Monthly Archives: November 2016

Emerson, Lake & Palmer: Same

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On November 20, 1970, “Island” label released the self-titled, debut Emerson, Lake & Palmer studio album. It was recorded July – September 1970, at “Advision Studios” in London, and was produced by Greg Lake.

Personnel:

  • Keith Emerson– Hammond organ, piano, clavinet, pipe organ, Moog modular synthesizer, arranger, artistic direction
  • Greg Lake– vocals, bass, acoustic and electric guitar, arranger, artistic direction
  • Carl Palmer– drums, percussion, arranger, artistic direction
  • Eddy Offord– engineer
  • Barry Diament – mastering
  • Nic Dartnell – cover painting

Track listing:

  1. The Barbarian – Béla Bartók-  Keith Emerson, Greg Lake, Carl Palmer
  2. Take a Pebble – Greg Lake
  3. Knife-Edge – Greg Lake, Richard Fraser, Leoš Janáček,  S. Bach- arr. Emerson
  4. The Three Fates – Keith Emerson
  • Clotho
  • Lachesis
  • Atropos
  1. Tank – Keith Emerson, Carl Palmer
  2. Lucky Man – Greg Lake

Brinsley Schwarz: Despite It All

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On November 20, 1970, “Capitol” label released “Despite It All”, the second Brinsley Schwarz studio album. It was recorded 1970; at “Olympic Studios” in London, and was produced Brinsley Schwarz and Dave Robinson.

Personnel:

  • Brinsley Schwarz – vocals, guitar
  • Bob Andrews – vocals, keyboards, guitar, bass
  • Nick Lowe – vocals, bass, guitar, banjo
  • Billy Rankin- drums, percussion
  • Dave Jackson- saxophone
  • Willy Weider – fiddle
  • Brian Cole- pedal steel

All tracks by Nick Lowe except where noted.

  1. Country Girl
  2. The Slow One
  3. Funk Angel
  4. Piece of Home – Bob Andrews
  5. Love Song
  6. Star Ship
  7. Ebury Down
  8. Old Jarrow

The Kinks: Word Of Mouth

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On November 19, 1984, “Arista” label released “Word of Mouth”, the twentieth Kinks studio album. It was recorded June 1983 – September 1984,  at “Konk Studio” in London, and was produced by Ray Davies.

Personnel:

  • Ray Davies – vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica
  • Dave Davies – lead and backing vocals, guitar
  • Ian Gibbons- keyboards, backing vocals
  • Jim Rodford- bass, backing vocals
  • Mick Avory- drums
  • Bob Henrit- drums
  • David Baker – engineer
  • Renate Sturmer – illustration

Track listing:

All tracks by Ray Davies, except where noted.

  1. Do It Again
  2. Word of Mouth
  3. Good Day
  4. Living on a Thin Line – Dave Davies
  5. Sold Me Out
  6. Massive Reductions
  7. Guilty – Dave Davies
  8. Too Hot
  9. Missing Persons
  10. Summer’s Gone
  11. Going Solo

George Harrison: Brainwashed

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On November 18, 2002, “Dark Horse” label released “Brainwashed”, the twelfth and final George Harrison studio album. It was recorded 1988 – 2002, at “FPSHOT” in Oxfordshire, and on other various locations, and was produced by George Harrison, Jeff Lynne and Dhani Harrison. The album was released almost a year after Harrison death, and the album was completed by Harrison’s son Dhani and longtime friend and collaborator Jeff Lynne.

Personnel:

  • George Harrison– lead vocals, lead guitar, slide guitar, Dobro, Banjo uke, ukulele, keyboards, bass, percussion
  • Mark Flannagan – acoustic lead guitar
  • Joe Brown– acoustic guitar
  • Jon Lord– piano
  • Jools Holland– piano
  • Dhani Harrison– guitar, Wurlitzer electric piano, backing vocals
  • Mike Moran– keyboards
  • Marc Mann– keyboards, string arrangement
  • Jeff Lynne– bass, guitar, piano, keyboards, percussion, backing vocals
  • Herbie Flowers– bass, tuba
  • Jim Keltner– drums
  • Ray Cooper– drums, percussion
  • Bickram Ghosh– tabla
  • Jane Lister – harp
  • Isabela Borzymowska – reading from “How to Know God”
  • Sam Brown– backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by George Harrison, except where noted.

  1. Any Road
  2. P2 Vatican Blues (Last Saturday Night)
  3. Pisces Fish
  4. Looking for My Life
  5. Rising Sun
  6. Marwa Blues
  7. Stuck Inside a Cloud
  8. Run So Far
  9. Never Get Over You
  10. Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
  11. Rocking Chair in Hawaii
  12. Brainwashed

Paul Simon: Songs From The Capeman

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On November 18, 1997, “Warner Bros” label released “Songs from The Capeman”, the ninth Paul Simon solo studio album. It was recorded in 1997, and was produced by Roy Halee. The songs retell the story of Salvador Agron, who was known as the “Capeman”.

