Stunning 18 track collection that captures quot;The Godfather of Soulquot; at his most intense and influential time period. Spanning the years 1958 to 1975, many of the songs featured here are the fiery full length versions as opposed to the single edits found on most compilations. Includes instant party classics like quot;I Got You (I Feel Good)quot;, quot;Papa's Got a Brand New Bagquot;, quot;Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machinequot; and quot;The Paybackquot; as well as songs that helped shape future generations of rock & soul artists such as quot;Please Please Pleasequot;, quot;It's a Man's Man's Man's Worldquot; and quot;Night Trainquot;. The track quot;Funky Drummerquot;, although not a huge hit at the time, was the song sampled by the Stone Roses for their early '90s hit quot;Fools Goldquot;, which kickstarted a whole new movement in the UK known as quot;Madchesterquot;. Even decades and hundreds of musical trends later, these songs are still as vital and exciting as the day they were recorded. Universal.
