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Parliament was originally The Parliaments, a doo-wop group based out of George Clinton’s Plainfield, New Jersey barber shop. The name was soon abandoned due to legal issues with Revilot and Atlantic Records, and most of the same people recorded under the name Funkadelic, which consisted of The Parliaments’ backing musicians. Billy “Bass” Nelson is credited with creating the name Funkadelic. He also switched from 6-string guitar to bass, creating room for his childhood friend Eddie Hazel to join the group. Soon, Parliament was created in addition to Funkadelic and the two bands consisted of essentially the same people, though both released albums under their respective names.

The legal problems with the name “The Parliaments” were resolved in 1970, and Clinton signed all of Funkadelic to Invictus Records under the name Parliament, releasing Osmium (“The Breakdown” reached #30 on the R&B charts in 1971) but the name Parliament was then abandoned for some time, as Funkadelic was much more successful.

In the early 1970s, Bernie Worrell, Bootsy Collins and Catfish Collins joined Funkadelic, which released five albums by 1974. With only moderate success, Funkadelic signed with Casablanca Records as Parliament, releasing “Up for the Down Stroke” (off the album of the same name) which reached #10 on the R&B charts but peaked at #63 Pop. The song was the biggest hit of P Funk’s career. 1975 saw the release of Chocolate City, which also enjoyed moderate success; the title track reached #24.

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7	Handcuffs full track	286
8	Chocolate City full track	265
9	Dr. Funkenstein full track	263
10	Do That Stuff full track	256
11	Bop Gun (Endangered Species) full track	222
12	Night of the Thumpasorus Peoples full track	213
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easyrider72 wrote:
10 days ago

THIS IS STONER-FUNK http://www.last.fm/group/STONER+FUNK

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shadowattack wrote:
11 days ago

you wouldn't belieeve how the partied....ba dada daaaaaww i wanna go back and get more of that funky stuff

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Madvillain626 wrote:
21 days ago

there was a thrill up on a hill, everybody was feeling real

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corazonmani wrote:
22 days ago

yes, yes, YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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gazebolicker wrote:
last month

DOIN IT IN 3D

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mikepm07 wrote:
last month

they don't make them like they used to- do they

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polymorphous71 wrote:
September 2009

preoccupied and dedicated to the preservation of the motion of hips.

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iasc07 wrote:
September 2009

put a glide in your stride and a dip in your hip and come onto the mothership

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wildthingsuit wrote:
September 2009

Give me the funk you punk!

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Zaca1000 wrote:
September 2009

Prince

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ExhaltedOne wrote:
September 2009

Get up for down the stroke, everybody get up!!

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Lipglossedify wrote:
September 2009

You like funk music then come here - lets get that group radio rockin!

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skinplusbones wrote:
September 2009

best. live show. ever.

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RedFunk wrote:
August 2009

Supergroovalisticprosifunkstication<3

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separdis wrote:
August 2009

owww we want the Fuuunk.! xxx

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fleadilla wrote:
July 2009

KISS ME ON MY EGO!

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guguzit wrote:
July 2009

to the fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuunk!! yeeeeeeeeeeeeee

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apleasant2011 wrote:
July 2009

I wants to get funked up.

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fleadilla wrote:
June 2009

livin' and jivin' and diggin' the skin he's in!

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itschewbac wrote:
June 2009

Funk my body, Funkenteletchy!!!!!

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