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Foundations of Funk - A Brand New Bag: 1964–1969
Compilation album by
ReleasedMarch 19, 1996
Recorded1964–1969
Genre Funk [1]
Length149:11
Label Polydor
ProducerVarious
James Brown chronology
Roots of a Revolution
(1995)
Foundations of Funk - A Brand New Bag: 1964–1969
(1996)
Funk Power 1970: A Brand New Thang
(1996)

Foundations of Funk – A Brand New Bag: 1964–1969 is the second of several James Brown era overviews released by Polydor Records in the mid-1990s. Expanding on the 1984 LP compilation Ain’t That a Groove - The James Brown Story 1966–1969 [2] it covers 1964 to 1969.

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Track listing

Disc 1
  1. " Out of Sight" - 2:22
  2. " Papa's Got a Brand New Bag, Pts. 1 & 2" - 4:16
  3. " I Got You (I Feel Good)" - 2:45
  4. " Money Won't Change You, Pts. 1 & 2" - 4:15
  5. "Introduction/Out of Sight/Bring It Up" (Live) - 5:54
    • previously unreleased live version. Later released on 2009's Live at the Garden (Expanded Edition).
  6. " Let Yourself Go" - 3:57
  7. " There Was a Time" - 4:25
  8. " Cold Sweat, Pts. 1 & 2" - 7:23
  9. " Get It Together, Pts. 1 & 2" - 8:57
  10. "Goodbye My Love, Pts. 1 & 2" - 5:36
  11. " I Can't Stand Myself (When You Touch Me), Pts. 1 & 2" - 7:19
  12. " I Got The Feelin'" - 3:05
    • previously unreleased extended version
  13. "The Popcorn" - 4:30
    • previously unreleased complete version
  14. "Cold Sweat" (false start and studio dialogue) - 0:23
    • previously unreleased false start
  15. "Cold Sweat" (Alternate Take) - 6:50
    • previously unreleased alternate take
Disc 2
  1. " Licking Stick—Licking Stick" (Live) - 4:15
  2. " Say It Loud—I'm Black And I'm Proud, Pts. 1 & 2" - 4:50
  3. " Give It Up Or Turnit a Loose" - 4:30
  4. "You Got To Have a Mother for Me" - 5:39
    • previously unreleased original mix
  5. "I Don't Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing (Open Up The Door I'll Get It Myself)" - 9:43
    • previously unreleased complete version
  6. "Let a Man Come In and Do The Popcorn, Pts. 1 & 2" - 7:47
  7. " It's a New Day, Pts. 1 & 2" - 6:25
  8. "Ain't It Funky Now" - 9:28
  9. " Brother Rapp" - 7:00
    • previously unreleased original mix
  10. " Funky Drummer, Pts. 1 & 2" - 5:34
  11. "She's The One" - 2:59
  12. " Mother Popcorn" (Live) - 9:02
    • previously unreleased undubbed complete version

Personnel

Musicians

Artist Primary Artist Guest Artist Drums Congas Organ Guitar Bass Sax (Alto) Sax (Baritone) Sax (Tenor) Trumpet Trombone Trombone (valve) MC Vocals Vocals (Background)
James Brown Yes Yes
Beau Dollar Bowman Yes
Les Buie Yes
Bobby Byrd Yes Yes
Charles Carr Yes
Al "Brisco" Clark Yes
Joseph Davis Yes
Tim Drummond Yes
Joe Dupars Yes
Pee Wee Ellis Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Alvin "Fats" Gonder Yes
Richard "Kush" Griffith Yes
Dicky Harris Yes
Timothy Hedding Yes
Haywood Henry Yes
McKinley Johnson Yes
Nat Jones Yes Yes
Alphonso "Country" Kellum Yes Yes Yes
Art Lopez Yes Yes
Jimmy Nolen Yes Yes
Bernard Odum Yes
Maceo Parker Yes Yes Yes Yes
Melvin Parker Yes Yes
St. Clair Pinckney Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Levi Rasbury Yes Yes Yes
Waymon Reed Yes Yes
Wallace Richardson Yes
Eddie Setser Yes
Sweet Charles Sherrell Yes Yes
John Starks Yes
Clyde Stubblefield Yes Yes
Sam Fan Thomas Yes
Ron Tooley Yes
James Tyrell Yes
Teddy Washington Yes
Fred Wesley Yes Yes Yes
Eldee Williams Yes Yes
Artist Primary Artist Guest Artist Drums Congas Organ Guitar Bass Sax (Alto) Sax (Baritone) Sax (Tenor) Trumpet Trombone Trombone (valve) MC Vocals Vocals (Background)

Production

Person Composer Engineer Digital Remastering Producer Executive Producer Project Coordinator Project Assistant Compilation Producer Liner Notes Design Photography
James Brown Yes Yes
Bobby Byrd Yes
Nat Jones Yes
Pee Wee Ellis Yes
Alfred Ellis
(aka Pee Wee Ellis)
Yes
Bud Hobgood Yes
Hank Ballard Yes
Charles Bobbit Yes
Ted Wright
(James Brown pseudonym)
Yes
David Harrison Yes
Ron Lenhoff Yes
Gary N. Mayo Yes
Bill Levenson Yes
Terri Tierney Yes
Catherine Ladis Yes
Alan Leeds Yes Yes
Harry Weinger Yes Yes
Sheryl Lutz-Brown Yes
Charles Stewart Yes

[4]

References

  1. ^ Christgau, Robert (January 25, 2007). "The Genius". Rolling Stone. New York. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  2. ^ Ain’t That a Groove - The James Brown Story 1966-1969, Discogs.com
  3. ^ Wolk, Douglas (November 16, 2010). "James Brown, Foundations Of Funk". eMusic. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  4. ^ "Foundations of Funk - A Brand New Bag: 1964-1969 / Credits". allmusic.com. Retrieved August 17, 2018.