From 1963 to 1971, James Brown had released not one but three albums recorded live at Harlem's famed Apollo Theater. The first volume of the series is still rightfully revered today as one of the greatest live albums of all time. But Volumes II (1968) and III (1971 - aka Revolution Of The Mind) were no slackers either, showing James and his incredible band (with talent including "Pee Wee" Ellis, Fred Wesley, John "Jabo" Starks, Clyde Stubblefield, Maceo Parker, Lyn Collins, Bobby Byrd and many more) at the peak of their respective powers each time, playing a litany of JB hits. Because of this, it will always be a mystery as to why Volume IV, which was recorded at the Apollo on September 14, 1972, was shelved. This is in no small part because the performers and songs heard here are some of the Godfather of Soul's (and the JB's) strongest. But shelved it was, full of fire but languishing for decades in the Polydor vaults. Thankfully we can now put that all behind us, with the first-time-ever-on-vinyl release of this incredible concert, from more than four decades ago.

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Genre

Soul/RNB/Funk/Disco

Format

LP · 2 disc

Release

20-05-2016

Label

Get On Down

Item-nr

1051527

EAN

0664425408218

Availability

Not in stock