Parliament – Mothership Connection
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Casablanca – NBLP 7022 |
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Country: |
US |
Released: |
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Genre: |
Funk / Soul |
Style: |
Funk |
Tracklist
| A1 | P. Funk (Wants To Get Funked Up) | 7:42 | |
| A2 | Mothership Connection (Star Child) | 6:14 | |
| A3 | Unfunky UFO | 4:24 | |
| B1 | Supergroovalistirosifunkstication | 5:01 | |
| B2 | Handcuffs | 4:01 | |
| B3 | Give Up The Funk (Tear The Roof Off The Sucker) | 5:45 | |
| B4 | Night Of The Thumpasorus Peoples | 5:12 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Casablanca Records, Inc.
- Copyright © – Casablanca Records, Inc.
- Recorded At – United Sound Systems
- Recorded At – Hollywood Sound Recorders
- Mastered At – Allen Zentz Mastering
- Lacquer Cut At – Allen Zentz Mastering
- Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria
- Manufactured By – Casablanca Records, Inc.
- Distributed By – Casablanca Records, Inc.
- Published By – Malbiz Music
- Published By – Rick's Music, Inc.
Credits
- Arranged By [Horns], Horns – Fred Wesley
- Arranged By [Horns], Keyboards, Synthesizer – Bernie Worrell
- Arranged By [Rhythm], Bass, Drums, Percussion, Guitar, Vocals – Bootsie Collins*
- Art Direction, Artwork [Design] – Gribbitt*
- Backing Vocals [Extraterrestrial Voices], Handclaps – Taka Kahn
- Bass – Cordell Mosson
- Drums, Percussion – Tiki Fulwood
- Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals [Extraterrestrial Voices], Handclaps – Gary Cooper*
- Engineer [Stirrers And Blenders] – Jim Vitti
- Guitar – Michael Hampton
- Guitar, Vocals – Glen Goins
- Horns – Randy Brecker
- Lacquer Cut By [Runout Etching ❀] – Brian Gardner
- Management – R.S.A. 3
- Mastered By – Allen Zentz
- Photography By – David Alexander (5)
- Producer, Concept By, Arranged By [Rhythm], Vocals – George Clinton
- Vocals – Ray Davis
Notes
Run out indicates this version was pressed by Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria. LP housed in company paper sleeve.
Recorded at United Sound, Detroit, Michigan, & Hollywood Sound, Hollywood, California.
All tunes published by Malbiz and Ricks Music, Inc., BMI
P. Funk Labs
United Sound, Detroit, Michigan
Hollywood Sound, Hollywood, California
Stirrers & Blenders
Jim Vitti - Detroit
Ralph (Oops) Jim Callow - Hollywood
All planetary with the universal invaders of funk — Parliament — will be channeled through the mothership's earthly headquarters located at
1108 No. Sherborne Drive
Los Angeles, Calif. 90069
Special thanks:
Cholly Bassoline, Ron Strassner, Robert Mittleman, Nick Byrne, Screwie, Bob Bishop, Chris, Ina Meibach, Arron Schechter, and "Pencil" Epstein.
℗ © 1975 Casablanca Records, Inc.
8255 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles CA 90046
Recorded at United Sound, Detroit, Michigan, & Hollywood Sound, Hollywood, California.
All tunes published by Malbiz and Ricks Music, Inc., BMI
P. Funk Labs
United Sound, Detroit, Michigan
Hollywood Sound, Hollywood, California
Stirrers & Blenders
Jim Vitti - Detroit
Ralph (Oops) Jim Callow - Hollywood
All planetary with the universal invaders of funk — Parliament — will be channeled through the mothership's earthly headquarters located at
1108 No. Sherborne Drive
Los Angeles, Calif. 90069
Special thanks:
Cholly Bassoline, Ron Strassner, Robert Mittleman, Nick Byrne, Screwie, Bob Bishop, Chris, Ina Meibach, Arron Schechter, and "Pencil" Epstein.
℗ © 1975 Casablanca Records, Inc.
8255 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles CA 90046
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Matrix side 1, on label): 7022-1
- Matrix / Runout (Matrix side 2, on label): 7022-2
- Matrix / Runout ((Variant 1) Side 1 runout, etched): 1 5x5 NBLP-7022-AX-4-CSM AZ
- Matrix / Runout ((Variant 1) Side 2 runout, etched): 1 5 NBLP-7022-2 B-1A AZ ❀[flower symbol]
- Matrix / Runout ((Variant 2) Side 1 runout, etched): \ S NBLP-7022-AS-1C AZ E23
- Matrix / Runout ((Variant 2) Side 2 runout, etched): | S NBLP-7022-2 B-1A AZ ❀[flower symbol] B9
- Matrix / Runout ((Variant 3) Side 1 runout, etched): | S NBLP-7022-1 A-1A AZ ❀[flower symbol]
- Matrix / Runout ((Variant 3) Side 2 runout, etched): | S NBLP-7022-2 B-1A AZ ❀[flower symbol]
- Matrix / Runout ((Variant 4) Side 1 runout, etched): \ S NBLP-7022-BA[A etched over B]S-1C AZ J 10
- Matrix / Runout ((Variant 4) Side 2 runout, etched): I S NBLP-7022-2 B-1A AZ ❀[flower symbol] B 15
- Rights Society: BMI
- Matrix / Runout ((Variant 5) Side 1 runout, etched): \ S NBLP-7022-AS-1C AZ J8
- Matrix / Runout ((Variant 5) Side 2 runout, etched): \ S NBLP-7022-BX-5-CSM AZ
Other Versions (5 of 98)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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| Mothership Connection (LP, Album) | Casablanca | CBLA 71013 | 1975 | ||||
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Mothership Connection (LP, Album, Promo) | Casablanca | NBLP 7022 | US | 1975 | ||
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Mothership Connection (LP, Album, Stereo, Terre Haute Pressing) | Casablanca | NBLP 7022 | US | 1975 | ||
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Mothership Connection (LP, Album, Unofficial Release) | First Record | FL-2750 | Taiwan | 1975 | ||
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Mothership Connection (LP, Album) | Casablanca | 1C 062-97 643 | 1975 |
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Reviews
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Mine is an og Santa Maria press. Has a comic book that dates 1977??? Pretty beat vinyl and sounds incredible. 2 deep scratches all the way across side 2 and only skips once at end track 4. Don't see any mention of the comic -
My copy looks awful, but it sounds incredible on my turntable. Much like an RVG Blue Note, this album shines bright even if it’s only a G or F grade visually. I highly recommend this pressing. -
Edited one year agoFound my copy on the floor of an opportunity village. I happened to look down and see it under my shoe. It plays with no problem and once it went through my buddy’s deep cleaner, sounded brand new. An incredible find, get this pressing if you can
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Classic. Give it up. My copy looks like the Variant 3 version. Weirdly, the Album title and song titles are not shown on side 2.
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Parliament/Funkadelic mixes and mastering are all over the place over the years. This master and pressing of Mothership Connection is one of the best-sounding P-Funk albums out there. Good, clean bottom end, controlled midrange, and crisp treble the whole way through. Good separation, no mud, no smearing.
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