Sly and the Family Stone

They wanted coke but couldn’t afford to buy any.

The funk rock masterpiece that went on sale was very different from the one reviewers previously heard.

This was their first new song in almost two years and their third No. 1 single. What it wasn't, however, was a family affair.

Sunny singles and album tracks, all before things got dark and weird.

Jon Anderson recalls how last-minute booking led to support slot with Cream in 1968.

He recorded the song in 1985 and rediscovered it during coronavirus lockdown.

There was nothing like this groundbreaking, genre-jumping group – not then, and not now.

They were a defining presence at Woodstock and made one of the '70s' greatest albums. Then their leader bottomed out.

If any single album summed up the mood of 1971 in 45 minutes, it was this one.