Sly & The Family Stone - Higher! Numbered Limited Edition Box Set (Stereo/Mono) (180g) (8LP)
Numbered, Limited Edition
180g Vinyl Remastered 8LP Box Set! Pressed at RTI
Features Stereo & Mono Tracks, 104-page 12" Book, Vintage Ads & More
8 LPs of Classic & Rare Sly & The Family Stone
17 Previously Unreleased Tracks - Mono, Live, Outtakes, & Instrumentals
Extensive Essay, Track-by-Track Notes & Timeline
All through the brilliant highs and the murky lows of the late '60s and early '70s, Sly & The Family Stone had the globe dancing to the music. The creativity of the mixed-race, mixed-gender, and mixed-genre band shines in this new 77-track, 8LP Box Set. This incredible collection showcases the classic hits not just in stereo format, but in the good ol' mono mixes which went missing long ago with the transistor radio, and in unheard early versions, and concert performances. Also included are gems from Sly Stewarts' pre-Family Stone period, studio outtakes, and potent instrumentals from this archetype of jam bands. With 17 previously unreleased tracks, it's a lot more music than you knew was there - all remastered to hit the pinnacle of sound on 180-gram audiophile vinyl.
This powerful music is accompanied by a stunningly colorful and evocatively detailed 104-page 12" book of rare photographs, posters, picture sleeves, recording documents, vintage ads, and other memorabilia, along with extensive liner notes by Jeff Kaliss (author of Sly's only authorized biography), track-by-track annotations, and a detailed timeline of Sly and The Family's life and career. The legacy of Sly & The Family Stone persists through four decades of movie and TV soundtracks, commercials, radio playlists, and parties worldwide, and influenced countless makers of rock, funk, jazz, and hip-hop. Here's a chance to take it "Higher!".
Features:
Numbered, Limited Edition - Only 5000 Sets!
Individually numbered boxes
180g Audiophile Vinyl
Pressed at RTI
8LP Housed in 1' 1" x 1' 1" x 1 1/2" Box Set
77-tracks
17 Previously unreleased tracks
Includes Mono single mixes, Live Recordings, Studio Outtakes, Rare Instrumentals and More!
Deluxe 12" x 12" packaging
104-page Book with extensive liner notes, track-by-track annotations, and timeline of Sly's life and career
Stunning rare and unseen photos, posters, picture sleeves, single labels, ticket stubs, recording documents, vintage advertisements, and other memorabilia
Original recordings produced by Sly Stone
Produced for Legacy Recordings by Bob Irwin
Mastered by Vic Anesini at Battery Studios, New York
Track Listing - (*Mono):
LP1 - Side A:
1. I Just Learned How To Swim* (by Sly Stewart)
2. Scat Swim* (by Sly Stewart)
3. Buttermilk (Part One)* (by Sly)
4. Dance All Night* (by Sly and Freddie)
5. Temptation Walk* (Part One) (by Sly)
6. I Ain't Got Nobody (For Real)
7. I Can't Turn You Loose
LP1 - Side B:
1. Higher* (single master)
2. Underdog* (single master)
3. Bad Risk* (single master)
4. Let Me Hear It From You* (single master)
5. Advice*
6. If This Room Could Talk*
LP2 - Side C:
1. I Cannot Make It*
2. Trip To Your Heart*
3. I Hate To Love Her*
4. Silent Communication previously unissued
5. I Get High On You (version one) previously unissued
LP2 - Side D:
1. I Remember previously unissued
2. My Woman's Head (instrumental) previously unissued
3. What's That Got To Do With Me previously unissued
4. Fortune And Fame previously unissued
5. What Would I Do
LP3 - Side E:
1. Only One Way Out Of This Mess
2. I Know What You Came To Say previously unissued
3. Dance To The Music* (single master)
4. Ride The Rhythm
5. Color Me True
LP3 - Side F:
1. Are You Ready
2. Don't Burn Baby
3. We Love All
4. Danse A La Musique* (single master) (by The French Fries)
5. Small Fries* (single master) (by The French Fries)
6. Chicken* (single master)
LP4 - Side G:
1. Into My Own Thing
2. Life* (single master)
3. Love City* previously unissued mix
4. M'lady* (single master)
5. Dynamite! (featuring Johnny Robinson on vocals) previously unissued
6. Undercat (instrumental) previously unissued
7. Everyday People* (single master)
LP4 - Side H:
1. Sing A Simple Song* (single master)
2. I Get High On You (version two) previously unissued
3. Wonderful World Of Color (instrumental) previously unissued
4. Pressure
LP5 - Side I:
1. I Want To Take You Higher* (single master)
2. Seven More Days
3. Feathers (instrumental) previously unissued
4. Somebody's Watching You
LP5 - Side J:
1. Sex Machine
2. Hot Fun In The Summertime* (single master)
3. Everybody Is A Star* (single master)
LP6 - Side K:
1 Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)* (single master)
2. Stand! (Live from the Isle Of Wight Festival)
3. You Can Make It If You Try (Live from the Isle Of Wight Festival)
LP6 - Side L:
1. Dance To The Music (Live from the Isle Of Wight Festival) previously unissued
2. MEDLEY: Music Lover / I Want To Take You Higher / Music Lover (Live from the Isle Of Wight Festival) previously unissued
3. Luv N' Haight (single master)
4. Family Affair
LP7 - Side M:
1 Brave & Strong* (single master)
2. Runnin' Away* (single master)
3. (You Caught Me) Smilin' (single master)
4. Spaced Cowboy
5. You're The One (Live from Don Kirshner's Rock Concert)* previously unissued
LP7 - Side N:
1. In Time
2. If You Want Me To Stay (single master)
3. Frisky* (single master)
4. Skin I'm In
LP8 - Side O:
1. If It Were Left Up To Me* (single master)
2. Time For Livin'* (single master)
3. Can't Strain My Brain (single master)
4. Loose Booty
LP8 - Side P:
1. Le Lo Li (single master) (by Sly Stone)
2. Crossword Puzzle (single master) (by Sly Stone)
3. Family Again
4. Hoboken (by Sly Stone)
5. High (by Sly Stone) previously unissued
Format: LP Vinyl
Label: Legacy
Catalog No: 88883705531
Barcode: 0888837055314
Genre: R&B/Soul
No of Discs: 8
Release Date: 8/27/2013
UPC: 888837055314