Van Der Graaf Generator: Do Not Disturb

On September 30, 2016, “Esoteric Records” label released “Do Not Disturb”, the thirteenth Van der Graaf Generator studio album. It was recorded 2015 – 2016.

Personnel:

  • Peter Hammill – vocals, guitars, pianos
  • Hugh Banton – organs, keyboards, bass, accordion, glockenspiel
  • Guy Evans – drums, percussion
  • Ben Turner – engineer
  • Christian Wright – mastering
  • Mark Powell, Vicky Powell – coordinator
  • Paul Ridout – artwork, design
  • Tamra Gray – photography

Track listing:

  1. Aloft
  2. Alfa Berlina
  3. Room 1210
  4. Forever Faling
  5. Shikata Ga Nai
  6. (Oh No! I Must Have Said) Yes
  7. Brought to Nook
  8. Almost the Words
  9. Go

Roger Daltrey: Under A Raging Moon

In September 1985, “10 Records” label released “Under a Raging Moon”, the sixth Roger Daltrey studio album. It was recorded in 1985, at “RAK” and “Odyssey” in London, and was produced by Alan Shacklock.

Personnel:

  • Roger Daltrey – lead, harmony and backing vocals
  • Robbie McIntosh – guitars
  • Russ Ballard – guitar, harmony vocals
  • Nick Glennie-Smith – keyboards, sequencing, emulator, Hammond organ
  • Alan Shacklock – piano, keyboards, sequencing, emulator, percussion, Hammond organ, Rhodes piano, tambourine, sampling, acoustic guitar, sequencer, Fairlight CMI
  • Mark Feltham – harmonica
  • Tony Butler – bass
  • John Siegler – bass
  • Bruce Watson – EBow
  • Steve Rance – Fairlight CMI
  • Mark Brzezicki – drums, triangle, cabasa, percussion
  • Martin Chambers – drums
  • Roger Taylor – drums
  • Cozy Powell – drums
  • Stewart Copeland – drums
  • Zak Starkey – outro, drums
  • Carl Palmer – drums
  • Mark Brzezicki – outro, drums
  • Mark Williamson – harmony and backing vocals
  • John Payne – backing vocals
  • Annie McCaig – backing vocals
  • John Parr – backing vocals
  • Will Gosling – engineer
  • Chris Dickie – engineer assistant
  • Dana Gorbun – engineer assistant
  • Alan Shacklock – mixing
  • Mark Wallis – mixing
  • Roger Dobson – mixing assistant
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Graham Hughes – sleeve concept, photography

Track listing:

  1. After the Fire – Pete Townshend
  2. Don’t Talk to Strangers – Julia Downes, Kris Ryder, Roger Daltrey
  3. Breaking Down Paradise – Russ Ballard
  4. The Pride You Hide – Alan Dagleish, Roger Daltrey, Nicky Tesco
  5.  Move Better in the Night – Chris Thompson, Stevie Lange, Robbie McIntosh, Roger Daltrey
  6. Let Me Down Easy – Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance
  7. Fallen Angel – Kit Hain
  8. It Don’t Satisfy Me – Alan Shacklock, Roger Daltrey
  9. Rebel – Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance
  10. Under a Ragging Moon – Julia Downes, John Parr

Keith Jarrett: Changes

In September 1984, “ECM” label released “Changes”, album by Keith Jarrett. It was recorded in January 1983, at “Power Station” in New York City, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Keith Jarrett – piano
  • Jack DeJohnette – drums
  • Gary Peacock – double bass
  • Jan Erik Kongshaug – recording
  • Barbara Wojirsch – design, layout

Track listing:

All tracks by Keith Jarrett.

  1. Flying Part 1
  2. Flying Part 2
  3. Prism

Darius Jones: fLuXkit Vancouver (its Suite but Sacred)

On September 29, 2023, “Northern Spy” label released “fLuXkit Vancouver (its Suite but Sacred)”, the thirteen Darius Jones album. It was recorded in June 2023, at “The Grand Luxe Hall” in Western Front, Vancouver, Canada, and was produced by Darius Jones.

