Parliament- Osmium (1970)

This is a little known album released by Parliament and featuring Funkadalic. Released in 1970, it contains early versions of "I Call My Baby Pussycat", "Red Hot Mama", and "Loose Booty" which would be rerecorded for later Funkadelic albums. The album itself is an auditory stepping stone between the soulful doo-wop of Parliament and the psychedelic funk of Funkadelic. George Clinton and the band are in fine form, as evidenced by the raw grooves featured in "Breakdown". Definitely worth a listen or two!

      Parliament- "Breakdown"

1. I Call My Baby Pussycat
2. Put Love In Your Life
3. Little Ole Country Boy
4. Moonshine Heather
5. Oh Lord, Why Lord-Prayer
6. My Automobile
7. Funky Woman
8. Livin' The Life
9. The Silent Boatman
10. Red Hot Mama
11. Breakdown
12. Come In Out Of The Rain
13. Fantasy Is Reality
14. Loose Booty
15. Breakdown (mono 45 version)

Funkadelic: Funkadelic (1970)

The seminal release from the psychedelic funk group Funkadelic, led by George Clinton and his doowop/ soul organism of The Parliaments. My favorite off of the album is the track "I Bet You", which starts off as a very soulful ode that eventually powers bass-first into psychedelic detachment. This album is perfect for settling into that steady pulse on those long funky nights and just letting loose completely. Dig!

       
       Funkadelic- I Got A Thing, You Got A Thing, Everybody's Got A Thing

1. Mommy, What's A Funkadelic?
2. I Bet You
3. Music For Your Mother
4. I Got A Thing, You Got A Thing, Everybody's Got A Thing
5. Good Old Music
6. Qualify And Satisfy
7. What Is Soul

Jimi Hendrix: Live in Bologna 1968

This recording is from Jimi's fourth and final gig in Italy during the European leg of his 1967 Are You Experienced? tour. Despite an apparent lack of power to supply his amps, Jimi performs a stellar rendition of Hey Joe in which one can hear, between screams of Italian teenagers, a raw emotional energy as of yet unheard. In Red House, on display are all the subtle nuances of the blues tradition, and Tax Free shows Jimi at his most comfortable in an extended jam. Definately worth checking out if only for his two solos in Hey Joe, I can't seem to get them out of my head!

     Jimi Hendrix- "Hey Joe" (Live in Bologna)

1. Intro
2. Fire
3. Hey Joe
4. Stone Free
5. Red House
6. Tax Free
7. Purple Haze
8. Foxy Lady