Foundations of Funk – A Brand New Bag: 1964–1969

Foundations of Funk - A Brand New Bag: 1964-1969
Compilation album by James Brown
Released	March 19, 1996
Recorded	1964 - 1969
Genre	Funk[1]
Length	149:11
Label	Polydor
Producer	Various

Foundations of Funk – A Brand New Bag: 1964-1969 is the second of several James Brown era overviews released by Polydor Records in the mid-1990s. Expanding on the 1984 LP compilation Ain’t That a Groove - The James Brown Story 1966-1969^[2] it covers 1964 to 1969.

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Track listing

Disc 1

1. "Out of Sight" - 2:22
2. "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag, Pts. 1 & 2" - 4:16
3. "I Got You (I Feel Good)" - 2:45
4. "Money Won't Change You, Pts. 1 & 2" - 4:15
5. "Introduction/Out of Sight/Bring It Up" (Live) - 5:54
   • previously unreleased live version. Later released on 2009's Live at the Garden (Expanded Edition).
6. "Let Yourself Go" - 3:57
7. "There Was a Time" - 4:25
8. "Cold Sweat, Pts. 1 & 2" - 7:23
9. "Get It Together, Pts. 1 & 2" - 8:57
10. "Goodbye My Love, Pts. 1 & 2" - 5:36
11. "I Can't Stand Myself (When You Touch Me), Pts. 1 & 2" - 7:19
12. "I Got The Feelin'" - 3:05
    • previously unreleased extended version
13. "The Popcorn" - 4:30
    • previously unreleased complete version
14. "Cold Sweat" (false start and studio dialogue) - 0:23
    • previously unreleased false start
15. "Cold Sweat" (Alternate Take) - 6:50
    • previously unreleased alternate take

Disc 2

1. "Licking Stick—Licking Stick" (Live) - 4:15
   • previously unreleased live version. Later released on 1998's Say It Live and Loud: Live in Dallas 08.26.68.
2. "Say It Loud—I'm Black And I'm Proud, Pts. 1 & 2" - 4:50
3. "Give It Up Or Turnit a Loose" - 4:30
4. "You Got To Have a Mother for Me" - 5:39
   • previously unreleased original mix
5. "I Don't Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing (Open Up The Door I'll Get It Myself)" - 9:43
   • previously unreleased complete version
6. "Let a Man Come In and Do The Popcorn, Pts. 1 & 2" - 7:47
7. "It's a New Day, Pts. 1 & 2" - 6:25
8. "Ain't It Funky Now" - 9:28
9. "Brother Rapp" - 7:00
   • previously unreleased original mix
10. "Funky Drummer, Pts. 1 & 2" - 5:34
11. "She's The One" - 2:59
12. "Mother Popcorn" (Live) - 9:02
    • previously unreleased undubbed complete version

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