Other Compilations
At the time of its release Star Time was the most comprehensive collection of James Brown's recordings ever issued. A series of Polydor compilations released in the 1990s expanded on Star Time by including additional songs, alternate takes, previously unreleased recordings, and longer, unedited versions of key tracks:
- Roots of a Revolution (2 CD; covers 1956-1964)
- Foundations of Funk - A Brand New Bag: 1964-1969 (2 CD)
- Funk Power 1970: A Brand New Thang (1 CD)
- Make It Funky - The Big Payback: 1971-1975 (2 CD)
- Dead on the Heavy Funk, 1975-1983 (2 CD)
Two other Polydor collections similarly anthologize Brown's instrumental recordings:
- Soul Pride: The Instrumentals (1960-69) (2 CD)
- Funky Good Time: The Anthology (2 CD; covers 1970-1976)
In 1992, Scotti Brothers Records released The Greatest Hits of the Fourth Decade, a compilation of Brown's charting songs from the 1980s which were left off of Star Time. The album's cover art was modeled on Star Time's.
In 2006, Hip-O Select Records began a multi-volume reissue of James Brown's complete singles (both A-sides and B-sides) on CD. The volumes are only available through mail order. As of October 2011, eleven volumes have been released, covering the periods 1956-1960, 1960-1963, 1964-1965, 1966-1967, 1967-1969, 1969-1970, 1970-1972, 1972-1973, 1973-1975, 1975-1979 and 1979-1981.
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