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The P-Funk All Stars: Urban Dancefloor Guerillas

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In December 1983, “Uncle Jam” label released “Urban Dancefloor Guerillas”, the debut P-Funk All-Stars (The) studio album. It was recorded 1982 – 1983, and was produced by George Clinton, Garry Shider, Walter Morrison, Sylvester Stewart and Bootsy Collins.

Personnel:

  • George Clinton
  • Bootsy Collins
  • Norma Jean Bell
  • Muruga Booker
  • Greg Boyer
  • Kenny Colton
  • Gary “Mudbone” Cooper
  • Benny Cowan
  • Janice Evans
  • Ron Ford
  • Mallia Franklin
  • Jimmy Giles
  • Richard Griffith
  • Michael Hampton
  • Larry Hatcher
  • Shirley Hayden
  • Eddie Hazel
  • Sheila Horne
  • Robert “P-Nut” Johnson
  • Jerry Jones
  • Lynn Mabry
  • Jeanette McGruder
  • DeWayne “Blackbyrd” McKnight
  • Walter “Junie” Morrison
  • Maceo Parker
  • Michael “Clip” Payne
  • Dean Ragland
  • Garry Shider
  • Linda Shider
  • David Spradley
  • Donnie Sterling
  • Sly Stone
  • Cynthia Robinson
  • Greg Thomas
  • Tony Thomas
  • Fred Wesley
  • Bobby Womack
  • Debbie Wright
  • Philippé Wynne

Track listing:

  1. Generator Pop – George Clinton, Garry Shider, David Spradley
  2. Acupuncture – DeWayne McKnight, George Clinton, W. Walters
  3. One Of Those Summers – George Clinton, Walter Morrison
  4. Catch A Keeper – George Clinton, Donny Sterling, Sylvester Stewart
  5. Pumpin’ It Up – Garry Shider, G. Shider, Bob Bishop, Ron Ford
  6. Copy Cat – David Spradley, Lashawn Clinton, Garry Shider
  7. Hydraulic Pump – George Clinton, Sylvester Stewart, Jimmy Giles, Ron Ford
  8. Pumpin’ It Up (reprise) – Garry Shider, G. Shider, Bob Bishop, Ron Ford

Bootsy Collins: Ultra Wave

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On November 12, 1980, “Warner Bros” label released “Ultra Wave”, the fifth Bootsy Collins studio album. It was recorded in 1980, and was produced by Bootsy Collins and George Clinton.

Personnel:

  • Bootsy Collins – vocals, guitar, bass, drums, percussion
  • Phelps Collins, Rick Evans – guitar
  • Joel Johnson, David Lee Chong, Mark Johnson – keyboards
  • Jerry Jones – drums
  • Carl Small – percussion
  • Fred Wesley, Maceo Parker, Richard Griffith, Larry Hatcher – horns
  • David McMurray – lyricon solo
  • Godmoma, Brandy, Parlet, Brides of Funkenstein, Robert Johnson – vocals

Track listing

  1. Mug Push – Phelps Collins, Bootsy Collins, George Clinton
  2. F-Encounter – Bootsy Collins, Rick Evans, Ron Ford, George Clinton
  3. Is That My Song? – Bootsy Collins, David Spradley
  4. It’s a Musical – Bootsy Collins, George Clinton, Carl Small
  5. Fat Cat – Phelps Collins, Bootsy Collins
  6. Sacred Flower – Bootsy Collins, George Clinton
  7. Sound Crack – Bootsy Collins

George Clinton: You Shouldn’t-Nut Bit Fish

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In December 1983, “Capitol” label released “You Shouldn’t-Nuf Bit Fish”, the second George Clinton solo studio album. It was recorded in 1983, and was produced by George Clinton,  Junie Morrison and Garry Shider.

