Monthly Archives: April 2016

Guided By Voices: Alien Lanes

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Alien_Lanes

On April 4, 1995, “Matador” label released “Alien Lanes”, the eight Guided by Voices album. It was  recorded in 1995 and was produced by Mr. Japan at Collider X-L.

Personnel:

  • Robert Pollard – lead vocals
  • Mitch Mitchell – guitar
  • Tobin Sprout – guitar
  • Greg Demos – bass
  • Kevin Fennell – drums
  • Red-Nosed Driver – engineer
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Bob Ohe – cover
  • Mark Ohe – cover
  • Stephen Apicella-Hitchcock – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Robert Pollard, except where noted.

  1. A Salty Salute – Robert Pollard, Tobin Sprout
  2. Evil Speakers
  3. Watch Me Jumpstart
  4. They’re Not Witches – Greg Demos, Jim Pollard, Robert Pollard
  5. As We Go Up, We Go Down
  6. (I Wanna Be a) Dumbcharger
  7. Game of Pricks
  8. The Ugly Vision
  9. A Good Flying Bird – Tobin Sprout
  10. Cigarette Tricks – Greg Demos, Jim Pollard, Robert Pollard, Tobin Sprout
  11. Pimple Zoo
  12. Big Chief Chinese Restaurant – Jim Pollard, Robert Pollard
  13. Closer You Are
  14. Auditorium – Robert Pollard, Tobin Sprout
  15. Motor Away – Robert Pollard, Tobin Sprout
  16. Hit
  17. My Valuable Hunting Knife
  18. Gold Hick
  19. King and Caroline – Robert Pollard, Tobin Sprout
  20. Striped White Jets
  21. Ex-Supermodel – Robert Pollard, Tobin Sprout
  22. Blimps Go 90
  23. Strawdogs – Tobin Sprout
  24. Chicken Blows
  25. Little Whirl – Tobin Sprout
  26. My Son Cool
  27. Always Crush Me
  28. Alright

 

Z Z Top: Rio Grande Mud

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On April 4, 1972, “London” label released “Rio Grande Mud”, the second ZZ Top album. It was recorded 1971–1972, at “Robin Hood Studios” in Tyler, Texas, and was produced by Bill Ham.

Personnel:

  • Billy Gibbons – vocals, guitar
  • Dusty Hill – bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Frank Beard– drums, percussion
  • Pete Tickle – acoustic guitar
  • Robin Brian – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Francine – Billy Gibbons, Marty Cordray
  2. Just Got Paid – Billy Gibbons, Bill Ham
  3. Mushmouth Shoutin’ – Billy Gibbons, Bill Ham
  4. Ko Ko Blue – Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, Frank Beard
  5. Chevrolet – Billy Gibbons
  6. Apologies to Pearly – Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, Beard, Bill Ham
  7. Bar-B-Q – Billy Gibbons, Bill Ham
  8. Sure Got Cold After the Rain Fell – Billy Gibbons
  9. Whiskey’n Mama – Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, Frank Beard, Bill Ham
  10. Down Brownie – Billy Gibbons

 

Morrissey: Ringleader of the Tormentors

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Tormentors

On April 3, 2006, “Attack” label released “Ringleader of the Tormentors”, the eighth Morrissey studio album. It was recorded September–November 2005,  at “Forum Music Village” in Rome, and was produced by Tony Visconti.

Personnel:

  • Morrissey– vocals
  • Alain White– guitar, backing vocals
  • Boz Boorer– guitar
  • Jesse Tobias– guitar
  • Gary Day– bass guitar
  • Matt Chamberlain– drums
  • Michael Farrell– piano, organ, keyboards, trumpet, trombone, percussion
  • Ennio Morricone– string arrangements
  • Children’s choir:
  • Laura Adriani
  • Gaia e Andrea Baroni
  • Niccolo Centioni
  • Julia D’Andrea
  • Alice e Ester Diodovich
  • Marco Lorecchio
  • Charlotte Patrignani

Track listing:

  1. I Will See You in Far-Off Places – Morrissey and Alan White
  2. Dear God Please help Me – Morrissey and Alan White
  3. You Have Killed Me – Morrissey and Jesse Tobias
  4. The Youngest Was the Most Loved – Morrissey and Jesse Tobias
  5. In the Future When All’s Well – Morrissey and Jesse Tobias
  6. The Father Who Must Be Killed – Morrissey and Alan White
  7. Life Is a Pigsty – Morrissey and Alan White
  8. I’ll Never Be Anybody’s Hero Now – Morrissey and Alan White
  9. On the Streets I Ran – Morrissey and Jesse Tobias
  10. To Me You Are a Work of Art – Morrissey and Alan White
  11. I Just Want to See the Boy Happy – Morrissey and Jesse Tobias
  12. At Last I Am Born – Morrissey and Michael Farrell

Crash Test Dummies: I Don’t Care That You Don’t Mind

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I Dont Care

On April 3, 2001, “Cha-Ching Records” label released “I Don’t Care That You Don’t Mind”, the fifth Crash Test Dummies studio album. It was recorded at “Feswick Productions”,” Nova Scotiaand Greene St. Recording” in New York City, and was produced by Scott Harding.

