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Head Hunters
2009 UK/EU exclusively remastered limited edition 4-track LP pressed on 180-gram audiophile vinyl.
The all-time classic album first released in 1973, including Chameleon, an updated Watermelon Man and the jazz-dancer’s favourite, Sly!
Head Hunters (1973) was the first offering of Herbie’s new backing band,the Head Hunters. In his own words: “I began to feel that I had been spending so much time exploring the upper atmosphere of music and the more ethereal kind of far-out spacey stuff. Now there was this need to take some more of the earth and to feel a little more tethered; a connection to the earth….I was beginning to feel that we (the sextet) were playing this heavy kind of music, and I was tired of everything being heavy. I wanted to play something lighter.”
This is one of Herbie’s funkiest records and one of the best selling albums in Jazz, due to the fact it appealed to a broad audience – think Hip Hop, Funk, Soul & Jazz Funk fans. With Head Hunters, Hancock claims a stake in Jazz with his infectuous synthesizers and clavinet melodies on top of a supertight groove, augmented by subtile horn soloing. Classic songs such as ‘Chameleon and ‘Watermelon Man’ are living proof of his genius and ability to craft a coherent jazz fusion album. Special mention for drummer Harvey Mason, bassist Paul Jackson and reedist Bernie Maupin (who also contributed to Miles Davis’ Bitches Brew).
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HERBIE HANCOCK The Prisoner (Limited Edition 2020 US issue of the 1969 5-track stereo LP in the Blue Note Tone Poet Series, specially plated & pressed at RTI on 180gram Vinyl & mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio from the originalmaster tape. A raw & funky collection of pieces loosely inspired by Martin Luther King & the black civil rights struggle of the time, The Prisoner features some of the most exceptional instrumentalists in jazz including Joe Henderson, JohnnyColes& more. Comes housed in a deluxe 'tip-on' picture sleeve replicating the original artwork. Both sleeve and vinyl are in Near Mint condition. Recommended B0031300-01)
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HERBIE HANCOCK Crossings (1972 UK 3-track vinyl LP white label test pressing, including guest appearances from Eddie Henderson, Julian Priester, Bennie Maupin & Buster Williams, picture sleeve. The sleeve has light wear and the vinyl appears barely played K46164)
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HERBIE HANCOCK You Bet Your Love (1979 US 12" vinyl single, featuring the 8:12 Special Disco Version of the title track & the 6:43 veersion of Ready Or Not, die-cut 'Disco Single' series card sleeve)
- Herbie Hancock - Head Hunters - Vinyl Classics Series - Sealed - UK - CD album - £10.99, $13.74, €13.19 (New Item) (arrived 21-Jun-2024 14:41)on November 23, 2024 at 5:50 am
HERBIE HANCOCK Head Hunters (Sealed 2004 UK/EU 4-track remastered CD in The Vinyl Classics series with custom black disc [designed to look like a record], the 1973 album classic housed in a clear album jewel case complete with an exclusive 12-page booklet, housed in a die-cut O-card. Sealed from new CK65123) #Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
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