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合計収録時間 | 01:17:59

Personnel: James Brown (vocals, piano); Bobby Byrd (vocals, organ); Phelps "Catfish" Collins, Hearlon "Cheese" Martin, Bobby Roach (guitar); Robert "Chopper" McCollough (tenor saxophone); St. Clair Pinckney (baritone saxophone); Jerone "Jasaan" Sanford, Clayton "Chicken" Gunnels, Daryl "Hasaan" Jamison (trumpet); Fred Wesley (trombone); William "Bootsy" Collins (bass); John "Jabo" Starks, Clyde Stubblefield (drums); Johnny Griggs (congas). Compilation producers: Harry Weinger, Alan Leeds. Engineers include: Ron Lenhoff. Recorded at Starday Studios, Nashville, Tennessee; King Studios, Cincinnati, Ohio; Bobby Smith Studios, Macon, Georgia; Rodel Studios, Washington, DC between April 25, 1970 and January 26, 1971. Includes liner notes by Alan Leeds. Digitally remastered by Gary N. Mayo (Polygram Studios). Personnel: James Brown (vocals, piano); Bobby Byrd (vocals, organ); Hearlon "Cheese" Martin (guitar); Robert McCollough (tenor saxophone); St. Clair Pinckney (baritone saxophone); Clayton "Chicken" Gunnells, Darryl "Hasaan" Jamison (trumpet); Fred Wesley (trombone); Clyde Stubblefield, John Starks (drums); Johnny Griggs (congas). Audio Mixer: Joseph M. Palmaccio. Liner Note Author: Alan Leeds. Recording information: Bobby Smith Studios, Macon, GA (04/25/1970-01/26/1971); King Studios, Cincinnati, OH (04/25/1970-01/26/1971); Rodel Studios, WA (04/25/1970-01/26/1971); Starday Studios, Nashville, TN (04/25/1970-01/26/1971). Photographers: Guy Ferrell; Charles Stewart ; Bootsy Collins. Subtitled 1970: A BRAND NEW THANG, this year was indeed a pivotal one for James Brown. His entire band quit and he quickly assembled a new and much smaller outfit centered around 18-year-old bass whiz Bootsy Collins. Where his previous Flames had been choreographed to turn or stop on a dime both on stage and on record, this youthful new combo, dubbed the J.B.'s, had an unruly quality; they were an edgier, scruffier lot. The selections on this collection feature numerous previously unreleased unedited takes and alternate mixes. Brown recorded at a furious pace, with "Sex Machine" bringing him out of a commercial slump. However, barely a year later, the Hardest Working Man in Show Business was again without a band when Bootsy quit, taking most of the other members with him.

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