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Parliament: Live: P-Funk Earth Tour
On May 5, 1977, “Casablanca” label released “Live: P-Funk Earth Tour”, the first Parliament live album. It was recorded in January 1977, at “Oakland Coliseum Arena” and “Los Angeles Forum”, and was produced by George Clinton.
Personnel:
- George Clinton, Calvin Simon, Fuzzy Haskins, Raymond Davis, Grady Thomas, Garry Shider, Glenn Goins, Debbie Wright, Jeanette Washington – vocals
- Garry Shider, Michael Hampton, Glen Goins, Eddie Hazel – guitar
- Bernie Worrell – keyboards, synthesizers
- Cordell Mosson, Bootsy Collins – bass
- Jerome Brailey – drums, percussion
- Fred Wesley, Maceo Parker, Rick Gardner, Richard Griffith – horns
- Lynn Mabry, Dawn Silva, Gary Cooper – extra-singing Clones
- Michael Hampton – lead snore
- Bernie Worrell, Fred Wesley – horn arrangements
- Bootsy Collins, George Clinton – rhythm arrangements
Track listing:
- P-Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up)
- Dr. Funkenstein’s Supergroovalisticprosifunkstication Medley
- Do That Stuff
- The Landing (Of the Holy Mothership)
- The Undisco Kidd (The Girl Is Bad!)
- Children of Production
- Mothership Connection (Star Child)
- Swing Down, Sweet Chariot
- This Is the Way We Funk with You
- Dr. Funkenstein
- Gamin’ On Ya!
- Tear the Roof Off the Sucker Medley
- Night of the Thumpasorus People
- Fantasy Is Reality
Foster the People: Sacred Hearts Club
On July 21, 2017, “Columbia” label released “Sacred Hearts Club”, the third Foster the People studio album. It was recorded 2015 – 2017, and was produced by Mark Foster, Josh Abraham, Austin Mensales, Oligee, Lars Stalfors, Isom Innis, John Hill, Rob Cohen and Frans Mernick.
Personnel:
- Mark Foster – lead vocals, guitar, bass, piano, programming, synthesizer, vibraphone, drums, percussion
- Sean Cimino – guitar, piano, keyboards, backing vocals
- Isom Innis – piano, keyboards, bass, drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Mark Pontius – drums, percussion
- Austin Mensales – guitar
- Derek “MixedByAli” Ali – mixing
- Manny Marroquin – mixing
- Chris Galland – mixing
- Rich Costey – mixing
- Martin Cooke – mixing
- Nicolas Fournier – mixing
- Jeff Jackson – engineer assistant
- Robin Florent – engineer assistant
Track listing:
- Pay the Man – Mark Foster, Mark Pontius, Isom Innis, Josh Abraham, Oliver Goldstein, Justin Mohrle, Keinan Abdi Warsame
- Doing It for the Money – Mark Foster, Isom Innis, Adam Schmalholz, Ryan Tedder
- Sit Next to Me – Mark Foster, Josh Abraham, Lars Stalfors, Johnny Newman, Oliver Goldstein
- SHC – Mark Foster, Isom Innis, Mark Pontius
- I Love My Friends – Mark Foster, Isom Innis, John Abraham, Oliver Goldstein
- Orange Dreams – Isom Innis (contains a sample of “Prelude”, performed by Parliament)
- Static Space Lover – Mark Foster, Isom Innis, Jena Malone, Patrik Berger
- Lotus Eater – Mark Foster, Isom Innis
- Time to Get Closer – Mark Foster, Isom Innis
- Loyal Like Sid & Nancy – Mark Foster, Isom Innis
- Harden the Paint – Mark Foster, John Hill, KNA, Frans Mernick
- III – Mark Foster, Isom Innis
Gary Shider
On June 16, 2010, Garry Marshall Shider died aged 56. He was musician (guitar, vocal), member of Parliament and Funkadelic, and musical director of the P-Funk All-Stars. In 1997, Shider was inducted into the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame” together with the other Parliament and Funkadelic members.
Parliament: Chocolate City
On April 8, 1975, “Casablanca” label released “Chocolate City”, the third Parliament studio album. It was recorded 1974 – 1975, and was produced by George Clinton.
