Merle Hagard And The Strangers: Same Train, A Different Time

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In April 1969, “Capitol” label released “Same Train, A Different Time”, album by Merle Haggard and the Strangers (the ninth Merle Haggard studio album overall). It was recorded August 1968 – February 1969, at “Capitol Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Ken Nelson.

Personnel:

  • Merle Haggard – vocals, guitar

The Strangers:

  • Roy Nichols – guitar, harmonica
  • Norman Hamlet – steel guitar
  • George French – piano
  • Jerry Ward – bass
  • Eddie Burris – drums
  • Lewis Talley – guitar
  • Billy Mize – harmony vocals
  • Bonnie Owens – harmony vocals
  • James Burton – guitar, dobro
  • Bob Morris – bass
  • Roy Huskey, Jr. – bass

Track listing:

All tracks by Jimmie Rodgers, except where noted.

  1. California Blues
  2. Narration #1
  3. Hobo’s Meditation
  4. Waitin’ for a Train
  5. Mother, The Queen of My Heart – Jimmy Rodgers, Hoyt Bryant
  6. My Carolina Sunshine Girl
  7. Narration #2
  8. Train Whistle Blues
  9. Why Should I Be Lonely? – Jimmy Rodgers, Estelle Lovel
  10. Jimmie’s Texas Blues
  11. Blue Yodel#6 – Jimmy Rodgers, George Vaughan
  12. Narration #3
  13. Mule Skinner Blues
  14. Peach Picking Time Down in Georgia – Jimmy Rodgers, Clayton McMichen
  15. Down the Old Road To Home – Jimmy Rodgers, Carey D. Harvey
  16. Travelin’ Blues – Jimmy Rodgers, Shelly Lee Alley
  17. Miss the Mississippi and You – Bill Halley
  18. Frankie and Johnny
  19. No Hard Times
  20. Narration #4
  21. Hobo Bill’s Last Ride – Waldo LaFayette O’Neal
  22. My Old Pal – Jimmy Rodgers, Elsie McWilliams
  23. Nobody Knows But Me – Jimmy Rodgers, McWilliams
  24. Narration #5
  25. Jimmie Rodgers’ Last Blue Yodel (The Women Make a Fool Out of Me)

Jimmy Smith: A New Sound – A New Star, Vol. 2

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In April 1956, “Blue Note” label released “A New Sound – A New Star, Vol. 2”, the second Jimmy Smith album. It was recorded in March 1956, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Jimmy Smith – organ
  • Thornel Schwartz – guitar
  • Donald Bailey – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography
  • Babs Gonzales – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Jimmy Smith, except where noted.

  1. The Champ – Dizzy Gillespie
  2. Bayou
  3. Deep Purple – Peter DeRose, Mitchell Parish
  4. Moonlight in Vermont – John Blackburn, Karl Suessdorf
  5. Ready ‘n Able
  6. Turquoise
  7. Bubbis

Beverley Martin

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On April 27, 2026, Beverley Kutner aka Beverley Martin died aged 79. She was musician (guitar), singer and songwriter, member of the band Levee Breakers (The). She recorded and performed with John Martyn, Jimmy Page, Simon & Garfunkel, Levon Helm, Dave Pegg, Richard Thompson, Ralph McTell, John Renbourn, Andy White, John Paul Jones, Nicky Hopkins, Loudon Wainwright III, Wilko Johnson, Sandy Denny and Davy Graham. As leader or co-leader she released five albums (two with John Martyn).

Man: Undrugged

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In April 2002, “Point Records” label released “Undrugged”, the 14th Man album. It was recorded in 1996, in Lampeter, Wales, and at “Hundrefolians Studios” in Swansea, Wales.

