Gil Scott-Heron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

Artist: Gil Scott-Heron  |  Label: BGP  |  Format: CD  |  Genre: Jazz | CD Condition: New | Case Condition: Sealed Gil Scott-Heron The Revolution Will Not Be Televised. BGP CDBGPD 305 - import CD The jazz poet’s finest Flying Dutchman recordings, as originally compiled in 1974. CD edition includes an additional nine tracks from his first three albums.   Gil Scott-Heron never had a pop hit single; he was more important than that. With ‘Johannesburg’, ‘Home is Where The Hatred Is’ and ‘The Revolution Will Not Be Televised’ he wrote songs that resonated beyond the world of disposable chart-toppers. That’s not to say he didn’t have success, and 1974 was a very good year for him. The album “Winter In America”, released on Strata-East, spawned the radio hit ‘The Bottle’ and several cover versions. Former Columbia Records boss Clive Davis was impressed and made Gil, Brian Jackson and the Midnight Band the first signing to his Arista label later in the year. The streak continued into 1975