Tales of Kidd Funkadelic

Infobox Album | Name = Tales of Kidd Funkadelic
Type = Album
Artist = Funkadelic


Released = 1976
Recorded =
Genre = Funk
Length = 39:49
Label = Westbound
Producer = George Clinton
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:yifxlfge5cqo link]
* Robert Christgau B+ [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Funkadelic link]
* Warr.org Rating|3|5 [http://www.warr.org/funkadelic.html link] |Last album = "Let's Take It to the Stage"
(1975)
This album = "Tales of Kidd Funkadelic"
(1976)
Next album = "Hardcore Jollies"
(1976)

"Tales of Kidd Funkadelic" is a 1976 album by the band Funkadelic, released on the Westbound record label. It was actually released after Funkadelic had left the label, in order to capitalize on Funkadelic's new-found fame. The tracks were outtakes recorded around the same time as "Hardcore Jollies" and given to Westbound by George Clinton as a contractual obligation. The tracks were belatedly thrown together by Westbound to form another album for release, "Tales of Kidd Funkadelic". The album is more disjointed than the band's concept albums but is a strong set of tracks nonetheless, some of which are still occasionally played live by Funkadelic's successors.

Kidd Funkadelic was/is the nickname for guitarist Michael Hampton, who incidentally is a shadow force on this album, but was featured strongly on the sibling Funkadelic album of the year, "Hardcore Jollies".

Track listing

# "Butt-to-Butt Resuscitation" (George Clinton, Eddie Hazel, Bernie Worrell)
# "Let's Take It to the People" (Clinton, Hazel, Garry Shider)
# "Undisco Kidd" (Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Worrell)
# "Take Your Dead Ass Home! (Say Som'n Nasty)" (Clinton, Glen Goins, Shider, Worrell)
# "I'm Never Gonna Tell It" (Clinton, Worrell)
# "Tales of Kidd Funkadelic (Opusdelite Years)" (Clinton, Worrell)
# "How Do Yeaw View You?" (Clinton, Collins, Worrell)

Funkadelic Main Invasion Force (Personnel)

*Guitars: Michael Hampton, Garry Shider, Glen Goins
*Keyboards, Synthesizers: Bernie Worrell
*Bass: Cordell Mosson
*Drums: Jerome Brailey
*Percussion: Calvin Simon
*Vocals: George Clinton, Ray Davis, Glen Goins, Fuzzy Haskins, Calvin Simon, Garry Shider, Grady Thomas
*Maggotusi Vocal Choir (Backup Vocals): Jessica Cleaves, Cynthia Davis, Donna Davis, Debbie Edwards, Taka Kahn, Pamela Vincent, Debbie Wright

Other external links

* [http://www.duke.edu/~tmc/motherpage/albums_funkadelic/alb-tales.html The Motherpage]