Seth Neblett breaks down what Casablanca Records actually told the artist to draw into that Parlet spaceship, and it was not what you think. The same illustrator behind every Earth, Wind and Fire pyramid cover was briefed to build a space pleasure house, complete with subliminal imagery of body parts worked into the ship's design. Every press release read "sensual satisfaction guaranteed." George Clinton called it himself: Dr. Funkenstein was the ultimate space pimp.
This is one moment from a full conversation on Queue Points with Seth Neblett, author of Mothership Connected: The Women of Parliament-Funkadelic. Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrWI7ytY3L4