Herbie Hancock – V.S.O.P.

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Label:	Columbia – PG 34688, Columbia – 34688
Format:	2 x Vinyl, LP, Album
Country:	US
Released:	1977
Genre:	Jazz
Style:	Fusion, Post Bop, Jazz-Funk

Tracklist

A1	Piano Introduction Written-By – H. Hancock*	4:32
A2	Maiden Voyage Written-By – H. Hancock*	13:18
A3	Nefertiti Written-By – W. Shorter*	5:17
B	Introduction Of Players/Eye Of The Hurricane Written-By – H. Hancock*	18:35
C1	Toys Written-By – H. Hancock*	14:00
C2	Introductions	1:47
C3	You'll Know When You Get There Written-By – H. Hancock*	7:00
D1	Hang Up Your Hang Ups Written-By – H. Hancock, M. Ragin, P. Jackson*	11:54
D2	Spider Written-By – M. Ragin, P. Jackson	10:12

Companies, etc.

Mixed At – The Automatt
Copyright © – CBS Inc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – CBS Inc.
Manufactured By – Columbia Records

Credits

Alto Flute – Mwile Bennie Maupin* (tracks: C1 to C3)
Art Direction – John Berg
Bass – Mchezaji Buster Williams* (tracks: C1 to C3), Ron Carter (tracks: A1 to B)
Coordinator [Tour Planning & Coordination] – Bill Allen (4)
Design – John Coll
Design [Package Coordinator] – Herbie Greene*
Drums – Tony Williams* (tracks: A1 to B), Jabali Billy Hart* (tracks: C1 to C3), James Levi (tracks: D1, D2)
Electric Bass – Paul Jackson (2) (tracks: D1, D2)
Electric Piano [Rhodes, Yamaha Electric Grand Piano], Clavinet [Hohner D6] – Mwandishi Herbie Hancock* (tracks: C1 to C3)
Electric Piano [Rhodes, Yamaha Electric Grand Piano], Synthesizer [Arp Odyssey, Arp String Ensemble], Clavinet [Hohner D6], Synthesizer [Micro-moog, Oberheim Polyphonic Synthesizer], Effects [Echoplex, Countryman Phase Shifter, Cry Baby Wah Wah] – Herbie Hancock (tracks: D1, D2)
Electric Piano [Yamaha Electric Grand Piano] – Herbie Hancock (tracks: A1 to B)
Engineer – David Rubinson, Fred Catero
Engineer [Assistant Live Audio] – Fundi (2)
Engineer [Assistant] – Chris Minto
Engineer [Live Audio] – Bryan Bell
Guitar – Ray Parker Jr. (tracks: D1, D2)
Guitar, Synthesizer [Maestro Universal Synthesizer System, Maestro Sample & Hold], Talkbox [Voice Bag] – Wah Wah Watson* (tracks: D1, D2)
Liner Notes – Herbie Hancock
Management [Road Manager] – Vincent Lynch
Mastered By – George Horn, Paul Stubblebine
Percussion – Kenneth Nash (tracks: D1, D2)
Producer – David Rubinson & Friends, Inc.
Producer [Associate] – Jeffrey Cohen
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Wayne Shorter (tracks: A1 to B)
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Lyricon – Bennie Maupin (tracks: D1, D2)
Tenor Trombone, Bass Trombone – Pepo Julian Priester* (tracks: C1 to C3)
Trumpet – Freddie Hubbard (tracks: A1 to B)
Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Effects – Mganga Eddie Henderson* (tracks: C1 to C3)

Notes

The occasion for these recordings was a special concert presented on June 29, 1976 at New York's City Center, by George Wein as part of the Newport Jazz Festival. Originally termed a "Retrospective of The Music of Herbie Hancock" its purpose was not so much to pay tribute to one musician, but to enable a group of great musicians to get together and play.

© 1977 CBS Inc./℗ 1977 CBS Inc./Manufactured by Columbia Records/CBS Inc./51 W. 52 Street, New York, N.Y./® "Columbia," Marcas Reg.

Track C2 is not listed on back cover.

Gatefold jacket.

34688 on back, bottom left.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (A-side runout, first P is scribed): P P AL 34689-1F
Matrix / Runout (B-side runout): P BL34689 -1D
Matrix / Runout (C-side runout, first P is scribed): P PAL 34690 -1E
Matrix / Runout (D-side runout, first P is scribed): P P BL34690 -1E

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	V.S.O.P. (2×LP, Album, Terre Haute Pressing)	Columbia, Columbia	PG 34688, 34688	US	1977
	V.S.O.P. (2×LP, Album)	CBS, CBS, CBS	CBS 88235, 88235, PG 34688	Europe	1977
	V.S.O.P. (2×LP, Album)	CBS, CBS	CBS 88235, S CBS 81948	UK	1977
Recently Edited	V.S.O.P. (2×LP, Album, Promo, Terre Haute Press)	Columbia	PG 34688	US	1977
	V.S.O.P. (2×LP, Album)	CBS/Sony, CBS/Sony	40AP 530~1, 40AP530~1	Japan	1977