Macmillan Terry

The five new choral works on this album – by James MacMillan, Will Todd, Anna Semple, Eoghan Desmond and Lisa Robertson – all grew from a meditation by St John Henry Newman. Newman was a theologian of towering stature and broad influence. Canonised in October 2019, Newman's writings represent a rich and thought-provoking legacy and, alongside the new works presented, are immortalised in three well-known hymns and Sir Edward Elgar’s exquisite elegy 'They are at rest'. Also included are two of Elgar’s psalm settings – 'Great is the Lord' and 'Give unto the Lord'. These are monumental works for choir and organ, full of grandeur and drama, but also inherently simple. The album ends with a Bonus track by Bob Chilcott - also a Genesis Foundation commission - based on Psalm 139.

' Over the decades, James Brown collaborated with, and encouraged, some of funk's leading ladies. During the '60s and early '70s in particular, every Brown show featured a 15 or 20-minute break when he would leave the stage, turning it over to a young female singer who'd perform her own mini set - an event that became a tradition and an important part of the revue. It is these women who are collected across this marvelous and historically potent two-disc set. This is a crucial collection of the original women who rock: the soul and funk divas who paved the way.' AMG

James Brown - Papa's Got A Brand New Bag (1965) {Universal Music Japan Mini LP UICY-9285 rel 2003}
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© 1965, 2003 Polydor / Universal Music Japan | UICY-9285 | Cardboard Sleeve | 24bit remastering
Funk / R'n'B / Soul / Funky Jam

Limited to 5000 copies. Paper sleeve. 'Papa's Got A Brand New Bag' was released as KING-938 in 1965 and in 1966 with some minor cover differences. During the '60's King Records released albums by Brown named after and containing whatever popular single was just a hit and filling the rest of the album with a variety of previously released singles that have no rhyme, reason or thematic continuity. As you can see below, the material here went back as far as 1959, with most coming from recording sessions between 1960 and 1962. It wouldn't be until the late '60's and early '70's before Brown released completely contemporary fare such as 'Sex Machine or 'There It Is.'

James Brown - I Got You (I Feel Good) (1966) {Universal Music Japan Mini LP UICY-9286 rel 2003}
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© 1966, 2003 Polydor / Universal Music Japan | UICY-9286 | Cardboard Sleeve | 24bit remastering
Funk / R'n'B / Soul / Funky Jam

'I Feel Good, I Got You' was released as KING-946 in 1966. The title single was the biggest seller in King Record's history, it stayed six weeks at the top of the R&B chart and made #3 Pop. During the '60's King Records released albums by Brown named after and containing whatever popular single was just a hit and filling the rest of the album with a variety of previously released singles that have no rhyme, reason or thematic continuity. As you can see below, the material here went back as far as 1959, with most coming from recording sessions between 1960 and 1962.