There's A Riot Goin' On (Colored LP)

There's A Riot Goin' On (Colored LP)PRESSED ON RED AND CLEAR PIN WHEEL 180 G COLORED VINYL With the 60s coming to an end, the revolutionary spirit of the times was so ubiquitous that it simply demanded more from its artists. We started to see this shift in rock n roll (The Beatles, The Rolling Stones) and in jazz (Lee Morgan, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock); it was time that pop and soul music followed suit. Marvin Gaye would release the seminal Whats Going On in May 1971, and while Whats

PRESSED ON RED AND CLEAR PIN WHEEL 180 G COLORED VINYL

With the ’60s coming to an end, the revolutionary spirit of the times was so ubiquitous that it simply demanded more from its artists. We started to see this shift in rock ’n’ roll (The Beatles, The Rolling Stones) and in jazz (Lee Morgan, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock); it was time that pop and soul music followed suit. Marvin Gaye would release the seminal What’s Going On in May 1971, and while What’s Going On was pivotal in allowing Black artists to deliver popular music with a message that spoke to the times, There’s a Riot Goin’ On followed Gaye’s lead, but pushed the boundaries further. Sly Stone challenged what was possible for a Black artist in popular music, both lyrically and sonically.

Sly & The Family Stone’s There’s a Riot Goin’ On was synonymous with the anxiety felt by all alive at that time — how to navigate this new decade, after all the turmoil experienced in the last one. It’s a bit of a “purple haze,” really. Artistically, Sly managed to harness the confusion that not only he felt, but that most people were feeling then.

(AAA) Lacquers cut from tapes by Ryan Smith, Sterling Sound

Tracklist:

A1. Luv N' Haight
A2. Just Like A Baby
A3. Poet
A4. Family Affair
A5. Africa Talks To You The Asphalt Jungle
A6. There's A Riot Goin' On
B1. Brave & Strong
B2. (You Caught Me) Smilin'
B3. Time
B4. Spaced Cowboy
B5. Runnin Away
B6. Thank You For Talking To Me Africa