Herbie Hancock - Sunlight (Vinyl LP)

Herbie Hancock – Sunlight is an album by Herbie Hancock, released in 1978 on Columbia and in Europe on CBS (cat. no. 82240). Produced by David Rubinson and Hancock and recorded mainly at The Automatt in San Francisco, it features Hancock singing through a vocoder on several tracks. I Thought It Was You was released as a single. Jaco Pastorius and Tony Williams play on Good Question. This copy is the 1978 European first pressing with its original inner sleeve.

Pressing details

• Label / Cat. no.: CBS 82240
• Format: Vinyl LP, Album
• Pressing: EU original
• Country: Europe
• Year of this pressing: 1978
• Genre: Jazz, Soul & Funk, Fusion, Jazz-funk
• Extras: Original inner sleeve (OIS)

Condition

• Condition: Second hand
• Media: NM- to VG+
• Cover: VG+, small sticker rip-off on front

Graded to Goldmine standard (see Vinyl Grading). The images are our own scans of the actual copy for sale.

Tracklist

Side A

1. I Thought It Was You (Herbie Hancock/Melvin Ragin/Jeffrey Cohen)
2. Come Running To Me (Herbie Hancock/Allee Willis)

Side B

1. Sunlight (Herbie Hancock)
2. No Means Yes (Herbie Hancock)
3. Good Question (Herbie Hancock)

Personnel

Herbie Hancock (keyboards, synthesizers, vocoder vocals), Wah Wah Watson and Ray Parker Jr. (guitar), Bennie Maupin (soprano saxophone solo on Sunlight), Paul Jackson, Byron Miller and Jaco Pastorius (bass), James Levi, Leon "Ndugu" Chancler, Harvey Mason and Tony Williams (drums), Raul Rekow, Bill Summers (percussion), Patrick Gleeson (additional synthesizers on Good Question); plus horn and string sections.

Produced by David Rubinson and Herbie Hancock; engineers: David Rubinson, Fred Catero.

FAQ

Is this the original pressing?
Yes, this is the 1978 European first edition on CBS, cat. no. 82240, with its original inner sleeve.

What is a vocoder?
A vocoder imposes the character of the voice onto a synthesizer tone. Hancock uses it to sing on the first three tracks, giving the vocals an electronic, chord-like sound.

What does Media NM- to VG+ / Cover VG+ mean?
The record is between NM- (close to new) and VG+ (light signs of use that hardly affect playback). The sleeve is VG+, with a sticker torn off on the front. All grades are explained on our Vinyl Grading page.

Do you have more Herbie Hancock records?
Yes, for example Herbie Hancock – Secrets, Herbie Hancock – Mr. Hands and Herbie Hancock – Sound-System. More titles are in our Jazz collection.