''Cosmic Slop'' is the fifth studio album by

Funkadelic Funkadelic was an American funk rock band formed in Plainfield, New Jersey in 1968 and active until 1982. The band and its sister act Parliament, both led by George Clinton, pioneered the funk music culture of the 1970s.John, Bush. Funkade ...

, released in May 1973 on

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. While it has been favorably reevaluated by critics long after its original release, the album was a commercial failure, producing no charting

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, and reaching only #112 on the ''

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and #21 on the

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. ''Cosmic Slop'' is the first Funkadelic album to feature artwork and liner notes by

Pedro Bell Pedro Bell (June 11, 1950 – August 27, 2019) was an American artist and illustrator, best known for his elaborate album cover designs and other artwork for numerous Funkadelic and George Clinton solo albums. Bell also wrote many of the liner ...

, who assumed responsibility for the band's gate-fold album covers and liner notes until the band's collapse after 1981's ''

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''. Bell's liner notes to ''Cosmic Slop'' include small illustrations next to each song's name, summarizing the song in a picture.

Track listing

Side One

# “Nappy Dugout” ( George Clinton,

Cordell Mosson Cordell "Boogie" Mosson (born Cardell Mosson; October 16, 1952 – April 18, 2013) was an American bassist who was a member of Parliament-Funkadelic. He was given a Lifetime Achievement Award Grammy in 2019. Mosson was born in New Brunswick, Ne ...

Garry Shider Garry Marshall Shider (July 24, 1953 – June 16, 2010) was an American musician and guitarist. He was musical director of the P-Funk All-Stars for much of their history. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997, with fifteen ...

) – 4:33 # “You Can’t Miss What You Can’t Measure” (Clinton, Sidney Barnes) – 3:03 # “March to the Witch’s Castle” (Clinton) – 5:59 # “Let’s Make It Last” (Clinton,

Eddie Hazel Edward Earl Hazel (April 10, 1950 – December 23, 1992) was an American guitarist and singer in early funk music who played lead guitar with Parliament-Funkadelic. Hazel was a posthumous inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, inducted in 1 ...

) – 4:08

Side Two

# “Cosmic Slop” (Clinton,

Bernie Worrell George Bernard Worrell, Jr. (April 19, 1944 – June 24, 2016) was an American keyboardist and record producer best known as a founding member of Parliament-Funkadelic and for his work with Talking Heads. He is a member of the Rock and Rol ...

) (released as a single-Westbound 218) – 5:17 # “No Compute” (Clinton, Shider) – 3:03 # “This Broken Heart” (William Franklin) – 3:37 # “Trash a Go-Go” (Clinton) – 2:25 # “Can’t Stand the Strain” (Clinton, Hazel) – 3:27

Personnel

* Bernard Worrell - keyboards, melodica, strings on "Broken Heart" * "Boogie" Mosson - bass guitar * Tyrone Lampkin - percussion *

- lead & rhythm guitar * Ron Bykowski - lead & rhythm guitar *

Tiki Fulwood Ramon "Tiki" Fulwood (May 23, 1944 – October 29, 1979) was an American musician. He was the drummer for the funk bands Parliament and Funkadelic, as well as a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, inducted in 1997 with fifteen other memb ...

- drums on "Nappy Dugout" *

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members

Mallia Franklin Rosalind Mallia Franklin (March 1, 1952 – February 5, 2010), also known as The Queen Of Funk, was a vocalist of the American funk band Parliament-Funkadelic. She introduced friends George Clinton and Bootsy Collins in 1971, and brought ex- Ohi ...

and

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- vocals (uncredited) * Engineers: Lee De Carlo, Manta Sound, Toronto

Songs

You Can’t Miss What You Can’t Measure

This song is a reworking of the 1965

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single " Heart Trouble". The instrumental portion of this song was reworked into "Do That Stuff" for the 1976 album

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. * Lead Vocals: George Clinton, Ray Davis,

Cosmic Slop

* Lead Vocals:

* Guitars: Garry Shider & Ron Bykowski * Drums: Tyrone Lampkin * Bass: Cordell Boogie Mosson This track was remade several times by future lineups of Parliament/Funkadelic. A live version (recorded during a rehearsal) appears on the 1976 Funkadelic album '' Hardcore Jollies''. Several Parliament/Funkadelic members contributed to a full cover of the track for

Bill Laswell William Otis Laswell (born February 12, 1955) is an American bass guitarist, record producer, and record label owner. He has been involved in thousands of recordings with many collaborators from all over the world. His music draws from funk, ...

’s Axiom Funk project, released on the 1995 album '' Funkcronomicon''. Another live version, from 1983 and released in 1990 on '' Live at the Beverly Theater'', features Dennis Chambers on drums, Rodney Curtis on bass, and Eddie Hazel, Garry Shider, and Michael Hampton on guitar.

No Compute

* Lead Vocals: George Clinton

This Broken Heart

* Strings:

* Lead Vocals: Ben Edwards * Drums: Geezer McGee (disputed)

Cosmic Slop Compilation

In 2000, Castle Music released a 10-track compilation album, also called "Cosmic Slop" - although it bore no relation to the studio album of the same name.AllMusic, Funkadelic - Cosmic Slop [Castle
CD, 2000,">astle">AllMusic, Funkadelic - Cosmic Slop [Castle
CD, 2000,/ref> The album's tracklisting consisted of: "One Nation Under A Groove", "Comin" Round The Mountain", "Cholly (Funk Getting Ready To Roll!)", "Freak Of The Week", "Uncle Jam", "Groovallegiance", "Smokey", “Cosmic Slop", "Soul Mate" and "(Medley) Funk Gets Stronger (Killer Millimeter Longer Version)/ She Loves You". The album was subtitled "Original Recordings From The Masters Of Funk!"

References

* {{Authority control Funkadelic albums Westbound Records albums 1973 albums Albums with cover art by Pedro Bell