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Primal Scream: Vanishing Point

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Vanishing Point

On July 7, 1997, “Creation Records” label released “Vanishing Point”, the fifth Primal Scream studio album. It was recorded in 1997, and was produced by Bobby Gillespie, Robert Young, Andrew Innes, Martin Duffy, Gary Mounfield, Paul Mulreany, Brendan Lynch and Andrew Weatherall.

Personnel:

  • Robert Young – guitars, synths
  • Bobby Gillespie – vocals
  • Andrew Innes – rhythm guitar
  • Martin Duffy – keyboards
  • Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield – bass
  • Paul Mulreany – drums
  • Marco Nelson -bass guitar
  • Augustus Pablo- melodica
  • Glen Matlock- bass guitar
  • Pandit Dinesh -tabla
  • Andrew Love – saxophone
  • Duncan Mackay -trumpet
  • Jim Hunt -saxophone
  • Wayne Jackson- trumpet
  • Ian Dixon -bass clarinet
  • Paul Harte -harmonica

Track listing:

All tracks by Bobby Gillespie, Andrew Innes, Robert Young and Martin Duffy, except where noted.

  1. Burning Wheel
  2. Get Duffy
  3. Kowalski – Bobby Gillespie, Andrew Innes, Robert Young, Martin Duffy,Gary Mounfield
  4. Star
  5. If They Move, Kill ‘Em
  6. Out of the Void
  7. Stuka
  8. Medication
  9. Motörhead – Lemmy
  10. Trainspotting
  11. Long Life

Brian Eno: The Drop

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Brian Eno - The Drop

On July 7, 1997, “All Saints Records” label released “The Drop”, the fifteen Brian Eno album. It was recorded in 1996, and was produced by Brian Eno.

Personnel:

  • Brian Eno – keyboards, synthesizers, cover art
  • Ben Fenner – engineer
  • Marion Weyeneth – technician
  • Nick Robertson – cover assembly

Track listing:

All tracks by Brian Eno.

  • 1.    Slip, Dip
  • 2.    But If
  • 3.    Belgian Drop
  • 4.    Cornered
  • 5.    Block Drop
  • 6.    Out / Out
  • 7.    Swanky
  • 8.    Coasters
  • 9.    Blissed
  • 10. M.C. Organ
  • 11. Boomcubist
  • 12. Hazard
  • 13. Rayonism
  • 14. Dutch Blur
  • 15. Back Clack
  • 16. Dear World
  • 17. Iced World

Styx: The Grand Illusion

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Styx-The Grand Illusion

On July 7, 1977, “A&M” released “The Grand Illusion”, the seventh Styx studio album. It was recorded in 1977, at “Paragon Recording Studios” in Chicago, and was produced by Dennis DeYoung, James Young, Chuck Panozzo and Tommy Shaw. The album cover was an homage to a painting by René Magritte “Le Blanc-Seing”, and was designed by Alton Kelley and Stanley Mouse. The album was certified 3 x Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Dennis DeYoung – vocals, keyboards, synthesizers
  • James Young – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Tommy Shaw – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars
  • Chuck Panozzo – bass guitar
  • John Panozzo – drums
  • Barry Mraz – production assistance, engineer
  • Rob Kingsland – engineer
  • Mike Reese – mastering
  • Roland Young – art direction
  • Chuck Beeson – design
  • Jim McCrary – photography

Track listing:

  1. The Grand Illusion – Dennis DeYoung
  2. Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man) – Tommy Shaw
  3. Superstars – James Young, Dennis DeYoung, Tommy Shaw
  4. Come Sail Away – Dennis DeYoung
  5. Miss America – James Young
  6. Man in the Wilderness – Tommy Shaw
  7. Castle Walls – Dennis DeYoung
  8. The Grand Finale – Dennis DeYoung, James Young, Tommy Shaw

Yes: Going For The One

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On July 15, 1977, “Atlantic” label released “Going for the One”, the eighth Yes studio album. It was recorded 1976 – 1977, at “Mountain Studios” in Montreux,  and was produced by Jon Anderson, Steve Howe, Chris Squire, Ricka Wakeman and Alan White.

