Wally: Same

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In September 1974, “Atlantic” label released the self-titled, debut Wally album. It was recorded in 1974, at “Morgan Studios” in London, and was produced nu Bob Harris and Rick Wakeman.

Personnel:

  • Roy Webber – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Pete Cosker – vocals, acoustic guitars, lead electric guitar, bass guitar
  • Paul Gerrett – Fender Rhodes electric piano, Hammond organ, mellotron, harmonium, grand piano, harpsichord, vocals
  • Pete Sage – electric violin, bass guitar, mandolin
  • Paul Middleton – lap steel guitar, bass guitar
  • Roger Narraway – drums, percussion
  • Bob Harris, Rick Wakeman – string arrangements
  • Paul Tregurtha – engineer

Track listing:

  1. The Martyr – Paul Gerrett
  2. I Just Wanna Be a Cowboy – Roy Webber
  3. What to Do – Roy Webber
  4. Sunday Walking Lady – Roy Webber
  5. To the Urban Man – Jim Slade, Roy Webber
  6. Your Own Way – Alan Craig, Roy Webber

Weldon Irvine: Cosmic Vortex – Justice Divine

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In September 1974, “RCA” label released “Cosmic Vortex – Justice Divine”, the third Weldon Irvine album. It was recorded in 1974, at “RCA’s Studio D” in New York City, and was produced by Weldon Irvine.

Personnel:

  • Weldon Irvine – vocals, keyboards, soprano saxophone
  • Henry Grate, Jr., Cornell Dupree, Joe Caro – guitar
  • Bob Cranshaw, Gordon Edwards, George Murray – bass
  • Wesley “Gator” Watson, Jimmy Young, Lenny White, Chipper Lyles – drums
  • Napoleon Revels – percussion
  • Bud Johnson, Jr. – congas, bongos
  • Gene Jefferson – tenor saxophone
  • Jimmy Owens, Roy Roman, Everett “Blood” Hollins – trumpet
  • Bill Barnwell – flute
  • Nalo, Ojuleba – vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Weldon Irvine.

  1. Love Your Brother
  2. Walk That Walk; Talk That Talk
  3. Love Jones
  4. I’ll Name It Tomorrow
  5. Cosmic Vortex (Justice Divine)
  6. Quiet (In Memory of Duke Ellington)
  7. Let Yourself Be Free
  8. Love Your Brother (Sanctified Version)

The Staple Singers: Be What You Are

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In September 1973, “Stax” label released “Be What You Are”, album by Staple Singers (The). It was recorded in 1973, and was produced by Al Bell.

Personnel:

  • Cleotha Staples, Mavis Staples, Yvonne Staples – lead and backing vocals
  • Roebuck “Pops” Staples – vocals, guitar
  • Jimmy Page – guitars

Track listing:

  1. Be What You Are – Homer Banks, Raymond Jackson, Carl Hampton
  2. If You Are Ready (Come Go With Me) – Homer Banks, Raymond Jackson, Carl Hampton
  3. Medley: Love Comes in All Colors/Tellin’ Lies – Bettye Crutcher, Carl Smith
  4. Touch a Hand, Make a Friend – Homer Banks, Raymond Jackson, Carl Hampton
  5. Drown Yourself – Bettye Crutcher
  6. I Ain’t Raisin’ No Sand – Darryl Carter, Mack Rice
  7. Grandma’s Hands – Bill Withers
  8. Bridges Instead of Walls – Homer Banks, Raymond Jackson, Carl Hampton
  9. I’m on Your Side – Homer Banks, Raymond Jackson, Carl Hampton
  10. That’s What Friends Are For – Mark Rice
  11. Heaven – Terry Manning

Michael White: The Land Of Spirit And Light

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In September 1973, “Impulse!” label released “The Land of Spirit and Light”, the third Michael White album. It was recorded in February 1973, at “Village Recorder” in Los Angeles.

