Parliament (band)
Parliament was originally The Parliaments, a doo-wop group based out of George Clinton's Plainfield, New Jersey barber shop. The name was soon abandoned due to legal issues with Revilot and Atlantic Records, and most of the same people recorded under the name Funkadelic, which consisted of The Parliaments' backing musicians, most importantly Billy Bass Nelson. Soon, Parliament was created in addition to Funkadelic and the two bands consisted of essentially the same people (see List of P Funk members), though both released albums under their respective names. The legal problems with the name "The Parliaments" were resolved in 1970, and Clinton signed all of Funkadelic to Invictus Records under the name Parliament, releasing Osmium ("The Breakdown" reached #30 on the R&B charts in 1971) but the name Parliament was then abandoned for some time, as Funkadelic was much more successful. In the early 1970s, Bernie Worrell, Bootsy Collins and Catfish Collins joined Funkadelic, which released five albums by 1974. With only moderate success, the Funkadelic signed with Casablanca Records as Parliament, releasing "Up for the Down Stroke" (off the album of the same name) which reached #10 on the R&B charts but peaked at #63 Pop. The song was the biggest hit of P Funk's career. 1975 saw the release of Chocolate City, which also enjoyed moderate success; the titular track reached #24. With the ensuing albums, Parliament became one of the most respected bands on the 1970s, and are now recognized as one of the forefathers of funk music. Of particular interest are the spacy themes of Starchild, Sir Nose and other recurring characters from multiple albums. See P Funk mythology. This page about Parliament (band) includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Parliament (band) News stories about Parliament (band) External links for Parliament (band) Videos for Parliament (band) Wikis about Parliament (band) Discussion Groups about Parliament (band) Blogs about Parliament (band) Images of Parliament (band) |
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mythology. 1992, (as The Collection) ON records, RABCD1 The song was the biggest hit of P Funk's career. arr. In the early 1970s, Bernie Worrell, Bootsy Collins and Catfish Collins joined
Funkadelic, which released five albums by 1974.
With only moderate success, the Funkadelic signed with Casablanca
Records as Parliament, releasing "Up for the Down Stroke" (off the album of the same name) which reached #10 on the R&B charts but
peaked at #63 Pop. Auld Lang Syne Rock (Trad. The legal problems with the name "The Parliaments" were resolved in 1970, and Clinton
signed all of Funkadelic to Invictus Records under the name
Parliament, releasing Osmium ("The
Breakdown" reached #30 on the R&B charts in 1971) but the name Parliament was then
abandoned for some time, as Funkadelic was much more successful. Getting Through To You (Faure) [4:07] - from the album Rock Rabbitt The name was soon abandoned due to legal issues with Revilot and Atlantic Records, and most of the same people recorded under the name Funkadelic, which consisted of The Parliaments' backing musicians, most importantly Billy Bass Nelson. Everybody's Cheating (Rabin/van Blerk) [4:08] - from the album A Croak And A Grunt In The Night Hold On To love (Rabin/van Blerk) [4:04] - from the album A Croak And A Grunt In The Night Morning Light (Faure/Rabin) [3:12] - from the EP single 'Morning Light' (1977) T.C. Pollyman (Rabin) [2:22] - from the album A Croak And A Grunt In The Night Dingley's Bookshop (Faure) [2:11] - from the album A Croak And A Grunt In The Night Hard Ride (Rabin) [4:10] - from the album Boys Will Be Boys! Release information: A Croak And A Grunt In The Night (Rabin/van Blerk) [2:37] - from the album A Croak