A reissue of Gil Scott-Heron"s 1972 album taken from the original master tapes and additionally featuring alternate takes of all but one of the album tracks as bonus material. It is released in a digipak with in-depth notes.The album is special as one side consists of songs - all but one written with Brian Jackson - and the flipside is of poetry. Both forms showcase the political and the personal, in a way where even the time-specific lyrics transcend their era.Gil and Brian are backed by an all-star band consisting of Bernard Purdie, Gerry Jemmott, Hubert Laws and David Spinozza. These help bring out the pathos in the achingly sad Did You Hear What They Say - one of Gil"s finest pieces of writing. Gil"s final album for Flying Dutchman, it capped a hugely creative period for him when he wrote many of his best-remembered songs. Also available as a 180g vinyl LP in gatefold sleeve (LP features original track listing only w/o alternates).