James Brown
Star Time Box Set
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James Brown Discography
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Album Title
Pertinent Album Information
Catalog Serial Number
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1959
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE
(16 tracks, recorded Feb. '56 - Sep. '58)
K610
TRY ME
(16 tracks)
K635
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1960
THINK
(12 tracks,recorded Jan. '59 - Sep. '60)
K683
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1961
THE AMAZING JAMES BROWN
(12 tracks, recorded Sep. '60 - Feb. '61)
K743
JAMES BROWN PRESENTS HIS BAND AND FIVE OTHER GREAT ARTISTS
(12 instrumentals, 6 by JB Band, recorded Oct. '60 - Jan. '61. Also issued
as TWIST AROUND, then JUMP AROUND)
K771
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1962
SHOUT AND SHIMMY
(12 tracks, some reissues from above, recorded Oct. '57 - Jan. '61.
Also issued as GOOD GOOD TWlSTIN')
K780
JAMES BROWN AND HIS FAMOUS FLAMES TOUR THE U.S.A
(12 tracks, including six instrumentals, recorded Feb. '61 - Jul. '62)
K804
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1963
LIVE AT THE APOLLO
(Genuine live recording at The Apollo Theater NYC, Oct. 24, '62)
K826
PRISONER OF LOVE
(11 tracks, 8 recorded Jul. '62 - Dec. '62, plus 3 reissues)
K851
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1964
PURE DYNAMITE
(Live recording, Royal Theater, Baltimore, MD, Nov. '63. Includes two studio tracks w/ overdubbed audience)
K883
SHOWTIME
(11 studio tracks wi overdubbed audience, recorded March '64)
S67054
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE
(Reissue of K610)
K909
THE UNBEATABLE JAMES BROWN/16 HITS
(Reissue of K635)
K919
GRITS AND SOUL
(10 instrumentals, recorded mid '64)
S67057
OUT OF SIGHT
(12 tracks, recorded 1964)
S67058 (W)
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1965
PAPA'S GOT A BRAND NEW BAG
(12 tracks; both parts of hit single plus 10 reissues)
K938
JAMES BROWN PLAYS JAMES BROWN
TODAY AND YESTERDAY
(11 instrumental tracks, recorded '65)
867072
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1966
I GOT YOU (I FEEL GOOD)
(12 tracks; both parts of hit single plus 10 reissues)
K946
MIGHTY INSTRUMENTALS
(12 instrumentals, recorded 1960 - '65)
K961
JAMES BROWN PLAYS NEW BREED
(THE BOO-GA-LOO)
(9 instrumentals, recorded '65)
S67080
IT'S A MAN'S MAN'S MAN'S WORLD
(12 tracks; both parts of 2 hits plus 8 reissues)
K985
CHRISTMAS SONGS
(12 tracks, recorded Oct. '66)
K1010
HANDFUL OF SOUL
(10 instrumentals, recorded '66)
S67087
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1967
THE JAMES BROWN SHOW
(Partly live recording, Apr. 24, '66 of JB Revue)
S67087
RAW SOUL
(12 tracks; 2 from '64, others recorded Apr. '66· Jan. '67)
K1016
LIVE AT THE GARDEN
(Genuine live recording, but at Latin Casino, Cherry Hill, NJ,
Jan. 14/15 '67)
K1018
JAMES BROWN PLAYS THE REAL THING
(8 instrumentals, recorded '66)
S67093
COLDSWEAT
(12 tracks; 6 from '64, 6 recorded Jan, '67 - May'67)
K1020
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1968
JAMES BROWN PRESENTS HIS SHOW OF TOMORROW
(12 tracks; 2 by JR, others by various artists on the JB Revue)
K1024
I CAN'T STAND MYSELF (WHEN YOU TOUCH ME)
(12 tracks, recorded Jan. '67 - Oct. '67)
K1030
I GOT THE FEELIN'
(12 tracks, recorded Mar. '67 - Mar. '68)
K1031
JAMES BROWN PLAYS NOTHING BUT SOUL
(6 instrumentals, recorded June '68)
K1034
LIVE AT THE APOLLO VOL. 2 (Double LP)
(Genuine live recording, Apollo Theater, NYC, Jun. 25, '67)
K1022
JAMES BROWN SINGS OUT OF SIGHT
(Reissue 01 S67058 with one track missing)
S67109
THINKING ABOUT LITTLE WILLIE JOHN AND A FEW NICE THINGS
(12 tracks, including 6 instrumentals, recorded June '68)
K1038
A SOULFUL CHRISTMAS
(12 tracks, recorded Aug. '68 - Oct.'68)
K1040
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1969
SAY IT LOUD - I'M BLACK AND I'M PROUD
(12 tracks, recorded Sept. '67 - Sep. '68)
K1047
GETTIN' DOWN TO IT
(12 tracks with the Dee Felice Trio, recorded Dec. '68 - Feb. '69)
K1051
THE POPCORN
(10 instruments, tracks '68)
K1055
IT'S A MOTHER
(12 tracks, recorded Jun. '67 - Jul. '69)
