Herbie Hancock – Head Hunters
Tracklist
| A1 | Chameleon | 15:41 | |
| A2 | Watermelon Man | 6:29 | |
| B1 | Sly | 10:18 | |
| B2 | Vein Melter | 9:10 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – CBS Inc.
- Produced For – David Rubinson And Friends, Inc.
- Recorded At – Wally Heider Studios
- Recorded At – Different Fur Studios
- Published By – Hancock Music Company
- Manufactured By – Columbia Records
- Produced For – Catero Sound Company
- Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman
Credits
- Design [Cover] – Victor Moscoso
- Engineer [Recording, Wally Heider] – Fred Catero, Jeremy Zatkin
- Ensemble – The Herbie Hancock Group
- Management [Artist] – Adamsdad Management Co.*
- Performer [The Herbie Hancock Group], Congas, Shekere, Balafon, Agogô, Cabasa, Whistle [Hindewho], Tambourine, Slit Drum [Log Drum], Surdo, Bells [Gankoqui], Percussion [Beer Bottle] – Bill Summers
- Performer [The Herbie Hancock Group], Drums [Yamaha] – Harvey Mason
- Performer [The Herbie Hancock Group], Marimbula, Electric Bass – Paul Jackson (2)
- Performer [The Herbie Hancock Group], Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Saxello, Bass Clarinet, Alto Flute – Bennie Maupin
- Performer [The Herbie Hancock Group], Synthesizer [Arp Odyssey, Arp Soloist], Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Clavinet [Hohner D 6], Pipe [Pipes] – Herbie Hancock
- Photography By – Waldo Bascom
- Producer – David Rubinson, Herbie Hancock
- Recorded By [Different Fur] – Dane Butcher, John Vieira
Notes
Recorded at Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco.
and at Different Fur Trading Co., San Francisco.
A product of Catero Sound Co., San Francisco.
Artist Management: Adamsdad Management Co., San Francisco.
Hancock Music Co./B.M.I.
℗ 1973 CBS, Inc.
This version is the Pitman pressing variation and can be identified by the arrangement of and the typesetting on the labels and by the runout groove etchings.
and at Different Fur Trading Co., San Francisco.
A product of Catero Sound Co., San Francisco.
Artist Management: Adamsdad Management Co., San Francisco.
Hancock Music Co./B.M.I.
℗ 1973 CBS, Inc.
This version is the Pitman pressing variation and can be identified by the arrangement of and the typesetting on the labels and by the runout groove etchings.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Rights Society: B.M.I.
- Matrix / Runout (Label side A): AL 32731
- Matrix / Runout (Label side B): BL 32731
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped - variant 1): P AL 32731-1C
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped - variant 1): P BL 32731-1B
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped - variant 2): P AL 32731-1D
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped - variant 2): P BL 32731-1C
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped - variant 3): P AL 32731-1B
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped - variant 3): P BL 32731-1B
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped - variant 4): P AL 32731-1A
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped - variant 4): P BL 32731-1A
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A ,stamped - variant 5): P AL 32731-1B
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped - variant 5): P BL 32731-1C
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped - variant 6): P AL 32731-1C
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped - variant 6): P BL 32731-1E
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped - variant 7): P AL 32731-1A
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped - variant 7): P BL 32731-1B
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped - variant 8): P AL 32731-1D
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped - variant 8): P BL 32731-1A
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped - variant 9): P AL 32731-1C
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped - variant 9): P BL 32731-1C
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped - variant 10): P AL 32731-1A
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped - variant 10): P BL 32731-1C
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped - variant 11): P AL 32731-1F
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped - variant 11): P BL 32731-1A
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped - variant 12): P AL 32731-1F
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped - variant 12): P BL 32731-1E
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped - variant 13): P AL 32731-1F
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, etched - variant 13): PBL 32731-1H
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped - variant 14): PAL 32731-1E
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped - variant 14): PBL 32731-1E
Other Versions (5 of 173)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Recently Edited | Head Hunters (LP, Album, Stereo) | CBS/Sony, CBS/Sony | SOPL 238, SOPL-238 | Japan | 1973 | ||
| Head Hunters (LP, Album, Stereo) | CBS, CBS | S 65928, 65928 | UK | 1973 | |||
New Submission | Head Hunters (LP, Album) | Columbia | KC 32731 | Canada | 1973 | ||
New Submission | Head Hunters (LP, Album) | CBS | SBP 474173 | New Zealand | 1973 | ||
New Submission | Head Hunters (LP, Album) | Date | DAS 2192 | South Africa | 1973 |
Recommendations
Reviews
Wow wow wow.
Firstly, I had a chance to get NM copy of Variant 9.
Secondly, this pressing beats all other pressings including Analogue Productions ones.
This has a huge sound stage with clarity. Perfect at its best!- Amazing record. Simultaneously one of the best records ever and only a top 10 Herbie record.
Who on earth is giving this less than 5 stars?
the A side is well known and i played it all the time at parties and stuff, but I didn't really listen to the bside as much. I tell you what: the B Side might be even better than the A side !!
This album is like being an astronaut in a porno
that is a big big album with a good quality sound
Phenomenal album. Pure genius...funky and groovy. This pressing is also spectacular....definitely one to spin for a newbie who doesn't fully appreciate the glory of Herbie on vinyl.- Is there a greater keyboardist alive today than Mr. Hancock? I seriously doubt it.
I cannot get over the sheer fkng glory of this pressing. An absolute gem in my collection. Maupin on Sly is a unit!
As Jazz-Funk goes, nobody is as funky as Herbie. This is a brilliant record with solid tracks start to finish.
The grooves are toe-tappingly funky. Sure, the instruments sound a little dated these days, but for '74 he was really pushing the envelope.
This is an early pressing that sounds amazing. Recommended.
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