FUNKADELIC "One Nation Under A Groove" 12" LP with 7" Promo EP 33RPM 1978 VG+

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                                    FUNKADELIC
Funkadelic is an American band that was most prominent during the 1970s. The band and its sister act Parliament, both led by George Clinton, pioneered the funk music culture of that decade. The group that would become Funkadelic was originally formed by George Clinton in 1964, as the unnamed musical backing for his doo wop group The Parliaments while on tour. The band originally consisted of musicians Frankie Boyce, Richard Boyce, and Langston Booth plus the five members of the Parliaments on vocals. Boyce, Boyce, and Booth enlisted in the Army in 1966, and Clinton recruited bassist Billy Bass Nelson and guitarist Eddie Hazel in 1967, then also added guitarist Tawl Ross and drummer Tiki Fulwood. The band name "Funkadelic" was coined by Nelson after the band relocated to Detroit. By 1968, because of a dispute with Revilot, the record company that owned the name "The Parliaments," the ensemble began playing under the name Funkadelic.


                                One Nation Under A Groove
             1978 Warner Bros. Records                   BSK  3209



One Nation Under a Groove is the tenth studio album by American funk and rock band Funkadelic, released in September 1978 on Warner Bros. Records. Recording sessions took place at United Sound Studio in Detroit, Michigan, with one song recorded live on April 15, 1978 at the Monroe Civic Center in Monroe, Louisiana. The album was the first album to include keyboardist and frequent songwriter Walter "Junie" Morrison. One Nation Under a Groove also marked the pinnacle of Michael Hampton's development as a guitarist.



AllMusic Review by Steve Huey  
                    One Nation Under a Groove was not only Funkadelic's greatest moment, it was their most popular album, bringing them an unprecedented commercial breakthrough by going platinum and spawning a number one R&B smash in the title track. It was a landmark LP for the so-called "black rock" movement, best-typified in the statement of purpose "Who Says a Funk Band Can't Play Rock?!"; more than that, though, the whole album is full of fuzzed-out, Hendrix-style guitar licks, even when the music is clearly meant for the dancefloor. This may not have been a new concept for Funkadelic, but it's executed here with the greatest clarity and accessibility in their catalog. Furthermore, out of George Clinton's many conceptual albums (serious and otherwise), One Nation Under a Groove is the pinnacle of his political consciousness. It's unified by a refusal to acknowledge boundaries -- social, sexual, or musical -- and, by extension, the uptight society that created them. The tone is positive, not militant -- this funk is about community, freedom, and independence, and you can hear it in every cut (even the bizarre, outrageously scatological "P.E. Squad"). The title cut is one of funk's greatest anthems, and "Groovallegiance" and the terrific "Cholly" both dovetail nicely with its concerns. The aforementioned "Who Says a Funk Band Can't Play Rock?!" is a seamless hybrid that perfectly encapsulates the band's musical agenda, while "Into You" is one of their few truly successful slow numbers. The original LP included a three-song bonus EP featuring the heavy riff rock of "Lunchmeataphobia," an unnecessary instrumental version of "P.E. Squad," and a live "Maggot Brain"; these tracks were appended to the CD reissue. In any form, One Nation Under a Groove is the best realization of Funkadelic's ambitions, and one of the best funk albums ever released.


Tracks
                           A1 One Nation Under A Groove Written-By – G. Shider*, G. Clinton*, W. Morrison* 7:33 A2 Groovallegiance Written-By – B. Worrell*, G. Clinton*, W. Morrison* 7:00 A3 Who Says A Funk Band Can't Play Rock?! Written-By – G. Clinton*, W. Morrison*, M. Hampton* 6:21 B1 Promentalshitbackwashpsychosis Enema Squad (The Doo Doo Chasers) Written-By – G. Shider*, G. Clinton*, L. Brown* 11:00 B2 Into You Written-By – G. Clinton*, W. Morrison*, W. Collins* 5:43 B3 Cholly (Funk Getting Ready To Roll!) Written-By – G. Clinton*, W. Morrison*, W. Collins* 4:33 C1a Maggot Brain Written-By – E. Hazel*, G. Clinton* 7:37 C1b Chant (Think It Ain't Illegal Yet!) 0:53 D1 Lunchmeataphobia (Think! It Ain't Illegal Yet!) Written-By – B. Worrell*, G. Clinton* 4:16 D2 P.E. Squad / Doo Doo Chasers Written-By – G. Shider*, G. Clinton*, L. Brown* 4:40

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
• Copyright (c) – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
• Copyright (c) – Pedro Bell
• Copyright (c) – Malbiz Music, Inc.
• Published By – Malbiz Music, Inc.
• Recorded At – United Sound Studios
• Recorded At – Monroe Civic Center
• Recorded By – RCA Mobile
• Mastered At – Allen Zentz Mastering
• Pressed By – Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Winchester
  

Condition:  

VG +  = Very Good  . Vinyl has a few surface scuffs and/or very minor scratches (but no ‘feeler’ scratches). Label shows some evidence of wear, no writing. Jacket has some seam splits and 1-2 small hairline creases and/or minor chipping at edges or bumped corners, some ring wear, no writing, no liquid stains. 

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