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• Parliament’s Mothership Connection (1975) is a cornerstone of funk music and a cosmic manifesto of Afrofuturism. George Clinton, operating at the height of his creative powers, fuses deep funk grooves with science fiction mythology, casting himself as the Starchild on a mission to bring the funk to Earth. The albums blend of P-Funk rhythms, horns, and layered vocals creates a party atmosphere thats both otherworldly and deeply grounded in the Black American experience. From the opening transmission to the final fadeout, its a joyful, mind-expanding ride.

  The album features some of Parliaments most iconic tracks, including Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker) and P-Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up), which remain anthems of the genre. The production is bold, the performances are infectious, and the entire conceptof a funk-powered spaceship beaming down liberationis executed with outrageous confidence. Mothership Connection didnt just redefine funk; it helped launch a movement.

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  Parliaments crowning achievement, Mothership Connection is the greatest P-Funk album ever and one of the best funk albums of all time. AllMusic

  A sonic extravaganza that reimagined Black identity and music through a prism of sci-fi, mythology, and outrageous funk. Pitchfork

  This album brought the concept of Afrofuturism into the mainstream, and did it with a groove so deep it still resonates today. Rolling Stone

  Clintons masterstroke. Funk was never the same again after the mothership landed. The Guardian

  Joyous, unfiltered, and larger than lifethis is Parliament at their boldest. Mojo Magazine

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  AllMusic rating: AllMusic users: (1,182 votes) Read the AllMusic.com review

• Artist: Parliament Label: Casablanca, Republic Records, UMe Format: LP Units: 1 Country: US Genre: Soul & Funk Style: Funk, P.Funk

• A1 P. Funk (Wants To Get Funked Up)
  A2 Mothership Connection (Star Child)
  A3 Unfunky Ufo
  B1 Supergroovalisticprosifunkstication
  B2 Handcuffs
  B3 Give Up The Funk (Tear The Roof Off The Sucker)
  B4 Night Of The Thumpasorus Peoples