Personnel:

  • Jon Anderson – lead vocals, harp
  • Steve Howe – vocals, steel guitar, acoustic and electric guitars, vachalia, pedal steel guitar
  • Rick Wakeman– piano, electric keyboards, church organ at Martin’s in Vevey, Polymoog synthesizer, choral arrangement
  • Chris Squire – vocals, bass guitar
  • Alan White– drums, percussion, tuned percussion
  • Ars Laeta ofLausanne – choir
  • Richard Williams Singers – choir
  • John Timperley – recording
  • David Richards– recording assistant
  • Sean Davis – disc cutting
  • Paul Van Der Sonckheyd – disc cutting
  • Hipgnosis– design, photography
  • Roger Dean – band logo design
  • George Hardie – graphics
  • Alex Grob – photography
  • Jaques Straessle – photography
  • Brian Lane– executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Jon Anderson, Steve Howe, Chris Squire, Alan White, and Rick Wakeman.

  1. Going for the One – Jon Anderson
  2. Turn of the Century – Jon Anderson, Steve Howe, Alan White
  3. Parallels – Chris Squire
  4. Wonderous Stories – Jon Anderson
  5. Awaken – Jone Anderson, Steve Howe

 

The Stooges: Fun House

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On July 7, 1970, “Elektra” label released “Fun House”, the second  Stooges (The) studio album.  It was recorded May 1970 at “Elektra Sound Recorders” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Don Gallucci. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” ranked “Fun House” at number 191 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of all Time”.

Personnel:

  • Iggy Pop– vocals
  • Ron Asheton– guitar
  • Dave Alexander– bass guitar
  • Scott Asheton– drums
  • Steve Mackay– saxophone
  • Don Gallucci– organ overdubs
  • Brian Ross-Myring – engineer, remastering
  • Tom Hummer – engineer assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Dave Alexander, Ron Asheton, Scott Asheton, and Iggy Pop.

  1. Down on the Street
  2. Loose
  3. V. Eye
  4. Dirt
  5. 1970
  6. Fun House
  7. A. Blues

The B-52’s: Same

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On July 6, 1979, “Warner Bros” label released the debut, self-titled The  B-52’s album. It was recorded 1978 – 1979, at at “Compass Point Studios” in Nassau, Bahamas, and was produced by Chris Blackwell. The album cover was designed by Tony Wright. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 152 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Fred Schneider– vocals, cowbell, toy piano, walkie talkie, keyboard bass
  • Ricky Wilson– guitars, smoke alarm
  • Kate Pierson– vocals, Farfisa organ, keyboard bass, guitar
  • Keith Strickland– percussion, drums, “Planet Claire” sounds
  • Cindy Wilson– vocals, bongos, tambourine, guitar
  • Ted Jensen – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by The B-52’s, except where noted.

  1. Planet Claire – Henry Mancini, Fred Schneider, Keith Strickland
  2. 52 Girls – Jeremy Ayers,Ricky Wilson
  3. Dance This Mess Around
  4. Rock Lobster – Fred Schneider, Ricky Wilson
  5. Lava
  6. There’s a Moon in the Sky (Called the Moon)
  7. Hero Worship – Robert Waldrop, Ricky Wilson
  8. 6060-842 – Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider,Keith Strickland, Ricky Wilson
  9. Downtown – Tonny Hatch

KC And The Sunshine Band: Same

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On July 6, 1975, “TK” label released the self-titled, second KC and the Sunshine Band album. It was recorded 1974 – 1975, and was produced by Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch.

Personnel:

  • Jerome Smith – guitar
  • Harry Wayne Casey– vocals, keyboards
  • Richard Finch– bass guitar, drum, percussion
  • Robert Johnson – drums
  • Oliver C. Brown– percussion
  • Fermin Goytisolo – percussion
  • Mike Lewis – tenor saxophone
  • Whit Sidener – baritone saxophone
  • Ken Faulk – trumpet
  • Vinnie Tanno – trumpet
  • Beverly Champion – backing vocals
  • Margaret Reynolds – backing vocals
  • Jeanette Williams – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch, except where noted.

  1. Let It Go (Part One)
  2. That’s the Way (I Like It)
  3. Get Down Tonight
  4. Boogie Shoes
  5. Ain’t Nothing Wrong
  6. I’m So Crazy (‘Bout You) – Harry Wayne Casey, Richard Finch, Willie Clarke
  7. What Makes You Happy
  8. I Get Lifted
  9. Let It Go (Part Two)

Jethro Tull: A Passion Play

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Passion Play

On July 6, 1973, “Chrysalis” label released “A Passion Play”, the sixth Jethro Tull studio album. It was recorded December 1972-January 1973,at “Château d’Hérouville”, in Val-d’Oise;  March 1973, at “Morgan Studios” in London, and was produced by Ian Anderson and Terry Ellis.

