Parliament - Mothership Connection (2LP, 45RPM)
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Vocals – Bootsie Collins, Calvin Simon, Fuzzy Haskins, Gary Shider, George Clinton, Glen Goins, Grady Thomas, Ray Davis
Backing Vocals [Extraterrestial Voices], Handclaps [Good Time Hand Clappers] – Archie Ivy, Bryna Chimenti, Debbie Edwards, Debra Wright, Gary Cooper, Pam Vincent, Rasputin Boutte, Sidney Barnes, Taka Kahn
Bass – Bootsie Collins, Cordell Mosson
Drums, Percussion – Bootsie Collins, Gary Cooper, Jerome Brailey, Tiki Fulwood
Guitar – Bootsie Collins, Gary Shider, Glen Goins, Michael Hampton
Horns – Boom, Fred Wesley, Joe Farrell, Macco Parker, Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker
Keyboards, Synthesizer – Bernie Worrell
Written by B. Collins (A1-3, B1, B3-4), G. Shider (A3, B1, B4), G. Clinton(A1-3, B1-4), J. Brailey (B3), G. Goins (B2), J. McLaughlin (B2), B. Worrell (A1-2, B1)
2LPs, Gatefold jacket, 3D Cover
Numbered limited edition
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 45 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Fidelity Record Pressings
Label : MOFI
Original Label : Casablanca
Recorded at United Sound, Detroit, Michigan, & Hollywood Sound, Hollywood, California
Engineered by Ralph (Oops) Jim Callow, Jim Vitti
Produced by George Clinton
Originally released in 1964
Reissued in 2025
Tracks:
Side A: P. Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up)
Side B:
- Mothership Connection (Star Child)
- Unfunky UFO
Side C:
- Supergroovalisticprosifunkstication
- Handcuffs
Side D:
- Give up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker)
- Night of the Thumpasorus Peoples
Award :
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - Ranked 363/500
Reviews :
"The definitive Parliament-Funkadelic album, Mothership Connection is where George Clinton's revolving band lineups, differing musical approaches, and increasingly thematic album statements reached an ideal state, one that resulted in enormous commercial success as well as a timeless legacy that would be compounded by hip-hop postmodernists, most memorably Dr. Dre on his landmark album The Chronic (1992). The musical lineup assembled for Mothership Connection is peerless: in addition to keyboard wizard Bernie Worrell; Bootsy Collins, who plays not only bass but also drums and guitar; the guitar trio of Gary Shider, Michael Hampton, and Glen Goins; and the Brecker Brothers (Michael and Randy) on horns; there are former J.B.'s Fred Wesley and Maceo Parker (also on horns), who were the latest additions to the P-Funk stable. Besides the dazzling array of musicians, Mothership Connection boasts a trio of hands-down classics -- "P-Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up)," "Mothership Connection (Star Child)," "Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker)" -- that are among the best to ever arise from the funk era, each sampled and interpolated time and time again by rap producers; in particular, Dr. Dre pays homage to the former two on The Chronic (on "The Roach" and "Let Me Ride," respectively). The remaining four songs on Mothership Connection are all great also, if less canonical. Lastly, there's the overlapping outer-space theme, which ties the album together into a loose escapist narrative. There's no better starting point in the enormous P-Funk catalog than Mothership Connection, which, like its trio of classic songs, is undoubtedly among the best of the funk era." AllMusic Review by Jason Birchmeier
Ratings :
Discogs : 4.63 / 5 ; AllMusic : 5 / 5