Sex Machine

One of Brown's most popular album releases, SEX MACHINE was originally released as KING KS7-1115 on 2LPs. The double album contained live and studio tracks within it's gate-fold sleeve. The album cover states "Recorded Live At Home In Augusta, Georgia With His Bad Self," but actually six of the album's fifteen tracks were recorded at three different studio sessions. The applause on those tracks was later dubbed during the mastering. Brown had a #1R&B and #15 Pop hit with "Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine" but that version (KING 45-6318) is NOT the album version but one cut at Starday Studios In Nashville, TN on June 30, 1970. The actual live track "Spinning Wheel" was released as a two part single, KING 45-6366. An essential purchase, here's the recording and musician rundown......1. (Get Up I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine2. Brother Rapp (Part I & Part II)3. Bewildered4. I Got The Feelin'5. Give It Up Or Turnit A Loose6. I Don't Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing (Open Up The Door I'll Get It Myself)7. Licking Stick - Licking Stick8. Lowdown Popcorn9. Spinning Wheel10. If I Ruled The World11. There Was A Time12. It's A Man's Man's Man's World13. Please, Please, Please14. I Can't Stand Myself (When You Touch Me)15. Mother PopcornThe original LP was programmed as: Side One: Tracks 1 & 2, Side Two: Tracks 3, 4 & 5, Side Three: Tracks 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10, and Side Four: Tracks 11, 12, 13, 14 & 15Recording credits:Track 8 - Recorded in Miami, FL - June 12, 1969James Brown - organ"Sweet" Charles Sherrell - bassAlphonzo "Country" Kellum - guitarJimmy Nolen - guitarClyde Stubblefield - drumsMaceo Parker - tenor saxEldee Williams -tenor saxSt. Clair Pickney - baritone saxJoseph Davis - trumpetRichard "Kush" Griffith - trumpetFred Wesley - tromboneTracks 6,7,9,10,11,12,13,14,15 - Recoded live at Bell Auditorium, Augusta, GA - October 1, 1969James Brown - vocals, organ (on "Spinning Wheel")"Sweet" Charles Sherrell - bassAlphonzo "Country" Kellum* - guitarJimmy Nolen - guitarClyde Stubblefield - drumsMelvin Parker - drumsJohn "Jabo" Starks - drumsSt. Clair Pinckney - tenor and baritone saxMaceo Parker - tenor sax, organ, emceeEldee Williams -tenor saxJoseph Davis - trumpetRichard "Kush" Griffith - trumpetFred Wesley - tromboneMarva Whitney, Robert Graham & Jerry Shearin - backing vocals on "Please, Please, Please"Track 2 - recorded in Cincinatti, OH - October 14, 1969James Brown - vocals"Sweet" Charles Sherrell - bassAlphonzo "Country" Kellum - guitarJimmy Nolen - guitarKenny Poole - wah-wah guitar (inaudible)Clyde Stubblefield - drumsArt Lopez - percussionMaceo Parker - tenor saxEldee Williams -tenor saxJoseph Davis - trumpetRichard "Kush" Griffith - trumpetFred Wesley - tromboneTracks 1,3,4,5 - Recorded in Cincinatti, OH - July 23, 1970James Brown - vocals, piano (on "Sex Machine")Bobby Byrd - organ, vocals (on "Sex Machine")Bootsy Collins - bassPhelps "Catfish" Collins - guitarJohn Jabo Starks - drums (on "Sex Machine")Clyde Stubblefield - drums (3,4,5)Robert "Chopper" McCollough -tenor saxClayton "Chicken" Gunnells - trumpetDarryl "Hassan" Jamison - trumpetJohnny Griggs - congas (3,4,5)