Herbie HancockSound-System

Label:

Columbia – FC 39478

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album , Pitman Pressing

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Electronic

Style:

Electro

Tracklist

A1 Hardrock
Bass, Drum Machine [DMX], Tape [Tapes]Bill Laswell
BataDaniel Ponce
Electronic Drums [Simmons Drums], Percussion [Sound Plates], CuicaAnton Fier
GuitarNicky Skopelitis
Programmed By [Fairlight CMI Proframming]Will Alexander
Synthesizer [Fairlight CMI, Rhodes Chroma, Apple IIe, Yamaha DX7, Emu 4060 Digital Keyboard]Herbie Hancock
Synthesizer [XMD]Rob Stevens
TurntablesD.St*
Written-ByH. Hancock*
6:08
A2 Metal Beat
Drum Machine [DMX], Electronics [Shortwave]Bill Laswell
Electronic Drums [Simmons Drums], Percussion [Sound Plates], Cymbal [Cymbals], Gong [Gongs]Anton Fier
GuitarHenry Kaiser
Harp [Dusunguni], BalafonFoday Musa Suso
LyriconWayne Shorter
Programmed By [Fairlight CMI Programming]Will Alexander
Synthesizer [Fairlight CMI, Yamaha DX7]Herbie Hancock
Talking Drum, Ghatam [Chatan], BellsAiyb Dieng
TurntablesD.St*
VoiceBernard Fowler
Voice [Speaker]Toshinori Kondo
Written-ByH. Hancock*
4:53
A3 Karabali
Bata, Bells, ShekereDaniel Ponce
Cymbal [Cymbals]Hamid Drake
Piano, Synthesizer [Fairlight CMI]Herbie Hancock
Programmed By [Fairlight CMI Programming]Will Alexander
Soprano SaxophoneWayne Shorter
Vocals, Arranged By [Vocal Arrangement]Bernard Fowler
Written-ByH. Hancock*
5:17
B1 Junku
Bass, Drum Machine [DMX], Tape [Tapes]Bill Laswell
Kora, Kalimba, Harp [Dusunguni]Foday Musa Suso
Piano, Synthesizer [Fairlight CMI, Yamaha DX 7, Rhodes Chroma, Memorymoog]Herbie Hancock
Programmed By [Praxis Processing], Synthesizer [XMD]Rob Stevens
Talking Drum, Ghatam [Chatan], Percussion [Don Don], CowbellAïyb Dieng*
Written-ByH. Hancock*
5:30
B2 People Are Changing
Electronic Drums [TR-808], Wood Block, PercussionAnton Fier
Piano, Synthesizer [Yamaha DX7]Herbie Hancock
Vocals, Arranged By [Vocal Arrangement]Bernard Fowler
Written-ByT. Thomas*
6:03
B3 Sound-System
Bass, Drum Machine [DMX]Bill Laswell
Cymbal [Cymbals]Hamid Drake
Electronic Drums [Simmons Drums], Percussion [Sound Plates], Electronic Drums [Synare], Timpani [Tympani]Anton Fier
GuitarNicky Skopelitis
Kora, Guitar, Talking DrumFoday Musa Suso
Programmed By [Fairlight CMI Programming]Will Alexander
Synthesizer [Fairlight CMI, Yamaha DX7], ClavinetHerbie Hancock
Talking Drum, Ghatam [Chatan], BellsAïyb Dieng*
TrumpetToshinori Kondo
TurntablesD.St*
Written-ByH. Hancock*
5:51

Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright ℗CBS Inc.
  • Copyright ©CBS Inc.
  • Manufactured ByColumbia Records
  • Manufactured ByCBS Inc.
  • Pressed ByColumbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman
  • Recorded AtEvergreen Studio
  • Recorded AtGarage Sale Recording
  • Recorded AtStudiomedia
  • Recorded AtEldorado Recording Studios
  • Mixed AtEldorado Recording Studios
  • Mastered AtMasterdisk
  • Lacquer Cut AtMasterdisk

