Sly & The Family Stone
 "Thee Thesaurus Of Funkasaurus"
Various Live 1968 - 1983

CD1: [73:05]

1. Life (Kraft Music Hall ‘68)
2. Dance To The Music / Music Lover (Kraft Music Hall ‘68)
3. M’Lady / Music Lover (NBC Summer Showcase ‘68)
4. M’Lady (Fillmore East ‘68)
5. Love City (Ed Sullivan Show ‘69)
6. Everyday People (Leslie Uggams Show ‘69)
7. Everyday People/Dance To The Music (Music Scene 10/69)
8. Hot Fun In The Summertime/Don’t Call Me Nigger, Whitey/I Want To Take You Higher (Music Scene 10/69)
9. Interview/Thank You Faletinme Be Micelf (Dick Cavett Show ‘70)
10. I Want To Take You Higher (Dick Cavett Show ‘70)
11. Interview (Dick Cavett Show ‘70)
12. M’Lady (Kasteel Groenveld, Amsterdam 9/10/70)
13. Sing A Simple Song (Kasteel Groenveld, Amsterdam 9/10/70)
14. Stand (Kasteel Groenveld, Amsterdam 9/10/70)
15. Dance To The Music (Kasteel Groenveld, Amsterdam 9/10/70)

CD2: [74:39]

1. You’re The One (Don Kirschner’s Rock Concert ‘73)
2. Stand (Don Kirschner’s Rock Concert ‘73)
3. Intro/Stand (Midnight Special 10/26/73)
4. Thank You Faletinme Be Micelf (Midnight Special 10/26/73)
5. Music Lover (Midnight Special 10/26/73)
6. I Want To Take You Higher (Midnight Special 10/26/73)
7. If You Want Me To Stay (Midnight Special 10/26/73)
8. Dance To The Music (Midnight Special 10/26/73)
9. Dance To The Music/Music Lover (ABC Concert ‘74)
10. Family Affair (Mike Douglas Show ‘74)
11. Intro/Thank You Faletinme Be Micelf (Soul Train ‘74)
12. Interview/Dance To The Music, Music Lover (Soul Train ‘74)
13. Band Intro/If You Want Me To Stay/Stand (Soul Train ‘74)
14. If You Want Me To Stay/Sing A Simple Song (David Letterman Show ‘83)
15. I Want To Take You Higher (David Letterman Show ‘83)

Source: Liberated Boot "Thee Thesaurus Of Funkasaurus"
 (Big Fro) TV Appearances 1968 - 1983
Transfer: CDR>EAC(secure/offset -460)>WAV

Size: 807 MB

Notes: This collection is the bomb, simply put. It was lovingly prepared by the same kind soulsters at Big Fro who were responsible for the Curtis Mayfield 1972 Rarities collection, and the Otis Redding Soupcon of Soul collection that I've seeded at STG. This was like the Rasputin of torrents for awhile last fall, it just couldn't die. I think I reseeded it at STG about 3 times myself, people just kept asking. 2 or 3 months and thousands of downloads later, it finally faded away. It's continued to be requested, so here it is, the Return of Funkasaurus! These are the same flac files that I archived last fall, so if anybody has the same files lying around, feel free to help seed.

It's a fascinating document of the group at the height of their powers, and every performance is a gem. Cover art is included. The sound quality is varied, but predominantly very good. For the perfectionists, be warned, these recordings do have some limitations, and the occasional minor analog artifact.

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