Gil Scott-Heron - Pieces of a Man (Remastered) (1971/2022)
Vinyl FLAC (tracks) 24bit-192kHz - 1.6 GB
47:57 | Soul-Jazz, Jazz-Funk, Political, Poetry | Label: BGP
Vinyl FLAC (tracks) 24bit-192kHz - 1.6 GB
47:57 | Soul-Jazz, Jazz-Funk, Political, Poetry | Label: BGP
There is no doubting the importance of Gil Scott-Heron’s “Pieces Of A Man” 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 ‘The Revolution Will Not Be Televised’, 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 ‘Home Is Where The Hatred Is’ and ‘Lady Day And John Coltrane’ are also considered standards, whilst the album’s 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 album’s gatefold sleeve.
– Dean Rudland
01. The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (3:08)
02. Save the Children (4:28)
03. Lady Day and John Coltrane (3:35)
04. Home Is Where the Hatred Is (3:22)
05. When You Are Who You Are (3:23)
06. I Think I'll Call It Morning (3:31)
07. Pieces of a Man (4:55)
08. A Sign of the Ages (4:05)
09. Or Down You Fall (3:13)
10. The Needle's Eye (4:51)
foobar2000 1.6.13 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2022-12-05 20:45:23
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Analyzed: Gil Scott-Heron / Pieces of a Man
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR14 -0.84 dB -16.87 dB 3:08 01-The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
DR13 -1.60 dB -17.25 dB 4:28 02-Save the Children
DR12 -1.35 dB -15.93 dB 3:35 03-Lady Day and John Coltrane
DR12 -0.84 dB -15.13 dB 3:22 04-Home Is Where the Hatred Is
DR13 -2.02 dB -17.36 dB 3:23 05-When You Are Who You Are
DR14 -0.95 dB -17.55 dB 3:31 06-I Think I'll Call It Morning
DR11 -0.94 dB -15.61 dB 4:55 07-Pieces of a Man
DR12 -2.05 dB -18.30 dB 4:05 08-A Sign of the Ages
DR14 -0.86 dB -17.16 dB 3:13 09-Or Down You Fall
DR14 -0.91 dB -16.80 dB 4:51 10-The Needle's Eye
DR14 -0.87 dB -19.03 dB 9:26 11-The Prisoner
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Number of tracks: 11
Official DR value: DR13
Samplerate: 192000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 4720 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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log date: 2022-12-05 20:45:23
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Analyzed: Gil Scott-Heron / Pieces of a Man
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR14 -0.84 dB -16.87 dB 3:08 01-The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
DR13 -1.60 dB -17.25 dB 4:28 02-Save the Children
DR12 -1.35 dB -15.93 dB 3:35 03-Lady Day and John Coltrane
DR12 -0.84 dB -15.13 dB 3:22 04-Home Is Where the Hatred Is
DR13 -2.02 dB -17.36 dB 3:23 05-When You Are Who You Are
DR14 -0.95 dB -17.55 dB 3:31 06-I Think I'll Call It Morning
DR11 -0.94 dB -15.61 dB 4:55 07-Pieces of a Man
DR12 -2.05 dB -18.30 dB 4:05 08-A Sign of the Ages
DR14 -0.86 dB -17.16 dB 3:13 09-Or Down You Fall
DR14 -0.91 dB -16.80 dB 4:51 10-The Needle's Eye
DR14 -0.87 dB -19.03 dB 9:26 11-The Prisoner
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Number of tracks: 11
Official DR value: DR13
Samplerate: 192000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 4720 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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