On February 1, 2003, Ramón “Mongo” Santamaría Rodríguez died aged 85. He was musician (congas, bongos), performed and recorded with Perez Prado, Tito Puente, Cal Tjader, Fania All Stars, Dizzy Gillespie, Toots Thielemans, Lalo Schifrin and Paul Horn. His 1977 album “Amanecer” won a “Grammy” award, and his hit rendition of Herbie Hancock’s “Watermelon Man” was inducted into the “Grammy Hall of Fame” in 1998. He is composer of the jazz standard “Afro Blue”, recorded by John Coltrane among others.
On February 1, 2010, “Parlaphone” label released “One Life Stand”, the fourth Hot Chip studio album. It was recorded 2008 – 2009, and was produced by Alexis Taylor,Joe Goddard, Owen Clarke, Al Doyle and Flex Martin .
Personnel:
All tracks by Alexis Taylor,Joe Goddard, Owen Clarke, Al Doyle and Flex Martin.
On February 1, 2005, “Secretly Canadian” label released “I Am a Bird Now”, the second Antony and the Johnsons album. It was recorded in 2004, and was produced by Antony Hegarty. On September 6, 2005, the album won the “Mercury Prize”.
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All tracks by Antony Hegarty.
On February 1, 2001, “Everloving Recordings” released “Brushfire Fairytales”, the debut Jack Johnson album. It was recorded in 2000, and was produced by JP Plunier.
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All tracks by Jack Johnson.
On February 1, 2000, “Dream Works” Label released “The Night”, the fifth and final Morphine studio album. It was completed just before the sudden July 1999 death of bass player and lead singer Mark Sandman, and was produced by Mark Sandman, Dana Colley and Jerome Deupree.
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Track listing:
All tracks by Mark Sandman.
On February 1, 1994, “Reprise” label released “Dookie”, the third Green Day studio album. It was recorded September – October 1993, at the “Fantasy Studios” in Berkeley, and was produced by Rob Cavallo , Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool . The album was certified Diamond in US by the “RIIA”. It won “Grammy Award” for “Best Alternative Music Album” in 1995 and is ranked at number 193 on magazine Rolling Stone’s list of “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.
Personnel:
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All lyrics by Billie Joe Armstrong, except where noted. All music by Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool.
On February 1, 1986, “Homestead” released “Atomizer”, the debut Big Black album. It was recorded in 1985, and was produced by Steve Albini, Santiago Durango and Dave Riley. The album was ranked at number 11 in “Alternative Press” magazine list of “Top Albums of ’85 to ‘95”; magazine “Spin” ranked “Atomizer” at number 83 in its list of “100 Alternative Albums” and at number 92 in its list of “Top 100 (+5) Albums of the Last 20 Years” and “NME” ranked the album at number 372 in its list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.
Personnel:
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All tracks by Steve Albini, Santiago Durango and Dave Riley.
On February 1, 1978, “E.G.” label released “In Your Mind”, the fourth Bryan Ferry solo studio album. It was recorded 1976 – 1977, and was produced by Steve Nye and Brian Ferry.
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All tracks by Bryan Ferry except where noted.
On February 1, 1974, “EMI” label released “Zinc Alloy and the Hidden Riders of Tomorrow”, the ninth Marc Bolan & T. Rex studio album. It was recorded in 1973, at the “Musicland Studios” in Munich, and was produced by Tony Visconti.
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All tracks by Marc Bolan.
On February 1, 1974, “Warner Bros” released “What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits”, the fourth Doobie Brothers (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1973, at “Warner Bros. Studios” in Hollywood, “Wally Heider Studios” in San Francisco, and “Burbank Studios” in Burbank, and was produced by Ted Templeman.
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