T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M.
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| T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M. (The Awesome Power of a Fully Operational Mothership) | |||||
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| Studio album by George Clinton & the P-Funk All-Stars | |||||
| Released | June 11th, 1996 | ||||
| Genre | Funk | ||||
| Label | Sony 550 | ||||
| Producer | George Clinton | ||||
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T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M. is a 1996 album by funk musician George Clinton. The title, which is an abbreviation for The Awesome Power of a Fully Operational Mothership, refers to the P-Funk Mothership that was first introduced in 1975 on Parliament's Mothership Connection album.
The album was presented as a reunion album because it featured collaborations with former Parliament-Funkadelic members including Bernie Worrell, Bootsy Collins, Junie Morrison, Maceo Parker, and Fred Wesley — some of whom hadn't worked with Clinton in many years. The album also included contributions by current members of the P-Funk All-Stars.
Following the release of T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M., Clinton launched the "Mothership Reconnection Tour" with Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell, and the P-Funk All-Stars. The Mothership Reconnection Tour, which began in New York's Central Park, included the landing of a full-scale Mothership on stage, from which Clinton emerged.
The artwork for T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M. was unique among P-Funk albums in that it included contributions by all three artists associated with the band: Pedro Bell, "Stozo the Clown" Edwards, and Overton Loyd.
The Japanese version of "T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M." (Epic/Sony) contains an extra track entitled "Secret Love", co-written by George Clinton's son Tracey Lewis(a.k.a. Trey Lewd).
