Track Listing:
(Note, the "U", "E" and "J" refer to what versions of the 4CD live set
the song can be found on. A "U" refers to the US version, a "J" to
the Japanese version, and an "E" to the European version. Combinations
of those letters simply mean that this same exact version can be found
on that combination of sets. Note that the sets share similar songlists,
but many of the songs are from different times and locations.)
Disc 1:
1 Funk Gettin' Ready To Roll/I Got A Thing 11:47 (U)
{G Clinton, Walter Morrison}/{G Clinton, Clarence Haskins}
2 Cosmic Slop 7:49 (U)
3 Give Up The Funk/May We Funk You (U)
{G Clinton, B Worrell, Jerome Brailey}/{G Clinton} 15:21
4 Red Hot Mama {G Clinton} 9:53 (U)
5 Into You {G Clinton, Walter Morrison, W Collins} 7:06 (U)
6 Standing On The Verge/Headstrong (U, E)
/{G Clinton, Ty Lampkin, Larry Fratangelo} 13:50
7 Atomic Dog 11:44 (U, J)
Track 1: Howard Theatre: Washington DC, 11/2/1978
Track 2-6: Howard Theatre: Washington DC, 11/1/1978
Track 7: Hara Arena, Dayton, OH 1981
Disc 2:
1 Smoke Gets In Your Eyes/Maggot Brain {Kern, Harbach}/ 12:50 (U)
2 One Nation Under A Groove {G Clinton, W Morrison, Garry Shider} 15:54 (U)
3 Mothership Connection 7:24 (U)
4 Let's Take It To The Stage 10:14 (U, E, J)
5 Do That Stuff 6:01 (U, E, J)
6 Undisco Kidd 8:49 (U, E, J)
7 Children of Production 3:01 (U)
8 Electric Spanking of War Babies {G Clinton, W Morrison} 4:19 (U, E)
9 Comin' Round The Mountain 4:31 (U, E, J)
Track 1-3: Howard Theatre, Washington DC 11/1/1978
Track 4-7: San Diego Arena, San Diego CA, 1/23/1977
Track 8: Bootleg 1981
Track 9: Bootleg Denver 1976
Disc 3:
