Gil Scott-Heron "The Mind Of" Vinyl LP 1978 Arista AL 8301 with 24 page booklet
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18
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24
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Description
The Mind of Gil Scott-Heron (subtitled A Collection of Poetry and Music) is a 1978 album by spoken word and rap pioneer Gil Scott-Heron. Like many of Scott-Heron's albums, the album's content primarily addresses political and social issues; however, The Mind of Gil Scott-Heron relies far more on his spoken word delivery than his other albums. Whereas much of the artist's earlier albums contained backup jazz-funk music from Brian Jackson, many of these tracks, which address contemporary issues such as Watergate, the pardon of Richard Nixon and the Attica Prison riot, are either live recordings or studio-recorded songs with little more than sparse drum backing or occasional instrumentation.
This is in excellent condition - angle cut to record sleeves, which was not unusual at the time [see photos]. Booklet, sleeves and vinyl all clean. Vinyl plays well. Hard to find in this condition.
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