K1063
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1970
AIN'T IT FUNKY
(7 instrumentals, recorded '66· '69)
K1092
SOUL ON TOP
(11 tracks with the Louis Bellson Orchestra, recorded Nov. '69)
K11OO
IT'S A NEW DAY LET A MAN COME IN
(9 tracks, recorded Oct. '68' - Jan. '70)
K1095
SEX MACHINE (Double LP)
(Record A: studio tracks with overdubbed audience, recorded Oct, '69 and Jul. '70. Record B: genuine live recording, Bell Auditorium, Augusta, GA, Oct 1, '69)
K1115
HEY AMERICA
(8 tracks, recorded Oct, '70)
K1124
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1971
SUPERBAD
(6 studio tracks with overdubbed audience. Recorded Dec, '68 - Jun '70) K1127
SHO IS FUNKY DOWN HERE
(6 instrumentals with The David Matthews Trio, recorded Feb, '70)
K1110
HOT PANTS
(4 tracks, recorded Apr, '71 - Jul. '71)
PD4054
REVOLUTION OF THE MIND - LIVE AT THE APOLLO, VOL. III
(Double LP)
(Genuine live recording, Apollo Theater, NYC, Jul. 24/26, '71)
PD3003
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1972
THERE IT IS
(11 tracks, recorded Oct. '70 - Feb. '72)
PD5028
GET ON THE GOOD FOOT (Double LP)
(14 tracks, recorded Oct. '70 - Sep, '72)
PD3004
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1973
BLACK CAESAR (SOUNDTRACK)
(11 tracks, recorded Nov./Dec, '72)
PD6014
SLAUGHTER'S BIG RIP-OFF (SOUNDTRACK)
(13 tracks; 10 recorded May '73, 3 earlier)
PD6015
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1974
THE PAYBACK (Double LP)
(8 tracks, recorded Feb. '73 - Oct. '73)
PD3007
HELL (Double LP)
(14 tracks, recorded '73/'74)
PD9001
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1975
REALITY
(9 tracks)
PD6039
SEX MACHINE TODAY
(6 tracks)
PD6042
EVERYBODY'S DOlN' THE HUSTLE & DEAD ON THE DOUBLE BUMP
(7 tracks)
PD6054
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1976
HOT
(9 tracks)
PD6059
SEX MACHINE LIVE (Double LP)
(Reissue of K1115)
PD9004
GET UP OFFA THAT THING
(6 tracks)
PD6071
BODYHEAT
(7 tracks)
PD6093
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1977
MUTHA'S NATURE
(8 tracks)
PD6111
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1978
JAM 1980s
(5 tracks)
PD6140
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1979
TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE CAKES
(5 tracks)
PD6181
THE ORIGINAL DISCO MAN
(6 tracks)
PD6212
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1980
PEOPLE
(7 tracks)
PD6258
HOT ON THE ONE (Double LP)
(Genuine live recording, Tokyo, Japan, Dec, '79)
PD6290
SOUL SYNDROME
(6 tracks, recorded mid·to-late 1980)
TK615
THE BLUES BROTHERS
MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK (1 track)
SD·16017
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1981
NONSTOP!
(7 tracks)
PD6318
LIVE IN NEW YORK (Double LP)
(Genuine live recording, Studio 54, NYC, 1980, except for two instrumentals)
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1983
BRING IT ON
AS94023
(6 tracks)
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1985
GRAVITY
FZ40380
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1988
I'M REAL (w/ Full Force)
FZ44241
SOUL SESSION LIVE
ZK45164
(11 tracks, 10 recorded live at Club Taboo, Detroit, MI, 1988; 1 studio duet w/ Aretha Franklin)
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SELECTED COMPILATIONS
ROOTS OF A REVOLUTION
817304
(40 track" recorded '56 - '64)
MESSING WITH THE BLUES
847 258
(29 tracks, mostly covers, recorded '57 - '75)
IN THE JUNGLE GROOVE
829624
(9 extended tracks, recorded '69·'71)
MOTHERLODE
837126
(11 tracks, 9 previously unreleased, recorded '69 - '72)
JAMES BROWN'S FUNKY PEOPLE
829417
(13 tracks, various James Brown Productions, recorded '71 - '75)
JAMES BROWN'S FUNKY PEOPLE - PT. 2
835857
(13 tracks, various James Brown Productions, recorded '68 - '75)
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COMPILED BY CLIFF WHITE
LEGEND:
F= FEDERAL
K= KING
S=SMASH
PD=POLYDOR
P= PEOPLE
TK = TK RECORDS
B = BACKSTREET
CAS or AS = AUGUSTA SOUND
TB = TOMMY BOY
SBZ or ZK = SCOTTI BROS. A=ARISTA
(W) = RELEASED BRIEFLY, THEN WITHDRAWN
All Chart positions courtesy Billboard magazine and Joel Whitburn's Record Research, Inc., Publications
