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Released in ’86 and eaten up in hip-hop circles (in which James Brown records were sampling goldmines), this collection features Brown’s most wicked beats and killer cuts. Bootsy Collins, Clyde Stubblefield, Maceo Parker and Fred Wesley are among those behind these vicious grooves from 1969–72: Funky Drummer (two versions of that classic); Give It Up or Turnit A Loose; It’s a New Day; I Got to Move; Talking Loud and Saying Nothing; Get Up, Get into It, Get Involved; Soul Power, and Hot Pants. Blast this on double-vinyl and watch your carpet become a dance floor! Polydor.