Games, Dames & Guitar Thangs

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Game Dames & Guitar Thangs
Studio album by Eddie Hazel
Released	1977
Genre	Psychedelic soul, Funk, Hard rock
Length	38:06
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer(s)	Eddie Hazel
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Game Dames & Guitar Thangs (1977) was the debut album by Eddie Hazel. It was an album that was of particularl interest for P-Funk fans for its lead being the only solo album released by Hazel when was alive.

Two of the songs on the album are the covers, including a cover of The Beatles' I Want You (She's So Heavy) and The Mamas & the Papas' California Dreamin'.

Rhino Records' 2004 reissue was a numbered limited edition that is currently out of print. The Collector's Choice Music label has reissued this album and the "Jams From The Heart" EP as separate discs.[1]

[edit] Track listing

1. "California Dreamin'" (John Phillips, Michelle Phillips) - 6:20
2. "Frantic Moment" (George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell) - 3:43
3. "So Goes the Story" (Clinton, Collins, Eddie Hazel) - 3:57
4. "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) - 9:26
5. "Physical Love" (Clinton, Collins, Gary "Muddbone" Cooper, Gary Shider) - 5:33
6. "What About It?" (Clinton, Hazel) - 3:45
7. "California Dreamin' (Reprise)" (J. Phillips, M. Phillips) - 1:40

[edit] Bonus tracks

In 2004, Rhino Records re-released the long out of print album with several bonus tracks.

1. "Smedley Smorganoff" (Hazel) - 3:06
2. "Lampoc Boogie" (Hazel) - 11:46
3. "From the Bottom of My Soul" (Hazel) - 12:34
4. "Unkut Funk" (Hazel) - 2:02

[edit] External links

• Games, Dames & Guitar Thangs at All Music Guide