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Album · 1993

Tear the Roof Off: 1974-1980

by Parliament

Tear the Roof Off: 1974-1980 is a 1993 funk album by Parliament. It runs 25 tracks across 151 minutes on Casablanca.

Funk · P-Funk · Psychedelic Soul

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25
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151 min
Runtime
104 bpm
Tempo
E minor
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Tracklist

25 tracks · 151 min

  1. 01Prelude
  2. 01P. Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up)
  3. 02Up for the Down Stroke
  4. 02Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker)
  5. 03Chocolate City
  6. 03Bop Gun (Endangered Species)
  7. 04Dr Funkenstein's Supergroovalistic Prosifunkstication Medley: Let's Take It to the Stage / Take Your Dead Ass Home (Say Som'n Nasty) (live)
  8. 04Funkentelechy
  9. 05Theme From the Black Hole
  10. 05Mothership Connection (Star Child)
  11. 06The Big Bang Theory
  12. 06Dr. Funkenstein
  13. 07Children of Production (live)
  14. 07Testify
  15. 08Mr. Wiggles
  16. 08Flash Light
  17. 09Ride On
  18. 09Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop)
  19. 10Fantasy Is Reality
  20. 10All Your Goodies Are Gone
  21. 11Rumpofsteelskin
  22. 11Do That Stuff
  23. 12Agony of Defeet
  24. 12Party People
  25. 13Funkin' for Fun

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About

Tear the Roof Off: 1974-1980 is a 2-CD compilation album by the funk group Parliament featuring songs recorded for Casablanca Records during the band's career with that label from 1974 to 1980. The compilation was released in 1993. The compilation includes some single edits and extended 12-inch single edits of selected songs, but no previously unreleased material, except for a slightly longer version of "Testify" that restores a deleted guitar introduction. The CD booklet contains historical articles from music writers Greg Tate and Tom Vickers, who served as the band's Minister of Information from 1976 until 1980.

In brief

When was Tear the Roof Off: 1974-1980 released?
Tear the Roof Off: 1974-1980 was released in 1993 on Casablanca.
How many tracks are on Tear the Roof Off: 1974-1980?
Tear the Roof Off: 1974-1980 has 25 tracks, with a runtime of 151 minutes.
What genre is Tear the Roof Off: 1974-1980?
Tear the Roof Off: 1974-1980 is catalogued under Funk, P-Funk, Psychedelic Soul.
What BPM is Tear the Roof Off: 1974-1980?
Tear the Roof Off: 1974-1980 runs at a median tempo of 104 BPM across its tracks, most often in E minor, measured from audio analysis.
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