Personnel:
- George Clinton– vocals, arrangements
- Eddie Hazel– vocals, guitar
- Lucius Tawl Ross – rhythm guitar
- Gary Shider– vocals, rhythm guitar
- Bernie Worrell– synthesizer, arrangements, keyboards
- Bootsy Collins– bass, guitar, drums, arrangements
- Prakash John– bass
- Cordell Mosson– bass, guitar
- Billy “Bass” Nelson– bass
- Ramon “Tiki” Fulwood– drums
- Tyrone Lampkin – drums
- Man In The Box – drums
- Raymond Davis– vocals
- Calvin Simon– vocals
- Grady Thomas– vocals
- Clarence “Fuzzy” Haskins– vocals
- Mallia Franklin- vocals
- Gary “Mudbone” Cooper– vocals
- Jim Callon – engineer
- Jim Vitti – engineer
Track listing:
- Chocolate City – George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell
- Ride On – George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell
- Together – George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell
- Side Effects – George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Ahneua Hilson
- What Comes Funky – George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell
- Let Me Be – George Clinton, Vivian Lewis
- If It Don’t Fit (Don’t Force It) – George Clinton, Gary Shider, Bernie Worrell
- I Misjudged You – George Clinton, Ernie Harris, Fuzzy Haskins
- Big Footin’ – George Clinton, Fuzzy Haskins, Gary Shider
Parliament: Gloryhallastoopid
On November 20, 1979, “Casablanca” label released “Gloryhallastoopid (Or Pin the Tale on the Funky)”, the eight Parliament studio album. It was recorded in 1979, and was produced by George Clinton.
Personnel:
- Michael Hampton, Garry Shider, William Collins, Phelps Collins, Gordon Carlton, DeWayne McKnight, Walter Morrison – guitars
- Rodney Curtis, Donnie Sterling, William Collins, DeWayne McKnight, Walter Morrison – bass
- Bernie Worrell, Walter Morrison, David Lee Chong – keyboards
- Dennis Chambers, Kenny Colton, Tyrone Lampkin, William Collins, DeWayne McKnight – drums
- Larry Fratangelo, Carl “Butch” Small – percussion
- Greg Thomas, Greg Boyer, Bennie Cowens, Larry Hatcher, Maceo Parker, Sam Peakes – horns
- Bernie Worrell, Fred Wesley, P-Funk Horns (The Baltimore Connection Horn Section), Sam Peakes – horn arrangements
- Ray Davis, Garry Shider, Ron Ford, Larry Heckstall, Michael “Clip” Payne, Tracey “Lewd” Lewis, Linda Shider, Dawn Silva, Sheila Horne, Jeanette Washington, Jeanette McGruder, Shirley Hayden, Janice Evans, Greg Thomas, Robert Johnson, Ron Dunbar, Jessica Cleaves, Philippe Wynne, Bootsy Collins, George Clinton, Gary Cooper, Joel Johnson, Wellington Wigout, Star Child – choir
- Jerome Rogers, Tony Davis, Andre Williams, Larry Hackett, Walter Morrison, Rod – additional backing vocals
Track listing:
- Prologue
- (Gloryhallastoopid) Pin the Tail on the Funky – Bootsy Collins, George Clinton
- Party People – Bootsy Collins , George Clinton, Garry Shider
- The Big Bang Theory – Donnie Sterling, Ron Dunbar, George Clinton
- The Freeze (Sizzaleenmean) – DeWayne McKnight, George Clinton
- Colour Me Funky – Walter Morrison (J.S.Theracon), George Clinton
- Theme from the Black Hole – Bootsy Collins, George Clinton, Walter Morrison (J.S.Theracon)
- May We Bang You? – George Clinton, William Collins, Bootsy Collins, Walter Morrison (J.S.Theracon)
Eddie Hazel
On December 23, 1992, Edward Earl “Eddie” Hazel died aged 42. He was musician (guitar), recorded and performed with The Temptations, George Clinton, Axiom Funk and Bootsy Collins, but was best known as lead guitarist of Parliament and Funkadelic. In 1997, he was posthumous inducteed in the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame”, together with fifteen other members of Parliament and Funkadelic.
Parliament: Trombipulation
On December 5, 1980, “Casablanca” label released “Trombipulation”, the ninth Parliament studio album. It was recorded 1979 – 1980, and was produced by George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Ron Dunbar and Ron Ford.
