Sly and the Family Stone's There's a Riot Goin' On patti smith Sham 69 and Generation X

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Sly and the Family Stone's There's a Riot Goin' On patti smith Sham 69 and Generation XThe story behind the making of the album that signaled the descent of Sylvester Sly Stone Stewart into a haze of drug addiction and delirium is captivating enough for the cinema. In the spacious attic of a Beverly Hills mansion belonging to John and Michelle Phillips (of the Mamas and the Papas) during the fall of 1970, Sly Stone began recording his follow up to 1969's "Stand!" the most popular album of his band's career. ISBN: 978 0826417442