Parliament was originally The Parliaments, a doo-wop group based out of George Clinton's Plainfield, New Jersey barber shop. The name was soon abandoned due to legal issues with Revilot and Atlantic Records, and most of the same people recorded under the name Funkadelic, which consisted of The Parliaments' backing musicians, most importantly Billy Bass Nelson. Soon, Parliament was created in addition to Funkadelic and the two bands consisted of essentially the same people (see List of P Funk members), though both released albums under their respective names.
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1970: Osmium
1974: Up For The Down Stroke
1975: Chocolate City
1975: Mothership Connection
1976: The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein
1977: Get Down & Boogie
1977: Live: P-Funk Earth Tour
1977: Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome
1978: Motor Booty Affair
1979: Gloryhallastoopid
1980: Trombipulation
1984: Greatest Hits (The Bomb)
1993: Tear the Roof Off 1974-1980
1994: Greatest Hits 1972-1993
1995: The Best of Parliament: Give Up the Funk
1995: First Thangs
1996: Rhenium
1996: Live, 1976-1993
1997: The Early Years
1999: 12" Collection & More
2000: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Parliament
2000: Get Funked Up
2005: Gold
