An incredible snapshot of the funky soul genius of Sly
Stone in an early transitional period – featuring all the known recordings of his short-lived
Stone Flower label and production house from 1969-1970! Sly was a rising star at this point, and while the
Stone Flower Productions name had been established already for Sly & The Family
Stone's work-to-date, there was a brief period when he and manager David Kapralik set out make
Stone Flower an official management and production house – and recorded some great tunes with female vocal trio Little Sister, funky soul singer and harmonica player Joe Hicks and funk rock sextet 6ix – as well as some gems sung by Sly himself. Sly & The Family
Stone were soon to take off in a really huge way, his business relationship with Kapalik was becoming strained, and other factors behind-the-scenes made it impossible for
Stone Flower Productions to really take root, but this brief period is fantastic. We're so glad it's been dug up and collected here! The cuts are primarily written and produced by Sly
Stone – with Sly out front on "Just Like A Baby", "Africa", "Spirit" and "Scared" – and other great tracks include "You're The One" and "Somebody's Watching You" by Little Sister, "Home Sweet Home (Part 2)" and "I'm Going Home (Part 1)" by Joe Hicks, "Trying To Make You Feel Good", "You Can, We Can" by 6ix and more. 18 tracks in all – with a nice booklet of notes by Alec Palao, and an interview with the elusive Sly
Stone himself!
(Black vinyl pressing, still in the shrink. Includes the obi and booklet.)