The J.B.'s: These Are The JBs Vinyl LP｜ Other Products

Lost J.B.'s material on vinyl! Leave it to Now-Again to dig up unreleased and unheard material from James Brown and the JB's (led by Bootsy Collins!) and give it a proper pressing (previously only for Record Store Day). These Are The J.B.'s was originally recorded in 1970 and given to King Records as a test press, only to be shelved until now. For the longest time, the album was only rumored to exist, but here it is in all its funky greatness. From Now-Again - "This album is the epitome of funk music, Brown’s innovation that influenced everything that came after it, from Afro-beat to disco to hip-hop. And if there is any funk ensemble as influential as Brown’s in the post-“Cold Sweat” musical landscape, it’s the Bootsy Collins/Parliament/Funkadelic contingent. Those two streams, as Grammy-winning James Brown historian Alan Leeds details in this album’s liner notes, converged for the first time here, making this a Rosetta Stone of funk’s dominant idioms." First commercial issue, mastered specifically for vinyl by Elysian Master's Dave Cooley from original 2 inch master, and housed in thick, tip-on Stoughton jacket. Also includes a 12 page book of liner notes by Leeds and Egon and many unpublished photographs and ephemera. Recommended.

reissue of long lost J.B.s album
mastered specifically for vinyl by Elysian Master's Dave Cooley from original 2 inch master
12 page book of liner notes by Leeds and Egon and many unpublished photographs and ephemera
music label: Now-Again Records 2015


reviewed by Sir Nose 08/2016
Brand:The J.B.'sCategory:_music-funkSKU:fr-3085Tags:Funk / Soul Vinyl, recommended