Personnel:

  • Brad Roberts – vocals, guitars, ukulele
  • Kent Greene – guitars, backing vocals
  • Dave Morton – acoustic bass, backing vocals
  • Danny MacKenzie – drums, backing vocals
  • Ellen Reid – vocals
  • Scott Harding – guitar, backing vocals
  • Drew Glackin -lap steel guitar, dobro guitar
  • Chris Brown – Hammond organ, Wurlitzer piano, piano
  • Brian Mitchell – accordion
  • B. Gilmore – harmonica
  • Andrew Hall – acoustic bass
  • Kenny Wollesen – drums, percussion
  • Steve Bernstein – trumpet
  • Jane Scarpantoni – cello
  • John Ramos – backing vocals
  • Chris Skiani, Scott Harding, Brad Roberts – backing vocals
  • Spot the Dog and friends – animal noises
  • Angela Feswick – radio

Track listing:

All tracks by Brad Roberts except where noted.

  1. I Don’t Care That You Don’t Mind
  2. On And On
  3. The Day We Never Met
  4. Let It Feel Like Something Else
  5. Little Secret
  6. Sittin’ in a Tree Stump – Brad Roberts, Kent Green, Dave Morton and Danny MacKenzie
  7. Buzzin Files
  8. Yer Devil Ways
  9. Hangin’ Tree
  10. Every Morning – Brad Roberts and John Ramos
  11. Never Comin’ Back – Brad Roberts and Kent Greene
  12. Put Me in a Corner of Your Mind
  13. Shoot ‘Em Up, Shoot ‘Em Down
  14. I Never Fall Asleep at Night

 

Andrew Bird: The Swimming Hour

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The Swimming Hour

On April 3, 2001, “Rykodisc” label released “The Swimming Hour”, the third Andrew Bird album. It was recorded by Andrew Bird and David Boucher.

Personnel:

  • Andrew Bird – vocals, violin
  • Colin Bunn – guitar
  • Pat Sansone – vocals, keyboards, vibraphone, marimba
  • Kevin O’Donnell – drums, percussion
  • Nora O’Connor – vocals
  • Greg Norman – recording
  • Mike Napolitano – recording, mixing
  • Reto Peter – editing and mixing assistant
  • Brent Lambert – mastering
  • Andy Bryant, Laurent Bichara, Chris Brickley – studio assistant
  • Naomi Yang – design, photography
  • Neko Case – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Andrew Bird.

  1. Two Way Action
  2. Core and Rind
  3. Why?
  4. 11:11
  5. Case In Point
  6. Too Long
  7. Way Out West
  8. Waiting to Talk
  9. Fatal Flower Garden
  10. Satisfied
  11. Headsoak
  12. How Indiscreet
  13. Dear Old Greenland

Moby Grape: Wow/Jam

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Wow moby grape

On April 3, 1968, “Columbia” label released “Wow/Grape Jam”, the second Moby Grape album. It was recorded August 30, 1967 – February 5, 1968, January 16 – February 13, 1968, and was produced by David Rubinson. It was released as two different albums in separate covers, but packaged together and sold for one dollar more than price of a single LP.

Personnel:

  • Peter Lewis – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Jerry Miller – vocals, lead guitar
  • Skip Spence- vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Bob Mosley – vocals, bass
  • Don Stevenson- drums
  • Arthur Godfrey – spoken introduction, ukulele
  • Bob Cato – artwork

Track listing:

  1. The Place and the Time – Jerry Miller, Don Stevenson
  2. Murder in My Heart for the Judge – Jerry Miller, Don Stevenson
  3. Bitter Wind – Bob Mosley
  4. Can’t Be So Bad – Jerry Mille, Don Stevenson
  5. Just LikeGene Autry: A Foxtrot – Skip Spen
  6. He – Peter Lewis
  7. Motorcycle Irene – Skip Spence
  8. Three-Four – Jerry Miller, Skip Spence
  9. Funky-Tunk – Skip Spence
  10. Rose Colored Eyes – Bob Mosley
  11. Miller’s Blues – Jerry Miller
  12. Naked, If I Want To – Jerry Miller

Simon & Garfunkel: Bookends

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Simon_and_Garfunkel,_Bookends

On April 3, 1968, “Columbia” label released “Bookends”, the fourth Simon and Garfunkel studio album. It was recorded September 1966, January 1967, June 1967, October 1967−February 1968, at “Columbia Studio A & B” in Manhattan, and was produced by Paul Simon, Roy Halee and Art Garfunkel. In 1969, at the 11th “Annual Grammy Awards”, “Mrs. Robinson” became the first rock and roll song to win “Record of the Year” and also  won award for “Best Contemporary Pop Performance by a Duo or Group”

Personnel:

  • Paul Simon– vocals, guitar
  • Art Garfunkel– vocals, tapes
  • Larry Knechtel– piano, keyboards
  • Joe Osborn– bass guitar
  • Hal Blaine– drums, percussion
  • Jimmie Haskell – arrangements, arrangements preparation
  • Roy Halee– recording
  • Robert Honablue – engineer
  • Richard Avedon– cover photography
  • John Simon– production assistant
  • Bob Johnston– production assistant

