Egor P. Popov

This compilation features some of the best solo material from the Parliament/Funkadelic crew during the late '70s and '80s under the direction of George Clinton. Ever the entrepreneur, Clinton had farmed his aggregate of loose booties to no less than five respective (major) labels. While technically Parliament was recording for Casablanca and Funkadelic was signed to Warner Bros., Clinton's short-lived Uncle Jam imprint was issued and distributed by Columbia/Epic. It is here that listeners find the 15 tracks – nine of which are making their debut in the digital domain – that comprise Six Degrees of P-Funk: The Best of George Clinton & His Funky Family (2003).

Gustav Leonhardt's account of [the symphonies] is the one to have if you want them on period instruments. They are lively and alert, and distinguished by fine musical intelligence… It is difficult to imagine a better partnership to provide authentic versions of these three fine works.

Initially positioned as a white-girl R&B singer in the vein of TLC, P!nk quickly turned into something more distinctive, embracing rock & roll and confessionals in equal measure on her second album, 2001's M!ssundaztood. "Get the Party Started" provided her breakthrough, its hedonism balanced by its raw-nerve sequel "Don't Let Me Get Me," and from there she racked up a decade's worth of hits, bouncing between these two extremes. Released in 2010, Greatest Hits… So Far!!! rounds up the great majority of these hits, bypassing some singles – her debut "Most Girls" and "You Make Me Sick," "God Is a DJ," "Funhouse," and, most regrettably, "Feel Good Time," her Beck/William Orbit-written entry for the Charlie's Angels II: Full Throttle soundtrack – but hitting all the blockbusters ("There You Go," "Just Like a Pill," "Trouble," "Stupid Girls," "U + Ur Hand," "So What," "Please Don't Leave Me") while adding two new entries to her canon: the rabble-rousing "Raise Your Glass" and the profane love letter "F**kin' Perfect."