3.92 & Asus CD-S520
Codec................: Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC)
Version..............: reference libFLAC 1.2.1 20070917
Quality..............: Lossless, (avg. compression: 39 %)
Channels.............: Stereo / 44100 HZ / 24 Bit
Tags.................: VorbisComment
Ripped by............: Mrtude42 on 5/28/2013
Posted by............: Mrtude42 on 5/28/2013
Included.............: NFO, SFV, PLS, M3U
Covers...............: Front
Playing Time.........: 47:01
Total Size...........: 276.98 MB

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