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 161)
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 | ||
Recently Edited | Head Hunters (LP, Album, Stereo) | CBS, CBS | S 65928, KC 32731 | 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 |
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Reviews
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.
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.
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.
I had the great fortune to meet Mr. Hancock in person and tell him of my fondness for this record. Jazz-Funk musical perfection!
Edited 4 years agoThis 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.
I have the cd and the 24bit but the vinyl is incomparable. fantastic record.
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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