Bits Of Pieces

 

Gil Scott-Heron - Pieces Of A Man [XXQLP2 094 UK 2022 24-Bit 176.4kHz FLAC]

The post-MoFaux world has thrown up more interest in the provenance of vinyl reissues and we are now seeing more and more labels using the source & process of their reissues as a selling point. 

Late last year, this UK reissue of Gil Scott-Heron's classic 1971 album Pieces Of A Man snuck out on the back of 'Black Friday' on BGP Records (the home of the Acid Jazz label). According to the press release, the original analogue master tapes were sent to Frank Merritt at The Carvery Mastering Studio in Leyton, East London who cut them on an all-analogue desk at 45rpm. The metalwork was despatched to GZ Media in the Czech Republic who pressed up this double 45rpm edition (hence the need for your blogger to spend two days declicking).

Despite GZ Media's efforts, this release does sound amazing, and in a world where it is very difficult to find good clean OG pressings, this release was very much worth the thirty quid investment.

Enjoy!

A1 The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

A2 Save The Children

A3 Lady Day And John Coltrane

B1 Home Is Where The Hatred Is

B2 When You Are Who You Are

B3 I Think I'll Call It Morning

C1 Pieces Of A Man

C2 A Sign Of The Ages

C3 Or Down You Fall

D1 The Needle's Eye

D2 The Prisoner