Personnel:

  • Michael White – violin
  • Prince Lasha – piccolo, flute, alto flute, clarinet
  • Ed Kelly – piano
  • Bob King – classical guitar
  • Cecil McBee – bass
  • Kenneth Nash – percussion
  • Stanley Nash, Kenny Jenkins, ABC Messenger delivery man – vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Michael White, except where noted.

  1. The Land of Spirit and Light (Part 1)
  2. The Land of Spirit and Light (Part 2)
  3. The Land of Spirit and Light (Part 3)
  4. Fatima’s Garden
  5. Fiesta Dominical
  6. O Ancient One
  7. Lament (Mankind) – Cecil McBee, Michael White

Marc Ribot: Songs Of Resistance 1942 – 2018

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On September 14, 2018, “Anti” label released “Songs of Resistance 1942 – 2018”, the 25th Marc Ribot album. It was recorded in 2018, at “Strange Weather Studios”, “Brooklyn Recording”, “Studio G. Brooklyn”, “The School Bell”,

Personnel:

  • Marc Ribot – vocals, guitar, requinto guitar, electric sitar, banjo, bass, harmonica, backing vocals, arrangements, translation
  • Tom Waits – vocals, acoustic guitar, arrangement
  • Eric Heywood – pedal steel guitar
  • Steve Earle – vocal
  • Me’Shell NdegéOcello – vocal
  • Fay Victor – vocal
  • Justin Vivian Bond – vocal
  • Sam Amidon – vocal
  • Tony Garnier – bass
  • Devin Hoff – bass, requinto guitar
  • Chad Taylor – drums
  • Chas Smith – drums, vibraphone, percussion
  • Kenny Wollesen – drums, vibraphone
  • Mauricio Herrera – congas
  • Reinaldo De Jesús – congas, percussion
  • Shahzad Ismaily – Moog synthesizer
  • Doug Wieselman – saxophone, clarinet
  • James Brandon Lewis – saxophone
  • Curtis Fowlkes – trombone
  • Roy Nathanson – flute
  • Rachel Golub – violin
  • Mark Feldman – violin
  • Dave Eggar – cello
  • Erik Friedlander – cello
  • Ohene Cornelius – rap
  • Domenica Fossati, Tift Merritt, Luka Rutzen, Syd Straw, Rea Dubach – backing vocals
  • Daniel Schlett, Karl Derfler, Randall Dunn, Ryan Kelly – recording
  • Alexis Berthelot, Bogdan Chavez, Chris Boerner, Gregory Smelley, Jack DeBoeRyan Kelly – additional overdubs
  • Alex Berthelot, Jay Yow – additional editing
  • Kamilo Kratc – mixing
  • Scott Hull – mastering
  • Bryan Collins – art direction, design
  • Getty Images, Lewis W. Hinc – photography
  • George Estman Hosue – cover photography
  • Ebru Yildiz – Marc Ribot photography
  • Mary Ho – coordination

Track listing:

  1. We Are Soldiers in the Army – traditional
  2. Bella Ciao – traditional
  3. Srinivas
  4. How to Walk in Freedom
  5. Rata De Dos Patas – Norberto Eduardo Toscano
  6. The Militant Ecologist (Based On Fischia Il Vento)
  7. The Big Fool
  8. Ain’t Gonna Let Them Turn Us Round
  9. John Brown
  10. Knock That Status Down
  11. We’ll Never Turn Back – Bertha Gober

Richard Thompson: 13 Rivers

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On September 14, 2018, “New West” label released “13 Rivers”, the eighteenth Richard Thompson album. It was recorded in 2018, at “Boulevard Recording” in Hollywood, and was produced by Richard Thompson.

Personnel:

  • Richard Thompson – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Bobby Eichorn – guitar
  • Taras Prodaniuk – vocals, bass guitar
  • Michael Jerome – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Siobhan Maher Kennedy – harmony vocal
  • Judith Owen – harmony vocal
  • Zara Phillips – harmony vocal

Track listing:

All tracks by Richard Thompson.