Personnel:

  • Micky Jones – vocals, guitar
  • Deke Leonard – vocals, guitar, keyboards, liner notes
  • Gareth Thorrington – piano, organ, synthesizer
  • Martin Ace – bass
  • Terry Williams – drums
  • Bob Richards – drums 

Track listing:

  1. Scotch Corner – Micky Jones, Deke Leonard, Morley, Ken Whaley, Terry Williams
  2. Babe, I’m Gonna Leave – Bennett, Anna Bredon, Darling
  3. I Always Thought the Walrus Was Protected – Martin Ace
  4. Dream Away – Deke Leonard
  5. Manillo – Martin Ace
  6. Asylum – Micky Jones
  7. Trying to Get to You – Rose Marie McCoy, Charlie Singleton
  8. Listen to Me, Sister – Deke Leonard
  9. Georgia on My Mind – Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell
  10. Sail on Sailor – Tandyn Almer, Ray Kennedy, Van Dyke Parks, Jack Rieley, Brian Wilson
  11. Day and Night – Mickey Jones, Deke Leonard, Ken Whaley, Terry Williams

Go: Same

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On April 30, 1976, “Island” label released the self-titled, debut Go studio album. It was recorded in February 1976, at “Island Studios” in London in February, and was produced by Dennis McKay, Stomu Yamashta and Paul Buckmaster.

Personnel:

  • Stomu Yamashta – string synthesizers, Minimoog synthesizer, Mini Korg synthesizer, timpani, percussion
  • Steve Winwood – vocal, acoustic and electric piano, organ, guitar, string synthesizers
  • Michael Shrieve – drums
  • Klaus Schulze – synthesizers
  • Chris West – rhythm guitar
  • Pat Thrall – lead and rhythm guitar
  • Junior Marvin – rhythm guitar, guitar
  • Al Di Meola – lead guitar
  • Bernie Holland – guitar
  • Rosko Gee – bass guitar
  • Hisako Yamashta – voice, violin
  • Paul Buckmaster – woodwind, strings and brass arrangements
  • Brother James – congas
  • Lenox Langton – congas
  • Thunderthighs – backing vocals
  • Phill Brown – engineer
  • Robert Ash – engineer

Track listing:

All lyrics by Michael Quarterman, all music by Stomu Yamashita, except where noted.

  1. Solitude
  2. Nature
  3. Air Over
  4. Crossing the Line
  5. Man of Leo
  6. Stellar
  7. Space Theme
  8. Space Requiem
  9. Space Song
  10. Carnival
  11. Ghost Machine
  12. Surfspin
  13. Time is Here
  14. Winner/Loser – Steve Winwood

Flora Purim: If You Will

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On April 29, 2022, “Strut Records” label released “If You Will”, the 27th Flora Purim album. It was recorded at “Astrolábio Studio” and Säo Saruê Label”, in Curitiba, Brazil, “C.A. Studios” and “Click Audio Works”, “San Anselmo Studio” in California, and was produced by Flora Purim.

Personnel:

  • Flora Purim – vocals
  • Diana Purim – vocals
  • Claudia Villela – vocals
  • Grecco Buratto – guitar, backing vocals
  • Filó Machado – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Fabio Nascimento – acoustic guitar
  • José Neto – guitar
  • Bryan Velasco – piano, keyboards
  • Mikka Mutti – keyboards
  • Frank Martin – keyboards
  • Marcio Lomiramda – keyboards
  • Davi Sartori – electric piano
  • Fábio Hess – bass
  • Andre de Santanna – bass
  • Thiago Duarte – bass
  • Gary Brown – bass
  • Léo Nobre – bass
  • Café da Silva – bata
  • Airto Moreira – vocals, percussion, drums
  • Léo Costa – drums
  • Endrigo Bettega – drums
  • Stéphane San Juan – drums
  • Celso Alberti – drums, percussion
  • Stéphane San Juan – drums
  • Filipe Castro – percussion
  • Alberto Lopes – percussion
  • Gibi dos Santos – percussion
  • Krishna Booker – percussion, backing vocals
  • Todd M. Simon – flugelhorn
  • Caro Pierotto – backing vocals
  • Maria Joana – backing vocals
  • Emina Shimanuki – backing vocals
  • Kana Shimunaki – backing vocals
  • Mari Nobre – backing vocals
  • Niura Band – backing vocals
  • Vitor Pinheiro – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. If You Will – George Duke
  2. This Is Me – Krishna Booker, Diana Purim
  3. 500 Miles High – Chick Corea, Neville Potter
  4. A Flor Da Vida – Mario Moya, Diana Purim
  5. Newspaper Girl – José Neto
  6. Dandara – Felipe Machado, Judith de Souza
  7. Zahuroo – Celso Alberti, José Neto, Claudia Villela
  8. Dois + Dois = Tres – Nuno Mindelis
  9. Lucidez – Krishna Booker, Fabio Nascimento, Diana Purim

The Soup Dragons: Lovegold

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In April 1990, “Big Life” label released “Lovegod”, the second Soup Dragons (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1989, in London, and was produced by Sean Dickson and George Shilling.

