Funkadlelic - Hardcore Jollies (1976)



Continuing with the Funk for you children. This is an early shot of Funkadelic and, of course, worthy of any house party or day at home getting funky with our own bad selves. If anyone has any rare P-Funk, please drop a line and I will post it here with credit to you. I have not been able to find any, and that is really saying something with the connections that I have.
A nice and concise description is found below from the internets-


"After splitting from their first record label in 1976 (the independent funk/soul company, Westbound), Funkadelic signed with Warner Bros. and soon after issued HARDCORE JOLLIES, their first recording for the major label. Since their rough and ready self-titled debut appeared in 1969, the band had been evolving musically with each release. As HARDCORE JOLLIES shows, Funkadelic had transformed into a smooth dance machine. The production and performances are much sleeker, planting the seeds of such future P-Funk smash albums as ONE NATION UNDER A GROOVE. From the opening chords of the album's first track, "Comin' Round The Mountain," the listener is drawn into the fun-electric-party-world of the new Funkadelic. The funky guitar licks are much tighter and less organic than those on such earlier albums as MAGGOT BRAIN, and they lend shape to such standout numbers as "If You Got Fun, You Got Style" and "Smokey." Here we also find a live version of the group's perennial showstopper, "Cosmic Slop," a number originally featured on the 1973 release of the same name. HARDCORE JOLLIES shows that Funkadelic had altered its sound slightly. The move pays off nicely, with world domination just 'round the corner for these musicians."



1. Comin' Round The Mountain
2. Smokey
3. If You Got Funk, You Got Style
4. Hardcore Jollies
5. Soul Mate
6. Cosmic Slop
7. You Scared The Lovin' Outta Me
8. Adolescent Funk



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Funkadelic - Free Your Mind.... And Your Ass WIll Follow



I am just realizing that my Parliament/Funkadelic collection is quite extensive. I seem to pull out a post here every few days, hope everyone still enjoys them. This was a share at the great blog chrisgoesrock and fileld a vacancy in my funk collection and I am real grateful. It's hard to beat an album title and philosophy like "free Your Mind..." and they bring the funk extra deep on this slab so you will be forced to move and groove. Tracks like 'Funky Dollar Bill' and 'I Wanna Know If It's Good To You' make this one a keeper and a must for when the party starts. Always glad to help improve your interplanetary funksmanship children. Keep on funkin'. P.S. I am still on the lookout for the remastered edition with bonus tracks and wil post when found.


1. Free Your Mind and Your Ass Will Follow
2. Friday Night, August 14th
3. Funky Dollar Bill
4. I Wanna Know If It's Good to You?
5. Some More
6. Eulogy and Light



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Funkadelic - Uncle Jam Wants You (Rescue Dance Music From The Blahs)



Oh yes, another Funkadelic post and another classic. This os one you can throw on during a party and just get down for an hour straight. Hell one of the songs seems like an hour long anyways. I still have vivid memories of them at Lollapalooza in 1994 and the funk was in the house (or Velodrome, as it were) and asses were shaking. Such great stuff and is still played on vinyl in my house whenever possible, it makes house work not so boring. I love some hip-hop as you all know and you can listen close and see how this record has been raped for music by some of the genres giants. When you do something this good it's bound to have a lasting effect on folks, I guess.




1. Freak Of The Week
2. Knee Deep, (Not Just)
3. Uncle Jam
4. Field Maneuvers
5. Holly Wants To Go To California
6. Foot Soldiers (Star-Spangled Funky)



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Parliament - First Thangs




A collection for the true fan of the P-Funk sound. The sound on this record isn't your fully-evolved bouncing funk of later works by these musical geniuses. It appears to my ears than George Clinton & Co. were still messing around to find that true P-Funk sound that we all know and love. Many styles are apparent here, early funk, Southern Soul, Country and rock and roll. So, listen with an ear unprejudiced by later works and you will thoroughly enjoy the great music. Also, a couple of cuts here were alter re-worked into songs we all know and love Enjoy the adventure, children.



