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George Clinton: T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M

On June 11, 1996, “Sony 550” label released “T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M.”, the eight George Clinton album. It was recorded in 1996, and was produced by George Clinton.

Personnel:

  • George Clinton – vocals, illustrations, executive producer
  • Steve Boyd – vocals, guitar
  • Michael Hampton, Gary James, Craig Love, Dewayne Blackbyrd McKnight, Garry Shider – guitar
  • Phelps “Catfish” Collins – rhythm guitar
  • Bernie Worrell – keyboards
  • Joseph “Amp” Fidder – vocals, keyboards
  • Clip Payne – vocals, keyboards
  • Junie Morrison – vocals, keyboards, guitar
  • Jerome Rodgers – vocals, synthesizer
  • Colin Wolfe – Wurlitzer, keyboards, percussion, drum programming
  • Bootsy Collins – vocals, bass
  • Lige Curry – bass
  • Rodney Curtis – bass
  • Billy “Bass” Nelson – bass
  • Cardell Mosson – bass
  • John Davis – vocals, bass
  • Eli Fountain – drums
  • Charlie Wilson, Kelly Cowan, Lashonda Clinton, Ray Davis, Sheila Brody, Pat Lewis, Olivia Ewing, Diane Fulmar, Paul Hill, Robert “P-Nut” Johnson, Louis “Babbling” Kabbabie, Rob Manzoli, Debra Killings, Kristen Gray, Dawn Knight, Tracey Lewis, Jeff Patterson, William Payne, Grady Thomas, Derrick “Frogg” Rossen, Ann Sheriff, Joi, Belita Woods, Andre Williams – vocals
  • MC Breed – rapping
  • Erick Sermon – rapping, mixing
  • Detroit Symphony Orchestra
  • Paul Riser – string arrangements
  • Greg Boyer – trombone
  • Bennie Cowan – trumpet
  • Gregory Thomas – saxophone
  • Dwayne “Sa’d Ali” Maultsby – vocals, DJ
  • Gary “Mudbone” Cooper – vocals, drumbeat
  • Chris Baker, Cary Corey, Guy Daniels, Carl Glover, Brian Remenick – engineer
  • Joe Alexander, Mark Bass, Larry Fergusson, David Kennedy, Neil Pogue, Kevin Parker, Greg Reilly – engineer, mixing
  • Roger Lomas – mastering
  • Phil “Digital Dali” Carling – cover art
  • Ronald Edwards – artwork
  • Stozo Da Klown, Toons – assistant art director
  • Over-10 Void – artwork, cover art
  • Artsui Tribe – back cover illustration
  • Overton Lloyd – illustrations
  • Pedro Bell – back cover
  • Richard White – graphics
  • Charlie Pizzarello – photography
  • Jerry Ewing – linear notes

Track listing:

  1. If Anybody Gets Funked Up (It’s Gonna Be You) – George Clinton, Jr.; Belita Woods; Gary “Mudbone” Cooper
  2. Summer Swim – George Clinton, Jr.; Walter “Junni” Morrison
  3. Funky Kind (Gonna Knock It Down) – George Clinton, Jr.; Joseph “Amp” Fiddler; Dwayne “Sa’d Ali” Maultsby; Tracey “Treylewd” Lewis
  4. Mathematics – George Clinton, Jr.; Dewayne “Blackbyrd” McKnight
  5. Hard as Steel – George Clinton, Jr.
  6. New Spaceship – George Clinton, Jr.
  7. Underground Angel – George Clinton, Jr.; Steve “Go Ask Armen” Boyd; Derrick “Frog” Rossen; Mike Wilder
  8. Let’s Get Funky – George Clinton, Jr.; Joseph “Amp” Fiddler
  9. Flatman and Bobbin – George Clinton, Jr.; Ronald Dunbar; Belita Woods; Derrick “Frog” Rossen
  10. Sloppy Seconds – George Clinton, Jr.; William “Bootsy” Collins; Bernie “All The Woo” Worrell; Dewayne “Blackbyrd” McKnight; Belita Woods
  11. Rock the Party – George Clinton, Jr.; Olivia Ewing; Thomas “Bubbs” Fiddler; L. Mathew
  12. Get Your Funk On – George Clinton, Jr.; Belita Woods; David Spradley
  13. A.P.O.A.F.O.M. (Fly Away) – George Clinton, Jr.; Debra Barsha; Dwayne “Sa’d Ali” Maultsby
  14. If Anybody Gets Funked Up (It’s Gonna Be You) [Colin Wolfe Mix) – George Clinton, Jr.; Belita Woods; Gary “Mudbone” Cooper

Parliament: Motor Booty Affair

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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:

  1. Wiggles
  2. Rumpofsteelskin
  3. (You’re a Fish & I’m a) Water Sign
  4. Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop)
  5. One of Those Funky Things
  6. Liquid Sunshine
  7. The Motor-Booty Affair
  8. Deep

Bootsy’s Rubber Band: Ahh…The Name is Bootsy, Baby!

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On January 14, 1977, “Warner Bros. Records” label released  “Ahh…The  Name Is Bootsy, Baby!”, the second Bootsy’s Rubber Band album. It was recorded in 1976, and was produced by George Clinton and William Bootsy Collins.

Personnel:

  • Bootsy Collins – space bass, guitar, drums, thangs
  • Phelps “Catfish” Collins, Garry Shider, Mike Hampton, Glenn Goins- guitar
  • Frankie “Kash” Waddy, Jerome Brailey, Gary Cooper – drums, thangs
  • Joel “Razor-Sharp” Johnson, Bernie Worrell – keyboards
  • Casper – space bass:
  • Fred Wesley, Maceo Parker, Rick Gardner, Richard “Kush” Griffith, Michael Brecker – horns
  • Gary Cooper, Robert Johnson – front ground vocals
  • Fred Wesley and Bootsy Collins – horn arrangements

Track listing:

  1. ..the Name is Bootsy, Baby – William Bootsy Collins, George Clinton, Maceo Parker
  2. The Pinocchio Theory – William Bootsy Collins, George Clinton
  3. Rubber Duckie – William Bootsy Collins, George Clinton, Garry Shider
  4. Preview Side Too – William Bootsy Collins, George Clinton, Gary Cooper
  5. What’s a Telephone Bill? – William Bootsy Collins, George Clinton, Gary Cooper
  6. Munchies for Your Love – William Bootsy Collins, George Clinton,Gary Cooper, Garry Shider
  7. Can’t Stay Away – William Bootsy Collins, George Clinton
  8. Reprise: We Want Bootsy – William Bootsy Collins, George Clinton, Maceo Parker