Album artwork for Pieces Of A Man by Gil Scott-Heron
Album artwork for Pieces Of A Man by Gil Scott-Heron

Gil Scott-Heron’s Pieces Of A Man is one of the most important albums in the history of black American music. Although it didn’t set the charts alight, it stands as a masterpiece alongside contemporary works such as Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On, Curtis Mayfield’s debut LP, Funkadelic's Maggot Brain and Isaac Hayes’ Shaft. All were brilliant in their way, but lyrically Scott-Heron was on a different level from almost every other writer. Pieces Of A Man was contemporary music performed by great jazz players, directed and prompted by Scott-Heron and his collaborator Brian Jackson, who at the time was not yet 20 years

The album features many of Gil's most important early songs including Home Is Where The Hatred Is, Lady Day and John Coltrane and The Revolution Will Not Be Televised. Backed by some of New York's finest session musicians including Bernard Purdie, Hubert Laws and Ron Carter, it is one of the great albums of black American music.

Gil Scott-Heron

Pieces Of A Man

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Album artwork for Pieces Of A Man by Gil Scott-Heron
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$29.99

UK Import. 180 Gram Pressing

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Released 09/05/2014Catalog Number

HIQLP07

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Album artwork for Pieces Of A Man by Gil Scott-Heron
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Released 07/16/2021Catalog Number

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Gil Scott-Heron

Pieces Of A Man

BGP
Album artwork for Pieces Of A Man by Gil Scott-Heron
LP

$29.99

UK Import. 180 Gram Pressing

Black
Released 09/05/2014Catalog Number

HIQLP07

Learn more
Album artwork for Pieces Of A Man by Gil Scott-Heron
LP +

$35.99

exclusive

Numbered. Housed in a Gatefold Sleeve.

Blue / Black Marble

Rough Trade Exclusive
Limited to 500 copies
Released 07/16/2021Catalog Number

HIQLP007RT

Learn more

Gil Scott-Heron’s Pieces Of A Man is one of the most important albums in the history of black American music. Although it didn’t set the charts alight, it stands as a masterpiece alongside contemporary works such as Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On, Curtis Mayfield’s debut LP, Funkadelic's Maggot Brain and Isaac Hayes’ Shaft. All were brilliant in their way, but lyrically Scott-Heron was on a different level from almost every other writer. Pieces Of A Man was contemporary music performed by great jazz players, directed and prompted by Scott-Heron and his collaborator Brian Jackson, who at the time was not yet 20 years

The album features many of Gil's most important early songs including Home Is Where The Hatred Is, Lady Day and John Coltrane and The Revolution Will Not Be Televised. Backed by some of New York's finest session musicians including Bernard Purdie, Hubert Laws and Ron Carter, it is one of the great albums of black American music.