Gil Scott-HeronMoving Target

Label:

Arista – AL 9606

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album , EMW 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*
4:55
A2 Washington D.C.
Arranged By [Horns]Gil Scott-Heron
Electric PianoGil Scott-Heron
Trumpet"High Note" Harry Kim*
Written-ByGil Scott-Heron
4:13
A3 No Exit
Arranged By [Horns]Gil Scott-Heron
Written-ByGil Scott-Heron
4:08
A4 Blue Collar
Written-ByGil Scott-Heron
5:18
B1 Explanations
Arranged By [Horns]Gil Scott-Heron
Written-ByGil Scott-Heron
4:10
B2 Ready Or Not
FluteVernon James
Lyrics ByGil Scott-Heron
Music ByLarry MacDonald*
4:32
B3 Black History / The World
Written-ByGil Scott-Heron
4:40

Companies, etc.

  • Recorded AtBias Studios
  • Recorded AtThe Town House
  • Recorded AtThe Manor
  • Recorded AtRecord Plant, Los Angeles
  • Mixed AtRecord Plant, Los Angeles
  • Mastered AtA&M Studios
  • Manufactured ByArista Records, Inc.
  • Pressed ByElectrosound Group Midwest, Inc.

Credits

  • Alto SaxophoneVernon James
  • ArtworkDonn Davenport
  • BassRobert Gordon*
  • Coordinator [Production Assistant]Denis Heron
  • DrumsKenny Powell
  • Engineer [2nd]Richard Mannering
  • Engineer [Assistant]Keith Nixon
  • Engineer [Directed By]Malcolm Cecil
  • GuitarEd Brady
  • KeyboardsGlen Turner
  • Mastered ByBob Carboni
  • PercussionLarry MacDonald*
  • Photography ByJohn Ford (9)
  • ProducerMalcolm Cecil
  • Tenor SaxophoneRon Holloway
  • TrumpetKenny Sheffield
  • VocalsGil Scott-Heron

Notes

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: 0 7822-19606-1
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A): AL 9606 SA EMWII M.C.
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B): AL 9606-SB EMW M.C.

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
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Moving Target (LP, Album) Arista 204 921 UK 1982
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Moving Target (LP, Album, Hub-Servall Pressing) Arista AL 9606 US 1982
Moving Target (LP, Album) Arista 204 921 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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  • noriomods14's avatar
    noriomods14
    with the printed lyrics (red) / staffs photo (black) inner

    • TD90S's avatar
      TD90S
      Edited 2 years ago
      Not only is this an excellent album but this pressing from top to bottom blows me away! So full and fat.
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