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The Essential Sly & The Family Stone

Sly & The Family Stone

2003 · Funk / Soul

Rare pressing on Gatefold

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The Essential Sly & The Family Stone is an Alt/Indie album by Sly & The Family Stone, originally released in 2003. On Gatefold: 16 pressings tracked.

About

When Sylvester Stone and his intergender and interracial Family Stone burst out of San Francisco in 1967, they appealed to both hippies and soul heads. This collection handily and chronologically wraps up Stone’s musical milieu. The tone of the psych-soul opener, “Underdog,” only intensifies through “Dance to the Music,” which nails their freaky Meters/Beatles/James Brown anthemic sounds to perfection. “Are You Ready?” begs the eternal question (why hate?), while “Stand!” and “Don’t Call Me N****r, Whitey” draw hard cultural lines for reciprocal respect. “I Want to Take You Higher” caps the '60s in a fit of spiritual (and chemical) uplift. 1975’s “I Get High on You” caps this mind-blowing, 35-song set.

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Tracklist

  1. 1-1Underdog3:58
  2. 1-2I Cannot Make It3:19
  3. 1-3Dance To The Music2:59
  4. 1-4Are You Ready?2:49
  5. 1-5Fun2:22
  6. 1-6M'Lady2:45
  7. 1-7Life3:00
  8. 1-8Love City2:43
  9. 1-9Stand!3:08
  10. 1-10Don't Call Me Nigger, Whitey5:59
  11. 1-11I Want To Take You Higher5:23
  12. 1-12Somebody's Watching You5:23
  13. 1-13Sing A Simple Song3:56
  14. 1-14Everyday People2:21
  15. 1-15You Can Make It If You Try3:39
  16. 1-16Hot Fun In The Summertime2:38
  17. 1-17Everybody Is A Star3:03
  18. 1-18Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)4:48
  19. 2-1Family Affair3:05
  20. 2-2Luv N' Haight4:03
  21. 2-3Poet3:01
  22. 2-4(You Caught Me) Smilin'2:54
  23. 2-5Runnin' Away2:56
  24. 2-6Brave & Strong3:30
  25. 2-7Just Like A Baby5:12
  26. 2-8Thank You For Talkin' To Me, Africa7:15
  27. 2-9In Time5:49
  28. 2-10If You Want Me To Stay3:01
  29. 2-11Frisky3:12
  30. 2-12Skin I'm In2:54
  31. 2-13Babies Makin' Babies3:39
  32. 2-14If It Were Left Up To Me1:58
  33. 2-15Time For Livin'3:17
  34. 2-16Loose Booty3:46
  35. 2-17I Get High On You3:13

Sound DNA

  • Alt/Indie
  • Alternative Rock
  • heavy
  • brooding

Album notes

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Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

This 2CD set is housed in a slim double jewel case with a clear plastic double disc holder and a folding 6-section / 12-page booklet.
Released (w/c): July 14th 2003 (The ARIA Report Issue #699).
Booklet rear, disc and outer tray artwork:
Outer tray artwork:
[Re]"Mastered by Vic Anesini at Sony Music Studios, New York".
Booklet inner:
"COMPILATION PRODUCED IN ASSOCIATION WITH EVEN ST. PRODUCTIONS, LTD."
Tracks 1-1 & 1-2 are from 'A Whole New Thing', which was released by Epic during October 1967.
Tracks 1-3 & 1-4 are from 'Dance To The Music', which was released by Epic on April 27th 1968.
Tracks 1-5 to 1-8 are from 'Life', which was released by Epic during September 1968.
Tracks 1-9 to 1-15 are from 'Stand!', which was released by Epic during April 1969.
Track 1-16 was first issued on the 'Hot Fun In The Summertime' 7-inch single, which was released by Epic during August 1969.
Tracks 117 & 118 are from the 'Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) / Everybody Is A Star' 7-inch single, which was released by Epic during December 1969
Tracks 1-16 to 1-18 were also released on the compilation 'Greatest Hits', which was released by Epic during October 1970.
Tracks 2-1 to 2-8 are from 'There's A Riot Goin' On', which was released by Epic on November 20th 1971.
Tracks 2-9 to 2-14 are from 'Fresh', which was released by Epic on June 30th 1973.
Tracks 2-15 & 2-16 are from 'Small Talk', which was released by Epic during July 1974.
Track 2-17 is from the Sly Stone solo album 'High On You', which was released by Epic on November 8th 1975.

Credits

The people behind it.

Performers

  • Cynthia RobinsonMUSICIAN , TRUMPET TRUMPET
  • Freddie StoneGUITAR, VOCALS MUSICIAN , GUITAR, VOCALS
  • Greg ErricoDRUMS MUSICIAN , DRUMS
  • Jerry MartiniMUSICIAN , SAXOPHONE SAXOPHONE
  • Larry GrahamBASS MUSICIAN , BASS
  • Rose StoneKEYBOARDS MUSICIAN , KEYBOARDS
  • Sly StoneMUSICIAN , VOCALS, KEYBOARDS, GUITAR VOCALS, KEYBOARDS, GUITAR
  • Andy NewmarkDRUMS MUSICIAN , DRUMS
  • Rusty AllenBASS MUSICIAN , BASS

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