Track listing:

  1. Bookends Theme
  2. Save the Life of My Child
  3. America
  4. Overs
  5. Voices of Old People
  6. Old Friends
  7. Bookends Theme
  8. Fakin’ It
  9. Punky’s Dilemma
  10. Mrs. Robinson
  11. A Hazy Shade of Winter
  12. At the Zoo

Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds: No More Shall We Part

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No-More-Shall-We-Part

On April 2, 2001, “Mute” label released “No More Shall We Part”, the eleventh Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds studio album. It was recorded in September and October 2000, at “Abbey Road Studios” and “Westside Studios” in London, and was produced by Nick Cave, Mick Harvey, Blixa Bargeld, Martyn Casey, Thomas Wydler and Tony Cohen.

Personnel:

  • Nick Cave– vocals, piano, mixing
  • Mick Harvey– guitar, string arrangement, drums, mixing
  • Blixa Bargeld– guitar, mixing
  • Conway Savage– organ
  • Martyn P. Casey– bass
  • Thomas Wydler– drums
  • Paul Morgan, Leon Bosch – bass
  • Warren Ellis– violin, string arrangement
  • Jim Sclavunos– drums, percussion
  • Kate & Anna McGarrigle– vocals
  • Gavyn Wright, Patrick Kiernan, Jackie Shave, Simon Fischer, Rebecca Hirsch – violin
  • Bruce White, Gustav Clarkson – viola
  • Frank Schaefer, Lionel Handy, Naomi Wright – cello
  • Tony Cohen – engineer, mixing
  • Kevin Paul – engineer
  • Mirek Stiles, Mark Bishop – engineer assistant
  • Ray Staffat – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Nick Cave, except where noted.

  1. As I Sat Sadly by Her Side
  2. And No More Shall We Part
  3. Hallelujah – Nick cave and Warren Ellis
  4. Love Letter
  5. Fifteen Feet of Pure White Snow
  6. God Is in the House
  7. Oh My Lord
  8. Sweetheart Come – Nick Cave and Barry Adamson
  9. The sorrowful Wife
  10. We Came Along This Road
  11. Gates to the Garden
  12. Darker with the Day – Nick Cave and Warren Ellis

Rammstein: Mutter

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Mutter

On April 2, 2001, “Motor Music” released “Mutter”, the third Rammstein album. It was recorded in 2000, at “Studio Miraval” in France, and was produced by Jacob Hellner and Rammstein.

Personnel:

  • Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg– vocals
  • Richard Z. Kruspe– electric guitar
  • Paul H. Landers– electric guitar
  • Oliver “Ollie” Riedel– bass guitar
  • Christoph “Doom” Schneider– drums
  • Christian “Flake” Lorenz– keyboards
  • Khira Li Lindemann – vocals
  • Bobo – backing vocals
  • Olsen Involtini– string arrangements
  • Orchestra parts by the Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg, conducted by Gunter Joseck
  • Ulf Kruckenberg – engineer
  • Dirk Rudolph – design
  • Daniel & Geo Fuchs – photography

Track listing:

  1. Mein Herz brennt
  2. Links 2-3-4
  3. Sonne
  4. Ich will
  5. Feuer frei!
  6. Mutter
  7. Spieluhr
  8. Zwitter
  9. Rein raus
  10. Adios
  11. Nebel

Mike & The Mechanics: Word Of Mouth

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Word of mouth

On April 2, 1991, “Atlantic” label released “Word of Mouth”, the third Mike + The Mechanics album. It was recorded 1990 – 1991, at “The Farm” in Surrey, and was produced by Christopher Neil, Mike Rutherford and Russ Titelman.

Personnel:

  • Mike Rutherford– guitar, bass
  • Paul Carrack– vocals, keyboards
  • Pino Palladino– bass
  • Peter Van Hooke– drums
  • Paul Young– vocals
  • Tim Renwick– guitar
  • Adrian Lee– keyboards
  • Ian Wherry – keyboards
  • Steve Piggot – keyboards
  • Martin Ditcham – percussion
  • Phil Todd – sax
  • London Community Gospel Choir– choir
  • Kitson Hall Audience – crowd

Track listing:

  1. Get Up – Mike Rutherford, Paul Carrack
  2. Word of Mouth – Mike Rutherford, Christopher Neil
  3. A Time and Place – Mike Rutherford, B. A. Robertson
  4. Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow – Mike Rutherford, B.A.Robertson
  5. The Way You Look at Me – Mike Rutherford, Paul Carrack
  6. Everybody Gets a Second Chance – Mike Rutherford, A.Robertson
  7. Stop Baby – Mike Rutherford, Christoper Neil
  8. My Crime of Passion – Mike Rutherford, Paul Carrack, Adrian Lee
  9. Let’s Pretend It Didn’t Happen – Mike Rutherford, B. A. Robertson
  10. Before (The Next Heartache Falls) – Mike Rutherford, Paul Carrack