{"product_id":"osmium-black-vinyl-2lp","title":"Osmium: Black Vinyl 2LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eDemon Records are proud to present \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eOsmium Deluxe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e – the \u003cstrong\u003efirst recordings \u003c\/strong\u003ecredited to the funk-rock ensemble \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eParliament-Funkadelic\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProduced by \u003cstrong\u003eRuth Copeland\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eOsmium\u003c\/em\u003e offers up a diverse bag of tricks comprising \u003cstrong\u003egospel, soul, funk, rock and country\u003c\/strong\u003e arrangements with accompaniment ranging from heavy electric guitar fuzz, acoustic serenity and even bagpipes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince its re-release in 1990, \u003cem\u003eOsmium\u003c\/em\u003e has been distributed numerous times by various labels in America, Europe and Japan under alternate titles – including \u003cem\u003eRhenium\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eFirst Thangs\u003c\/em\u003e. A number of these reissues have featured material that was not included on the \u003cstrong\u003eoriginal album\u003c\/strong\u003e, such \u003cstrong\u003eas unreleased tracks \u003c\/strong\u003eand\u003cstrong\u003e singles \u003c\/strong\u003ethat were taken from the same time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis in-demand, black-vinyl version \u003c\/strong\u003eof the Record Store Day 2024 sell-out compiles together everything from that period 2 LPs and includes; the full \u003cstrong\u003eOsmium\u003c\/strong\u003e album, the single sides that never made the album, unreleased tracks, demos and jams – all of which made their debut vinyl appearance as one package in 2024.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany of these recordings are still as far-out as they sounded when first released. However, the tracks here \u003cstrong\u003erepresent the genesis \u003c\/strong\u003eof what would become \u003cstrong\u003eP-Funk\u003c\/strong\u003e and the entity that would give the world \u003cstrong\u003eground-breaking albums \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMaggot Brain \u003c\/em\u003e(1971), \u003cem\u003eMothership Connection \u003c\/em\u003e(1975), and \u003cem\u003eOne Nation Under a Groove \u003c\/em\u003e(1978). \u003cstrong\u003eAn essential addition to anyone’s collection.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Parliament","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51662722138392,"sku":"DEMREC1188X","price":32.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0688\/4297\/9608\/files\/DEMREC1188X-Parliament-Osmium-Deluxe_2D_S640ticker.avif?v=1770754502","url":"https:\/\/recordstore.co.uk\/products\/osmium-black-vinyl-2lp","provider":"Recordstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}