Product Description
Scarce Early Japanese Pressing ~ Vinyl Still In Top Condition! Labels Are Clean. The Album Prior To ‘Heavy Weather’, ‘Mysterious Traveller’ Is Another Very Fine Recording From Jazz Fusion Group, Weather Report.
Condition – Vinyl: EXCELLENT!
Condition – Cover: VERY GOOD PLUS! Light foxing, spine wear.
Japanese vinyl pressings are highly sought after by audiophiles and collectors, due to their premium sound quality and beautifully presented packaging. The sonic quality of Japanese records is regarded as the best in the world. No wonder all the original Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab records were pressed in Japan! The covers are printed on better quality heavy stock paper too. Nice condition Japanese pressings from the ’70s are becoming scarcer — and therefore more collectable and valuable every year.
Side 1:
Nubian Sundance (10:40)
American Tango (3:42)
Cucumber Slumber (8:22)
Side 2:
Mysterious Traveller (7:18)
Blackthorn Rose (5:02)
Scarlet Woman (5:47)
Jungle Book (7:20)
AMG –
Stimulating and adventurous; high-quality fusion from 1974. 4 ½ Stars Weather Report's fourth recording finds Wayne Shorter (on soprano and tenor) taking a lesser role as Joe Zawinul begins to really dominate the group's sound. Most selections also include bassist Alphonso Johnson and drummer Ishmael Wilburn although the personnel shifts from track to track. "Nubian Sundance" adds several vocalists while "Blackthorn Rose" is a Shorter-Zawinul duet. Overall the music is stimulating and adventurous; high-quality fusion from 1974. 4 ½ Stars