Today Marks The 43rd Anniversary of Funksdelic’s 12th Studio Album “The Electric Spanking of War Babies” Originally Released on April 14, 1981.
The Electric Spanking of War Babies is the twelfth studio album by the American funk rock band Funkadelic, released in April 1981 on Warner Bros. Records.
The Electric Spanking of War Babies was the last Album to feature Eddie Hazel, Ray Davis, Garry Shider, Junie Morrison, Mallia Franklin, and Jessica Cleaves. Also this is the only Funkadelic album the late Roger Troutman appears on as well.
Sly Stone performs several instruments and contributed production work to the album.
The cover artwork was designed by long-time Funkadelic collaborator Pedro Bell.
The album cover was deemed inappropriate due to the cover featuring an overtly phallic spaceship that transported a naked woman, the work was edited, despite the fact that Funkadelic "was following up two consecutive million-selling records," while signed to Warner Bros.
Bell revised The Electric Spanking of War Babies so the image was featured with a lime-green sketch of shape covering the majority of the cover art, which says, “Oh Look! The Cover that ‘They’ were TOO-SCARED to print!”
The album title-track "The Electric Spanking of War Babies" reached #60 on the Billboard R&B charts.
Track-listing
1. The Electric Spanking of War Babies
2. Electro-Cuties
3. Funk Gets Stronger, Part 1
4. Brettino's Bounce
5. Funk Gets Stronger (Killer Millimeter Longer Version)
6. Shockwaves
7. Oh, I
8. Icka Prick
By Romie Rome for Musique Funkology.
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