Funkadelic - One Nation Under a Groove

April 11th, 2008 by gast!

Out of budgetary reasons I only allow myself a visit to a music store every now and then. On those occasions I usually buy a Maks a/o JayJay recommendation or two, replace some lost ceedees, buy a cat-in-a-sack and, of course, try to further complete my Old School HipHop, Funk, R&B and Soul catalogues.

OK, how was it also again?
In the beginning there was (the late) James Brown, the sine qua non of funkdom. He flicked a switch and reduced everything to mashed potatoes for an entire decade. A generation later, he was joined by brother Sly Stone at the high table to slip a little acid in the mix. Finally, William ‘Bootsy‘ Collins and Fred Wesley, both of much importance in JB’s JBs, moved to yet another side of the round table, and lined up with George Clinton (in both Parliament and Funkadelic, the two groups are really hard to separate).

Funkadelic recorded and released its magnum opus, One Nation Under a Groove in 1978. The titular track spent six weeks at #1 on the R&B charts, and I picked up a copy of the 2003 reproduction. This repro has the original sleeves/packaging details, and a nice and quite informative booklet. However, one song seems to have gone missing, and the booklet does not explain anything. It seems to be the song Chant although I am not completely sure, because none of the time-indications on Discogs seems to correspond with my edition.

So, a little enigma here, but a knee’s ear who pays to much attention thereto.

Original Cover | MP3/256K | get it at Booty Collins

1 One Nation Under A Groove
2 Groovallegiance
3 Who Says A Funk Band Can’t Play Rock?!
4 Promentalshitbackwashpsychosis Enema Squad (The Doo Doo Chasers)
5 Into You
6 Cholly (Funk Getting Ready To Roll!)
7 Lunchmeataphobia (Think! It Ain’t Illegal Yet!)
8 P.E. Squad / Doo Doo Chasers
9 Maggot Brain