“It was like seeing the Black version of The Beatles,” is how funk legend George Clinton described Sly Stone. Here you can enjoy listening to a fledgling Sly Stone, refining the sound and compositional intuition that would earn him Clinton’s lofty compliment. This collection, recorded between 1963 and 1965, captures an era before Sly and the Family Stone achieved global fame, showcasing Sly Stone during his time as an in-house producer and solo artist for the San Francisco-based Autumn label. Here, Sly Stone became a complete artist and the influence of this formative period on Sly and the Family Stone cannot be understated. This record celebrates 60 years of Sly Stone’s solo Autumn work. A must have for lovers of black music. Pressed on heavyweight coloured vinyl.