▁CBS , ▁and ▁was ▁sl ated ▁to ▁be ▁released ▁on ▁his ▁own ▁Uncle ▁Jam ▁Records ▁label . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁Cl inton ▁and ▁his ▁musical ▁projects ▁were ▁experien cing ▁financial ▁troubles ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁poor ▁management ▁skills ▁and ▁sh ifting ▁t ast es ▁in ▁music . ▁Ar ound ▁the ▁time ▁that ▁Tr out man ' s ▁debut ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁be ▁released , ▁Warner ▁B ros . ▁Records ▁dropped ▁Cl inton ▁from ▁their ▁label . ▁F unk adel ic ' s ▁final ▁recording ▁with ▁Warner ▁B ros ., ▁on ▁which ▁Tr out man ▁had ▁worked ▁briefly , ▁was ▁The ▁Electric ▁Sp ank ing ▁of ▁War ▁Bab ies . ▁Under ▁pressure ▁from ▁the ▁label , ▁it ▁was ▁cut ▁from ▁a ▁double ▁album ▁to ▁a ▁single ▁disc . ▁Warner ▁B ros . ▁did ▁not ▁promote ▁the ▁release , ▁which ▁emer ged ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁and ▁made ▁little ▁impact . ▁ ▁Tr out man ▁could ▁see ▁the ▁dis array ▁surrounding ▁Cl inton ▁and ▁sever ed ▁their ▁partners hip ▁by ▁accepting ▁a ▁higher ▁offer ▁for ▁the ▁demo ▁record ings ▁of ▁his ▁album ▁from ▁Warner ▁B ros . ▁With ▁Cl inton ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁picture , ▁Tr out man ▁was ▁left ▁to ▁exercise ▁virt ually ▁full ▁cre ative ▁control ▁over ▁the ▁band ' s ▁subsequent ▁work . ▁When ▁The ▁Many ▁Fac ets ▁of ▁Roger ▁was ▁finally ▁released ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁it ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁Warner ▁B ros . ▁label . ▁In ▁Cl