Gil Scott-HeronMoving Target

Label:

Arista – AL 9606

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album , Hauppauge Pressing

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Funk / Soul

Style:

Funk

Tracklist

A1 Fast Lane
Arranged By [Horns]Malcolm Cecil
Lyrics ByGil Scott-Heron
Music ByRobert Gordon*
Soloist [Solos], Guitar [Solos]Ed Brady
Soloist [Solos], Tenor Saxophone [Solos]Ron Holloway
4:55
A2 Washington, D.C.
Arranged By [Horns]GSH*
Electric PianoGil Scott-Heron
Music By, Lyrics ByGil Scott-Heron
Trumpet"High Note" Harry Kim*
4:13
A3 No Exit
Arranged By [Horns]GSH*
Music By, Lyrics ByGil Scott-Heron
Soloist [Solos], Tenor Saxophone [Solos]Carl Cornwell
4:08
A4 Blue Collar
Music By, Lyrics ByGil Scott-Heron
Soloist [Solo]Ed Brady
5:18
B1 Explanations
Arranged By [Horns]GSH*
Music By, Lyrics ByGil Scott-Heron
Soloist [Solo]Kenny Sheffield
4:10
B2 Ready Or Not
FluteVernon James
Lyrics ByGil Scott-Heron
Music ByLarry MacDonald*
4:32
B3 Black History/The World
Soloist [Dual Solos], Tenor Saxophone [Dual Solos]Ron Holloway
Written-By [Poem], Music By, Lyrics ByGil Scott-Heron
4:40

Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Arista Records, Inc.
  • Copyright ©Arista Records, Inc.
  • Manufactured ByArista Records, Inc.
  • Produced ForSpice, Inc.
  • Recorded AtBias Studios
  • Recorded AtThe Town House
  • Recorded AtThe Manor
  • Recorded AtRecord Plant, Los Angeles
  • Mixed AtRecord Plant, Los Angeles
  • Mastered AtA&M Studios
  • Pressed ByHauppauge Record Manufacturing Ltd.
  • Copyright ©Brouhaha Music

Credits

  • Alto SaxophoneVernon James
  • Art Direction [Art Director]Donn Davenport
  • BassRobert Gordon*
  • Coordinator [Production Assistant]Denis Heron
  • DrumsKenny Powell
  • Engineer [2nd Engineer]Richard Mannering
  • Engineer [Assistant]Keith Nixon
  • Engineer [Engineering Directed By], Mixed By [Mixing Directed By], Mastered By [Mastering Directed By]Malcolm Cecil
  • Engineer [Mastering]Bob Carboni
  • GuitarEd Brady
  • KeyboardsGlen Turner
  • Lacquer Cut ByMC*
  • Liner NotesGSH*
  • PercussionLarry MacDonald*
  • Performer [Personnel]The Amnesia Express & Guests*
  • Photography ByJohn Ford (9)
  • Producer [Produced By]Malcolm Cecil
  • Tenor SaxophoneRon Holloway
  • TrumpetKenny Sheffield
  • VocalsGil Scott-Heron

Notes

Hauppauge Record Manufacturing Ltd. pressing denoted by double-headed arrow ("⟷") stamped in runouts. Remainder of runouts etched.

Issued with printed inner sleeve with lyrics and credits.

Some copies have gold promo stamp on rear.

Label variation to Moving Target.

Recording Studios:
Blas Studio/Springfield, Va.
March 25-27 & May 28-29 1982
Townhouse/London, England
April 9-12 1982
The Manor/Oxford, England
April 19-21 1982
Record Plant/Los Angeles, Cal.
June 7-17 (Recorded & Mixed)
A&M/Los Angeles, Ca.
Mastering, July 1982.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Text): 0 7822-19606-1
  • Barcode (Scanned): 078221960618
  • Rights Society: ASCAP
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A label): AL 9606 SA
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B label): AL 9606 SB
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout): AL 9606-SA M.C. A-1 ↔
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout): AL 9606-SB M.C. 2 ↔

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Moving Target (LP, Album) Arista 204 921 UK 1982
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Moving Target (LP, Album) Arista 204 921 Europe 1982
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Moving Target (Cassette, Album) Arista 404 921 1982

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