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Parliament Mothership Connection (Conexión Maternal) Mp3, Flac, Wma Parliament Mothership Connection (Conexión Maternal) mp3, flac, wma DOWNLOAD LINKS (Clickable) Genre: Funk / Soul Album: Mothership Connection (Conexión Maternal) Country: Spain Released: 1976 Style: P.Funk, Funk MP3 version RAR size: 1446 mb FLAC version RAR size: 1272 mb WMA version RAR size: 1476 mb Rating: 4.5 Votes: 675 Other Formats: MOD MIDI AA AU VOX MP2 VQF Tracklist Hide Credits P. Funk (Wants To Get Funked Up) A1 7:42 Written-By – B. Worrell*, B. Collins*, G. Clinton* Mothership Connection (Star Child) A2 6:14 Written-By – B. Worrell*, B. Collins*, G. Clinton* Unfunky UFO A3 4:24 Written-By – B. Collins*, G. Shider*, G. Clinton* Supergroovalisticprosifunkstication B1 5:01 Written-By – B. Worrell*, B. Collins*, G. Shider*, G. Clinton* Handcuffs B2 4:01 Written-By – G. Clinton*, G. Goins*, J. McLaughlin* Give Up The Funk (Tear The Roof Off The Sucker) B3 5:45 Written-By – B. Collins*, G. Clinton*, J. Brailey* Night Of The Thumpasorus Peoples B4 5:12 Written-By – B. Collins*, G. Shider*, G. Clinton* Credits Arranged By [Horns] – Bernie Worrell, Fred Wesley Arranged By [Rhythm] – Bootsie Collins*, George Clinton Art Direction, Design – Gribbitt* Backing Vocals [Extraterrestial Voices], Handclaps [Good Time Hand Clappers] – Archie Ivy, Bryna Chimenti, Debbie Edwards, Debra Wright*, Gary Cooper*, Pam Vincent, Rasputin Boutte, Sidney Barnes, Taka Kahn Bass – Bootsie Collins*, Cordell Mosson Drums, Percussion – Bootsie Collins*, Gary Cooper*, Jerome Brailey, Tiki Fulwood Engineer – Ralph (Oops) Jim Callow*, Jim Vitti Guitar – Bootsie Collins*, Gary Shider*, Glen Goins, Michael Hampton Horns – Boom , Fred Wesley, Joe Farrell, Macco Parker*, Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker Keyboards, Synthesizer – Bernie Worrell Management – R.S.A. 3 Mastered By – Allen Zentz Photography By – David Alexander Vocals – Bootsie Collins*, Calvin Simon, Fuzzy Haskins, Gary Shider*, George Clinton, Glen Goins, Grady Thomas, Ray Davis Barcode and Other Identifiers Depósito Legal: B 29561-1976 Other versions Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year Mothership Connection (LP, NBLP 7022 Parliament Casablanca NBLP 7022 US 1975 Album) Mothership Connection (CD, PHCR-4184 Parliament Casablanca PHCR-4184 Japan 1993 Album, RE) Mothership Connection (LP, FL-2750 Parliament First Record FL-2750 Taiwan 1975 Album, Unofficial) Mothership Connection (CD, P2 24502 Parliament Casablanca P2 24502 US Unknown Album, Club, RE) Mothership Connection (8- NBLP 87022 Parliament Casablanca NBLP 87022 US 1975 Trk, Album) Related Music albums to Mothership Connection (Conexión Maternal) by Parliament George Clinton And The P-Funk Allstars - George Clinton And The P-Funk Allstars T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M. ( The Awesome Power Of A Fully Operational Mothership ) Parliament - Funkentelechy Vs. The Placebo Syndrome Parliament - Tear The Roof Off The Sucker (Give Up The Funk) Parliament - Chocolate City Bernie Worrell - All The Woo In The World Parliament - Mothership Connection Funkadelic - Hardcore Jollies Parliament / Funkadelic - The Mothership Connection Live 1976 Fred Wesley And The Horny Horns Featuring Maceo Parker - A Blow For Me, A Toot To You Parliament - Motor Booty Affair.
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