GIL SCOTT-HERON * The Revolution will not be Televised LP 12" Vinyl RECORD

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                                                                                GIL SCOTT-HERON

              The Revolution Will Not Be Televised 

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Gilbert "Gil" Scott-Heron was an American soul and jazz poet, musician, and author, known primarily for his work as a spoken word performer in the 1970s and '80s. His collaborative efforts with musician Brian Jackson featured a musical fusion of jazz, blues, and soul, as well as lyrical content concerning social and political issues of the time, delivered in both rapping and melismatic vocal styles by Scott-Heron. His own term for himself was "bluesologist", which he defined as "a scientist who is concerned with the origin of the blues." His music, most notably on Pieces of a Man and Winter in America in the early 1970s, influenced and helped engender later African-American music genres such as hip hop and neo soul. 

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised is a compilation album by American recording artist Gil Scott-Heron, released in 1974 on Flying Dutchman Records in the United States. It was also released in 1975 in Spain on Flying Dutchman's parent label, RCA, under the title La Revolucion No Podra Ser Televisada.  The album takes its name from Scott-Heron's 1971 song of the same name. Originally issued in LP format, it contains recordings previously featured on Scott-Heron's first three albums for the Flying Dutchman label, Small Talk at 125th and Lenox (1970), Pieces of a Man (1971), and Free Will (1972),[2] which were produced by jazz producer Bob Thiele. The album's recordings feature musical elements of funk, jazz, and proto-rap.

Upon its release, The Revolution Will Not Be Televised charted on Billboard?'?s Top Jazz Albums, peaking at number 21 after five weeks on the chart. It has received favorable reviews from critics and music publications that praised the album's material and Scott-Heron's performance. Following digital  remastering,  the album was reissued on compact disc in 1988 with additional material and alternate artwork.

• Ron Carter – bass
• Brian Jackson – piano
• Jerry Jemmott – bass
• Burt Jones – guitar
• Eddie Knowles – percussion
• Hubert Laws – alto saxophone, flute
• Pretty Purdie – drums
• Charlie Saunders – percussion
• Gil Scott-Heron – piano, vocals, songwriter
• David Spinozza – guitar

Condition:  

VG +  = Very Good  . Vinyl has a few surface scuffs and/or very minor scratches (but no ‘feeler’ scratches). Label shows some evidence of wear, no writing. Jackets have some seam splits and 1-2 small hairline creases and/or minor chipping at edges or bumped corners, some ringwear, no writing, some liquid stains. 

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• Carmine Coppola – reissue artwork
• Joe Lopes – remastering
• Bob Simpson – engineer
• Stephen Sulke – engineer
• Bob Thiele – producer, remastering