One Nation Under a Groove (1978)

A new spate of Funkadelic reissues -- including ''Uncle Jam Wants You,'' ''Hardcore Jollies,'' and ''The Electric Spanking of War Babies'' -- peaks with this 1978 release, a glorious distillation of Funkadelic founder George Clinton's concepts of verbal anarchy and tight funk grooves. Framed by the irresistible title song (as catchy as anthems get), and a squalling version of Funkadelic's hard-rock masterpiece ''Maggot Brain,'' One Nation Under a Groove is a deep source of riffs and ideas for '90s rock and rap. A