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The Throwing Muses: University

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On January 16, 1995, “Sire” label released “University”, the sixth Throwing Muses (The) studio album. It  was recorded in 1994, at the “Kingsway Studio” in New Orleans, and was produced by Bernard Georges, Kristin Hersh and David Narcizo.

Personnel:

  • Kristin Hersh – vocals, guitar
  • Bernard Georges – bass
  • David Narcizo – drums

All tracks by Kristin Hersh.

  1. Bright Yellow Gun
  2. Start
  3. Hazing
  4. Shimmer
  5. Calm Down, Come Down
  6. Crabtown
  7. No Way in Hell
  8. Surf Cowboy
  9. That’s All You Wanted
  10. Teller
  11. University
  12. Snakeface
  13. Flood
  14. Fever Few

Blue Öyster Cult: Same

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On January 16, 1972, “Columbia” label released the self titled, debut Blue Öyster Cult album.  It was recorded July – October 1971, at the “The Warehouse” and “CBS Studios” in New York, and was produced by  Murray Krugman, Sandy Pearlman and David Lucas.

Personnel:

  • Eric Bloom– lead vocals, stun guitar, keyboards
  • Donald “Buck Dharma” Roeser– lead vocals, lead guitar
  • Allen Lanier– rhythm guitar, keyboards
  • Joe Bouchard– lead vocals, bass
  • Albert Bouchard– lead vocals, drums

Track listing:

  1. Transmaniacon MC – Sandy Pearlman, Albert Bouchard, Donald “Buck Dharma” Roeser, Eric Bloom
  2. I’m on the Lamb but I Ain’t No Sheep – Sandy Pearlman, Albert Bouchard
  3. Then Came the Last Days of May – Donald “Buck Dharma” Roeser
  4. Stairway to the Stars – Richard Meltzer, Albert Bouchard, Donald “Buck Dharma” Roeser
  5. Before the Kiss, a Redcap – Allen Lanier, Sandy Pearlman, Donald “Buck Dharma” Roeser
  6. Screams – Joe Bouchard
  7. She’s as Beautiful as a Foot – Richard Meltzer, Allen Bouchard, Allen Lanier
  8. Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll – Sandy Pearlman, Donald “Buck Dharma” Roeser, Allen Bouchard
  9. Workshop of the Telescopes – Sandy Pearlman, Allen Bouchard, Donald “Buck Dharma” Roeser, Allen Lanier, Albert.Bouchard, Eric Bloom
  10. Redeemed – Sandy Pearlman, Harry Farcas, Albert Bouchard, Allen Lanier

ZZ Top: ZZ Top’s First Album

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On January 16, 1971, “London” label released “ZZ Top’s First Album”, the debut ZZ Top studio album. It was recorded in 1970, at the “Robin Hood Studios” in Texas, and was produced by Bill Ham.

Personnel:

  • Billy Gibbons – vocals, guitar
  • Dusty Hill– lead, co – lead and backing vocals, bass guitar, keyboards
  • Frank Beard– drums, percussion

Track listing:

  1. (Somebody Else Been) Shaking Your Tree – Billy Gibbons
  2. Brown Sugar – Billy Gibbons
  3. Squank – Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, Bill Ham
  4. Goin’ Down to Mexico – Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, Bill Ham
  5. Old Man – Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, Frank Beard
  6. Neighbor, Neighbor – Billy Gibbons
  7. Certified Blues – Billy Gibbons, Frank Beard, Bill Ham
  8. Bedroom Thang – Billy Gibbons
  9. Just Got Back from Baby’s – Billy Gibbons, Bill Ham
  10. Backdoor Love Affair – Billy Gibbons, Bill Ham

Blue Cheer: Vincebum Eruptum

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On January 16, 1968, “Philips” label released “Vincebum Eruptum”, the debut Blue Cheer studio album.  It was recorded in 1967, at the “Amigo Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Abe “Voco” Kesh.

