20,000 vinyl LPs 371: The Funkadelics & George Clinton ~ Maggot Brain

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Funkadelic  ~ Maggot Brain

vinyl LP front cover 

Album Design: Paula Bisacca, The Graffiteria 

 cover photo by Joel Brodsky

photo of album cover by Styrous®

Today is the birthday of American singer, songwriter, record producer and bandleader, George Clinton who was born on July 22, 1941, in Kannapolis, North Carolina. He is known for his Parliament-Funkadelic collective (which primarily recorded under the distinct band names Parliament and Funkadelic) developed an influential and eclectic form of funk music during the 1970s that drew on Afrofuturism, outlandish fashion, psychedelia, and surreal humor.

   

Tracklist:
       
Side 1:

        

A1 - Maggot Brain, written by E. Hazel*, G. Clinton* - 10:10
 

A2 - Can You Get To That, written by E. Harris*, G. Clinton* - 2:45 

A3 - Hit It And Quit It, written by B. Nelson*, G. Shila*, G. Clinton* - 3:44
 

A4 - You And Your Folks, Me And My Folks, written by B. Worrell*, G. Clinton*, J. Jones* - 3:29

       
Side 2:
       
B1 - Super Stupid, written by B. Nelson*, E. Hazel*, G. Clinton*, L. Ross* - 3:53 

B2 - Back In Our Minds, written by C. Haskins* - 2:35
 

B3 - Wars Of Armageddon, written by B. Worrell*, G. Clinton*, L. Ross*, R. Fulwood* - 9:28
       
Companies, etc.
       
    •    Distributed By – Janus Records
    •    Published By – Bridgeport Music, Inc.
    •    Made By – Shorewood Packaging
    •    Mastered At – Mastercraft
       
Credits:
       
    •    Art Direction – David Krieger
    •    Coordinator [Album Co-ordination] – Dorothy Schwartz
    •    Design [Album Design] – Paula Bisacca, The Graffiteria
    •    Executive-Producer – Armen Boladian
    •    Management [In Charge Of The Éegangas] – Bernie Mendelson
    •    Mastered By [Vinyl, Runout Etching Variant #1] – HC*
    •    Photography By [Cover] – Joel Brodsky
    •    Photography By [Inside Cover] – Ron Scribner
    •    Producer – George Clinton
    •    Promotion – Bigland Music Industry Public Relations
    •    Supervised By [Album Supervision] – Bob Scerbo
       
Notes:
       
Unipak gatefold jacket printed in U.S.A.

Catalog number printed on the labels: "WB 2007".
Catalog number printed on the front and back covers as well as the spine: "WB-2007".

       
Barcode and Other Identifiers
        

    •    Rights Society: BMI
    •    Matrix / Runout (A-Side Label): WB 1 2007 A
    •    Matrix / Runout (B-Side Label): WB 1 2007 B
    •    Matrix / Runout (A-Side Runout Etching [Variant #1]): WB-2007-A-1A CANADIAN LTD. M Hc
    •    Matrix / Runout (B-Side Runout Etching [Variant #1]): WB-2007-B-1A CANADIAN LTD. M Hc
    •    Matrix / Runout (A-Side Runout Etching [Variant #2]): WB 2007-A
    •    Matrix / Runout (B-Side Runout Etching [Variant #2]): WB-2007-B-RE1
    •    Matrix / Runout (A-Side Runout Etching [Variant #3]): WB-2007-A-RE1 5
    •    Matrix / Runout (B-Side Runout Etching [Variant #3]): WB-2007-B-RE1
 

Label: Westbound Records ‎– WB 2007, Westbound Records ‎– WB-2007
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Unipak  
Country: US
Released: Nov 1971
Genre: Rock, Funk / Soul
Style: P.Funk, Psychedelic Rock 

 

         

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A1 - Maggot Brain
 

A2 - Can You Get To That

A3 - Hit It And Quit It

 

A4 - You And Your Folks, Me And My Folks

       
Side 2:
       
B1 - Super Stupid

B2 - Back In Our Minds

 

B3 - Wars Of Armageddon         

        

        

         

        

        

        

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Casablanca Records ~ Disco Daze 3

        

Casablanca was the major label for disco music in the late 70's.