Personnel:

  • George Clinton – lead and backing vocals
  • Junie Morrison, Bootsy Collins, Andre Williams, DeWayne McKnight, Eddie Hazel – guitar
  • Michael Hampton – guitar, avatar
  • Junie Morrison – piano, keyboards, synthesizer
  • Doug Duffy – piano. keyboards, synthesizer
  • David Spradley – keyboards, synthesizer
  • Ron Cron – keyboards, synthesizer
  • Bernie Worrell – keyboards
  • DeWayne McKnight, Michael Payne, Ron Cron – synthesizer
  • Bootsy Collins – bass, drums
  • Lige Curry, Michael Payne – bass
  • Larry Fratangelo, Maruga Booker – percussion
  • Maceo Parker – sax
  • Richard Griffith, Larry Hatcher – trumpet
  • Fred Wesley – trombone
  • Garry Shider, Gary Cooper, Ron Ford, Eddie Hazel, Darryl Clinton, Shirley Hayden, Kim Seay, Lane Strickland, Tracey Lewis, Robert Johnson, Blackbird McKnight, Michael Payne, Andre Williams, Jimmy Giles, Mallia Franklin, James Gilmore, Rev. Uriah – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Nubian Nut – George Clinton, David Spradley, Lane Strickland, Fela Kuti
  2. Quickie – Andre Williams, Ron Ford, Janice Evans, Stephanie Linn
  3. Last Dance – William Collins, Robert Johnson, Stephanie Linn
  4. Silly Millameter – Bob Bishop, Lushawn Clinton, Doug Duffy
  5. Stingy – Michael Hampton, Lige Curry, Gary Cooper, Stephanie Linn
  6. You Shouldn’t-Nuf Bit Fish – Michael Payne, Robert Johnson, Stephanie Linn

George Clinton & the P-Funk All-Stars: How Late Do U Have 2BB4UR Absent?

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How Late

On September 6, 2005, “The C Kunspyruhzy” label released “How Late Do U Have 2BB4UR Absent?” (How Late Do You Have To Be Before You Are Absent?), album by George Clinton & the P-Funk All-Stars. It was recorded 1988–2004, and was produced by George Clinton, Rob Manzoli, Gary Shider, Dallas Austin, Steve Boyd, Michael “Clip” Payne and Wayghn Wilson.

Personnel:

  • Joi – performer
  • Sativa – performer
  • Sheila Brody – vocals
  • Kendra Foster – vocals
  • Joi Gilliam – vocals
  • Gary Shider – vocals
  • Kevin Shider – vocals
  • Calvin Simon – vocals
  • Belita Woods – vocals
  • Jim “Big Jim” Wright – vocals
  • T. Money – vocals
  • Louis Kabbabie – vocals
  • Trey Lewd – vocals
  • Raymond Davis – vocals
  • Sue Dog – vocals
  • Jazze Pha – vocals
  • Robert “P-Nut” Johnson – vocals
  • RonKat Spearman – vocals
  • Pat Lewis – vocals
  • Sandra Feva – vocals
  • Clarence “Fuzzy” Haskins – vocals
  • Prince – vocals, instrumentation
  • Clip Payne – vocals, instrumentation
  • Gary “Mudbone” Cooper – vocals, instrumentation
  • Tracey Lewis – vocals, instrumentation
  • Rob Manzoli – vocals, instrumentation
  • Nowell Eugene Scott aka Nowell Eugene Haskins – instrumentation
  • Billy Preston – instrumentation
  • Felicia Collins – instrumentation
  • Lige Curry – instrumentation
  • Amp Fiddler – instrumentation
  • Lili Haydn – instrumentation
  • Michael Hampton – instrumentation
  • Colin Wolfe – instrumentation
  • Jerome Rogers – instrumentation
  • Eric McFadden – instrumentation
  • Dallas Austin – instrumentation
  • Chris Bittner – instrumentation
  • Bernie Worrell – instrumentation
  • Ron Wright – instrumentation
  • Dwayne “D-Cat” Cornelius – instrumentation
  • Martin J. Andersen – instrumentation
  • Jesper Bunk – instrumentation
  • Ricky Rouse – instrumentation
  • David Spradley – instrumentation
  • Cordell Mosson – instrumentation
  • Tim Shider – instrumentation
  • Ronald Spearman – instrumentation
  • Vaughn Wilson – engineer, instrumentation
  • Bob Smith – engineer
  • Jim Morgan – engineer
  • Joe Spencer – engineer
  • Nate Oberman – engineer
  • Pete Deboer – engineer assistant
  • Larry Ferguson – mixing, mastering
  • Pedro Bell – artwork
  • Bob Stovern – layout, design

