The Archival Album List

This section of the discography concentrates on archival material - albums containing old material previously unavailable. The principle members of this list are the George Clinton Family Series discs and related compilations. Also described here are the four-disc live compilations (U.S., European, and Japanese versions) covering Funkadelic, Parliament, George Clinton, and the P-Funk All Stars from 1972 through 1993. Finally, the Sample Some Of Disc... series, which provide snippets of P-Funk material to facilitate sampling, are described here.

These albums are arranged in chronological order based on release date. Each album has a "detailed info" link which will provide you such items as track listings and timings, personnel, ratings by various reviewers, and additional comments.

If the album is composed at least in part of tracks which are not duplicated on earlier albums, a link to the lyrics for the songs on that album will be provided as well. Meanwhile, in the track listings, links to the lyrics for each individual song are provided.

Reviews and comments for these albums are provided by:

  • RC = Rob Clough (administrator of The Motherpage)
  • MW = Melissa Weber
  • TK = Tim Kinley
  • JB = Jon Brode
  • JJ = Jay Julian
  • GZ = George Zipperlen (creator of the original template for this discography, with time breakdown and rating system)

    The ratings given for each album are 'within P-Funk,' and on the 1 to 5 star scale.

    *****   Essential, not allowed on the Mothership without it
    ****    Mostly excellent cuts
    ***     A few weak tracks, or a concept which doesn't hold up
    **      One or two good tracks
    *       Relatively weak
    
    GZ: Note that the lower rated albums, still rate high compared to unfunk!

    RC : A note on writing credits. For each particular album, I will list the first and last name of the writer only when it is their first appearance on that album. Thus, Garry Shider's first appearance on an album will earn him that full listing, but he will be listed as G Shider if he has any other songs on that particular album. There are three notable exceptions: George Clinton, William "Bootsy" Collins, and Bernie Worrell, who will be listed as G Clinton, W (or B) Collins, and B Worrell, respectively, for every album's track listing. The reason is because those three wrote the bulk of the P.Funk catalog. If a writer's full name is not listed, it's probably because I don't know it, in which case I would appreciate being given that information.

    Additional comments:

    Note that the European versions of the Family Series discs are somewhat different from the U.S. versions. Typically, the tracks are allocated to different discs than they are for the U.S. versions, and the cover art is different. For track listings for the European versions, look here.


    Go Fer Yer Funk (1992)

    (Clinton Family Series Volume I)

    Detailed Info
    Lyrics

    "P" Is The Funk (1993)

    (Clinton Family Series Volume II)

    Detailed Info
    Lyrics

    Bubblegum Gangster (1993) (CD5)

    Detailed Info
    Lyrics

    Plush Funk (1993)

    (Clinton Family Series Volume III)

    Detailed Info
    Lyrics

    Sample Some of Disc, Sample Some of DAT Vol I (1993)

    (George Clinton)

    Detailed Info

    Sample Some of Disc, Sample Some of DAT Vol II (1993)

    (George Clinton)

    Detailed Info

    Dance On the Wild Side (1993)

    (Dance Compilation Volume 1)

    Detailed Info
    Lyrics

    Greatest Hits Live 1972-1993 (1993)

    (Funkadelic-Parliament-George Clinton

    & The P-Funk All Stars)

    Detailed Info
    Lyrics

    If It Ain't On P-Vine, It Ain't P-Funk! (1993) (CD3)

    Detailed Info
    Lyrics

    Live 1976-1993 (1993) (Japanese import)

    (Parliament-Funkadelic)

    Detailed Info
    Lyrics

    Live 1976-1993 (1994) (European Import)

    (Parliament-Funkadelic)

    Detailed Info
    Lyrics

    Testing Positive For The Funk (1994)

    (Clinton Family Series Volume IV)

    Detailed Info
    Lyrics

    A Fifth of Funk (1994)

    (Clinton Family Series Volume V)

    Detailed Info
    Lyrics

    P-Funk Unreleased Remix (1994)

    Detailed Info
    Lyrics

    Sample Some of Disc, Sample Some of DAT Vol III (1995)

    (George Clinton)

    Detailed Info

    The Best (1995)

    Detailed Info
    Lyrics