On this day in music history: June 30, 1973 - “Fresh”, the sixth album by Sly & The Family Stone is released. Produced by Sly Stone, it is recorded at The Record Plant in Los Angeles, CA and Sausalito, CA from Early 1972 - Spring 1973. After the release of “There’s A Riot Goin’ On” in late 1971, Sly & The Family Stone will see their first personnel changes with the departure of bassist Larry Graham and drummer Gregg Errico, both having left under acrimonous circumstances. Sessions for the band’s next album will begin in early 1972. The new album will introduce new band members bassist Rusty Allen and drummer Andy Newmark to the fold, though many of the tracks feature Sly playing all of the instruments himself. During the nearly eighteen months that he works on the album, Sly will constantly remix and re-record several of the songs, resulting in different versions of the material. The album will spin off two hits including the bands’ last million selling single “If You Want Me To Stay” (#3 R&B, #12 Pop). When the album is first released on CD in the early 90’s, alternate masters using the wrong mixes will initially be released until it is withdrawn and replaced with the correct version. This version of the album will become a sought after collector’s item among Sly fans. The album’s cover photo is taken by famed photographer Richard Avedon (The Beatles). “Fresh” will spend three weeks at number one on the Billboard R&B album chart, peaking at number seven on the Top 200, and is certified Gold in the US by the RIAA.
Posted on: Mon, 30 Jun 2014 22:19:55 +0000
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