Various Artists - I'm Just Like You - Sly's Stone Flower 1969-1970 (2014) Light In The Attic - Rare Soul/Funk (FLAC 510 MB)

In 1969, Sly Stone and his then manager David Kapralik launched Stone Flower Records, a label that would give Sly the opportunity to write and produce material for new acts, but one listen to these rare recordings makes it clear Sly was the author on these sessions. While there are strong hints of the early Family Stone sound on Joe Hicks' "Home Sweet Home" and "Somebody's Watching You" by Little Sister (led by Sly's sister Vet Stewart), by the time 6ix (a band Sly built around blues harp player Marvin Braxton) cut "Dynamite" and "I'm Just Like You," it was clear these were Sly Stone solo efforts in all but name, with the increasingly introverted artist handling everything but vocals and the occasional instrumental break. This album features the five singles Stone Flower issued in its short lifetime, as well as a handful of unreleased numbers and alternate versions, including four tracks of Sly working out instrumental ideas in the studio. The album provides the missing link between Stand! and There's a Riot Goin' On two of his previous albums, and is a fascinating overlooked chapter in the career of one of the greatest, most influential, and innovative artists of the '60s and '70s.

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