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Sly Stone/Various Artists - Im Just Like You: Slys Stone Flower 1969-70 [2LP] (g

In 1970 The Family Stone were at the peak of their popularity but the maestro Sly Stone had already moved his head to a completely different space. The first evidence of Slys musical about-turn was revealed by the small catalog of his new label Stone Flower: a pioneering peculiar minimal electro-funk sound that unfolded over just four seven-inch singles. Stone Flowers releases were credited to their individual artists but each had Slys design and musicianship stamped into the grooves-and the words Written by Sylvester Stewart/Produced and arranged by Sly Stone on the sticker. Set up by Stones manager David Kapralik with distribution by Atlantic Records Stone Flower was predictably a family affair: the first release was by Little Sister fronted by Stones little sister Vaetta Stewart. It was short lived too-the imprint folded in 1971-but its influence was longer lasting. The sound Stone formulated while working on Stone Flowers output would shape the next phase in his own career as a recording artist: it was here he began experimenting with the brand new Maestro Rhythm King drum machine. In conjunction with languid effected organ and guitar sounds and a distinctly lo-fi soundscape Slys productions for Stone Flower would inform the basis of his masterwork Theres A Riot Goin On. The first 45 came in February 1970: Little Sisters dancefloor-ready Youre The One hit Number 22 in the charts-the labels highest showing. The follow-up Stanga also by Little Sister made the wah pedal the star. The third release came from 6IX a six-piece multi-racial rock group whose sole release a super-slow version of The Family Stones Dynamite featured only the lead singer and harmonica player from the group. Joe Hicks was the final Stone Flower stablemate; his pulsing electronic Life And Death In GA is one of the bleakest moments Sly Stone ever created on disc (Hicks prior single for Scepter Home Sweet Home the first released Stone Flower production is also included). This long overdue compilation of Slys Stone Flower era gathers each side of the five 45s plus ten previously unissued cuts from the label archives all newly remastered from the original tapes. In these grooves youll find the missing link between the rocky soulful Sly Stone of Stand! and the dark drum machine-punctuated overdubbed sound of Theres A Riot Going On. Im Just Like You: Slys Stone Flower 1969-70 opens up the mysteries of an obscure but monumental phase in Stones career. TRACKLIST: 1. Youre The One (Parts 1 2) - Little Sister 2. Just Like A Baby - Sly 3. Home Sweet Home (Part 2) - Joe Hicks 4. Im Just Like You - 6IX 5. Somebodys Watching You (full band version) - Little Sister 6. Life Death In G A (Parts 1 2) - Joe Hicks 7. Trying To Make You Feel Good - 6IX 8. Stanga - Little Sister 9. Dynamite - 6IX 10. Youre The One (early version) - Little Sister 11. Africa - Sly 12. Im Goin Home (Part 1) - Joe Hicks 13. Somebodys Watching You - Little Sister 14. You Can We Can - 6IX 15. Spirit - Sly 16. Im Just Like You (full band version) - 6IX 17. Scared - Sly 18. Dynamite (alternate version) - 6IX

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