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6 unusual facts about Pedro Bell


Cosmic Slop

Cosmic Slop is the first Funkadelic album to feature artwork and liner notes by Pedro Bell, who assumed responsibility for the band's gate-fold album covers and liner notes until the band's collapse after 1981's The Electric Spanking of War Babies.

Funkcronomicon

The album features what may be Pedro Bell's last authentic artistic renderings, as well as P-Funk guitarist Eddie Hazel's last recordings before his death in 1992.

Live at the Beverly Theater

The cover of Live at the Beverly Theater features artwork from longtime P-Funk album artist Pedro Bell.

Pedro Bell

In addition to creating an album cover for the P-Funk influenced entertainer, Captain Sky, Onli worked with Bell on the George Clinton album cover You Shouldn't Nuff Bit Fish... in 1983, along with Bruse Bell and Sir Lance Everett.

Warner Brothers Music censored Bell’s initial artwork for Funkadelic’s 1981 album The Electric Spanking of War Babies.

T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M.

The artwork for T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M. was unique among P-Funk albums in that it included contributions by all three artists associated with the band: Pedro Bell, "Stozo the Clown" Edwards, and Overton Loyd.



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