Uncle Jam Wants You (LP)

Uncle Jam Wants You was Funkadelic's eleventh studio LP first released in 1979. More militant in tone than its predecessor One Nation Under A Groove, which described a Funk utopia, Uncle Jam's stated mandate was to "rescue dance music from the blahs".

The album features a 15-minute version of what was to become the band's last hit single '(Not Just) Knee Deep', an edited version of which made US R&B No.1. Uncle Jam… had a huge influence on the hip-hop scene, notably the legendary Uncle Jamm's Army.

This was Funkadelic's first album since 1972 not to feature a cover design by artist Pedro Bell (although he did contribute to the interior design). A reference to the "Uncle Sam Wants You!" US Army recruitment poster, the sleeve depicts George Clinton aka Dr Funkenstein in a Huey Newton Black Panthers pose.