The J.B.’s “More Mess On My Thing.” The Funk Starts Here!

Here it is, rumored no more: More Mess On My Thing, the demo Bootsy Collins and his band recorded for James Brown in 1969 that won them the title “The J.B.’s” – and changed the course of popular music.

Top photo: The J.B.’s. Front: Frankie Waddy, Catfish Collins, Bootsy Collins. Back: Robert McCullough, Chicken Gunnels, unknown.

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This is the companion piece to Now-Again’s first-ever issue of the lost J.B.’s album These Are The J.B.’s. All tracks mixed by Mario Caldato, directly from the original multi-track masters. Overseen by Egon and Universal Music Group’s in-house Brown expert Harry Weinger. MORE

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Listen – Madlib and Egon with Gilles Peterson on Worldwide FM

In September, Egon joined Madlib to meet with Gilles Peterson in his legendary Brownswood basement studio in London to talk about… well…. music. From LA’s jazz scene from the 1950s until the present day, to Madlib’s favorite Weldon Irvine song, to how one can continue burning the fire of musical discovery throughout one’s life, it’s a free wheeling conversation interspersed with great music.

Listen here: Gilles Peterson’s Worldwide FM with Madlib and Egon, September 2019

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Richard Marks – Love Is Gone: The Lost Sessions: 1969-1977 – LP #16 in Now-Again Reserve

Previously unreleased soul and funk from legendary Atlanta guitarist/singer/songwriter Richard Marks, the companion piece to our Never Satisfied anthology. Shipping mid January 2020.

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These songs, found on reels that Marks kept in his home, color Marks’ stylistic development – from his earliest work for the legendary Tuska label in the late ‘60s, through his more mature releases on smaller regional labels into the late ‘70s. MORE

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Announcing: Atomic Forest “Disco Roar”

Tasked by Bollywood producers with creating a cash-in disco record, Atomic Forest funked up unlikely covers of Chicago, Hot Chocolate, Deodato and Stevie Wonder, and presented one original – “Spectrum” – the heaviest Indian psych-funk jam unearthed to date.

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The recently rediscovered third album by India’s best-known psychedelic rock ensemble, and the story behind its genesis. MORE

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