''Live at the Beverly Theater'' is a live album by the

P-Funk All-Stars Parliament-Funkadelic (abbreviated as P-Funk) is an American music collective of rotating musicians headed by George Clinton, primarily consisting of the funk bands Parliament and Funkadelic, both active since the 1960s. Their distinctive fu ...

. It was recorded at the Beverly Theatre in California on April 23 and 24 of 1983 and was originally broadcast by the Westwood One radio network. Prince claimed that he attended one of the shows, which inspired him to record " Erotic City". ''Live at the Beverly Theater'' was released by Westbound Records in 1990. Two songs broadcast by Westwood One were not included on ''Live at the Beverly Theater'': "Standing on the Verge of Getting It On" and " Loopzilla."

Bootsy Collins William Earl "Bootsy" Collins (born October 26, 1951) is an American bass guitarist and singer. Rising to prominence with James Brown in the early 1970s, and later with Parliament-Funkadelic, Collins established himself as one of the leading n ...

performed the song " Body Slam" at the concert, but it was neither broadcast nor was it included on the album. The cover of ''Live at the Beverly Theater'' features artwork from longtime P-Funk album artist

Pedro Bell Pedro Bell (June 11, 1950 – August 27, 2019) was an American artist and illustrator, best known for his elaborate album cover designs and other artwork for numerous Funkadelic and George Clinton solo albums. Bell also wrote many of the liner n ...

Track listing

P-Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up) "P. Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up)" is a funk song by Parliament. It is the first track on their 1975 album ''Mothership Connection'' and was the first single to be released from the album. It was also released as the B-side of the album's second ...

" – 2:16 (In the record SIDE-ONE) #"

Do That Stuff "Do That Stuff" is a song by the funk band Parliament (band), Parliament. It was the first Single (music), single released from their 1976 in music, 1976 album ''The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein''. It peaked at number 22 on the U.S. R&B chart.

" – 10:52 #" Cosmic Slop" – 10:11 #"Let's Take It to the Stage Medley" – 8:38 (In the record SIDE-TWO) ##A)"

Let's Take It to the Stage ''Let's Take It to the Stage'' is the seventh album by American funk rock band Funkadelic. It was released in April 1975 on Westbound Records. The album charted at number 102 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and number 14 on the R&B Albums. Music and ...

" ##B)" Mothership Connection" (starchild) ##C)” I Call My Baby Pussy Cat” #" Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker)" – 12:48 #"

(Not Just) Knee Deep "(Not Just) Knee Deep" is a funk song, with a running time of 15 minutes, 21 seconds, on Side 1 of Funkadelic's 1979 album ''Uncle Jam Wants You''. Song information An edited version of the song, appearing as Side A on the single release, reache ...

" – 12:54 (In the record SIDE-THREE) #"

Maggot Brain ''Maggot Brain'' is the third studio album by the American funk rock band Funkadelic, released by Westbound Records in July 1971. It was produced by band leader George Clinton and recorded at United Sound Systems in Detroit during late 1970 an ...

" – 16:49 #"

One Nation Under a Groove ''One Nation Under a Groove'' is the tenth studio album by American funk rock band Funkadelic, released on September 22, 1978 on Warner Bros. Records. Recording sessions took place at United Sound Studio in Detroit, Michigan, with one song reco ...

" – 9:06 #" Atomic Dog" – 9:58 (In the record SIDE-FOUR) #"

Flash Light A flashlight ( US, Canada) or torch ( UK, Australia) is a portable hand-held electric lamp. Formerly, the light source typically was a miniature incandescent light bulb, but these have been displaced by light-emitting diodes (LEDs) since the ...

" – 4:59

Personnel

*Rodney "Skeet" Curtis - bass * Michael Hampton, Garry Shider, Eddie Hazel, Cordell Mosson,

DeWayne "Blackbyrd" McKnight DeWayne Stephen "Blackbyrd" McKnight (born April 17, 1954) is an American guitarist. He was a member of The Headhunters, a jazz-funk fusion band from 1975 through 1978 and Parliament-Funkadelic from 1978 through 2008. He served briefly as gui ...

- guitar *

Dennis Chambers Dennis Milton Chambers (born May 9, 1959) is an American drummer. He was inducted into the ''Modern Drummer'' Hall of Fame in 2001. Early life Chambers was born on May 9, 1959. He began drumming at the age of four years, and was gigging in Bal ...

- drums *Benny Cowan (trumpet), Greg Thomas (saxophone), and Greg Boyer (trombone) - horns * Bernie Worrell, Jerome Rogers - keyboards * George Clinton, Garry Shider, Lige Curry, Gary "Mudbone" Cooper, Robert "P-Nut" Johnson,

Michael "Clip" Payne Michael "Clip" Payne (born William Michael Payne on September 25, 1958 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American musician. He has been a member of Parliament , Funkadelic, The P-Funk Allstars and the Parliament-Funkadelic collective since 1977. Caree ...

, Ron Ford - vocals * Maceo Parker - MC

References

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