Parliament/Funkadelic: A Parliafunkadelicment Thang
John Abbey, Blues & Soul, May 1971
RARELY DOES an R&B act cause any controversy or speculation prior to making a British tour. But the one exception in recent years is Funkadelic, an act comprising two acts – the vocal Parliaments and the instrumental Funkadelic – and one of the most entertaining units to make it over here in quite a while.
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