No Condition Is Permanent

Pictured: Eddie Hazel.

The Parliaments had become psychedelicized. George [Clinton] had been turned on to LSD and proceeded to indoctrinate everyone else. The clothes change had started initially with the back-up musicians. According to Billy Bass, “George and them were still wearing those funky ass processes and them suits. Me and Eddie [Hazel] and Tiki [Fulwood] said ‘Fuck that.’ To tell you the truth, Eddie and Tiki were two trifling motherfuckers so they didn’t want to be clean at all. The three of us just plain out did not want to wear them suits no more. It was all based on the theory, ‘Well hey, we ain’t Parliaments, we’re Funkadelic, we don’t have to wear that.’ I had cut off my process a long time ago. Eddie’s hair was always wild, he had a big ole Afo. Tiki still had his hair slicked down. I was wearing braids then, very radical braids. We just wore whatever we wanted to wear.”

— from Rob Bowman’s liner notes, Music For Your Mother.

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 265 of No Condition Is Permanent:

THE FIRST SET

The Futures — “Party Time Man” — Philly Freedom

Vicky Edimo — “You” — Africa Airways Six (Mile High Funk 1974-1981)

Rene Hall Orchestra Feat. Willie Joe — “Twitchy” — Infamous Instro-Monsters Of Rock ‘n’ Roll Vol. 1

Grazia — “Olmek Var” — Saz Beat: Turkish Rock, Funk, And Psychedelic Music Of The 1960s And 1970s

NRBQ — “Little Floater” — Wild Weekend

Safari Combo — “Soule” — Débaba

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Teo Usuelli — “Piacere Sequence” — Beat At Cinecitta: Music from Italian 60s & 70s Exploitation Cinema Vol. 1

THE SECOND SET

Gary U.S. Bonds — “I Wanna Holler” — Legrand 45rpm

Tito Puente — “110th Street And 5th Avenue” — Yo! Hot Latin Funk From El Barrio

The Ramones — “Commando” — Leave Home

Rubiah Lubis — “Katakana” — Psyche Oh! A Go Go: Lost Gems Of Malaysia/Singapura Pop Music ’64-’74

Caretakers of Deception — “Cuttin’ Grass” — Keb Darge And Cut Chemist present The Dark Side: 28 Sixties Garage Punk and Psyche Monsters

BLO — “Root” — Lagos Disco Inferno

The Stooges — “Down On The Street [Mono Single Edit]” — 1970: The Complete Fun House Sessions

Mokhtar al Said & El Ferka el Masaya — “Ya Amarti” — Jalilah’s Raks Sharki 2 Amar 14

Eddie Kendricks — “Let’s Go Back To Day One” — Keep On Truckin’: The Motown Solo Albums Vol. 1

THE THIRD SET

Wganda Kenya — “Combate A Kung-Fu” — The Afrosound of Colombia Vol.1

The Electro-Tones — “Ghost Train” — Kan-Gu-Wa (Yet Mo’ Blues & Rhythm, Popcorn, Exotica & Tittyshakers!)

Jackie Mittoo — “In Cold Blood” — Champion In The Arena 1976-1977

Jack Bruce — “You Burned The Tables On Me” — Harmony Row

Ilaiyaraaja / Vani Jairam — “Mayakkama” — Solla Solla: Maestro Ilaiyaraaja and The Electronic Pop Sound of Kollywood 1977-1983

Wire — “12 X U” — Pink Flag

Mano Césaire Et La Formation Malavoi — “Baye La Voix” — Premiers Enregistrements

The Four Dreamers — “To Venus” — Complete Sixties Instrumental

THE FINAL SET

The Phaetons — “I Love My Baby” — Wild Streak Vol. 2

Fela Ransome-Kuti & His Koolalobitos — “Lai Se” — Lagos Baby 1963-1969

Tomorrow — “My White Bicycle” — Nuggets II: Original Artyfacts From The British Empire & Beyond 1964-1969

Icebreakers/The Diamonds — “Run Away” — Planet Mars Dub

Stevie Wonder — “Keep On Running” — Music Of My Mind

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Eddie Hazel — “California Dreaming” — Strange Funky Games And Things