Personnel:

  • Sean Dickson – vocals, guitar, keyboards, programming
  • Jim McCullough – guitar, backing vocals
  • Sushil K. Dade – bass guitar
  • Paul Quinn – drums, percussion
  • Junior Reid

Track listing:

All tracks by Sean Dickson except where noted.

  1. I’m Free – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
  2. Mother Universe
  3. Backwards Dog
  4. Softly
  5. Drive the Pain
  6. Lovegod
  7. Dream-E-Forever
  8. Sweetmeat
  9. Kiss the Gun
  10. Love You to Death
  11. Beauty Freak
  12. Lovegod Dub
  13. Crotch Deep Trash

The Teardrop Explodes: Everybody Wants To Shag…

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In April 1990, “Fontana” label released “Everybody Wants to Shag…”, the third and final Teardrop Explodes (The) studio album. It was recorded 1980 – 1982, and was produced by Hugh Jones.

Personnel:

  • Julian Cope – vocals, bass guitar, violin, piano
  • David Balfe – organ, piano, synthesizer, arrangements
  • Gary Dwyer – drums, drum machine
  • Troy Tate – guitar
  • Alan Gill – guitar
  • Ron François – bass guitar
  • Luke Tunney – trumpet
  • Ted Emmet – trumpet
  • Hugh Jones – engineer
  • Chris Hughes, Chris Sheldon, Clive Langer, Hugh Jones, Ross Cullum – mixing
  • Pointblanc Design – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Julian Cope and David Balfe; except where noted.

  1. Ouch Monkeys
  2. Serious Danger
  3. Metranil Vavin – Julian Cope
  4. Count to Ten and Run for Cover
  5. In-Psychlopaedia – Julian Cope, Gary Dwyer, David Balfe
  6. Soft Enough for You
  7. You Disappear from View – Julian Cope
  8. The Challenger
  9. Not My Only Friend – Julian Cope
  10. Sex (Pussyface) – Julian Cope
  11. Terrorist – David Balfe
  12. Strange House in the Snow

Billy Harper: Soran-Bushi, B.H.

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In April 1978, “Denon” label released “Soran-Bushi, B.H.”, the fifth Billy Harper album. It was recorded in December 1977, at “Sound Ideas Studios” in New York City.

Personnel:

  • Billy Harper – tenor saxophone
  • Everett Hollins – trumpet
  • Harold Mabern – piano
  • Greg Maker – bass
  • Horacee Arnold – drums 
  • Billy Hart – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Billy Harper.

  1. Trying to Get Ready
  2. Loverhood
  3. Soran-Bushi, B.H.

The Headhunters: Straight From The Gate

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In April 1977, “Arista” label released “Straight from the Gate”, the sixth Headhunters (The) album. It was recorded in 1977, at “The Automatt”, in San Francisco, and was produced by David Rubinson & Friends, Derrick Youman, DeWayne McKnight, Paul Potyen, Bennie Maupin, Paul Jackson, Michael Clark and Bill Summers.

Personnel:

  • Derrick Youman – lead vocals
  • Obsidian Blackbyrd (DeWayne McKnight) – acoustic and electric guitar, sitar, backing vocals
  • Paul Potyen – piano, electric piano, organ, synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Bennie Maupin – vocals, soprano and tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, flute
  • Paul Jackson – vocals, bass
  • Michael Clark – drums
  • Bill Summers – percussion
  • David Rubinson, Fred Catero – engineer
  • Chris Minto – engineer assistant
  • George Horn – mastering
  • Bruce Steinberg – design, photography
  • Kaz Tsuruta – layout, photography
  • Fred Catero – co producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Derrick Youman, DeWayne McKnight, Paul Potyen, Bennie Maupin, Paul Jackson, Michael Clark and Bill Summers.

  1. Straight from the Gate – lyrics by Joel “Twinkles” Smith, Maurice Holloway, Wallace Mitchell
  2. Mayonnaise
  3. Ms. Yum Yum
  4. Don’t Kill Your Feelings
  5. Descending Azzizziuh (The Beginning Of A Dream)
  6. I Remember I Made You Cry
  7. Pork Soda
  8. Dreams
  9. Silhouette

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