Parlet

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Parlet is an American P-Funk girl group, created by George Clinton. Debbie Wright, Mallia Franklin, and Jeannette Washington were the original members in 1978, the year they recorded their first LP, "Pleasure Principle". Washington and Wright were the first female members in Parliament-Funkadelic in the early 1970's. George Clinton convinced Casablanca Records to put out lots of money to promote the record, but Debbie Wright had a bad drug reaction and was in no condition to tour. She had to drop out of Parlet. Shirley Hayden was brought in to replace Debbie and they opened for P-Funk on tour for a while. Mallia Franklin left in 1979 to help form Sterling Silver Starship with then-husband and Parliament bassist Donnie Sterling. Janice Evans replaced Mallia halfway through the recording of their second album, "Invasion of the Booty Snatchers" (1979). Parlet released one last album, "Play Me or Trade Me", in 1980. Mallia Franklin (March 1, 1952 – February 5, 2010) was a vocalist with Parliament-Funkadelic. She introduced friends George Clinton and Bootsy Collins in 1971. She also brought Ex-Ohio Player, Junie Morrison to P-Funk in 1978. She sang background on early Parliament and Funkadelic albums and became an original member of Parlet in 1978, where she recorded Pleasure Principle in 1978 and half of Invasion Of The Booty Snatchers in 1979. She left the group to form a proposed P-Funk offshoot, Sterling Silver Starship with bassist Donnie Sterling. She appeared with Cl

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The Best Of Parlet

Invasion of the Booty Snatchers

Pleasure Principle

Play Me Or Trade Me

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Funk Yourself! (Jazz Club)

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The Casablanca Records Story

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funk funk - the best of funk essentials 2

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One Shot Disco Box

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Old School Funk

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Funk Essentials: Funk Funk - The Best of Funk Essentials, Vol. 2

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INVASION OF THE BOOTY SNATCHER

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Jazz Club: Funk Yourself!

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