GIL SCOTT-HERON OG UK'90 PS 12" SPACE SHUTTLE JAZZ FUNK

GIL SCOTT-HERON SPACE SHUTTLE PS 12"Category / Style / Moods: Soul * Jazz Blues * Jazz-Funk * Contemporary Jazz * Contemporary R&B * Poetry * Political Rap * Social Commentary * Fusion14.77 / 2007-08-12 S asocc1990 CASTLE MUSIC / CASTLE COMMUNICATIONS PS 12"TITLE: SPACE SHUTTLEARTIST: GIL SCOTT-HERONCONDITIONCOVER: VG PSOCVINYL: VG+Click here for info on grading and abbreviationsTOUGH TO FIND MIXES ORIGINAL PICTURE SLEEVE PRESSClick the pix for a better view TRACKS: Disc: 11.Space Shuttle (Full Vocal Version)2.Space Shuttle (Pieces Of Gold)3.Space Shuttle (Deep Club Dub)Gil Scott-Heron - Space Shuttle Label: Castle Music / Castle Communications Catalog#: GILL T 003 Format: Vinyl, 12" Country: UK Released: 1990 Genre: Funk / Soul Biography by John Bush One of the most important progenitors of rap music, Gil Scott-Heron's aggressive, no-nonsense street poetry inspired a legion of intelligent rappers while his engaging songwriting skills placed him square in the R&B charts later in his career, backed by increasingly contemporary production courtesy of Malcolm Cecil and Nile Rodgers (of Chic). Born in Chicago but transplanted to Tennessee for his early years, Scott-Heron spent most of his high-school years in the Bronx, where he learned firsthand many of the experiences which later made up his songwriting material. He had begun writing before reaching his teenage years, however, and completed his first volume of poetry at the age of 13. Though he attended college in Pennsylvania, he dropped out after one year to concentrate on his writing career and earned plaudits for his novel, The Vulture. Encouraged at the end of the '60s to begin recording by legendary jazz producer Bob Thiele -- who had worked with every major jazz great, from Louis Armstrong to John Coltrane -- Scott-Heron released his 1970 debut, Small Talk at 125th and Lenox, inspired by a volume of poetry of the same name. With Thiele's Flying Dutchman Records until the mid-'70s, he signed to Arista soon after and found success on the R&B charts. Though his jazz-based work of the early '70s was tempered by a slicker disco-inspired production, Scott-Heron's message was as clear as ever on the Top 30 single "Johannesburg" and the number 15 hit "Angel Dust." Silent for almost a decade, after the release of his 1984 single "Re-Ron," the proto-rapper returned to recording in the mid-'90s with a message for the gangsta rappers who had come in his wake; Scott-Heron's 1994 album Spirits began with "Message to the Messengers," pointed squarely at the rappers whose influence -- positive or negative -- meant much to the children of the 1990s. This exquisite piece of retro music history is a vinyl sound recording (not a CD). Please visit the A Sound Deal store for similar items and information on grading and shipping. Add me to your favorites for red hot sales bulletins and sneak previews of upcoming products. Combine Items to Save $$$! Click here to check the store for more!©A Sound Deal