James Brown - Star Time [CA] 4-CD set - 1991 (CDs + book; no box)

'Star Time' (1991) is a four-CD box set by American musician James Brown. Released in May 1991 by Polydor Records, its contents span most of the length of his career up to the time of its release, starting in 1956 with his first hit record, "Please, Please, Please", and ending with "Unity", his 1984 collaboration with Afrika Bambaataa. Writing in 2007, Robert Christgau described it as "the finest box set ever released... as essential a package as the biz has ever hawked, not just because it's James Brown, but because compilers Cliff White and Harry Weinger invested so much care and knowledge in it." Its title comes from the question Brown's announcer would ask concert audiences, as heard on the album Live at the Apollo: "Are you ready for star time?"

'Star Time' (1991)'s 64-page liner notes, written by Cliff White, Harry Weinger, Nelson George, Alan Leeds, and Brown himself, won a 1991 Grammy Award for Best Album Notes. The notes also include a discography and a one-page comic by Mary Fleener, a visual interpretation of the song "I Got You (I Feel Good)."

In 2003, the album was ranked number 79 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. It was the second-highest ranking box set on the list. In 2012, it moved up to 75, while in its 2020 revision, it moved to number 54.

- This auction is for the four (4) CDs, their front and back inserts, and the 64-page liner notes book.

- This auction does not include the original box.

 - This set was made in Canada (but does not differ from the US release)

Release Date: 1991

Label: Polydor

Catalog Numbers: 849 109-2 / 849 110 2 / 849 111-2 / 849 112-2

Country: CA

01. Please Please Please - debut single, A-side, mono

02. Why Do You Do Me - debut single, B-side, mono

03. Try Me - single, A-side, mono

04. Tell Me What I Did Wrong - B-side of "Try Me", mono

05. Bewildered

06. Good Good Lovin' - single, A-side, stereo

07. I'll Go Crazy - single, A-side, stereo

08. I Know It's True - B-side of "I'll Go Crazy", stereo

09. (Do the) Mashed Potatoes, part 1 - single, A-side, mono

10. Think - single, A-side, mono

11. Baby, You're Right - previously unreleased alternate take

12. Lost Someone - single, A-side, stereo

13. Night Train

14. I've Got Money - single, A-side, mono

15. I Don't Mind (live) - from 'Live at the Apollo' (1963)

16. Prisoner of Love - single, A-side, stereo

17. Devil's Den - two-part single, mono

18. Out of the Blue - previously unreleased alternate take

19. Out of Sight - single, A-side, mono

20. Grits

21. Maybe the Last Time - B-side of "Out of Sight", stereo

22. It's a Man's Man's Man's World - previously unreleased stereo mix

23. I Got You - withdrawn single version

24. Papa's Got a Brand New Bag, parts 1, 2 & 3 - previously unreleased original complete take

01. Papa's Got a Brand New Bag, part 1 - single, A-side, mono

02. I Got You (I Feel Good) - single, A-side, mono

03. Ain't That a Groove - previously unreleased unedited version

04. It's a Man's Man's Man's World - single, A-side, mono

05. Money Won't Change You - previously unreleased complete version

06. Don't Be a Dropout - previously unreleased unedited version

07. Bring It Up (Hipster's Avenue) - previously unreleased unedited version

08. Let Yourself Go - previously unreleased unedited version

09. Cold Sweat

10. Get It Together - two-part single, mono

11. I Can't Stand Myself (When You Touch Me), part 1 - single, A-side, stereo

12. I Got the Feelin' - single, A-side, stereo

13. Licking Stick-Licking Stick - two-part single, stereo

14. Say It Loud – I'm Black and I'm Proud, part 1 - single, A-side, stereo

15. There Was a Time (live) - previously unreleased

16. Give It Up or Turnit a Loose - single, A-side, stereo

17. I Don't Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing (Open up the Door I'll Get It Myself) - two-part single, stereo

01. Mother Popcorn - two-part single, stereo

02. Funky Drummer - two-part single, stereo

03. Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine - two-part single, stereo

04. Super Bad, parts 1 & 2 - previously unreleased stereo mix

05. Talkin' Loud & Sayin' Nothing - previously unreleased original extended version

06. Get Up, Get into It and Get Involved - previously unreleased stereo mix

07. Soul Power, parts 1 & 2 - previously unreleased unedited stereo version

08. Brother Rapp / Ain't It Funky Now (live) - previously unreleased live performance

09. Hot Pants, part 1 - single, A-side, mono

10. I'm a Greedy Man, part 1 - single, A-side, stereo

11. Make It Funky, part 1 - single, A-side, mono

12. It's a New Day (live) - from 'Revolution of the Mind: Live at the Apollo, Volume III' (1971)

13. I Got Ants in My Pants, part 1 - single, A-side, stereo

14. King Heroin - single, A-side, stereo

01. There It Is, Pt. 1 - single, A-side, stereo

02. Public Enemy #1, part 1

03. Get on the Good Foot - single, A-side, mono

04. I Got a Bag of My Own - single, A-side, stereo

05. Doing It to Death - single, A-side, mono

06. The Payback

07. Papa Don't Take No Mess, part 1

08. Stoned to the Bone, part 1 - single, A-side, mono

09. My Thang - previously unreleased mix

10. Funky President (People It's Bad) - single, A-side, stereo

11. Hot (I Need to Be Loved, Loved, Loved) - single, A-side, stereo

12. Get Up Offa That Thing (Release the Pressure) - new edit created for this box set

13. Body Heat, part 1 - single, A-side, stereo

14. It's Too Funky in Here

15. Rapp Payback (Where Iz Moses) - single, A-side, stereo

16. Unity, part 1 (with Afrika Bambaataa) - single

- These CDs were released in a standard CD jewel cases. I protected all my CDs in JewelSleeves (see jewelsleeve.com). This set will be shipped safely, securely, and lightly in JewelSleeves and not in standard jewel cases.