Monthly Archives: July 2016

Frank Black: Honeycomb

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Honeycomb

On July 19, 2005, “Back Porch Records” released “Honeycomb”, the tenth Frank Black studio album. It was recorded in 2005, and was produced by Jon Tiven.

Personnel:

  • Frank Black– vocals, guitar
  • Steve Cropper- lead guitar
  • Buddy Miller- guitar
  • Reggie Young- guitar
  • Spooner Oldham – vocals, keyboards, bells
  • Jon Tiven- harmonica
  • David Hood- bass guitar
  • Billy Block- drums
  • Anton Fig- drums
  • Akil Thompson- drums
  • Chester Thompson- drums
  • Jean Black – duet vocal
  • James Griffin – vocals
  • Ellis Hooks- vocals
  • Dan Penn- vocals, tracking engineer
  • Earl Drake- mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Frank Black, except where noted.

  1. Selkie Bride
  2. I Burn Today
  3. Lone Child
  4. Another Velvet Nightmare – Frank Black, Reid Paley
  5. Dark End of the Street – Dan Penn, Chips Moman
  6. Go Find Your Saint
  7. Song of the Shrimp – Roy C. Bennett, Sid Tepper
  8. Strange Goodbye
  9. Sunday Sunny Mill Valley Groove Day – Doug Sahm
  10. Honeycomb
  11. My Life Is in Storage
  12. Atom in My Heart
  13. Violet”
  14. Sing For Joy

Ramones: Adiós Amigos!

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Ramones_-_Adios_Amigos

On July 18, 1995, “Radioactive Records” label released “Adiós Amigos!”, the fourteenth and final Ramones studio album. It was recorded January – February 1995, and was produced by Daniel Rey.

Personnel:

  • Joey Ramone- lead vocals
  • Dee Dee Ramone- co-lead vocals
  • Johnny Ramone– lead guitar
  • J. Ramone – lead and backing vocals, bass guitar
  • Marky Ramone– drums

Track listing:

  1. I Don’t Want to Grow Up – Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan
  2. Makin Monsters for My Friends – Dee Dee Ramone, Daniel Rey
  3. It’s Not for Me to Know – Dee Dee Ramone, Daniel Rey
  4. The Crusher – Dee Dee Ramone, Daniel Rey
  5. “Life’s a Gas – Joey Ramone
  6. Take the Pain Away – Dee Dee Ramone, Daniel Rey
  7. I Love You – Johnny Thunders
  8. Cretin Family – Dee Dee Ramone, Daniel Rey
  9. Have a Nice Day – Marky Ramone, Garrett James Uhlenbrock
  10. Scattergun – J. Ramone
  11. Got a Lot to Say – J. Ramone
  12. She Talks to Rainbows – Joey Ramone
  13. Born to Die in Berlin – Dee Dee Ramone,John Carco

Echo & the Bunnymen: Crocodiles

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Echo_&_the_Bunnymen - Crocodiles

On July 18, 1980, “Korova” label released “Crocodiles”, the debut Echo & the Bunnymen album. It was recorded in 1980, at “Eden Studios” in London and “Rockfield Studios” in Monmouth, Wales, and was produced by Bill Drummond, David Balfe in Ian Broudie.  In 1993, “NME” ranked “Crocodiles” at number 28 on its list of the “50 Greatest Albums of the 1980s”; in 2006, “Uncut” magazine ranked the album at number 69 on its list of the “100 Greatest Debut Albums”

Personnel:

  • Ian McCulloch– vocals, guitar, piano
  • Will Sergeant– lead guitar
  • David Balfe– keyboards
  • Les Pattinson– bass
  • Pete de Freitas– drums
  • Rod Houison– engineer
  • Dan Hersch – remastering
  • Brian Griffin – cover photography
  • Bill Butt – insert photography

Track listing:.

All tracks by Will Sergeant, Ian McCulloch, Les Pattinson and Pete de Freitas except where noted.

