Live at the Apollo (remastered)

~ Release by James Brown (see all versions of this release, 12 available)

Annotation

Recorded live at the Apollo Theater, New York City, October 24, 1962.
Comes with Ultradisc II paper outer wrap with track listing and details of other releases.

Matrix / Runout (Mirrored [12] etched): UDCD583 1D 12 MFD BY JVC
SPARS Code: AAD

Tracklist

1▼CD
#	Title	Length
1	Introduction / Opening Fanfare	1:49
2	I'll Go Crazy live recording of: I’ll Go Crazy (on 1962-10-24) lyricist and composer: James Brown publisher: Jadar Music Corp. and Sonora Musikförlags AB	2:05
3	Try Me live recording of: Try Me (on 1962-10-24) lyricist and composer: James Brown	2:14
4	Instrumental Bridge 1	0:12
5	Think live cover recording of: Think (on 1962-10-24) lyricist and composer: Lowman Pauling publisher: Fort Knox Music Inc. (in 1957) and Trio Music Co., Inc. (in 1957)	1:45
6	Instrumental Bridge 2	0:13
7	I Don't Mind producer: James Brown lead vocals: James Brown performer: James Brown & The Famous Flames recorded at: Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York, New York, United States (on 1962-10-24) live recording of: I Don’t Mind (on 1962-10-24) lyricist and composer: James Brown publisher: Jadar Music Corp. and Wisto Publishing Co. recording of: I Don’t Mind lyricist and composer: James Brown publisher: Jadar Music Corp. and Wisto Publishing Co.	2:28
8	Instrumental Bridge 3	0:11
9	Lost Someone producer: James Brown (task: original) alto saxophone: William "Po' Devil" Burgess (on 1962-10-24) baritone saxophone: Al Brisco Clark (on 1962-10-24) bass: Hubert Perry (on 1962-10-24) drums (drum set): Clayton Fillyau (on 1962-10-24) guitar: Les Buie (on 1962-10-24) organ: Bobby Byrd (on 1962-10-24) tenor saxophone: Al Brisco Clark (on 1962-10-24), Clifford MacMillan (on 1962-10-24) and St. Clair Pinckney (on 1962-10-24) trombone: Dicky Wells (on 1962-10-24) trumpet: Lewis Hamlin (on 1962-10-24), Roscoe Patrick (on 1962-10-24) and Teddy Washington (on 1962-10-24) background vocals: "Baby" Lloyd Stallworth (on 1962-10-24), Bobby Bennett (on 1962-10-24) and Bobby Byrd (on 1962-10-24) lead vocals: James Brown (on 1962-10-24) other vocals [MC]: Lucas Fats Gonder (on 1962-10-24) recorded at: Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York, New York, United States (on 1962-10-24) live recording of: Lost Someone (on 1962-10-24) lyricist and composer: James Brown, Bobby Byrd and Lloyd Stallworth	10:42
10	Medley: Please, Please, Please / You've Got the Power / I Found Someone / Why Do You Do Me / I Want You So Bad / I Love You, Yes I Do / Strange Things Happen / Bewildered / Please, Please, Please producer: James Brown (task: original) alto saxophone: William "Po' Devil" Burgess (on 1962-10-24) baritone saxophone: Al Brisco Clark (on 1962-10-24) bass: Hubert Perry (on 1962-10-24) drums (drum set): Clayton Fillyau (on 1962-10-24) guitar: Les Buie (on 1962-10-24) organ and other vocals [MC]: Lucas Fats Gonder (on 1962-10-24) tenor saxophone: Al Brisco Clark (on 1962-10-24), Clifford MacMillan (on 1962-10-24) and St. Clair Pinckney (on 1962-10-24) trombone: Dicky Wells (on 1962-10-24) trumpet: Lewis Hamlin (on 1962-10-24), Roscoe Patrick (on 1962-10-24) and Teddy Washington (on 1962-10-24) recorded at: Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York, New York, United States (on 1962-10-24) live medley including a cover recording of: Bewildered (on 1962-10-24) lyricist and composer: Teddy Powell and Leonard Whitcup live medley including a recording of: I Found Someone (on 1962-10-24) lyricist and composer: James Brown, Bobby Byrd and Lloyd Stallworth live medley including a cover recording of: I Love You, Yes I Do (on 1962-10-24) lyricist and composer: Henry Glover and Sally Nix live medley including a recording of: I Want You So Bad (on 1962-10-24) lyricist and composer: James Brown live medley including a recording of: Please, Please, Please (on 1962-10-24) lyricist and composer: James Brown and Johnny Terry publisher: Intersong Music, Intersong Music Ltd. and Jadar Music Corp. live medley including a cover recording of: Why Do Everything Happen to Me? (on 1962-10-24) lyricist and composer: Roy Hawkins live medley including a recording of: Why Do You Do Me (on 1962-10-24) lyricist and composer: Bobby Byrd and Sylvester Keels live medley including a recording of: You’ve Got the Power (on 1962-10-24) lyricist and composer: James Brown and Johnny Terry	6:26
11	Night Train / Closing live cover recording of: Night Train (James Brown lyrics version) (on 1962-10-24) lyricist: James Brown composer: Jimmy Forrest version of: Night Train (Jimmy Forrest’s original instrumental version)	3:26

Credits

Release

producer:	Harry Weinger (task: reissue producer)
editor:	Gene Redd Chuck Seitz
mastering:	Chuck Seitz
remastering:	Ellen Fitton
background vocals:	Bobby Bennett Bobby Byrd Lloyd Stallworth
artwork:	Dan Quest
audio director:	Lewis Hamlin

manufactured by:	JVC
distributed by:	MFSL, Inc.
copyrighted (©) by, phonographic copyright (℗) by and licensed from:	PolyGram Group Distribution
produced for:	MFSL, Inc.
miscellaneous support:	MFSL, Inc. (task: record company)

part of:	Ultradisc II (order: 23) Original Master Recording (order: 24)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/1881574 [info]

Release group

included in:	5 Classic Albums

part of:

Rolling Stone: 50 Greatest Live Albums of All Time (number: 1) (order: 1)
Dave Marsh: Top 40 Albums of 1963 (number: 2) (order: 2)
33⅓ (number: 13) (order: 13)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 24) (order: 24)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 25) (order: 25)
NME: The 50 Greatest Live Albums Ever (number: 37) (order: 37)
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (number: 40) (order: 40)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 65) (order: 65)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 65) (order: 65)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/65036 [info]
reviews:	https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/nvn8 [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/james-brown/live-at-the-apollo/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000308565 [info]
Wikidata:	Q898420 [info]

Discogs