February 2 street date. Released in 1971, Gil Scott-Heron's second album "Pieces Of A Man" is a stone-cold classic and rightly seen as one of the greatest albums of all time. There is a reason why a full album of songs did not appear as a follow-up. Both producer Bob Thiele and Scott-Heron's writing partner Brian Jackson had been keen to move forward quickly with song-based material, but Scott-Heron saw himself first and foremost as a writer. Once the decision was made to combine poetry and song, sessions were booked for the 2nd and 3rd March 1972. The first session with Bernard ‘Pretty’ Purdie (drums), Hubert Laws (flute/piccolo), David Spinozza (guitar), Jerry Jemmott (bass) and Brian Jackson (electric and acoustic piano) recorded the songs with Horace Ott taking care of the arrangements. The second session was dedicated to poetry, recorded with Scott-Heron, Jackson, Eddie Knowles and Charlie Sanders from their college group Black & Blues. "Free Will" was released in 1972. For this all analogue remastered edition, BGP took the original master tape to Frank Merritt at the Carvery who transferred the audio and mastered it before making this new cut himself.
April 20 street date. RECORD STORE DAY release. 1974's "Winter In America" is the fifth studio album by Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson. The album is produced in a stripped-down fashion, relying on traditional African and R&B sounds. The subject matter deals with the African-American community and inner city in the 1970s. This double LP set includes 4 bonus tracks which have never been released on vinyl. This deluxe package includes an OBI side strip, gatefold album jacket with two pockets, and original album art cover, printed inner sleeves, original record labels and specialty coloured vinyl.
April 20 street date. RECORD STORE DAY release. 1974's "Winter In America" is the fifth studio album by Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson. The album is produced in a stripped-down fashion, relying on traditional African and R&B sounds. The subject matter deals with the African-American community and inner city in the 1970s. This polycarbonate CD is black in colour on both sides. The front includes groove vinyl design with a record label. The packaging includes a gatefold jacket, printed inner sleeve insert, and an OBI side spine.
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