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A1	Man In The Green Shirt Melodica – Joe Zawinul	6:26
A2	Lusitanos Organ – Joe ZawinulTenor Saxophone – Wayne ShorterTimpani, Cymbal – Leon Ndugu Chancler	7:17
A3	Between The Thighs Steel Drums – Joe ZawinulTimpani – Leon Ndugu Chancler	9:30
B1	Badia Melodica, Vocals, Xylophone, Xylophone [West African], Instruments [Mzuthra] – Joe Zawinul	5:17
B2	Freezing Fire Cymbal – Joe Zawinul	7:26
B3	Five Short Stories Organ – Joe ZawinulTenor Saxophone – Wayne Shorter	6:54

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Wally Heider Studios
• Mastered At – The Mastering Lab

Credits

• Bass – Alphonso Johnson (tracks: A1 to B2)
• Design [Cover] – Teresa Alfieri
• Drums – Leon Ndugu Chancler (tracks: A1 to B2)
• Electric Piano [Rhodes] – Joe Zawinul (tracks: A1, A3, B2)
• Engineer [Recording], Mixed By – Bruce Botnick
• Illustration [Portraits] – William D. KIng
• Keyboards [Tonto] – Joe Zawinul (tracks: A1 to A3)
• Liner Notes – Robert Hurwitz
• Mixed By – Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter
• Percussion – Alyrio Lima (tracks: A1 to B2)
• Photography By [Inside], Design [Cover] – John Berg
• Piano [Acoustic] – Joe Zawinul (tracks: A2, B1, B3)
• Producer – Joe Zawinul
• Producer, Mixed By – Wayne Shorter
• Soprano Saxophone – Wayne Shorter (tracks: A1 to A3, B2)
• Synthesizer [Arp 2600] – Joe Zawinul (tracks: A1 to A3, B2, B3)

Notes

Track B1: Joe Zawinul is also credited as playing the mzuthra, but this is most likely a typo and it is unclear what this instrument is.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (A Side Etched): PAL-33417 2D
• Matrix / Runout (B Side Etched): PBL-33417 2C
• Matrix / Runout (A Side Stamped): TML-M
• Matrix / Runout (B Side Stamped): TML-M

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
PC 33417	Weather Report	Tale Spinnin' ‎(LP, Album)	Columbia	PC 33417	US	1975
CBS 80734, 80734	Weather Report	Tale Spinnin' ‎(LP, Album, RE)	CBS, CBS	CBS 80734, 80734	Europe	1983
18AP 2177	Weather Report	Tale Spinnin' ‎(LP, Album, RE)	CBS/Sony	18AP 2177	Japan	1981
PC 33417	Weather Report	Tale Spinnin' ‎(LP, Album)	Columbia	PC 33417	Canada	1975
CBS 80734	Weather Report	Tale Spinnin' ‎(LP, Album)	CBS	CBS 80734	US	1975

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