Personnel:

  • Paul Simon – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Arlen Roth, Paul Livant, Steve Cropper, Vincent Nguini, Wally Richardson – guitar
  • Harper Simon– guitar, harmonica
  • Robby Turner – pedal steel guitar
  • Diomedes Matos – acoustic guitar
  • Saturnino Laboy – acoustic guitar
  • Oriente Lopez – organ, electric piano, flute
  • Oscar Hernandez – piano, synthesizer, celesta, vibraphone, glockenspiel
  • Horace Ott, Paul Griffin- piano
  • Mark Ramos – accordion
  • Bakithi Kumalo, Jay Leonhart, John Beal, Rubén Rodriguez, Tony Garnier– bass
  • Bernie Minoso– bass guitar
  • Richard Crooks, Shannon Ford– drums
  • Robby Ameen– drums, percussion
  • Eddie Montalvo– congas
  • Jimmy Sabater– congas, cowbell
  • Pablo Nuñez– bongos, cowbell
  • Bobby Allende – bongos, cymbal, bell tree
  • Milton Cardona – bongos, maracas, claves, congas, guirom backing vocals
  • Danny Rivera– coro
  • Edgardo Miranda– cuatro
  • Nelson González– tres
  • Johnny Andrews– timbales
  • Marc Quinones – timbales, congas
  • ‘Crusher’ Bennett– shaker
  • Bob Franceschini– soprano saxophone
  • Chris Eminizer, Mitch Frohman– tenor saxophone
  • David Mann– tenor and baritone saxophone
  • Bill Holloman – tenor saxophone, trumpet
  • Pablo Calogero– baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
  • Luis Lopéz, Ozzie Melendez– trombone
  • David “Piro” Rodríguez, John Walsh, Ray Vega– trumpet
  • Barry Danielian– flugelhorne
  • Stewart Rose– French horn
  • Marcia Butler– oboe
  • Krista Feeney, Paul Peabody– violin
  • Juliet Haffner- viola
  • Laura Bontrager – cello
  • Angel Ramirez, Angelo Aponte, Bobby Bright, Briz, David Davila, DeWayne Snype, Derrick James, Dionte Sutton, Ed Vasquez, Edgar Stewart, Hans Giraldo, Hechter Ubarry, Karen Bernod, Kevin Harrison, Kia Jeffries, Luis Marrero, Myrna Gomila, Nestor Sanchez, Ray De La Paz, Renee Connell-Adams, Robert Vargas, Sean Pulley, Teana Rodriguez, Trent Sutton– backing vocals
  • Stanley Silverman- orchestration
  • Roy Halee – recording
  • Andy Smith – recording, mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Bob Crowley – artwork
  • Frank Olinsky – design
  • Sigrid Nama – photography
  • Nitin Vadukul – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Paul Simon, with co-lyrics by Derek Walcott.

  1. Adios Hermanos
  2. Born in Puerto Rico
  3. Satin Summer Nights
  4. Bernadette
  5. The Vampires
  6. Quality
  7. Can I Forgive Him
  8. Sunday Afternoon
  9. Killer Wants to Go to College
  10. Time Is an Ocean
  11. Virgil
  12. Killer Wants to Go to College II
  13. Trailways Bus
  14. Shoplifting Clothes
  15. Born in Puerto Rico
  16. Can I Forgive Him

Belle And Sebastian: If You’re Feeling Sinister

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On November 18, 1996, “Jeepster Records” label released “If You’re Feeling Sinister”, the second Belle and Sebastian studio album. It was recorded in 1996, at “CaVa Studios” in Glasgow, and was produced by Tony Doogan. ”Rolling Stone” magazine featured the album at number 75 on its list of “100 Best Albums of the Nineties”.

Personnel:

  • Stuart Murdoch– vocals, guitar, piano
  • Stuart David– bass
  • Isobel Campbell– cello, vocals, percussion, recorder
  • Chris Geddes – keyboards, piano
  • Richard Colburn – drums
  • Stevie Jackson – guitar, vocals, harmonica
  • Mick Cooke – trumpet
  • Sarah Martin – violin, percussion, recorded

Track listing:

All tracks by Stuart Murdoch.

  1. The Stars of Track and Field
  2. Seeing Other People
  3. Me and the Major
  4. Like Dylan in the Movies
  5. The Fox in the Snow
  6. Get Me Away from Here, I’m Dying
  7. If You’re Feeling Sinister
  8. Mayfly
  9. The Boy Done Wrong Again
  10. Judy and the Dream of Horses

Ian Anderson: Walk Into Light

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On November 18, 1983, “Chrysalis” label released “Walk into Light”, the debut Ian Anderson solo album. It was recorded in 1983, and was produced by Ian Anderson.

