CoronaVinyl Day 430 (P): The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein by Parliament

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Today's CoronaVinyl category is "P," and I got funky with Parliament's fifth studio album, 1976's The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein.

Parliament are the kings of funk, in my opinion, and this album is a classic, featuring an appropriately weird spaceship-themed album cover and horn arrangements by none other than James Brown's band member Fred Wesley.  Dr. Funkenstein was one of George Clinton's several funk-related alter egos, and the album is just straight classic '70s funk.

The album reached #3 on the Billboard R&B album chart -- their second of five Top 5 albums in a row on that chart -- and #20 on the Billboard album chart, their second Top 20 album in a row on that chart.

Favorite Song on Side 1:  "Dr. Funkenstein"
The de facto title track showcases Welsey's horn arrangements, which provide the backdrop for a classically weird funk classic.

Favorite Song on Side 2:  "Everything Is On The One"
"The one" is first beat of a measure, which was usually not the beat that was emphasized in music until James Brown came along, and then "the one" became the focus of what made funk music funky.