Tear the Roof Off 1974–1980

Tear the Roof Off: 1974-1980 is a 2-CD compilation album by the funk group Parliament featuring songs recorded for Casablanca Records during the band's career with that label from 1974 to 1980. The compilation was released in 1993. The compilation includes some single edits and extended 12-inch single edits of selected songs, but no previously unreleased material, except for a slightly longer version of "Testify" that restores a deleted guitar introduction. The CD booklet contains historical articles from music writers Greg Tate and Tom Vickers, who served as the band's Minister of Information from 1976 until 1980.

Track listing

Disc One

1. "P-Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up)" (Clinton/Collins/Worrell) – 7:40
   • from the album Mothership Connection
2. "Up for the Down Stroke" (Clinton/Collins/Haskins/Worrell) – 5:08
   • from the album Up for the Down Stroke
3. "Bop Gun (Endangered Species)" (Clinton/Shider/Collins) – 8:29
   • from the album Funkentelechy vs. the Placebo Syndrome
4. "Dr. Funkenstein's Supergroovalisticprosifunkstication Medley: Let's Take It to the Stage/Take Your Dead Ass Home (Say Som'n Nasty)" (Clinton/Collins/Shider - Clinton/Shider/Worrell/Goins) – 5:06
   • from the album Live: P-Funk Earth Tour
5. "Mothership Connection (Star Child)" (Clinton/Collins/Worrell) – 6:12
   • from the album Mothership Connection
6. "Dr. Funkenstein" (Clinton/Collins/Worrell) – 5:45
   • from the album The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein
7. "Testify" (Clinton/Taylor) – 3:54
   • extended version of track from the album Up for the Down Stroke
8. "Mr. Wiggles" (Clinton/Worrell/Hampton) – 6:43
   • from the album Motor Booty Affair
9. "Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop)" (Clinton/Collins/Worrell) - 9:23
   • extended 12-inch single edit of track from the album Motor Booty Affair
10. "All Your Goodies are Gone" (Clinton/Haskins/Nelson) – 5:04
    • from the album Up for the Down Stroke
11. "Do That Stuff" (Clinton/Shider/Worrell) – 4:48
    • from the album The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein
12. "Party People" (Clinton/Collins/Shider) – 4:40
    • single edit of track from the album Gloryhallastoopid

Disc Two

1. "Prelude" (Clinton/Worrell) – 1:40
   • from the album The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein
2. "Give Up The Funk (Tear The Roof Off The Sucker)" (Clinton/Collins/Worrell) - 5:46
   • from the album Mothership Connection
3. "Chocolate City" (Clinton/Collins/Worrell) - 5:37
   • from the album Chocolate City
4. "Funkentelechy" (Clinton/Collins) - 10:56
   • from the album Funkentelechy vs. the Placebo Syndrome
5. "Theme from the Black Hole" (Collins/Clinton/Theracon) – 4:38
   • 12-inch single edit (combined with "The Big Bang Theory") of track from the album Gloryhallastoopid
6. "The Big Bang Theory" (Sterling/Dunbar/Clinton) – 7:10
   • 12-inch single edit (combined with "Theme from the Black Hole") of track from the album Gloryhallastoopid
7. "Children of Production [live]" (Clinton/Collins/Worrell) - 2:50
   • from the album Live: P-Funk Earth Tour
8. "Flash Light" (Clinton/Worrell/Collins) - 10:42
   • extended 12-inch single edit of track from the album Funkentelechy vs. the Placebo Syndrome
9. "Ride On" (Clinton/Collins/Worrell) - 3:34
   • from the album Chocolate City
10. "Fantasy Is Reality" (Clinton/Worrell/Ware) - 6:38
    • from the album Live: P-Funk Earth Tour
11. "Rumpofsteelskin" (Clinton/Collins) - 5:43
    • from the album Motor Booty Affair
12. "Agony of Defeet" (Dunbar/Sterling/Clinton) - 6:43
    • from the album Trombipulation
13. "Funkin' for Fun" (Clinton/Shider/Goins) - 5:55
    • from the album The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein

External links

• The Motherpage