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Re: 03-10-2025 (C 1975)<\/p>\n

Get Funked Up with\u00a0Mothership Connection<\/em>: Cosmic Parliament Record Ranked the 363rd Greatest Album of All Time by\u00a0Rolling Stone<\/em>, Includes \u201cGive Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker)\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mobile Fidelity Presents the 1975 Funk Milestone in Audiophile Sound for Its 50th Anniversary: 180g 45RPM 2LP Plays with Intoxicating Definition, Immediacy, and Clarity\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Record One, Sides One\/Two: 1\/4\u201d 30 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console<\/strong>
\nRecord Two, Sides Three\/Four: 1\/4\u201d 15 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console<\/strong><\/p>\n

The instruction that begins Parliament\u2019s\u00a0Mothership Connection<\/em>\u00a0prepares you for an ecstatic journey and establishes the setting for a cosmic trip into galaxies populated with galactic grooves, joyous vibes, cheeky humor, streetwise slang. This is nearly 39 minutes of some of the best, sweatiest, most enthusiastic funk devised \u2014 all laid down by an all-star band responsible for what\u00a0Rolling Stone<\/em>\u00a0named the 363rd Greatest Album of All Time.<\/p>\n

Sourced from the original analog master tapes, pressed at Fidelity Record Pressing, and housed in a Stoughton gatefold jacket, Mobile Fidelity\u2019s numbered-edition 180g 45RPM 2LP presents\u00a0Mothership Connection\u00a0<\/em>in audiophile sound for the first time. Marking its debut on 45RPM, Parliament\u2019s benchmark benefits from the wide groove space by playing with tauter bass, enhanced definition, and more realistic presence than prior editions. Everything from the brassiness of the horns to the crisp slap of the snare to the fleshy snap of handclaps comes across in full-range perspective.<\/p>\n

A perfect storm of creativity, chemistry, and composition overseen by leader George Clinton, the platinum-certified\u00a0Mothership Connection\u00a0<\/em>ties together Parliament\u2019s then-burgeoning blend of bulbous funk, psychedelic soul, rule-breaking rock, science-fiction fantasy, and Afrofuturism themes. The group\u2019s first effort to feature the virtuoso horn tandem of Maceo Parker and Fred Wesley \u2014 fresh from an extensive stint with James Brown\u2019s J.B.\u2019s \u2014 it spawned three iconic singles, received entry into the Library of Congress National Recording Registry, and proved a massive influence on the early and mid-90s West Coast hip-hop movement that swept through popular culture.<\/p>\n

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