Gil Scott-Heron & The Midnight Band: Live at Berkeley ’78 – Black/Gold – VINYL LP

Title: Live at Berkeley ’78 – Black/Gold
Artist: Gil Scott-Heron & The Midnight Band
Label: Culture Factory USA
Product Type: VINYL LP
UPC: 3700477841171
Genre: Soul/R & B
Release Date: 2026-10-30
Number of Discs: 1
Additional Details: COLORED VINYL, BLACK, GOLD, DELUXE EDITION, LIMITED EDITION, REISSUE, REMASTERED

Gil Scott-Heron was an American jazz poet, singer, musician and author, known for his work as a spoken-word performer in the 1970s and 1980s. His collaborative efforts with musician Brian Jackson fused jazz, blues and soul with lyrics relative to social and political issues of the time, delivered in both rapping and melismatic vocal styles. He referred to himself as a “bluesologist” his own term for “a scientist who is concerned with the origin of the blues”. His poem “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised”, delivered over a jazz-soul beat, is considered a major influence on hip hop music.

Tracks:
1.1 Intro
1.2 Gil’s Opening Speech
1.3 The Spirit of the Drum
1.4 Hello Sunday, Hello Road!
1.5 95-South (All of the Places We’ve Been)
1.6 Racetrack in France
1.7 We Almost Lost Detroit
1.8 Home Is Where the Hatred Is
1.9 Band Introductions
1.10 Song of the Wind (Aka Blow Wind Blow)
1.11 Band Introductions, the Bottle
1.12 Johannesburg