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The Mind of Gil Scott-Heron is a fine collection of some of his most notable spoken-word performances, and it includes the near-legendary 1973 track H2O Gate Blues and 1974's We Beg Your Pardon (Pardon Our Analysis), a searing indictment of Gerald Ford's pardon of Richard Nixon (We beg your pardon/ Because the pardon you gave/ Was not yours to give). The Ghetto Code (Dot Dot Dit Dot Dit Dot Dot Dash), a blisteringly funny 1978 riff on conspiracy and black slang, uses the Morse code motif as a sort of mantra-like refrain. Space Shuttle, released in 1990, shows Scott-Heron's knife to have lost nothing of its bullshit-cutting edge. Highly recommended. -- TD
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