Personnel:

  • Darius Jones – alto saxophone
  • James Meger – double bass
  • Gerald Cleaver – drums
  • Joshua Zubot – violin
  • Jesse Zubot – violin, mixing
  • Peggy Lee – cello
  • Sheldon Zaharko – recording, mixing
  • Matt Meglan – mastering
  • Stan Douglas – artwork
  • Matti Nives – design
  • Harmony Holiday – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Darius Jones.

  1. Flexus V5T 1S1
  2. Rainbow
  3. Zubot
  4. Damon and Pythias

Herbie Hancock: Magic Windows

On September 29, 1981, “Columbia” label released “Magic Windows”, the twenty-fifth Herbie Hancock album. It was recorded in 1981, at “The Automatt” in San Francisco, “Kendun Recording”, “Village Recorders”, “Ameraycan Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by David Rubinson and Herbie Hancock.

Personnel:

  • Herbie Hancock – E-mu Polyphonic keyboard, E-mu Emulator, clavitar, Minimoog, Prophet 5, Oberheim Eight Voice, Yamaha CS-80, ARP Odyssey, ARP 2600, Hohner clavinet, Rhodes 88 Suitcase piano, Sennheiser, Linn LM-1 drum computer, modified Apple II+ computer, acoustic piano, bass, backing vocals
  • Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone
  • Ray Parker Jr., George Johnson, Al McKay, Wah-Wah Watson, Adrian Belew – guitar
  • Freddie Washington, Louis Johnson, Ed Watkins – bass
  • John Robinson, Ray Parker Jr., James Gadson, Alphonse Mouzon – drums
  • Kwasi Dzidzornu, Kwawu Ladzekpo, Moody Perry III – bells, Ghanaian drums
  • Juan Escovedo, Pete Escovedo, Sheila Escovedo, Paulinho da Costa – percussion
  • Sylvester, Vicki Randle, Gavin Christopher – lead vocals
  • Jeanie Tracy, Dede Dickerson, Ngoh Spencer, Vicki Randle, David Bottom, Jeffrey Cohen, Julia, Luther, Maxine, Oren Waters – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Magic Number – David Rubinson, Herbie Hancock, Jeffrey Cohen
  2. Tonight’s the Night – Herbie Hancock, Jeffrey Cohen, Ray Parker Jr.
  3. Everybody’s Broke – Alphonse Mouzon, Gavin Christopher, Herbie Hancock, Jeffrey Cohen
  4. Help Yourself – David Rubinson, Gavin Christopher, Herbie Hancock, Jeffrey Cohen
  5. Satisfied with Love – Herbie Hancock, Jean Hancock
  6. The Twilight Clone – Adrian Belew, Herbie Hancock

Grobschnitt: Merry Go Round

In September 1979, “Brain” label released “Merry-Go-Round”, the sixth Grobschnitt album. It was recorded in 1979 at “Russi Reckords” in Hamburg, Germany, and was produced by Walter Quitus, Eroc, Toni Moff Mollo, Lupo, Mist, Wild Boar and Popo.

Personnel:

  • Toni Moff Mollo – vocals
  • Lupo = lead guitar, acoustic guitar, chorus
  • Mist – keyboards, chorus
  • Wild Boar – vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar
  • Popo aka Hunter – bass guitar
  • Eroc – voices, drums

Track listing:

  1. Come on People
  2. Merry Go Round
  3. ACYM
  4. You Can’t Do It
  5. Coke Train
  6. May Day

Go: Go Too

In September 1977, “Arista” label released “Go Too”, the second and final Go studio album. It was recorded in 1977, in New York City, and was produced by Stomu Yamashita.

Personnel:

  • Stomu Yamashta – keyboards, piano, tympani, percussions
  • Klaus Schulze – synthesizers
  • J. Peter Robinson – keyboards
  • Al Di Meola – lead guitar
  • Doni Harvey – vocals, guitar
  • Jess Roden – lead vocals
  • Linda Lewis – lead vocals
  • Paul Jackson, Jr. – bass guitar
  • Michael Shrieve – drums
  • Brother James – conga drums, percussion
  • The Martyn Ford Orchestra
  • Paul Buckmaster – orchestrations

Track listing:

  1. Prélude
  2. Seen You Before
  3. Madness
  4. Mysteries of Love
  5. Wheels of Fortune
  6. Beauty
  7. You and Me
  8. Ecliptic

Ian Shaw: In A New York Minute

On September 28, 1999, “Milestone” label released “In a New York Minute”, the sixth Ian Shaw album. It was recorded in September 1998, and was produced by Todd Barkan.

