Hardcore Jollies
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| Studio album by Funkadelic | |||||
| Released | September 26, 1976 | ||||
| Recorded | 1976 | ||||
| Genre | Funk | ||||
| Length | 40:05 | ||||
| Label | Warner Bros. Records | ||||
| Producer | George Clinton | ||||
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Hardcore Jollies is an album by the funk band Funkadelic. Released in 1976 by Warner Bros. Records, it was the group's first album to be issued on a major label. It is dedicated to "the guitar players of the world." Originally, the first side of the album was called "Osmosis Phase 1" and the second side was "Terribitus Phase 2."
Hardcore Jollies was the last album to include three of the original members of The Parliaments: Fuzzy Haskins, Calvin Simon and Grady Thomas.
The album has been reissued on compact disc by Priority Records.
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[edit] Track listing
- "Comin' Round the Mountain" (George Clinton, Grace Cook)
- "Smokey" (Clinton, Garry Shider)
- "If You Got Funk, You Got Style" (Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell)
- "Hardcore Jollies" (Clinton, Worrell)
- "Soul Mate" (Clinton, Cook)
- "Cosmic Slop" (Live--studio version on Cosmic Slop album) (Clinton, Worrell)
- "You Scared the Lovin' Outta Me" (Clinton, Glen Goins)
- "Adolescent Funk" (Clinton, Michael Hampton, Worrell)
[edit] Personnel
- Vocals: George Clinton, Ray Davis, Fuzzy Haskins, Grady Thomas, Calvin Simon, Garry Shider, Glen Goins
- Lead Guitar: Michael Hampton
- Guitars: Eddie Hazel, Garry Shider, Glen Goins
- Keyboards: Bernie Worrell
- Bass: Boogie Mosson
- Drums: Jerome Brailey
[edit] Cosmic Slop
"Cosmic Slop" is also the name of the 1973 album of the same name; it is widely considered to be the best early example of Michael Hampton's guitar work. In the song, a son sings of the harsh reality his mother had to face.
