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Gil Scott-Heron / General Johnson / The Glitter Band
The Bottle / Don't Walk Away / Makes You Blind
Album US 1976 on Arista label
Jazz, Rock and R&B/Soul (Jazz-Funk, Disco)
Special Disco Version ℗ 1976 Full length live version of "The Bottle" that is 3 minutes longer (16:30 vs. 13:30) than the version that was eventually released on the Arista 2xLP "It's Your World" (AL 5001), and the B side of the UK Arista 12" of "Hello Sunday! Hello Road!" So there is a label error. The LP version was taken from this promo-only 12", not the other way around. This is not a misprint. If you listen to both versions side-by-side from start-to-finish, you will hear that the 16:30 live version on the promo-only 12" has a noticeably longer intro where Gil Scott-Heron is talking to the audience and introducing his musicians, and during the long "jam session" breakdown. The 3 minutes Arista edited-out were taken from the intro and the long breakdown. All subsequent releases of this live version of The Bottle are the 13:30 edit, NOT the original full length 16:30 version. This original US-only promo-only 12", which was also Arista's first 12" release, appears to be the only way to get the original un-edited 16:30 live version of The Bottle. Arista may not even have the 16:30 live version on tape anymore.
Musicians
 | Gil Scott-Heron voc, 1949-2011 JM album by, written by |
 | General Johnson bvoc, perc, 1941-2010 US album by, written by |
 | The Glitter Band , *1973 GB album by |
 | David Van DePitte b, arranged by, horns & strings |
Producers
| Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson producer |
| Tom Wilson producer, associate |
| Gerald Block engineer |
| General Johnson producer |
| Rick Chertoff producer |
| Mike Leander producer |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Bottle (Special Disco Version) | Gil Scott-Heron | Gil Scott-Heron | 16:30 |
| 2 | Don't Walk Away (Special Disco Version) | General Johnson | General Johnson | 3:44 |
| 3 | Makes You Blind (Special Disco Version) | The Glitter Band | Gerry Shephard, Mike Leander, Pete Phipps | 3:10 |
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