The Jimmy Castor Bunch – It's Just Begun

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Label:	RCA Victor – LSP-4640
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Rockaway Pressing, Dynaflex
Country:	US
Released:	1972
Genre:	Funk / Soul
Style:	Funk, Soul

Tracklist

A1	Creation (Prologue) Written-By – Thomas*	1:24
A2	It's Just Begun Written-By – Thomas, Castor, Pruitt*	3:43
A3	Troglodyte (Cave Man) Written-By – Castor Bunch*	3:26
A4	You Better Be Good (Or The Devil Gon' Getcha) Written-By – Thomas, Castor, Pruitt*	2:56
A5	Psyche Written-By – Castor Bunch*	4:25
B1	L. T. D. (Life, Truth & Death) Written-By – Knight, Thomas	7:20
B2	My Brightest Day Written-By – Thomas, Castor, Pruitt*	4:03
B3	Bad Written-By – Gibson, Thomas, Castor, Pruitt	3:34
B4	I Promise To Remember Written-By – Castor, Smith	2:47
B5	Creation (Epilogue) Written-By – Thomas*	1:02

Companies, etc.

Copyright © – RCA Records
Mastered At – RCA Victor Studios, Nashville
Pressed By – RCA Records Pressing Plant, Rockaway
Record Company – RCA Corporation

Credits

Arranged By – G. Thomas* (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to B5), J. Castor* (tracks: A2, B3, B4), The Jimmy Castor Bunch (tracks: A3, A5)
Art Direction [Art Director] – Acy Lehman
Artwork [Artist] – Corrigan*
Backing Vocals [Assisted By] – Doug Gibson (tracks: B1, B3)
Bass – Doug Gibson
Congas [Conga Drums] – Lenny Fridie, Jr.*
Design [Designer] – Frank Mulvey
Engineer [Recording] – Jim Crotty
Guitar – Harry Jensen
Liner Notes – Al Roberts (3)
Producer [Produced By] – Castor-Pruitt Productions
Saxophone, Timbales, Vocals [All] – Jimmy Castor
Trumpet, Piano – Gerry Thomas

Notes

RCA Records Pressing Plant, Rockaway pressing denoted by "R" in runouts.
Pressed on Dynaflex vinyl (light and thin)

Part Number 5/LSP4640 is printed on rear cover's bottom.

© 1972, RCA Records, New York, N.Y.
Printed in U.S.A.

Liner notes:
Al Roberts
WLIB-FM
New York

Special thanks to Danny Lewittes.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Rights Society (Public performance clearance): BMI
Other (Liner number): 5/LSP4640
Matrix / Runout (Label side A): APRS-5769
Matrix / Runout (Label side B): APRS-5770
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched, variant 1): APRS-5769-4S-A1 M R
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched, variant 1): APRS-5770-5S-A4T R
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched, variant 2): APRS-5769-4S-C1I R
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched, variant 2): APRS-5770-5S-A1M R
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched, variant 3): APRS-5769-1S-C1 I R
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched, variant 3): APRS-5770-5S-A1M R
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched, variant 4): APRS-5769-4S-A1J R
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched, variant 4): APRS-5770-5S-A5F R
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched, variant 5): APRS-5769-4S-A1J R
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched, variant 5): APRS-5770-5S-B1C R
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched, variant 6): APRS-5769-4S A1P R
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched, variant 6): APRS-5770-5S A4O R
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched, variant 7): APRS-5769-4S-A1Q R
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched, variant 7): APRS-5770-5S-A5T R
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched, variant 8): APRS-5769-4S A1P R
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched, variant 8): APRS-5770-5S-A3F R
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched, variant 9): APRS-5769-4S A1O R
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched, variant 9): APRS-5770·5S-B1K R
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched, variant 10): APRS-5769-15-C/R
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched, variant 10): APRS-5770 5S-A3J R
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched, variant 11): APRS-5769-15- ̶B̶C3C
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched, variant 11): APRS-5770-5S-A5A R
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched, variant 12): APRS-5769-15- ̶B̶C1M
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched, variant 12): APRS-5770-5S-A5D R

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
New Submission	It's Just Begun (LP, Album)	RCA Victor	LSP 4640	New Zealand	1972
New Submission	It's Just Begun (LP, Album)	RCA Victor	LSP 4640	Germany	1972
New Submission	It's Just Begun (Acaba De Empezar) (LP, Album)	RCA Victor	LSP 4640	Spain	1972
	It's Just Begun (LP, Album, Stereo)	RCA Victor, RCA Victor	LSP-4640, LSP 4640	Italy	1972
New Submission	It's Just Begun (LP, Album)	RCA Victor	LSP-4640	Canada	1972

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Reviews

lhr1972 Mar 14, 2023
Hi. Wasn't It's Just Begun released as a single 45 on RCA Records back in the day? I do not see a copy here. I wonder why that is???
ProfessorPing Mar 17, 2021
All around excellent funk album. Bottom end of the recording is not lost in the dynaflexiness of the pressing, thankfully.
Kenobi_1 Oct 7, 2020
Why is this Pressing (Rockaway) much more expensive and traded than the other two (Indianapolis / Hollywood)? Even so the Indianapolis Pressing is also valued higher than the Hollywood one?! Does this really have quality reasons or is it just that there is more from one than the other and the prices are more "random"? I have two copies but unfortunately both are pressed in Indianapolis, so i cant compare. Cheers
realidadescontadas Jul 29, 2019
"Creation" (Prologue and Epilogue) contains arrangments made by a phillarmonic orchestra
midnightrunner Jun 11, 2019
I like this album’s music a lot, but I find the cover too frightening to look at (it actually gave me a nightmare once) and so for that reason I don’t play it very often in case I accidentally catch a glimpse of it when I am removing the LP from the sleeve. RCA Victor, will you please consider reissuing it with a different cover please? I know a lot of later Jimmy Castor albums have a much more fun and accessible cartoonish style of art, can you not use some of that art please instead? I am sure I can’t be the only one who gets the collywobbles from looking at this sleeve, it’s too weird!!
REENO May 24, 2019
Edited 4 years ago
A great funk album, only let-down by "I promise to be true" (out of place, does not belong on this album), and "My Brightest Day" (ditto).
psykik23 Jul 5, 2017
I know Dynaflex releases have a reputation for being crap but I have to say I have no problems with this pressing.

The horns & guitars sing, the bass is incredible, and the vocals sound clear.

Musically this is a classic funk record (just check the number of times it’s been sampled) that should be in your collection if you are a fan of the genre.
gordysgroovesuk Jun 16, 2017
One of the true dance floor bangers of funk !!!
Big on the London Rare Groove scene in the 80's !!!
Max Respect to the man Jimmy Castor and the band !!!
This is where it all ' Just Begun '. True innovation !!!