Thursday Throwback is a weekly colour scheme inspired by an iconic album cover of yesteryear. This week’s throwback is the 1973 album “The Payback” by James Brown. The colours are as follows:
| Colours (L-R) | HEX | RGB | HSB | CMYK | LAB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colour 1 | #0B8C2B | 11, 140, 43 | 135, 92, 55 | 92, 0, 69, 45 | 51, -52, 41 |
| Colour 2 | #F2DC9B | 242, 220, 155 | 45, 36, 95 | 0, 9, 36, 5 | 88, -2, 35 |
| Colour 3 | #F2BC79 | 242, 188, 121 | 33, 50, 95 | 0, 22, 50, 5 | 80, 12, 41 |
| Colour 4 | #D97D5B | 217, 125, 91 | 16, 58, 85 | 0, 42, 58, 15 | 62, 32, 34 |
| Colour 5 | #73261F | 115, 38, 31 | 5, 73, 45 | 0, 67, 73, 55 | 27, 33, 23 |
“The Payback” was James Brown’s 37th studio album, released in December 1973 through Polydor Records. Originally conceived as the soundtrack for the blaxploitation film “Hell Up in Harlem,” it unfortunately faced rejection by the film’s producers. They dismissed it as “the same old James Brown stuff,” leading to its separation from the film project.
“The Payback” was considered one of James Brown’s most ambitious albums of the 1970s and a pivotal moment in his recording career. Critics have hailed this album as a significant contribution to the funk genre and the revenge themed title track achieved great success by reaching number 1 on the US charts. It has also gained recognition for being widely sampled by record producers across different songs and occasions. After its release, the album achieved Gold certification on 18th March 1974 and was later reissued in 1992 as a single CD edition. This new version included liner notes written by Alan Leeds, a renowned American music executive who previously served as James Brown’s publicity director.
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