Credits

  • [istration For Material]Roger Trilling
  • Booking [Agency]Creative Artists Agency
  • CGI Artist [Computer Generated Image: Detail From "The Five Of Us"]David Em
  • EngineerRob Stevens
  • Engineer [Assistant, Eldorado]Carolyn Collins
  • Engineer [Assistant, Evergreen]Lothar Segeler
  • Engineer [Assistant, Studio Media]Sam Fishkin
  • ManagementAdam's Dad Management Co.
  • Mastered By [Mastering Engineer]Howie Weinberg
  • Mixed ByDave Jerden
  • Photography By [Back Cover Photo]Norman Seeff
  • ProducerMaterial
  • Producer [Associate]Tony Meilandt
  • Recorded ByRob Stevens

Notes

Runouts are etched apart from "MASTERDISK," which is stamped.

Also on cassette 39478 S1

On the back cover:
Mixed at Eldorado Studios, Los Angeles.
Recorded at Evergreen Studio, New York City.
Additional Recording at Garage Sale Recording, Los Angeles; Studio Media, Evanston, Ill.; and Eldorado Recording, Los Angeles
Mastering: Masterdisk, N.Y.C.
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Instrument Manufacturers:
Yamaha - Doug Buttleman;
Fairlight CMI - David Bross, Will Alexander & Geordie Hormel;
Rhodes - Harold Rhodes and John Shykun;
Korg - Jim Raynor;
Oberheim - Tom Oberheim & Todd McKinney;
Moog - Robbie Konikoff & Nancy Kewin;
Studio Maintenance Service - David Michaels;
Soundcraft - Betty Bennett;
Alpha Syntauri - Ellen Lapham;
Emu - Kevin Kent & Kevin Monahan.
Compu - Mod - Peter Butt.
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[B1] Previously released
© 1984 CBS Inc./℗ 1984 CBS Inc.
Manufactured by Columbia Records/CBS Inc.

On the labels:
℗ 1984 CBS Inc.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Scanned): 074643947817
  • Barcode (Text): 0 7464-39478-1
  • Rights Society: BMI
  • Pressing Plant ID (Runouts): P
  • Matrix / Runout (Label Side A): AL 39478
  • Matrix / Runout (Label Side B): BL 39478
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout A): AL-39478-1A P MASTERDISK
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout B): BL.39478-1B P MASTERDISK

Other Versions (5 of 54)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
Recently Edited
Sound-System (LP, Album, Stereo) CBS CBS 26062 UK 1984
Sound-System (LP, Album) CBS SBP 238026 Australia 1984
Recently Edited
Sound-System (LP, Album) CBS CBS 26062, 26062 Europe 1984
Sound-System (Cassette, Album) CBS 40-32805 UK 1984
Sound-System (LP, Album) CBS/Sony CYA 1020 Hong Kong 1984

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Reviews

  • deepchills's avatar
    deepchills
    A very dated feeling album. Hardrock is so similar to Rockit that I thought it had been readded to this album.
    Nothing really jumps out as a must listen song. If I had to pick a favorite i'd go with Karabali.
    • eleventhvolume's avatar
      eleventhvolume
      Couldn't agree less with the negative comment below. Great fun, this one. Herbie, Laswell and their vast cast of incredible contributors create a rich tapestry of sound, influence and prediction (Africa, America, tradition and science-fiction) like the master weavers they were. This is '80s fusion as a set of possibilities where '70s fusion ultimately ru]an out of fuel (did the energy crisis of that decade have a cultural impact? Maybe). I love this one as much as its predecessor, Rockit.
      • leedb1969's avatar
        leedb1969
        I have a promo copy of this pressing..etched P on both sides..only thing stamped is MASTERDISK which has etched hw right under it..the only promo entry I could find on discogs is a Japanese pressing
        • mikeh69's avatar
          mikeh69
          Edited 3 years ago
          Anyone notice Herbie is using Yes 90125 as samples on Metal Beat.

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