Rest in P explained

Rest In P
Type:studio
Artist:Eddie Hazel
Cover:Restinp.jpg
Released:July 25th, 1994
Recorded:1975–76
Genre:Funk rock
Length:63:39
Label:P-Vine Records
Producer:George Clinton
Prev Title:Game, Dames and Guitar Thangs
Prev Year:1977

Rest in P is a 1994 posthumous album release by Parliament-Funkadelic guitarist Eddie Hazel. The album was released by P-Vine records in Japan on July 25, 1994, and is composed of previously unreleased tracks recorded by Eddie Hazel between 1975 and 1977. The album features musical support from various members of the P-Funk stable.

Alternate recordings of four tracks from Rest in P with different titles were also featured on the Jams From The Heart EP and were included as bonus tracks on Rhino Records' 2004 limited-edition reissue of Game, Dames and Guitar Thangs.

Despite being heavily sought by collectors, Rest In P has never been released outside of Japan.

Tracks

  1. "Until It Rains" (Grace Cook)
  2. "Beyond Word and Measure" (Grace Cook)
  3. "Relic 'Delic (Purple Hazel)" (Grace Cook)
  4. "Straighten Up" (Grace Cook)
  5. "Juicy Fingers" (Grace Cook)
  6. "We Three" (Grace Cook, George Clinton)
  7. "Why Cry?" (Grace Cook)
  8. "We Are One" (Grace Cook)
  9. "No, It's Not!" (Grace Cook, George Clinton)
  10. "Until It Rains" (Reprise)

Grace Cook is Eddie Hazel's mother. He would occasionally write songs under her name for contractual purposes.

Personnel