WEATHER REPORT Sportin’ Life 1985 UK CBS 1st PRESS w/PRINTED INNER - NEAR MINT
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24
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32
£ 24
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Oct 15, 2015
Sold Date
Oct 5, 2015
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Great Britain
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WEATHER REPORT Sportin’ Life 1985 UK CBS 1st PRESS w/PRINTED INNER - NEAR MINT
WEATHER REPORTSportin’ Life
UK CBS (26367) FIRST PRESSING (March 1985)
ANOTHER FANTASTIC LATTER DAY PIECE OF WORK FROM WR
GREAT COPY - SEEN LITTLE USE AND PLAYS BEAUTIFULLY THROUGHOUT
With de facto leader Joe Zawinul now even more set on a world music groove-oriented direction than ever, it is hard to place Weather Report even within the broad electric jazz -- or fusion, if you must -- category at this point. But forget labels; this is another superb WR album where the grooves percolate and thump along in an irresistible surge, rhythmic elements pouring in from the Caribbean, Africa, Middle East and the instrument designers at Yamaha, Korg, etc.
There are more vocals than ever, mostly wordless chant by guests Carl Anderson, Bobby McFerrin and others, and there is a total departure in the form of an attractive folk-like song sung and played by the new percussionist/guitarist Mino Cinelu.
Almost alone among synthesizer players, Zawinul took the trouble to learn how to swing on these instruments, and by Sportin' Life, he had become unstoppable.
And Wayne Shorter? His beams of light are still around, as heard most hauntingly in a duet with Zawinul's synths on "The Face on the Barroom Floor." Yet Wayne's presence is just another color in Zawinul's multi-band palette, and as a result, their long partnership was coming to a close despite the still sky-high quality of their music
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE CBS LABELS
MATRIX: CBS 26367 A1 / CBS 26367 B1
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL LIGHTLY GLOSSY SINGLE SLEEVE
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL PRINTED INNER SLEEVE
Side 1:
Corner Pocket (5:46)
Indiscretions (4:05)
Hot Cargo (4:41)
Confians (5:07)
Side 2:
Pearl On The Half Shell (4:06)
What's Going On (6:29)
Face On The Barroom Floor (3:59)
Ice-Pick Willy (5:00)
LABELS: NEAR MINT
Bright, fresh labels with just a few spindle traces per side
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
Both vinyl surfaces shine like-new
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
Plays as-new throughout
SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
Crisp, clean, sharp and fresh
INNER SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
Again, practically untouched - no seam splits
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: FREE (2nd class standard)
UK: £9.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £14.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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