Personnel:

  • Ian Shaw – vocals, arrangements
  • Iain Ballamy – saxophone
  • Joe Beck – guitar
  • Cedar Walton – piano, arrangements
  • Geoff Gascoyne – arrangements
  • James Pearson
  • Simon Wallace
  • James Pearson
  • Troy Halderson – engineer
  • Todd A. Gerard – mastering
  • Jamie Putnam – art direction, design
  • John Abbott – photography
  • Darren Crowdy – executive producer
  • Will Friedwald – liner notes
  • Jack Frisch

Track listing:

  1. In a New York Minute – Fran Landesman, Simon Wallace
  2. Standing in the Dark – Sikandar Luck
  3. Wouldn’t It Be Loverly – Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe
  4. I Thought About You – Johnny Mercer, Jimmy Van Heusen
  5. Furry Sings the Blues – Joni Mitchell
  6. Grandma’s Hands – Bill Withers
  7. Alfie – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
  8. All or Nothing at All – Arthur Altman, Jack Lawrence

Blondie: Eat To The Beat

On September 28, 1979, “Chrysalis” label released “Eat to the Beat”, the fourth Blondie studio album. It was recorded April – June 1979, at “Electric Lady”, “Mediasound”, “Power Station” in New York City, and was produced by Mike Chapman. The album has been certified Platinum by the “British Phonographic Industry” (BPI) and the “Recording Industry Association of America” (RIAA).

Personnel:

  • Deborah Harry – vocals
  • Frank Infante – guitars, backing vocals
  • Chris Stein – guitars
  • Jimmy Destri – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Nigel Harrison – bass guitar
  • Clem Burke – drums
  • Randy Hennes – harmonica
  • Ellie Greenwich – backing vocals
  • Lorna Luft – backing vocals
  • Donna Destri – backing vocals
  • Mike Chapman – backing vocals, count-in vocal
  • Dave Tickle – engineer
  • Peter Coleman – engineer
  • Steve Hall – mastering
  • Billy Bass – art direction
  • Norman Seeff – design, photography
  • John Van Hamersveld – typography, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Deborah Harry and Chris Stein.

  1. Dreaming
  2. The Hardest Part
  3. Union City Blue – Deborah Harry, Nigel Harrison
  4. Shayla – Chris Stein
  5. Eat to the Beat – Deborah Harry, Nigel Harrison
  6. Accidents Never Happen – Jimmy Destri
  7. Die Young Stay Pretty
  8. Slow Motion – Laura Davis, Jimmy Destri
  9. Atomic – Deborah Harry, Jimmy Destri
  10. Sound-A-Sleep
  11. Victor – Deborah Harry, Frank Infante
  12. Living in the Real World – Jimmy Destri

Dežo Ursiny: Pevnive Detstva

In September 1978, “Opus” label released “Pevnive Detstva”, the second Dežo Ursiny album. It was recorded in 1978, at “Opus Studio” in Pezinok, Slovakia.

Personnel:

  • Dežo Ursiny – vocals
  • Jaroslav Filip – electric piano, keyboards, harpsichord
  • Anton Jaro – bass guitar
  • Cyril Zelenak – drums, percussion
  • Dušan Húščava – soprano and tenor saxophone, flute
  • Juraj Lehotsky – trumpet
  • Vladimir Maly – Cor Anglais
  • Milan Tedla – strings conductor
  • Juraj Filo – engineer
  • Jozef Hanák, Ľubo Filip – technician
  • Ján Lauko – recording supervisor
  • Jozef Pernecky – cover
  • Milan Vašica – editor

Track listing:

  1. Vtáci – lyrics by Dušan Mitana, music by Dežo Ursiny
  2. Ostrov – lyrics by Ivan Štrpka, music by Dežo Ursiny
  3. Privretými Očami – lyrics by Ivan Štrpka, music by Dežo Ursiny
  4. Nové Dieťa – lyrics by Ivan Štrpka, music by Dežo Ursiny
  5. Jedného Dňa – lyrics by Ivan Štrpka, music by Dežo Ursiny

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