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Product Details

  • Audio CD (June 6, 1995)
  • Original Release Date: June 6, 1995
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Import
  • Label: Polygram UK
  • ASIN: B000001EE1
  • Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #54,244 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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listen  2. Bop Gun (Endangered Species) 8:31$0.99 Buy Track
listen  3. P-Funk (Wants To Get Funked Up) 7:40$0.99 Buy Track
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listen  8. Give Up The Funk (Tear The Roof Off The Sucker) 5:45$0.99 Buy Track
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For legal reasons too complicated to dive into, George Clinton forged two bands, Parliament and Funkadelic, out of what had just been one. In loose terms, Parliament was thought to be the more commercially viable of his insane clown posses, so it's not surprising that most of the tracks on this essential package made it to the radio. And radio never had it so good, since Parliament's idea of Top 40 included timeless dance-floor manifestos like "Flashlight," "Bop Gun," and "Give Up the Funk." This collection is a party on a platter and then some. --Amy Linden

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Clinton fan, December 25, 2000
George Clinton was as much a pioneer as Jimi Hendrix and The Beatles. His psychodelia in music cannot be limited to just that era. The words to the songs are the mark of genius and the group gathered around him always puts in a superior performance. This is a timeless piece that should be in every funk fan's collection.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars undescribable, September 30, 1999
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pure funk, exellent for waking up early on the way to school, work, or wherever you go in the morning. George Clinton'll have you dancing by the time you'll get there.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Classic, March 18, 2000
By Mecca Egypt (Gardena, CA United States) - See all my reviews
This album includes all of Parliament's classic cuts. I might add that a majority of the songs still get heavy airplay on radio stations across the country.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Its good - but don't over rate it
This is mostly a good compilation and is representative of Parliaments' better tracks. Flash light (of course) is a classic. Read more
Published on February 25, 2007 by Simon Gaines

5.0 out of 5 stars Gotta Have This Funk
This compliation of favorites from the Funk mob is a keeper. I purchased this funk to stay funked in my car and to date, it has not disappointed me. Read more
Published on September 14, 2006 by BKenny

5.0 out of 5 stars GET YOUR FUNK ON!!!!!!
In my opinon this is the best compilation offered by Parliament. As a do or die funkateer of the group for close to 30 years this CD doesn't get any better.
Published on March 10, 2003 by J. Worthen

4.0 out of 5 stars funky stuff can't get enough
do yourself a favor and pick up tear the roof off the sucka 1974-1980 if you really wanna get funked up.
Published on August 16, 2001 by Sherance M. Brothers

4.0 out of 5 stars gotta have all that funk
parliament great music funky!!!!their great gota have that funk one of my favorites when in that funky mood this is the one for me
Published on May 25, 2001 by doris anderson

5.0 out of 5 stars Make my funk the P-funk
Great collection of funk, everytime I gotta get the groove, feel the funk, tear the roof off the sucka, or get a hold of a Mothership Connection I load up George Clinton and the... Read more
Published on February 17, 2001 by darb_the_wise

4.0 out of 5 stars More songs but less order than The Bomb (Greatest Hits).
The music on this, or any Parliament/Funkadelic CD, deserves five stars. As a compilation, however, I'm only giving it four stars. Read more
Published on January 18, 2000 by PFunkster

5.0 out of 5 stars the all funk all-stars
this group was so funky.taking a bit of James,a little of Sly,a little of Jimi,a touch of Motown and the rest out of there future ristic minds. Read more
Published on September 19, 1999

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