Last Updated 03/27/2024 10:28 PM EDT
LOG IN
CART
Cart Items :
Sub Total :
artist
label
title
catalog #
any field
advanced
New Releases
Artists
Labels
Forthcoming
Best Sellers
Reviews
Jobs
soundclips
[All Countries]
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Brazil
Canada
Chile
China
Colombia
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
Egypt
Europe
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Korea
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nigeria
Norway
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Romania
Russian Federation
Scotland
Senegal
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Thailand
Turkey
UK
Ukraine
United States
Uruguay
World's Leading Terrorist State
World's Misleading Terrorist State
[All Formats]
Book
Cassette
CD
Clothing
Digital
DVD
MISC
VHS
Vinyl
[All Genres]
CLASSICAL
COMEDY
ELECTRONIC
EXPERIMENTAL
HIPHOP
JAZZ
Misc
ROCK
WORLD
artist
catalog #
label
title
any field
Tweet
Send Email
PRICE:
$28.00
$28.00
NOT IN STOCK
1-2 Weeks
ARTIST
SLY & THE FAMILY STONE
TITLE
There's a Riot Goin' On: Gold Edition
FORMAT
CD BOX
LABEL
GET ON DOWN
CATALOG #
GET 9009CD
GET 9009CD
GENRE
ROCK
RELEASE DATE
7/30/2013
"This 24k audiophile gold disc reissue of Sly & The Family Stone's classic
There's a Riot Goin' On
is packaged in a deluxe box emblazoned with a unique embroidered flag cover and includes a 48 page hard cover book filled with photos and liner notes. Forty-two years after its original release Sly & The Family Stone's fifth studio album is still praised as one of the greatest albums ever -- it's ranked at number 99 on Rolling Stone's '500 Greatest Albums of All Time' list. Even noted (and oft-jaded) Robert Christgau upped the album to an A+ rating in his
Village Voice
'Consumer Guide' (after his initial 1971 rating of A-). Noted journalist A. Scott Galloway recounts the story of the iconic original album cover in the set's extensive liner notes: 'In an interview with Jonathan Dakss... Sly definitively explained his concept for the cover art as it related to the overall theme of the album: "I wanted the flag to truly represent people of all colors. I wanted the color black because it is the absence of color. I wanted the color white because it is the combination of all colors. And I wanted the color red because it represents the one thing that all people have in common: blood. I wanted suns instead of stars because stars to me imply searching, like you search for your star. And there are already too many stars in this world. But the sun, that's something that is always there, looking right at you. Betsy Ross did the best she could with what she had. I thought I could do better."' That flag has been lovingly recreated by Get On Down, presented on the set's CD box cover as an actual embroidered fabric square, to bring texture and feel to an album which is already full to the brim with feeling. It's a perfect way to pay tribute to one of the 20th century's musical geniuses: a man who brought fans together during one of America's most turbulent eras."
Other releases on GET ON DOWN