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Can it get any better? If aliens came down needing to know what funk was all about, in all its talented, embrace-anything-and-everything, screw with your head and get your butt down glory, then this is a prime candidate for what to give them. The man, his voice, his bass, the backing of a prime core band including his guitarist brother Catfish, Fred Wesley, and Maceo Parker leading the brass -- beautiful, hilarious, and just plain great. This one-disc collection could easily be a two-disc or more if one wanted to include every last highlight from Collins' up-down-all-around career -- his work with James Brown alone is beyond the bomb -- but when it comes to solo work, this is as perfect a place to start as any. Drawing mostly on the albums done with the active help of George Clinton in the late '70s, Back in the Day is a model for what a good compilation should be. Sound is excellent throughout, while full details on who plays what and where, along with where everything came from in the first place, all appear in exhaustive detail. The liner notes, meanwhile, come from longtime funk road manager (Brown, Prince, plenty of others) Alan Leeds, explaining every step of Collins' wonderful story. Collins himself gets in a great concluding bit of thanks and message that's a joy to read, and needless to say the photos of him in his sunglassed late-'70s star-bass-guitar glory abound. And the music? "Bootzilla," "Stretchin' Out (In a Rubber Band)," and "Pinocchio Theory" are just three jam masterpieces of many. A couple of fine rarities flesh things out; "What So Never the Dance," recorded in 1971 when Collins' band was still known as the House Guests, is a great slice of greasy, JB-tinged funk. "Body Slam!" shows him getting to grips with electro nicely, while "Scenery," originally a B-side ballad, has him doing his loveman-goes-nuts deal at the end. A fierce 1976-era live take on "Psychoticbumpschool," with the Horny Horns in full blow, wraps up this fantastic collection.
© Ned Raggett /TiVo
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Bootsy Collins, Guitar, Vocals, Bass, MainArtist - William Collins, Producer, Writer - Gary Shider, Guitar - Glen Goins, Guitar - Rick Gardner, Trumpet - PARKER, Writer - Randy Brecker, Trumpet - Fred Wesley, Trombone - MACEO PARKER, Saxophone - Robert Johnson, Vocals - George Clinton, Producer, Writer - Bernie Worrell, Keyboards - Boogie, Drums - Gary Cooper, Drums, Vocals - PHELPS COLLINS, Guitar, Bass - Frankie Kash Waddy, Drums - Brecker Brothers, Horn - Michael Hampton, Guitar - Leslyn Bailey, Vocals - Sonny Talbert, Keyboards - CASPER, Drums, Guitar, Bass - Joel Johnson, Keyboards - Richard Griffith, Horn
© 1994 Warner Records Inc., a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1976 Warner Records Inc.
Bootsy Collins, Guitar, Vocals, Bass, MainArtist - William Collins, Producer, Writer - Gary Shider, Guitar - Rick Gardner, Trumpet - Michael Brecker, Saxophone - Randy Brecker, Trumpet - Fred Wesley, Trombone - MACEO PARKER, Saxophone - Robert Johnson, Background Vocals - George Clinton, Producer, Writer - Bernie Worrell, Keyboards - Boogie, Drums - Gary Cooper, Guitar, Vocals - PHELPS COLLINS, Guitar, Bass - Frankie Kash Waddy, Drums - Michael Hampton, Keyboards - Fredrick Allen, Keyboards - Leslyn Bailey, Vocals - CASPER, Drums, Guitar, Bass
© 1994 Warner Records Inc., a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1976 Warner Records Inc.
Bootsy Collins, Guitar, Vocals, Bass, MainArtist - William Collins, Producer, Writer - Gary Shider, Guitar - Glen Goins, Guitar - Rick Gardner, Trumpet - Randy Brecker, Trumpet - Fred Wesley, Trombone - MACEO PARKER, Saxophone - Robert Johnson, Vocals - George Clinton, Producer, Writer - Bernie Worrell, Keyboards - Boogie, Drums - Gary Cooper, Drums, Vocals - PHELPS COLLINS, Guitar, Bass - Frankie Kash Waddy, Drums - Brecker Brothers, Horn - Michael Hampton, Guitar - Leslyn Bailey, Vocals - Sonny Talbert, Keyboards - CASPER, Drums, Guitar, Bass - Joel Johnson, Keyboards - Richard Griffith, Horn
© 1994 Warner Records Inc., a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1976 Warner Records Inc.
