- 1971 and Black America was luxuriating in the soft soul of the O'Jays, the Temptations had just left behind their flirtation with psychedelia, James Brown was explaining Soul Power, Sly & the Family Stone were having a Family Affair, and Marvin Gaye was asking 'What's Going On'.
- In their own inimitable way, Funkadelic were laying down their own statement about the ecology of the planet in the opening of lead and title track 'Maggot Brain', turning it into an elegy for the Earth in the ensuing heart-wrenching extended Eddie Hazel guitar solo - one of the most radical records of the period.
- The album also spawned two Top 50 singles with the usual Funkadelic wry observational humour of 'You And Your Folks, Me And My Folks' and 'Can You Get To That'. And just in case you think things have normalised, the set closes with nine minutes of the chaotic sound collage 'Wars Of Armageddon'.
- This 50th anniversary edition includes a second 12" with two versions of the title track. Side A features the live version from Meadowbrook from the same year that the studio album came out. Jump forward 46 years to the "Reworked by Detroiters" release and side B has the BMG Dub, showing the enduring quality of one of the great guitar records of all time.
- This issue is mastered from fresh transfers of the tape.
- Facsimile gatefold sleeve.
- Coloured vinyl (Disc 1 - Blue & Splatter Red / Disc 2 - Clear). More

Funkadelic were the most influential group to emerge from Detroit in the 1970s. Their early albums have cast a long shadow over everything that came afterwards in the city. It was music that understood the past but was firmly aiming towards the future and mixed soul, funk and rock into an almost unimaginable stew. Albums such as "Maggot Brain", "Free Your Mind And Your Ass Will Follow" and "Cosmic Slop" are regularly featured in all-time greatest lists.
From the techno pioneered by the likes of Carl Craig and Underground Resistance, to the garage rock revival spearheaded by the White Stripes and the Dirtbombs, all have paid homage to the Parliafunkadelicment Thang. This album is a tribute from some of the most important recording artists currently working in the city to these most influential of forefathers. The very finest talent now active in Detroit appear on the record, being given free rein to work on the multi-track tapes, to rework in any way they see fit. We have full-on remixes, futuristic creations using the original track as an inspiration, disco-fied re-edits and skeletal dubs.
Spearheaded by Brendan Gillen of Interdimensional Transmissions, the set features names working across the musical spectrum. There is an appearance by those most mysterious of techno pioneers Underground Resistance, and by Kenny Dixon Jr and his alter-ego Moodymann. The Dirtbombs throw down a frenetic take on 'Super Stupid', whilst disco re-edit expert Gaye Marvine adds his magic to 'Undisco Kidd'. Other contributors include Funkadelic alumni Amp Fiddler, Marcellus Pittman and Anthony Shake Shakir.
This is a worthy celebration by New Detroit of its most twisted and illustrious forebears.
Available as a limited edition triple vinyl LP and as a 2CD digipak.

track listing

1. SEXY WAYS (RECLOOSE DISCO FLIP)
2. YOU CAN'T MISS WHAT YOU CAN'T MEASURE (ALTON MILLER MIX)
3. GET YOUR ASS OFF AND JAM (MARCELLUS PITTMAN REMIX)
4. COSMIC SLOP (MOODYMANN MIX)
5. MUSIC FOR MY MOTHER (ANDRES WO AHH AY VOCAL MIX)
6. UNDISCO KIDD (GAY MARVINE EDIT)
7. SUPER STUPID (DIRTBOMBS VERSION)
8. TAKE YOUR DEAD ASS HOME (THE FANTASY VERSION)
9. MUSIC 4 MY MOTHER (UNDERGROUND RESISTANCE MIX)
10. LET'S TAKE IT TO THE STAGE (AMP FIDDLER LAUGHIN @YA MIX)
11. STANDING ON THE VERGE (ANTHONY SHAKE SHAKIR & T DANCER REMIX)
12. YOU AND YOUR FOLKS (CLAUDE YOUNG JR CLUB MIX)
13. BE MY BEACH (MOPHONO & TOM THUMP)
14. YOU AND YOUR FOLKS (CLAUDE YOUNG JR DUB)
15. LET'S MAKE IT LAST (KENNY DIXON JR EDIT)
16. LOOKING BACK AT YOU (ECTOMORPH STRIPPED AND DUBBED)
17. MAGGOT BRAIN (BMG DUB)

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Funkadelic were the most influential group to emerge from Detroit in the 1970s. Their early albums have cast a long shadow over everything that came afterwards in the city. It was music that understood the past but was firmly aiming towards the future and mixed soul, funk and rock into an almost unimaginable stew. Albums such as "Maggot Brain", "Free Your Mind And Your Ass Will Follow" and "Cosmic Slop" are regularly featured in all-time greatest lists.
From the techno pioneered by the likes of Carl Craig and Underground Resistance, to the garage rock revival spearheaded by the White Stripes and the Dirtbombs, all have paid homage to the Parliafunkadelicment Thang. This album is a tribute from some of the most important recording artists currently working in the city to these most influential of forefathers. The very finest talent now active in Detroit appear on the record, being given free rein to work on the multi-track tapes, to rework in any way they see fit. We have full-on remixes, futuristic creations using the original track as an inspiration, disco-fied re-edits and skeletal dubs.
Spearheaded by Brendan Gillen of Interdimensional Transmissions, the set features names working across the musical spectrum. There is an appearance by those most mysterious of techno pioneers Underground Resistance, and by Kenny Dixon Jr and his alter-ego Moodymann. The Dirtbombs throw down a frenetic take on 'Super Stupid', whilst disco re-edit expert Gaye Marvine adds his magic to 'Undisco Kidd'. Other contributors include Funkadelic alumni Amp Fiddler, Marcellus Pittman and Anthony Shake Shakir.
This is a worthy celebration by New Detroit of its most twisted and illustrious forebears.
Available as a limited edition triple vinyl LP and as a 2CD digipak.

track listing

SIDE ONE
1. SEXY WAYS (RECLOOSE DISCO FLIP)
2. YOU CAN'T MISS WHAT YOU CAN'T MEASURE (ALTON MILLER MIX)
3. GET YOUR ASS OFF AND JAM (MARCELLUS PITTMAN REMIX)

SIDE TWO
1. COSMIC SLOP (MOODYMANN MIX)
2. MUSIC FOR MY MOTHER (ANDRES WO AHH AY VOCAL MIX)
3. SUPER STUPID (DIRTBOMBS VERSION)

SIDE THREE
1. MUSIC 4 MY MOTHER (UNDERGROUND RESISTANCE MIX)
2. UNDISCO KIDD (GAY MARVINE EDIT)
3. TAKE YOUR DEAD ASS HOME (THE FANTASY VERSION)

SIDE FOUR
1. LET'S TAKE IT TO THE STAGE (AMP FIDDLER LAUGHIN @YA MIX)
2. STANDING ON THE VERGE (ANTHONY SHAKE SHAKIR & T DANCER REMIX)
3. YOU AND YOUR FOLKS (CLAUDE YOUNG JR CLUB MIX)

SIDE FIVE
1. BE MY BEACH (MOPHONO & TOM THUMP)
2. YOU AND YOUR FOLKS (CLAUDE YOUNG JR DUB)
3. LET'S MAKE IT LAST (KENNY DIXON JR EDIT)

SIDE SIX
1. LOOKING BACK AT YOU (ECTOMORPH STRIPPED AND DUBBED)
2. MAGGOT BRAIN (BMG DUB)

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