Parliament - Chocolate City (Picture Disc) (2019) [SEALED] Vinyl LP • Ride On

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HYPE-STICKER on front. Picture Disc. Unopened/new vinyl, factory sealed, and in excellent condition. Clear plastic sleeve with flap. (Not a cut-out.)

Tracks:

1. Chocolate City
2. Ride On
3. Together
4. Side Effects
5. What Comes Funky
6. Let Me Be
7. If It Don't Fit (Don't Force It)
8. I Misjudged You
9. Big Footin'

About The Record:

Though it's not one of the better-known Parliament albums, Chocolate City is nonetheless one of their best and perhaps most underrated. There's a wealth of musical talent to be heard here -- most notably Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell, and Eddie Hazel -- and an emphasis on horns and harmony vocals. Plus, there's no overarching narrative as there would be on successive albums. Instead, this is a collection of stand-alone songs, none topping the six-minute mark. Chocolate City is a Parliament album that shouldn't be overlooked. Chocolate City reached No. 18 on the Billboard soul LP charts in 1975 and reached No. 91 on the album charts. Chocolate City, the title track and first single, reached No. 24 on the black chart and No. 94 on the Billboard Hot 100 while Ride On, the second single, reached No. 64 on the black chart.