By publicimageltd. (65.142.87.13) on Tuesday, July 22, 2003 - 10:33 pm:

In celebration of Clinton's 63rd birthday, Judy Adams on WDET ended her show with a great set of obscure Clinton material covering the entire 35+ years of his career. My question is, when will we ever see a re-issue of the original Parliments material from 66-67?

By Heikki (62.248.249.36) on Wednesday, July 23, 2003 - 01:07 am:

Hi!
Didn't Clinton kick off his career in the mid-50s with the first set of the Parliaments?
Anybody know, how to contact him SOON - so far, no luck!
Best regards
Heikki

By Tony Russi (68.210.2.160) on Wednesday, July 23, 2003 - 07:50 am:

Happy Birthday George Clinton!Keep On Funkin'!!

By medusa9e2003 (66.73.9.210) on Wednesday, July 23, 2003 - 08:11 am:

~~~Happy Birthday Dr. Funkenstein~~~

By Common (209.2.55.170) on Wednesday, July 23, 2003 - 08:37 am:

Bow wow wow, yipee yo yipee ye! Happy funky Birthday to the Atomic Dog himself, Mr. George Clinton!

By stephanie (64.63.221.187) on Wednesday, July 23, 2003 - 09:49 am:

Happy Bday
Stephanie PS The Atomic Dog!!

By MEL&THEN SOME (217.14.178.54) on Wednesday, July 23, 2003 - 10:17 am:

All the best
to simply
one of the best(andthensome)
mel.

By KevGo (64.115.26.80) on Wednesday, July 23, 2003 - 10:33 am:

Happy Birthday to Uncle Jam himself, George Clinton!

Kevin Goins - KevGo

By KevGo (64.115.26.80) on Wednesday, July 23, 2003 - 10:41 am:

publicimageltd:
The folks at Goldmine Soul Supply did reissue a Parliaments collection years ago called "Testify -in" (sp) which included their Golden World & Revilot releases.

"(I Wanna) Testify" is available on a compilation by MCA/Varese Sarabande produced by radio dj Dick Bartley. Here's the URL:
http://www.varesesarabande.com/details.asp?pid=302%2D066%2D186%2D2

Otherwise, it's up to the estate of Lebaron Taylor (owner of Revilot) and the gang at Universal Motown (Motown bought out Golden World in the 1960s) to put together a Parliaments collection and release it.

Kevin Goins - KevGo

By R&B (138.238.41.118) on Wednesday, July 23, 2003 - 12:46 pm:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY YOU OLD FUNKSTER YOU!

By LTLFTC (12.210.76.205) on Wednesday, July 23, 2003 - 12:50 pm:

Kev;
Do you know whether the Goldmine cd is legit ?
I've had it for several years - it's the original Goldmine issue , titled "Parliaments Classics - I Wanna Testify" ( I've since seen another version with the infamous '67 Parliaments photo on the cover. This version has the '69 "Good Old Music" era photo - ALMOST counterculture - on the front)
Anyway, the back cover says 'liscensed exclusively to Goldmine/Soul Supply ' but I'm quite sure at least a few tracks are mastered from vinyl. Any Info?

Steve K

By KevGo (64.115.26.80) on Wednesday, July 23, 2003 - 01:08 pm:

Steve:
Goldmine is a do & don't - they do get permission to use some masters and they don't for others.

Any licensing credit line should read "licensed courtesy of (the owner of the master)." For example, if I were to license Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On" from Motown Records, the credit line would read "P & C 1971 Motown Record Company. Licensed courtesy of Universal Motown Records & Universal Music Special Markets"

I'm curious to see who "licensed (the Parliaments) exclusively to Goldmine/Soul Supply". That line smells fishy to me....

Kevin Goins - KevGo

By Jim Vitti (69.14.79.211) on Wednesday, July 23, 2003 - 01:38 pm:

Thanks guys for reminding me!!!
I'll have to give him a call today and wish "G" a
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!
"cause no-one Knows were the nose goes - when the
door's closed"!

OK - Buy!

Jim

By Eli (141.151.59.40) on Wednesday, July 23, 2003 - 02:13 pm:

Hey Jim V.,

Please wish him a happy birthday from me as well as I havent spoken to him in quite some time.
Please have him come on to the forum !!!

Bobby Eli

By LTLFTC (12.210.76.205) on Wednesday, July 23, 2003 - 05:49 pm:

Kev;
Re: that Parliaments cd - There's also a note on the back cover that says "American Recordings made by Groovesville Productions" ; kind of an odd turn of phrase , eh? However the liner notes thank Don and Will Davis ; also the Golden World tracks ( "Heart Trouble" and "That was My Girl" )don't appear on this release as they are 'not Groovesville productions'. However, those tracks are on the later release ; hmmm..........


Steve K

By Rich (162.33.234.223) on Wednesday, July 23, 2003 - 06:14 pm:

Jim Vitti ... P-Funk engineer extraordinaire, whose mob contributions are well known by hardcore maggots ... I have a question for you.

How did you get a writing credit for "Much Thrust" from Bernie Worrell's All the Woo album?

I don't mean to be offensive or come across in a demeaning in way at all, as I assume that there are no royalties at stake. I'm just curious because the sound & credits seem to indicate its a Eddie Hazel & Billy Bass jam from around '77. Just trying to sneak a peak into the mind of Plainfield's most famous barber.

For those who might find the suggestion unfounded ... There's another Eddie Hazel / Billy Bass / Tiki Fulwood jam from '77 entitled "Field Manuevers", which was included on The Uncle Jam Wants You album where the writing credit went to Donna & Darryl Clinton, two of George's kids as a gift. I believe George gave the writing credit for another cut off the Uncle Jam album, the Junie Morrison & GC penned "(Not Just) Knee Deep" to another of his children (GC Jr) as a HS graduation present.

