Johnny Hammond - Gears (LP) Reissue Vinyl Record

Johnny Hammond – Gears (180‑Gram Jazz Dispensary Exclusive)

🎵 The Music Inside

Released in 1975 and produced by the Mizell Brothers, Gears is a benchmark of jazz-funk fusion, full of electric keys, driving rhythms, and cosmic soul. Highlights include “Los Conquistadores Chocolatés”, “Shifting Gears”, and the chilled “Can’t We Smile.”

📜 Tracklist

• Tell Me What to Do – 5:16
• Los Conquistadores Chocolatés – 5:56
• Lost on 23rd Street – 6:36
• Fantasy – 6:06
• Shifting Gears – 5:19
• Can’t We Smile – 4:35

🔍 Sample Notes

• “Shifting Gears” – Sampled by Erykah Badu (“...& On”) and Kendrick Lamar (“Poe Mans Dreams”)
• “Los Conquistadores Chocolatés” – Sampled in numerous underground hip‑hop instrumentals
• Entire album is a crate‑digger favorite for lush breaks and jazzy textures

📦 Product Overview

• Format: 1×LP, 180‑gram black vinyl, brand‑new and sealed
• Mastering: All‑analog from original 1975 tapes by Kevin Gray (Cohearent Audio)
• Packaging: Deluxe tip‑on jacket with original artwork
• Limited Edition: 2,000 copies – Jazz Dispensary Exclusive

🧠 Why This Album Belongs in Your Collection

Gears is a quintessential 1970s jazz-funk record—lush, rhythmic, and timeless. Its grooves are legendary in hip‑hop sampling culture, and this audiophile pressing delivers them in all their warm, analog glory.