On March 6, 2013, Graham Anthony Barnes aka Alvin Lee died aged 68. He was musician (guitar), singer and songwriter, best known as founding member, lead vocalist and lead guitarist of Ten Years After.
Monthly Archives: March 2016
Van Morrison: Pay The Devil
On March 6, 2006, “Lost Highway” label released “Pay the Devil”, the thirty-second Van Morrison studio album. It was recorded in 2005, and was produced by Van Morrison. The album features twelve cover versions of American country and western songs and three original compositions.
Personnel:
- Van Morrison – vocals, acoustic guitar
- Crawford Bell – vocals
- Trionagh Moore- vocals
- Olwin Bell – vocals
- Karen Hamill – vocals
- Aine Whelan – vocals
- Leon McCrum – vocals
- Paul Godden – guitar, steel guitar
- Mick Green- guitar
- Johnny Scott – vocals, guitar
- Geraint Watkins- piano
- Paul Riley- acoustic bass
- Ian Jennings – double bass
- Nicky Scott – electric bass
- Bobby Irwin – drums
- Bob Loveday – violin
- Fiachra Trench- vocals, string arrangements
- Gavyn Wright- string section leader
Track listing:
- There Stands the Glass – Alize Gresham, Russ Hull, Mary Jane , Shurtz
- Half as Much – Curly Williams
- Things Have Gone to Pieces – Leon Payne
- Big Blue Diamonds – Earl J. Carson
- Playhouse – Van Morrison
- Your Cheatin’ Heart – Hank Williams
- Don’t You Make Me High – Daniel Barker, Ken Harris
- My Bucket’s Got a Hole in It – Clarence Williams
- Back Street Affair – Billy Wallace
- Pay the Devil – Van Morrison
- What Am I Living For? – Art Harris, Fred Jay
- This Has Got to Stop – Van Morrison
- Once a Day – Bill Anderson
- More and More – Merle Kilgore, Webb Pierce
- Til I Gain Control Again – Rodney Crowell
David Gilmour: On An Island
On March 6, 2006, “EMI” label released “On an Island”, the third David Gilmour solo album. It was recorded 2001 – 2005, and was produced by David Gilmour, Phil Manzanera and Chris Thomas.
Personnel:
- David Gilmour – lead vocals, guitars, lap steel guitars, electric piano, percussion, bass guitar, piano, alto saxophone, cümbüş, bass harmonica, Hammond organ
- Richard Wright- lead vocals, Hammond organ
- Chris Stainton- Hammond organ
- Georgie Fame- Hammond organ
- Paul “Wix” Wickens- Hammond organ
- Chris Thomas- keyboards
- Jools Holland- piano
- Polly Samson- piano, backing vocals
- Leszek Możdżer- piano
- BJ Cole- Weissenborn guitar
- Phil Manzanera- guitar
- Rado Klose- guitar
- Chris Laurence- double bass
- Guy Pratt- bass guitar
- Andy Newmark- drums, percussion
- Ged Lynch- drums
- Willie Wilson- drums
- Robert Wyatt- cornet, percussion, vocals
- David Crosby- vocals
- Graham Nash- vocals
- Caroline Dale- cello
- Alasdair Malloy – glass harmonica
- Lucy Wakeford – harp
- Ilan Eshkeri- programming
- Zbigniew Preisner- orchestration
Track listing:
- Castellorizon – David Gilmour
- On an Island – David Gilmour, Polly Samson
- The Blue – David Gilmour, Polly Samson
- Take a Breath – David Gilmour, Polly Samson
- Red Sky at Night – David Gilmour
- This Heaven – David Gilmour, Polly Samson
- Then I Close My Eyes – David Gilmour
- Smile – David Gilmour, Polly Samson
- A Pocketful of Stones – David Gilmour, Polly Samson
- Where We Start – David Gilmour
Ian Anderson: The Secret Language Of Birds
On March 6, 2000, “Fuel 2000” label released “The Secret Language of Birds”, the third Ian Anderson solo studio album. It was recorded in 1998, and was produced by Ian Anderson.
