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Parliament: Funkentelechy Vs. The Placebo Syndrome (Casablanca CALH2021)

John Abbey, Blues & Soul, 14 March 1978

I DON'T REALLY believe that there is a funkier band in the whole world than the Parliament brigade and this latest offering is all the proof I need. Since former James Brown horn men, Fred Wesley and Maceo Parker, have been added, the team is complete and this ultra-heavy album is, for my money, their finest yet and that is why it currently occupies the next slot to All 'n' All in the U.S.

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