Sly cut this while locked in a home studio, paranoid and with his bassist's gear in hock. He looped the same tape so many times the physical wear created that muddy, hazy sound. It was the first time a toy drum machine ever hit #1! 🔥
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𝗦𝗹𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲 talks about the origins of Sly and the Family Stone on The Dick Cavett Show (ABC, July 13 1970).

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