  1. Going Up
  2. Stars Are Stars
  3. Pride
  4. Monkeys
  5. Crocodiles
  6. Rescue
  7. Villiers Terrace
  8. Pictures on My Wall – Will Sergeant, Ian McCulloch, Les Pattinson
  9. All That Jazz
  10. Happy Death Men

 

 

Joy Division: Closer

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Joy Division - Closer

On July 18, 1980, “Factory” label released “Closer”, the second and final Joy Division studio album.It was released following the May 1980 suicide of lead singer Ian Curtis. “Closer” was recorded in March 1980, at “Britannia Row Studios” in London, and was produced by Martin Hannett. “NME” ranked the album at number 72 on its list of the “100 Greatest British Albums Ever”; “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Closer” at number 157 on its list of “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”; in 2006, “Q” magazine ranked the album at number 8 on its list of the “Best Albums of the 1980s”, and “Slant” magazine ranked it at number 7 on its list of the “Best Albums of the 1980s”.

Personnel:

  • Ian Curtis– lead vocals, guitar, melodica
  • Bernard Sumner – guitar, bass guitar, synthesizers
  • Peter Hook– bass guitar, guitar, six-string bass guitar
  • Stephen Morris– drums, electronic drums, percussion
  • Martin Hannett– engineer
  • John Caffery – engineer
  • Michael Johnson – engineer assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Bernard Sumner.

  1. Atrocity Exhibition
  2. Isolation
  3. Passover
  4. Colony
  5. A Means to an End
  6. Heart and Soul
  7. Twenty Four Hours
  8. The Eternal
  9. Decades

The Byrds: Fifth Dimension

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Fifth Dimension

On July 18, 1967, “Columbia” label released “Fifth Dimension”, the third Byrds album. It was recorded January – May 1966, at “Columbia Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Allen Stanton.

Personnel:

  • Jim McGuinn – vocals, lead guitar
  • David Crosby – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Gene Clark- vocals, tambourine, harmonica
  • Chris Hillman – vocals, electric bass
  • Michael Clarke- drums
  • Van Dyke Parks- organ
  • Allen Stanton – string arrangements

Track listing:

  1. 5D (Fifth Dimension) – Jim McGuinn
  2. Wild Mountain Thyme – traditional, arranged Jim McGuinn, Chris Hillman, Michael Clarke, David Crosby
  3. Spaceman – Jim McGuinn
  4. I See You – Jim McGuinn, David Crosby
  5. What’s Happening?!?! – David Crosby
  6. I Come and Stand at Every Door – Nâzım Hikmet
  7. Eight Miles High – Gene Clark, Jim McGuinn, David Crosby
  8. Hey Joe (Where You Gonna Go) – Billy Roberts
  9. Captain Soul – Jim McGuinn, Chris Hillman, Michael Clarke, David Crosby
  10. John Riley – traditional, arranged Jim McGuinn, Chris Hillman, Michael Clarke, David Crosby
  11. 2-4-2 Fox Trot (The Lear Jet Song) – Jim McGuinn

 

Tame Impala: Currents

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Currents

On July 17, 2015, “Modular” label released “Currents”, the third Tame Impala studio album. It was recorded 2012 – 2015, at Kevin Parker’s home studio in Fremantle, Australia, and was produced by Kevin Parker. At the 2015 “ARIA Music Awards”, “Currents” was awarded “Best Rock Album”;  “Album of the Year”; Kevin Parker won “Engineer of the Year” award and “Producer of the Year” and Tame Impala were named “Best Group”

Personnel:

  • Kevin Parker– vocals, all instruments, engineer, mixing
  • Rob Grant – engineer, mixing advisor
  • Greg Calbi– mastering
  • Robert Beatty – design
  • Matthew C. Saville – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Kevin Parker.

  1. Let It Happen
  2. Nangs
  3. The Moment
  4. Yes I’m Changing
  5. Eventually
  6. Gossip
  7. The Less I Know the Better
  8. Past Life
  9. Disciplies
  10. Cause I’m a Man
  11. Reality in Motion
  12. Love / Parnoia
  13. New Person, Same Old Mistakes

Wilco: Star Wars

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Star_Wars

On July 16, 2015, “Star Wars”, the ninth Wilco studio album was released through wilcoworld.net. It was recorded in 2015, and was produced by Tom Schick and Jeff Tweedy.

