Kulturzentrum Schauburg Bremen Germany April 18 1983

Over two hours with Gil Scott-Heron and his Amnesia Express, captured live at the Kulturzentrum Schauburg in Bremen, Germany, on April 18th, 1983.

It’s worth diving into for the opening stretch alone, with Gil Scott-Heron delivering solo voice-and-rhodes performances of We Almost Lost Detroit, Angola Louisiana and Three Miles Down.

Considering this recording has gone through a cassette generation, there’s still a pleasing clarity to his voice throughout. At one point, he jokes that he must have “left his voice on Lufthansa”.

The bass guitar sits a little far back in the mix from the recorder position, which probably explains the title the original DIME seeders gave the set.