Johnny Hammond – Gears

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Label:	Milestone (4) – M-9062
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
Country:	US
Released:	1975
Genre:	Jazz, Funk / Soul
Style:	Fusion, Jazz-Funk

Tracklist

A1	Tell Me What To Do	5:16
A2	Los Conquistadores Chocolatés Vocals [Recitation] – William Jordan	5:56
A3	Lost On 23rd Street	6:36
B1	Fantasy Written-By – Hammond, L. Mizell	6:06
B2	Shifting Gears	5:19
B3	Can't We Smile	4:35

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Milestone Records
Copyright © – Milestone Records
Produced For – Sky High Productions, Inc.
Distributed By – Fantasy Records
Recorded At – Fantasy Studios
Remixed At – The Sound Factory
Lacquer Cut At – The Mastering Lab
Mastered At – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria
Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute
Published By – Alruby Music

Credits

Arranged By – Larry Mizell
Arranged By [Vocals], Backing Vocals, Producer – Larry & Fonce Mizell*
Art Direction – Phil Carroll
Clavinet – Fonce Mizell
Conductor, Copyist – Sigidi
Coordinator – William Jordan
Cymbal, Gong, Percussion – Kenneth Nash
Drums – Harvey Mason
Electric Bass – Chuck Rainey
Electric Piano – Jerry Peters, Johnny Hammond
Engineer, Mixed By [Remix Assistant] – Jeff Hawks
Engineer, Mixed By [Remix] – David Hassinger*, Jim Nipar
Engineer, Recorded By – Eddie Bill Harris
Executive-Producer – Orrin Keepnews
Flute, Vibraphone – Roger Glenn
Guitar – Craig McMullen, John Rowin
Keyboards [Solina] – Larry Mizell
Organ, Synthesizer – Johnny Hammond
Photography By – Phil Bray
Photography By [Cover] – Charlie Franklin
Piano – Jerry Peters
Recorded By [Assistant] – Phil Kaffel
Tenor Saxophone – Hadley Caliman
Trombone – Julian Priester
Violin – Michael White (2)
Written-By – Larry & Fonce Mizell* (tracks: A1 to A3, B2, B3)

Notes

Some copies include a 'Promotional Record For Broadcast & Review Not For Sale' sticker on back sleeve.

"© Milestone Records 1975 Printed in U.S.A" on spine.

Produced for Sky High Productions, Inc.
Recorded at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, July 1975.
Remixed at Sound Factory, Hollywood, September 1975.
℗ 1975, Milestone Records

Harvey Mason appears courtesy of Arista Records. Roger Glenn appears courtesy of Prestige Records.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Rights Society: ASCAP
Matrix / Runout (Label Side A): M-9062-A
Matrix / Runout (Label Side B): M-9062-B
Pressing Plant ID (Etched both sides runout): SXT
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A etched; TML-M stamped [Var 1]): M9062 A•1B TML-M SX SXT
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B etched; TML-M stamped [Var 1]): M9062-B-1A TML-M SXT
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A etched; TML-M stamped [Var 2]): M9062 A•1B TML-M SX SXT AI S 2
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B etched; TML-M stamped [Var 2]): M9062•B-1A TML-M SXT C S2 SX

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Gears (LP, Album, Reissue)	Milestone (4)	MX-9062	Europe	1987
Recently Edited	Gears (LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered)	Milestone (4)	MX 9062	UK	1993
Recently Edited	Gears (LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered)	Milestone (4)	MX 9062	France	1993
Recently Edited	Gears (CD, Album, Reissue)	Original Jazz Classics, Milestone (4)	OJCCD-914-2, M-9062	Europe	1996
New Submission	Gears (CD, Album, Reissue)	Original Jazz Classics, Milestone (4)	OJCCD-914-2, M-9062	US	1996

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Reviews

satchidanandian Nov 23, 2022
Sounds great, worth the price, good placeholder for an orig
fukasakufan Sep 3, 2022
A true GOAT lp. Mizell arrangement/production is untouchable. This will forever stand the test of time.
Buzzman3535 Jan 8, 2022
Holy cow. Finally got a copy and it sounds even better than i had hoped. Loved the music for years on various funk comps that i thought sounded good. The OG is on another planet!
redrabbie Feb 2, 2020
Superbly produced Mizell Bros album. A standout 70s funk album
ruderoy121 Nov 27, 2017
This always reminds of Honest Jons in London U.K. every time i would look at the most recent releases displayed at the shop front display this album cover would be there for years since it came out, they held the album in high regard and its such an unusual cover of a gear box cogs.
The Mizell brothers did there bit to bring this album alive in a similar style to the Donald Byrd "Spaces and places".
gordysgroovesuk Oct 30, 2015
The 'Creme de la Creme' of funk fusion music really. Absolute knockout rare groove
cult LP from Mr Johnny Hammond and produced by the Mizells and in the same
league as 'Places and Spaces' LP by Donald Byrd........but different !!!
SpareGrooves Jan 4, 2012
Edited 2 months ago
10/10 legendary jazz funk LP. The finest jazz funk grooves, every track breaking boundaries, sounds even as fresh today. Antoher Mizell Brothers production and arrangement, probably they're finest work. 'Tell Me What To Do' is a nice mid tempo hook with subtle vocals, 'Shifting Gears' is a serious breaks and block party track with every ingredient - heavily sampled by hiphop in the 80s and 90s. 'Los Conquistadores Chocolatés' is perhaps the most ground breaking track on this LP that could be considered one of the first disco funk tracks - heavy driving bassline, guitar. organ all in melody - 10/10 Perfect all the way through... Play this LP now!