Sly Stone & The Family Stone / Sly & The Viscaynes - Who In The Funk Do You Think You Are + Yellow Moon 2LP - LP albums (multiple items) - Coloured vinyl, Limited Edition - 2021

Two classic soul/doo-wop albums, they are new sealed and in mint condition.

The Viscaynes were an American doo-wop group from Vallejo, California, United States, that released a few singles in the early 1960s. They also had a regional hit with the song "Yellow Moon". One of their members Sylvester Stewart, later known as Sly Stone would front the multi-racial group Sly & the Family Stone. They were unique in being one of the very few integrated doo-wop groups of their time.

The Viscaynes was a high school group that Sylvester Stewart joined around 1961 when he was 17. The make up of the group consisted of two white females, two white males, a Filipino male (Frank Arellano ) and Stewart. According to Rickey Vincent's book, Party Music: The Inside Story of the Black Panthers' Band and How Black Power Transformed Soul Music, they were the only integrated doo-wop vocal act around. There was a romance going on in the group between Stewart and one of the girl singers, believed to be Maria Boldway.

The history given by the Rockportraits website is, in late 1959, a group called The Webs which Stewart formed at the age of 16 had merged with The Viscounts. The Viscounts, like The Webs, were a Vallejo High School vocal group. At this time the line up consisted of Frank Arellano, Charlene Imhoff, Sylvester Stewart, Maria "Ri" Boldway and Charles and Vern Gebhardt who were brothers. Also at this time the group was still known as The Viscounts. Due to another group already known as The Viscounts who had a hit with "Harlem Nocturne", and possible confusion with that band, they changed their name to The Viscaynes. The idea for their name came from the Chevrolet car model Biscayne. The B was removed and replaced with V because V is for Vallejo which is where they came from. By 1961 the line up consisted of Frank Arellano, Charlene Imhoff, Sylvester Stewart, Ria Boldway, Charlie Gebhardt and new member Mike Stevens possibly having replaced Vern Gebhardt.[

1. Sly & The Viscaynes ‎– Yellow Moon: The Complete Recordings 1961-1962
Label: Regrooved Records ‎– RG-002
Format: 2 × Vinyl, LP
Country: Netherlands
Released: 15 Dec 2021


Tracklist
A1 –Viscaynes Real, True Love 2:25
A2 –Viscaynes Stop What You Are Doing 2:15
A3 –Viscaynes Yellow Moon (First Version) 2:36
A4 –Viscaynes Don't Cry Soldier 2:29
A5 –Viscaynes Uncle Sam Needs You (First Version) 2:31
A6 –Viscaynes I Guess I'll Be 2:23
A7 –Gary Stites Goodnight, Brown Eyes 2:21
B1 –Viscaynes Yellow Moon (Second Version) 3:14
B2 –Viscaynes Uncle Sam Needs You (Second Version) 2:37
B3 –Viscaynes You're My Only Love 2:32
B4 –Viscaynes Heavenly Angel 2:49
B5 –Danny (Sly) Stewart Do You Remember aka I’m Just A Fool 2:19
B6 –Jasper Woods Hully Gully Papa 2:19
B7 –Jasper Woods I'm Coming home 2:01
C1 –Sylvester Stewart Help Me With My Broken Heart 2:51
C2 –Danny (Sly) Stewart I'm Just A Fool 2:20
C3 –Danny (Sly) Stewart A Long Time Alone 3:01
C4 –Danny (Sly) Stewart Oh What A Night 2:15
C5 –Sylvester Stewart While I'm Gone 2:33
D1 –The Viscounts (16) Are You My Girlfriend (Fragment) 0:46
D2 –The Stewart Four Walking In Jesus Name 2:31
D3 –The Stewart Four On The Battlefield 2:42
D4 –Jesse James (2), The Royal Aces I Will Go 2:28
D5 –Jesse James (2), The Royal Aces Cha Cha Minnie 2:62



2. Sly & The Family Stone – Who In The Funk Do You Think You Are: Selections From The Warner Recordings
Label: Rhino Records – RCV1 728424, Rhino Records (2) – 081227806705
Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Orange
Country: Worldwide
Released: Jan 9, 2026

A1 Remember Who You Are
A2 The Same Thing
A3 It Takes All Kinds
A4 Sheer Energy
A5 Back On The Right Track
A6 L.O.V.I.N.U.
B1 One Way
B2 Let's Be Together (Demo)
B3 Ha Ha, Hee Hee
B4 Who In The Funk Do You Think You Are
B5 High, Y'All



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