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Funkadelic — Maggot Brain (1971)

CTL Thin Brief · CTL-TB-000122 · Published 2026-10-09

Thin Brief — a short evidence sketch, not a full research brief.

What makes Maggot Brain a landmark?

Released in 1971 on Westbound Records, George Clinton’s Funkadelic album is defined by guitarist Eddie Hazel’s extended, wrenching title-track improvisation. SUPPORTED

Key facts

  • Funkadelic was George Clinton’s rock-oriented counterpart to Parliament. SUPPORTED
  • Maggot Brain was released in 1971 on Westbound Records. SUPPORTED
  • The title track features an extended guitar solo by Eddie Hazel. SUPPORTED
  • The album blended psychedelic rock, funk, and soul at a peak moment of Black rock experimentation. PROVISIONAL
  • It remains one of the most discussed guitar recordings in funk history. PROVISIONAL

Sources

  • AllMusic: Maggot Brain album page
  • Westbound Records catalog
  • Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee biography — Parliament-Funkadelic

Evidence grades: VERIFIED — strong primary or multiple corroborating sources. SUPPORTED — credible, partly corroborated. PROVISIONAL — single source or general knowledge, uncorroborated.

Cite as: CultureTechLens, "Funkadelic — Maggot Brain (1971) (CTL-TB-000122)," 2026-10-09.

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Ida B. Wells — portrait from ‘Women of Distinction’ (1893) — CultureTechLens
Ida B. Wells — portrait from ‘Women of Distinction’ (1893) — CultureTechLensPhoto: Public Domain (from ‘Women of Distinction,’ 1893), via Wikimedia Commons
Jacking up a car on the repair tracks at an Illinois Central Railroad yard, Chicago, Chicago, 1942 — CultureTechLens
Jacking up a car on the repair tracks at an Illinois Central Railroad yard, Chicago, Chicago, 1942 — CultureTechLensPhoto: Jack Delano, FSA-OWI, Public Domain, via Library of Congress
Apartment houses and funeral parlor in Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens
Apartment houses and funeral parlor in Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLensPhoto: Lee, Russell, 1903-1986, FSA-OWI, Public Domain, via Library of Congress

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