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Year Album details Certifications (sales thresholds)1984 Parliament's Greatest Hits. Released: Label: Casablanca, Def Jam Recordings; Format: US: Gold [2]; 1991 The Best Nonstop Mix Compilation
The Rolling Stone Album Guide. [4] Spin Alternative Record Guide. 10/10 [5] Parliament's Greatest Hits is a compilation album by the American funk band Parliament, released in 1984 by Casablanca Records. [4] It contains 10 Parliament singles recorded between 1974 and 1979. It omits songs from Trombipulation.
Parliament was an American funk band formed in 1968 by George Clinton as a flagship act of his P-Funk collective. Evolving out of an earlier vocal group, Parliament became associated with a more commercial and less rock -oriented sound than its sister act Funkadelic. Their work incorporated Afrofuturism concepts, horn arrangements, synthesizer ...
Mothership Connection is the fourth album by American funk band Parliament, released on December 15, 1975 on Casablanca Records. This concept album is often rated among the best Parliament-Funkadelic releases, and was the first to feature horn players Maceo Parker and Fred Wesley, previously of James Brown 's backing band the J.B.'s.
Parliament-Funkadelic (abbreviated as P-Funk) is an American music collective of rotating musicians headed by George Clinton, primarily consisting of the funk bands Parliament and Funkadelic, both active since the 1960s. Their eclectic style has drawn on psychedelia, outlandish fashion, and surreal humor. [ 5 ]
Chocolate City is the third album by the funk band Parliament, released in 1975.It was a "tribute to Washington D.C.", [9] where the group had been particularly popular. The album's cover includes images of the United States Capitol, the Washington Monument, and the Lincoln Memorial in the form of a chocolate medallion, as well as sticker labeled "Washington DC".
8/10 [7] Up for the Down Stroke is an album by the American funk band Parliament. It was the band's second album (following 1970 's Osmium), and their first to be released on Casablanca Records. The album was released on July 3, 1974. Its title track was Parliament's first chart hit and remains one of the most well-known P-Funk songs.
It was the first No. 1 R&B hit by any of the P-Funk groups and spent four months on the U.S. pop chart, peaking at No. 16. [3][2] "Flash Light" (also called "Flashlight") is the final song on Parliament’s 1977 album Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome. The song finishes the album’s story of the group’s quest to defeat the evil Sir Nose ...