tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post965631753548376753..comments2023-10-29T09:32:24.412-07:00Comments on Undercover Black Man: Ultra-rare Funkadelica!Undercover Black Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08704721024820668555noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-3395378378271571102009-02-28T10:00:00.000-08:002009-02-28T10:00:00.000-08:00"their style changed during the course of tha..."their style changed during the course of that 10-day run at Phelps"<BR/>Wow the transition period...Phelps was a hip R&B club along with Henry's Palace, 20 Grand, etc. in the D. There's a picture in the "One Nation" documentary that was shown on PBS some time ago, with some of the band in tuxedo's and some in the funky attire, George had the mohawk and a tux on.<BR/>I assume that was taken in the dressing room at Phelps.<BR/>Funk on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-44550009315958670862009-02-27T11:28:00.000-08:002009-02-27T11:28:00.000-08:00^ Cool.^ Cool.Undercover Black Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08704721024820668555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-68053074724812457522009-02-27T09:53:00.000-08:002009-02-27T09:53:00.000-08:00I found this quote in a webisode by Graham Finch a...I found this quote in a webisode by Graham Finch about one of my musical faves, Bettye LaVette, on Soulful Detroit:<BR/><BR/>"George Clinton’s group had created something of a musical landmark with the teasingly funky I Wanna Testify in the summer of ’67 and quickly reentered Billboard’s chart with the similarly groovy All Your Goodies Are Gone. Yet despite the futuristic vibes of those hits, the five singers still sported conventional processed hairdos and pressed suits that had been de rigueur for so long. Bettye recalls how their style changed during the course of that 10-day run at Phelps:<BR/> <BR/> “They put on their suits and George Clinton said ‘I’m gonna take it all the way’. He had a process with waves and he put his head under the water, so it would come out. And he put on this diaper with this big pin, and when they came out on stage everybody screamed - they thought it was a joke. But then the next night he wanted to be more bizarre; he wanted the next one to wear sunglasses. Every night it got more and more bizarre. By the time it was over, they were what you see now, or pretty much what you see now.”Destructionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06435081526764245883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-88375459596696984682009-02-24T17:41:00.000-08:002009-02-24T17:41:00.000-08:00Got to ditto what everyone else is saying. That's...Got to ditto what everyone else is saying. That's absolutely legendary! Brilliant find!intrepidideashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621013901216084367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-6384954879140717742009-02-23T11:45:00.000-08:002009-02-23T11:45:00.000-08:00Thanks for posting that Ruth Copeland track.Play t...Thanks for posting that Ruth Copeland track.<BR/><BR/>Play that funky music, white girl.bklyn6https://www.blogger.com/profile/03878143211808703104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-62163729235864627762009-02-23T10:38:00.000-08:002009-02-23T10:38:00.000-08:00^ Holy fucking shit, papasean!! Thanks for that ne...^ Holy fucking shit, papasean!! Thanks for that news.Undercover Black Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08704721024820668555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-44850114357786909372009-02-23T10:21:00.000-08:002009-02-23T10:21:00.000-08:00This is from the new release from Westbound of un-...This is from the new release from Westbound of un-released tracks, called Toys. Put the cd in your computer and you can see this video.<BR/>Ultra-rare it is UBM.<BR/>Ya'll gotta check out "Stink Finger"<BR/>Funk is it's own reward!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-72543859645987537872009-02-23T07:26:00.000-08:002009-02-23T07:26:00.000-08:00^ I wondered that, dude... but it couldn't have be...^ I wondered that, dude... but it <EM>couldn't</EM> have been. This is definitely the pre-Mothership Mob, with Bykowski and all.Undercover Black Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08704721024820668555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-44366814915904246652009-02-23T07:23:00.000-08:002009-02-23T07:23:00.000-08:00Was this part of the same shoot tht had the mother...Was this part of the same shoot tht had the mothership landing in Times Square?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-37491853227121430642009-02-23T07:21:00.000-08:002009-02-23T07:21:00.000-08:00I might have to investigate.Bklyn6, check this out...<EM>I might have to investigate.