Sly & The Family Stone – There's a Riot Goin' On (Clear with Red Pinwheel vinyl)
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RARITY - SEALED
Sly Stone – drums, drum programming, keyboard programming, synthesizers, guitar, bass, keyboards, vocals
Rose Stone – vocals, keyboards
Little Sister – backing vocals
Larry Graham – bass, backing vocals
Billy Preston – keyboards
Jerry Martini – tenor saxophone
Cynthia Robinson – trumpet
Freddie Stone – guitar
Ike Turner – guitar
Bobby Womack – guitar
Greg Errico – drums
Gerry Gibson – drums
Writen and arranged by Sly Stone, Sylvester Stewart
1LP, Gatefold Jacket, 6 page booklet
Original analog Master tape : YES
Record color : Clear with Red Pinwheel
Speed : 33RPM
Size : 12”
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : GZ Media
Label : Vinyl Me Please - Essentials series
Original Label : Epic
Recorded 1970–71 at The Record Plant (Sausalito)
Engineered by Chris Hinshaw, Jack Ashkinazy, James Conniff, James Greene, Robert Gratts, Willie Greer, Rich Tilles
Produced by Sly Stone, Sylvester Stewart
Lacquer cut by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound
Artwork by Jean Pierre Consuegra
Liner Notes by Shannon Ali, Shannon J. Effinger
Originally released in 1971
Reissued in 2023
Tracks:
Side A:
- Luv N' Haight
- Just Like a Baby
- Poet
- Family Affair
- Africa Talks To You "The Asphalt Jungle"
- There's A Riot Goin' On
Side B:
- Brave & Strong
- (You Caught Me) Smilin'
- Time
- Spaced Cowboy
- Runnin' Away
- Thank You For Talkin' To Me Africa
Awards:
Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Albums of All Time – Ranked 82nd
In 1999, the album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame
Ranked number 14 in Colin Larkin's Top 50 Soul Albums
Reviews :
« It's easy to write off There's a Riot Goin' On as one of two things -- Sly Stone's disgusted social commentary or the beginning of his slow descent into addiction. It's both of these things, of course, but pigeonholing it as either winds up dismissing the album as a whole, since it is so bloody hard to categorize. What's certain is that Riot is unlike any of Sly & the Family Stone's other albums, stripped of the effervescence that flowed through even such politically aware records as Stand! This is idealism soured, as hope is slowly replaced by cynicism, joy by skepticism, enthusiasm by weariness, sex by pornography, thrills by narcotics. Joy isn't entirely gone -- it creeps through the cracks every once and awhile and, more disturbing, Sly revels in his stoned decadence. What makes Riot so remarkable is that it's hard not to get drawn in with him, as you're seduced by the narcotic grooves, seductive vocals slurs, leering electric pianos, and crawling guitars. As the themes surface, it's hard not to nod in agreement, but it's a junkie nod, induced by the comforting coma of the music. And damn if this music isn't funk at its deepest and most impenetrable -- this is dense music, nearly impenetrable, but not from its deep grooves, but its utter weariness. Sly's songwriting remains remarkably sharp, but only when he wants to write -- the foreboding opener "Luv N' Haight," the scarily resigned "Family Affair," the cracked cynical blues "Time," and "(You Caught Me) Smilin'." Ultimately, the music is the message, and while it's dark music, it's not alienating -- it's seductive despair, and that's the scariest thing about it. » AllMusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Ratings :
AllMusic : 5 / 5 ; Discogs : 4.53 / 5