Record Company Arista Records, Inc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) Arista Records, Inc.
Lacquer Cut At Sterling Sound
Published By Brouhaha Music
Special Disco Version ℗ 1976

A: Brouhaha Music ASCAP

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.
Rights Society: ASCAP
Matrix / Runout: 2330-S (A-side label)
Matrix / Runout: 2331-S (B-side label)
Matrix / Runout: 2330-S X STERLING (A-side runout)
Matrix / Runout: 2331-S X STERLING (B-side runout)