Funkadelic by Funkadelic

After some name and label switching, George Clinton and Funkadelic landed at Westbound in the late 1960s and quickly recorded their debut album. Released at the dawn of the 1970s, Funkadelic’s self-titled release presents a staggering tour de force in psychedelic R&B that heralds a seismic change in the genre and music as a whole. Featuring a mélange of influences from Hendrix to Zeppelin to classic doo wop and country, the band’s debut album mixes traditional soul arrangements with fuzz guitar solos and far-out studio embellishments. It’s hard to imagine what the reactions of listeners at the time must have been, as the result is still startling to this day. Deeply, deeply funky, Funkadelic’s first album stands as one of the greatest debut albums in history.

Led by George Clinton and consisting of some of the best musicians of the 70s or any era, Funkadelic recorded eight albums for Westbound that smashed all genre barriers. Inspired by Jimi Hendrix, psychedelics, the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War and a lifetime of ingesting soul, blues, country and early rock n' roll, Funkadelic created a sound and legacy that still shape culture today.