Sly and the Family Stone Sly and the Family Stone/Soundboard Compilation Vol.1

This is the first release of the ultimate CD title that thoroughly compiles Sly & The Family Stone’s TV broadcasts, radio, and soundboard recordings. It excludes interviews and only includes basic performance parts, making it a collection of live recordings that you can enjoy pure performances. The 1968 Kraft Music Hall TV broadcast at NBC Studios in Brooklyn was recorded with a solid soundboard sound source without any existing distortion. The State Fair in Columbus on September 3, 1968, and the Ed Sullivan show, which was previously incomplete, are also included. The Texas Pop Festival has also been remastered and includes a complete soundboard recording that is longer than the video DVDR. And it comes with a video collection DVD. This includes not only performances, but also interviews, and contains as much existing footage as possible. Many of them have time codes, which is how valuable they are. There are some parts with noise, but it can be said that it is a super high-quality video for the time. First, there are four music videos that include fragments, and in “Dance To The Music” you can see Sly playing the keyboard with a sports haircut. In “Dance To The Music,” all the band members sway their bodies from side to side, creating a unified groove that is very cool. “Sing A Simple Song” is unique in that it is shot with drummer Greg Errico swinging his sticks like a conductor. “Everyday People #1” also captures the band well. The next song, “Everyday People #2,” has no performance scenes, and is a rather relaxed video of the band members driving and going to the zoo. And then there is Kraft Music Hall 1968, which is the oldest live video of Sly moving and not lip-syncing. They start by playing “Life,” a song that didn’t sell at all compared to the success of “Dance To The Music,” and it would not be surprising if there was footage of “Dance To The Music” from before that time, but unfortunately it has not been unearthed. “Life” is not in the limelight. After finishing the electric piano performance, Sly shyly takes up the vocals. His hair has grown out from the aforementioned short cut, and he gives us his best roar. He looks very cool as a courageous band leader. The next song, “Dance To The Music”, is even more intense, with a glittering staging and a humorous back dance. At this point, Sly’s stage is already colored with the uniqueness that only Sly can do. The medley format for “Music Lover” is also in the form of the album “Dance To The Music”, and is the basic flow of this song during live performances. There is also a call of “I Want To Take You Higher!”. This is the usage in “Higher” from the album “Dance To The Music”, not the so-called famous “I Want To Take You Higher”. There are many set lists that confuse these two songs, but I would like to use them differently. “M`Lady” from the Ohio State Music Fair 1968, which is a rehash of “Dance To The Music”, was not a big hit single, but the live version of this song is very wonderful. And the jam leading into “Music Lover” where Sly’s dancing is amazing. It doesn’t match the music, but he pushes through with force (but this dancing will appear in various parts later and cause a stir). And Larry and Freddie are also moving around. And there is a call and response of “I Want To Take You Higher!” But before that, he shouts something like L.O.V.E, which is like Shun-chan, but it’s totally forgivable because it’s Sly (he does this in quite a few other videos). At the end, the band is called back on stage and the crowd cheers. The next Kraft Music Show is said to be in 1969 or 1970, but the correct date is October 20, 1969. They play “Hot Fun In The Summertime”, and the band’s costumes suddenly become more sophisticated. The costumes are as flashy and psychedelic as those at Woodstock, or even more so. Of course, the performance here is the perfect version of Sly’s stage, but I’m happy to see the live version of “Hot Fun in the Summertime.” “Don’t Call Me Nigger, Whitey” is also a great performance. Greg Errico’s interesting drumming style is the core of Sly Beat, and he is the key player in the band’s transcending boundaries. Sly’s vocal work with a unique pause in “I Want to Take You Higher” is very thrilling, perhaps because of the confidence he has gained after his success. There were many white people in the audience, and I can see that the sudden success of the band was thanks to them listening to the songs. However, they don’t dance very well in response to them. Still, “I Want to Take