Live: P-Funk Earth Tour

Live: P-Funk Earth Tour is a live double album by Parliament that documents the band's 1977 P-Funk Earth Tour. The performances include songs from Parliament's albums through The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein as well as songs from the Funkadelic repertoire. The album is made up of portions of two performances from January 1977 at the Oakland Coliseum Arena and the Los Angeles Forum.

The track "The Landing (Of The Holy Mothership)" is a musical montage that mixes clips of various P-Funk recordings with broadcast news-style commentary from George Clinton. The original vinyl release contained a 22 × 33" inch poster of George Clinton dressed as Dr. Funkenstein (photo by Diem Jones), as well as an iron-on T-shirt transfer that boasted the slogan "Take Funk To Heaven in '77!". "Parliament Live" became the group's third album to be certified gold.

Track listing

1. "P-Funk (Wants To Get Funked Up)" – 6:13 (released as a 12" promo single-Casablanca NBD 20103 DJ)
2. "Dr. Funkenstein's Supergroovalisticprosifunkstication Medley" – 4:58
3. "Do That Stuff" – 5:14
4. "The Landing (Of The Holy Mothership)" – 3:04 (released as the b-side of "Fantasy Is Reality")
5. "The Undisco Kidd (The Girl Is Bad!)" – 7:02
6. "Children of Production" – 2:50
7. "Mothership Connection (Star Child)" – 5:51
8. "Swing Down, Sweet Chariot" – 5:06 (released as a 12" promo single-Casablanca NBD 20103 DJ)
9. "This Is The Way We Funk With You" – 5:03
10. "Dr. Funkenstein" – 15:07
11. "Gamin' On Ya!" – 4:09 (released as a 12" promo single-Casablanca NBD 20103 DJ)
12. "Tear The Roof Off The Sucker Medley" – 4:57
13. "Night Of The Thumpasorus People" – 6:13
14. "Fantasy Is Reality" – 6:40 (released as a single-Casablanca 892 and 12" single-Casablanca 20103 DJ)

Note: The last track from the original double LP release, "Fantasy Is Reality", was omitted on the CD reissue due to space restrictions.

Personnel

• Vocals: George Clinton, Calvin Simon, Fuzzy Haskins, Raymond Davis, Grady Thomas, Garry Shider, Glenn Goins, Debbie Wright, Jeanette Washington
• Horns: Fred Wesley, Maceo Parker, Rick Gardner, Richard Griffith
• Bass: Cordell Mosson, Bootsy Collins
• Guitars: Garry Shider, Michael Hampton, Glen Goins, Eddie Hazel
• Drums & Percussion: Jerome Brailey
• Keyboards & Synthesizers: Bernie Worrell
• Extra-Singing Clones: Lynn Mabry, Dawn Silva, Gary Cooper
• Lead Snore on "This Is The Way We Funk With You": Michael Hampton
• Horn Arrangements: Bernie Worrell & Fred Wesley
• Rhythm Arrangements: Bootsy Collins & George Clinton

References

External links

• Parliament Live – P.Funk Earth Tour at Discogs

1. P-Funk Earth Tour
2. Tales of Kidd Funkadelic
3. Parliament discography
4. P-Funk mythology
5. Funkentelechy vs. the Placebo Syndrome
6. A Funk Odyssey
7. Keane (band)
8. Oakland Coliseum
9. P-Funk Mothership
10. List of P-Funk projects
11. Kia Forum
12. Parliament-Funkadelic
13. Oakland Arena
14. The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein
15. George Clinton (funk musician)
16. George Clinton: The Mothership Connection
17. Maceo Parker
18. Bernie Worrell
19. Earth, Wind & Fire
20. Red Hot Chili Peppers