James Brown

INCLUDES FREE MP3 ALBUM DOWNLOAD Plus 4 BONUS TRACKS

This quintessential collector’s edition includes James Brown’s 1962 album Excitement “Mr. Dynamite.” The LP is a singles compilation released by King Records that features early recordings with the Famous Flames dating back to 1958. This masterpiece helped define the primal nature of soul and offers a solid introduction into this man’s special brand of musical feeling, his own passionate style, intense delivery and R&B innovation. Long out of print, this essential LP has been remastered in this very special edition, which also includes 4 bonus tracks from the same period. These recordings provide the listener with the opportunity to peek in on the still-growing Brown and hear him paying homage to his early influences. The foot-tapping rhythms, spine-tingling stylings and sentimental mood renderings so typical of his early performances can all be heard here. Without a doubt this is the material upon which James Brown’s kingdom was built.

PERSONNEL:

JAMES BROWN, lead vocals, plus:

The Famous Flames: Bobby Byrd (p, voc),
Johnny Terry, Bill Hollings, Bobby Bennett, “Baby” Lloyd Stallworth (backing vocals).
Also featuring J.C. Davis, St. Clair Pinckney (ts), Alfred Corley (as), Al “Brisco” Clark (bs),
Rosco Patrick (tp), Bobby Roach, Les Buie (g), Hubert Perry or Bernard Odum (b), Nat Kendrick (d)

Recorded at Masters Studios, United Studios (Los Angeles, California),
and King Studios (Cincinnati, Ohio) between 1958 and 1962.

SIDE ONE

01. I DON’T MIND
02. SHOUT AND SHIMMY
03. TELL ME WHAT YOU’RE GONNA DO
04. GOOD, GOOD, LOVIN’
05. HAVE MERCY BABY
06. BEGGING, BEGGING
07. SO LONG (*)
08. HOLD IT (*)

SIDE TWO

01. LOVE DON’T LOVE NOBODY
02. DANCIN’ LITTLE THING
03. COME OVER HERE
04. YOU DON’T HAVE TO GO
05.JUST WON’T DO RIGHT (I Stay in the Chapel Every Night)
06. IT WAS YOU
07. JUST YOU AND ME, DARLING (*)
08. AND I DO JUST WHAT I WANT (*)

(*) Bonus tracks