Manhattan Transfer - Extensions (1979) Vinyl LP • Twilight Zone, Vocal Jazz

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Vinyl plays with crackles and a few light-clicks (play-graded). Cover has a few creases near edges; scuffing, and surface impressions (front/back); slight discoloration on back. Inner-sleeve is original (Atlantic); seams partially split. Spine is mostly easy-to-read with mild-wear. Some shelf-wear along top/bottom-edge and corners. Opening is crisp with signs of light use and divots. (Not a cut-out.)

Tracks:

1. Birdland
2. Wacky Dust
3. Nothin' You Can Do About It
4. Coo Coo U
5. Body And Soul
6. Twilight Zone
7. Twilight Tone
8. Trickle Trickle
9. Shaker Song
10. Foreign Affair

About The Record:

Marking a new era for the group, Extensions, by Manhattan Transfer, was the first one with Cheryl Bentyne, who replaced Laurel Massé in early 1979. It was also their first album with Jay Graydon in the producer's chair. It was also the first album that contained songs that were hits in both the jazz and pop categories. The song Twilight Zone/Twilight Tone reached No. 4 on the Billboard Disco chart and No. 30 on the Hot 100. Trickle, Trickle reached No. 73 on the Hot 100. The album reached No. 55 on the Billboard Top LPs chart. The most widely known song from this album, Birdland by Weather Report, won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance in 1981. Jon Hendricks wrote lyrics for the vocalese version on the album and Janis Siegel received a Grammy for her vocal arrangement of Birdland.