# Holy Grail of the P: My Top 5
**URL:** https://pfunkforums.com/t/holy-grail-of-the-p-my-top-5/469
**Category:** Other P Topics
**Created:** [June 23, 2020, 1:19am UTC](https://pfunkforums.com/t/holy-grail-of-the-p-my-top-5/469 "2020-06-23T01:19:09Z")
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### Author:  [@OooBooBeeDoop](https://pfunkforums.com/u/OooBooBeeDoop)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2020, 1:19am UTC](https://pfunkforums.com/t/holy-grail-of-the-p-my-top-5/469/1 "2020-06-23T01:19:09Z")
The AEIY booklet got me to thinking. What is your PF dream wish list? Here is my top 5:
1. Parliament Live unedited both Oakland and L.A. shows from 1977
2. Gloryhallastoopid Tour on video-I have seen some snippets so I know it exists
3. Video of The Funks live from the first Bootsy era & Cosmic Slop era '72-73
4. Footage from the mysterious Motor Booty Affair movie that was talked about briefly in 1977. Something was recorded at the United Nations Building for this I think.
5. The Parliament Up South album
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### Author:  [@Mutron](https://pfunkforums.com/u/Mutron)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2020, 11:01pm UTC](https://pfunkforums.com/t/holy-grail-of-the-p-my-top-5/469/2 "2020-06-23T23:01:43Z")
Black Vampire - the 1973 Invictus solo George Clinton LP that only an acetate exists of. There’s a picture of it on Discogs but nobody has ever said they’ve heard it…
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### Author:  [@silentboatman](https://pfunkforums.com/u/silentboatman)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2020, 11:19pm UTC](https://pfunkforums.com/t/holy-grail-of-the-p-my-top-5/469/3 "2020-06-23T23:19:40Z")
I was just about to say the same thing 🙂 .
I used to have the original pressing of Osmium as my holy grail, but now it would be [the Black Vampire album](https://www.discogs.com/George-Clinton-The-Black-Vampire/release/8430106). If it even exists…
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### Author:  [@Seventieslord](https://pfunkforums.com/u/Seventieslord)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2020, 12:11am UTC](https://pfunkforums.com/t/holy-grail-of-the-p-my-top-5/469/4 "2020-06-24T00:11:42Z")
if it’s a hoax it’s a damn elaborate one!
I would have to say Black Vampire is #1, followed by You’re Not Hurting Him (You’re Hurting Me). The main reason for that is because it seems clear that only one person owns each, and they have no interest in letting anyone else hear them.
Also, at this point considering how rare they’ve proven to be, I’d have to say Junie’s When the City, and the two 420 Funk Mob live CDs, to round out my own list.
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### Author:  [@Mutron](https://pfunkforums.com/u/Mutron)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2020, 12:18am UTC](https://pfunkforums.com/t/holy-grail-of-the-p-my-top-5/469/5 "2020-06-24T00:18:13Z")
Another holy grail for me is the live 1974/75 video that they show snippets of in the PBS One Nation Under a Groove documentary, there’s no audio in those shots but I really hope that the full show with sound exists and we’ll get to see it. The footage looks great and that pre-Mothership era is fascinating to me!
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### Author:  [@OooBooBeeDoop](https://pfunkforums.com/u/OooBooBeeDoop)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2020, 5:14am UTC](https://pfunkforums.com/t/holy-grail-of-the-p-my-top-5/469/6 "2020-06-24T05:14:35Z")
Yes Mutron this. The only things we have from that era is the Sugar Shack audio.
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### Author:  [@Dan.Wooridge](https://pfunkforums.com/u/Dan.Wooridge)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2020, 10:02am UTC](https://pfunkforums.com/t/holy-grail-of-the-p-my-top-5/469/7 "2020-06-24T10:02:54Z")
Any kind of footage (also audio, but video in particular) pre-1976.
The Black Vampire album, indeed.
The full Newburgh video.
All kinds of memorabilia (yes, the AEIY booklet, but also the alternate cover for UFTDS, and so many more).
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### Author:  [@Stonedar](https://pfunkforums.com/u/Stonedar)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2020, 3:32pm UTC](https://pfunkforums.com/t/holy-grail-of-the-p-my-top-5/469/8 "2020-06-24T15:32:43Z")
The originally planned double album version of Electric Spanking.
