Parliament Record Ranked the 363rd Greatest Album of All Time by Rolling Stone
Includes “Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker)”
Mobile Fidelity Audiophile Sound for Its 50th Anniversary
180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl 45RPM 2LP
Record One, Sides One/Two: 1/4” 30 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console
Record Two, Sides Three/Four: 1/4” 15 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console
“Do not attempt to adjust your radio.”
The instruction that begins Parliament’s Mothership Connection prepares you for an ecstatic journey and establishes the setting for a cosmic trip into galaxies populated with galactic grooves, joyous vibes, cheeky humor, streetwise slang. This is nearly 39 minutes of some of the best, sweatiest, most enthusiastic funk devised — all laid down by an all-star band responsible for what Rolling Stone named the 363rd Greatest Album of All Time.
Sourced from the original analog master tapes, pressed at Fidelity Record Pressing, and housed in a Stoughton gatefold jacket, Mobile Fidelity’s numbered-edition 180g 45RPM 2LP presents Mothership Connection in audiophile sound for the first time. Marking its debut on 45RPM, Parliament’s benchmark benefits from the wide groove space by playing with tauter bass, enhanced definition, and more realistic presence than prior editions. Everything from the brassiness of the horns to the crisp slap of the snare to the fleshy snap of handclaps comes across in full-range perspective.
This collectible 50th anniversary reissue of the 1975 set exhibits a combination of transparency, solidity, and imaging that brings into clear view every note Parliament committed to tape at United Sound in Detroit and Hollywood Sound in California. On this pressing, the dynamics, hooks, and hip-shaking verve of Mothership Connection practically explode. Important facets such as the bountiful depth of the bass lines to the brassy purity of the horns to the distinctive textures of the various keyboards comes across with immersive realism.
Tracks
Side One:
P. Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up)
Side Two:
Mothership Connection (Star Child)
Unfunky UFO
Side Three:
Supergroovalisticprosifunkstication
Handcuffs
Side Four:
Give up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker)
Night of the Thumpasorus Peoples
UPC: 821797259217