Parliament's 'Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome'

Parliament‘s ‘Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome’ is an album released on November 28, 1977 and featuring George Clinton, Garry Shider and Bernie Worrell by Casablanca.

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1 . Bop Gun (Houston, 1978)

2 . Bop Gun (“Endangered Species”)

3 . Sir Nose D’Voidoffunk (Bernie Worrell Orchestra)

4 . Sir Nose D’Voidoffunk (On Stage)

5 . Funkentelechy [Part 1] (Houston 1978)

6 . Funkintelecky

7 . Funkentelechy (11/25/11, Tilburg, Netherlands)

8 . Flash Light (11/6/1978, Capitol Theatre)

9 . Flash Light [Part 1] (Houston, 1978)

10 . Flashlight (Watt, Rotterdam; 30/07/09)

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Track Listing : 1.Bop Gun (Endangered Species) (George Clinton, Garry Shider, Bootsy Collins) – 08:31 . 2.Sir Nose D’Voidoffunk (Pay Attention – B3M) (George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell) – 10:04 . 3.Wizard Of Finance (George Clinton, Ronald Ford, Glenn Goins) – 04:23 . 4.Funkentelechy (George Clinton, Bootsy Collins) – 10:56 . 5.Placebo Syndrome (George Clinton, Billy Nelson) – 04:20 . 6.Flash Light (George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell) – 05:46

Musicians : Parliament – Band . George Clinton – Vocals . Garry Shider – Guitar, Vocals . Bernie Worrell – Keyboards, Synthesizer . Debbie Wright – Vocals . Dawn Silva – Vocals . Jeanette Baby Washington – Vocals . Jerome Brailey – Drums, Percussion . Raymond Davis – Vocals . Lynn Mabry – Vocals . Cordell Mosson – Bass, Vocals . Glen Goins – Guitar, Vocals . Michael Hampton – Guitar . Fred Wesley – Horn . Danny Cortez – Horn . Darryl Dixon – Horn . Valerie Drayton – Horn . Rick Gardner – Horn . Richard Kush Griffith – Horn . Clay Lawrey – Horn . Maceo Parker – Horn

Production : Produced By George Clinton . Fred Wesley, Bernie Worrell . Tom Curly Ruff – Mastering . Jim Vitti – Engineer . Bernie Worrell – Mixing Assistant

Arrangements : Fred Wesley, Bernie Worrell

Package : Stephen Lumel – Artwork . Ron Slenzak – Photography

Recorded 1976–1977 At United Sound, Detroit, Michigan, And Hollywood Sound, Hollywood, California.

Released On November 28, 1977 By Casablanca.

(Source Parliament – Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome | George Clinton Parliament Funkadelic- official website)

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Rolling Stone
If the name of the main character in Clinton’s latest scenario seems corny at first — he is Sir Nose D’Voidoffunk — it’s only because no one could possibly foresee the multiple puns, wise-cracks and convolutions its creator can wrest from it […]

PopMatters
It’s a battle that Starchild and the clones have no intention of losing; they’ve come armed with the “Bop Gun”, and from the moment Glen Goins’s “Yeah!” pierces the calm of the opening guitar line, Parliament is all attack. […]

Sputnikmusic.com
Yet there’s a more spiritual vibe underneath throughout the work of Funkadelic, of Parliament, of George Clinton and of all their splinters – much like France’s Magma, the space opera trappings conceal a much more earnest message to the listener, a spiritual and uplifting vibe meant to inspire brotherhood and aspiration. At their best, that particular cosmic ray hits home hard.* […]

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