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Barclay James Harvest: Everyone Is Everybody Else

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On June 14, 1974, “Polydor” label released “Everyone Is Everybody Else”, the fifth Barclay James Harvest album. It was recorded March 1974 – April 1974, at “Olympic Studios” in London, and was produced by Rodger Ban.

Personnel:

  • John Lees– lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
  • Les Holroyd– lead and backing vocals, acoustic and rhythm guitar, bass
  • Stewart Wooly Wolstenholme – vocals, keyboards
  • Mel Pritchard– percussion, drums
  • Rufus Cartwright – engineer
  • Ted Sharp – engineer, mixing
  • Alex Agor – photography

Track listing:

  1. Child of the Universe – John Lees
  2. Negative Earth – Les Holroyd, Mel Pritchard
  3. Paper Wings – Les Holroyd, Mel Pritchard
  4. The Great 1974 Mining Disaster – John lees
  5. Crazy City – Les Holroyd
  6. See Me See You – John Lees
  7. Poor Boys Blues – Les Holroyd
  8. Mill Boys – John Lees
  9. For No One – John Lees

Emerson, Lake & Palmer: Tarkus

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On June 14, 1971, “Island” label released “Tarkus”, the second Emerson, Lake & Palmer album. It was recorded in January 1971, at “Advision Studios” in London, and was produced by Greg Lake.

Personnel:

  • Keith Emerson– Hammond organ, St Marks church organ, piano, celesta, Moog modular synthesizer, arrangements
  • Greg Lake– vocals, bass guitar, acoustic and electric guitar, arrangements,
  • Carl Palmer– drums, assorted percussion, arrangements
  • Eddy “Are You Ready” Offord – engineer
  • William Neal (C.C.S. Assoc.) – paintings

Track listing:

All lyrics by Greg Lake.

  1. Tarkus
  • Eruption – Keith Emerson
  • Stones of Years – Keith Emerson, Greg Lake
  • Iconoclast – Keith Emerson
  • Mass – Keith Emerson, Greg Lake
  • Manticore – Keith Emerson
  • Battlefield – Greg Lake
  • Aquatarkus – Keith Emerson
  1. Jeremy Bender – Keith Emerson, Greg Lake
  2. Bitches Crystal – Keith Emerson, Greg Lake
  3. The Only Way (Hymn) – Keith Emerson, Greg Lake
  4. Infinite Space (Conclusion) – Keith Emerson, Carl Palmer
  5. A Time and a Place – Keith Emerson, Greg Lake, Carl Palmer
  6. Are You Ready, Eddy? – Keith Emerson, Greg Lake, Carl Palmer

Grateful Dead: Workingman’s Dead

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On June 14, 1970, “Warner Bros” label released “Workingman’s Dead”, the fourth Grateful Dead studio album. It was recorded in February 1970, at “Pacific High Recording”  in San Francisco, and was produced by Bob Matthews, Betty Cantor, and Grateful Dead. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 262 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Jerry Garcia– vocals, lead and pedal steel guitar, banjo
  • Bob Weir – vocals, co-lead vocals
  • Pigpen (Ron McKernan)– vocals, keyboards, harmonica,
  • Phil Lesh– vocals, bass,
  • Bill Kreutzmann– drums, percussion
  • Mickey Hart– drums, percussion
  • David Nelson– acoustic guitar
  • Alembic – engineer
  • Mouse Studios, Toon N Tree – design, cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter, except where noted.

  1. Uncle John’s Band
  2. High Time
  3. Dire Wolf
  4. New Speedway Boogie
  5. Cumberland Blues – Jerry Garcia, Phil Lesh, Robert Hunter
  6. Black Peter
  7. Easy Wind – Robert Hunter
  8. Casey Jones

Iron Butterfly: In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida

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On June 14, 1968, “Atco” label released “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida”, the second Iron Butterfly studio album. It was recorded in 1968, at “Gold Star Studios” in Hollywood, and in “Ultra Sonic Studios” in New York, and was produced by Don Casale. “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida” was certified 4 x Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”, and was the best selling album of the year 1969.

Personnel:

  • Erik Brann- vocals, guitars, arrangements
  • Doug Ingle- vocals, organ, arrangements
  • Lee Dorman- bass, backing vocals, arrangements
  • Ron Bushy- drums, percussion, arrangements
  • Jim Hilton – recording, engineer
  • Bill Cooper – mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Doug Ingle except where noted.