  1. The Storm Won’t Come
  2. The Rattle Within
  3. Her Love Was Meant for Me
  4. Bones of Gilead
  5. The Dog in You
  6. Trying
  7. Do All These Tears Belong to You
  8. My Rock, My Rope
  9. You Can’t Reach Me
  10. O’ Cinderella
  11. No Matter
  12. Pride
  13. Shaking the Gates

Snow Patrol: The Forest Is The Path

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On September 13, 2024, “Polydor” label released “The Forest Is the Path”, the eighth Snow Patrol studio album. It was recorded 2003 – 2004, and was produced by Fraser T. Smith, Gary Lightbody and Johnny McDaid.

Personnel:

  • Gary Lightbody – vocals, backing vocals, guitars, bass programming, synthesizers
  • Nathan Connolly – guitar, backing vocals
  • Johnny McDaid – guitars, keyboards, piano, synthesizers, bass, drum programming, backing vocals
  • Ben Epstein – bass guitar
  • Ash Soan – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Gary Lightbody, Johnny McDaid and Nathan Connoll.

  1. All
  2. The Beginning
  3. Everything’s Here and Nothing’s Lost
  4. Your Heart Home
  5. This Is the Sound of Your Voice
  6. Hold Me in the Fire
  7. Years That Fall
  8. Never Really Tire
  9. These Lies
  10. What If Nothing Breaks?
  11. Talking About Hope
  12. The Forest Is the Hope

Jonathan Wilson: Gentle Spirit

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On September 13, 2011, “Bella Union” label released “Gentle Spirit”, the second Jonathan Wilson album. It was recorded in 2011, at “Canyonstereo” in Laurel Canyon, California, and was produced by Jonathan Wilson.

Personnel:

  • Jonathan Wilson – vocals, guitar, recording
  • Adam MacDougall, Brother Andy Cabic, Brian Geltner, Brother Chris Robinson, Colin “Husky” Laroque, Brother Gerald Johnson, Sir Johnathan Rice, Josh Grange, Kenny Siegel, Neal “Partsy” Schofield, Otto Hauser – performer
  • Brett Detar – additional engineering
  • Sir Thom Monahan – mixing
  • Bryce Gonzales – mixing assistant
  • J.J. Golden – mastering
  • Mike Sportes – artwork
  • Kirk James – layout

Track listing:

All tracks by Jonathan Wilson, except where noted.

  1. Gentle Spirit
  2. Can We Really Party Today?
  3. Desert Raven
  4. Canyon in the Rain
  5. Natural Rhapsody
  6. Ballad of the Pines
  7. The Way I Feel – Gordon Lightfoot
  8. Don’t Give Your Heart to a Rambler
  9. Woe Is Me
  10. Waters Down
  11. Rolling Universe
  12. Magic Everywhere
  13. Valley of the Silver Moon

The Rasmus: Weirdo

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On September 12, 2025, “Better Noise” label released “Weirdo”, the eleventh Rasmus (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2025, and was produced by Desmond Child, Marti Frederiksen and Alex Matson. .

Personnel:

  • Lauri Ylönen – voice, backing vocals
  • Emppu Suhonen – electric guitar, backing vocals
  • Eero Heinonen – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Aki Hakala – drums
  • Niko Vilhelm – vocals
  • Lee Jennings– vocals
  • Justin Benlolo – backing vocals
  • Leo Dante – backing vocals
  • Chris Willis – backing vocals
  • Nate Bass – backing vocals
  • Mark Bass – backing vocals
  • Simon Dumas – backing vocals
  • Brandon Will – backing vocals
  • Kieren Bass – backing vocals
  • Evan Fredriksen – engineer
  • Joseph McQueen – mixing, mastering

Track listing:

  1. Creatures of Chaos
  2. Break These Chains
  3. Rest in Peace
  4. Dead Ringer
  5. Weirdo
  6. Banksy
  7. Love Is a Bitch
  8. You Want it All
  9. Bad Things
  10. I’m Coming for You

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