Personnel:

  • Jeff Tweedy – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
  • Patrick Sansone – vocals, electric guitar, keys
  • Nels Cline– electric guitar, loops
  • John Stirratt – vocals, bass, acoustic guitar
  • Glenn Kotche– drums, percussion
  • Spencer Tweedy – additional percussion
  • Scott McCaughey– Mellotron, piano
  • Mikael Jorgensen– assorted keys

Track listing:

All tracks by Jeff Tweedy, except where noted.

  1. EKG
  2. More…
  3. Random Name Generator
  4. The Joke Explained
  5. You Satellite – Jeff Tweedy, Glen Kotche, Nels Cline
  6. Taste the Ceiling – Jeff Tweedy, Scott McCaughey
  7. Pickled Ginger
  8. Where Do I Begin
  9. Cold Slope
  10. King of You
  11. Magnetized – Jeff Tweedy, Mikael Jorgenson

The Flaming Lips:Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots

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The Flaming Lips-Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots

On July 16, 2002, “Warner Bros” label released “Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots”, the tenth Flaming Lips (The) studio album. It was recorded June 2000 – April 2002, at “Tarbox Road Studios” in Cassadaga, New York, and was produced by Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd, Michael Ivins,  Dave Fridmann and Scott Booker.

Personnel:

  • Wayne Coyne– vocals, guitar, mixings, cover paintings
  • Steven Drozd– vocals, guitars, keyboards, electronics, drums, mixing
  • Michael Ivins– vocals, bass guitar, keyboards, mixing, additional engineering
  • Yoshimi P-We– vocalization
  • Dave Fridmann– programming, engineer, mixing, mastering
  • Trent Bell– additional tracking
  • Andy Taub– additional tracking
  • George Salisbury– design, layout

Track listing:

All tracks by Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd and Michael Ivins, except where noted.

  1. Fight Test – Wayne Coyne,Steven Drozd, Michael Ivins, Dave Fridmann, Cat Stevens
  2. One More Robot/Sympathy 3000-21
  3. Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 1
  4. Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 2
  5. In the Morning of the Magicians
  6. Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell
  7. Are You a Hypnotist??
  8. It’s Summertime
  9. Do You Realize?? – Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd, Michael Ivins, Dave Fridmann
  10. All We Have Is Now
  11. Approaching Pavonis Mons by Balloon (Utopia Planitia)

Robert Plant: Dreamland

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Robert Plant - Dreamland

On July 16, 2002, “Mercury” label released “Dreamland”, the seventh Robert Plant solo album and the first with his band “Strange Sensation”. It was recorded 2001 – 2002, and was produced by Phill Brown and Robert Plant.

Personnel:

  • Robert Plant– vocals
  • Porl Thompson– guitar
  • Justin Adams- guitars, gimbri, darbuka
  • J. Cole- pedal steel guitar
  • John Baggott – keyboards, string arrangements
  • Charlie Jones- bass
  • Clive Deamer- drums, percussion
  • Raj Das, May Clee Cadman,Ginny Clee – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Robert Plant, Justin Adams, Clive Deamer, John Baggott, Charlie Jones and Porl Thompson, except where noted.

  1. Funny in My Mind (I Believe I’mFixin’ to Die) – Bukka White, Robert Plant, Justin Adams, Clive Deamer, Baggott, Charlie Jones, Porl Thompson
  2. Morning Dew – Bonnie Dobson,Tim Rose
  3. One More Cup of Coffee – Bob Dylan
  4. Last Time I Saw Her
  5. Song to the Siren – Tim Buckley
  6. Win My Train Fare Home (If I Ever Get Lucky)
  7. Darkness, Darkness – Jesse Colin Young
  8. Red Dress
  9. Hey Joe – Billy Roberts
  10. Skip’s Song – Skip Spence