Pieces Of A Man (50th Anniversary)
There is no doubting the importance of Gil Scott-Heronās āPieces Of A Manā LP.
It was a landmark album with its bold, poetic lyrical content allied to progressive and melodic music, and it saw producer Bob Thiele help Gil and his musical partner Brian Jackson paint the picture they needed to get their message across. Thiele put Gil and Brian together with Ron Carter, Hubert Laws and Bernard Purdie, giving them the musical heft they wanted.
For many years the focus was on āThe Revolution Will Not Be Televisedā, which was included in the Grammy Hall Of Fame in 2014, but this focus sometimes overshadowed the heights which Gil reached throughout the album. Today āHome Is Where The Hatred Isā and āLady Day And John Coltraneā are also considered standards, whilst the albumās title track is a prescient and heartbreaking warning about the way in which big business dehumanises its workers.
The album reached its landmark 50th year in 2021 and we decided that we would create this special edition to celebrate its incredible sound. The original master tape was taken to Frank Merritt at The Carvery in London, who cut it as a double disc 2 x 45 RPM record, in an all-analogue chain. The original record - especially side two - was long, and serving it up this way allowed the music a greater level of fidelity.
The release is packaged in the original albumās gatefold sleeve.
AAA vinyl is simply a record that has beenĀ subject to an analogue chain onlyĀ (ie. no digital step).
The three letters refer to:
The Recording method / the Mix / the Mastering.
Tracklist
SIDE ONE
1. THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE TELEVISED
2. SAVE THE CHILDREN
3. LADY DAY AND JOHN COLTRANE
SIDE TWO
1. HOME IS WHERE THE HATRED IS
2. WHEN YOU ARE WHO YOU ARE
3. I THINK IāLL CALL IT MORNING
SIDE THREE
1. PIECES OF A MAN
2. A SIGN OF THE AGES
3. OR DOWN YOU FALL
SIDE FOUR
1. THE NEEDLEāS EYE
2. THE PRISONER
Soundwave
https://youtu.be/nSpBs1ghyoo
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There is no doubting the importance of Gil Scott-Heronās āPieces Of A Manā LP.
It was a landmark album with its bold, poetic lyrical content allied to progressive and melodic music, and it saw producer Bob Thiele help Gil and his musical partner Brian Jackson paint the picture they needed to get their message across. Thiele put Gil and Brian together with Ron Carter, Hubert Laws and Bernard Purdie, giving them the musical heft they wanted.
For many years the focus was on āThe Revolution Will Not Be Televisedā, which was included in the Grammy Hall Of Fame in 2014, but this focus sometimes overshadowed the heights which Gil reached throughout the album. Today āHome Is Where The Hatred Isā and āLady Day And John Coltraneā are also considered standards, whilst the albumās title track is a prescient and heartbreaking warning about the way in which big business dehumanises its workers.
The album reached its landmark 50th year in 2021 and we decided that we would create this special edition to celebrate its incredible sound. The original master tape was taken to Frank Merritt at The Carvery in London, who cut it as a double disc 2 x 45 RPM record, in an all-analogue chain. The original record - especially side two - was long, and serving it up this way allowed the music a greater level of fidelity.
The release is packaged in the original albumās gatefold sleeve.
AAA vinyl is simply a record that has beenĀ subject to an analogue chain onlyĀ (ie. no digital step).
The three letters refer to:
The Recording method / the Mix / the Mastering.
Tracklist
SIDE ONE
1. THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE TELEVISED
2. SAVE THE CHILDREN
3. LADY DAY AND JOHN COLTRANE
SIDE TWO
1. HOME IS WHERE THE HATRED IS
2. WHEN YOU ARE WHO YOU ARE
3. I THINK IāLL CALL IT MORNING
SIDE THREE
1. PIECES OF A MAN
2. A SIGN OF THE AGES
3. OR DOWN YOU FALL
SIDE FOUR
1. THE NEEDLEāS EYE
2. THE PRISONER
Soundwave
https://youtu.be/nSpBs1ghyoo
