Although ostensibly a multi-artist collection, Blow Your Head essentially boils down to one man – James Brown (usually credited as “The Creator”). All the songs on this 11-track double-LP were originally released on Brown’s People label, and he features on every track as either writer, producer, performer, or a combination thereof. They range from heavy funk work-outs by the JB’s (second incarnation, led by horn-player Fred Wesley) to storming soul/funk stompers fronted by vocalist Lyn Collins, sister of Bootsy (tracks D1-D3), and constitute some of the most essential black dance music of the early 1970s. An expanded and enhanced version of James Brown’s Funky People (Polydor 829 417-1 Y-1, 1986).