PARLIAMENT - OSMIUM DELUXE PARLIAMENT

Demon Records are proud to present Osmium Deluxe - the first recordings credited to the funk-rock ensemble Parliament-Funkadelic.

Produced by Ruth Copeland, Osmium offers up a diverse bag of tricks comprising gospel, soul, funk, rock and country arrangements with accompaniment ranging from heavy electric guitar fuzz, acoustic serenity and even bagpipes.

Since its re-release in 1990, Osmium has been distributed numerous times by various labels in America, Europe and Japan under alternate titles – including Rhenium and First Thangs. A number of these reissues have featured material that was not included on the original album, such as unreleased tracks and singles that were taken from the same time.

This in-demand, black-vinyl version of the Record Store Day 2024 sell-out compiles together everything from that period 2 LPs and includes; the full Osmium album, the single sides that never made the album, unreleased tracks, demos and jams – all of which made their debut vinyl appearance as one package in 2024.

Many of these recordings are still as far-out as they sounded when first released. However, the tracks here represent the genesis of what would become P-Funk and the entity that would give the world ground-breaking albums Maggot Brain (1971), Mothership Connection (1975), and One Nation Under a Groove (1978). An essential addition to anyone’s collection.

Side One
I Call My Baby Pussycat
Put Love In Your Life
Little Old Country Boy
Moonshine Heather

Side Two
Oh Lord, Why Lord/ Prayer
My Automobile
Nothing Before Me But Thang
Funky Woman

Side Three
Livin' The Life
The Silent Boatman
Breakdown (Mono Single Version)
Red Hot Mama

Side Four
Loose Booty
Come In Out Of the Rain
Breakdown (Stereo Unedited Version)