{"product_id":"small-talk-at-125th-and-lenox","title":"Small Talk at 125th and Lenox","description":"\u003cp\u003eReleased in 1971 \u003ci\u003eSmall Talk At 125th and Lenox\u003c\/i\u003e was the start of Gil Scott-Heron's distinguished forty-year recording career but this album is his simplest and most hard-hitting. For the most part it features him with three percussionists performing his poetry. The rhythmic backdrop and the style of the delivery makes it more than a spoken word album. It is a classic that stands head and shoulders above similar albums of the same date. It laid the basis for Scott-Heron's emergence as one of the leading figures of the black radical movement. Here is the original of 'The Revolution Will Not Be Televised' a FM radio hit which prompted the recording of the full band version better known today. The album also includes the renowned 'Whitey On The Moon' and the much-sampled 'Brother'. Here are Gil Scott-Heron's first three recordings as a singer, including the beautiful 'Who'll Pay Reparations On My Soul'. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCD - From new 24-96 transfers and has never sounded better. The original album artwork is presented with its stark Charles Stewart photographs and the booklet contains a new essay on the album by compiler Dean Rudland.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BGP","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50402307473739,"sku":"2005026","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50402307670347,"sku":"386906","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Clear Black \/ White Splatter LP","offer_id":55923853656395,"sku":"R5086-0769","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/c8df5c69-62e8-41f0-8487-5264ae08e97c_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726540192","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/small-talk-at-125th-and-lenox","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}