Weather Report – Mysterious Traveller

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Label:	CBS – S 80027, CBS – KC 32494
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
Country:	Europe
Released:	1974
Genre:	Jazz
Style:	Fusion

Tracklist

A1	Nubian Sundance Bass – Alphonso Johnson Drums – Ishmael Wilburn, Skip Hadden Percussion – Dom Um Romao, Joe Zawinul Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Wayne Shorter Vocals, Piano, Synthesizer – Joe Zawinul Written-By – J. Zawinul*	10:40
A2	American Tango Bass – Alphonso Johnson, Miroslav Vitous Drums – Ishmael Wilburn Electric Piano [Rhodes], Synthesizer – Joe Zawinul Percussion – Dom Um Romao Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Wayne Shorter Written-By – J. Zawinul*	3:42
A3	Cucumber Slumber Bass – Alphonso Johnson Drums – Ishmael Wilburn Keyboards – Joe Zawinul Percussion – Dom Um Romao, Ray Barretto Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Wayne Shorter Written-By – A. Johnson, J. Zawinul	8:22
B1	Mysterious Traveller Bass – Alphonso Johnson Drums – Ishmael Wilburn, Skip Hadden Electric Piano [Rhodes] – Joe Zawinul Percussion – Dom Um Romao Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Piano [Tac], Jug [Sea Shell] – Wayne Shorter Written-By – W. Shorter*	7:18
B2	Blackthorn Rose Piano, Melodica – Joe Zawinul Soprano Saxophone – Wayne Shorter Written-By – W. Shorter*	5:02
B3	Scarlet Woman Bass – Alphonso Johnson Electric Piano [Rhodes], Synthesizer – Joe Zawinul Percussion – Steve Little Percussion, Drums – Dom Um Romao Soprano Saxophone – Wayne Shorter Written-By – A. Johnson, J. Zawinul, W. Shorter*	5:47
B4	Jungle Book Ocarina, Woodwind – Don Ashworth Tabla, Cymbal [Finger] – Isacoff Triangle, Tambourine, Cabasa – Dom Um Romao Vocals, Piano, Guitar, Drums [Clay], Tambourine [Tamboura], Piano [Tac], Kalimba, Maracas, Organ – Joe Zawinul Written-By – J. Zawinul*	7:20

Companies, etc.

Manufactured By – CBS Records
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – CBS Inc.
Pressed By – CBS, Haarlem
Published By – Mulatto Music
Published By – Weather Report
Published By – Barometer Music
Published By – Embamba Music
Published By – Nefertiti Music
Recorded At – Devonshire Studios
Lacquer Cut At – CBS, Haarlem
Record Company – Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.

Credits

Artwork [Front Cover Art] – Helmut K. Wimmer
Design [Album] – Teresa Alfieri
Engineer [Sound] – Ron Malo, Tim Geelan (tracks: A3)
Management [Personal] – Robert Devere Associates
Photography By [Back Cover] – Norman Seeff
Producer – Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter

Notes

Original first European release.

Inner sleeve with credits.
Most of the releases of this album have a difference of tracklist between back cover and inner sleeve :
- on back cover 7 tracks (Cucumber Slumber on A3 & Jungle Book on B4). This order match with labels & pressing
- on inner sleeve 6 tracks (Cucumber Slumber is not listed & Jungle Book in A3)

ALL inner sleeves seem to have that wrong tracklist.

NOTE there do even exist copies with a misprinted tracklist on back cover with only 6 tracks.
The back cover lists mistakenly 'Jungle Book' as third track for the A side, while it is in fact the last track on the B side.
'Cucumber Slumber' isn't listed at all.

These seem to be from the first run of US copies > Weather Report - Mysterious Traveller where this mistake was present as well.
That was corrected on subsequent copies. But it never happened for the inner sleeve.

On back cover:
Studio: Devonshire Sound, North Hollywood, California
Dom Um Romao courtesy of Cobblestone Records
Ⓟ 1974 CBS Inc. / Manufactured by C B S Records
NL printed in Holland

On labels:
Ⓟ 1974 CBS Inc.
Made in Holland

The runouts are etched

Special thanks: Brian Risner/also: Arma Andon, Sean Hart, Bruce Heigh, Mark Spector.

Dom Um Romao courtesy of Cobblestone Records

Some copies have a round golden sticker with Price Code Y

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Rights Society (Boxed): BIEM/STEMRA
Rights Society (Rear sleeve): BMI
Matrix / Runout (Label side A): S 80027-1
Matrix / Runout (Label side A): AL 32494
Matrix / Runout (Label side B): S 80027-2
Matrix / Runout (Label side B): BL 32494
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A): S 80̭0̭27-A [Walking Eye Logo]
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B): 80027-B

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	Mysterious Traveller (LP, Album, Santa Maria Pressing)	Columbia	KC 32494	US	1974
	Mysterious Traveller (LP, Album)	CBS	CBS 80027	Italy	1974
Recently Edited	Mysterious Traveller (LP, Album)	CBS, CBS, CBS, CBS	80027, S 80027, CBS 80027, KC 32494	UK	1974
	Mysterious Traveller (LP, Album, Quadraphonic, Pitman Press)	Columbia	CQ 32494	US	1974
New Submission	Mysterious Traveller (8-Track Cartridge, Album, Quadraphonic)	Columbia	CAQ 32494	US	1974