Funkadelic – One Nation Under A Groove

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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.

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BSK 3209 Stereo LP, Album, RP, Gat US

Side 1.

1. One Nation Under A Groove 7:33
2. Groovallegiance 7:00
3. Who Says A Funk Band Can’t Play Rock?! 6:21

Side 2.

1. Promentalshitbackwashpsychosis Enema Squad (The Doo Doo Chasers) 11:00
2. Into You 5:43
3. Cholly (Funk Getting Ready To Roll!) 4:33

Credits:

Art Direction [Artflammic Direction] – Ed Thrasher
Artwork, Liner Notes, Other [“Funkadelic Sperm”] – Pedro Bell
Concept By [Deepmatic Conceptualization] – George Clinton
Coordinator [A/F Co-ordination] – Holy Terra
Crew [Funkasoundic, Stage & Light Force Marauders] – Tom Battista, Tom Battista
Design Concept [Funkablastic Art Pre- Strokatations] – Sir Lleb, Sir Lleb
Graphics [Optic-Snappic Funkagraphix Pitterings] – Pedro Bell, Pedro Bell
Graphics [Technigraphic Assistance] – Neal Preston, Neal Preston
Lacquer Cut By – Allen Zentz
Liner Notes [Rastacryptic Scriptic Liner Notations, Collaborations] – George Clinton
Liner Notes [Rastacryptic Scriptic Liner Notations] – Sir Lleb
Management [Corporate Blastic Plastic] – Bob Krasnow
Management [Funkadelic Heavy Biznoid Funkaganda Force] – Tom Vickers, Tom Vickers
Management [Funkadelic Heavy Biznoid Funkaganda Force], Booking – David Libert Agency
Management [Funkadelic Heavy Biznoid Funkaganda Force], Other [“Our Boys Uptown”] – Leber-Krebs
Other [Rappanotic Prune Juicin’] – O.J. Rodney, O.J. Rodney
Performer [Funkadelic Main Invasion Force], Banjo [Banjo’d Muthaplucker] – Bobby Lewis
Performer [Funkadelic Main Invasion Force], Bass [Bass Thumpasaurians] – William Earl Collins, William Earl Collins
Performer [Funkadelic Main Invasion Force], Drums [Rotofunkic Drum], Percussion [Percussion-atin’ Thumpdans] – William Earl Collins, William Earl Collins
Performer [Funkadelic Main Invasion Force], Guitar [Throbbasonic Funkgeetarists] – Michael Hampton, Michael Hampton
Performer [Funkadelic Main Invasion Force], Keyboards [Keybo’ Dans], Synthesizer [Synthezoidees] – Walter Morrison, Walter Morrison
Performer [Funkadelic Main Invasion Force], Other [Avatarian] – Michael Hampton
Performer [Funkadelic Main Invasion Force], Vocals [Funkadelic Blamgusta Vocaloids (Voices For Da Nation!)] – Walter Morrison, Walter Morrison
Producer [R & B Dataflams Produced By], Other [The Flakatankical Megadrastic Intergravitations; Stone Funk Nation Overlord] – George Clinton
Recorded By [Tape Zoomas] – Pete Bishop, Pete Bishop
Written-By – William Earl Collins, William Earl Collins

Media Condition: Mint- (M-)
Sleeve Condition: Mint- (M-)

1980s Repress with Warner Bros. white label. Gatefold sleeve with the left side of cover kept closed. The Vinyl Binbanglers: Warner Bros. Records (courtesy of George Clinton/Thang, Inc.)Produced for Thang, Inc.1978 Warner Bros. Records Inc.1978 Warner Bros. Records Inc.Made in U.S.A.Recorded Without artificial preservatives, blaflammium nitrate, newsy filler or hesitation fibers at this Blapdist Funk Lab: United Sound, Detroit, MichiganLive Recording by: RCA Mobile Recording Unit of New York.Ground Zero: Monroe Civic Center; Monroe, Louisiana (4-15-78)Artwork, Liner Notes & “Funkadelic Sperm” 1978 by Pedro BellParliament and Parlet (appear through the courtesy of Casablanca Records and FilmWorks & The Citizen’s Education Council of Planet Splurge).Brides Of Funkenstein (courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corporation and Dr. Funkenstein).Bernard Worrell (courtesy of Arista Records, Inc.).The back cover list some of the extra tracks (such as included in the original or some other release of same album) but not appearing on the vinyl istelf, which are: “Lunchmeataphobia (Think! It Ain’t Illegal Yet!)”, “P.E. Squad / Doo Doo Chasers” & “Maggot Brain” as end tracks in that order. Includes inner lyric sleeve.

 

 

 

Barcode and Other Identifiers:

Matrix / Runout BSK-1-3209 WW-2#3 AZ
Matrix / Runout BSK-2-3209 NMI WW2 #2
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