  1. Most Anything You Want
  2. Flowers and Beads
  3. My Mirage
  4. Termination – Erik Brann, Lee Dorman
  5. Are You Happy
  6. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida

Aretha Franklin: Aretha Now

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On June 14, 1968, “Atlantic” label released “Aretha Now”, the fifteenth Aretha Franklin studio album. It was recorded December 1967 – April 1968 at “Atlantic Studios” in New York, and was produced by Jerry Wexler. The album was certified Gold in the US by the “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Aretha Franklin – lead vocals, piano
  • Spooner Oldham – organ, electric piano, piano
  • Tommy Cogbill – guitar, bass
  • Jimmy Johnson – guitar
  • Bobby Womack – guitar
  • Jerry Jemmott – bass
  • Roger Hawkins – drums
  • The Sweet Inspirations – backing vocals
  • Carolyn Franklin: backing vocals
  • Wayne Jackson: trumpet
  • Charlie Chalmers: tenor saxophone
  • Andrew Love: tenor saxophone
  • Floyd Newman: baritone saxophone
  • Willie Bridges: baritone saxophone
  • Tony Studd: bass trombone
  • King Curtis: tenor saxophone
  • Seldon Powell: tenor saxophone
  • Frank Wess: tenor saxophone, flute
  • Haywood Henry: baritone saxophone
  • Bernie Glow: trumpet
  • Melvin Lastie: trumpet
  • Joe Newman: trumpet
  • Tom Dowdand, Arif Mardin – arrangements
  • Robert Honablue: engineer

Track listing:

  1. Think – Aretha Franklin, Teddy White
  2. I Say a Little Prayer – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
  3. See Saw – Steve Cropper, Don Covay
  4. Night Time Is the Right Time – Big Bill Broonzy
  5. You Send Me – Sam Cooke
  6. You’re a Sweet Sweet Man – Ronnie Shannon
  7. I Take What I Want – Isaac Hayes, Mabon “Teenie” Hodges, David Porter
  8. Hello Sunshine – Jimmy Cliff, King Curtis, Ronald Dean Miller
  9. A Change – Dorian Burton, Clyde Otis
  10. I Can’t See Myself Leaving You – Ronnie Shannon

Sonic Youth: Rather Ripped

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On June 13, 2006, “Geffen” label released “Rather Ripped”, the fourteen Sonic Youth studio album. It was recorded December 2005 – January 2006, at “Sear Sound” in New York City, and was produced by Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon, Lee Ranaldo, Steve Shelley and John Agnello.

Personnel:

  • Thurston Moore– vocals, guitar, design
  • Lee Ranaldo– vocals, guitar, additional recording
  • Kim Gordon– vocals, bass
  • Steve Shelley– drums
  • TJ Doherty – recording
  • Aaron Mullan – engineer assistant, additional recording
  • Chris Allen – engineer assistant
  • Anthony Fontana – engineer assistant
  • John Agnello– additional recording, mixing
  • Greg Calbi– mastering
  • Christopher Wool– artwork
  • Brandy Flower – design
  • Amanda Decadenet – band photography
  • JP Robinson – front cover design
  • Don Fleming– additional vocal production

Track listing:

All tracks by Sonic Youth.

  1. Reena
  2. Incinerate
  3. Do You Believe in Rapture
  4. Sleepin Around
  5. What a Waste
  6. Jams Run Free
  7. Rats
  8. Turquise Boy
  9. Lights Out
  10. The Neutral
  11. Pink Steam
  12. Or

Alanis Morissette: Jagged Little Pill

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On June 13, 1995, “Maverick Records” label released “Jagged Little Pill”, the third Alanis Morissette studio album. It was recorded 1994 – 1995, at “Westlake Recording Studios” and “Signet Sound” in Hollywood, and was produced by Alanis Morissette and Glen Ballard. “Jagged Little Pill” won five “Grammy Awards” including “Album of the Year”, making Morissette the youngest artists ever to receive this award. “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 327 on its list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”. At the 1997 “Juno Awards”, the album song “Ironic” won “Single of the Year” award, and Morissette won “Songwriter of the Year” and the “International Achievement” award. “Jagged Little Pig” was huge commercial success selling more than thirty million copies worldwide.

Personnel:

  • Alanis Morissette– vocals, harmonica
  • Glen Ballard– guitar, keyboards, programming
  • Dave Navarro– guitar
  • Basil Fung – guitar
  • Michael Landau– guitar
  • Joel Shearer– guitar
  • Michael Thompson – organ
  • Benmont Tench– organ
  • Lance Morrison – bass
  • Flea– bass
  • Rob Ladd – percussion, drums
  • Matt Laug– drums
  • Gota Yashiki– groove activator
  • Glen Ballard – engineer, mixing
  • Chris Fogel – engineer, mixing
  • Ted Blaisdell – additional engineering
  • David Schiffman – additional engineering
  • Victor McCoy – engineer assistant
  • Rich Weingart – engineer assistant
  • Francis Buckley – additional mixing
  • Chris Bellman – mastering
  • Tom Recchion – art direction, design
  • John Patrick Salisbury – photography
  • Jolie Levine – production coordination

Track listing:

All lyrics by Alanis Morissette, all music by Alanis Morissette and Glen Ballard, except where noted.

