Search - James Brown :: The Singles Volume 1: The Federal Years 1956-1960

Nice Remastered package

ChrisWN | Santa Cruz, CA | 01/21/2007

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This 2-CD set collects James Browns' singles for the Federal Label. I am not a fan of 1950s rock, but I do like 60s & 70s r&b, particularly any artist that can really get down or belt out a tune like no one else (Ike & Tina or James Brown). This collection presents both the a & b side of his singles (almost all of them mono) up to 1960. It also includes a booklet detailing the info on each single. The remastering (from the original source tapes) sounds as good as mono from this period can (with only the demo exhibiting sub-par sound quality). This would make a nice addendum to your James Brown collection, though I wouldn't begin with this unless you're a big 50s fan. However, the CD is supposedly limited to 5,000 copies, so if you think you might want it, you should probably snatch it up quickly.



Tracklisting:



Disc 1



1 Please, Please, Please

2 Why Do You Do Me

3 I Don't Know

4 I Feel That Old Feeling Coming On

5 No, No, No. No

6 Hold My Baby's Hand

7 I Won't Plead No More

8 Chonnie-On-Chon

9 Just Won't Do Right

10 Let's Make It

11 Gonna Try

12 Can't Be The Same

13 Messing With The Blues

14 Love Or A Game

15 You're Mine, You're Mine

16 I Walked Alone

17 That Dood It

18 Baby Cries Over The Ocean

19 Begging, Begging

20 That's When I Lost My Heart

21 Try Me - (Demo Version)



Disc 2



1 Try Me

2 Tell Me What I Did Wrong

3 I Want You So Bad

4 There Must Be A Reason

5 I've Got To Change

6 It Hurts To Tell You

7 I've Got To Change - (Stereo Version)

8 It Hurts To Tell You - (Stereo Version)

9 Doodle Bee

10 Bucket Head

11 It Was You

12 Got To Cry

13 Good Good Lovin'

14 Don't Let It Happen To Me

15 I'll Go Crazy

16 I Know It's True

17 Think

18 You've Got The Power - (with Bea Ford)

19 This Old Heart

20 Wonder When You're Coming Home"

The true Roots of a Revolution...

Wilbur29 | Poughkeepsie,NY | 02/20/2007

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Well, if you're reading this review it's already too late to take advantage of this great lil package. Limited to 5000 copies this gem has all but disappeared from the shelves of Amazon. I wish they would do the entire James Brown catalog just like this one, chronologically."

THIS COLLECTION IS ALREADY A LEGEND

Syd | Chicago | 04/28/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"My basic interest is in 60s rock and british invasion. I do like to hear their influences of course. This awesome collection is a must for any fan of Muddy, Wolf, Otis Rush, Robert Johnson, Little Walter, although the music is more in the doo wop style than blues. The amazing thing about James Brown is that he wrote all these songs. This collection properly captures what a mega-giant he was. If Zep and Clapton fans lionize Muddy and Johnson, Zappa fans need to look to James Brown."