Personnel:

  • Ian Anderson– vocals, flute, guitar, bass, keyboards
  • Peter-John Vettese– keyboards

Track listing:

  1. Fly by Night – Ian Anderson, Peter-John Vettese
  2. Made in England – Ian Anderson, Peter-John Vettese
  3. Walk into Light – Ian Anderson
  4. Trains – Ian Anderson, Peter-John Vettese
  5. End Game – Ian Anderson
  6. Black and White Television – Ian Anderson
  7. Toad in the Hole – Ian Anderson
  8. Looking for Eden – Ian Anderson
  9. User-Friendly – Ian Anderson, Peter-John Vettese
  10. Different Germany – Ian Anderson, Peter-John Vettese

 

Joan Jett: I Love Rock ‘n Roll

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On November 23,  1981, “Boardwalk” label released “I Love Rock ‘n Roll”, the second  Joan Jett studio album. It was recorded June – September 1981, at “Kingdom Sound Studios” and “Soundworks Studios” in New York, and was produced by Kenny Laguna and Ritchie Cordell. It was the first album to feature her backing band The Blackhearts. The album was certified 2 x Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”, and Platinum in the US by “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Joan Jett– vocals, guitar
  • Ricky Byrd – guitar
  • Eric Ambel– guitar
  • Gary Ryan – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Lee Crystal – drums
  • Will “Dub” Jones– vocals
  • The Coasters– backing vocals
  • Glen Kolotkin – engineer, associate producer
  • Gerry Gabinelli – engineer
  • Stew Romain – mastering

Track listing:

  1. I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll – Alan Merrill, Jake Hooker
  2. (I’m Gonna) Run Away – Joan Jett, Kenny Laguna
  3. Love is Pain – Joan Jett
  4. Nag – Arthur Cher
  5. Crimson and Clover – Tommy James, Peter Lucia jr.
  6. Victim of Circumstance – Joan Jett, Kenny Laguna
  7. Bits and Pieces – Dave Clark, Mike Smith
  8. Be Straight – Joan Jett, Greg Kihn, Kenny laguna
  9. You’re Too Possessive – Joan Jett
  10. Little Drummer Boy – Katherine K. Davis, Henry Onorati, Harry Simeone

The Jam: This Is The Modern World

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On November 18, 1977, “Polydor” label released “This Is the Modern World”, the second Jam studio album. It was recorded in 1977, and was produced by Chris Parry and Vic Smith.

Personnel:

  1. Paul Weller – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  2. Bruce Foxton – vocals, bass
  3. Rick Buckler – drums
  4. Bill Airey Smith – art direction, design
  5. Gered Mankowitz – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Paul Weller, except where noted.

  1. The Modern World
  2. London Traffic – Bruce Foxton
  3. Standards
  4. Life from a Window
  5. The Combine
  6. Don’t Tell Them You’re Sane – Bruce Foxton
  7. In the Street Today – Paul Weller, Dave Waller
  8. London Girl
  9. I Need You (For Someone)
  10. Here Comes the Weekend
  11. Tonight at Noon
  12. In the Midnight Hour – Steve Cropper, Wilson Pickett

The The: Infected

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On November 17, 1986, “Some Bizzare” label released “Infected”, the second The The album. It was recorded in 1986, and was produced by Warne Livesey, Matt Johnson, Roli Mosimann and Gary Langan.

Personnel:

  1. Matt Johnson – vocals, guitars, keyboards, percussion
  2. Neneh Cherry – vocals
  3. Warne Livesey – organ, bass, string arrangement, backing vocals, engineer, remix
  4. Steve Hogarth – piano
  5. Judd Lander – harmonica
  6. Jeff Clyne – acoustic bass
  7. Dan Brown – electric bass
  8. Steve Brown – electric bass
  9. Dave Clayton – synth bass
  10. David Palmer – drums
  11. Roli Mosimann – percussion, programming
  12. Luís Jardim – percussion
  13. Bashiri Johnson – percussion
  14. The Deaf Section – brass
  15. Philip Eastop – French horn
  16. John Edcott – trumpet
  17. Dave DeFries – trumpet
  18. Steve Aitken – trombone
  19. Pete Beachill – trombone
  20. Ashley Slater – trombone
  21. Jamie Talbot – saxophone
  22. Bob Mintzer – saxophone
  23. Andy Blake – baritone sax
  24. John Thirkell – trumpet
  25. Guy Barker – trumpet, flugel horn
  26. Andrew Poppy – brass arrangements
  27. Astarti String Orchestra (leader Gavyn Wright) – strings
  28. The Croquets – backing vocals
  29. Anna Domino – backing vocals
  30. Zeke Manyika – backing vocals
  31. Tessa Niles – backing vocals
  32. Anne Dudley – arrangements
  33. Steve Peck – engineer
  34. Mike Johnson – engineer
  35. Gary Langan – engineer
  36. Sir Barrence Clempson – engineer assistant
  37. Mini Matt – engineer assistant
  38. Barbara Milne – engineer assistant
  39. Steve Reece – engineer assistant
  40. Mark Robinson – engineer assistant
  41. Peter Woodroffe – engineer assistant
  42. Gary Mobeley – fairlight operator
  43. Andy Dog – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Matt Johnson, except where noted.

  1. Infected
  2. Out of the Blue (Into the Fire)
  3. Heartland
  4. Angels of Deception
  5. Sweet Bird of Truth
  6. Slow Train to Dawn
  7. Twilight of a Champion – Matt Johnson, Roli Mosimann
  8. The Mercy Beat