Bootsy Collins, MainArtist - William Collins, Producer, Writer - Fred Wesley, Arranger - George Clinton, Producer, Writer - BOOTSY BABY, Arranger - THE PLAYER, Arranger - Frandk Waddy, Writer
© 1994 Warner Records Inc., a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1978 Warner Records Inc.
Bootsy Collins, Guitar, Vocals, Bass, MainArtist - William Collins, Producer, Writer - Gary Shider, Guitar - Rick Gardner, Trumpet - Michael Brecker, Trumpet - Randy Brecker, Saxophone - Fred Wesley, Trombone - MACEO PARKER, Saxophone - Robert Johnson, Vocals - George Clinton, Producer, Writer - Bernie Worrell, Keyboards - Boogie, Drums - Gary Cooper, Drums, Vocals, Writer - PHELPS COLLINS, Guitar, Bass - Frankie Kash Waddy, Drums - Michael Hampton, Guitar - Fredrick Allen, Keyboards - Leslyn Bailey, Vocals - Sonny Talbert, Keyboards - CASPER, Drums, Guitar, Bass
© 1994 Warner Records Inc., a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1976 Warner Records Inc.
Bootsy Collins, MainArtist - William Collins, Producer, Writer - Fred Wesley, Arranger - George Clinton, Producer, Writer - BOOTSY BABY, Arranger - THE PLAYER, Arranger
© 1994 Warner Records Inc., a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1978 Warner Records Inc.
Bootsy Collins, Bass Guitar, Vocals, Horns Arranger, MainArtist - William Collins, Producer, Writer - George Clinton, Producer - Robert McCullough, Writer - FRANK WADDY, Drums, Writer - PHELPS COLLINS, Guitar - Clayton Gunnells, Writer - Phelps Clinton, Writer - Rufus Allen, Vocals
© 1994 Warner Records Inc., a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1971 Warner Records Inc.
Bootsy Collins, Guitar, Vocals, Bass, MainArtist - William Collins, Producer, Writer - Gary Shider, Guitar - Glen Goins, Guitar - Rick Gardner, Trumpet - Randy Brecker, Trumpet - Fred Wesley, Trombone - MACEO PARKER, Saxophone - Robert Johnson, Vocals - George Clinton, Producer, Writer - Bernie Worrell, Keyboards - Boogie, Drums - Gary Cooper, Drums, Vocals - PHELPS COLLINS, Guitar, Bass - Frankie Kash Waddy, Drums - Brecker Brothers, Horn - Michael Hampton, Guitar - Leslyn Bailey, Vocals - Sonny Talbert, Keyboards - CASPER, Drums, Guitar, Bass - Joel Johnson, Keyboards - Richard Griffith, Horn
© 1994 Warner Records Inc., a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1976 Warner Records Inc.
Bootsy Collins, Vocals, Bass, MainArtist - William Collins, Writer - Gary Shider, Guitar - P. Collins, Writer - P-Nut, Vocals - Rick Gardner, Horn - Fred Wesley, Horn - MACEO PARKER, Horn - George Clinton, Writer - Gary Cooper, Percussion, Vocals - Larry Frantangelo, Percussion - Frankie Kash Waddy, Drums - Michael Hampton, Guitar - CASPER, Bass - Christopher Williams, Vocals - Richard Griffith, Horn - Captain P-Mo, Drums, Bass - Carl Small, Percussion - Catfish-Mon, Guitar - Dr. Funkenstein, Producer - Gadmitman, Guitar, Bass - Greg Thomas, Vocals - Heath Johnson, Vocals - Starr-Mon, Producer, Drums, Percussion, Bass - Zilla, Bass
© 1994 Warner Records Inc., a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1979 Warner Records Inc.
