1978 · New York
by Gil Scott-Heron
New York: Arista Records, 1978. Vintage tape recording of a 1978 anti-drug public service announcement by noted soul and jazz musician-poet Gil Scott-Heron. Included with the tape is an audio CD and MP3 file of same.
The recording features Scott-Heron narrating both 15 second and 30 second radio spots about the dangers of PCP use over clips from his song "Angel Dust" from his 1978 album "Secrets." Scott-Heron himself would famously battle cocaine addiction throughout the 1980s and 1990s, and served time in prison twice on drug possession charges.
Tape housed in a white cardboard box with an Arista Records label affixed on the front. (truncated)
The recording features Scott-Heron narrating both 15 second and 30 second radio spots about the dangers of PCP use over clips from his song "Angel Dust" from his 1978 album "Secrets." Scott-Heron himself would famously battle cocaine addiction throughout the 1980s and 1990s, and served time in prison twice on drug possession charges.
Tape housed in a white cardboard box with an Arista Records label affixed on the front. (truncated)