Federation Of Tackheads is an album by the 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...

 spin off act, Jimmy G and the Tackheads. The band was led by George Clinton

George Clinton (funk 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 younger brother Jimmy Giles and features various musicians and singers from the P-Funk

P-Funk

P-Funk is a shorthand term for the repertoire and performers associated with George Clinton and the Parliament-Funkadelic collective and the distinctive style of funk music they performed...

 musical collective.

Federation Of Tackheads was released in 1985 by Capitol Records

Capitol Records

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. It was produced by Clinton, Steve Washington, DeWayne "Blackbyrd" McKnight, and Garry Shider

Garry Shider

Garry Marshall Shider was an American musician and guitarist. He was musical director of the P-Funk All-Stars for much of their history. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997, with fifteen other members of Parliament-Funkadelic.-Early life:Shider was born in Plainfield, New...

.

In 2004, EMI

EMI

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 in the UK reissued the album Federation Of Tackheads featuring liner notes written by Rickey Vincent, author of Funk: The Music, The People, and the Rhythm of the One.

Track listing

1. "Break My Heart" (Clinton, Washington, Washington) (released as 12" single Capitol V-15215)
2. "Clockwork" (Johnson, Clinton, Washington)
3. "All Or Nothin'" (Clinton, Washington, Washington)
4. "Lies" (J. Keaton, E. Eatmon) (released as 12" single Capitol V-8648)
5. "Slingshot" (Clinton, Washington, Shider)
6. "I Want Yo Daughter" (Keaton, Rogers, Clinton, Williamson)'

Personnel

• Guitars: DeWayne "Blackbyrd" McKnight, Steve Washington, Garry Shider
  Garry Shider
  Garry Marshall Shider was an American musician and guitarist. He was musical director of the P-Funk All-Stars for much of their history. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997, with fifteen other members of Parliament-Funkadelic.-Early life:Shider was born in Plainfield, New...
  
  , Tony Thomas, Andre Foxxe
• Bass: Jimmy G, Steve Washington
• Drums: Dean Ragland
• Drum programming: Steve Washington, Jimmy G and Steve Washington on "Lies"
• Keyboards: Steve Washington
• Vocals: Jimmy G, Robert Johnson, George Clinton, Garry Shider, Ron Ford, Sheila Washington, Linda Shider, Sandra Feva, Mallia Franklin
  Mallia Franklin
  Mallia Franklin was a vocalist with P-Funk and was also known as the Queen of Funk. She introduced friends George Clinton and Bootsy Collins in 1971...
  
  , Pat Lewis, Daryl Clinton, Cheryl James, Patty Curry, Lige Curry, Dean Ragland, Joe Harris, Rod Simpson, Kenny Colton