Personnel:
- Bootsy Collins – vocals, guitar, bass, drums
- Tony Thomas, Michael Hampton, Gordon Carlton, Jerome Ali – guitar
- Bernie Worrell, David Lee Chong, Michael Hampton, Manon Saulsby, Ernestro Wilson – keyboards
- Donnie Sterling, Lige Curry, Jimmie Ali – bass
- Lonnie Greene, Tyrone Lampkin, Kenny Colton – drums
- Fred Wesley, Larry Hatcher, Bennie Cowan, Greg Thomas, Maceo Parker, Richard Griffith, Darryl Dixon, David Taylor, Barry Taylor, Barry Rogers, Danny Cahn, David Tofani, John Mical, David Majali, Randy Brecker, Michael Brecker – horns
- Garry Shider, Ray Davis, Michael “Clip” Payne, Lige Curry, Jerome Rodgers, Larry Hatcher, Robert Johnson, Ron Dunbar, Jeanette McGruder, Dawn Silva, Sheila Horne, Mallia Franklin, Shirley Hayden, Janice Evans, Jeanette Washington, Gwen Dozier, Cheryl James, Ron Ford, Patty Walker, Andre Williams, Stevie Pannell, Kevin Shider, Tracey “Trey Lewd” Lewis, Tony Davis, Philippe Wynne, Jessica Cleaves, Donnie Sterling, Tony Thomas, Lonnie Greene, Nina Hoover, Linda Shider, Larry Heckstall, Dawn Driver, Ronni Faust, Godmoma, Junie Morrison – vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by George Clinton.
- Crush It
- Trombipulation
- Long Way Around
- Agony Of Defeet
- New Doo Review
- Let’s Play House
- Body Language
- Peek-A-Groove
Parliament: Motor Booty Affair
On November 20, 1978, “Casablanca” label released “Motor Booty Affair”, the seventh Parliament studio album. It was recorded January – July 1978, and was produced by George Clinton.
Personnel:
- George Clinton, Garry Shider, S. Theracon, Gary “Bone” Cooper, Ron Ford, Ray Davis, Bernie Worrell – jaws
- Debbie Wright, Jeanette Washington, Mallia Franklin, Shirley Hayden, Cheryl James, Lynn Mabry, Dawn Silva, Linda Brown, Richard “Kush” Griffith, Raymond Spruell, Mike “Clip” Payne, Joey Zalabok, Robert “P-Nut” Johnson, Larry Heckstall, Overton Loyd – The Choral Reef(er, Bubbly Vocalizations
- Michael Hampton, Garry Shider, J.S. Theracon, Phelps “Catfish” Collins, Bootsy Collins – guitar
- Cordell “Boogie” Mosson, Bootsy Collins, Rodney “Skeet” Curtis, J.S. Theracon – bass
- Tyrone Lampkin, Bootsy Collins, Gary “Bone” Cooper, J.S. Theracon – drums
- Larry Fratangelo – percussion
- Fred Wesley, Richard “Kush” Griffith, Maceo Parker, Rick Gardner, Greg Boyer, Greg Thomas, Benny Cowan – horns
- Bernie Worrell, J.S. Theracon – keyboards, synthesizers
Track listing:
- Wiggles
- Rumpofsteelskin
- (You’re a Fish & I’m a) Water Sign
- Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop)
- One of Those Funky Things
- Liquid Sunshine
- The Motor-Booty Affair
- Deep
Parliament: The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein
On July 20, 1976, “Casablanca” label released “The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein”, the fifth Parliament album. It was recorded in 1976 at “United Sound” in Detroit and “Hollywood Sound” in Hollywood, and was produced by George Clinton.
Personnel:
- George Clinton, Calvin Simon, Fuzzy Haskins, Raymond Davis, Grady Thomas, Garry Shider, Glenn Goins – lead vocals
- Maceo Parker, Rick Gardner, Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker – horns
- Fred Wesley – horns, horn arrangements
- Cordell Mosson – bass guitar
- Bootsy Collins – vocals, bass guitar
- Garry Shider, Michael Hampton, Glen Goins – guitars
- Jerome Brailey, Bootsy Collins, Gary Cooper – drums, percussion
- Bernie Worrell – keyboards, synthesizers, horn arrangements
- Debbie Edwards, Taka Khan, Gary Cooper – backing vocals, handclaps
- Igor Jim Callow, Igor Jim Vitti – engineer
- Allen Zentz – mastering
- Chris Whorf / Gribbitt! – art direction, design
- Ron Slenzak – photography
Track listing:
- Prelude – George Clinton, Bernie Worrell
- Gamin’ on Ya – George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell
- Funkenstein – George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell
- Children of Production – George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell
- Getten’ to Know You – George Clinton, Garry Shider
- Do That Stuff – George Clinton, Garry Shider, Bernie Worrell
- Everything Is on the One – George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell
- I’ve Been Watching You (Move Your Sexy Body) – George Clinton, Garry Shider, Glenn Goins
- Funkin’ for Fun – George Clinton, Garry Shider, Glenn Goins
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