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Bruce Springsteen: Devils & Dust

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On April 26, 2005, “Columbia” label released “Devils & Dust”, the thirteenth Bruce Springsteen studio album. It was recorded 1996 – 2004, and was produced by Brendan O’Brien. “Devils & Dust” was Springsteen’s third acoustic album.

Personnel:

  • Bruce Springsteen– vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass, drums, harmonica, tambourine, percussion
  • Marty Rifkin – steel guitar
  • Chuck Plotkin– piano
  • Danny Federici– keyboards
  • Brendan O’Brien– hurdy-gurdy, sarangi, sitar, bass guitar, tambora
  • Steve Jordan– drums
  • Brice Andrus, Susan Welty, Thomas Witte, Donald Strand – horns
  • Mark Pender– trumpet
  • Soozie Tyrell– violin, backing vocals
  • Nashville String Machine– strings
  • Patti Scialfa– backing vocals
  • Lisa Lowell – backing vocals
  • Danny Clinch– cover art

Track listing:

All tracks by Bruce Springsteen.

  1. Devils & Dust
  2. All the Way Home
  3. Reno
  4. Long Time Comin’
  5. Black Cowboys
  6. Maria’s Bed
  7. Silver Palomino
  8. Jesus Was an Only Son
  9. Lean
  10. The Hitter
  11. All I’m Thinkin’ About
  12. Matamoros Banks

The Fall: The Infotainment Scan

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On April 26, 1993, “Permanent” label released “The Infotainment Scan”, the fifteen Fall (The) album. It was recorded in 1993, at “Suite 16” in Rochdale, and was produced by Rex Sergeant, Simon Rogers and Mark E. Smith.

Personnel:

  • Mark E. Smith– vocals
  • Craig Scanlon– guitar
  • Steve Hanley– bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Simon Wolstencroft– drums
  • Dave Bush – keyboards, programming, backing vocals
  • Pascal Le Gras- cover art

Track listing:

  1. Ladybird (Green Grass) – Mark E. Smith, Craig Scanlon
  2. Lost in Music – Nile Rodgers, Bernard Edwards
  3. Glam-Racket – Mark E.Smith, Steve Hanley, Craig Scanlon
  4. I’m Going to Spain – Steve Bent
  5. It’s a Curse – Mark E. Smith, Craig Scanlon
  6. Paranoia Man in Cheap Shit Room – Mark E. Smith, Craig Scanlon
  7. Service – Mark E. Smith, Steve Hanley, Craig Scanlon
  8. The League of Bald-Headed Men – Mark E. Smith, Steve Hanley
  9. A Past Gone Mad – Mark E. Smith, Dave Bush, Simon Wolstencroft
  10. Light / Fireworks – Mark E. Smith
  11. Why Are People Grudgeful? – Perry, Gibbs
  12. League Moon Monkey Mix – Steve Hanley, Simon Rogers, Mark E. Smith

Damon Albarn: Everyday Robots

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On April 25, 2014, “Parlaphone” label released “Everyday Robots”, the debut Damon Albarn album. It was recorded 2011 – 2013, at “Studio 13” in Portobelo Road, and was produced by Damon Albarn, Richard Russell and Brian Eno.

Personnel:

  • Damon Albarn– lead and backing vocals, piano, guitar, Omnichord, ukulele, drum machine, bass, choir, Korg M1, synthesizer, engineer, mixing, executive production
  • Brian Eno – vocals, synthesizers
  • Richard Russell–drum programming, MIDI, drum machine, MPC, AKAI MPC 500, spoken word, mixing, sampling, Roland TR-909, engineer, executive production
  • Mike Smith– live keyboards, string arrangements
  • Simon Tong– additional guitar
  • Jeff Wootton– guitar, bass
  • Seye – live bass, live guitar
  • Pauli the PSM– live drums
  • Dan Carpenter – trumpet
  • Nicholas Hougham – French horn
  • The Leytonstone City Mission Choir – choir, backing vocals
  • Kris Chen – spoken word
  • Richard Buckley– voice sample, backing vocals
  • Veona Byfield-Bowen – choir, chorus
  • Margurita Edwards – choir, chorus
  • Conroy Griffiths – choir, chorus
  • Celia Murphy – choir, chorus
  • Patsy Walsh – choir, chorus
  • Mary Oldacre – choir, chorus
  • Robert Morley– voice sample
  • Natasha Khan– backing vocals
  • Timothy Leary– voice sample, backing vocals
  • Jerome O’Connell – steel pans
  • Ollie Langford – violin
  • Demon Strings– strings
  • Isabelle Dunn – strings
  • Kotono Sato – strings
  • Alice Pratley – strings
  • Antonia Pagulatos – strings
  • Stephen Sedgwick – recording, engineer, mixing
  • Ian Eason – engineer
  • Kaktus Einarsson – engineer assistant
  • John Foyle – engineer assistant
  • Kevin Metcalfe – mixing, mastering
  • Aitor Throup– packaging, creative director
  • Jamie Carter – director, editor
  • Yonni Lappin – camera operator
  • Passion Pictures– CGI Production
  • Charles Moriarty – photography technician

Track listing:

All tracks by Damon Albarn.

