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Parliament’s ‘Chocolate City’ Turns 50 | Album Anniversary

April 5, 2025 Albumism Staff
Parliament Chocolate City Turns 50

The group’s third album found George Clinton, Bootsy Collins and crew indulging in the creation of fun and funky music, while providing them with a path forward for the future.

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Parliament’s ‘Gloryhallastoopid (or Pin the Tale on the Funky)’ Turns 45 | Album Anniversary

November 16, 2024 Jesse Ducker
Parliament Gloryhallastoopid (or Pin the Tale on the Funky)

Even if George Clinton knew Parliament’s end was nigh while recording ‘Gloryhallastoopid,’ the group’s eighth studio affair doesn’t sound like a swan song.

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Parliament’s ‘Up For The Down Stroke’ Turns 50 | Album Anniversary

June 29, 2024 Jesse Ducker

‘Up For The Down Stroke’ was a wildly successful first step for the re-imagined Parliament, whose renaissance would continue through the rest of the ’70s.

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Parliament’s ‘Motor Booty Affair’ Turns 45 | Album Anniversary

November 18, 2023 Jesse Ducker
Parliament Motor Booty Affair

One of Parliament’s best and most cohesive projects, ‘Motor Booty Affair’ exemplifies the philosophy that the power of music can conquer anything.

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Parliament’s ‘Funkentelechy vs. the Placebo Syndrome’ Turns 45 | Album Anniversary

November 27, 2022 Jesse Ducker
Parliament Funkentelechy vs. the Placebo Syndrome 1977

A grand call-to-arms to preserve the funk, ‘Funkentelechy vs. the Placebo Syndrome’ exemplifies George Clinton & crew’s distinctive musical vision.

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In ALBUM ANNIVERSARY Tags Parliament, Parliament-Funkadelic, George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell
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Parliament’s ‘The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein’ Turns 45 | Anniversary Retrospective

September 24, 2021 Jesse Ducker
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A perfectly crafted celebration of funk and bliss, George Clinton & crew’s fifth studio affair plays like 40 minutes of revelry.

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Parliament’s ‘Mothership Connection’ Turns 45 | Anniversary Retrospective

December 14, 2020 Jesse Ducker
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George Clinton and crew’s fourth album was the inspiration that transformed their live shows, making them into swirling spectacles, part opera, part circus-like jam sessions.

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