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Funkadelic: Let’s Take It To The Stage

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On April 21, 1975, “Westbound” label released “Let’s Take It to the Stage”, the seventh Funkadelic album. It was recorded in 1975, and was produced by George Clinton.

Personnel:

  • Cool’ Cal Simon,’Bad Bosco’ Bernie Worrell, C ‘Boogie’ Mosson, Garry ‘Dowop’ Shider – vocals
  • ‘Sting’ Ray Davis – bass vocals
  • ‘Shady’ Grady Thomas – Genie vocals
  • Clarence “Fuzzy” Haskins – werewolf vocals
  • George Clinton – Maggot Overlord
  • Calvin Simon – congas
  • Bernie Worrell – keyboards
  • C Boogie Mosson – bass
  • R Tiki Fulwood – percussion
  • Eddie Hazel,Michael Hampton, Garry Shider – guitar
  • Alumni Funkadelic:Bootsy Collins (vocals), Billy Bass, Eddie Hazel, Ron Bykowski
  • Guest Funkadelic:Paul Warren, Reggie McBride, Frosty, Mello Garcia, Honeys, Denise Hurd, Delores whats-her-name, Gary Cooper, Parliament

Track listing:

  1. Good to Your Earhole – George Clinton,Grace Cook, Fuzzy Haskins
  2. Better By the Pound – George Clinton, Grace Cook
  3. Be My Beach – George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell
  4. No Head, No Backstage Pass – George Clinton, Ron Bykowski
  5. Let’s Take it to the Stage – George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Garry Shider
  6. Get Off Your Ass and Jam – George Clinton
  7. Baby I Owe You Something Good – George Clinton
  8. Stuffs and Things – George Clinton, Grace Cook
  9. The Song is Familiar – George Clinton, Bootsy Collins
  10. Atmosphere – George Clinton, Garry Shider, Bernie Worrell

Funkadelic: Same

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On February 24, 1970, “Westbound Records” released the self-titled debut Funkadelic album. It was recorded 1968 – 1969 at “Tera Shirma Sound Studios” in Detroit, and was produced by George Clinton.

Personnel:

  • George Clinton- lead vocals
  • Eddie Hazel- vocals, lead guitar
  • Ray Monette- guitar
  • Herb Sparkman – lead vocals
  • Lucius “Tawl” Ross- vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Mickey Atkins – Hammond organ
  • Bernie Worrell- Hammond organ
  • Earl Van Dyke- Hammond organ
  • Billy “Bass” Nelson – vocals, bass guitar
  • Bob Babbitt- bass guitar
  • Ramon “Tiki” Fulwood- drums
  • Brad Innis – drums
  • Gasper Lawal – conga
  • Clarence “Fuzzy” Haskins- vocals
  • Calvin Simon- vocals
  • Ray Davis- vocals
  • Grady Thomas- vocals
  • Hot Buttered Soul – vocals
  • The Graffiteria – design

Track listing:

  1. Mommy, What’s a Funkadelic? – George Clinton
  2. I Bet You – George Clinton, Sidney Barnes, Theresa Lindsey
  3. Music for My Mother – George Clinton, Edward Hazel, William Nelson
  4. I Got a Thing, You Got a Thing, Everybody’s Got a Thing – Clarence Haskins
  5. Good Old Music – George Clinton
  6. Qualify and Satisfy – George Clinton, Edward Hazel
  7. What is Soul – George Clinton

 

Funkadelic: One Nation Under A Groove

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On September 11, 1978, “Warner Bros” label released “One Nation Under a Groove”, the tenth Funkadelic studio album .  It was recorded at “United Sound Studio” in Detroit, Michigan, and at the “Monroe Civic Center” in Monroe, Louisiana, and was produced by George Clinton. “One Nation Under a Groove” was band’s most commercially successful album, and is regarded as one of the greatest funk album of all time. In 2003, the album was ranked at number 177 on “Rolling Stone” magazine’s list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Throbbasonic Funkgeetarists – Mike ‘Kidd Funkadelic’ Hampton, Gary Shider
  • Banjo’d Muthaplucker – Bobby Lewis
  • Avatarian – Mike Hampton
  • Keybo’ Dans & Synthezoidees – Bernie ‘DaVinci’ Worrell, Walter ‘Junie’ Morrison
  • Rotofunkie Drum & Percussionatin’ Thumpdans – Jerome Brailey,  Bootsy Collins, Larry Fratangelo, Tyrone Lampkin
  • Bass Thumpasaurians – William ‘Bootsy’ Collins, Rodney “Skeet” Curtis, Cordell ‘Boogie’ Mosson
  • Funkadelic Blamgusta Vocaloids (Voices For Da Nation!) – George Clinton, Raymond (Stingray) Davis, Ron Ford, Mallia Franklin, Lynn Mabry,  ‘Junie’ Morrison, Cordell Mosson, Dawn Silva, Gary “Dowop” Shider, Greg Thomas,Jeanette Washington, Debbie Wright

Track listing:

  1. One Nation Under a Groove – George Clinton, Walter Morrison, Garry Shider
  2. Groovallegiance – George Clinton, Walter Morrison, Bernard Worrell
  3. Who Says a Funk Band Can’t Play Rock – George Clinton, Walter Morrison, Michael Hampton
  4. Promentalshitbackwashpsychosis Enema Squad (The Doo Doo Chasers) – George Clinton, Garry Shider, Linda Brown
  5. Into You – George Clinton, Walter Morrison, William Collins
  6. Cholly (Funk getting ready to roll) – George Clinton, Walter Morrison, William Collins