Disc 1
1. Nose Bleed
2. Sunshine Of Your Love
3. Freaks Bearing Gifts
4. YaDaDaDa
5. By Way Of The Drum
6. Jugular (a.k.a. Juggler)
7. Some Fresh Delic
8. Primal Instinct
9. By Way Of The Drum (Extended Version)
10. By Way Of The Drum (Dub)
11. By Way Of The Drum (Basstrumental)
12. By Way Of The Drum (Acappella)


RELEASE DATE: March 6th 2007
CD Edition limited to 5000 non-limited edition copies
In 2004, Entertainment Weekly ran a feature article on music’s buried treasures, those rare or unreleased albums not yet reissued in the reissue era. The piece singled out By Way Of The Drum, Funkadelic’s “trippy unknown gem” from the late 1980s that even P-Funk founder George Clinton had lost to the ages. Fusing “psychedelic rock and body-shaking drum-machine beats,” the album, recorded for MCA Records, was expected to bring Funkadelic back in the wake of Clinton’s solo success with “Atomic Dog.”
But after the title song was issued as a single that went nowhere, the LP release was cancelled. Fans found snatches of tracks through the underground. But the full album has never seen the light of day.
Fans, and readers and editors of EW, the drums have finally seen the light.

Following “Atomic Dog,” a variety of bad deals had capsized Parliament-Funkadelic. Yet Clinton found the means to stay in the studio. He retained a small core of loyalists and eager protégés to record this LP, including vocalists Gary Shider, Donnie Sterling and Mallia Franklin; and keyboardist/ programmers David “Chong” Spradley, Loic Gambas and Amp Fiddler.
Modern technology replaced the traditional bass and drums of Funkadelic past but the soaring guitars are alive and well. DeWayne “Blackbird” McKnight plays all the parts on the torridly funky – and out-there – cover of Cream’s “Sunshine Of Your Love” and teams with the late Eddie Hazel for the twisting guitar parts on “Some Fresh Delic,” which is a continuation of “Sunshine”’s rhythm track. Clinton reinvented his solo hits “Double Oh-Oh” and “Nubian Nut” into “Freaks Bearing Gifts,” “By Way Of The Drum” and “Primal Instinct.” His son, Tracey, a.k.a. Trey Lewd, takes the mic on “YaDaDaDa.”
Only the 12-inch single of “By Way Of The Drum” was issued, with Jeff Lorber-produced overdubs, angering Clinton. Then MCA changed their mind on issuing the LP. Fast-forward 20 years, when the Universal tape vault is turned inside out and the finished album is discovered.

Price: $12.98

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PFunkjazz said:

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"George Clinton had lost to the ages. " Nice for Entertainment Weekly to put it. George said that MCA refused to give him the master.

Bay area station KPFA previewed the released last Friday. Here's a link to the broadcast. http://www.kpfa.org/archi...arch=18981

PFunkjazz said:

Yes!
Great Show. Listened last night.
I ordered my copy from a local record store and will pick up on Tuesday. It may not be "classic" Funkadelic, but it's P-Funk worthy nontheless. It was an "offical" product so this is cool. Plus lots of Blackbyrd and some Hazel as well!
Now about that rumored new Funkadelic release this spring...Hmmm.

Will check it out

Thanks 4 the word
All P-FUNK
Must be heard
Until yo booty
Drops the funk
Known as the TURD

Bfunkthe1 said:

Because of Hazel and my boy Blackbyrd, is the ONLY reason I ordered mine. can't wait untill I hear Dwayne's version of "Sunshine".

Graycap23 said:

It's interesting Gray how u don't like Hendrix but u like Funkadelic.

blackguitaristz said:

I like the Hendrix blues cd alot. His attempts at Rock is another story....

Good headsup.

While I was on the Hip-O-Select site, (along with BWOTD) I picked up...



...High Flyin' Bird: The Verve Years by Bed-Stuy homeboy Richie Havens.



tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431

blackguitaristz said:

You can also find it on this cd too




Track list
1. Go For The Funk - Parliament
2. Funk It Up - Sterling Silver Starship
3. Funkin' For My Mama's Rent - Gary Fabulous & Black Slack
4. Send A Gram - Jessica Cleaves
5. Who In The Funk Do You Think You Are - (Demo)
6. Better Days - Andre Foxxe
7. The Chong Show - Bootsy Collins
8. Michelle - Flastic Brain Flam
9. Sunshine Of Your Love - A Funkadelic The One And Only.....
10. Interview

Just listen to the cd on Napster


It just remind me why I got rid of the 12 inch version


Nose Bleed is


But the rest


This really isn't a Funkadelic album