Non-Core Members Albums/Non-Funk Albums

The albums in this section are those most tangentially related to P.Funk. Some of the artists were key P.Funk contributors, like Maceo Parker, Fred Wesley and Dennis Chambers. However, the bulk of their post-P recording career has been in jazz or funky jazz, not really funk. A lot of it is excellent (especially from Maceo), but for someone looking for a guide to essential **P-Funk** albums, these probably won't be the first on your list. Other artists featured here include the works of Roger Troutman, who was briefly a member of Funkadelic and whose early solo works were produced by Funk Mob members; he also had some ex-P.Funkers in his bands, which included the Human Body, Zapp and Roger. Finally, there are also several miscellaneous bands that had somewhat looser ties to P.Funk and/or the P.Funk sound, like Space Cadets, Slavemaster, Hardware, Kiddo, Shining Path, Sly Fox and others. These were new bands that had P.Funkers as actual members, as opposed to session work men.

These albums are arranged in groupings by artist; the artists are arranged in alphabetical order. Then, for each artist, the albums by that artist 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. A list of the artists covered here is below; use the links provided to jump to their location in this album list.

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)
  • TK = Tim Kinley
  • GB = Gilles Bacon
  • MT = Mike Theiss
  • MG = Maria Granditsky
  • MW = Melissa Weber
  • MM = Matt McClellan

    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.

    Artists Covered In This Album List:

    Dennis Chambers
    Eramus Hall
    Hardware
    Human Body (Roger Troutman's group before Zapp)
    The JB Horns
    Kiddo
    Maceo Parker
    Roger
    Shining Path
    Slavemaster
    Sly Fox
    The Space Cadets
    Fred Wesley (solo)
    Zapp



    Dennis Chambers

    Getting Even (1991)

    Detailed Info

    Big City (1991)

    Detailed Info




    Eramus Hall

    Go Head (1984)

    Detailed Info
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    Hardware

    Third Eye Open (1994)

    Detailed Info
    Lyrics




    Human Body (Roger Troutman's group before Zapp)

    Make You Shake It (1984)

    Detailed Info
    Lyrics

    Cosmic Round Up (1985)

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    The JB Horns

    Pee Wee, Fred & Maceo: The JB Horns (1990)

    Detailed Info
    Lyrics

    Funky Good Time/Live (1993)

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    I Like It Like That (1994)

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    Lyrics

    The Legendary Meters featuring The JB Horns:

    Live at the Moonwalker (1994)

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    The Legendary Meters featuring The JB Horns:

    Live at the Moonwalker

    Vol.2 - Second Helping (1994)

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    Kiddo

    Kiddo (1983)

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    Action (1984)

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    Maceo Parker

    For All The King's Men (1990)

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    Lyrics

    Roots Revisted (1990)

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    Mo' Roots (1991)

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    Life On Planet Groove (live) (1992)

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    Horn Riffs For DJ's Volume 1

    (with Fred Wesley) (1992)

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    Southern Exposure (1993)

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    Keep Your Soul Together (1993)

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    Horn Riffs For DJ's Volume 2

    (with Fred Wesley) (1993)

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    Maceo (1994)

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    Lyrics




    Roger

    The Many Facets of Roger (1981)

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    The Saga Continues (1984)

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    Unlimited! (1987)

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    Bridging The Gap (1991)

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    Shining Path

    No Other World (1993)

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    Lyrics




    Slavemaster

    Under the 6 (1994)

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    Lyrics




    Sly Fox

    Let's Go All The Way (1985)

    Detailed Info
    Lyrics




    The Space Cadets

    The Space Cadets (1981)

    Detailed Info
    Lyrics




    Fred Wesley (solo)

    House Party (1980)

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    New Friends (1990)

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    Comme Ci Comme Ca (1991)

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    Swing & Be Funky (1993)

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    To Someone (1993)

    (credited to the Fred Wesley Quartet)

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    Amalgamation (1994)

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    La Bossa~Funk Meets Jazz (1995)

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    Zapp

    Zapp (1980)

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    Zapp II (1982)

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    Zapp III (1983)

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    The New Zapp IV U (1985)

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    Zapp Vibe (1989)

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    All The Greatest of Zapp & Roger (1993)

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