{"product_id":"herbie-hancock-monster-1980-japanese-cbs-sony-vinyl-lp","title":"Herbie Hancock - Monster (1980 Japanese CBS\/Sony Vinyl LP)","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVinyl\u003c\/b\u003e: EX\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSleeve\u003c\/b\u003e: VG+\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eObi:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNone\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur grading system explained \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dpbg4u-d1.myshopify.com\/pages\/secondhand-grading-guide\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ehere\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhoto is of the actual item.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHerbie Hancock - \u003cem\u003eMonster\u003c\/em\u003e | Vinyl LP - 1980 Japanese CBS\/Sony (25AP 1854, CBS\/Sony Inc.)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHerbie Hancock had been making funk records since \u003cem\u003eHead Hunters\u003c\/em\u003e in 1973, but by 1980 the technology had overtaken the genre. \u003cem\u003eMonster\u003c\/em\u003e was recorded across three studios in Los Angeles and San Francisco with an arsenal of synthesizers, drum machines and early computer instruments that reads like a museum inventory. The modified Apple II Plus microcomputer that Hancock used was among the first applications of personal computing to commercial music production. The Roland CR-78 drum machine appears throughout. The Clavitar, a keyboard worn like a guitar, let Hancock move around the studio floor while playing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Saturday Night\" opens the album with Carlos Santana's guitar over Washington's bass and Mouzon's drums, Hancock layering keyboards across the stereo field. It was Santana and Hancock's first studio collaboration; they went on to record \u003cem\u003eThe Swing of Delight\u003c\/em\u003e together the same year. \"Stars in Your Eyes\" was co-written with Ray Parker Jr. and released as an extended 12-inch single that crossed from the dance charts to pop radio. Gavin Christopher and Greg Walker handle lead vocals across the album's six tracks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Go for It\" is the hardest-driving piece, Mouzon playing both drums and synth. \"Don't Hold It In\" runs eight minutes with a descending bass figure that Washington holds throughout. \"Making Love,\" co-written by Mouzon and Hancock's wife Jean, is the album's most restrained moment. \"It All Comes Round\" closes the record with the full synthesizer palette deployed over a four-on-the-floor groove that belongs firmly in 1980.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the 1980 Japanese CBS\/Sony pressing (25AP 1854), manufactured by CBS\/Sony Inc.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CBS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43655694155835,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/3203\/3339\/files\/IMG_7301.jpg?v=1781494002","url":"https:\/\/lushliferecords.com.au\/products\/herbie-hancock-monster-1980-japanese-cbs-sony-vinyl-lp","provider":"Lush Life Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}