{"title":"George Clinton","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"live-in-chicago-1989-with-the-p-funk-allstars","title":"Live in Chicago 1989 with The P-Funk Allstars","description":"\u003cp\u003eAfter an early start in doo-wop fronting the Parliaments, George Clinton helmed Funkadelic and Parliament, related hard funk projects at the border of the form’s acceptability, employing crazed concepts, outrageous costumes, and drug-addled references to outer space. During the 80s and 90s, Clinton kept the fires burning with his P-Funk Allstars, a cosmic sloppy affair whose live shows continued to push the boundaries, as heard on this riotous live set delivered in Chicago, with extended jams on favourites such as ‘Mothership Connection (Star Child),’ ‘Give Up The Funk (Tear The Roof Off The Sucker)’ and ‘Make My Funk The P-Funk,’ as well as the bluesy lament of ‘Pepe The Pill Popper.’ Dynamite!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trading Places","offers":[{"title":"Yellow | LP","offer_id":50416081568075,"sku":"1167553","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/R-24860840-1667665646-8723_grande_4119a501_thumbnail_4096.webp?v=1726695349"},{"product_id":"computer-games","title":"Computer Games","description":"\u003cp\u003eReleased in 1982,\u003cem\u003e Computer Games \u003c\/em\u003ewas George Clinton’s first solo LP. Released after a period of legal wrangles, it put him back on the map, spawning two hit singles – ‘Loopzilla’ and ‘Atomic Dog’. The album also climbed to #3 on Billboard’s R\u0026amp;B chart and peaked at #40 on the Billboard 200.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"descr-extended\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough Funkadelic and Parliament had disbanded, the album featured many of the P-Funk crew, including Bootsy Collins, Eddie Hazel, Junie Morrison, Fred Wesley, Dennis Chambers, Garry Shider and Bernie Worrell.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClinton’s fascination with computer games and love of dogs informed the album, which was a non-stop banger from start to finish. \u003cem\u003eComputer Games\u003c\/em\u003e featured ‘Atomic Dog’ and the full extended version of ‘Man’s Best Friend\/Loopzilla’, as well as ‘Pot Sharing Tots’, ‘One Fun At A Time’ and ‘Get Dressed’ and ‘Free Alterations’ which were paired as the third single from the album.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eComputer Games \u003c\/em\u003ewas last reissued on vinyl in 2015. As part of Ace’s commitment to putting out as much of the output of the P-Funk empire as possible, Ace are delighted to wax it again on 180g black vinyl with liner notes by our own Ian Shirley.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BGP","offers":[{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":57500037611851,"sku":"R0547-7267","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":57500037644619,"sku":"R0547-9176","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/2000x2000bb_418360f5-9897-4f4d-a8fc-988cde6dc6b3.jpg?v=1780469497"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/collections\/george-clinton.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}