Mothership Connection

Mothership Connection is the fourth official studio album from the American funk band Parliament. It was released on December 15th 1975 by Casablanca Records and produced by the band’s leader (and of the P-Funk collective entirely) George Clinton.

Its themes regard their own unique P-Funk mythology of outer-space concepts. Some examples are found in the cover art, which shows Clinton jumping out of a spaceship, the ending track, which talks about a group of individuals known as “The Thumpasorous Peoples”, and more.

It was the first P-Funk album to feature saxophonist Maceo Parker and trombonist Fred Wesley, both of which had left James Brown’s backing band, The J.B.’s a while earlier.

The album received acclaim from critics and fans alike, and it has since been viewed to be one of the best P-Funk albums ever made.

It became the first P-Funk album to be certified Gold and later Platinum. On June 5th 1976, almost half a year after its release, it peaked at No. 13 on the Billboard 200 chart, and, in total, spent 37 weeks there. Exactly a week afterwards, it peaked at No. 4 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and, in total, spent 33 weeks there.