This week is WFMU's 'Singles Going Steady' week to get ready for the record fair October 22nd though 24th so I'll be putting up a different 7" every day.
The title says it all. PARRTY! This is a fun little funk groove produced and written by The Hit Man, The Godfather Of Soul himself, Mr. James Brown and features his (and sometimes George Clinton's) Saxophonist, Maceo Parker. This was released on most commercially successful of James Brown's labels, the People label.
We're living in really sad times. Lots of important people have been dying in the past couple years, but few have hit me as hard as Gary Shider's death just a few days ago.
Gary needed no introduction and no words need be said about him. He deserves both those things, though. Besides being one hell of a singer and guitar player, he was also such a huge persona on stage. He also seemed to be the glue that kept The P-Funk on the one for so long. He and George met in the mid 60s but didn't record together until 1971. He quickly became an integral part of the P-funk camp and would be for the next 40 years. George aside, Gary had to be the longest active P-funk member.
Parlet was a vocal spin-off group from the P-Funk. It was originally intended to be The Parlettes, the female companion to the male Parliaments, much like Motown's The Primes and The Primettes. When things got funkier for George he shortened the name to Parlet.
So here it is. All The usual names; Goins, Catfish, Bootsy, Kid Funkadelic, Bernie and of course Gary Shider. George Clinton's only credit on this record is co-producing it and co-writing 3 of the 6 tracks.
You know it's gonna be good. It really is strange that this stuff isn't available to buy. Especially since you can buy all the Parliament albums for under 10 bucks a piece (except the first and last).
Gary's family is trying to raise some money to help with various medical bills and other costs. Please come out to a Funkraiser or donate through their website.
Rest In P, Gary...
Track listing:
Side A: 1. Ridin' High 2. No Rump To Bump 3. Don't Ever Stop (Lovin' Me, Needin Me')
Side B: 1. Booty Snatchers 2. You're Leaving 3. Huff-N-Puff
First off, welcome to Vinyl Dump. A way to revitalize some forgotten records. This site will only post digital copies of records that never had an official pressing on CD and also some hard to find, out of print albums. If a link is no longer active please email me and I will repost it unless it has been permanently taken down. If you are the rightful owner of a recording I am linking to and have a problem with the music being shared please let me know and I will remove the link. If anyone has a specific album that they would like to mail me to rip and post please let me know. I'd be more than happy to do it. As long as it doesn't suck.
This week is WFMU's 'Singles Going Steady' week to get ready for the record fair October 22nd though 24th so I'll be putting up a different 7" every day.
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