Album
Tear The Roof Off (1974-1980)
1993 · Funk / Soul
Rare pressing on Gatefold
Tear The Roof Off (1974-1980) is a Soul & Funk album by Parliament, originally released in 1993. On Gatefold: 18 pressings tracked.
About
The Best of Parliament: Give Up the Funk may capture the band's bare essentials, but given the band's penchant for stretching out on extended jams (which included some of their best songs), it's hard to get anything beyond the most basic overview of their work on just one disc. Unless you're a very casual fan, a much better bet is the double-disc Tear the Roof Off 1974-1980, whose 25 tracks add plenty of much-needed detail behind the best-known and most-sampled hits. Slightly more party-oriented than Funkadelic, Parliament created the wildest atmosphere of all the projects in the George Clinton oeuvre, full of loopy humor and way-out sci-fi concepts. Parliament were also more of a singles act than the frequently album-oriented Funkadelic, and while Parliament produced their share of classic albums, their material doesn't lose any of its potency when boiled down into compilation form. What's more, Tear the Roof Off contains several full-length 12" mixes that were never previously available on CD. These are some of the most unstoppable, widely imitated grooves of all time, and they still carry the same impact today, making Tear the Roof Off an obvious necessity.
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Tracklist
- 1-1P. Funk (Wants To Get Funked Up)7:40
- 1-2Up For The Down Stroke5:08
- 1-3Bop Gun (Endangered Species)8:29
- Dr. Funkenstein's Supergroovalistic Prosifunkstication Medley (Live)5:06
- 1-5Mothership Connection (Star Child)6:12
- 1-6Dr. Funkenstein5:45
- 1-7Testify3:54
- 1-8Mr. Wiggles6:43
- 1-9Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop)9:23
- 1-10All Your Goodies Are Gone5:04
- 1-11Do That Stuff4:48
- 1-12Party People4:40
- 2-1Prelude1:40
- 2-2Give Up The Funk (Tear The Roof Off The Sucker)5:46
- 2-3Chocolate City5:37
- 2-4Funkentelechy10:56
- 2-5Theme From The Black Hole4:38
- 2-6The Big Bang Theory7:10
- 2-7Children Of Production (Live)2:50
- 2-8Flash Light10:42
- 2-9Ride On3:34
- 2-10Fantasy Is Reality6:38
- 2-11Rumpofsteelskin5:43
- 2-12Agony Of Defeet6:43
- 2-13Funkin' For Fun5:55
Sound DNA
- Soul & Funk
- Funk
- swampy
- celebratory
- funky
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
CRC printed on cardboard slip case indicating Columbia House release.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Bennie CowanHORNS
- Benny CowanPERFORMER , HORNS
- Bernie WorrellARRANGED BY ARRANGED BY, KEYBOARDS, SYNTHESIZER PERFORMER , KEYBOARDS, SYNTHESIZER
- Blackbyrd McKnightGUITAR, BASS PERFORMER , BASS PERFORMER , GUITAR
- Bootsy CollinsARRANGED BY, GUITAR, BASS, DRUMS, VOCALS PERFORMER , BASS PERFORMER , DRUMS, PERCUSSION
- Bryna ChimentiBACKING VOCALS PERFORMER , BACKING VOCALS
- Calvin SimonPERFORMER , VOCALS VOCALS
- Carl "Butch" SmallDRUMS PERFORMER , DRUMS, PERCUSSION
- Catfish CollinsGUITAR PERFORMER , GUITAR
- Cheryl JamesBACKING VOCALS PERFORMER , BACKING VOCALS
- Clay LawreyHORNS PERFORMER , HORNS
- Cordell MossonBASS PERFORMER , BASS
- Danny CortezHORNS PERFORMER , HORNS
- Darryl DixonHORNS PERFORMER , HORNS
- David Lee ChongKEYBOARDS, SYNTHESIZER PERFORMER , KEYBOARDS, SYNTHESIZER
- Dawn SilvaBACKING VOCALS PERFORMER , BACKING VOCALS
- Debbie EdwardsBACKING VOCALS PERFORMER , BACKING VOCALS
- Debbie WrightBACKING VOCALS PERFORMER , BACKING VOCALS
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 18 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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