Dope Dogs | ||||
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Released | November 25, 1994 (Japan) 1995 (U.S.) | |||
Recorded | 1994 | |||
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Length | 76:30 | |||
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Producer | George Clinton | |||
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Dope Dogs is a 1994 album by Parliament-Funkadelic (also known as P-Funk All Stars). The album was first released on the P-Vine label in Japan. It was later released on the Hot Hands label in the United Kingdom. The United States release on the Dogone Records label, a custom label of Available Entertainment, was released under the name George Clinton and the P-Funk All-Stars. The U.S. version was remastered by David Libert of Available Entertainment. The album's theme deals with dope-sniffing dogs that become addicted to the very drugs that they are assigned to find.
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Boston Globe | (favorable)[2] |
Entertainment Weekly | A−[4] |
The Independent | (favorable)[5] |
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The Village Voice | A[3] |
The Washington Post | (favorable)[9] |
Select gave the album a rating of three out of five, stating that there are "moves and grooves aplenty, but most of it leads nowhere"[8]
The album's configuration varied among the Japanese, British, and American releases.