You Higher” here is without exception a trump card song for the band, both as a closing song and as a song to get the crowd excited. And going back a little to the Ed Sulivan Show. Sly suddenly starts a pacifist MC here, and the irregular start of “Everyday People” gives you goosebumps. The white people watching at home must have been surprised. “Everyday People” ends almost like an intro. It’s a medley of all the songs, but it’s a performance that develops from the Ohio State Music Fair 1968. Sly’s aggressive dance is also shown. He gets off the stage and is next to the white people. And then there’s Greg Errico. He’s cool, he’s handsome like Luke Skywalker, so the camera keeps showing him. Meanwhile, his cousin Jerry Martini is somehow more reserved. And “Love City” starts with Greg Errico’s counting-style drumming, panning to a friendly duet between Sly and Rose. Sly looks cute in his coquettish brown hat. Sly also casually plays the harmonica. He makes the white audience do that embarrassing L.O.V.E., but he finishes it quickly. But the performance is already tight and going strong. And the video of Texas International Pop Fes, it’s not a TV broadcast, so there’s some disturbance, but this is the best quality at the moment. This is the best part of a live performance, and it’s sure to impress. Multiple cameras are used. There aren’t many spectators, but the feeling is Woodstock. “You Can Make It If You Try”, Sly’s electric piano intro here is not bad, but from the middle guitar, bass and drum jam, the tempo slows down, and the distorted bass sounds and the chaos becomes black. “Everyday People” is sung carefully by both Sly and Cynthia, which is probably to make this song a message, but it doesn’t play for long and then it avalanches again into the funky world of “Dance To The Music”. From “Music Lover”, there is a development reminiscent of that “Higher” and Woodstock. And for the encore, Sly performs the true “I Want To Take You Higher”. This is the best part! The CD version is longer than the video. And the Dick Cavett Show on July 13, 1970, shows off the coolness of a funk band, with Larry Graham playing a chopper in a truly funk outfit. Sly’s black costume is cool, and he’s playing the guitar. It’s to play “Thank You.” It’s a performance from when this song was at the top of the charts, so there’s no way it can be bad. Furthermore, the Dick Cavett Show in 1971 accelerates even more and approaches blacker than “I Want To Take You Higher” from the Kraft Music Show in 1969. Freddie Stone’s guitar in particular adds to the blackness with a wah, and Larry’s hair is so scruffy that you want to say, “Do something about that hair!” He’s now a black Christ. Sly dances and sings in ecstasy as if he’s gone to another world, and the scene where the band leaves Sly behind at the end is a must-see. It was such an aggressive performance that in an interview, they said that they broke their arms from hitting the tambourine too hard. This was probably the peak of the band. And in Record Collectors magazine, Eiji Ogura said he saw Andy Williams Show 1971. They performed “Thank You.” It was a huge shock to viewers at home, and it’s now legendary footage. They lip-sync and the angles are mostly Sly, but it was shot in a movie-like style in many places, and that must have been a sensation when this footage was aired. Sly’s courage is simply dazzling CD 1.Life 2.Dance To The Music 3.Music Lover Kraft Music Hall 1968 4.M’Lady 5.Music Lover Ohio State Fair 1968 6.Everyday People 7.Dance To The Music 8.Sing A Simple Song chant 9.M’Lady 10.Music Lover 11.Love City Ed Sullivan Show 1969 12.M’Lady 13.Sing A Simple Song 14.You Can Make It If You Try 15.Stand 16.Love City 17.Everyday People 18.Dance To The Music 19.Music Lover 20.I Want To Take You Higher Texas International Pop Festival 1969 DVD Dance To The Music Sing A Simple Song Everyday People V1 Everyday People V2 Music Videos Life Dance To The Music – Music Lover Kraft Music Hall 1968 M’Lady – Music Lover Ohio State Fair 1968 Everyday People – Dance To The Music Hot Fun In The Summertime – Don’t Call Me Nigger, Whity – I Want Take You Higher Kraft Music Hall 1969 Everyday People – Dance To The Music – Sing A Simple Song chant – M’Lady – Music Lover Love City Ed Sullivan Show 1969 M’Lady Sing A Simple Song You Can Make It If You Try Everyday People Dance To The Music – Music Lover I Want To Take You Higher Texas International Pop Festival 1969 Thank You Interview Dick Cavette Show 1970 I Want To Take You Higher Interview Dick Cavette Show 1971 Thank You Andy Williams Show 1971 Pro-Shot 128min.