Personnel:
- Ian Anderson– vocals, flute, acoustic guitar, bouzouki, acoustic bass guitar, mandolin, percussion, piccolo
- Martin Barre– electric guitar
- Andrew Giddings– accordion, piano, organ, marimba, percussion, electric bass, keyboards, orchestral sounds
- Gerry Conway– drums
- Darrin Mooney– drums
- James Duncan Anderson– drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Ian Anderson.
- The Secret Language of Birds
- The Little Flower Girl
- Montserrat
- Postcard Day
- The Water Carrier
- Set-Aside
- A Better Moon
- Sanctuary
- The Jasmine Corridor
- The Habanero Reel
- Panama Freighter
- The Secret Language of Birds, PT. II
- Boris Dancing
- Circular Breathing
- The Stormont Shuffle
- Extra Track Intro (unlisted)
- In the Grip of Stronger Stuf (unlisted)
- Thick as a Brick (unlisted)
Mike + the Mechanics: Beggar On A Beach Of Gold
On March 6, 1995, “Atlantic” label released “Beggar on a Beach of Gold”, the fourth Mike + the Mechanics album. It was recorded 1993 -1995, and was produced by Mike Rutherford and Christopher Neil.
Personnel:
- Mike Rutherford– guitar, bass, keyboards
- Paul Carrack– vocals, keyboards
- Paul Young– vocals, rhythm guitar
- Peter Van Hooke– drums
- Adrian Lee– keyboards
- Clem Clempson– guitar
- A. Robertson– keyboards
- Paul “Wix” Wickens– keyboards
- Andy Newmark– drums
- Gary Wallis– drums
- Katie Kissoon– backing vocals
- Tessa Niles– backing vocals
- Dale Newman – programming
- David Frangioni – drum programming
- Rich Mendelson – drum programming
Track listing:
- A Beggar on a Beach of Gold – Mike Rutherford, A. Robertson
- Another Cup of Coffee – Mike Rutherford, Christopher Neil
- You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me – Smokey Robinson
- Mea Culpa – Mike Rutherford, Christopher Neil
- Over My Shoulder – Mike Rutherford, Paul Carrack
- Someone Always Hates Someone – Mike Rutherford, Christopher Neil
- The Ghost of Sex and You – Mike Rutherford, B.A.Robertson
- Web of Lies – Mike Rutherford, Paul Carrack
- Plain and Simple – Mike Rutherford, B.A.Robertson
- Something to Believe In – Mike Rutherford, Christopher Neil
- A House of Many Rooms – Mike Rutherford, B.A. Robertson
- I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever) – Stevie Wonder, Yvonne Wright
- Going, Going… Home – Mike Rutherford, Christopher Neil
Spandau Ballet: Journeys To Glory
On March 6, 1981, “Chrysalis” label released “Journeys to Glory”, the debut Spandau Ballet album. It was recorded 1980 -1981, at “Trident Studios”, and was produced by Richard James Burgess.
Personnel:
- Tony Hadley- vocals, keyboards
- Gary Kemp- guitar, keyboards
- Steve Norman- guitar
- Martin Kemp- bass guitar
- John Keeble- drums
- Graham Smith- design, photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Gary Kemp.
- To Cut a Long Story Short
- Reformation
- Mandolin
- Musclebound
- Age of Blows
- The Freeze
- Confused
- Toys
The Temptations: Psychedelic Shack
On March 6, 1970, “Gordy” label released “Psychedelic Shack”, the twelfth Temptations studio album. It was recorded November 1969 – February 1970, and was produced by Norman Whitfield.
Personnel:
- Dennis Edwards: vocals (tenor)
- Eddie Kendricks: vocals (tenor/falsetto)
- Paul Williams: vocals (tenor/baritone)
- Melvin Franklin: vocals (bass)
- Otis Williams: vocals (tenor/baritone)
- The Funk Brothers: instrumentation
- Jerry Long – arrangements
- Paul Riser – arrangements
- David Van de Pitte – arrangements
- Russ Terrana – engineer
- Norman Whitfield – mastering
- Curtis McNair – art direction
- Hermon Weems – artwork
- Pierre Bass – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong.
