Parliament – Mothership Connection [Vinyl LP]

Parliament – Mothership Connection [Vinyl LP]

Format: LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
Label: BGP Records / Republic Records / Universal Music
Catalogue Number: HIQLP 122
Barcode: 029667018210
Released: 27 September 2023 (UK Reissue)
Originally Released: December 1975
Genre: P-Funk / Funk / Psychedelic Soul
Condition: New & Sealed

Description

A cosmic cornerstone of funk mythology, Mothership Connection is George Clinton’s interstellar manifesto—where Parliament becomes a vessel for liberation, groove, and Afrofuturist imagination. This 2023 reissue from BGP Records is licensed via Universal and pressed in the EU, featuring the full original tracklist in stereo and housed in a standard sleeve with updated label branding.

From the radio sermon of P. Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up) to the anthemic Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker), the album blends sci-fi themes with deep funk rhythms, horn blasts, and Bootsy Collins’ elastic basslines. A must-have for funk disciples and vinyl astronauts alike.

Tracklist Overview

Side A

1. Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up) – 7:42
2. Mothership Connection (Star Child) – 6:14
3. Unfunky UFO – 4:24

Side B

• Supergroovalisticprosifunkstication – 5:01
• Handcuffs – 4:01
• Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker) – 5:45
• Night of the Thumpasorus Peoples – 5:12

Credits & Notes

• Vocals: George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Garry Shider
• Produced by George Clinton
• Licensed courtesy of Universal Music Operations Ltd
• Marketed & distributed by Ace Records (UK)
• ℗ 2003 / © 2015 Republic Records, a division of UMG