Precious Stone "In The Studio with Sly Stone" 1963-1965

Precious Stone: In The Studio With Sly Stone is a fascinating exploration of how Sly was to so convincingly integrate rock with dance music. It captures the early recordings he made for the Autumn label when, as Tom Donahue and Bob Mitchell's house producer and A&R staffer, the 19-year old Sly also cut many early 60s West Coast rock sides with bands like The Beau Brummels. Between 1963 and 1966, Sly was also leading the house band and MCing at Bay Area spectaculars at the Cow Palace, DJing on KDIA and KSOL and, generally, pulsing to the heartbeat of the emerging West Coast rock and R&B scenes.From the start, Sly produced his own sessions for Autumn. Often these were unfinished, probably no more than demos or ideas for other artists to use. I'll Never Fall In Love Again is included here in a fast, previously unissued, version by Bobby Freeman. Sly liked the song enough to include it later on his own Dance To The Music album. Freeman also cut C'mon And Swim for Sly and it blasted to the top of the charts, propelling Freeman to the premier position at Autumn. Also of great interest are 4 previously unissued demos Sly made with Billy Preston (all probably remained in the can as Preston was then signed to Vee Jay) and a previously unissued Dance All Night with brother Freddie (later of The Family Stone). 16 of the cuts are previously unreleased tracks. Alec Palao's detailed sleevenotes tell the early Sly story and the whole package is a must both for fans of Sly Stone and those who savour all things West Coast pop. (Record Runner)

trax:

1. The Swim - Sly & Rose 2. Scat Swim - Sly 3. I Taught Him - Gloria Scott & The Tonettes 4. Don't Say I Didn't Warn You - Gloria Scott & The Tonettes 5. Help Me With My Broken Heart - Sly 6. Out Of Sight - Sly 7. The Nerve Of You - Emile O'Connor 8. Every Dog Has His Day - Emile O'Connor 9. On Broadway - Sly 10. Searchin' - Sly 11. Lord, Lord - Sly 12. The Seventh Son - Sly 13. The Jerk - Sly & Sal 14. That Little Old Heartbreaker Me - Bobby Freeman 15. I'll Never Fall In Love Again [fast version] - Bobby Freeman 16. Ain't That Lovin' You Baby - Sly & Billy Preston 17. Buttermilk (Part 1) - Sly 18. Fake It - George And Teddy 19. Laugh - George And Teddy 20. Little Latin Lupe Lu - Sly & Billy Preston 21. Dance All Night - Sly & Freddie 22. Temptation Walk - Sly 23. Underdog [demo] - Sly 24. Can't You Tell I Love Her [demo] - Sly & Billy Preston 25. Life Of Fortune And Fame [demo] - Sly & Billy Preston 26. Take My Advice - Sly & Billy Preston 27. As I Get Older [demo] - Sly & Billy Preston 28. Radio Spot - Sly

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