Not trying to start nothin', just curious because it sometimes looks like GC's paying debts, making gifts or returning favors with some of the song-writing credits.

Peace

By moanman1 (24.44.218.110) on Wednesday, July 23, 2003 - 07:44 pm:

Just in case George Clinton ever gets word of this site:

Wow! Happy 63rd Mr. Clinton. You's the Founder & Forefather of The Furious Funk. And May You Funk For Many Mo Funkiefied Years To Come. Ya heard?

Wishing you Love, Peace, hair grease & a wild spritz of Afro Sheen!

From a Fellow Fan & Lifelong Funkateer...

P. S. Since this is your Birthday, I sho hope you'll be gettin' down "jess fo duh funk of it!"

By LTLFTC (12.210.76.205) on Wednesday, July 23, 2003 - 10:29 pm:

On a related note to Rich's question, I know that sometimes songwriters list their children (especially their MINOR children) as writers to obfuscate the tax situation. Not that that's what's going on here; of course....

By the way, I see that the BMI site lists Phillipe Wynne as co-writer with George Clinton the 3rd on "Knee Deep". Someone could do a book with nothing but corrected P-Funk related writing and performing credits.

Steve K

By Jim Vitti (69.14.79.211) on Thursday, July 24, 2003 - 12:45 am:

Bobby Eli:

I talked with George and passed on your birthday
wishes to him. He said to tell you "much thanks".
He asked how we got to talkin', and how you knew
it was his b'day. I told him about this web site
and that he should check it out!! He said - "cool", but I don't know that he really will.
George and "come-pute-tors" don't mix very well!!?? Ha!!

Good hearin' from ya Bobby!

Jim

By Eli (141.151.59.40) on Thursday, July 24, 2003 - 12:50 am:

Thanks Jim...I do appreciate it my brother!!!

By heikki (62.248.244.44) on Thursday, July 24, 2003 - 12:53 am:

Jim!
Could you please contact me off-line
heikki.suosalo@pp.inet.fi
I need George quick for the Philippe Wynne Bio (in the Spinners story, part 4).
Best regards
Heikki

By Jim Vitti (69.14.79.211) on Thursday, July 24, 2003 - 01:46 am:

Rich:

During the creative process of recording a song, there are many ways for some one to contribute to that process. It just so happened that they liked some of my ideas,-- used them and gave me credit for them! In other words - I earned it! No one gave me anything!! Also - royalties were and still are at stake. On the Uncle Jam album - I have co-writers credits with George on the tune "foot soldiers", which I also earned.
There were many songs during that era, that I recieved credit for -- and many songs that I should have - but didn't - for whatever reason.
George didn't just give songs away!
As for the George Clinton/George Clinton Jr - Riddle - I suggest you check out the BMI web site and see what comes up under either name. You'll find that George's body of work will be under George Clinton Jr.!!
BTW - while your there - type in my name and see what you get.
I hope this helps clear things up a little for you.

Best regards, Jim

By JoB (204.42.12.2) on Thursday, July 24, 2003 - 03:00 am:

...yeah, I know,...late as usual...anyways, happy belated birthday to the funkmaster himself :o)

By Rich (162.33.235.236) on Thursday, July 24, 2003 - 11:18 am:

Jim I certainly appreciate the time and the answer. "Move it Move it Move it" Yeah, Foot Soldiers is another great cut. I'm sure I'm mistaken and have over-simplified, but I thought Armen had pretty much tied up all of GC/Funkadelic's royalties for himself. An incredibly valuable catalogue, but I didn't think that many of the people actually involved in the creative process (George included) got much of anything royalty-wise.

Happy Belated GC - a much appreciated body of work as well as keeping the bus on the road and twentys-some musicians gainfully employed.

By Jim Vitti (69.14.79.211) on Thursday, July 24, 2003 - 12:21 pm:

Rich:
Your welcome, Rich.
Your right about Armen and the royalties - but the
law suits keep on comming - including my own!!

Jim

By Heikki (62.71.79.239) on Saturday, July 26, 2003 - 02:54 pm:

Hi!
My request one more time: does anybody know how to contact Mr. George Clinton (his management doesn't) ? Jim? Anybody?
heikki.suosalo@pp.inet.fi
Best regards
Heikki

By ErikT.O. Listening to a reggaefied Take 5 (64.228.108.36) on Saturday, July 26, 2003 - 03:40 pm:

I just wanna add I saw P-Funk last night and it was a great time! Unfortunately it was a short 90 minute set, being slotted into an outdoor stage at the Toronto Star Bluesfest. They're still my favourite active live band, nobody elese come close to them on one of their good nights and their off nights are still better than just about everyone else's shows... at 63 or whatever age he is, George still has more energy than guys performing who are a third of his age!

By MEL&THEN SOME (81.174.192.249) on Saturday, July 26, 2003 - 05:37 pm:

Heikki
you can contact George Clinton
via
The Mothership.

Hope this helps
Mel(reaching for the stars man)

By 1Wicked (24.126.64.120) on Saturday, July 26, 2003 - 08:34 pm:

Heikki: A friend of mine grew up with George in Plainfield, NJ. and keeps in contact with the all of Funk Mob (though mainly "Original P"..Ray, Grady, & Fuzzy). I'll see what I can do for you.

By Heikki (62.71.79.239) on Sunday, July 27, 2003 - 03:57 am:

Mel and 1Wicked!
Thanks! It's only that the dead-line is closing in.
Best regards
Heikki