Casablanca record sleeve

photo by Styrous®

 

         

Casablanca Records was an American recording label owned by Universal Music Group and operated under Republic Records. It was founded in 1973 by former Buddah Records executive Neil Bogart, who named the label in homage to the classic film, Casablanca, and was based in Los Angeles in Southern California, The label became most successful as a disco label in the 1970s and currently operates as an electronic dance music label under the direction of Tommy Mottola.    

               

The Casablanca Label launched the careers of KISS, Donna Summer*†, Meco*†, Parliament, The Funkadelics*†, Angel and the Village People. It also recorded Cher, The Sylvers, Buddy Miles, Giorgio Moroder*†, Santa Esmeralda*† and many others.

KISS

Kiss was the first group to be signed by Casablanca. It released three albums by the group: Kiss (1974), Hotter Than Hell (1974), and Dressed to Kill (1975), but all failed to make an impact on the charts, however, the glam rock band did amass a following. However, it was NOT a disco album.  

Kiss - Kiss (1974)

vinyl LP cover 

 cover photo by Joel Brodsky

photo of album cover by Styrous®

Although the band's studio albums had not been strong sellers, the band had a reputation for performing exciting live shows. Casablanca decided to try to capitalize on that reputation by releasing the double-live Alive! (1975) album. It became both Casablanca's and Kiss's first top ten album, being certified gold.     

The Kiss follow-up studio albums to Alive! were better sellers than its previous studio albums. Destroyer (1976), Rock and Roll Over (1976), and Love Gun (1977) were all certified platinum in the United States. The band would release several more albums, with its last studio album on Casablanca being Creatures of the Night (1982).      

Donna Summer

In 1975, Casablanca signed a new artist named Donna Summer and released her album entitled Love to Love You Baby which was certified gold. I will never forget this song; it was my introduction to the world of DISCO!  

Donna Summer - I Love To Love You, Baby

vinyl LP cover 

 cover photo/art direction by Stephen Lumel

photo of album cover by Styrous®

The title song, written by Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte, is over 17 minutes long, and Casablanca released the song in its entirety as a single (a shorter version was also promoted for radio). In releasing the 17 minute version as a single, Casablanca would help make popular a format that would become known as the 12 inch. The song,  featured Summer seductively moaning and groaning, it was banned by some American radio stations (as it was in Europe) but made its way to #2 on the US Hot 100. Summer had several gold and platinum albums on Casablanca from 1975–1979, and became the label's most successful act on the singles chart. At one point, she scored eight US top 5 singles within a 19-month period. Summer had 10 gold singles (1 million), 2 went platinum (2 million) and a gold maxi-single while with Casablanca.

Lipps Inc.

In 1979 Lipps Inc., with Steven Greenberg as writer, producer, and musician, and Cynthia Johnson on lead vocals, signed with Casablanca. Soon the single Rock It was released, followed by the album Mouth to Mouth. The album included the #1 smash hit Funkytown. A totally bubble-gum tune, it's one of my all-time favorite hits.     

Lipps Inc. - Mouth To Mouth

vinyl LP cover  
Illustration by Jan Kovaleski & Michael Kevin Lee

 photo of album cover by Styrous®

Parliament

Parliament with group leader George Clinton was signed to the Casablanca label in late 1973. Their  first official release for the label was in 1974 with the album Up for the Down Stroke.

Parliament ~ Up for the Down Stroke

vinyl LP cover 

 cover photo by Leandro Correa

photo of album cover by Styrous®

The title song from the album gave Parliament its first top ten R&B hit. Their next album, Chocolate City sold approximately 150,000 albums in the Washington, D.C. area alone. But it would be their next release, Mothership Connection, that would give the group its first gold and, eventually, platinum album. Parliament would achieve either gold or platinum status with each album release up until 1980, as well as scoring hit singles with Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker), Flash Light (Casablanca's first R&B #1 hit) and Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop). The success of Parliament allowed George Clinton to develop another P-Funk spin off act known as Parlet.         

Casablanca also financed the various extravagant P-Funk stage shows, including the "Mothership Connection/P-Funk Earth Tour" of 1976-77; as well as the Motor Booty Affair underwater tour of 1979. Parliament were later inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Parliament also gave Casablanca Records a much needed presence in the R&B/Soul market.     

        

The Casablanca film division produced the films, The Deep, Midnight Express*†, Foxes and The Hollywood Knights. Casablanca Records was purchased by PolyGram after which the label went into decline. Visit the Casablanca website to see more Casablanca Records videos. Be warned, however, it takes forever to get the pages to open.            

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