1. Red Hot Mama
2. Come In Out Of The Rain
3. Fantasy Is Reality
4. Breakdown
5. Loose Booty
6. Unfinished Instrumental
7. I Call My Baby Pussycat
8. Put Love In Your Life
9. Little Old Country Boy
10. Moonshine Heather (Takin' Care Of Business)
11. Oh Lord, Why Lord/Prayer
12. My Automobile
13. There Is Nothing Before Me But Thang
14. Funky Woman
15. Livin' The Life
16. The Silent Boatmen


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Funkadelic - Cosmic Slop



I know my Funkadelic posts are all out of order, but I am doing these without worrying about being a elitist/completist. The ever-great qwertderek has done these in 320, which beats my old copies all to hell. As ever, amazon is on point -

"With each successive release, Funkadelic was streamlining its sound, a process culminating in such early '70s classics as COSMIC SLOP. The group's acid rock-heavy early work had metamorphosed into straight-up, party hearty funk, with lyrics that alternate between the serious (the title track) and the humorous ("No Compute"). It may not be as awe-inspiring as their masterpiece, MAGGOT BRAIN, but, more than any other Funkadelic album, COSMIC SLOP stresses the importance of the almighty groove. The album opens with one of Funkadelic's funkiest tracks ever, the largely instrumental "Nappy Dugout." It's clear from the start that Funkadelic, despite a revolving cast of characters, is one of the tightest bands around. The aforementioned title track is perhaps the group's best known number. It tells the downhearted tale of a young single mother who has to turn to the shadier side of the streets to support her family, but the music has obvious pop leanings. Other highlights include the vicious Led Zeppelin-esque rocker "Trash A-Go-Go," the album-closing soul ballad "Can't Stand the Strain," and the brokenhearted "You Can't Miss What You Can't Measure."




1. Nappy Dugout
2. You Can't Miss What You Can't Measure
3. March To The Witch's Castle
4. Let's Make It Last
5. Cosmic Slop
6. No Compute
7. This Broken Heart
8. Trash A-Go-Go
9. Can't Stand The Strain
10. Cosmic Slop - (single edit, bonus track)


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Parliament - The Clones Of Dr. Funkenstein


I was going to bore you with my wandering thoughts of how much Daddy loves the Funk, but I found a nice, concise article online which sums this album up pretty well.

"Following closely on the heels of MOTHERSHIP CONNECTION, the group's undisputed high-water mark, THE CLONES OF DR. FUNKENSTEIN furthers George Clinton's conceptual and musical master plan to funkify the world. THE CLONES unravels the Funk Mob's cosmology and populates it with a cast of mythological characters that includes Starchild (introduced on MOTHERSHIP) and the Funk overlord himself, Dr. Funkenstein. By this album, Parliament have almost completely moved away from the guitar-dominated psychedelic soul of their early '70s output and entrenched themselves in the realm of lighter, horn and keyboard-driven experimental dance music. While weakened by over-conceptualization and Parliament's sometimes too-goofy sense of humor--qualities that would seriously mar the group's later output--this disc is nonetheless full of freaky, utterly original jam-formula compositions bolstered by outstanding musicianship. "Do That Stuff" and "I've Been Watching You" are highlights. Though old school P-Funk fans may see this record as Parliament's bid for the commercial mainstream, it is still impossible to deny the unique, exuberant music within."

Be prepared, children - more P-Funk on the horizon. It's gonna be a funky December.

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Parliament - Mothership Connection


Oh yes. Yes indeed. DaddyRich's first funk record and what a way to get started, huh? This music can move even zombies to get on the dance floor. I have yet to meet anyone immune to the Parliament/Funkadelic groove. Their particular brand of funk is most greaty realized here on this disc and althiugh there's no rarities, demos, etc. involved (except for the puzzling inclusion of the "bonus" track), this album is an integral part of any music fan's collection. Trust me on this and thank me later.

We will return you to your regularly scheduled program as soon as you are groovin'



1. P-Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up)
2. Mothership Connection (Star Child)
3. Unfunky UFO
4. Supergroovalisticprosifunkstication
5. Handcuffs
6. Tear the Roof off the Sucker (Give up the Funk)
7. Night of the Thumpasorus Peoples
8. Star Child (Mothership Connection) (Promo Radio Version) (Bonus Track)

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