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Limited red colored vinyl LP pressing in gatefold jacket. There's A Riot Goin' On, Sly And The Family Stone's influential masterpiece of darkly psychedelic funk turns 50 in 2021. The album marked a shift in the band's tone, striking a more political and militant vibe while showing Sly Stone's disillusionment with the promise of the '60s. At the same time, it was also a big commercial success, hitting #1 on the album charts while the single InchFamily AffairInch topped the singles charts. It's influence rang throughout the '70s as all of the funk innovators took their cues from this seminal album, and it's songs became a favorite for hip hop artist mining sampling gold decades later. It came in at #81 on Rolling Stone's Greatest Albums Of All Time and besides InchFamily Affair,Inch the album features the tracks InchJust Like A BabyInch and InchAfrica Talks To You (InchAsphalt JungleInch).Inch Album Tracks 1. Luv N' Haight 2. Just Like a Baby 3. Poet 4. Family Affair 5. Africa Talks to You InchThe Asphalt JungleInch 6. There's a Riot Goin' on 1. Brave & Strong 2. (You Caught Me) Smilin' 3. Time 4. Spaced Cowboy 5. Runnin' Away 6. Thank You for Talking to Me Africa