Track listing:

  1. Bounce 2 This
  2. Su, Su, Su
  3. Paradigm
  4. U Can Depend On Me
  5. U Ain’t Runnin’ Shit
  6. Inhale Slow
  7. Because / Last Time Zone
  8. Neverending Love
  9. Sexy Side of You
  10. Saddest Day
  11. I Can Dance
  12. I’ll Be Sittin’ Here
  13. Don’t Dance Too Close
  14. More Than Words Can Say (Live)
  15. Butt-a-Butt
  16. Something Stank
  17. Our Secret
  18. Viagra
  19. Gypsy Woman
  20. Whole Lotta Shakin’
  21. Goodnight Sweetheart, Goodnight
  22. Whatchamacallit
  23. Trust In Yourself
  24. Booty

George Clinton: The Cinderella Theory

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Cinderrela Theory

On August 2, 1989, “Paisley Park Records” released “The Cinderella Theory”, the fifth George Clinton studio album. It was recorded in 1989, and was produced by George Clinton.

Personnel:

  • George Clinton – vocals
  • Bootsy Collins – bass, guitars
  • Andre Foxxe Williams – vocals, guitars, bass
  • DeWayne “Blackbyrd” McKnight, Tracey Lewis – guitars
  • Joseph Fiddler, David Spradley, Bill Brown, Greg Crockett – keyboards
  • DeWayne “Blackbyrd” McKnight, Steve Washington – bass
  • Dean Ragland – vocals, drums, drum programming
  • Lelan Zales, William Payne, Richie Stevens Scratchin’, Anthony Jones – drums, drums programming
  • Larry Fratangelo – percussion
  • Eric Leeds – tenor sax
  • Atlanta Bliss – trumpet
  • Mike Fleming – flute
  • AJ – spoons
  • Pat Lewis, Sheila Washington, Jimmy Giles, Sandra Feva Dance, Lige Curry, Belita Woods, Tambra Makowsky, Navarro Berman, Pennye Ford, Patty Curry, Jennie Peters, Dean Ragland, Robert Johnson, Joe Harris, Tracey Lewis, Jessica Cleaves, Karen Foster, Anita Johnson, Louis Kabbabie, Mike Harris, Garry Shider, Daryl Johnson, Daryl Clinton, Shirley Hayden, Steve Boyd, Angela Workman, “Doe” Holiday – vocals

Track listing:

  1. Airbound – Tracey Lewis
  2. Tweakin’ – Bob Bishop, Chuck D, David Spradley, Flavor Flav
  3. Cinderella Theory – Amp Fiddler, George Clinton
  4. Why Should I Dog U Out? – Amp Fiddler, DeWayne McKnight, George Clinton
  5. Serious Slammin’ – Greg Crockett
  6. There I Go Again – Amp Fiddler, George Clinton, Joe Harris
  7. (She Got It) Goin’ On – Amp Fiddler, Shawn Clinton
  8. Banana Boat Song – Burgess, W. Attaway
  9. French Kiss – Andre Foxxe Williams, DeWayne McKnight, George Clinton, Steve Washington
  10. Rita Bewitched – George Clinton, Tracey Lewis
  11. Kredit Kard – Clip Payne, George Clinton
  12. Airbound (Reprise) – Tracey Lewis