And A Grunt In The Night I Sleep Alone (Rabin) [2:52] - from the album A Croak And A Grunt In The Night Lifeline (Rabin/van Blerk) [5:31] - from the album Boys Will Be Boys! Locomotive Breath (Ian Anderson) [3:35] - from the album Boys Will Be Boys! Release information: Without Her Love Within These Words Rush Hour Scores Release information: Take It Easy (Rabin) [3.40] Never Gonna Ruin My Life (Rabin) [0.56] arr. Schumann (Trad. Pollyman (Rabin) [2.23] Searching (Rabin) [4.13] I Sleep Alone (Rabin) [2.52] Tracks: Looking For The Man (Rabin/Van Blerk) [4.00] Locomotive Breath (Ian Anderson) [3.35] 1. Tracks: Trevor Rabin, Neil Cloud, Ronnie Robot and Duncan Faure were the first real pop stars South Africa had ever had. Rabbitt a South African rock band in the mid 70s was spawned from a band called Conglomeration. Gettin' Thru To You (Teenage Love) / Hello And Welcome Home. Morning Light / Auld Lang Syne Rock. Hold On To Love / Working For The People. Everybody's Cheating / Gift Of Love. Eventides / Charlie. Sugar Pie / Dingley's Bookshop. Hold On To Love / Working For The People. Hard Ride / Baby's Leaving. Charlie / Looking For The Man. Yesterday's Papers / B-side unknown. Hallelujah Sunrise / Hidden Feelings. Backdoor Of My Heart / Share The Loving Things. Fransua Roos) / And The Planets Danced. Patric van Blerk, arr. Locomotive Breath [3.00] (Ian Anderson, prod. 1972-1978 Limited Souvenir Edition (4-track EP, 1978) JoBurg Records, TJM73. Morning Light (4-track EP, 1977) JoBurg Records, TJS57. Rock 'n' Roll, Volume 2 (4-track EP, 1977) Capricorn, 2206 201 (Brazil). Neil Cloud: Drums Julian Laxton: Remix engineer. Patric van Blerk: Producer. Margaret Singana: Guest vocals on 'Tribal Fence'. Ronnie Robot: Bass. Duncan Faure: Vocals, rhythm guitar, organ, piano. Neil Cloud: Drums, percussion. Trevor Rabin: Vocals, guitars, piano, electric piano, harmonica, tubular bells, string arrangements, producer. Solo violin on 'Hard Ride' by Godfrey Rabin (Trevor's father). Strings by Pro Arte, led by Bram Verhoef. Julian Laxton: Producer, engineer. Patric van Blerk: Producer. Ronnie Robot: Bass. Duncan Faure: Keyboards, lead vocals on 'Hard Ride'. Neil Cloud: Drums, percussion. Trevor Rabin: Vocals, guitars, keyboards, producer, arranger. 1978 As a trio, Rabbitt records one more album, Rock Rabbitt, but disbands shortly after their tour. Trevor leaves Rabbitt and heads for London. Plans for the tour fall through, outside pressures take their toll on the band. Plans are made for a tour of the United States and Great Britain. It is the first time any South African album has achieved gold status immediately upon its release. 1977 Rabbitt's second album, A Croak And A Grunt In The Night is released. Rabbitt wins a Sarie award, the South African equivalent of a Grammy award, for Best Contemporary Pop Music. Album becomes a gold record faster than any other South African record. 1976 Rabbitt releases its first album, Boys Will Be Boys . 1975 Rabbitt does a nine-month residency - five nights a week and one matinee - at a run-down club called the Take It Easy club. 1974 Rabbitt regroups and begins playing various clubs around South Africa. 1973 Rabbitt dissolves. 1972 Rabbitt recorded their first single, a cover of Jethro Tull's Locomotive Breath It was an instant hit and stayed on the charts for 14 weeks!. 1971 Despite winning the South Africa Battle Of The Bands, The Conglomeration dissolves. 1968 The Conglomeration is formed with Trevor on guitar, Allen Rosenberg on guitar, Ronnie on bass, and Neil Cloud on drums. Neil Cloud (born 3 September 1955): Drums. Ronnie Robot (Ronald Friedman) (born 5 October 1954): Bass guitar. Duncan Faure (born 16 December 1957): Vocals, guitars, keyboards. Trevor Rabin (born 13 January 1954): Vocals, lead guitar, keyboards. |