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Original 1975 CASABLANCA RECORDS pressing of the PARLIAMENT album, MOTHERSHIP CONNECTION (NBLP 7022)
RECORD CLUB EDITION
AMG 5 STARS: The definitive - album,  is where 's revolving band lineups, differing musical approaches, and increasingly thematic album statements reached an ideal state, one that resulted in enormous commercial success as well as a timeless legacy that would be compounded by hip-hop postmodernists, most memorably  on his landmark album  (1992). The musical lineup assembled for is peerless: in addition to keyboard wizard ; , who plays not only bass but also drums and guitar; the guitar trio of , , and ; and  ( and ) on horns; there are former   and  (also on horns), who were the latest additions to the  stable. Besides the dazzling array of musicians,  boasts a trio of hands-down classics -- "P-Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up)," "Mothership Connection (Star Child)," "Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker)" -- that are among the best to ever arise from the funk era, each sampled and interpolated time and time again by rap producers; in particular,  pays homage to the former two on (on "The Roach" and "Let Me Ride," respectively). The remaining four songs on  are all great also, if less canonical. Lastly, there's the overlapping outer-space theme, which ties the album together into a loose escapist narrative. There's no better starting point in the enormous  catalog than , which, like its trio of classic songs, is undoubtedly among the best of the funk era.
Condition: the sleeve- still in the shrink- grades EX. The record grades NM. Original inner sleeve included; the record ships in a Discwasher V.R.P. anti-static, dust free, archival sleeve. Check out my feedback score; you won't be disappointed.