



James Brown - Sex Machine (2LP)
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Vocals – James Brown [click here to see more vinyl featuring James Brown]
Bass – 'Sweet' Charles Sherrell (A2, C2 to D6), Bootsy Collins (A1, B1 to C1)
Congas – Johnny Griggs (B1 to C1)
Drums – Clyde Stubblefield (A2, C2 to D6), John Jabo Starks (A1, C2 to D6), Melvin Parker (C2 to D6)
Guitar – Catfish Collins (A1, B1 to C1), Jimmy Nolen (A2, C2 to D6)
Organ – Bobby Byrd (A1, B1 to C1)
Saxophone [Baritone] – St-Clair Pinckney (C2 to D6)
Saxophone [Tenor] – Eldee Williams (A2, C2, C3, C5 to D6), Maceo Parker (A2, C2 to D6), Robert Chopper McCollough (A1, B1 to C1)
Trombone – Fred Wesley (A2, C2 to D6)
Trumpet – Clayton Gunnells (A1, B1 to C1), Darryl Hassan Jamison (A1, B1 to C1), Joseph Davis (2) (A2, C2 to D6), Richard Griffith (A2, C2 to D6)
Written by James Brown (A1, A2, B2, C1, C3, D2, D4, D5), Bobby Byrd (A1, C2), Ron Lenhoff (A1), Charles Bobbitt (B3), Alfred Ellis (C2), Whitcup (B1), Powell (B1), David Clayton-Thomas (C4), Cyril Ornadel (C5), Leslie Bricusse (C5), Bud Hobgood (D1), Johnny Terry (D3)
2 LPs, gatefold cover by Stoughton printing
Limited Numbered Edition
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33RPM
Size : 12”
Stereo
Studio & Live (C2-3, D1-5)
Record Press : Fidelity Record Pressing
Label : MOFI
Original Label : King Records
Recorded :
- live on October 1, 1969 (C2-3, D1-5) in Bell Auditorium in Augusta, GA
- in Cincinnati Studio on July 23, 1970 (A1, B1 to C1), October 14, 1969 (A2)
- in Miami Studio, June 12, 1969 (C4)
Engineered by Ron Lenhoff
Produced by James Brown
Remastered by Krieg Wunderlich
Originally released in September 1970
Reissued in September 2025
Tracks:
Side A:
- Get Up I Feel Like Being Like a Sex Machine
- Brother Rapp (Part I and Part II)
Side B:
- Bewildered
- I Got the Feeling
- Give It Up or Turnit a Loose
Side C:
- I Don't Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing
- Licking Stick
- Low Down Popcorn
- Spinning Wheel
- If I Ruled the World
Side D:
- There Was a Time
- It's a Man's Man's Man's World
- Please, Please, Please
- I Can't Stand Myself (When You Touch Me)
- Mother Popcorn
Award :
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - Ranked 439 / 500
Reviews:
“This live outing from Brown's seminal 1970 J.B.'s lineup features Bootsy Collins, Clyde Stubblefield, Fred Wesley, Maceo Parker, Bobby Byrd, and many more. While it's a cut below Love Power Peace in documenting this lineup live, Brown and his band still smoke, tearing into extended versions of funk classics like "Sex Machine" (nearly 11 minutes), "Brother Rapp," "Give It Up or Turnit a Loose," and "Mother Popcorn," plus a healthy quotient of earlier soul material sprinkled in between.” AllMusic Review by Steve Huey
Ratings :
AllMusic : 4 / 5 ; Discogs : 4,61 / 5