The debut album Funkadelic was released in 1970.

Parliament first recorded for Invictus Records in 1970, and after a hiatus in which Clinton focused on Funkadelic, Parliament was signed to Casablanca Records and released its debut album Up for the Down Stroke in 1974.

Even with Funkadelic operating as a recording and touring entity, in 1970 Clinton relaunched the Parliaments as a new R & B-based funk band, now known as Parliament.

With Funkadelic as a recording and touring entity in its own right, in 1970 Clinton relaunched the singing group, now known as Parliament, at first featuring the same ten members.

") of the very first Funkadelic album ( Funkadelic, 1970 ), in the lines " By the way, my name is Funk / I am not of your world / Hold still, baby, I won't do you no harm.

The group's self-titled debut album, Funkadelic, was released in 1970.

* Funkadelic ( 1970 )

* 1970: Funkadelic by Funkadelic

By 1970, the five Parliaments singers were touring with five backing musicians known separately as Funkadelic.

The ensemble released their first album Funkadelic in 1970.

Funkadelic was the debut album by the American funk band Funkadelic, released in 1970 on Westbound Records.

Influenced by Detroit rock groups including MC5 and The Stooges, they used extended distorted guitar solos and psychedelic sound effects, coupled with surreal imagery and stage antics, especially on early albums such as Funkadelic ( 1970 ), Free Your Mind ... And Your Ass Will Follow ( 1970 ), and Maggot Brain ( 1971 ), producing over forty singles, including three in the US top ten, and three platinum albums.

In 1970, he contributed to Funkadelic's " Mommy, What's A Funkadelic?

Despite initial commercial failure ( and one major hit single, "( I Wanna ) Testify " in 1967 ), The Parliaments eventually found success under the names Parliament and Funkadelic in the seventies ( see also P-Funk ).

Due to financial difficulties and the collapse of Casablanca Records ( Parliament's label ), Clinton dissolved Parliament and Funkadelic as separate entities.

The subsequent albums The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein ( 1976 ), Funkentelechy vs. the Placebo Syndrome ( 1977 ), and Motor Booty Affair ( 1978 ) all reached high on both the R & B and Pop charts, while Funkadelic was also experiencing significant mainstream success.

Two versions of the song ( fast and slow ), based on the original Parliament version, appear on the 1996 live Funkadelic release Live: Meadowbrook, Rochester, Michigan – 12 September 1971.

* Bernie Worrell ( born 1944 ), keyboardist and composer known primarily for his keyboard and production work with Parliament and Funkadelic.

* October 31 – George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic begin " The P-Funk / Rubber Band Earth Tour " in Houston, a national live series highlighting one of the biggest and revolutionary stage shows in the history of the music industry ( the rock group Kiss would be the other group to do a similar act ), relying on elaborate costumes, special lighting and effects, and extremely large props including " the Mothership ", which would arrive and land on stage, all of what this band is generally known for.

Stone also collaborated with Funkadelic on The Electric Spanking of War Babies ( 1981 ), but was unable to reinvigorate his career.

Some prominent bass guitar players known for their use of slapping in their playing include Bootsy Collins ( solo artist ; Bootsy's Rubber Band, Funkadelic, Parliament, Praxis ), Flea ( Red Hot Chili Peppers ), Larry Graham ( Sly and the Family Stone, Graham Central Station ), Marcus Miller ( solo artist, Miles Davis, David Sanborn, Luther Vandross ), Louis Johnson ( The Brothers Johnson, Quincy Jones, Michael Jackson ), Nick Beggs ( Kajagoogoo ), Mark King ( Level 42 ), Mike Gordon ( Phish ), Les Claypool ( solo artist, Primus ), Fieldy ( Korn ), Jayen Varma ( solo artist ), Tetsuya ( L ' Arc-en-Ciel ).

Hall has recorded, produced, composed for and performed with various artists, including vocalist Storm Large ( 1999-2001 ), guitarist Eric McFadden ( 1995-2001 ), and funk pioneer George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic ( 2002-), and released " Electrofunkadelica: e3 + FUNKnth

She recorded with Parliament ( 1977 – 1980 ) and Funkadelic ( 1978 – 1980 ), both featuring George Clinton, and with the Sweat Band featuring Bootsy Collins & Maceo Parker ( 1980 ).

