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Release Date: 26 April 2026
Label: Demon Records
Packaging Type: Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)
No of Units: 2
Barcode: 5014797913516
Description
Demon Records are proud to present Osmium Deluxe - the first recordings
credited to the funk-rock ensemble Parliament-Funkadelic.
Produced by Ruth Copeland, Osmium 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.
Since its re-release in 1990, Osmium 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.
This in-demand, black-vinyl version of the Record Store Day 2024 sell-out
compiles together everything from that period 2 LPs and includes; the full
Osmium album, the single sides that never made the album, unreleased
tracks, demos and jams – all of which made their debut vinyl appearance
as one package in 2024.
Many 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.
Tracklisting
P. P. Arnold
Status Quo
Bluey
Yardbirds
Bluey
Doctor Who
Dead Or Alive
Doctor Who
Parliament
Parliament
Parliament
