Editing Funkadelic (section)

=== Psychedelic era ===
As Funkadelic, the group signed to [[Westbound Records|Westbound]] in 1968. Around this time, the group's music evolved from soul and doo wop into a harder guitar-driven mix of psychedelic rock, soul and funk, much influenced by the popular musical (and political) movements of the time. [[Jimi Hendrix]], [[Sly Stone]], [[the MC5]], and [[Vanilla Fudge]] were major inspirations.<ref>Vincent, Rickey. [https://www.britannica.com/psychedelic/textonly/pfunk.html Parliament-Funkadelic]. ''[[Encyclopædia Britannica]]''.</ref> This style later evolved into a tighter guitar and horns-based funk (circa 1971–75), which subsequently, during the height of [[Parliament-Funkadelic]] success (circa 1976–81), added elements of R&B and electronic music, with fewer psychedelic rock elements. The band made their first live television performance on ''[[Basic Black (TV series)|Say Brother]]'' on October 7, 1969. They played a jam with songs "[[Into My Own Thing]]" ([[Sly and the Family Stone]] cover), "What Is Soul?", "[[(I Wanna) Testify]]", "[[I Was Made to Love Her (song)|I Was Made to Love Her]]" ([[Stevie Wonder]] cover), "Friday Night, August 14th" and "Music for My Mother".

The group's self-titled debut album, ''[[Funkadelic (album)|Funkadelic]]'', was released in 1970. The credits listed organist Mickey Atkins plus Clinton, Fulwood, Hazel, Nelson, and Ross. The recording also included the rest of Parliament's singers (still uncredited because of contractual concerns), several uncredited session musicians then employed by [[Motown]], as well as Ray Monette (of [[Rare Earth (band)|Rare Earth]]) and future P-Funk mainstay [[Bernie Worrell]].

Bernie Worrell was officially credited starting with Funkadelic's second album, ''[[Free Your Mind... and Your Ass Will Follow]]'' (1970), thus beginning a long working relationship between Worrell and Clinton. The album ''[[Maggot Brain]]'' followed in 1971. The first three Funkadelic albums displayed strong psychedelic influences (not least in terms of production) and limited commercial potential, despite containing many songs that stayed in the band's setlist for several years and would influence many future funk, rock, and hip hop artists.

After the release of ''Maggot Brain'', the Funkadelic lineup expanded greatly. [[Tawl Ross]] was unavailable after experiencing either a bad LSD trip or a speed overdose, while [[Billy Bass Nelson]] and [[Eddie Hazel]] quit due to financial concerns. From this point, many more musicians and singers would be added during Funkadelic's (and Parliament's) history, including the recruitment of several members of [[James Brown]]'s backing band, the JB's, in 1972 – most notably [[Bootsy Collins]] and the [[Horny Horns]]. Bootsy and his brother [[Catfish Collins]] were recruited by Clinton to replace the departed Nelson and Hazel. Bootsy in particular became a major contributor to the [[P-Funk]] sound. In 1972, this new line-up released the politically charged double album ''[[America Eats Its Young]]''. The lineup stabilized a bit with the album ''[[Cosmic Slop]]'' in 1973, featuring major contributions from recently added singer-guitarist [[Garry Shider]]. After first leaving the band, Eddie Hazel spent a year in jail after assaulting an airline flight attendant and air marshal while under the influence of PCP,<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zBwFHNeUF3UC&q=%22Eddie+Hazel%22+dead+OR+death+OR+died&pg=PA236|title=Funk: The Music, The People, and The Rhythm of The One|first=Rickey|last=Vincent|date=April 15, 1996|publisher=Macmillan|access-date=August 12, 2017|via=Google Books|isbn=978-0-312-13499-0}}</ref><ref>Green, Tony. [https://www.proquest.com/docview/1065719 Up for the Downstroke: The Guitar Legacy of Parliament Funkadelic]. ''[[Guitar Player]]''.</ref> then he returned to make major contributions to the album ''[[Standing on the Verge of Getting It On]]'' (1974). Hazel only contributed to P-Funk sporadically thereafter.<ref>Sullivan, James. [http://www.spinner.com/2008/07/11/twisted-tales-p-funks-eddie-hazel-is-the-new-hendrix-for-bett/ Twisted Tales: P-Funk's Eddie Hazel Is the New Hendrix, for Better or Worse] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722030902/http://www.spinner.com/2008/07/11/twisted-tales-p-funks-eddie-hazel-is-the-new-hendrix-for-bett/ |date=July 22, 2012 }}. ''[[Spinner.com]]''.</ref>