Personnel:

  • Dickie Peterson– vocals, bass
  • Leigh Stephens– guitar
  • Paul Whaley– drums
  • John Van Hamersveld– photography

Track listing:

  1. Summertime Blues – Eddie Cochran, Jerry Capehart
  2. Rock Me Baby – B.B. King, Joe Josea
  3. Doctor Please – Dickie Peterson
  4. Out of Focus – Dickie Peterson
  5. Parchment Farm – Mouse Allison
  6. Second Time Around – Dickie Peterson

The Sundays: Reading, Writing and Arithmetic

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On January 15, 1990, “Rough Trade” label released “Reading, Writing and Arithmetic”, the Sundays debut album. It was recorded 1989 – 1990, and was produced by Harriet Wheeler, David Gavurin, Paul Brindley, Patrick Hannah, Lindsay Jamieson and Ray Shulman.

Personnel:

  • Harriet Wheeler — vocals
  • David Gavurin — guitar
  • Paul Brindley — bass
  • Patrick Hannan — drums
  • Lindsay Jamieson — tambourine

Track listing:

All tracks by David Gavurin and Harriet Wheeler.

  1. Skin & Bones
  2. Here’s Where the Story Ends
  3. Can’t Be Sure
  4. I Won
  5. Hideous Towns
  6. You’re Not the Only One I Know
  7. A Certain Someone
  8. I Kicked a Boy
  9. My Finest Hour
  10. Joy

They Might Be Giants: Flood

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On January 15, 1990, “Elektra” label release “Flood”, the third “They Might Be Giants” studio album. It was recorded in 1989, at the “Skyline Studios” in New York, and was produced by John Flansburgh, John Linnell, , Alan Winstanley and Clive Langer.

Personnel:

  • John Flansburgh – vocals, guitar, programming, mandolin, kitchen utensils, trumpet, design
  • John Linnell – vocals, accordion, keyboards, saxophones, melodica, programming
  • Arto Lindsay– guitar
  • Alan Bezozi – drum programming
  • Mark Feldman – violin
  • Rick McRae – trombone
  • Frank London, Charlie Sepulveda – trumpet
  • Marion Beckenstein, Joel Mitchell – vocals
  • The Skyline Staff – handclaps
  • Roger Moutenot – whip
  • Elizabeth van Itallie – design
  • Helene Silverman – design consultant
  • Margaret Bourke-White– photography
  • Barbara Lipp – art assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by John Flansburgh and John Linnell, except where noted.

  1. Theme From Flood
  2. Birdhouse in Your Soul
  3. Lucky Ball & Chain
  4. Istanbul (Not Constantinople) – Jimmy Kennedy, Nat Simon
  5. Dead
  6. Your Racist Friend
  7. Particle Man
  8. Twisting
  9. We Want a Rock
  10. Someone Keeps Moving My Chair
  11. Hearing Aid
  12. Minimum Wage
  13. Letterbox
  14. Whistling in the Dark
  15. Hot Cha
  16. Women & Men
  17. They Might Be Giants
  18. Road Movie to Berlin

John Fogerty: Centerfield

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On January 15, 1985, “Warner Bros.” label released “Centerfield”, the third John Fogerty solo studio album. It was recorded July – September 1984, at “The Plaqnt Ctudios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by John Fogerty. “Centerfield” was certified 2 x Platinum in the US by “RIAA”.

Personnel:

  • John Fogerty – vocals, all instruments, arranger, art direction
  • Mark Slagle – engineer
  • Jeffrey “Nik” Norman – engineer
  • Bobby Hata – mastering
  • Laura LiPuma – art direction, design
  • Kelly Ray – artwork
  • Ann Fisher – artwork
  • Bruce Britton – artwork
  • Minor Monuments – artwork
  • Bob Fogerty – art pre-production
  • Stuart Watson – front cover photography
  • Victoria Pearson – inner sleeve photography

All tracks by John Fogerty, except where noted.

  1. The Old Man Down the Road
  2. Rock and Roll Girls
  3. Big Train (From Memphis)
  4. I Saw It On T.V
  5. Greed
  6. Searchlight
  7. Centerfield
  8. I Can’t Help Myself
  9. Zanz Kant Danz

John Lee Hooker & Canned Heat: Hooker ‘n’ Heat

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On January 15, 1971, “Liberty” released “Hooker ‘n Heat”, a double album by John Lee Hooker and Canned Heat. It was recorded in May 1970, and was produced by Bob Hite and Skip Taylor.

