Revolution of the Mind: Live at the Apollo, Volume III
Revolution of the Mind: Live at the Apollo, Volume III is a live double album by James Brown released in 1971. As its subtitle suggests, it is Brown's third album recorded at the Apollo Theater, following the original "Live at the Apollo" (1963) and "Live at the Apollo, Volume II" (1968). After a triple album project recorded in France was cancelled because Brown had signed with a new label, Polydor, in 1971, Brown elected to do many of the same songs on a New York project. Unlike the cancelled  live album, this was assembled from the best live takes from a week of shows, at the Apollo. Unlike previous releases live albums, this was criticized for poor sound balance and excessive eroticism. Note that “Escapism“/ “Make it Funky“, tracks four and five actually opened the show it was taken from. Despite flaws, it sold well and became one of the all-time most sampled sets . The album is notable as the first of his live albums to include a spoken introduction by his longtime master of ceremonies, Danny Ray. "Revolution of the Mind" peaked at No. 39 on the  pop album chart and at No. 7 on the R&B chart. Track listing. Side A Side B Side C Side D 1993 reissue. "The track listing was amended to make note of the Danny Ray intro not mentioned on the original release, and a re-edit/re-tracking of the transition between "Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved" and "Soul Power." / Liner notes mentioned that tracks 4 and 5 were actually opening numbers for the first live show of the July, 1971 weeklong gig.