
Gil Scott-Heron - Small Talk At 125th and Lenox
New Vinyl 029667014915 1. Introduction2. The Revolution Will Not Be Televised3. Omen4. Brother5. Comment # 16. Small Talk at 125th ; Lenox7. The Subject Was Faggots8. Evolution (And Flashback)9. Plastic Pattern People10. Whitey on the Moon11. The Vulture12. Enough13. Paint It Black14. Who'll Pay Reparations on My Soul?15. Everyday Gil Scott-Heron was twenty-one years old when he was signed to Flying Dutchman by Bob Thiele to make an album of his poetry. The resultant "Small Talk at 125th and Lenox" was recorded before a small live audience and, released in 1970, sat perfectly in a world where the Last Poets had just tasted Top 10 success with their debut LP. "Small Talk at 125th and Lenox" opened with a spoken word version of 'The Revolution Will Not Be Televised' and also featured poems and musical pieces like 'Omen', 'Brother', 'Plastic Pattern People', 'Paint It Black' and 'Everyday' that reflected on the black community and it's condition within America at this time. The starke