Together, they added the necessary P-Funk into the album, which is only seven songs long, but a seminal demonstration of Eddie Hazel’s guitar playing. It was co-produced by Parliament and Funkadelic leader, Georg Clinton and Eddie Hazel. Games, Dames and Guitar Thangs was Eddie Hazel’s only solo album, released in 1977. After hearing Games, Dames and Guitar Thangs, I set about finding out about the album, an album that somehow, had escaped my attention until then. To say that this was a virtuoso performance is underselling Eddie’s playing on the seven tracks. Not only did he transform California Dreamin’ into something it had never been before, nor had ever been envisaged, but he did the same to Lennon and McCartney’s I Want You (She’s So Heavy). Thankfully, I was able to get a copy and when I first played it, I was blown away by the former Funkadelic and Parliament guitarists performance. The original album from was long out of print and all I could find was an extremely rare copy of the album on compact disc released by Rhino Records in 2004. I started trying to get across a copy of the album this track was from Games, Dames and Guitar Thangs. EDDIE HAZEL-GAMES, DAMES AND GUITAR THANGS.ĮDDIE HAZEL-GAMES, DAMES AND GUITAR THANGS.Ī few years ago, in 2006, I was listening to an Atlantic Records box set What It Is! Funky Soul and Rare Grooves 1967-1977, when I came across an Eddie Hazel track California Dreamin.’ Wow, the Mama and Papas song never sounded like this I remember.
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