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Herbie HancockHead Hunters

Label:Columbia – KC 32731
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Pitman Pressing
Country:US
Released:
Genre:Jazz
Style:Jazz-Funk

Tracklist

A1Chameleon
Written-ByB. Maupin*, H. Mason*, H. Hancock*, P. Jackson*
15:41
A2Watermelon Man
Arranged ByHarvey Mason
Written-ByH. Hancock*
6:29
B1Sly
Written-ByH. Hancock*
10:18
B2Vein Melter
Written-ByH. Hancock*
9:10
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Credits

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.

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 161)

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Title (Format)LabelCat#CountryYear
Recently Edited
Head Hunters (LP, Album, Stereo)CBS/Sony, CBS/SonySOPL 238, SOPL-238Japan1973
Recently Edited
Head Hunters (LP, Album, Stereo)CBS, CBSS 65928, KC 32731UK1973
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Head Hunters (LP, Album)ColumbiaKC 32731Canada1973
New Submission
Head Hunters (LP, Album)CBSSBP 474173New Zealand1973
New Submission
Head Hunters (LP, Album)DateDAS 2192South Africa1973

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Reviews

  • Fergburger's avatar
    Fergburger
    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.
    • pinkfloydfan2233's avatar
      Is there a greater keyboardist alive today than Mr. Hancock? I seriously doubt it.
      • sixergixer's avatar
        sixergixer
        I cannot get over the sheer fkng glory of this pressing. An absolute gem in my collection. Maupin on Sly is a unit!
        • mikeSF_'s avatar
          mikeSF_
          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.
          • Derfunkmeister's avatar
            There are a lot of sick sellers here, some asking for 600 $ for a M-/VG. Don't they have brains??Next to that the same grading for 45 $ and there is 42 for sale in all so hardly rare. Guess it's about time to start looking elsewhere for second hand LP's because in the end one never knows what one get's when dealing with mentally ill people.
            • couchlock's avatar
              couchlock
              funky as hell, a work of genius. i am always amazed when i listen to it. not only groovy as it can be, there is also so much to detect by repeated listenings. a must have for every fan of funk and jazz fusion.
              • Afrikano1's avatar
                Afrikano1
                I had the great fortune to meet Mr. Hancock in person and tell him of my fondness for this record. Jazz-Funk musical perfection!
                • STARK's avatar
                  STARK
                  Edited 4 years ago
                  This really is it, my numero uno. The wonder just grows and grows. Still gives me shivers, still blows my mind. The groove, the breaks, changes, shifting funky jazz.
                  • TheoAbstract's avatar
                    TheoAbstract
                    I have the cd and the 24bit but the vinyl is incomparable. fantastic record.
                    • Shindoge's avatar
                      Shindoge
                      Every disc page has a relative album to this disc. I know this one is a god like album.
                      And I just get a 180gram RE for this. So cheap. What a gift for Lucky fast speed hands.

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