Personnel:

  • Ian Anderson – vocals, flute, acoustic guitar, soprano and sopranino saxophones
  • Martin Barre – electric guitars
  • John Evan – vocals, piano, organ, synthesisers
  • Jeffrey Hammond – narrator, bass guitar
  • Barriemore Barlow – drums, timpani, glockenspiel, marimba
  • David Palmer– orchestral arrangements
  • Robin Black – engineer
  • Brian Ward – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Ian Anderson, except where noted.

  1. A Passion Play, Part I”

Act 1 – Ronnie Pilgrim’s funeral – a winter’s morning in the cemetery.

  • Lifebeats
  • Prelude
  • The Silver Cord
  • Re-Assuring Tune

Act 2 – The Memory Bank – A Small but Comfortable Theatre with a Cinema-Screen (the Next Morning).

  • Memory Bank
  • Best Friends
  • Critique Oblique

VIII.  Forest Dance #1

  1. A Passion Play, Part II

Interlude – The Story of the Hare Who Lost His Spectacles.

  • The Story of the Hare Who Lost His Spectacles – Ian Anderson, Jeffrey Hammond, John Evan

Act 3 – The Business Office of G. Oddie & Son (two days later).

  • Forest Dance #2
  • The Foot of Our Stairs
  • Overseer Overture

Act 4 – Magus Perdé’s Drawing Room at Midnight.

  • Flight from Lucifer
  • 10:08 to Paddington
  • Magus Perdé
  • Epilogue

Emerson, Lake & Palmer: Trilogy

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Trilogy

On July 6, 1972, “Island” label released “Trilogy”, the third Emerson, Lake & Palmer studio album. It was recorded October 1971 – January 1972, at “Advision Studios” in London, and was produced by Greg Lake.

Personnel:

  • Keith Emerson – Hammond organ C3, Steinway piano, Moog synthesizer III-C, Mini-Moog model D, Zurna
  • Greg Lake – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, bass guitar
  • Carl Palmer – drums, percussion
  • Eddy Offord – engineer
  • Barry Diament – mastering
  • Hipgnosis – design

Track listing:

  1. The Endless Enigma (Part One) – Keith Emerson, Greg Lake
  2. Fugue – Keith Emerson
  3. The Endless Enigma (Part Two) – Keith Emerson, Greg Lake
  4. From the Beginning – Greg Lake
  5. The Sheriff – Keith Emerson, Greg lake
  6. Hoedown – Aaron Copland, arr. Keith Emerson, Greg Lake, Carl Palmer
  7. Trilogy – Keith Emerson, Greg Lake
  8. Living Sin – Keith Emerson, Greg Lake, Carl Palmer
  9. Abaddon’s Bolero – Keith Emerson

 

 

MC 5: High Time

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High Time

On July 6, 1971, “Atlantic” label released “High Time”, the second MC5 studio album. It was recorded September–October 1970,  at “Artie Fields Studios” in Detroit, ”Lansdowne Studios” and “Pye Studios” in London, and was produced by Fred Smith, Wayne Kramer, Dennis Thompson, Rob Tyner and Geoffrey Haslam.

Personnel:

  • Fred “Sonic” Smith – vocals, guitar, harmonica, organ, sandpaper
  • Wayne Kramer– vocals, guitar, piano
  • Michael Davis – vocals, bass
  • Dennis Thompson – vocals, drums, tambourine, tamboes, acme scraper, percussion
  • Rob Tyner– vocals, harmonica, maracas, rockas, castanets, congas
  • Pete Kelly – piano
  • Skip Knapp – organ
  • Butch O’Brien – bass drum
  • Bob Seger– percussion
  • Dave Heller – percussion
  • Kinki Lepew – percussion
  • Dave Morgan – percussion
  • Scott Morgan– percussion
  • Ellis Dee – percussion
  • Bobby Wayne Derminer – wizzer
  • Marlene Driscoll – vocals
  • Joanne Hill – vocals
  • Brenda Knight – vocals
  • Charles Moore – vocals, flugelhorn
  • Leon Henderson – tenor saxophone
  • Rick Ferretti – trumpet
  • Dan Bullock – trombone
  • Larry Horton – trombone
  • David Oversteak – tuba

Track listing:

  1. Sister Anne – Fred “Sonic” Smith
  2. Baby Won’t Ya – Fred “Sonic” Smith
  3. Miss X – Wayne Kramer
  4. Gotta Keep Movin’ – Dennis Thompson
  5. Future Now – Rob Tyner
  6. Poison – Wayne Kramer
  7. Over and Over – Fred “Sonic” Smith
  8. Skunk (Sonicly Speaking) – Fred “Sonic” Smith