Today Marks The 48th Anniversary of Parliament's 6th Studio Album "Funkentelechy vs. the Placebo Syndrome" Originally Released on November 28, 1977.
Funkentelechy vs. the Placebo Syndrome is the sixth album by funk band Parliament, released in 1977 on Casablanca Records.
The album peaked at #13 on the Billboard 200 chart and at #2 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart.
The album spawned the R&B number #1 single in "Flash Light", which features a funky synthesizer bass line played on a Minimoog by keyboardist Bernie Worrell.
Flashlight was the first #1 R&B hit by any of the P-Funk groups and spent four months on the U.S. pop chart, peaking at #16 on the US Billboard Hot 100 charts and at #1 on Billboard's Hot Soul Singles chart.
The album became Parliament's fourth consecutive gold album and second platinum album. The song "Sir Nose d'Voidoffunk (Pay Attention – B3M)" contains nursery rhymes "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep" and "Three Blind Mice"; the lyrics were changed to refer to drug use.
The original vinyl release contained a 22″×33″ poster of the character Sir Nose D'Voidoffunk, as well as an 8-page comic book that explains the concept behind the LP. Both the poster and the comic book were illustrated by Overton Loyd.
Tracklisting:
1. Bop Gun (Endangered Species)
2. Sir Nose d'Voidoffunk (Pay Attention - B3M)
3. Wizard of Finance
4. Funkentelechy
5. Placebo Syndrome
6. Flash Light
By Romie Rome for Musique Funkology ©
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