Sony/BMG's Legacy imprint decided to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Woodstock by issuing a slew of double-disc deluxe packages by catalog artists who played the festival. Each slipcase contains the featured artist's entire performance at Woodstock and, as a bonus, an LP sleeve reproduction of a classic album issued near the time the festival occurred, as well as fine, individually designed double-sided poster.
Sly & the Family Stone were riding the chart success of their album STAND!, when they played the Woodstock Festival--bringing their West Coast meld of soul, R&B, gospel, and the newly emerging funk to the tired masses and turning them into a stomping, screaming, joyous, army of believers. The band came storming out of the gate with "M'Lady," and didn't stop for 50 minutes. Hearing this set reconstructed in its original context is a gift.
Stand!
1.1 Stand! 3:10
1.2 Don't Call Me Nigger, Whitey 5:59
1.3 I Want To Take You Higher 5:24
1.4 Somebody's Watching You 3:21
1.5 Sing A Simple Song 3:57
1.6 Everyday People 2:22
1.7 Sex Machine 13:48
1.8 You Can Make It If You Try 3:43
Recorded Live At The Woodstock Music & Art Fair, Sunday, August 17, 1969
2.1 M'Lady 7:46
2.2 Sing A Simple Song 5:13
2.3 You Can Make It If You Try 5:36
2.4 Everyday People 3:15
2.5 Dance To The Music 4:28
2.6 Medley: Music Lover / Higher 7:50
2.7 I Want To Take You Higher 6:43
2.8 Love City 6:04
2.9 Stand! 3:20
SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE 2xCD The Woodstock Experience
Details
Label: Epic – 88697 48241 2, Legacy – 88697 48241 2
Format: 2 × CD, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered
Country: US
Released: 2009