Bootsy Collins, Drums, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Writer, Horns Arranger, Bass, MainArtist - William Collins, Producer, Writer - David Spradley, Keyboards - Brandy, Vocals - Fred Wesley, Horn, Horns Arranger - MACEO PARKER, Horn - Robert Johnson, Background Vocals - George Clinton, Producer, Writer - KEVIN TONG, ReissueProducer - PAT KRAUS, Digital Remastering Masterer - Larry Hatcher, Horn - Cynthia Girty, Background Vocals - PHELPS COLLINS, Guitar, Writer - Richard Griffith, Horn - Parlet, Vocals - Allen Zentz, Masterer - Carolyn Myles, Background Vocals - Casper?Who, Arranger, Bass Guitar, Percussion, Vocals - Godmoma, Vocals - The Brides, Vocals - Tony Walker, Background Vocals
© 1994 Warner Records Inc., a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1980 Warner Records Inc.
Bootsy Collins, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocals, Bass, MainArtist - William Collins, Producer, Writer - Bruce Weeden, Organ - Kae Williams, Jr., Piano - George Clinton, Producer - GREGG GELLER, ExecutiveProducer - Cynthia Girty, Background Vocals - Joel Johnson, Keyboards, Percussion, Writer, Background Vocals - Carolyn Myles, Background Vocals - Tony Walker, Background Vocals - Wes Boatman, Percussion
© 1994 Warner Records Inc., a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1982 Warner Records Inc.
Bootsy Collins, Drums, Guitar, Vocals, Bass, MainArtist - William Collins, Producer, Writer - George Clinton, Producer, Writer - GREGG GELLER, ExecutiveProducer - Bernie Worrell, Keyboards - Cynthia Girty, Background Vocals - Carolyn Myles, Background Vocals - Tony Walker, Background Vocals - Tony Ray, Mandolin
© 1994 Warner Records Inc., a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1980 Warner Records Inc.
Bootsy Collins, MainArtist - William Collins, Producer, Writer - George Clinton, Producer, Writer
© 1994 Warner Records Inc., a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1976 Warner Records Inc.
B. Worrell, Writer - Bootsy Collins, MainArtist - William Collins, Producer, Writer - P. Collins, Writer - George Clinton, Producer, Writer
© 1994 Warner Records Inc., a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1976 Warner Records Inc.
Albumbeschreibung
Can it get any better? If aliens came down needing to know what funk was all about, in all its talented, embrace-anything-and-everything, screw with your head and get your butt down glory, then this is a prime candidate for what to give them. The man, his voice, his bass, the backing of a prime core band including his guitarist brother Catfish, Fred Wesley, and Maceo Parker leading the brass -- beautiful, hilarious, and just plain great. This one-disc collection could easily be a two-disc or more if one wanted to include every last highlight from Collins' up-down-all-around career -- his work with James Brown alone is beyond the bomb -- but when it comes to solo work, this is as perfect a place to start as any. Drawing mostly on the albums done with the active help of George Clinton in the late '70s, Back in the Day is a model for what a good compilation should be. Sound is excellent throughout, while full details on who plays what and where, along with where everything came from in the first place, all appear in exhaustive detail. The liner notes, meanwhile, come from longtime funk road manager (Brown, Prince, plenty of others) Alan Leeds, explaining every step of Collins' wonderful story. Collins himself gets in a great concluding bit of thanks and message that's a joy to read, and needless to say the photos of him in his sunglassed late-'70s star-bass-guitar glory abound. And the music? "Bootzilla," "Stretchin' Out (In a Rubber Band)," and "Pinocchio Theory" are just three jam masterpieces of many. A couple of fine rarities flesh things out; "What So Never the Dance," recorded in 1971 when Collins' band was still known as the House Guests, is a great slice of greasy, JB-tinged funk. "Body Slam!" shows him getting to grips with electro nicely, while "Scenery," originally a B-side ballad, has him doing his loveman-goes-nuts deal at the end. A fierce 1976-era live take on "Psychoticbumpschool," with the Horny Horns in full blow, wraps up this fantastic collection.
© Ned Raggett /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 01:15:26
- Main artists: Bootsy Collins
- Label: Rhino - Warner Records
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B Funk
© 1994 Warner Records Inc., a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1994 Warner Records Inc., a Warner Music Group Company
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