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Parliament – Mothership Connection
| Label: | Casablanca – NBLP 7022 |
|---|---|
| Format: | Vinyl, LP, Album, Terre Haute Pressing |
| Country: | US |
| Released: | |
| Genre: | Funk / Soul |
| Style: | P.Funk, Funk |
Tracklist
| A1 | P. Funk (Wants To Get Funked Up) | 7:42 | |
| A2 | Mothership Connection (Star Child) | 6:14 | |
| A3 | Unfunky UFO | 4:24 | |
| B1 | Supergroovalisticprosifunkstication | 5:01 | |
| B2 | Handcuffs | 4:01 | |
| B3 | Give Up The Funk (Tear The Roof Off The Sucker) | 5:45 | |
| B4 | Night Of The Thumpasorus Peoples | 5:12 |
Companies, etc.
- Recorded At – United Sound Systems
- Recorded At – Hollywood Sound Recorders
- Manufactured By – Casablanca Records, Inc.
- Distributed By – Casablanca Records, Inc.
- Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute
- Published By – Malbiz Music, Inc.
- Published By – Rick's Music, Inc.
- Lacquer Cut At – Allen Zentz Mastering
Credits
- Arranged By [Horns] – Bernie Worrell, Fred Wesley
- Arranged By [Rhythm] – Bootsie Collins*, George Clinton
- Art Direction, Design – Gribbitt*
- Backing Vocals [Extraterrestial Voices], Handclaps [Good Time Hand Clappers] – Archie Ivy, Bryna Chimenti, Debbie Edwards, Debra Wright*, Gary Cooper*, Pam Vincent, Rasputin Boutte, Sidney Barnes, Taka Kahn
- Bass – Bootsie Collins*, Cordell Mosson
- Drums, Percussion – Bootsie Collins*, Gary Cooper*, Jerome Brailey, Tiki Fulwood
- Engineer – Ralph (Oops) Jim Callow*, Jim Vitti
- Guitar – Bootsie Collins*, Gary Shider*, Glen Goins, Michael Hampton
- Horns – Boom (7), Fred Wesley, Joe Farrell, Macco Parker*, Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker
- Keyboards, Synthesizer – Bernie Worrell
- Lacquer Cut By [Runout Etching ⁀⁀ ⁀⁀ ] – Brian Gardner (tracks: B1 to B4)
- Lacquer Cut By [Runout Etching ❀] – Brian Gardner (tracks: A1 to A3)
- Management – R.S.A. 3
- Photography By – David Alexander (5)
- Vocals – Bootsie Collins*, Calvin Simon, Fuzzy Haskins, Gary Shider*, George Clinton, Glen Goins, Grady Thomas, Ray Davis
Notes
1st pressing, blue background labels. LP housed in company paper sleeve.
P. Funk Labs
United Sound, Detroit, Michigan
Hollywood Sound, Hollywood, California
Stirrers & Blenders
Jim Vitti - Detroit
Ralph (Oops) Jim Callow - Hollywood
All planetary contact with the universal invaders of funk - Parliament - will be channeled through the mothership's earthly headquarters located at
1108 No Sherbourne Drive
Los Angeles, Calif. 90069
Special thanks:
Cholly Bassoline, Ron Strassner, Robert Mittleman, Nick Byrne, Screwie, Bob Bishop, Chris, Ina Meibach, Arron Schechter, and "Pencil" Epstein.
℗ © 1975 Casablanca Records, Inc.
8255 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles CA 90046
P. Funk Labs
United Sound, Detroit, Michigan
Hollywood Sound, Hollywood, California
Stirrers & Blenders
Jim Vitti - Detroit
Ralph (Oops) Jim Callow - Hollywood
All planetary contact with the universal invaders of funk - Parliament - will be channeled through the mothership's earthly headquarters located at
1108 No Sherbourne Drive
Los Angeles, Calif. 90069
Special thanks:
Cholly Bassoline, Ron Strassner, Robert Mittleman, Nick Byrne, Screwie, Bob Bishop, Chris, Ina Meibach, Arron Schechter, and "Pencil" Epstein.
℗ © 1975 Casablanca Records, Inc.
8255 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles CA 90046
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 1): NBLP-7022-1
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 1): NBLP-7022-2
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 2): G7 T1 NBLP-7022-1-1 AZ [flower]
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 2): T1 NBLP-7022-2-1 AZ [two flying birds]
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 3): G T1 NBLP-7022-1-1 AZ [flower]
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 3): B T2 NBLP-7022-2-1 AZ [two flying birds]
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 4): F T1 NBLP-7022-1-1 AZ [flower]
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 4): NBLP-7022-2 AZ
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 5): NBLP-7022-A-4 CP AZ
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 5): NBLP-7022-2 AZ
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 6): T2 NBLP-7022-1-1 AZ [flower] D
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 6): P NBLP-7022-2 AZ
- Rights Society: BMI
Other Versions (5 of 83)View All
| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mothership Connection (LP, Album) | Casablanca | CBLA 71013 | France | 1975 | |||
Recently Edited | Mothership Connection (LP, Album, Promo) | Casablanca | NBLP 7022 | US | 1975 | ||
New Submission | Mothership Connection (LP, Album) | Casablanca, Casablanca | CBC 4009, 0C 062 ◦ 97643 | UK | 1975 | ||
Recently Edited | Mothership Connection (LP, Album, Unofficial Release) | First Record | FL-2750 | Taiwan | 1975 | ||
New Submission | Mothership Connection (LP, Album) | Casablanca | 1C 062-97 643 | Germany | 1975 |
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Reviews
Starchild Zapp July 22,2019 : this album is one of the motherlode's of funk music, this is a landmark album for p-funk, it change the world and face and sound of funk music as we know today, p-funk took funk to a level nobody cant fuck with period, and its still kicking ass to this date, the only group that can go toe to toe with them is: earth, wind and fire, with help of one William Bootsy Collins on this and many other p-funk albums to follow after, p-funk is in a league of there own and history they have laid down speaks volumes, you will never ever see anything like this world again, may in the next world, this album is a must have, George retiring at the end of this year and Bootsy having to stop touring at the beginning of this year, to all go and see them while you can and enjoy the real funk because there's only one P-FUNK , P.S. happy birthday George, promise to funk, promise to keepth the funk, the hold funk nothin' but the FUNK, the P that is!!!!
An essential funk album. Easily my favorite Parliament release, I highly recommend this album!
My personal favorite Parliament album! "Night of the Thumpasorous People" is one dam funky jam! Love this Album!
"Released:
15 Dec 1975"
Imagine being gifted this record on Christmas day!
15 Dec 1975"
Imagine being gifted this record on Christmas day!
Edited 9 years ago
This is the definitive album that stands the test of time. It never should have taken as long as it did for these guys to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The CONNECTION is truly as groundbreaking today as it was back in 75'!!!
There are no words for this album. Just listen to it. An intergalactic and ecstatic masterpiece.
"P. Funk", "Mothership Connection", and "Give Up the Funk" are incredible. "Unfunky UFO" and "Thumpasaurus Peoples" are very good as well. "Supergroove" and "Handcuffs" are skippable.
It makes me sad to think that so many people lack such funk in their lives!
"P. Funk", "Mothership Connection", and "Give Up the Funk" are incredible. "Unfunky UFO" and "Thumpasaurus Peoples" are very good as well. "Supergroove" and "Handcuffs" are skippable.
It makes me sad to think that so many people lack such funk in their lives!