Hip-O Select have finally reached the end, the eleventh and final volume of their exhaustive series of releases chronicalling every single James Brown released between 1956 and 1981. That's a total of 22 CDs worth of hits, misses and b-sides from one of the greatest entertainers of the last sixty years.
Disc 1 of Vol. 11 features 19 tracks from Brown at the end of his Polydor tenure and includes all of the 7-inch singles issued by Brown on Polydor that followed “It’s Too Funky In Here,” his chart return from 1979. Among them are “Let The Boogie Do The Rest,” a B-side that could have been a hit, while “Regrets” is a country-flavored ballad that JB turns autobiographical. JB also released a fiery live album, Hot On The One, during this period, and stomping stage versions of “Get Up Offa That Thing” and “It’s Too Funky” were issued as singles. Also included is “I Go Crazy,” a cover of a previous hit that was only issued as a single in the U.K.
Incredibly, with time left on his Polydor contract Brown was allowed to record an independent album for the TK label, and from that session came “Rapp Payback,” a stinging performance that hit the international charts and is included here.
Disc 2 of Vol. 11 features an additional nine songs: rare 12-inch singles from the man who created the extended jam, including long versions of “Get Up Offa That Thing” and “Rapp Payback.”
As with previous volumes, The Singles Vol. 11: 1975-1979 includes a thick booklet with liner notes from James Brown staffer Alan Leeds summarizing every track, an introductory essay and epilogue, a detailed recording timeline, rare photos, and reproductions of memorabilia.
Track List:
Disc 1
Star Generation (1979/#63 R&B)
Women Are Something Else
The Original Disco Man - Short Version
The Original Disco Man
Let The Boogie Do The Rest
Regrets (1980/#63 R&B)
Stone Cold Drag
Let The Funk Flow
Sometimes That’s All There Is
Get Up Offa That Thing (Live)
It’s Too Funky In Here (Live)
Rapp Payback (Where Iz Moses) (1980/#46 R&B)
Rapp Payback (Where Iz Moses) (Pt. II)
Stay With Me (1981/#80 R&B)
Smokin’ & Drinkin’
Give That Bass Player Some Part I
Give That Bass Player Some Part II
I Go Crazy
World Cycle Inc.
Disc 2: The 12-Inch Singles
Get Up Offa That Thing/Release The Pressure
If You Don’t Give A Doggone About It (12-Inch Version)
Eyesight (12-Inch Version)
The Spank (12-Inch Version)
For Goodness Sakes, Look At Those Cakes (12-Inch Version)
It’s Too Funky In Here (12-Inch Version)
Star Generation (12-Inch Version)
Rapp Payback (Where Iz Moses) (12-Inch Version)
Give That Bass Player Some (12-Inch Version)
Artist: James Brown
Title: The Singles, Volume 11: 1979-1981
Release Date: September 23, 2011
Label: Hip-O Select
Format(s): 2-CDs, DD
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