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Parliament
Mothership Connection
Album US 1975 on Casablanca label
R&B/Soul (P.Funk, Funk)
1st pressing, blue background labels. LP housed in company paper sleeve. P. Funk Labs United Sound, Detroit, Michigan Hollywood Sound, Hollywood, California Stirrers & Blenders Jim Vitti - Detroit Ralph (Oops) Jim Callow - Hollywood All planetary contact with the universal invaders of funk - Parliament - will be channeled through the mothership's earthly headquarters located at 1108 No Sherbourne 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
Musicians
 | Parliament , 1968-1970 US album by |
 | Bernie Worrell key, syn, *1944 US arranged by, horns, keyboards, synthesizer, written by |
 | Fred Wesley tb, *1943 US arranged by, horns, horns |
 | Bootsy Collins b, g, *1951 US arranged by, rhythm, bass, drums, percussion, guitar, vocals, written by |
 | George Clinton voc, *1941 US arranged by, rhythm, vocals, written by |
 | Archie Ivy handclaps, good time hand clappers, backing vocals, extraterrestial voices |
| Bryna Chimenti handclaps, good time hand clappers, backing vocals, extraterrestial voices |
 | Debbie Edwards voc, US handclaps, good time hand clappers, backing vocals, extraterrestial voices |
 | Debbie Wright voc, bvoc, handclaps, good time hand clappers, backing vocals, extraterrestial voices |
 | Gary Mudbone Cooper voc, dr, *1953 handclaps, good time hand clappers, backing vocals, extraterrestial voices, drums, percussion |
 | Pam Vincent bvoc, voc, handclaps, good time hand clappers, backing vocals, extraterrestial voices |
| Rasputin Boutte handclaps, good time hand clappers, backing vocals, extraterrestial voices |
 | Sidney Barnes voc, *1941 handclaps, good time hand clappers, backing vocals, extraterrestial voices |
 | Taka Kahn , handclaps, good time hand clappers, backing vocals, extraterrestial voices |
 | Cordell Mosson b, 1952-2013 US bass |
 | Jerome Brailey dr, perc, *1950 US drums, percussion, written by |
 | Tiki Fulwood dr, perc, drums, percussion |
 | Garry Shider voc, g, 1953-2010 US guitar, vocals, written by |
 | Glen Goins g, voc, 1954-1978 US guitar, vocals, written by |
 | Michael Hampton g, *1956 US guitar |
| Boom horns |
 | Joe Farrell ts, fl, 1937-1986 US horns |
 | Maceo Parker voc, as, *1943 US horns |
 | Michael Brecker ts, 1949-2007 US horns |
 | Randy Brecker tr, fh, *1945 US horns |
 | Brian Gardner b, US lacquer cut by, runout etching ⁀⁀ ⁀⁀ , lacquer cut by, runout etching ❀ |
 | Calvin Simon voc, *1942 US vocals |
 | Fuzzy Haskins voc, *1941 US vocals |
 | Grady Thomas voc, *1941 US vocals |
 | Ray Davis voc, 1940-2005 vocals |
Producers
| Gribbitt! art direction, design |
| Jim Callon engineer |
| Jim Vitti engineer |
| R.S.A. 3 management |
| David Alexander photography by |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P. Funk (Wants To Get Funked Up) | Parliament | Bernie Worrell, Bootsy Collins, George Clinton | 7:42 |
| 2 | Mothership Connection (Star Child) | Parliament | Bernie Worrell, Bootsy Collins, George Clinton | 6:14 |
| 3 | Unfunky UFO | Parliament | Bootsy Collins, Garry Shider, George Clinton | 4:24 |
| 4 | Supergroovalisticprosifunkstication | Parliament | Bernie Worrell, Bootsy Collins, Garry Shider, George Clinton | 5:01 |
| 5 | Handcuffs | Parliament | George Clinton, Glen Goins, Janet McLaughlin | 4:01 |
| 6 | Give Up The Funk (Tear The Roof Off The Sucker) | Parliament | Bootsy Collins, George Clinton, Jerome Brailey | 5:45 |
| 7 | Night Of The Thumpasorus Peoples | Parliament | Bootsy Collins, Garry Shider, George Clinton | 5:12 |
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