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### Author:  [@ArchesOfScrotum](https://pfunkforums.com/u/ArchesOfScrotum)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2020, 8:53pm UTC](https://pfunkforums.com/t/holy-grail-of-the-p-my-top-5/469/9 "2020-06-24T20:53:35Z")
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### Author:  [@silentboatman](https://pfunkforums.com/u/silentboatman)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2020, 9:15am UTC](https://pfunkforums.com/t/holy-grail-of-the-p-my-top-5/469/10 "2020-06-29T09:15:10Z")
5 posts were split to a new topic: [Tracklist of the original planned Electric Spanking](https://pfunkforums.com/t/tracklist-of-the-original-planned-electric-spanking/472)
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### Author:  [@Stonedar](https://pfunkforums.com/u/Stonedar)
#### Post date: [June 25, 2020, 3:41pm UTC](https://pfunkforums.com/t/holy-grail-of-the-p-my-top-5/469/11 "2020-06-25T15:41:54Z")
I have that Motor Booty Affair picture disc, one of my prized possessions.
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### Author:  [@ArchesOfScrotum](https://pfunkforums.com/u/ArchesOfScrotum)
#### Post date: [June 25, 2020, 4:04pm UTC](https://pfunkforums.com/t/holy-grail-of-the-p-my-top-5/469/13 "2020-06-25T16:04:55Z")
I would see it back when the album was released but I already had the regular album so I never bothered.
😡
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### Author:  [@silentboatman](https://pfunkforums.com/u/silentboatman)
#### Post date: [June 25, 2020, 9:05pm UTC](https://pfunkforums.com/t/holy-grail-of-the-p-my-top-5/469/14 "2020-06-25T21:05:14Z")
Man, that’s classic!
But there’s [a lot of copies for sale](https://www.discogs.com/sell/release/613250) over at discogs. I saw one in mint condition for around $20. You should get one!
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### Author:  [@ArchesOfScrotum](https://pfunkforums.com/u/ArchesOfScrotum)
#### Post date: [June 25, 2020, 9:50pm UTC](https://pfunkforums.com/t/holy-grail-of-the-p-my-top-5/469/16 "2020-06-25T21:50:36Z")
Dayum, you’re right!!
Thanks @silentboatman.
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### Author:  [@silentboatman](https://pfunkforums.com/u/silentboatman)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2021, 8:40am UTC](https://pfunkforums.com/t/holy-grail-of-the-p-my-top-5/469/17 "2021-02-22T08:40:43Z")
9 posts were split to a new topic: [Black Vampire - Invictus 1973](https://pfunkforums.com/t/black-vampire-invictus-1973/593)
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### Author:  [@FreedomFlower](https://pfunkforums.com/u/FreedomFlower)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2021, 5:07pm UTC](https://pfunkforums.com/t/holy-grail-of-the-p-my-top-5/469/18 "2021-02-24T17:07:47Z")
I would like a remix of Maggot Brain original take and the alternate take, combining the best bits from both.
George, if you’re out there, make it happen. 🤘
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### Author:  [@silentboatman](https://pfunkforums.com/u/silentboatman)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2021, 5:44pm UTC](https://pfunkforums.com/t/holy-grail-of-the-p-my-top-5/469/19 "2021-02-24T17:44:45Z")
That sounds like the BMG dub from [the Reworked By Detroiters album](https://pfunkforums.com/t/funkadelic-reworked-by-detroiters/254)!
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### Author:  [@FreedomFlower](https://pfunkforums.com/u/FreedomFlower)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2021, 7:11pm UTC](https://pfunkforums.com/t/holy-grail-of-the-p-my-top-5/469/20 "2021-02-24T19:11:48Z")
Uh yeah…exactly like that… 🤣
Well that’ll make the next phase of work slightly more interesting 🤘
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### Author:  [@JordanianEmbassy](https://pfunkforums.com/u/JordanianEmbassy)
#### Post date: [February 25, 2021, 9:10pm UTC](https://pfunkforums.com/t/holy-grail-of-the-p-my-top-5/469/21 "2021-02-25T21:10:57Z")
> [@OooBooBeeDoop](#):
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> The Parliament Up South album
Bit late to this, but what was the “Up South” album?
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### Author:  [@silentboatman](https://pfunkforums.com/u/silentboatman)
#### Post date: [February 25, 2021, 10:18pm UTC](https://pfunkforums.com/t/holy-grail-of-the-p-my-top-5/469/22 "2021-02-25T22:18:07Z")
That was a Parliament album that was supposed to be released in the 80s. George talks about it in this Spin interview from 1985.
> [@1985 interview with P-funk crew](https://pfunkforums.com/t/1985-interview-with-p-funk-crew/247):
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> Very interesting interview featuring alot of the P-funk crew. Pedro Bell mentions a Dream Team that he calls the Scheme team and I was wondering if anyone knew more about that and the internal workings of the collective? Was George’s management really that bad ? Any Info on pfunk history I would love to hear !
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