  1. Everyday Robots
  2. Hostiles
  3. Lonely Press Play
  4. Tembo
  5. Parakeet
  6. The Selfish Giant
  7. You and Me
  8. Hollow Ponds
  9. Seven High
  10. Photographs
  11. The History of a Cheating Heart
  12. Heavy Seas of Love

Bruce Springsteen: We Shall Overcome

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On April 25, 2006, “Columbia” label released “We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions”, the fourteenth Bruce Springsteen studio album. It was recorded 1997, 2005, 2006, and was produced by Bruce Springsteen and Jon Landau. In 2007, the album won “Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album”.

Personnel:

  • Bruce Springsteen – lead vocals, guitar, harmonica, B-3 organ, percussion
  • Frank Bruno – guitar
  • Mark Clifford – banjo
  • Charles Giordano– B-3 organ, piano, accordion
  • Jeremy Chatzky – upright bass
  • Larry Eagle – drums, percussion
  • Ed Manion– saxophone
  • Mark Pender– trumpet, backing vocals
  • Richie “La Bamba” Rosenberg– trombone, backing vocals
  • Art Baron– tuba
  • Sam Bardfeld – violin
  • Soozie Tyrell– violin, backing vocals
  • Patti Scialfa– backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks traditional or public domain with unknown songwriters, arranged by Bruce Springsteen, except where noted.

  1. Old Dan Tucker
  2. Jesse James – Billy Gashade
  3. McGrath
  4. O Mary Don’t Know You Weep
  5. John Henry
  6. Erie Canal – Thomas S.Allen
  7. Jacob’s Ladder
  8. My Oklahoma Home – Bill and Agnes “Sis” Cunningham
  9. Eyes on the Prize – trad. additional lyrics by Alice Wine
  10. Shenandoah
  11. We Shall Overcome – Charles Tindley(lyrics); Adaptation by Guy Carawan, Frank Hamilton, Zilphia Horton, Pete Seeger
  12. Froggie Went A-Courtin

 

Van Der Graaf Generator: Present

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On April 25, 2005, “Charisma” label released “Present”, the ninth Van der Graaf Generator studio album. It was recorded 2004 -2005 at “Pyworthy Rectory”, in North Devon, UK.

Personnel:

  • Peter Hammill– vocals, guitar, electric piano, keyboards
  • David Jackson– saxophone, flute, sound beam, photography
  • Hugh Banton– organ, bass guitar
  • Guy Evans– drums, percussion,. liner notes
  • Paul Ridout – design, photography

Track listing:

  1. Every Bloody Emperor – Peter Hammill
  2. Boleas Panic – David Jackson
  3. Nutter Alert – Peter Hammill
  4. Abandon Ship! – Guy Evans, Peter Hammill
  5. In Babelsberg – Peter Hammill
  6. On The Beach – David Jackson, Peter Hammill

All the tracks bellow by Hugh Banton, Guy Evans, David Jackson and Peter Hammill

  1. Vulcan Meld
  2. Double Bass
  3. Slo Moves
  4. Architectural Hair
  5. Spanner
  6. Crux
  7. Manuelle
  8. Eavy Mate
  9. Homage To Teo
  10. The Price Of Admission

 

Robert Plant: Mighty ReArranger

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On April 25, 2005, “Sanctuary” label released “Mighty ReArranger”, the eight Robert Plant solo album, and second one with his band “Strange Sensation”. It was recorded in 2004, and was produced by Phil Johnstone, Robert Plant, and Mark Stent.

Personnel:

  • Robert Plant– vocals, harmonica
  • Justin Adams– electric guitar, bendir, tehardant, lap steel guitar, bass guitar
  • John Baggott – keyboards, electronica, Moog bass guitar
  • Billy Fuller – electric and double bass
  • Clive Deamer– drums, bendir
  • Liam “Skin” Tyson– acoustic and electric guitar, lap steel guitar, bass guitar
  • Steve Evans – mixing

Track listing:

  1. Another Tribe
  2. Shine It All Around
  3. Freedom Fries
  4. Tin Pan Valley
  5. All the Kings Horses
  6. The Enchanter
  7. Takamba
  8. Dancing in Heaven
  9. Somebody Knocking
  10. Let the Four Winds Blow
  11. Mighty Re Arranger
  12. Brother Ray
  13. Shine It All Around (Girls Remix)”, a hidden track with “Brother Ray”

 

 

Neil Young: Silver & Gold

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On April 25, 2000, “Reprise” label released “Silver & Gold”, the twenty-fourth Neil Young studio album. It was recorded August 1997 – May 1999, at “Redwood Digital” in Woodside, and “Arlyn Studios” in Austin, and was produced by Neil Young and Ben Keith. The album art is a photo taken by Neil’s daughter Amber, with the Game Boy Camera.

