{"product_id":"monster-herbie-hancock-1980-1lp-vinyl-very-good-plus-vg","title":"Monster - Herbie Hancock (1980) (1LP Vinyl) - Very Good Plus (VG+)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"vinyl-record-details\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Used\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedia Condition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very Good Plus (VG+)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSleeve Condition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very Good Plus (VG+)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition Notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"condition-details\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDisk has couple of scuffs and lines but still in Vg+ condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCover has some edge wear and some bending. But still in shrink VG+\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"margin: 15px 0; border: none; border-top: 1px solid #ccc;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMonster\u003c\/strong\u003e by \u003cstrong\u003eHerbie Hancock\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy 1980, Herbie Hancock had long since proven he could shift between acoustic lyricism and electric experimentation, and this Columbia release finds him leaning hard into the latter. It's a glossy, funk-forward studio statement from a period when Hancock was treating the recording console as another instrument, cutting across multiple rooms with a small army of engineers led by longtime collaborator David Rubinson. Even the sleeve carries attitude, with cover artwork by the celebrated macabre cartoonist Gahan Wilson lending the record an unmistakable visual identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMusically, it's built on groove. Hancock surrounds himself with a formidable rhythm section—Freddie Washington's bass locking in with Alphonse Mouzon's drums and Sheila Escovedo's percussion—while Melvin \"Wah Wah\" Watson adds biting guitar. Hancock himself pulls from a staggering arsenal: Rhodes and Hohner clavinet, a wall of synthesizers from the Minimoog and Prophet 5 to the Oberheim and Yamaha CS-80, plus vocoder and even an Apple II computer. The Waters family sweetens it all with lush backing vocals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe result is a warm, slick, unapologetically electric listen that rewards a good system and attentive ears, mastered by Paul Stubblebine for maximum punch. For collectors, it's a fascinating document of Hancock's crossover era—a record where cutting-edge technology meets deep R\u0026amp;B feel, wrapped in distinctive Gahan Wilson art that makes it a standout on any shelf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePressing Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTrack Listing:\u003cbr\u003eA1. Saturday Night\u003cbr\u003eA2. Stars In Your Eyes\u003cbr\u003eA3. Go For It\u003cbr\u003eB1. Don't Hold It In\u003cbr\u003eB2. Making Love\u003cbr\u003eB3. It All Comes Round\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCredits:\u003cbr\u003eGahan Wilson - Artwork [Cover]\u003cbr\u003eThe Waters - Backing Vocals\u003cbr\u003eJulia Waters - Backing Vocals [The Waters]\u003cbr\u003eLuther Waters - Backing Vocals [The Waters]\u003cbr\u003eMaxine Waters - Backing Vocals [The Waters]\u003cbr\u003eOren Waters - Backing Vocals [The Waters]\u003cbr\u003eFreddie Washington - Bass\u003cbr\u003eAlphonse Mouzon - Drums\u003cbr\u003eDavid Rubinson - Engineer\u003cbr\u003eFred Catero - Engineer\u003cbr\u003eBryan Bell - Engineer [Keyboard]\u003cbr\u003eBob Kovach - Engineer [The Automatt, Assistant]\u003cbr\u003eBarbara Issak - Engineer [The Village Recorder, Assistant]\u003cbr\u003eDavid Kulka - Engineer [United Western Studios, Assistant]\u003cbr\u003eGary Boatner - Engineer [United Western Studios, Assistant]\u003cbr\u003eJim DeMarco - Engineer [United Western Studios, Assistant]\u003cbr\u003eMelvin \"Wah Wah\" Watson - Guitar\u003cbr\u003eHerbie Hancock - Keyboards [Eu Polyphonic], Guitar Synthesizer [Clavitar], Synthesizer [Waves Minimoog, Minimoog, Prophet 5, Oberheim 8 Voice, Yamaha CS-80, Arp 2600], Clavinet [Hohner], Electric Piano [Rhodes 88 Suitcase Piano], Electronic Valve Instrument [Steiner EVI], Vocoder [Sennheiser], Organ [WLM], Synthesizer [Lynn-Moffet Drum Synthesizer], Computer [Apple II Plus Microcomputer], Drum Machine [Roland CR 70], Piano\u003cbr\u003ePaul Stubblebine - Mastered By\u003cbr\u003eSheila Escovedo - Percussion\u003cbr\u003eRay Rogers - Photography By [Back Cover]\u003cbr\u003eDavid Rubinson \u0026amp; Friends, Inc. - Producer\u003cbr\u003eHerbie Hancock - Producer\u003cbr\u003eJeffrey Cohen - Producer [Associate]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNotes:\u003cbr\u003eRecorded at: \u003cbr\u003eThe Village Recorder, Los Angeles\u003cbr\u003eUnited Western Studios, Los Angeles\u003cbr\u003eThe Automatt, San Francisco\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRay Parker, Jr. and Julia, Maxine, Luther and Oren Waters appear courtesy of Arista Records\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA product of Catero Sound Company, San Francisco\u003cbr\u003eThanks: John Viera, Eu Systems, Bill Heckard, Pat Quinn, Fred Catero \u0026amp; Gigi Hancock\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e© 1980 CBS Inc. ℗ 1980 CBS Inc.\u003cbr\u003eManufactured by Columbia Records, CBS Inc.\/51 W 52 Street New York\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Herbie Hancock\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1LP\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jazz\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Columbia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCatalog Number:\u003c\/strong\u003e JC 36415\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Year:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1980\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCountry:\u003c\/strong\u003e United States\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Columbia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68130555724072,"sku":null,"price":14.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/2339\/3320\/files\/1794146176060-562779629.jpg?v=1794146281","url":"https:\/\/mileswaxey.com\/products\/monster-herbie-hancock-1980-1lp-vinyl-very-good-plus-vg","provider":"Miles Waxey","version":"1.0","type":"link"}