Herbie Hancock – Rockit (45RPM, Maxi Single, Japanese Edition) - RARITY - Audiophile
Herbie Hancock – Rockit (45RPM, Maxi Single, Japanese Edition) - RARITY - Audiophile
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Herbie Hancock – Rockit (45RPM, Maxi Single, Japanese Edition) - RARITY - Audiophile
Herbie Hancock – Rockit (45RPM, Maxi Single, Japanese Edition) - RARITY - Audiophile

Herbie Hancock – Rockit (45RPM, Maxi Single, Japanese Edition)

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Synthesizer [Fairlight CMI, Mini-Moog], Electric Piano [Rhodes Chroma], Vocoder [Sennheiser], Clavinet [Clavitar], Electronics [Dr. Click Rhythm Controller], Keyboards [E-mu 4060 Digital] – Herbie Hancock [click here to see more vinyl featuring Herbie Hancock]

Bass – Bill Laswell

Drums – Daniel Ponce

Electronics [DMX], Electronic Drums [Synare], Programmed By [Mini-Moog] – Michael Beinhorn

Written by B. Laswell, H. Hancock, M. Beinhorn

 

 

1 LP Maxi Single, standard sleeve

Original analog Master tape : YES

Heavy Press : 180g

Record color : black

Speed : 45RPM

Size : 12”

Stereo

Studio

Record Press : Sony Japan (Japan)

Produced by Herbie Hancock, Material

Label : Sony Japan

Original Label : Columbia

Originally released in 1983

 

 

Tracks:

Side A : Rockit (Long / Album Version)

    Side B : Rockit (Short Version)

     

     

    Awards:

    "Rockit" was performed at the 1985 Grammy Awards Ceremony in Los Angeles, California, in a synthesizer jam with contemporaries Howard Jones, Thomas Dolby, and Stevie Wonder.

    In July 2022, Rolling Stone ranked "Rockit" number 131 in their list of the "200 Greatest Dance Songs of All Time".

    In March 2025, Billboard magazine ranked it number 39 in their list of "The 100 Best Dance Songs of All Time"

     

     

    Reviews:

    “This 12" single was released in 1983 as an advance for Herbie Hancock's album Future Shock, presenting its hit "Rockit." Even though the cover says that the track is featured in a "stretched version" (on the disc label, it's called the "long version"), this simply refers to the fact that there's also a three-minute edit of this track available. The version included here is exactly the same as the album version of this Grammy-winning song which propelled Hancock onto the charts, made Bill Laswell an "in" producer, became the unofficial anthem of the breakdance craze, and presented the turntable as a solo instrument for the very first time. Not to mention that the accompanying video is justly considered a classic. The two tracks on the B-side are taken from Hancock's disco era: "You Bet Your Love" (from Feets Don't Fail Me Now, 1979) and "I Thought It Was You" (from Sunlight, 1978), an earlier hit. While the merits of Hancock's disco recordings are rather controversial, there's a lot to be said in favor of them -- tight grooves, pioneering use of the Sennheiser vocoder, and (on the second track) kicking horn arrangements can be witnessed here. Still, both of these tracks are the album versions, which means that there's no real need to hunt this 12" single down.” AllMusic Review by Christian Genzel

     

     

    Ratings :

    AllMusic : 4.5 / 5 ; Discogs : 4,5 / 5 

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