1970 Debut LP From Poet - Who Grafted his Words Over Music to Be More Widley Appreciated - Excellent , recorded live in a New York nightclub with only bongos and conga to back the street poet.
The debut album by Gil Scott-Heron, reissued on vinyl for the first time utilising the original masters. 180g vinyl pressing in heavyweight reverse board sleeve.
“Small Talk At 125th And Lenox” was the start of a 45-year recording career for Gil Scott-Heron. He became one of the best-loved and most respected artists of the late 20th Century, but never again released an album as simple and hard-hitting as this. Recorded in 1970, “Small Talk” featured Gil and three percussionists performing his poetry, the rhythmic backdrop and the style of his delivery making it more than a spoken word record. Today it is seen as a classic that stands head and shoulders above similar albums recorded at the time.
Gil was resolutely a poet, and there is little doubt he could have made his career as an author, as he had originally