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\n\tSly and the Family Stone<\/a> rip through a rendition of Otis Redding<\/a>\u2019s \u201cI Can\u2019t Turn You Loose\u201d in the latest offering from the upcoming album, The First Family: Live at Winchester Cathedral 1967<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n \n\tThe First Family<\/em> contains the earliest known live recording<\/a> of Sly and the Family Stone. It was recorded on March 26, 1967, near the end of the group\u2019s residency at the Winchester Cathedral, a small nightclub in Redwood City, California.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tDuring that run, from December 1966 through April 1967, Sly and the Family Stone quickly developed into a live force, which is more than apparent on their delirious, hard-charging version of \u201cI Can\u2019t Turn You Loose.\u201d The performance also offers a unique glimpse into how Sly and the Family Stone tackled Redding\u2019s tune, before flipping it into their own song, \u201cTurn Me Loose,\u201d on their 1967 studio debut, A Whole New Thing<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n \n\tIn the liner notes for the set, drummer Greg Errico recalled, \u201cI think it was one of the early ones in development, and you\u2019re trying different things out. That song just happened to be there at that time.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cI Can\u2019t Turn You Loose\u201d is the second track to be shared from The First Family<\/em>, following the show (and album) closer, \u201cI Gotta Go Now (Up On The Floor) \/ Funky Broadway.\u201d The album primarily contains an hour\u2019s worth of Joe Tex, Ben E. King, and Redding covers, though there is one original song, \u201cI Ain\u2019t Got Nobody,\u201d which later appeared on 1968\u2019s Dance to the Music<\/em>.<\/p>\n \n\tThis 1967 gig was recorded by Sly and the Family Stone manager Rich Romanello, who then shelved the tapes after the band signed to Epic Records. It wasn\u2019t until 2002 that Dutch twins and Family Stone enthusiasts Edwin and Arno Konings rediscovered them. The recordings were restored by producer Alec Palao.\u00a0<\/p>\n