1 Funkentelechy/We Are The Funkadelic {G Clinton}/{G Clinton} 24:17 (U, E, J)
2 Bop Gun {G Clinton, W Collins} 11:33 (U, E, J)
3 It Ain't Illegal Yet {G Clinton} 1:45 (U, E, J)
4 Flash Light {G Clinton, W Collins, B Worrell} 4:52 (U)
5 Won't You Dance {G Clinton} 1:57 (U, E, J)
6 Quickie {A Williams, S Linn, R Evans, R Ford} 2:53 (U, E, J)
7 Aqua Boogie {G Clinton} 7:30 (U, E, J)
8 I Wanna Know If It's Good To You {G Clinton} 4:38 (U, E, J)
9 Up For The Down Stroke {G Clinton} 5:13 (U, E, J)
10 Hit It Or Quit It {G Clinton} 3:49 (U, J)
11 Gamin' On Ya {G Clinton, W Collins, B Worrell} 2:16 (U, J)
12 Put Your Hands Together {G Clinton} 2:12 (U, E?)
13 Dog You Out {G Clinton} 2:57 (U)
Track 1-3: Hampton Coliseum, Hampton VA, 6/3/1978
Track 4: Bootleg, 1980
Track 5-9: Kawasaki Citta, Tokyo, Japan 8/5/1993
Track 10-11: Chicago 1993
Track 12: Kawasaki Citta, Tokyo, Japan, 8/7/1993
Track 13: Kawasaki Citta, Tokyo, Japan 8/6/1993
Disc 4:
1 P.Funk (Wants To Get Funked Up) 10:11 (U, E, J)
2 You Do Me {B Woods} 4:46 (U, E, J)
3 Nickel Bag of Solos (U, E, J)
{G Clinton, Gary Hudgins, Greg Boyer, DeWayne McKnight} 18:54
4 I Call My Baby Pussy {G Clinton, Eddie Hazel, Billy Nelson} 5:15 (U, J)
5 Babblin' Kabbabie {Tracey Lewis} 2:44 (U)
6 Yank My Doodle/Sum'Else {T Lewis}/{T Lewis} 3:02 (U, E, J)
7 First Things First {G Clinton} 6:26 (U)
8 Southwick {Maceo Parker} 9:20 (U)
9 I'll Bet You {G Clinton, Sidney Barnes, Theresa Lindsay} 3:18 (U, E)
10 No Head, No Backstage Pass {Ron Bykowski} 2:24 (U, E)
11 Lifted {D McKnight} 7:58 (U, E, J)
Track 1: Chicago 1992
Track 2: Belita Woods: Chicago 1992
Track 3: Chicago 1992
Track 4: Kawasaki Citta, Tokyo, Japan 8/5/1993
Track 5: Louie Kabbabie, Kawasaki Citta, Tokyo, Japan 8/6/1993
Track 6: TreyLewd: Memphis TN, 1993
Track 7-9: Bootleg: Sugar Shack 1972
Track 10: Chicago 1992
Track 11: Los Angeles, 1981
1993 Tour Personnel:
Vocals: George Clinton, Garry Shider, Michael "Clip" Payne, TreyLewd,
Belita Woods, Gary "Mudbone" Cooper, Robert "P-Nut" Johnson, Greg Boyer,
Greg Thomas, Grady Thomas
Guitar: Garry Shider, TreyLewd
Lead Guitar: Michael Hampton
2nd Lead Guitar, Band Leader: Blackbyrd McKnight
Rhythm Guitar: Cordell Mosson
Rhythm Guitar, Wedding Dress: Andre Williams
Bass: Lige Curry, Jeff "Cherokee" Bunn, Star Cullars
Background Vocals: Cordell Mosson, Lige Curry
Keyboard: Gary Hudgins
Baritone Vocals: Ray Davis
Drums: Barry Chenault, Frank Waddy, Guy Curtis
Percussion, Bullhorn: Michael "Clip" Payne
Trombone: Greg Boyer
Sax: Greg Thomas
Trumpet: Bennie Cowan
Rapper: Louie "Babblin'" Kabbabie, Underground Angel (Nichole Tindell),
TreyLewd
Sir Nose II: Carlos Mc Murray
Producer: George Clinton
Rating: RC: ****1/2
Comments: RC: If this is George Clinton's answer to the bootleg concert tapes that keep popping up, it's an eloquent one. Song credits are listed when they differ from the originals, and they differ wildly here. Perhaps this occurred as a result of putting this project together quickly. There is an incredible assortment of live material here, although the best by far is the 1978 material. The 1972 material is not of the greatest quality sound-wise, but it is very interesting. They also wisely put on one of their best live triumphs ever: "Comin' Round The Mountain"! This is from the Rocky Mountain Shakedown boot that's very popular, and it blows away the original studio tune. The 1993 material is a little weaker, but there's a lot of variety here. It's impossible to capture the full experience of a P.Funk show on tape, but this comes pretty close.
The packaging isn't that exciting. A few photos, some small articles, some quotes, and that's about it. Note that this is also available on cassette. Some of the truly special treats here are live versions of "Funk Gettin' Ready To Roll", "Into You", "Standing On The Verge...", and of course the 1972 Sugar Shack material. This includes Bootsy and Catfish as Funkadelics, with Bootsy doing the bassline for "Cosmic Slop" during the loose jam called "First Things First", and Fuzzy singing "Cookie Jar."
JJ: From a quality standpoint, the recordings aren't that great, and the audience is virtually missing from some tracks. I guess my thing is that the other two live albums represent single nights in the history of a band that has toured for 25 years. Despite sloppy titling, inconsistent mixes (shucks, it's about 12 different shows), and weird song sequencing, it gives us: live Junie, Funkadelic as an underground band with teenage Bootsy in '72, the Great Resurgence of '93, and a slew of "rare" Funkadelic songs that would never make a "mainstream" live set.
Trite historical notes: The P-Funk version heard here was not the Oct '92 show, but the March '93 show. Also, you may have noticed that the Flashlight is the same version as the Beverly Theatre Westbound release, but mis-dated (along with Atomic Dog) as 1981. It was 1983. Also, the "Think- It Ain't Illegal Yet" on this set is properly credited (I think) to the June '78 Hampton Va. show, tho it's the same track credited differently on the One Nation album.