The Midnight Band – The First Minute Of A New Day

Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson - The First Minute Of A New Day album cover

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Label:	Arista – A 4030
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album , Gatefold, Monarch Pressing
Country:	US
Released:	1975
Genre:	Funk / Soul
Style:	Jazz-Funk

Tracklist

A1	Offering Bells – Adenola* Congas – Barnett Williams Maracas – Charlie Saunders	3:34
A2	The Liberation Song (Red, Black And Green) Congas – Charlie Saunders Percussion [Genbe Drum] – Barnett Williams Shaker [Shakerai] – Adenola*	6:18
A3	Must Be Something Congas, Shaker [Shakerai] – Adenola* Cowbell – Charlie Saunders	5:16
A4	Ain't No Such Thing As Superman Congas – Adenola* Shaker [Shakerai] – Charlie Saunders	4:13
A5	Pardon Our Analysis (We Beg Your Pardon) Written-By – Scott-Heron*	8:01
B1	Guerilla Congas – Adenola* Cowbell, Bongos – Charlie Saunders Cowbell, Congas, Shaker [Shakerai], Horn [Antelope Horn] – Barnett Williams	7:49
B2	Winter In America Percussion [Gembe Drum] – Barnett Williams	6:09
B3	Western Sunrise Bells – Brian Jackson Bongos – Barnett Williams Congas – Charlie Saunders Cowbell – Adenola*	5:16
B4	Alluswe	5:04

Companies, etc.

Pressed By – Monarch Record Mfg. Co. – △19627
Lacquer Cut At – Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs

Credits

Artwork By [Cover Paintings] – Iceman
Bass – Danny Bowens (tracks: A1 to A4, B1 to B4)
Drums [Traps] – O.D.* (tracks: A1 to A4, B1 to B4)
Electric Piano – Gil Scott-Heron (tracks: B1, B2)
Engineer – Jose Williams
Featuring – The Midnight Band
Flute – Brian Jackson (tracks: B1, B2)
Lyrics By – Scott-Heron* (tracks: A1 to A4, B1, B2, B4)
Music By – Scott-Heron* (tracks: A4, B1, B2)
Photography [Liner Photos] – Carlton Flood, John Carter, Vik Roberts
Piano – Brian Jackson (tracks: A1 to A4, B3, B4)
Saxophone – Bilal Sunni Ali* (tracks: A2 to A4, B3)
Vocals – Victor Brown (tracks: A1 to A3, B3)

Notes

Label variant.

Recorded summer/'74 at D&B Sound, Silver Springs, Maryland.
"Pardon Our Analysis (We Beg Your Pardon)" recorded live at New York University Dec. 1974
Produced by Perpis-Fall Music, Inc.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (Runout Side 1): [etched] ARISTA ARS-4030-S-A-RE F/W NYC [stamped] MR [etched] △19627(1)
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side 2): [etched] ARISTA ARS-4030-S-B-RE F/W NYC [stamped] MR [etched] △19627-X(1)

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	The First Minute Of A New Day (Cassette, Album)	Arista	TC-ARTY 106		1975
New Submission	The First Minute Of A New Day (LP, Album)	Arista	ARTY 106	UK	1975
	The First Minute Of A New Day (LP, Album, Promo)	Arista	A 4030	US	1975
New Submission	Midnight Band: The First Minute Of A New Day (8-Track Cartridge, Club Edition)	Arista	8301-4030	US	1975
Recently Edited	The First Minute Of A New Day (LP, Album, Bestway Pressing, Gatefold)	Arista	A 4030	US	1975