The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (album)

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Recordings

The album features recordings previously featured on Scott-Heron's first three records for Flying Dutchman—Small Talk at 125th and Lenox (1970), Pieces of a Man (1971), and Free Will (1972),[2] which were produced by jazz producer Bob Thiele.[3] The music compiled incorporates funk, jazz, and proto-rap styles.[4]

Release and reception

Template:Music ratings The Revolution Will Not Be Televised was released in 1974 and charted on BillboardTemplate:'s Top Jazz Albums. It peaked at number 21 on October 12 of that year after spending five weeks on the chart.[5] In a contemporary review, Ebony magazine's Phyl Garland called the album "mind-blowing" and said Scott-Heron "does not merely posture and pacify, but presses one to consider the uncomfortable truths of contemporary blackness."[6]

Since then, The Revolution Will Not Be Televised has received positive reviews from publications such as The Washington Post and Los Angeles Daily News,[7] which said "the roots of rap run deep through this superb retrospective".[8] Village Voice critic Robert Christgau said the compilation abandons the homophobia that plagued Scott-Heron's 1970 debut Small Talk at 125th and Lenox in favor of songs that show artistic progress, including agitprop that sounds less arrogant but still committed and improved singing that reveals his compassion.[9] In To the Break of Dawn: A Freestyle on the Hip Hop Aesthetic (2007), William Jelani Cobb said of its significance in hip hop music:

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While The Last Poets and This Is Madness pre-dated the beginnings of hip hop, Gil Scott-Heron's 1974 album The Revolution Will Not Be Televised was released as the art form took its first breaths of South Bronx air. Primarily a jazz album, RevolutionTemplate:'s claim to the hip hop pantheon was anchored in a title track that found Scott-Heron delivering verse over a hypnotic, funk-indebted bassline—an approach that was so distinct at that point as to warrant classic status.[10]

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In the Encyclopedia of Popular Music (2002), writer Colin Larkin praised Scott-Heron's anger and passion in his spoken-word performances on "No Knock" and the title track.[4] AllMusic's Alex Henderson recommended the album's "innovative R&B and spoken poetry" to listeners interested in "exploring his artistry for the first time".[3]

Track listing

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  • Sides one and two were combined as tracks 1–11 on CD reissues.

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Personnel

Musicians

Production

  • Carmine Coppola – reissue artwork
  • Joe Lopes – remastering
  • Bob Simpson – engineer
  • Stephen Sulke – engineer
  • Bob Thiele – producer, remastering

Charts

Billboard Music Charts (North America) – The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

Release history

Information regarding the release history of The Revolution Will Not Be Televised is adapted from Discogs.[11]

Region Year Label Format Catalog
United States 1974 Flying Dutchman Records vinyl LP BDL 1-0613
Spain 1975 RCA Records vinyl LP, Spanish edition DBL 1-0613
Germany 1988 BMG remastered CD 6994-2-RB
United States 1988 RCA vinyl LP NL 86994
United States 1988 BMG vinyl LP DRL 11798
Germany 1989 RCA CD ND86994
United States 1998 BMG reissued LP DRL11798

Sampled appearances

The information regarding sampling of songs from The Revolution Will Not Be Televised is adapted from TheBreaks.com.[12]

References

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  1. ↑ Taylor, Patrick (June 23, 2009), Review: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised. RapReviews. Retrieved 2009-07-31.
  2. ↑ Dellar, Fred. Review: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised. Amazon.com. Retrieved on 2009-07-31.
  3. ↑ a b Henderson, Alex. Review: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2009-07-31.
  4. ↑ a b Larkin, Colin. "Review: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised". Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music: March 1, 2002.
  5. ↑ a b "Best Selling Jazz LPs". Billboard: 36. October 12, 2004.
  6. ↑ Garland, Phyl. "Review: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised". Ebony: 30. December 1974.
  7. ↑ Harrington, Richard. "Review: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised". The Washington Post: June 30, 1998.
  8. ↑ Columnist. "Review: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised". Los Angeles Daily News: December 30, 1988.
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  10. ↑ Cobb (2007), pp. 43–44.
  11. ↑ The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (Album, Comp). Discogs. Retrieved on 2009-07-31.
  12. ↑ Rap Sample Search: Gil Scott-Heron. TheBreaks. Retrieved on 2008-09-25.

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Bibliography

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External links

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