In November 2008, Westbound Records released Toys, a collection of Funkadelic outtakes and demos from the Free Your Mind and America Eats Its Young era.

Gatefold cover to 1971 Funkadelic album Free Your Mind ... And Your Ass Will Follow.

Several songs from the early repertoire of the Parliaments would be re-recorded on future Parliament and Funkadelic albums, including " Testify ," " The Goose ," " All Your Goodies Are Gone ," " Fantasy Is Reality ," " Good Ole Music ," " I Can Feel The Ice Melting ," " What You Been Growing ," " I'll Wait ," and " That Was My Girl.

They were joined by members of the Allman Brothers, the Black Crowes, Parliament / Funkadelic and The Derek Trucks Band for their 1998 New Year's Eve concert, released both in a two and four CD version as Live ... With a Little Help from Our Friends.

A key early Funkadelic song that captured both the band's unique sounds and Hazel's talent was the ten-minute guitar solo " Maggot Brain " from the 1971 Funkadelic album of the same title.

*" Maggot Brain " ( Funkadelic )

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

* 1971: Maggot Brain by Funkadelic

Nelson quit Funkadelic in 1971 but conributed to P-Funk releases sporadically for the next few years.

Nelson and Hazel officially quit Funkadelic in late 1971 over financial disputes with Clinton, though Hazel contributed to the group sporadically over the next several years.

In 1971, Clinton produced several tracks by United Soul with input from members of Funkadelic.

The songs " I Miss My Baby " and " Baby I Owe You Something Good " were released as a one-off single by Westbound Records in 1971 under the group name U. S. Music with Funkadelic.

All the tracks recorded with Clinton in 1971 were released by Westbound in 2009 as the album U. S. Music With Funkadelic.

In 1971 Clinton produced several tracks by United Soul with input from members of Funkadelic.

The songs " I Miss My Baby " and " Baby I Owe You Something Good " were released as a one-off single by Westbound Records in 1971 under the group name U. S. Music with Funkadelic.

All the tracks recorded with Clinton in 1971 were released by Westbound in 2009 as the album U. S. Music With Funkadelic.

Under Clinton's direction, by the early 1970s the groups Parliament and Funkadelic were operating concurrently and consisted of the same stable of musicians playing different types of funk music for two different labels.

Clinton signed Funkadelic to Westbound Records, and the five Parliaments singers were credited as " guests " while the five musicians were listed as the main group members.

Clinton was now the leader of two different acts, Parliament and Funkadelic, which featured the same members but were marketed as creating two different types of funk.

Due to continuing contractual problems and the fact that Funkadelic releases were more successful at the time, Clinton abandoned the name Parliament until 1974.

By this point, Parliament and Funkadelic were touring as a combined entity known as Parliament-Funkadelic or simply P-Funk ( which also became the catch-all term for George Clinton's rapidly growing stable of funk artists ).

Two United Soul songs were rerecorded on later Funkadelic albums with Shider as a member.

That October, the group made history by performing at the Metropolitan Opera House in a concert later billed as " Wear Something Silver ", as the members of Labelle were now wearing silver, metallic wear equipped with feathers and silver platform boots, which later inspired George Clinton to adapt a similar look for his band, Funkadelic, two years later, also adapting the space-age lyrical and musical matter, pioneered by Nona Hendryx and Labelle.

Other artists performing at this tribute were Parliament Funkadelic, OutKast, and Robert Randolph and the Family Band.

Two United Soul songs were rerecorded on later Funkadelic albums with Mosson as a member.

Afrofuturist ideas were taken up in 1975 by George Clinton and his bands Parliament and Funkadelic with his magnum opus Mothership Connection and the subsequent The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein, P Funk Earth Tour, Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome, and Motor Booty Affair.

In her flashback, Marge tells Homer during their date that she likes Parliament, but not Funkadelic, a reference to the fact that they were both fronted by funk musician George Clinton.