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Sex Machine

I don’t feel the need to ramble on… here’s part two of the James Brown “Funkin’ Genuis” mixes; part 2 – still a funkin’ genius.

Actually… I like to ramble on…

As I was bloggin’ this something on the hotel TV caught my ear… I love the way Northern Soul has become part of the mainstream consciousness / I hate the way Northern Soul has become part of the mainstream consciousness!

It was an advert for what’s-her-name the TV “chef” married to someone / daughter of that famous politician (you know the woman who is, we have to admit it, quite sexy) … my initial instinct was “that’s Barbara Acklin – Am I The Same Girl”… only there were no lyrics… so here I am sat in a West Midlands hotel room with a dodgy ‘tinternet connection and I just know I have an instrumental only version… but jiggered if I can remember who did it… and then it came to me… and I’m pissed off with myself for the time it took (and no, NO, I am not referring to the god-awful 80′s cover by Swing Out Sister with the artificial horns and drums – who murdered it both vocally and instrumentally); it is of course Young Hold Unlimited and their “Soulful Strut”.

I love the way TV brings Northern Soul to the mainstream / I HATE the way TV brings Northern Soul to the mainstream (more of that another time … maybe)

In the meantime; please enjoy part 2 (of 3) of the “James Brown – Funkin’ Genius” mix. See you soon for part 3.

Tonight I bring you:

Lyn Collins – Fly Me To The Moon
James Brown – Funky President
Vicki Anderson – Answer To Mother Popcorn (I Got A Mother For You)
Vicki Anderson – I’m Too Tough For Mr Big Stuff (Hot Pants)
Vicki Anderson – Supergood (Answer To Superbad) (Parts 1 & 2)
Vicki Anderson – The Message From The Soul Sister Parts 1 & 2
James Brown – Talking Loud And Sayin’ Nothing
James Brown – Mind Power
Lyn Collins – Think (About It)
Lyn Collins – Things Got To Get Better
James Brown – I Need Help (I Can’t Do It Alone)
James Crawford – Fat Eddie
James Brown – I’m A Greedy Man (Parts 1 & 2)
James Brown – King Heroin

James Brown

I was watching a romcom at the weekend (under some protest) and there was mention of Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock’s hit “It takes two”; I mentioned that the tune was sampled from a James Brown number (Lyn Collins’ – Think (About It)), as Mrs Bold seemed slightly disbelieving I pulled a copy and played it (once the ‘film’ had finished).

That audio delight, coupled with a recent flurry of James Brown chatter on a business networking site, made me want to dig again. I am sure I do not need to remind people what a genius James Brown was, but to keep his music forefront, it seemed appropriate to mix up some JB tunes for everyone’s audio pleasure…

What I ripped and mixed on Sunday was 3 hours of James Brown tunes; which I intend to drop in 3 parts. When I say “James Brown tunes” I actually mean tunes recorded by him, written by him and/or produced by him.

Tonight’s mix (part 1) has mostly James Brown recorded tunes, but the latter mixes will be those from the ‘House of Brown’ or covers of JB tunes. I hope you enjoy all three mixes.

Tonight’s has the following:

James Brown – There It Is (Parts 1 & 2)
Bobby Byrd – I Know You Got Soul (Parts 1 & 2)
The Dapps – Bringing Up The Guitar
Bobby Byrd – I Need Help (Parts 1 & 2)
East Of Underground – Popcorn
James Brown – Funky Drummer
James Brown – Sex Machine (Parts 1 & 2)
James Brown – Don’t Stop The Funk
James Brown – The Payback
James Brown – Doing The Best I Can

I’ll not ramble on any further… let’s let the Godfather of Soul’s music do the talkin’…

1619 BAB - World

I make mention of this in last Sunday’s post and thought I’d drop it in on its own. 1619 BAB (Bad Ass Band). I can find very little information on the band themselves, but I do know that this tune was recorded in 1973 and initially released on Brown Sugar (BS2003); before getting wider distribution with Chess later the same year (CH2147).

The group released an album on TSG (TSG801) in 1976 (or 77); simply titled “1619 Bad Ass Band”; which was re-released in 1978 on Graham International (GIR1980). Band members were Khalid Adbul Shalid (aka K. Lee Khalid?), Karl Harris, J. Silverman & ? Harris. World is credited to Karl Harris.

Mine is a promo copy of the second issue. World has, in my humble opinion, one of the best intros ever… it’s a sound that is instantly recognisable; strings and guitar lead us to the first shout of “World…”. Flip the vinyl for “For Your Love”, a fast funky bad-ass tune.