In the recent UNH show, George once again sang the chorus to Doing It In The Mud right after the one hour mark. I then happened to search online and came across an auction that had the reels! … but it ended over a week ago, so I was pretty bummed out about it , but I realized that there were quite a number of George reels that were auctioned over the past few years by Carolina Soul Records, in relation to the estate of Don Davis (Groovesville Productions, Detroit, MI).
I was surprised no one brought it up here, so I decided to compile a list of the tracks on the reels. I tried to order them chronologically as best I could, based on the bits and pieces of information out there. If the picture’s text was too blurry, I put it in brackets.
Auction: yyyy-mm-dd, name
2020-03-20
2020-04-23
2020-05-21
2022-03-01
2022-04-28
2022-10-04 ← Re-Rockin’ of a Rock Star (40 second clip)
2022-12-20
2023-05-23
2023-07-19
2023-11-14
2023-12-12
Auction: 2023-07-19, FUNK PSYCH 1-SONG MASTER REEL: PARLIAMENT? “MAKE PLANS FOR TWO”
ISIPS STEREO
MASTER
REF. TONE ODB
TESTIFY
(1) Make Plans For Two
Auction: 2023-12-12
LEON WARE TRACKS:
I STILL WAIT FOR YOU
WARNING
I’LL WAIT
VOCAL:
I’LL WAIT: PAT LEWIS + PARLIAMENTS
Auction: 2023-07-19
ARTIST: G. CLINTON
PRODUCER: G. CLINTON
ENGINEER: [?] [?]
DATE: [5/9/81][?] [?]
Auction: 2023-12-12
Producer: George Clinton
Client: CBS
Record [For]: CBS
Date: 8/18/82
Engineer: Greg [Relly]
Assistant Engineer: [Dave Baker]
Artist: Jessica
Master
- Send a Gram (Full Mix)
- Send a Gram (Tag Insert)
- [garbage]
Auction: 2022-05-23
ARTIST: G.C.
ENGINEER: G.W
DATE: 3/41 OH-OH!
2. [REG] MIX w/ DRUM REP. - Rewound to [?] [?] [?]
EXTRA REGULAR OUTTAKES
Auction: 2022-11-14, Boogie Funk Inst. 3-Song Master Reel: George Clinton “Oh-Oh”
- “Oh-Oh” mix 1
- “Oh-Oh” mix 2
- “Oh-Oh” drum break
Artist: G.C
Engineer: GW
Date: 3/11OH-OH!
(2) INSTR. MIXES
1 GOOD DRUM PIECE
Auction: 2023-12-12
CLIENT: NINE
ARTIST: GC
PRODUCER: GC
ENGINEER: [G]W
DATE: 3/13/85DUBBING COPY
1 OH-OH! BASIC
2 OH-OH! [RED.] Drums
Auction: 2023-11-14, Boogie Funk 2-Song Master Reel: George Clinton “Bullet Proof”
- “Bullet Proof”
- “Bullet Proof” partial
Artist: GC
Engineer: [G]W
DATE: 3/13/851 BULLET PROOF TRACK
RECORDED NIGHT BEFORE MIX
“BRIGHT TRACK”
Is the “NIGHT BEFORE MIX” and the Night Before (1988) movie a coincidence?
Auction: 2023-11-14, Boogie Funk Inst. 2-Song Master Reel: George Clinton “Do It Good”
Note: Pleasures of Exhaustion
CLIENT: NINE
ARTIST: G.C.
PRODUCER: G.C.
ENGINEER: [G]W
DATE: 3/17/85IK TONE
1 DO IT GOOD #2 FLUTE
2 DO IT GOOD BOTH FLUTES
Auction: 2023-07-19, Boogie Funk 6-Song Master Reel: George Clinton “Street Level”
- “Street Level”
- “Do Fries Go With That Shake”
- ?
- ?
- “He’s Your Continental Brother”
- “Freaks Bearing Gifts”
CLIENT: GEORGE CLINTON
ENGINEER: [?] [?]
DATE: 7-18-851 Street Level Ruff Mix
Do Fries Go With That Shake
[Too G???k] [arrow swap with next]
If I’m Wrong [arrow swap with prev]
He’s Your [Cross]Continental Brother
Freaks Bearing Gifts
Street Level is out there and DJ Quik did Street Level Entrance.
I guess this is when Freaks Bearing Gifts was done.
What is Too [?], If I’m Wrong and He’s Your Continental Brother?
Auction: 2022-10-06, Boogie Funk 2-Song Master Reel: George Clinton “Ruff Mix” - Unissued?
Note: I think this is the corresponding reel for Re-Rockin’ of a Rock Star.
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1760125127691824
CLIENT: GC/NINE/[?]
ARTIST: GC
ENGINEER: [T2]
DATE: 8/8/851 [Ruff Mix] R[?]
2 [Ruff Mix] R[?]
Also, the Rustee Allen Simple Rules - EP was mostly removed from the internet. However, a remix was put out.
Auction: 2022-10-04, Boogie Funk/80s Rock 6-Song Master Reel: George Clinton Mix - Unissued?
NINE RECORDS
Client: GEORGE CLINTON
Artist: [?] ([?] [?])
ENGINEER: [?] [?]y
Date: 8/15/85“Drums” Inst. Rough mixes
“Drums” VOCAL Rough mixes
“He’s So Gould” Jessica C. Rough mixes
“He’s So Gould” Inst. Rough mixes
“Drop, Drop” D.CHONG Inst. Rough mixes
“Hot Ice”
“True Love”
“Drums” is pretty vague; Maybe By Way of The Drum?
