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fred wesley & the jb's - damn right, i am somebody get on down edition - get on down - vinyl

New Copy

Genre: Funk / Soul

1. Damn Right, I Am Somebody
2. Blow Your Head
3. I'm Payin' Taxes, What Am I Buyin%u2019?
4. Same Beat (Pt. 1)
5. If You Don't Get It The First Time, Back Up & Try It Again, Parrty
6. Make Me What You Want Me To Be
7. Going To Get A Thrill
8. You Sure Love To Ball
9. 7%u201D Flexi-Disc - Blow Your Head (Unrubbed Version)

In 1974 one of James Brown’s most important band-leaders and sidemen – trombonist Fred Wesley would release not one but two albums as a leader including Damn Right, I Am Somebody.

Starting with an evocative cover it was clear to fans that this album wasn’t all about a party. Deep messages abound in the songs here, such as the nearly 10-minute workout “I’m Paying Taxes, But What Am I Buying.” Social messages aside, Fred and his assembled JBs were a party-moving funk machine at heart, as heard on “If
You Don’t Get It The First Time, Back Up And Try It Again Paarty” and the laid-back groove of “Same Beat” (with prototypical sampling of Jesse Jackson exhorting an audience to chant “I am / Somebody”). Nestled among these raise-your-fist classics is one of the most experimental funk cut ever made: “Blow Your Head,” known to relatively modern listeners as the backbone of Public Enemy’s “Public Enemy #1” (from 1987).

Get On Down pays reverent tribute to this classic by pressing it on 150-gram vinyl, housed in a 1970s style Stoughton jacket in an 8-gauge custom polybag emblazoned with an embossed People Records logo. In addition, the package comes with a 22” x 22” poster featuring the original cover art, as well as a 7-inch flexidisc of the rare “Unrubbed Version” (without Moog) of Fred Wesley & The JBs’ 1973 single “Blow Your Head.” This version was
only available previously on 2000’s James Brown’s Funky People Part 3 compilation.

BUNDLED WITH A 22”x 22” POSTER! FEATURES A BONUS PURPLE FLEXI-DISC! PACKAGED IN A CUSTOM BAG WITH
THE PEOPLE’S RECORDS LOGO!