Live: P-Funk Earth Tour

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Live: P-Funk Earth Tour
Live album by Parliament
Released	1977
Recorded	January 19, 1977 at the Los Angeles Forum and January 21, 1977 at the Oakland Coliseum
Genre	Funk/Rock/R&B
Length	69:56
Label	Casablanca
Producer	George Clinton
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The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein (1976) Live: P-Funk Earth Tour (1977) Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome (1977)

Live: P-Funk Earth Tour is a 1977 Parliament live double album that documents the band's P-Funk Earth Tour of that year. The performances include songs from Parliament's albums through The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein as well as songs from the Funkadelic repertoire. The album is made up of portions of two performances from January 1977 at the Oakland Coliseum and the Los Angeles Forum.

The track "The Landing (Of The Holy Mothership)" is a musical montage that mixes clips of various P-Funk recordings with broadcast news-style commentary from George Clinton. The original vinyl release contained a 22" by 33" inch poster of George Clinton dressed as Dr. Funkenstein, as well as an iron-on t-shirt transfer that boasted the slogan "Take Funk To Heaven in '77!".

[edit] Track listing

1. "P-Funk (Wants To Get Funked Up)" - 6:13
2. "Dr. Funkenstein's Supergroovalisticprosifunkstication Medley" - 4:58
3. "Do That Stuff" - 5:14
4. "The Landing (Of The Holy Mothership)" - 3:04
5. "The Undisco Kidd (The Girl Is Bad!)" - 7:02
6. "Children Of Productions" - 2:50
7. "Mothership Connection (Star Child)" - 5:51
8. "Swing Down, Sweet Chariot" - 5:06
9. "This Is The Way We Funk With You" - 5:03
10. "Dr. Funkenstein" - 15:07
11. "Gamin' On Ya!" - 4:09
12. "Tear The Roof Off The Sucker Medley" - 4:57
13. "Night Of The Thumpasorus People" - 6:13
14. "Fantasy Is Reality" - 6:40

Note: The last track from the original double LP release, "Fantasy Is Reality", was omitted on the CD reissue.

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