Personnel:

  • Neil Young – vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica
  • Ben Keith – vocal, pedal steel guitar
  • Spooner Oldham – piano, organ
  • Donald “Duck” Dunn – bass
  • Jim Keltner – drums
  • Oscar Butterworth – drums
  • Linda Ronstadt – vocal
  • Emmylou Harris – vocal

Track listing:

All tracks by Neil Young.

  1. Good to See You
  2. Silver & Gold
  3. Daddy Went Walking
  4. Buffalo Springfield Again
  5. The Great Divide
  6. Horseshoe Man
  7. Red Sun
  8. Distant Camera
  9. Razor Love
  10. Without Rings

Little Feat: Ain’t Had Enough Fun

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On April 25, 1995, “Zoo/Volcano Records” label released “Ain’t Had Enough Fun”, the eleventh Little Feat studio album. It was recorded in 1995, and was produced by Bill Payne and Bill Wray.

Personnel:

  • Paul Barrère – vocals, guitar, dobro
  • Bill Payne– vocals, keyboards
  • Fred Tackett– guitar, mandolin
  • Van Dyke Parks– accordion
  • Kenny Gradney– bass
  • Richie Hayward– vocals, drums
  • Sam Clayton – vocals, percussion
  • Shaun Murphy– vocals, percussion
  • Piero Mariani– electronic percussion
  • Joe Sublett– tenor saxophone
  • David Woodford– tenor and baritone saxophone
  • Darrell Leonard– trumpet

Track listing:

  1. Drivin’ Blind -Bill Payne, Bill Wray
  2. Blue Jean Blues – Paul Barrère, Bill Payne, Fred Tackett, Bill Wray
  3. Cadillac Hotel – Bill Payne, Bill Wray
  4. Romance Without Finance – Sam Clayton, Kibbee, Bill Payne
  5. Big Bang Theory – Paul Barrère, Shaun Murphy, Bill Payne, Fred Tackett, Bill Wray
  6. Cajun Rage – Paul Barrère, Kibbee, Bill Wray
  7. Heaven’s Where You Find It – Paul Barrère, Shaun Murphy, Bill Payne, Fred Tackett
  8. Borderline Blues – Paul Barrère, Shaun Murphy, Bill Payne, Fred Tackett, Bill Wray
  9. All That You Can Stand – Paul Barrère, Bill Payne, Bill Wray
  10. Rock & Roll Every Night – Paul Barrère, Shaun Murphy, Bill Payne, Fred Tackett, Bill Wray
  11. Shakey Town – Paul Barrère, Kibbee
  12. Ain’t Had Enough Fun – Paul Barrère, Shaun Murphy, Bill Payne, Strand, Fred Tackett
  13. That’s a Pretty Good Love – Lucas, Mendelsohn

 

Blur: Parklife

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On April 25, 1994, “Food Records” label released “Parklife”, the third Blur studio album. It was recorded August 1993 – January 1994, at “Maison Rouge” in Fulham.  “RAK Studios” and “St. John’s Wood” in London, and was produced by Stephen Street, Stephen Hague, John Smith, Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree.

Personnel:

  • Damon Albarn– lead and backing vocals, keyboards, Hammond organ, Moog synthesizer, machine strings, harpsichord, melodica, vibraphone, recorder, programming
  • Graham Coxon– guitars, clarinet, saxophone, percussion, backing
  • Alex James– vocals, bass guitar
  • Dave Rowntree– drums, percussion, programming
  • Stephen Street– vintage keys, sound effects, some programming
  • Laetitia Sadier– vocals
  • Phil Daniels– narration
  • Stephen Hague – accordion vocals

String quartet

  • Chris Tombling
  • Audrey Riley
  • Leo Payne MBE
  • Chris Pitsillides

Duke strings

  • Louisa Fuller – violin
  • Rick Koster – violin
  • John Metcalfe – string arrangement, viola
  • Ivan McCready – cello

Kick horns

  • Richard Edwards– trombone
  • Roddy Lorimer– flugelhorn, trombone
  • Tim Sanders– tenor sax, soprano sax
  • Simon Clarke – baritone sax, alto sax, flute

Track listing:

All lyrics by Damon Albarn, except where noted, all music by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree.

  1. Girls & Boys
  2. Tracy Jacks
  3. End of a Century
  4. Parklife
  5. Bank Holiday
  6. Badhead
  7. The Debt Collector
  8. Far Out – lyrics by Alex James
  9. To the End
  10. London Loves
  11. Trouble in the Message Centre
  12. Clover over Dover
  13. Magic America
  14. Jubilee
  15. This Is a Low
  16. Lot 195