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After the release of Maggot Brain, the Funkadelic lineup was expanded greatly.

Tawl Ross was unavailable after experiencing either a bad LSD trip or a speed overdose, while Billy Bass Nelson and Eddie Hazel quit due to financial concerns.

From this point, many more musicians and singers would be added during Funkadelic's ( and Parliament's ) history, including the recruitment of several members of the famous James Brown backing band The JB's in 1972-most notably Bootsy Collins and the Horny Horns.

Bootsy and his brother Catfish Collins were recruited by Clinton to replace the departed Nelson and Hazel.

Bootsy in particular become a major contributor to the P-Funk sound.

In 1972, this new line-up released the politically charged double album America Eats Its Young.

The lineup stabilized a bit with the album Cosmic Slop in 1973, featuring major contributions from recently added singer-guitarist Garry Shider.

After first leaving the band, Eddie Hazel spent a year in jail for drug possession and assault, then returned to make major contributions to the 1974 album Standing on the Verge of Getting It On.

Hazel only contributed to P-Funk sporadically thereafter.