{"product_id":"weather-report-sweetnighter-vinyl-lp-eu-reissue-stereo","title":"Weather Report – Sweetnighter (Vinyl LP | EU Reissue | Stereo)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeather Report – Sweetnighter\u003c\/strong\u003e is the third studio album by fusion band Weather Report, recorded February 3–7, 1973 at Connecticut Recording Studio in Bridgeport and released by Columbia in April 1973. Led by Joe Zawinul, the band moved away from free collective improvisation towards tighter, funk-based grooves, as on the 13-minute \"Boogie Woogie Waltz\". It was the last album with Miroslav Vitouš as the main bassist. This copy is a 1983 European CBS reissue.\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 1983 (original: 1973)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/jazz\"\u003eJazz\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/jazz-rock\"\u003eJazz-Rock\u003c\/a\u003e, Fusion, Jazz-Funk\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 NM- to VG+\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCover:\u003c\/strong\u003e VG+ (shelf wear)\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 (SKU SW S4).\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\u003eBoogie Woogie Waltz (Joe Zawinul)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eManolete (Wayne Shorter)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdios (Joe Zawinul)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e125th Street Congress (Joe Zawinul)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWill (Miroslav Vitouš)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNon-Stop Home (Wayne Shorter)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePersonnel\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJoe Zawinul (piano, electric piano, synthesizer), Wayne Shorter (saxophones), Miroslav Vitouš (acoustic and electric bass), Andrew White (electric bass, English horn), Herschel Dwellingham, Eric Gravatt (drums), Dom Um Romão (percussion, wooden flute), Muruga Booker (percussion). Produced by Shoviza Productions; engineered by Phil Giambalvo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFAQ\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs this the original pressing?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo. The original was released in 1973 by Columbia (US) and CBS (Europe). This copy is a 1983 European CBS reissue, cat. no. 32062.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat makes Sweetnighter special?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is regarded as a transitional album, moving away from the open improvisation of the first records towards the groove-based sound that later peaked with \"Heavy Weather\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat does Media NM- to VG+ \/ Cover VG+ mean?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe record is between close to new (Near Mint minus) and light signs of use that hardly affect playback (Very Good Plus). The sleeve shows light shelf 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\u003eDo you have more Weather Report records?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes, for example \u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/weather-report-weather-report-vinyl-lp-1\"\u003eWeather Report – Weather Report\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/weather-report-i-sing-the-body-electric-vinyl-lp\"\u003eWeather Report – I Sing The Body Electric\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/weather-report-heavy-weather-vinyl-lp-eu-reissue-1977\"\u003eWeather Report – Heavy Weather\u003c\/a\u003e. 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