{"product_id":"9798881800642","title":"Make My Funk the P-Funk: Parliament-Funkadelic's Meteoric Rise in 1975 from Chocolate City to Mothership Connection","description":"Author: Bedrosian, Daniel\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9798881800642\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 08 Jan 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 200 Format: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eP-Funk keyboardist Daniel Bedrosian brings to life the recording and musical activity of Parliament-Funkadelic in 1975, an epoch-making year marked by the release of three seminal albums- \u003ci\u003eChocolate City, Let's Take It to the Stage, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMothership Connection\u003c\/i\u003e. By the end of it, George Clinton and P-Funk were catapulted into superstardom, becoming a massive platinum success with multiple hit singles.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Incorporating exclusive insights and memories from significant P-Funk members including Clinton himself, the book investigates how P-Funk evolved throughout the year and eventually crystallized a unique sound most associated with the group. Bedrosian pulls back the curtain on these three albums, revealing important details of production styles, artistic processes, musical influences, themes, historical importance, and so much more. He also dives into major P-Funk lore and political and social influences during this time, including Clinton's Afrofuturism.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e At the beginning of 1975, \u003ci\u003eChocolate City\u003c\/i\u003e     as a \"tribute to Washington D.C.\"     saw George Clinton putting Black people in the White House.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eBy the end of the year, \u003ci\u003eMothership Connection\u003c\/i\u003e     much more a movement than an album     saw him launching Black people into space, solidifying the band's music as its own subgenre and laying down the foundation for many different types of popular music, including hip-hop.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46655902154910,"sku":"UBD-9798881800642","price":49.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9798881800642.jpg?v=1774836766","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9798881800642","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}