Sly and the Family Stone are releasing a live album of their earliest recording

Questlove's doc, in addition to being substantive in and of itself, may have gotten the ball rolling on a renewed interest in the band. That has set the table nicely for this: It has been announced that a never-before-released live album will be dropped soon. In fact, the album is a recording of a full concert, the earliest recording of Sly and the Family Stone in action.

"The First Family: Live at the Winchester Cathedral 1967" is a meticulously-restored recording the band's then-manager did on March 26, 1967. As covered in the documentary, Sly and the Family Stone was the house band of a venue called Winchester Cathedral in Redwood City, California before they broke through. Soon after this show, the band began recording its first album "A Whole New Thing."

One song from the album, "I Gotta Go Now (Up On the Floor)/Funky Broadway," has been released:

"The First Family" will be released July 18 digitally and on both CD and vinyl. If you buy a physical release, you'll get a booklet featuring extensive liner notes, never-before-seen photos, and the kind of stuff one tends to find alongside releases of this ilk. If you get the CD version, you will also get a bonus song in a cover of Otis Redding's "Try a Little Tenderness." So, if you've held out on that bit of obsolescent technology, it's going to pay off.

(h/t Pitchfork)