Does anybody know the exact release date…
on P.Funk Portal it’s May 11, 1970
http://www.pfunkportal.com/releases/Funkadelic
on Wikipedia its February 24, 1970
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funkadelic_(album)
on Discogs its March 1970
https://www.discogs.com/de/release/3020811-Funkadelic-Funkadelic
Im a bit confused… 
Found this in Billboard from February 28, 1970.
So I would say the February date is the correct one, if it wasn’t even earlier..
Here’s the photos from that show at Ungano’s NYC February 16, 1970.
Maybe the date from Discogs comes from when it first appeared on Billboard.
Wonder how many folks back then truly realized the phenomenon just given birth to.
In reality, none of these dates are accurate. They’re all guesstimates. Unless someone has a document from Westbound Records detailing the exact date of release, they’re just guesstimates. I remember when the test pressing for Cosmic Slop showed up on eBay. Even the info sheet stated July 1973. It didn’t even give an exact day of release.
That makes sense. Many smaller labels (including Motown evidently) couldn’t maintain consistent intercontinental release dates back then. They had contracts with different local distributors (some of which were quite small) in various markets in order to get the product out in said markets. Once Thang moved to labels with better-built distribution networks, the release dates maintained better consistency.
Just watched bump by bump and George says Detroit got stuff early… 
Talking about Free your mind - 1970 release but he says something about Detroit getting things a year early, I think. Which may be a slight exaggeration…maybe not. Danny, though, makes the point about promos and such.
Westbound didn’t sign the distribution deal with Juno til 1970 (I think) so the rest of the world had to wait til 1970…maybe Feb