- Psychedelic Shack
- You Make Your Own Heaven and Hell Right Here on Earth
- Hum Along and Dance
- Take a Stroll Thru Your Mind
- It’s Summer
- War
- You Need Love Like I Do (Don’t You)
- Friendship Train
The United States Of America: Same
On March 6, 1968, “Columbia” label released the self-titled, debut United States of America (The) album. It was recorded in December 1967, and was produced by David Rubinson.
Personnel:
- Joseph Byrd – vocals, electronic music, electric harpsichord, organ, calliope, piano
- Dorothy Moskowitz– lead vocals
- Gordon Marron – vocals, electric violin, ring modulator
- Rand Forbes – electric bass
- Craig Woodson – electric drums, percussion
- Ed Bogas– occasional organ, piano, calliope
- Gary Margolis – photography
Track listing:
- The American Metaphysical Circus – Joseph Byrd
- Hard Coming Love – Joseph Byrd, Dorothy Moskowitz
- Cloud Song – Joseph Byrd, Dorothy Moskowitz
- The Garden of Earthly Delights – Joseph Byrd, Dorothy Moskowitz
- I Won’t Leave My Wooden Wife for You, Sugar – Joseph Byrd, Dorothy Moskowitz
- Where Is Yesterday – Gordon Marron, Ed Bogas, Dorothy Moskowitz
- Coming Down – Joseph Byrd, Dorothy Moskowitz
- Love Song for the Dead Ché – Joseph Byrd
- Stranded in Time – Gordon Marron, Ed Bogas
- The American Way of Love
- Metaphor for an Older Man – Joseph Byrd
- California Good time Music – Joseph Byrd
- Love Is All – Joseph Byrd, Dorothy Moskowitz, Rand Forbes, Craig Woodson and Gordon Marron
Cream
On March 5, 1969, the first number of music magazine “Creem” was published. “America’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll Magazine”, was a monthly magazine published by Barry Kramer with founding editor Tony Reay. The magazine stopped publishing in 1989 but had a short-lived renaissance in the early 1990s as a tabloid.
Arcade Fire: Neon Bible
On March 5, 2007, “Merge” label released”Neon Bible”, the second Arcade Fire studio album. It was recorded in 2006 in Farnham, New York, Budapest, and London, and was produced by Markus Dravs, Will Butler, Win Butler, Regine Chassagne, Jeremy Gara and Tim Kingsbury. “Neon Bible” was ranked at number four in the“NME” albums of the year list, fourth in magazine “Rolling Stone’s” list of albums of the year and album of the year of magazine “Q” for 2007. The album won the 2008 “Juno Award” for “Alternative Album of the Year”.
Personnel:
- Will Butler- vocals, keyboards, guitar, glockenspiel, bass, omnichord
- Win Butler- vocals, bass, mandolin, acoustic guitar, keyboards, electric guitar
- Régine Chassagne – vocals, accordion, hurdy gurdy, drums, keyboards, glockenspiel, orchetral arrangements
- Tim Kingsbury – vocals, bass, keyboards, guitar, celesta
- Jeremy Gara – drums, percussion, keyboards
- Sarah Neufeld – vocals, violin
- Richard Reed Parry – vocals, guitar, double bass, keyboards, celesta
- Mélanie Auclair – cello
- Hadji Bakara – effects
- Owen Pallett– violin, orchestral arrangements
- Liza Rey – harp
- Marika Anthony Shaw– viola
- Pietro Amato, Edith Gruber, Margaret Gundara, Jake Henry, Laurent Ménard, Geoffrey Shoesmith, Colin Stetson, Andreas Stoltzfus, Jacob Valenzuela, Martin Wenk – brass
- Shauna Callender, Joanne Degand, Chantel Gero, Tasha Gero, Jean Sherwood – vocals
- Peter F. Drucker – choir conductor
- István Silló – orchestra conductor
- Tracy Maurice – director, artwork, package design
- François Miron– photography director
- Christophe Collette – photography
- Renata Morales – costume design
Track listing:
All tracks by Will Butler, Win Butler, Regine Chassagne, Jeremy Gara and Tim Kingsbury.
- Black Mirror
- Keep the Car Running
- Neon Bible
- Intervention
- Black Wave/Bad Vibrations
- Ocean of Noise\
- The Well and the Lighthouse
- Antichrist Television Blues
- Windowsill
- No Cars Go
- My Body Is a Cage
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