Funkentelechy Vs. The Placebo Syndrome

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A 33 1/3 rpm record album titled "Funkentelechy Vs. The Placebo Syndrome," recorded by Parliament and produced by George Clinton with the record label Casablanca. The double-sided vinyl disc (2022.31.2a) is printed with a desert landscape [Casablanca] label with the album information in black text. The record jacket (2022.31.2b) is printed in color and features photos taken by Ron Slenzak and graphics designed by Stephen Lumel. The front of the jacket has a space background with five images of Clinton in a sequence of poses wearing red leather costume trimmed in gold studs, silver sequins, white fringe and pink feathers.He also wears yellow goggles. In the center pose, he holds a futuristic ray gun and fires red and pink waves towards the left where there is another image of him standing in a black suit and hat. At the top is [PARLIAMENT / FUNKENTELECHY] and at the bottom is [VS. / THE PLACEBO SYDROME].

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