This album is available in CD: Cold Sweat. And MP3: Cold Sweat. Classic deep funk starts the album and covers of pop hits follow.
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1 This album is available in CD, MP3 and vinyl formats: There It Is. By 1972 funk was a a major musical statement and this record is as pure as it gets. Chock full of chart hits and deep groove.
1972 Polydor LP: There It Is
This album is available in MP3 Format: It’s A Mother. It’s also available in vinyl re-issue: It’s A Mother. By 1969 FUNK was in full effect with JB and the Band. It’s force on modern music would be felt the world over. This one is definitely a Mother! […]
1969 King LP: It’s a Mother
This LP is available as MP3: The Amazing James Brown. JB and the band bring rock, soul, boogie woogie and many other styles to the table in this indeed amazing album.
1961 King LP: The Amazing James Brown
This album is available in CD and MP3 format: James Brown: Soul on Top. Soul and big band jazz/pop are on top, but funk is right there with them in this amazing JB album. Some great info on Wikipedia.
1970 King LP: Soul on Top
This album is available in MP3 format: I Got The Feelin’. JB and the band explore many musical styles with this album, but funk starts to muscle its way up to the front as you can hear in the first cut of the album that carries the lp’s name. […]
1968 King LP: I Got the Feelin’
This album is available in a variety of formats here: Prisoner of Love. As usual, JB brings a wide variety of styles to the table. You can even hear the slight bubble of funk starting to brew if you listen closely. Some info on Wikipedia about Prisoner of Love. […]
1963 King LP: Prisoner of Love
Some of the cuts on this album are in this CD collection: The Singles Volume 2: 1960-1963. Also in this MP3 collection: The Singles Vol 2. As usual in the early JB albums, James Brown and his band bring all kinds of styles to table. Twist, rock, blues, r&b, do-wop […]
1962 King LP: Shout and Shimmy
As usual, JB drops all kinds of styles on this instrumental album but funk starts to come front and center with several cuts.
1966 King LP: Mighty Instrumentals
This album is available in MP3 format: James Brown And His Famous Flames Tour The U.S.A.. JB and the band rock all the styles that would become the recipe for funk.
1962 King LP: James Brown and his Famous ...
A great peak into what kind of show you got when you went to see James Brown live in the late 60s. A who’s who of James Brown produced artists.
1967 Smash LP: The James Brown Show
A single from one of JB’s last albums on the Polydor label. The death of vinyl was right around the corner from this release. A nice disco funky vibe with Stone Cold Drag. Slow soul groove on Regrets.