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3393:Parliament-Funkadelic: One Nation Under a Groove
1561:"8 afrofuturist classics everyone needs to hear"
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320:Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker)
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2863:George Clinton and His Gangsters of Love
1744:. New York: Vintage Books. p. 296.
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2311:Mothership Connection (Star Child)
1559:McAlpine, Frasier (2 March 2018).
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910:"Night of the Thumpasorus Peoples"
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2856:How Late Do U Have 2BB4UR Absent?
2786:Some of My Best Jokes Are Friends
2230:The Best Nonstop Mix Compilation
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2897:Ahh... The Name Is Bootsy, Baby!
2698:Connections & Disconnections
1638:– via robertchristgau.com.
1523:Richards, Chris (May 18, 2011).
1501:. Clevescene.com. Archived from
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2793:R&B Skeletons in the Closet
2258:The Casablanca Years: 1974–1980
3582:Science fiction concept albums
1678:McEwen, Joe (March 25, 1976).
1167:Photography by David Alexander
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3145:Never Buy Texas from a Cowboy
3104:Pieces of Woo: The Other Side
3029:Game, Dames and Guitar Thangs
3009:Tha Funk Capital of the World
2960:Keepin' dah Funk Alive 4-1995
2740:First Ya Gotta Shake the Gate
2559:The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein
2145:The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein
1742:Spin Alternative Record Guide
1086:, Bootsy Collins, Gary Cooper
1068:, Glenn Goins, Bootsy Collins
581:Spin Alternative Record Guide
543:The Rolling Stone Album Guide
191:The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein
3118:Free Agent: A Spaced Odyssey
3056:A Blow for Me, a Toot to You
2911:This Boot Is Made for Fonk-N
2339:Bop Gun (Endangered Species)
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2870:Live...Capitol Theatre 1978
2814:Live at the Beverly Theater
2237:Tear the Roof Off 1974–1980
2223:Parliament's Greatest Hits
1497:Niesel, Jeff (2013-06-26).
328:National Recording Registry
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3152:Live at the Howard Theatre
3063:Say Blow by Blow Backwards
2967:Fresh Outta 'P' University
2904:Bootsy? Player of the Year
2779:You Shouldn't-Nuf Bit Fish
2772:Urban Dancefloor Guerillas
2733:U.S. Music with Funkadelic
2663:Let's Take It to the Stage
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3129:The Brides of Funkenstein
2821:Hey, Man, Smell My Finger
2684:One Nation Under a Groove
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2946:Blasters of the Universe
2670:Tales of Kidd Funkadelic
2472:Clarence "Fuzzy" Haskins
2437:Jerome "Bigfoot" Brailey
1945:Clarence "Fuzzy" Haskins
1609:"Consumer Guide '70s: P"
1102:Wurlitzer electric piano
913:Clinton, Collins, Shider
497:Christgau's Record Guide
3597:Progressive soul albums
3335:Federation of Tackheads
2974:Live in Louisville 1978
2566:Live: P-Funk Earth Tour
2487:Cordell "Boogie" Mosson
2482:Walter "Junie" Morrison
2198:Live: P-Funk Earth Tour
2088:Walter "Junie" Morrison
1324:Birchmeier, Jason.
1164:Mastered by Allen Zentz
1016:(lead on "Handcuffs"),
963:" (Promo Radio Version)
358:, and we did all these
326:added the album to the
3487:Children of Production
3467:List of P-Funk members
3278:Mutiny on the Mamaship
2642:America Eats Its Young
2612:Funkadelic discography
2538:Up for the Down Stroke
2522:Parliament discography
2276:Up For The Down Stroke
2124:Up for the Down Stroke
2092:Robert "P-Nut" Johnson
2026:Gary "Muddbone" Cooper
1365:Robins, Wayne (2016).
213:Mothership Connection
2995:Live in Oklahoma 1976
2807:The Cinderella Theory
2756:Parliament-Funkadelic
2552:Mothership Connection
2426:Parliament-Funkadelic
2138:Mothership Connection
2057:Reunald "Renny" Jones
1997:Rodney "Skeet" Curtis
1844:Mothership Connection
1768:Mothership Connection
1709:Mothership Connection
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1589:Mothership Connection
1424:Keister, Jay (2019).
1402:Mothership Connection
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659:Parliament-Funkadelic
655:Mothership Connection
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294:Parliament-Funkadelic
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182:Mothership Connection
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3367:Heavy Metal Funkason
3259:Take Me to Baltimore
3206:A Whole Nother Thang
2988:Live in Concert 1998
2932:What's Bootsy Doin'?
2457:Ramon "Tiki" Fulwood
1887:The Austin Chronicle
1619:Ticknor & Fields
1537:on December 16, 2013
1406:. Superseventies.com
391:Professional ratings
3186:Play Me or Trade Me
3111:Blacktronic Science
3002:Christmas Is 4 Ever
2953:Lord of the Harvest
2691:Uncle Jam Wants You
2601:Medicaid Fraud Dogg
2492:"Billy Bass" Nelson
2180:Medicaid Fraud Dogg
2061:Jeanette Washington
1530:The Washington Post
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1045:, Boom, Joe Farrell
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62:March–October 1975
3172:Pleasure Principle
2719:By Way of the Drum
2580:Motor Booty Affair
2332:Fantasy Is Reality
2159:Motor Booty Affair
1772:. Sputnikmusic.com
1649:Bowden, Marshall.
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3512:P-Funk Mothership
3507:P-Funk Earth Tour
3286:Funk Plus the One
2587:Gloryhallastoopid
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1960:Billy Bass Nelson
1605:Christgau, Robert
1382:978-0-415-97472-1
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