{"product_id":"weather-report-heavy-weather-vinyl-lp-eu-reissue-1977","title":"Weather Report - Heavy Weather (Vinyl LP | EU Reissue | 1977)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeather Report – Heavy Weather\u003c\/strong\u003e is the most successful album by fusion band Weather Report, released in March 1977. It was recorded between December 1976 and January 1977 at Devonshire Studios in North Hollywood, while \"Rumba Mamá\" comes from a Montreux concert in summer 1976. Joe Zawinul produced it with Jaco Pastorius as co-producer. The opener \"Birdland\" became a jazz standard, and the album reached No. 1 on the US jazz chart and went platinum. This copy is a European CBS reissue with cat. no. 32062.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePressing details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel \/ Cat. no.:\u003c\/strong\u003e CBS 32062\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vinyl LP, Album\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePressing:\u003c\/strong\u003e EU reissue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCountry:\u003c\/strong\u003e Europe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYear of this pressing:\u003c\/strong\u003e not stated (original: 1977)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/jazz\"\u003eJazz\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/fusion\"\u003eFusion\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Second hand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedia:\u003c\/strong\u003e VG+\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCover:\u003c\/strong\u003e VG+\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGraded to Goldmine standard (see \u003ca href=\"\/en\/pages\/vinyl-grading\"\u003eVinyl Grading\u003c\/a\u003e). The images are our own scans of the actual copy for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBirdland (Joe Zawinul)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Remark You Made (Joe Zawinul)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTeen Town (Jaco Pastorius)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHarlequin (Wayne Shorter)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRumba Mamá (Manolo Badrena\/Alex Acuña)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePalladium (Wayne Shorter)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Juggler (Joe Zawinul)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHavona (Jaco Pastorius)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePersonnel\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJoe Zawinul (keyboards, synthesizers, piano, melodica, vocals, guitar, tabla), Wayne Shorter (soprano and tenor saxophone), Jaco Pastorius (bass, mandocello, vocals, drums on Teen Town, steel drums), Alex Acuña (drums, congas), Manolo Badrena (percussion, congas, timbales, vocals). Produced by Joe Zawinul; co-produced by Jaco Pastorius; assistant producer Wayne Shorter; engineered by Ron Malo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFAQ\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs this the original pressing?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo. The album was first released in 1977. This copy is a later European reissue on CBS, cat. no. 32062.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat does Media VG+ \/ Cover VG+ mean?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe record is graded VG+ (Very Good Plus): light signs of use that barely affect playback. The sleeve is graded VG+ (Very Good Plus): light, purely cosmetic wear. All grades are explained on our \u003ca href=\"\/en\/pages\/vinyl-grading\"\u003eVinyl Grading\u003c\/a\u003e page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy is \"Birdland\" so well known?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Birdland\" is Joe Zawinul's tribute to the New York jazz club of the same name. It was unusually successful for an instrumental and has since been covered by many musicians.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo you have more Weather Report records?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes, for example \u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/weather-report-mr-gone-vinyl-lp-eu-original-1978\"\u003eWeather Report – Mr. Gone\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/weather-report-8-30-2x-vinyl-lp-eu-original-1979\"\u003eWeather Report – 8:30\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/weather-report-sweetnighter-vinyl-lp-eu-reissue-1983\"\u003eWeather Report – Sweetnighter\u003c\/a\u003e. More titles are in our \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/fusion\"\u003eFusion collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Devinylhunter-Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56469687664971,"sku":"SH433","price":18.4,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0763\/4459\/0667\/files\/Scannen34_bb774f07-59d1-47d5-bdac-f47507dd666a.jpg?v=1773447265","url":"https:\/\/devinylhunter-records.de\/en\/products\/weather-report-heavy-weather-vinyl-lp-eu-reissue-1977","provider":"Devinylhunter-Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}