Weather Report – Tale Spinnin'

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Label:	Columbia – PC 33417
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album , Santa Maria Pressing
Country:	US
Released:	1975
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Fusion

Tracklist

A1	Man In The Green Shirt Composed By – Joe Zawinul Drums – Leon Ndugu Chancler Electric Bass – Al Johnson* Melodica, Electric Piano [Rhodes], Synthesizer [TONTO], Synthesizer [ARP 2600] – Joe Zawinul Percussion – Alyrio Lima Soprano Saxophone – Wayne Shorter Composed By – Joe Zawinul Drums – Leon Ndugu Chancler Electric Bass – Al Johnson* Melodica, Electric Piano [Rhodes], Synthesizer [TONTO], Synthesizer [ARP 2600] – Joe Zawinul Percussion – Alyrio Lima Soprano Saxophone – Wayne Shorter	6:26
A2	Lusitanos Composed By – Wayne Shorter Drums, Timpani, Cymbal [Marching Cymbals] – Leon Ndugu Chancler Electric Bass – Al Johnson* Percussion – Alyrio Lima Piano [Acoustic], Synthesizer [TONTO], Synthesizer [ARP 2600], Organ – Joe Zawinul Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Wayne Shorter Composed By – Wayne Shorter Drums, Timpani, Cymbal [Marching Cymbals] – Leon Ndugu Chancler Electric Bass – Al Johnson* Percussion – Alyrio Lima Piano [Acoustic], Synthesizer [TONTO], Synthesizer [ARP 2600], Organ – Joe Zawinul Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Wayne Shorter	7:17
A3	Between The Thighs Composed By – Joe Zawinul Drums, Timpani – Leon Ndugu Chancler Electric Bass – Al Johnson* Percussion – Alyrio Lima Soprano Saxophone – Wayne Shorter Steel Drums, Synthesizer [ARP 2600], Synthesizer [TONTO], Electric Piano [Rhodes] – Joe Zawinul Composed By – Joe Zawinul Drums, Timpani – Leon Ndugu Chancler Electric Bass – Al Johnson* Percussion – Alyrio Lima Soprano Saxophone – Wayne Shorter Steel Drums, Synthesizer [ARP 2600], Synthesizer [TONTO], Electric Piano [Rhodes] – Joe Zawinul	9:30
B1	Badia Composed By – Joe Zawinul Drums – Leon Ndugu Chancler Electric Bass – Al Johnson* Oud, Melodica, Instruments [Mzuthra], Vocals, Instruments [West Africk], Xylophone, Piano [Acoustic] – Joe Zawinul Percussion – Alyrio Lima Composed By – Joe Zawinul Drums – Leon Ndugu Chancler Electric Bass – Al Johnson* Oud, Melodica, Instruments [Mzuthra], Vocals, Instruments [West Africk], Xylophone, Piano [Acoustic] – Joe Zawinul Percussion – Alyrio Lima	5:17
B2	Freezing Fire Composed By – Wayne Shorter Drums – Leon Ndugu Chancler Electric Bass – Al Johnson* Electric Piano [Rhodes], Synthesizer [2600 ARP], Cymbal [Cymbals] – Joe Zawinul Percussion – Alyrio Lima Soprano Saxophone – Wayne Shorter Composed By – Wayne Shorter Drums – Leon Ndugu Chancler Electric Bass – Al Johnson* Electric Piano [Rhodes], Synthesizer [2600 ARP], Cymbal [Cymbals] – Joe Zawinul Percussion – Alyrio Lima Soprano Saxophone – Wayne Shorter	7:26
B3	Five Short Stories Composed By – Joe Zawinul Piano [Acoustic], Organ, Synthesizer [ARP 2600] – Joe Zawinul Tenor Saxophone – Wayne Shorter	6:54

Companies, etc.

Recorded At – Wally Heider Recording Studio, Los Angeles
Mastered At – The Mastering Lab
Mastered At – Customatrix
Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria
Published By – Mulatto Music
Published By – Nefertiti Music
Copyright © – CBS Inc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – CBS Inc.
Manufactured By – Columbia Records

Credits

Design [Cover] – Teresa Alfieri
Engineer [Recording] – Bruce Botnick
Liner Notes – Robert Hurwitz
Mixed By – Wayne Shorter
Orchestrated By – Joe Zawinul
Photography By [Inside] – John Berg
Photography By [Portraits] – William D. King*
Producer – Wayne Shorter

Notes

Some covers are gold stamped as promotional or with a timing strip.

The promo exists as Tale Spinnin'

Track B1: Mzuthra played by Zavinul is a finger piano-like instrument built by Bradley Dupont Blanchard.

TONTO is an acronym for "The Original New Timbral Orchestra," a large sophisticated synthesizer built by Robert Margouleff.

Runouts are etched apart from Customatrix's symbol, which are stamped.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Rights Society (A2, B2): ASCAP
Rights Society (A1, A3, B1, B3): BMI
Pressing Plant ID (Runouts): S
Matrix / Runout (Side A label): AL 33417
Matrix / Runout (Side B label): BL 33417
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, var. 1): PAL-33417 2A S TML-M
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, var. 1): PBL-33417 2A S TML-M
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, var. 2): PAL-33417 2B A8 TML-S \ S
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, var. 2): PBL 33417 2A o Ƨ S TML-M
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, var. 3): PAL-33417 2B o A18 TML-S 1 S
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, var. 3): PAL-33417 2A 1 S TML-M

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Tale Spinnin' (LP, Album)	CBS	CBS 80734, 80734, PC 33417	Europe	1975
Recently Edited	Tale Spinnin' (LP, Album)	CBS	S 80734	UK	1975
Recently Edited	Tale Spinnin' (LP, Album, Quadraphonic)	Columbia	PCQ 33417	US	1975
Recently Edited	Tale Spinnin' (LP, Album)	CBS	CBS 80734	Italy	1975
	Tale Spinnin' (LP, Album)	CBS	S 80734	Spain	1975