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Format: LP
Label: Culture Factory
Year: 2025
Media Condition: New
Sleeve/Cover Condition: New
TRACKS:
A1 Peace Go With You, Brother (As-Salaam-Alaikum)
A2 Rivers Of My Fathers
A3 A Very Precious Time
A4 Back Home
B1 The Bottle
B2 Song For Bobby Smith
B3 Your Daddy Loves You
B4 H2Ogate Blues
B5 Peace Go With You Brother (Wa-Alaikum-Salaam)
Originally released in 1974, recorded at D+B Sound in Silver Spring, MD.
PERSONNEL:
Bass – Danny Bowens
Drums – Bob Adams
Piano, Vocals – Brian Jackson, Gil Scott-Heron
In the early days of Gil Scott-Heron's DC period, he still saw himself as equal parts poet, novelist, and working musician, and was figuring out which of those paths to follow. I wouldn't be surprised if these sessions were the turning point in that process, generating a singular sonic statement and an enduring lyrical gem, including the sleeper hit "The Bottle".
Label: Culture Factory
Year: 2025
Media Condition: New
Sleeve/Cover Condition: New
TRACKS:
A1 Peace Go With You, Brother (As-Salaam-Alaikum)
A2 Rivers Of My Fathers
A3 A Very Precious Time
A4 Back Home
B1 The Bottle
B2 Song For Bobby Smith
B3 Your Daddy Loves You
B4 H2Ogate Blues
B5 Peace Go With You Brother (Wa-Alaikum-Salaam)
Originally released in 1974, recorded at D+B Sound in Silver Spring, MD.
PERSONNEL:
Bass – Danny Bowens
Drums – Bob Adams
Piano, Vocals – Brian Jackson, Gil Scott-Heron
In the early days of Gil Scott-Heron's DC period, he still saw himself as equal parts poet, novelist, and working musician, and was figuring out which of those paths to follow. I wouldn't be surprised if these sessions were the turning point in that process, generating a singular sonic statement and an enduring lyrical gem, including the sleeper hit "The Bottle".