Ep061: George Clinton of Parliament, Funkadelic and More
The Vinyl Guide - Artist Interviews for Record Collectors and Music Nerds
Nate Goyer
4.7 • 579 Ratings
🗓️ 9 January 2017
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
George Clinton, architect of the P-Funk sound and the most sampled man on planet Earth, joins us today to discuss his career, his music, his legal battles, his recognition from the Smithsonian Institution, his vinyl records and yes....even his diapers. It's an episode filled with funk, plus a tutorial on some rare George Clinton records you want to keep an eye out for.
If you like records, just starting a collection or are an uber-nerd with a house-full of vinyl, this is the podcast for you. Nate Goyer is The Vinyl Guide and discusses all things music and record-related.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey everyone, welcome to 2017. |
| 0:05.0 | And thanks for joining us here on the Vinyl Guide, the podcast for fans and collectors of vinyl records. |
| 0:11.0 | And yes, we've just had an extended break over the holidays, but now we are back with the full roster of episodes coming your way. |
| 0:18.0 | And today we are kicking it off strong with the Prime Minister |
| 0:21.4 | of Funk, the architect of the P-Funk Sound, Dr. Funkinstein himself straight out of both the |
| 0:26.5 | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Smithsonian Institution. It's Mr. George Clinton. Now today, |
| 0:32.3 | George is spending some time with the vinyl guide to talk about his career, his collaborations |
| 0:36.1 | with folks like Dr. Dre and Kendrick Lamar, |
| 0:38.3 | how he's getting the rights back to his music, he's going to tell a few crazy stories, and of course talk about vinyl records. |
| 0:45.3 | Plus, we're going to be spending some time talking about the rare records from George Clinton's history, |
| 0:49.3 | and what you're going to want to keep your eye out for next time you're digging through the record racks. |
| 0:58.0 | And we're very excited to share that George is kicking off a brand new tour, |
| 1:02.1 | bringing the funk all around the world, starting with the east coast of the United States. |
| 1:05.6 | Check out the tour dates at georgeclinton.com. |
| 1:09.0 | And it's all thanks to show sponsor, Voyage Air Guitars. Guitar players, you're going to want to take note of this unique |
| 1:11.6 | guitar design that's made for portability and travel. Check out voyageairgatar.com. And we are also |
| 1:18.6 | sponsored today by groove washer.com. Clean records give the best quality sound. Make sure your |
| 1:24.6 | records are clean with the very best manual record cleaning system on the market. |
| 1:28.3 | Go to groove washer.com to get yours now. And with that, let's kick off 2017 with a bang. |
| 1:35.8 | And bring the funk your way with Mr. George Clinton. |
| 1:40.3 | Do you listen to and collect vinyl records? Well, you're in luck. Welcome to the vinyl guide, the podcast made for record nerds like yourself. Here's your host, the biggest record nerd of them all, Nate Goiard. Hello, hello, hello, hello, hello, everyone. Glad to be back. Great to be with all of you. Happy 2017. I hope everyone had a safe and relaxing holiday and a great new year so far. |
| 2:06.6 | It's been three weeks since our last episode, which featured a 2016 comprehensive wrap-up, |
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