What is He’s So Gould? I haven’t studied Jessica Cleaves’ discography.
Drop, Drop or Hot Ice related to The Chong Show (1979), Melting In Your Heart (1977), the Family Series, Hard (1988) or Faucet (2018)?
Auction: 2023-12-12, Boogie Funk 4-Song Master Reel: George Clinton “Puppy Love”
Note: Last two songs are not there.
CLIENT: NINE
ARTIST: G. Clinton/Andre/
ENGINEER: Rufus
DATE: 3/87KNOCK THE BOTTOM OUT OF MINE
PUPPY LOVE (TRACK)
WHO’S MAKIN’ LOVE
SOMETHING’S DUMB
THERE I GO AGAIN 7 1/2
WHEN ENDS MEET 7 1/2
Auction: 2023-12-12, Boogie Funk 7-Song Master Reel: George Clinton “Doing It In The Mud”
- “Doing It In The Mud” (full)
- “Doing It In The Mud” (breakdown)
- “Doing It In The Mud” (breakdown & bridge)
- “Doing It In The Mud” (background vocals & drums)
- “Doing It In The Mud” (background vocals, bass & drums)
- “Doing It In The Mud” (background vocals, bass & drums)
- “Doing It In The Mud” (full)
CLIENT: NINE
ARTIST: George Clinton
ENGINEER: Rufus Harris
DATE: 4-10-87“DOING IT IN THE MUD”
(AS ON 24TRK complete track)Trim on #1
Edit Pieces
- percussion w/fancy bass
- percussion breakdown
- percussion w/synths into bridge w/bass
- background w/ drums only
- background w/ bass & drums
- George w/ drums & perc. then bass then…
E.O.T.
Auction: 2023-05-23, BOOGIE FUNK 2-SONG MASTER REEL: GEORGE CLINTON “DOING IT IN THE MUD”
CLIENT: NINE
ARTIST: George Clinton
ENGINEER: Rufus Harris
DATE: [?]“Doing It In The Mud”
M → “Doing It In The Mud” ([?] [?] [?] [?] [?])
{ [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] }[?] [?] [?] [?] ([?])
Auction: 2023-07-19
I wonder if the background song in the promo video is Johnny Was A Pimp with the talk about “rock rock rock” and “state of mind”.
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2213811422342268
CLIENT: [NINE] RECORDS
ARTIST: GEORGE CLINTON ([BRIDES])
ENGINEER: [?] [?]
DATE: [8-14-85]1 JOHNNY WAS A PIMP RUFF MIX [??]
#2 [??]
Johnny Was A Pimp? vs Johnny Sold Rocks?
Auction: 2023-12-12, Boogie Funk 4-Song Master Reel: George Clinton “Kredit Kard”
PRODUCER: George Clinton
ENGINEER: Rufus Harris
DATE: 6-4-87Kredit Kard
Cinderella Feeling
Cinderella Feeling *
Airbound (7 1/2)
I have heard a ~7 minute Kredit Kard demo floating around out there.
Auction: 2022-12-20, Boogie Funk Electro 5-Song Master Reel: George Clinton
CLIENT: [?] [?]
ARTIST: [G] CLINTON
PRODUCER: [G] CLINTON
ENGINEER: [?]
DATE: [?]SERIOUS SLAMMIN
French Kiss
RITA
There I Go
Banana Boat Song
Auction: 2023-05-23
CLIENT: NINE
ARTIST: G. CLINTON
ENGINEER: CLAY
DATE: [?]1 RITA
ROUGH MIX
Auction: 2022-12-20, Boogie Funk Electro 3-Song Master Reel: George Clinton “Cinderella Theory”
CLIENT: [?]
ARTIST: [?]
ENGINEER: [?]
DATE: [?]
- Serious Slammin
- Kredit Kard
- Cinderella
Auction: 2022-03-01, Electro Funk 1-Song Master Reel: George Clinton “Serious Slammin’”
- “Serious Slammin’” (rough mix)
CLIENT: [?] [?]
ARTIST: [?] [?]
ENGINEER: [?]
DATE: [?]SERIOUS SLAMMIN ← [?] [?] [?], [?] [?]
SERIOUS SLAMMIN (Rough Mix)
Auction: 2022-10-04, Boogie Funk 6-Song Master Reel: George Clinton “Ruff Mixes” - Unissued?
CLIENT: GC
ARTIST: GC
PRODUCER: GC
ENGINEER: [HIT]
DATE: 8/1/88
Hot Monkey/Wet GooseTip Toe ([TRACKy])
Hot Monkey/Wet Goose
Hot Monkey/Wet Goose ([TRAC?y])
Freeze On My Tongue (slow)
Mr. Tip (Me Tip)
Mr. Tip
Is this related to Suga Free/DJ Quik’s Tip Toe? I would have thought it a coincidence, except for DJ Quik doing Street Level Entrance which is on another reel…
Auction: 2022-12-20, Boogie Funk 1-Song Master Reel: George Clinton “Mathematics”
CLIENT: [?] [?]
ARTIST: [?] [?]
ENGINEER: [?]
DATE: [?]Mathematics
“I originally wrote ‘Mathematics’ for Michael Jackson around the time of his Dangerous album”
Auction: 2023-05-19, BOOGIE FUNK 1-SONG MASTER REEL: GEORGE CLINTON “FREAKS”
CLIENT: [?] [?]
ARTIST: [?] [?]
ENGINEER: [?]
DATE: [?]Freaks