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new book about P-Funk
“Daniel Bedrosian has done a wonderful job of a seemingly impossible task of reconstructing this history—finding everybody who's been a part of, involved with, or in any way left their fingerprint on what has become the P-Funk.”— George Clinton
George Clinton’s Parliament-Funkadelic collective (P-Funk) stands as one of the most iconic and important groups in popular music history, with an impressively large discography, enormous number of members, and long history. For the first time, this authorized reference provides the official P-Funk canon from 1956 to 2023: every project, album, collaboration, song, details of personnel for songs, and tidbits about each act and select songs, as well as dozens of rare photos and a color photospread.
No volume has ever attempted to provide such details from this collective and its many dozens of acts, collaborations, and offshoot projects from its inception in the 50s as The Parliaments to the present day. Daniel Bedrosian, keyboardist for P-Funk, accomplishes that in this volume, the culmination of nearly thirty years of careful research, interviews, and access to exclusive archival material. Song entries are organized under artist / group names and contain definitive listings of players for each song. Select entries shed light on the inner workings of the recording process, singles chartings, controversies, inside information about process, and more.
This authorized volume demystifies one of the most unique and influential popular musical groups in history.
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504 pages gonna pre-order this book now! | |
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in anticipation of this book,I'm working on a P-Funk Spotify playlist right now just gathering up all my favorite jams by not just Parliament and Funkadelic,but the associated acts as well.I'll start with "Cookie Jar" by Parlet
(1) Parlet - Cookie Jar - YouTube
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Looking forward to reading this | |
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me too | |
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preordered my copy.It'll be released on November 15. | |
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the author (P Funk keyboardist Daniel Bedrosian) giving us a preview of the book
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This is great and long overdue. Now I can find out (after all of these years) who really played lead guitar on "Butt To Butt Recesitation" and "Red Hot Mama". | |
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SPYZFAN1 said: This is great and long overdue. Now I can find out (after all of these years) who really played lead guitar on "Butt To Butt Recesitation" and "Red Hot Mama". I love finding out those things another example: to me it sounds like Bootsy is playing bass on “Cookie Jar” but I think it’s one of the other guys.A book like this is long overdue. | |
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A must have book!
One of my treasured items is a test copy of this LP:
[Edited 11/6/23 9:25am] "Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato
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did anyone read clinton's biography? was that worth a read? | |
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There is NO way I will miss out on this book! A complete breakdown of all the P- Funk tunes ? It's a dream come true for me! | |
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yes,I read it It's definitely worth checking out.
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Wow, I can't believe it--George Clinton & P-Funk just announced a show. I thought he retired... "Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato
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this just went to the very top of my christmas wishlist | |
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same here I'm buying it as a Christmas present to myself,lol | |
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for the P-funk fan on your Christmas list,here's some other goodies to consider
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^^^ I guess it was inevitable. "Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato
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I binge listen to the Truth In Rhythm Podcasts
Larry Dunn (EW&F) Patrice Rushen Tony M Liv Warfield Aaron Mills (Cameo) Levi Seacer Michael Bland Melba Moore etc. [Edited 11/15/23 5:02am] | |
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me too these podcasts are superb! | |
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P funk jam of the day: "Comin' Round The Mountain" by Funkadelic (1976)
(3) Comin Round The Mount... - YouTube
the 1976 Hardcore Jollies album is a masterpiece! | |
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My copy just arrived! I'm about to play "Cosmic Slop" and "Standing on the Verge of Getting it on" albums while reading about them! HEAVEN! | |
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BalladofPeterParker said: My copy just arrived! I'm about to play "Cosmic Slop" and "Standing on the Verge of Getting it on" albums while reading about them! HEAVEN! right on! 👍🏽 | |
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