James Brown 'Live At The Apollo' 1964 mono soul LP (London HA 8184) Cond: EX
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Description
One of the greatest live LPs of all time. This is the rare UK mono pressing by London records, with the plum label.
Notes on condition: Disc is flawless. Outer sleeve is almost flawless except for one fingerprint-sized laminate peel at the open edge, caused by thumb wear. Inner sleeve is almost flawless except for very minor wrinkles. Overall condition is EX or better. Record Collector's Rare Record Guide values this disc at £48.
Notes on recording: An astonishing record of James and the Flames tearing the roof off the sucker at the mecca of R&B theatres, New York's Apollo. When King Records owner Syd Nathan refused to fund the recording, thinking it commercial folly, Brown single-mindedly proceeded anyway, paying for it out of his own pocket. He had been out on the road night after night for a while, and he knew that the magic that was part and parcel of a James Brown show was something no record had ever caught. Hit follows hit without a pause -- "I'll Go Crazy," "Try Me," "Think," "Please Please Please," "I Don't Mind," "Night Train," and more. The affirmative screams and cries of the audience are something you've never experienced unless you've seen the Brown Revue in a Black theater. If you have, I need not say more; if you haven't, suffice to say that this should be one of the very first records you ever own. (Copyright AllMusic.com)
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