The Essential Sly & The Family Stone

This 2CD set is housed in a slim double jewel case with a clear plastic double disc holder and a folding 6-section / 12-page booklet. Released (w/c): July 14th 2003 (The ARIA Report Issue #699). Booklet rear, disc and outer tray artwork: "© 2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc. / Originally released 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971. ℗ 1973, 1974, 1975, 2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc... Manufactured in Australia by Sony Music Entertainment (Australia) Limited". Outer tray artwork: [Re]"Mastered by Vic Anesini at Sony Music Studios, New York". Booklet inner: "COMPILATION PRODUCED IN ASSOCIATION WITH EVEN ST. PRODUCTIONS, LTD." Tracks 1-1 & 1-2 are from '', which was released by Epic during October 1967. Tracks 1-3 & 1-4 are from '', which was released by Epic on April 27th 1968. Tracks 1-5 to 1-8 are from '', which was released by Epic during September 1968. Tracks 1-9 to 1-15 are from '', which was released by Epic during April 1969. Track 1-16 was first issued on the '' 7-inch single, which was released by Epic during August 1969. Tracks 117 & 118 are from the '' 7-inch single, which was released by Epic during December 1969 Tracks 1-16 to 1-18 were also released on the compilation '', which was released by Epic during October 1970. Tracks 2-1 to 2-8 are from '', which was released by Epic on November 20th 1971. Tracks 2-9 to 2-14 are from '', which was released by Epic on June 30th 1973. Tracks 2-15 & 2-16 are from '', which was released by Epic during July 1974. Track 2-17 is from the Sly Stone solo album '', which was released by Epic on November 8th 1975.