Personnel:

  • John Lee Hooker – vocals, guitar
  • Alan Wilson – harmonica, rhythm guitar, piano
  • Henry Vestine – lead guitar
  • Antonio de la Barreda – bass
  • Adolfo de la Parra – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by John Lee Hooker except where noted.

  1. Messin’ with the Hook
  2. The Feelin’ Is Gone
  3. Send Me Your Pillow
  4. Sittin’ Here Thinkin
  5. Meet Me in the Bottom
  6. Alimonia Blues
  7. Drifter
  8. You Talk Too Much
  9. Burning Hell – John Lee Hooker, Bernard Besman
  10. Bottle Up and Go
  11. I Got My Eyes on You
  12. Whiskey and Wimmen
  13. Just You and Me
  14. Let’s Make It
  15. Peavine
  16. Boogie Chillen 2 – John Lee Hooker, Bernard Besman

MC5: Back in the USA

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On January 15, 1970, “Atlantic” label released “Back in the USA”, the debut MC5 studio album, and second album overall, following 1969’s live album “Kick out the Jams”. It was recorded in 1969, at the “GM Studios” in Detroit, and was produced by Jon Landau.

Personnel:

  • Rob Tyner – vocals
  • Wayne Kramer– guitar, backing vocals
  • Fred “Sonic” Smith– lead and backing vocals, guitar
  • Michael Davis– bass
  • Dennis Thompson– drums
  • Danny Jordan – keyboards
  • Pete Kelly – keyboards

Track listing:

All tracks by Rob Tyner, Wayne Kramer , Fred Smith, Michael Davis, and Dennis Thompson except where noted.

  1. Tutti Frutti – Dorothy LaBostrie, Joe Lubin, Richard Penniman
  2. Tonight
  3. Teenage Lust
  4. Let Me Try
  5. Looking at You
  6. High School
  7. Call Me Animal
  8. The American Ruse
  9. Shakin’ Street
  10. The Human Being Lawnmower
  11. Back in the U.S.A.

The Byrds: The Notorious Byrd Brothers

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On January 15, 1968, “Columbia” label released “The Notorious Byrd Brothers”, the fifth Byrds (The) studio album. It was recorded June – December, 1967, at the “Columbia Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Gary Usher.

Personnel:

  • Roger McGuinn – vocals, lead guitar, Moog synthesizer
  • David Crosby – vocals, rhythm guitar, electric bass
  • Chris Hillman– vocals, electric bass, guitar, mandolin
  • Michael Clarke– drums
  • Gene Clark– backing vocal
  • Clarence White, James Burton– guitar
  • Red Rhodes– pedal steel guitar
  • Paul Beaver, Terry Trotter – piano
  • Paul Beaver, Gary Usher– Moog synthesizer
  • Barry Goldberg– organ
  • Dennis McCarthy– celeste
  • Jim Gordon– drums
  • Hal Blaine– drums
  • Lester Harris, Raymond Kelley, Paul Bergstrom, Jacqueline Lustgarten – cello
  • Victor Sazer, Carl West, William Armstrong – violin
  • Alfred McKibbon – double bass
  • Ann Stockton – harp
  • Richard Hyde– trombone
  • Jay Migliori– saxophone
  • Roy Caron, Virgil Fums, Gary Weber – brass
  • Dennis Faust, Gary Usher – percussion
  • Curt Boettcher, Gary Usher – backing vocals
  • Firesign Theatre– sound effects

Track listing:

  1. Artificial Energy – Roger McGuinn,Chris Hillman, Michael Clarke
  2. Goin’ Back – Carole King, Gerry Goffin
  3. Natural Harmony – Chris Hillman
  4. Draft Morning – David Crosby, Chris Hillm, Roger McGuinn
  5. Wasn’t Born to Follow – Carole King, Gerry Goffin
  6. Get to You – Gene Clark and Roger McGuinn
  7. Change Is Now – Chris Hillman, Roger McGuinn
  8. Old John Robertson – Chris Hillman, Roger McGuinn
  9. Tribal Gathering – David Crosby, Chris Hillma
  10. Dolphin’s Smile – David Crosby, Chris Hillman, Roger McGuinn
  11. Space Odyssey – Roger McGuinn, Robert J. Hippard