Charly
Funkadelic - The Electric Spanking of War Babies (Green Fluorescent Vinyl)
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Released
in
1981&
the
last
in
a
decade-long
run
of
Top
50
R&B
albums,
‘The
Electric
Spanking
Of
War
Babies’
was
the
band’s
twelfth
studio
LP
&
featured
several
players
new
to
the
Funkadelic
line-up,
notably
Sly
Stone.
With
its
allusions
to
the
Vietnam
War
&
US
imperialism,
George
Clinton’s
project
was
destined
to
court
controversy
from
the
start,
not
least
for
its
uncompromising
sleeve
art
which
original
label
Warner
Bros.
censored.
Described
by
Robert
Christgau
as
“the
solidest,
weirdest
chunk
of
P-Funk
since
one
nation
gathered
under
a
groove”
&
originally
conceived
as
a
double
LP,
many
tracks
saw
release
on
Clinton’s
later
P-Funk
projects.
Arguably,
it
is
better
for
having
been
précised
down
to
a
single
album
while
still
spawning
two
hit
singles,
the
title
track
(US
R&B
No.
60)
&
‘Shockwaves’
(US
R&B
No.53).
FUNKADELIC
Masterminded
by
the
larger-than-life
figure
of
George
Clinton,
Funkadelic
was
a
key
component
of
his
influential
P-Funk
empire.
Funkadelic’s
unique
combination
of
Rock,
Psychedelia,
R&B
&
Soul
led
to
the
band
crossing
over
to
the
pop
mainstream
&
gaining
a
vast
international
following,
becoming
one
of
the
most
important
&
influential
groups
in
music.
On
6
May
1997,
Parliament
/
Funkadelic
were
inducted
into
the
Rock
&
Roll
Hall
Of
Fame
by
Prince.
To
commemorate
six
decades
of
thrilling
&
delighting
fans,
George
Clinton
returned
to
the
stage
in
2022
for
a
series
of
concerts.
To
celebrate,
Charly
have
reissued
Funkadelic’s
classic
four
albums
‘Hardcore
Jollies’;
‘One
Nation
Under
A
Groove’;
‘Uncle
Jam
Wants
You’;
&
‘The
Electric
Spanking
Of
War
Babies’
(originally
released
by
Warner
Bros
during
a
golden
period
for
the
band
between
1976-1981).
Each
album
will
be
available
as
deluxe
gatefold
Digi-Sleeve
CDs
in
PVC
wallets
+
obi-strip
&
facsimile-edition
gatefold
LPs
on
180-gram
black
vinyl
&
limited
edition
180-gram
colored
vinyl
+
1970s-style
obi-strip
in
a
protective
PVC
sleeve.
“They
played
a
HUGE
role
in
creating
the
future
of
music.”
PRINCE
Tracklisting
1.
The
Electric
Spanking
of
War
Babies
2.
Electro-Cuties
3.
Funk
Gets
Stronger,
Pt.
1
4.
Brettino’s
Bounce
5.
Funk
Gets
Stronger
(Killer
Millimeter
Longer
Version)
/
She
Loves
You
6.
Shockwaves
7.
Oh,
I
8.
Icka
Prick
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