Motor Booty Affair
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Motor Booty Affair
- Artist: Parliament
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- Release Date: 1978
- Total Time: 46:08
- Genre: Rhythm & Blues
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By this point Parliament was one of the most accomplished and intelligent bands in music. With albums like Mothership Connection and The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein, George Clinton's druggy and patently eccentric humor often obscured the enviable musicianship throughout. Motor Booty Affair is no doubt another classic album and the perfect follow-up to 1977's Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome. On Motor Booty Affair, Clinton decides to yuck it up more with a great underwater concept and a few of his stronger alter egos, including the rhythmically challenged Sir Nose D' Void of Funk and his friend Rumpofsteelskin. The deft and airy "Mr. Wiggles" has Clinton taking on the persona of Wiggles, the "DJ of the affair" as he says: "Mr. Wiggles here on roller skates and a yo-yo/Acting a fool." The hypnotic "Rumpofsteelskin" has a great bassline and inventive and infectious background vocals. The closest thing to a ballad here is the astrologically savvy "(You're a Fish and I'm A) Water Sign." The well-produced "Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop)" with its handclaps and high-pitched basslines basically set the standards for the sound of R&B in the coming decade. The sleeper of the album, "One of Those Funky Things," is filled with timbales, congas, and Bernie Worrell's great synth signatures. The last track, "Deep," has great, understated riffs from the Horny Horns. Although many Parliament efforts can't be fully appreciated unless the whole catalogue is nearby, Motor Booty Affair stands on its own merits and sustains the laugh throughout. ~ Jason Elias, Rovi| Motor Boatown, Mountain Goatown (2006 Album by Roar and the Wolf) | |
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| Studio album by Parliament | ||||
| Released | November 11, 1978 | |||
| Recorded | January–July 1978 | |||
| Genre | Funk | |||
| Length | 46:24 | |||
| Label | Casablanca | |||
| Producer | George Clinton | |||
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Motor Booty Affair is an album by funk band Parliament. Released in late 1978, it contains two of the group's most popular tracks, "Rumpofsteelskin" and "Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop)" which went to number one on the Billboard Black Singles chart. The album title refers to the music coming out of "Motor town" Detroit in the 70's. "Motown Records" was producing hit after hit and funk bands (e.g. Parliament) were blooming.
Artist Overton Loyd prepared the cover of Motor Booty Affair. The main release consisted of a gate-fold album cover featuring a pop-up rendition of the city of Atlantis, with Loyd's artwork on the front and back covers. His illustrations included cartoon portraits of some of the "characters" mentioned in the songs on the album, including "Mr. Wiggles". It also included cardboard cutout figures featuring Loyd's cartoon illustrations of most of the characters mentioned in the songs. There was also a picture disk, with Loyd's illustration printed directly on the vinyl LP. The album was Parliament's fifth consecutive gold album (500,000 copies sold).
Track listing
- "Mr. Wiggles" – 6:46
- "Rumpofsteelskin" – 5:37 (released as a single-Casablanca NB 976)
- "(You're a Fish & I'm a) Water Sign" – 4:42 (released as the B-side to "Aqua Boogie")
- "Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop)" – 6:43 (released as a single-Casablanca NB 950 and as a 12" single-Casablanca NBD 20147)
- "One of Those Funky Things" – 3:46
- "Liquid Sunshine" – 4:25 (released as the B-side to "Rumpofsteelskin")
- "The Motor-Booty Affair" – 5:16
- "Deep" – 9:09
Personnel
Snorkle Singing Air Tank Harmonics:
- Jaws: George Clinton, Garry Shider, J.S. Theracon, Gary "Bone" Cooper, Ron Ford, Ray Davis, Bernie Worrell
- The Choral Reef(er, Bubbly Vocalizations): Debbie Wright, Jeanette Washington, Mallia Franklin, Shirley Hayden, Cheryl James, Lynn Mabry, Dawn Silva, Linda Brown, Richard "Kush" Griffith, Raymond Spruell, Mike "Clip" Payne, Joey Zalabok, Robert "P-Nut" Johnson, Larry Heckstall, Overton Loyd
Liquid Licks (Motor-Madness Musicians):
- Guitar: Mike Hampton, Garry Shider, J.S. Theracon, Phelps "Catfish" Collins, Bootsy Collins
- Bass: Cordell "Boogie" Mosson, Bootsy Collins, Rodney "Skeet" Curtis, J.S. Theracon
- Drums: Tyrone Lampkin, Bootsy Collins, Gary "Bone" Cooper, J.S. Theracon
- Percussion: Larry Fratangelo
- Horns: Fred Wesley, Richard "Kush" Griffith, Maceo Parker, Rick Gardner, Greg Boyer, Greg Thomas, Benny Cowan
- Keyboards/Synthesizers-Bernie Worrell, J.S. Theracon
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