Name: Game, Dames and Guitar Thangs
Brand: Eddie Hazel

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Bertus Musikvertrieb

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Release date

2021-12-17

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RGM1306

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848064013068

Artist

Eddie Hazel

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Real Gone Music

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Electronic

Eddie Hazel, born on April 10, 1950 in Brooklyn, NY, was a pivotal member of the Parliament/Funkadelic collective during the early 70s. Originally a session player for *a386749* at just 17 years old, he was convinced by George Clinton and Billy Nelson to join their ranks. Widely regarded as one of the first guitarists to blend hard-rock and funk, his groundbreaking solos on tracks like "Maggot Brain" solidified him as the ultimate funk guitar-hero.
Despite his immense influence on other funk guitarists within the P.Funk camp and beyond, Hazel's involvement with George Clinton's posse waned in the 80s due to a shift towards electro-funk and personal struggles with substance abuse. Tragically, Eddie Hazel passed away on December 23, 1992 at the age of 42.
Hazel released one solo record under Warner Brothers in 1977 and posthumously had a CD released in 1994 featuring previously unreleased material. His legacy lives on through his timeless music.

Real Gone Music is a U.S. reissue label that was established in 2011 by two individuals who previously founded other successful labels. With a focus on reissuing music from various genres, Real Gone Music aims to bring back classic and hard-to-find albums for music enthusiasts. They have gained a reputation for their high-quality releases and attention to detail, ensuring that the original branded label is included if shown on the release. Please note that there is an unofficial entity pretending to be Real Gone Music, so be sure to look out for the authentic label when making your purchases. Also, it's important not to confuse Real Gone Music with the UK/Europe based budget reissue label that issues multi-disc box sets in different genres and series.

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If your circle of friends includes any guitar players, take this little test. Ask them if they are familiar with Eddie Hazel's Game, Dames and Guitar Thangs. Chances are their eyes will widen, followed by an exclamation something like 'I thought I was the only one who knew about that record!' Indeed, knowledge of this relatively obscure album is something of a secret handshake among axe men, because the guitar work on it is flat-out incredible. But then, you had to be a bad mutha to be in a band with George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell and the rest of the Parliament / Funkadelic mothership, and that's where a 17 year-old Eddie Hazel found himself in 1967, as the new guitar player in the Parliaments. Over the next ten years, Hazel would become an instrumental mainstay in PFunk, most notably on Fender Strat showcases like 'Maggot Brain' and 'Dollar Bill,' which he co-wrote. By the time he recorded this album in 1977, however, Hazel was out of the band, beset by personal problems that led to his premature demise in 1992 and which also explain at least in part why this album never reached commercial lift-off. All of the aforementioned PFunk notables are here, along with the Brides of Funkenstein on vocals, but this is Eddie's show, as he lets loose with one coruscating, psychedelic funk lead after another over a mixture of George Clinton-penned originals and covers of 'California Dreamin'' and 'I Want You (She's So Heavy).' And now you can get Game in two different ways: on CD with liner notes by former Minister of Information for PFunk, Tom Vickers, or on LP in an electric blue vinyl edition!

Game, Dames and Guitar Thangs

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