Connections & Disconnections
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Connections & Disconnections is a renegade Funkadelic
album, performed by original Parliaments
members Fuzzy Haskins
, Calvin Simon
and Grady Thomas
. The album was released in 1980 in Germany, under the title 42,9 %, and in 1981 in the United States. It was reissue
d by Rhino Records in 1992 with the title Who's a Funkadelic?.
enterprise was starting to crumble. This was caused by a combination of factors, from George Clinton
's poor financial management to a clash of interests between the many musicians that had been signed up over the years. Many of the band's key members departed, including Glenn Goins, to form Quazar, and Jerome Brailey to form Mutiny. Three singers who had been with Clinton in The Parliaments
since the late 1950s, Haskins, Simon, and Thomas, departed in protest in 1977 because they felt increasingly sidelined by the influx of new P-Funk musicians. They formed their own band and called it Funkadelic, recording Connections & Disconnections. The use of the name Funkadelic resulted in an increasingly bitter and acrimonious legal dispute with Clinton's organization, which would only serve to accelerate the disintegration of Parliament-Funkadelic
.
Connections & Disconnections was re-released in 1992 on CD as Who's A Funkadelic?.
Funkadelic
Funkadelic was an American band most prominent during the 1970s. The band and its sister act Parliament, both led by George Clinton, began the funk music culture of that decade.-History:...
album, performed by original Parliaments
The Parliaments
The Parliaments were a doo-wop quintet from Plainfield, New Jersey, formed in the back room of a barbershop in the late 1950s and named after the cigarette brand. After some early personnel changes their lineup solidified with George Clinton, Ray Davis, Fuzzy Haskins, Calvin Simon, and Grady Thomas...
members Fuzzy Haskins
Fuzzy Haskins
Clarence Eugene "Fuzzy" Haskins is a former singer with 1950s and 1960s doo-wop group, The Parliaments. He is a founding member of the groundbreaking and influential 1970s funk bands Parliament and Funkadelic, also known as Parliament-Funkadelic. He left Parliament-Funkadelic in 1977 to pursue a...
, Calvin Simon
Calvin Simon
Calvin Eugene Simon is a former member of the bands Parliament and Funkadelic. He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, inducted in 1997 with fifteen other members of Parliament-Funkadelic....
and Grady Thomas
Grady Thomas
Grady Thomas is a former member of the bands Parliament and Funkadelic. He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, inducted in 1997 with fifteen other members of Parliament-Funkadelic...
. The album was released in 1980 in Germany, under the title 42,9 %, and in 1981 in the United States. It was reissue
Reissue
A reissue is the repeated issue of a published work. In common usage, it refers to an album which has been released at least once before and is released again, sometimes with alterations or additions....
d by Rhino Records in 1992 with the title Who's a Funkadelic?.
Significance
At the end of the 1970s, the Parliament-FunkadelicParliament-Funkadelic
Parliament-Funkadelic is a funk, soul and rock music collective headed by George Clinton. Their style has been dubbed P-Funk. Collectively the group has existed under various names since the 1960s and has been known for top-notch musicianship, politically charged lyrics, outlandish concept albums...
enterprise was starting to crumble. This was caused by a combination of factors, from George Clinton
George Clinton (musician)
George Clinton is an American singer, songwriter, bandleader, and music producer and the principal architect of P-Funk. He was the mastermind of the bands Parliament and Funkadelic during the 1970s and early 1980s, and launched a solo career in 1981. He has been cited as one of the foremost...
's poor financial management to a clash of interests between the many musicians that had been signed up over the years. Many of the band's key members departed, including Glenn Goins, to form Quazar, and Jerome Brailey to form Mutiny. Three singers who had been with Clinton in The Parliaments
The Parliaments
The Parliaments were a doo-wop quintet from Plainfield, New Jersey, formed in the back room of a barbershop in the late 1950s and named after the cigarette brand. After some early personnel changes their lineup solidified with George Clinton, Ray Davis, Fuzzy Haskins, Calvin Simon, and Grady Thomas...
since the late 1950s, Haskins, Simon, and Thomas, departed in protest in 1977 because they felt increasingly sidelined by the influx of new P-Funk musicians. They formed their own band and called it Funkadelic, recording Connections & Disconnections. The use of the name Funkadelic resulted in an increasingly bitter and acrimonious legal dispute with Clinton's organization, which would only serve to accelerate the disintegration of Parliament-Funkadelic
Parliament-Funkadelic
Parliament-Funkadelic is a funk, soul and rock music collective headed by George Clinton. Their style has been dubbed P-Funk. Collectively the group has existed under various names since the 1960s and has been known for top-notch musicianship, politically charged lyrics, outlandish concept albums...
.
Track listing
- "Phunklords" (Haskins, Mims, Simon, Thomas, Powers) – 5:35
- "You'll Like It Too" (Haskins, Simon, Thomas, Williams, McEvoy) – 4:29
- "The Witch" (Haskins, Jackson, Simon, Thomas, Drake) – 9:31
- "Connections and Disconnections" (Geter, Haskins, Mims, Simon, Thomas) – 5:02
- "Come Back" (Haskins, Simon, Thomas, Mims, Powers) – 4:32
- "Call The Doctor" (Drake, Haskins, Mims, Simon, Thomas) – 5:14
- "Who's A Funkadelic" (Haskins, Mims, Simon, Thomas) – 5:47
Connections & Disconnections was re-released in 1992 on CD as Who's A Funkadelic?.
Personnel
- Fuzzy HaskinsFuzzy HaskinsClarence Eugene "Fuzzy" Haskins is a former singer with 1950s and 1960s doo-wop group, The Parliaments. He is a founding member of the groundbreaking and influential 1970s funk bands Parliament and Funkadelic, also known as Parliament-Funkadelic. He left Parliament-Funkadelic in 1977 to pursue a...
- vocals & percussion - Calvin SimonCalvin SimonCalvin Eugene Simon is a former member of the bands Parliament and Funkadelic. He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, inducted in 1997 with fifteen other members of Parliament-Funkadelic....
- vocals & percussion - Grady ThomasGrady ThomasGrady Thomas is a former member of the bands Parliament and Funkadelic. He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, inducted in 1997 with fifteen other members of Parliament-Funkadelic...
- vocals & percussion - Michael Williams - keyboards, guitar & vocals
- Billy Mims - clavinet, guitar, vocals
- Ben Powers Jr - drums, bass & vocals
- John Quad Wiley - keyboards & vocals
- Stan Thorn - keyboards
- Ken Blackmon - bass
- Thomas "Pae-dog" McEvoyThomas "Pae-dog" McEvoyThomas "Pae-dog" McEvoy was a fringe member of Funkadelic and one of the most influential jazz horn players of the 1980s...
- jazz horn - Dede Dickerson - background musician
- Ngoh Spencer - background musician
- Vicky Randal - background musician
- Betty Jo Drake - background musician
External links
- Connections & Disconnections at DiscogsDiscogsDiscogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...