Slave2daGroove said:

I arrived at Best Buy when they opened at 10:00 AM,and there were only two copies on the shelf! I wonder if they had any more in the back? Anyways...I got my copy Still didn't open it yet.I'm gonna wait til this weekend when I will have time to listen to all seven CDs.

PFunkjazz said:

Yeah,that sucks.But as you guys know,those three songs didn't appear on any of the seven albums included in this set.Those songs originally appeared on the 1970 "Greatest Hits" album.Still,it would have been cool to have them on this set....perhaps they could have added them as bonus tracks?

emilio319 said:

Yeah,it appears that each store only had two copies.I'm glad I got mine

APRIL 10,2007-The Collection-OUT NOW!

Today,Epic/Sony has released 'The Collection,' a box set of the group's first seven albums: A Whole New Thing,Dance To The Music,Life,Stand!,There's A Riot Going On,Fresh and Small Talk.

The collection is released with a limited edition "Bonus DVD" that is only available at Best Buy shops.It contains footage from Sly and The Family Stone at Rockin' In USA 1974,with clippings of "M'Lady" and "Everybody Is A Star".The seven Sly & The Family Stone albums in 'The Collection' will be released individually on April 24.'The Greatest Hits',including "Hot Fun In The Summertime","Everybody Is A Star" and "Thank You (Fallentinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" will follow in May.

Adam Block,Legacy's senior vice president/general manager: "This is part of a long-term commitment to bring this artist back into the music fan's consciousness.He has existed in our subconsciousness through sampling and his enduring influence.We felt it made sense to celebrate him in a way that hadn't happened before.These reissues offered the first new Sly and the Family Stone music in 30 years,and the vault still holds some wonderful surprises."

see also this site :

www.slystonebook.com


Also, I am interested in the Sly & The Family Stone 7CD box + DVD (multiple copies !!)
So if anyone can buy me some, please orgnote me
[Edited 4/11/07 3:59am]

xenophobia2002 said:

Buy it online here www.BestBuy.com The online price is only $39.99 and since you want multiple copies,you should go for the cheapest price possible

SoulAlive said:

I tried :

Shipping: Sold Out
Store Pickup: Not Available

List Price: $69.98
Our Price: $39.99

xenophobia2002 said:

and when I went to Best Buy yesterday,they only had two copies! I bought one and I'm sure the other one is gone by now.

Bestbuy only shops to US addresses anyway.

SoulAlive said:

That's good to know...I wonder if the Greatest Hits will have bonus tracks also? I already have the Essential Sly Stone which has these tracks plus "High On You" so unless the Greatest Hits has some really good extras I won't bother getting it.

Can anyone comment on the sound quality? Great improvement?

This sounds great. Have found it on Amazon.co.uk but it is £63 = $125

ellieadore said:

http://www.amazon.com/Col...740&sr=8-2

You can order it from importcds or hermanstreetmusic for ~50$. They are both fast & reliable and ship to Europe

ellieadore said:

But I think you can order from amazon.com, they should ship internationally.

I just looked it up, you could buy one from "importCDs" (new&sealed) through amazon.com. Including shipping for 24 pounds.

Oops, Funkenstein beat me to it.

calldapplwondery83 said:

Heh, I was a bit faster than you, mate

calldapplwondery83 said:

Y'know, I was going to ask this of the people who've bought it.

I've just got into Fresh a little and it sounds a little cleaner in the low end but I think it sounds a little different. I'm going to put the ears to it again this weekend and compare.

calldapplwondery83 said:

I've got them all - individually, as I don't think the box is on sale in the UK. Sound quality is superb. Riot's muddiness has been mostly cleaned up and it's far cleaner sounding, but there's a deep darkness in those grooves. Fantastic reissues. I do miss Riot's last reissue liner notes, detailing the conflict between Sly's psychotic pitbull Gun and his pet baboon. And its outcome.

calldapplwondery83 said:

... and now you were a bit faster than me

I also ordered a copy this morning, even though I pretty much have all those albums on CDs. Still, limited edition + remastering =

FuNkeNsteiN said:

But I converted the $ to pounds!

calldapplwondery83 said:

Thanks for your help both of you.

I am now the proud owner of the new box set

Just got to twiddle my thumbs for a few weeks now until the post man arrives

I thought maybe I can live with only the Stand!, Riot and Fresh albums but f*ck that... I just ordered it, too! I'm just a sucker for some Sly funk!


Give it up for the weak-ass $!

SoulAlive said:

Yes, this has been a longlasting gripe of mine. It would have been great to have the entire output integrated "as recorded". Obviously, they want me to buy GREATEST HITS all over again.

calldapplwondery83 said:

who says I don't have a USA address to send to ?????

How do the rare pictures in the booklets look? I know the Riot Going On liner notes are kinda revealing! I can't wait til my copy comes in from the mail...

I bought it, but I haven't had a chance to listen yet. For whatever reason, my Best Buy had a least 5 of them on Tuesday. Two were in the box-set section, two were in the CD overflow section, and the fifth was on a table with all of the other new releases.

my Best Buy didn't have ANY on hand,

and apparently A&B Sound received ONE copy which was sold.

cduniverse has yet to ship my order.

I'm in Heaven.

Just got it.

All of my vinyl has been remastered...

hmmmm...