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A1	Chameleon Arranged By – Harvey MasonWritten-By – B. Maupin*, H. Mason*, H. Hancock*, P. Jackson*	15:41
A2	Watermelon Man Arranged By – Harvey MasonWritten-By – H. Hancock*	6:29
B1	Sly Written-By – H. Hancock*	10:18
B2	Vein Melter Written-By – H. Hancock*	9:10

Companies, etc.

• Record Company – Catero Sound Company
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – CBS Inc.
• Copyright (c) – CBS Inc.
• Produced For – David Rubinson And Friends, Inc.
• Recorded At – Wally Heider Studios
• Recorded At – Different Fur Studios
• Pressed By – CBS, Haarlem
• Published By – Hancock Music Company

Credits

• Congas, Shekere, Balafon, Agogô, Cabasa, Whistle [Hindewho], Tambourine, Slit Drum [Log Drum], Surdo, Bells [Gankoqui], Percussion [Beer Bottle] – Bill Summers
• Design [Cover] – Victor Moscoso
• Drums [Yamaha] – Harvey Mason
• Electric Bass, Marimbula – Paul Jackson
• Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Clavinet [Hohner D 6], Synthesizer [ARP Odyssey, ARP Soloist], Pipe – Herbie Hancock
• Engineer [Recording, Different Fur Trading Co.] – Dane Butcher, John Vieira
• Engineer [Recording, Wally Heider Studios] – Fred Catero, Jeremy Zatkin
• Ensemble – The Herbie Hancock Group
• Management [Artist] – Adamsdad Management Co.*
• Photography By – Waldo Bascom
• Producer – David Rubinson, Herbie Hancock
• Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Saxello, Bass Clarinet, Alto Flute – Bennie Maupin

Notes

Hancock Music Co./B.M.I.
Produced for David Rubinson And Friends, Inc.
Recorded at: Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco. And at: Different Fur Trading Co., San Francisco.
A product of Catero Sound Co., San Francisco. Artist management: Adamsdad Management Co., San Francisco.
℗ 1974 CBS Inc. / © 1974 CBS Inc. / CBS and [logo] are reg. trademarks of CBS Inc. / Printed in Holland
Hancock Music Company
℗ 1974 CBS Inc.
[…] Made in Holland. CBS and [logo]

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Second catalog# on back cover.
Release with orange-yellow CBS-Labels, later release with same Category and red labels also exists: Head Hunters
Track durations taken from center labels; track durations on back cover slightly differ.
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Exactly the same as the release Herbie Hancock - Head Hunters but in this release the asterisk does not appear on the label above the sides numbers

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A): [Etched] S 65928-A Ⓗ
• Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B): [Stamped] 01-65928-2B-1 [Etched Symbol] "Spiral" [Stamped] A
• Matrix / Runout (Label Side A): CBS 32008-1 CBS 65928-1
• Matrix / Runout (Label Side B): CBS 32008-2 CBS 65928-2
• Label Code (Center labels): LC-0149
• Label Code (Back cover): LC 0149
• Rights Society: BIEM/STEMRA
• Price Code (Back cover, boxed): CB 231
• Price Code (Back cover, circled): 53

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
KC 32731	Herbie Hancock	Head Hunters ‎(LP, Album, Pit)	Columbia	KC 32731	US	1973
CM 65123	Herbie Hancock	Head Hunters ‎(MD, Album)	Columbia, Legacy	CM 65123	Europe	1997
KC 32731, PC 32731	Herbie Hancock	Head Hunters ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Columbia, Columbia	KC 32731, PC 32731	US	Unknown
CBS 65928	Herbie Hancock	Head Hunters ‎(LP, Album)	CBS, Suzy	CBS 65928	Yugoslavia	1975
KC 32731	Herbie Hancock	Head Hunters ‎(LP, Album)	Columbia	KC 32731	Canada	1973