  1. All I Really Want
  2. You Oughta Know
  3. Perfect
  4. Hand in My Pocket
  5. Right Through You
  6. Forgiven
  7. You Learn
  8. Head Over Feet
  9. Mary Jane
  10. Ironic
  11. Not the Doctor
  12. Wake Up
  13. You Oughta Know (Jimmy the Saint Blend) / Your House

Björk: Post

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On June 13, 1995, “One Little Indian” label released “Post”, the second Björk solo studio album. It was recorded 1994 – 1995, at “Compass Point Studios” in the Bahamas, and was produced by Björk, Tricky and Nellee Hooper. “Post” was certified Platinum in Australia, Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom. “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 376 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Björk – vocals, keyboards, organ, string arrangements, brass arrangements, beat programming, arranger
  • Graham Massey– keyboards, programming
  • Tricky– keyboards, programming
  • Marius de Vries– keyboards, programming
  • Talvin Singh– percussion
  • Gary Barnacle– soprano sax
  • Stuart Brooks – trumpet
  • Einar Orn – trumpet
  • Maurice Murphy – trumpet
  • Rob Smissen – viola
  • Tony Pleeth – cello
  • Guy Sigsworth– harpsichord
  • Jim Couza– hammer dulcimer
  • John Altman – orchestra arrangements, conductor
  • Howie Bernstein– programming, engineer, mixing
  • Marcus Dravs – programming, engineer, mixing
  • Lenny Franchi – programming, engineer
  • Eumir Deodato– string arrangements, conductor
  • Isobel Griffiths – orchestral contractor
  • Gavin Wright – orchestra leader
  • Al Fisch – engineer
  • Al Stone – engineer
  • Steve Price – engineer
  • Mark “Spike” Stent– mixing
  • Me Company – artwork packaging design
  • Martin Gardiner – lotus flower modeling
  • Stéphane Sednaoui – photography

Track listing:

  1. Army of Me – Björk, Graham Massey
  2. Hyperballad – Björk
  3. The Modern Things – Björk, Graham Massey
  4. It’s Oh So Quiet – Bert Reisfeld, Hans Lang
  5. Enjoy – Björk, Tricky
  6. You’ve Been Flirting Again – Björk
  7. Isobel – Björk, Marius de Vries, Nellee Hooper Sjón
  8. Possibly Maybe – Björk
  9. I Miss You – Björk, Howie Bernstein
  10. Cover Me – Björk
  11. Headphones – Björk, Tricky

 

Lush: Split

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On June 13, 1994, “4AD” label released “Split”, the second Lush album. It was recorded October – December 1993, at “Rockfield Studios” in Wales, “Berry House” in Sussex, and “Abbey Road Studios” in London, and was produced by Mike Hedges, Emma Anderson, Miki Bereney, Chris Acland, and Phil King .

Personnel:

  • Emma Anderson– vocals, guitars
  • Miki Berenyi– vocals, guitars
  • Phil King– bass
  • Chris Acland– drums

Track listing:

  1. Light from a Dead Star – Miki Berenyi
  2. Kiss Chase – Miki Berenyi
  3. Blackout – Emma Anderson
  4. Hypocrite – Miki Berenyi
  5. Lovelife – Emma Anderson
  6. Desire Lines – Emma Anderson
  7. The Invisible Man – Emma Anderson
  8. Undertow – Miki Berenyi
  9. Never – Never – Emma Anderson
  10. Lit Up – Emma Anderson
  11. Starlust – Emma Anderson, Miki Berenyi
  12. When I Die – Emma Anderson

Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble: Texas Flood

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On June 13, 1983, “Epic” label released “Texas Flood”, the debut Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble album. It was recorded in November 1982, at “Down Town Studio” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Stevie Ray Vaughan, Tommy Shannon, Chris Layton and Richard Mullen. “Texas Flood” was certified 2 x Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”, and Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”.

Personnel:

  • Stevie Ray Vaughan – vocals, guitar
  • Tommy Shannon– bass
  • Chris Layton– drums
  • Richard Mullen, James Geddes, Lincoln Clapp – engineer
  • Lincoln Clapp, Don Wershba, Harry Spiridakis – mixing
  • Ken Robertson – mastering
  • Brad Holland – cover art
  • John Berg, Allen Weinberg – art direction
  • Don Hunstein – tray card photography
  • John H. Hammond – executive producer
  • Mikie Harris – production assistant

Track listing:

  1. Love Struck Baby – Stevie Ray Vaughan
  2. Pride and Joy – Stevie Ray Vaughan
  3. Texas Flood – Larry Davis, Joseph Wade Scott
  4. Tell Me – Howlin’ Wolf
  5. Testify – Ronald Isley,O’Kelly Isley, Jr., Rudolph Isley
  6. Rude Mood – Stevie Ray Vaughan
  7. Mary Had a Little Lamb – Buddy Guy
  8. Dirty Pool – Doyle Bramhall, Stevie Ray Vaughan
  9. I’m Cryin’ – Stevie Ray Vaughan
  10. Lenny – Stevie Ray Vaughan