</EM><BR/><BR/>Bklyn6, <A HREF="http://undercoverblackman.vox.com/library/audio/6a00cd970f81104cd500d09e597610be2b.html" REL="nofollow">check this out</A>. Nasty, nasty funk.Undercover Black Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08704721024820668555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-66706827770966627302009-02-23T07:06:00.000-08:002009-02-23T07:06:00.000-08:00^Don't think I've ever heard of Ms. Copela...^Don't think I've ever heard of Ms. Copeland. I might have to investigate.<BR/><BR/>Imagine Funkadelic being invited to the White House Governors' Dinner instead of EW&F! :-Dbklyn6https://www.blogger.com/profile/03878143211808703104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-71445272379998795772009-02-23T06:42:00.000-08:002009-02-23T06:42:00.000-08:00I'm glad y'all are feeling this like I'm feeling i...I'm glad y'all are feeling this like I'm feeling it.<BR/><BR/>I haven't had a thrill of discovery like this since I stumbled on <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_What_I_Am_(album)" REL="nofollow">Ruth Copeland</A> in the early '90s.Undercover Black Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08704721024820668555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-49372127577828278532009-02-23T05:50:00.000-08:002009-02-23T05:50:00.000-08:00OH.My. GAWD!!Fuzzy and Ray Look so YOUNG... all of...OH.<BR/>My. <BR/>GAWD!!<BR/>Fuzzy and Ray Look so YOUNG... all of them do.<BR/>That's some great stuff!<BR/><BR/>I like the look George had. He has always had some great stage looks.zinjanthropushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08343338945753534483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-2040811717604643192009-02-22T23:40:00.000-08:002009-02-22T23:40:00.000-08:00Wow. You never have to go far to leave the planet....Wow. <BR/><BR/>You never have to go far to leave the planet.odocoileushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15162147214174195198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-58997818085616978832009-02-22T22:53:00.000-08:002009-02-22T22:53:00.000-08:00UBM! I own everything available by Funkadelic, my ...UBM! I own everything available by Funkadelic, my favorite group since I first heard them in 1970. I've never seen this. Of course I was seeing them live onstage at the time, but those are just memories now. Thanks for this!Desert Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10910515075791166886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-26252272371071434812009-02-22T21:12:00.000-08:002009-02-22T21:12:00.000-08:00The Greatest Group(s) of all time. Period. .The Greatest Group(s) of all time. <BR/>Period. <BR/>.HolyManSoundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17165186754726102337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-61985073674181297132009-02-22T21:00:00.000-08:002009-02-22T21:00:00.000-08:00Incredible! Thanks for putting this up.Incredible! <BR/><BR/>Thanks for putting this up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-35519079113907670222009-02-22T19:41:00.000-08:002009-02-22T19:41:00.000-08:00and Broadway's Times Square,.. Times Square's Nake...<I>and Broadway's Times Square,.. </I><BR/><BR/>Times Square's Naked Cowboy ain't got nothin' on Funkadelic! LOL!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for posting, UBM. And crazy props to the uploader of that youtube gem!bklyn6https://www.blogger.com/profile/03878143211808703104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-47952236015747324742009-02-22T17:12:00.000-08:002009-02-22T17:12:00.000-08:00WOW! For a brother who once paid $65.00 for "Games...WOW! For a brother who once paid $65.00 for "Games, Dames and Guitar Thangs" (which I considered the Holy Grail of Funk at the time), this is a real treat. This is why I started coming to this site in the first place. May the Funk Be With You, UBM!!!HIMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10580084434877875857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-8331416318284501822009-02-22T16:59:00.000-08:002009-02-22T16:59:00.000-08:00where in the hell did you find this? i ain't done...where in the hell did you find this? i ain't done p-funk, or funkadelic, in a minute. this is some priceless sheeeiit.DeAngelo Starneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18159838580641718119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-83348937834900238362009-02-22T15:16:00.000-08:002009-02-22T15:16:00.000-08:00oh, the diapers!oh, the diapers!Kellybellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11186473285513898735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-49321858542588498822009-02-22T15:02:00.000-08:002009-02-22T15:02:00.000-08:00circa 1973 New York,... Central Park Fountain &...circa 1973 New York,... Central Park Fountain & Bandstand, Columbus Circle at West 59TH Street, and Broadway's Times Square,.. all that n' Funkadelic standing on the verge of gettin' it on & takin' it to the stage!<BR/>Wow. Flashback City!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com