{"product_id":"parliament-osmium","title":"Parliament – Osmium","description":"\u003cp\u003eProduced by Ruth Copeland, \u003cem\u003eOsmium\u003c\/em\u003e offers up a diverse bag of tricks comprising gospel, soul, funk, rock and country arrangements with accompaniment ranging from heavy electric guitar fuzz, acoustic serenity and even bagpipes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince its re-release in 1990, \u003cem\u003eOsmium\u003c\/em\u003e has been distributed numerous times by various labels in America, Europe and Japan under alternate titles – including Rhenium and First Thangs. A number of these reissues have featured material that was not included on the original album, such as unreleased tracks and singles that were taken from the same time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMany of these recordings are still as far-out as they sounded when first released. However, the tracks here represent the genesis of what would become P-Funk and the entity that would give the world ground-breaking albums Maggot Brain (1971), Mothership Connection (1975), and One Nation Under a Groove (1978). An essential addition to anyone’s collection. — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.demonmusicgroup.co.uk\/catalogue\/releases\/parliament-osmium-deluxe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eLabel\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first Parliament album as such was a mixed-up mess of an affair — but would anyone expect anything less? The overall sound is much more Funkadelic than later Parliament, if with a somewhat more accessible feel. Things get going with an appropriately leering start, thanks to \"I Call My Baby Pussycat,\" which makes something like \"What's New, Pussycat?\" seem like innocent, chaste conversation. After a stripped-down start, things explode into a full-on funk strut with heavy-duty guitar and slamming drums setting the way, while the singers sound like they're tripping without losing the soul — sudden music dropouts, vocal cut-ins, volume level tweaks, and more add to the off-kilter feeling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOsmium's\u003c\/em\u003e sound progresses from there — it's funk's fire combined with a studio freedom that feels like a blueprint for the future. Bernie Worrell's keyboard abilities are already clear, whether he's trying for hotel lounge jams or full freakiness; similarly, Eddie Hazel is clearly finding his own epic stoned zone to peel out some amazing solos at the drop of a hat. As for the subject matter and end results — who else but this crew could have come up with the trash-talking, yodeling twang of \"Little Ole Country Boy\" in 1970 and still made it funky with all the steel guitar? Other fun times include the piano and vocal-into-full-band goofy romantic romp of \"My Automobile\" and \"Funky Woman,\" where over a heavy groove (and goofy Worrell break) the titular character lives with the consequence of her stank: \"She hung them in the air\/The air said this ain't fair!\" Amidst all the nuttiness, there are some perhaps surprising depths — consider \"Oh Lord, Why Lord\/Prayer,\" which might almost be too pretty for its own good (Worrell's harpsichord almost verges on the sickly sweet) but still has some lovely gospel choir singing and heartfelt lyrics. — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/osmium-mw0000139848\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eAll Music\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- 2LP black vinyl reissue of the RSD 2024 edition\u003cbr\u003e- Includes 5 bonus tracks\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/1ubgURtPCCPXsK2vxKTUuT?utm_source=generator\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Demon Records \/\/ Invictus \u003cbr\u003eFormat: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue\u003cbr\u003eReissued: 2026 \/ Originally Released: 1970\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Funk \/ Soul\u003cbr\u003eStyle: P.Funk\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Funk\/Soul\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Demon Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46836529463454,"sku":"5014797913516","price":60.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/214147-parliament-osmium-deluxe.jpg?v=1778745469","url":"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/products\/parliament-osmium","provider":"The Analog Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}