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STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - HERBIE HANCOCK - FUTURE SHOCK

Good Monday morning gang and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we joyfully wish Chicago born pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, composer, and actor, Herbie Hancock, a very Happy 81st Birthday. Happy Birthday Herbie. Herbie released his thirty-fifth album, Future Shock in 1983 on Columbia. The Platinum selling disc was produced by Material and Herbie Hancock. The electro-funk instrumental hip hop album peaked at #79 in Australia, #51 in Japan, #43 on the Billboard 200, #10 on the R&B charts, and #2 on the Traditional Jazz charts. Four singles were released ; the title track (#54 UK), "Mega-Mix" (#105 Hot 100, #38 Dance), "Autodrive" (#59 Germany, #39 Netherlands, #33 UK, #36 Dance, #26 R&B) and the album's most well known track, "Rockit" (#71 Hot 100, #40 Jazz, #10 Sweden, #9 France, #8 UK, #7 Netherlands, #6 Germany and the US R&B charts, #4 Switzerland, #1 US Dance).

"Rockit" – 5:25

"Future Shock" (featuring Dwight Jackson, Jr.) (Curtis Mayfield) – 8:05

"TFS" – 5:47

"Earth Beat" – 5:13

"Autodrive" – 6:27

"Rough" (featuring Lamar Wright) – 6:58

Herbie Hancock – piano, synthesizer, Fairlight CMI, keyboards

Bill Laswell – electric bass
D.ST. – turntables, "FX"

Pete Cosey – electric guitar
Michael Beinhorn – keyboards
Daniel Poncé – percussion

Sly Dunbar – drums, percussion

Dwight Jackson Jr. – lead vocals on "Future Shock"
Lamar Wright – lead vocals on "Rough"

Bernard Fowler, D.S.T., Roger Trilling, Nicky Skopelitis – backing vocals