Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson – Bridges (LP, 1977, Arista AB 4147, Black Label Kendun Cut)

Why This Record Matters
Bridges is a 1977 collaboration between Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson that combines Scott-Heron’s socially focused writing with Jackson’s jazz-funk arrangements. The album includes “We Almost Lost Detroit,” a song addressing the 1966 partial nuclear meltdown at the Fermi 1 reactor, alongside “Racetrack In France” and “95 South (All Of The Places We've Been).”

Collector Note
US Arista LP issued in December 1977 under catalog number AB 4147, with the black-label variation placing the artist and title above the spindle hole and omitting a stereo designation. Kendun-marked lacquers were cut by Malcolm Cecil, and this copy includes the original inner sleeve.

Availability
Single copy available—once it's gone, it's gone.

Condition & Details
Media: VG+
Sleeve: VG+
Includes: Original inner sleeve

Technical Details
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Label: Arista – AB 4147
Country: US
Released: Dec 1977
Genre: Electronic, Jazz, Funk / Soul
Style: Soul-Jazz, Jazz-Funk, Disco

Matrix / Runout
Side A: 33 AB-4147-SA -MC- Kendun Ⅴ SIDE A
Side B: 33 AB-4147-SB M.C. Kendun Ⅴ SIDE ONE

Tracklist
Side A
A1 Hello Sunday! Hello Road! – 3:37
A2 Song Of The Wind – 3:53
A3 Racetrack In France – 4:15
A4 Vidgolia (Deaf, Dumb & Blind) – 7:41

Side B
B1 Under The Hammer – 3:59
B2 We Almost Lost Detroit – 5:19
B3 Tuskeegee #626 – 0:33
B4 Delta Man (Where I'm Comin' From) – 5:45
B5 95 South (All Of The Places We've Been) – 4:15

Shipping & Handling
Ultrasonically cleaned using a Degritter Mark II prior to shipping.
Stored in protective inner and outer sleeves.
Shipped with vinyl protection and cardboard reinforcement.
Packed securely for safe delivery.

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