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The Modern Lovers: Same

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In August 1976, “Beserkley” label released the self-titled, debut Modern Lovers (The) album. It was recorded in 1976, and was produced by John Cale, Robert Appere, Kim Fowley and Alan Mason. In 2003, the album was ranked at number 381 on “Rolling Stone”  magazine’s list of the “500 Greatest Albums of all Time”.

Personnel:

  • Jonathan Richman– vocals, electric guitars
  • Jerry Harrison– piano, organ, backing vocals
  • Ernie Brooks – bass, backing vocals
  • David Robinson– drums, backing vocals
  • John Cale– additional keyboards
  • Jim Blodgett – co-ordination
  • Lubin – assistance
  • Horn – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Jonathan Richman.

  1. Roadrunner
  2. Astral Plane
  3. Old World
  4. Pablo Picasso
  5. She Cracked
  6. Hospital
  7. Someone I Care About
  8. Girlfriend
  9. Modern World

Linda Ronstadt: Hasten Down The Wind

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In August 1976, “Asylum” label released “Hasten Down the Wind”, the seventh Linda Ronstadt  studio album. It was recorded May – July 1976, at “The Sound Factory” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Peter Asher. In 1977, the album won “Grammy Award” for “Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female”. The album was certified Platinum in US by the “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Linda Ronstadt – lead and backing vocals, handclaps
  • Andrew Gold – vocals, backing vocals, organ, keyboards, ARP String Ensemble, finger cymbals, sleigh bells, handclaps, clavinet, acoustic and electric piano, electric, rhythm and acoustic guitar, clavichord
  • Dan Dugmore – electric and steel guitar
  • Wendy Waldman – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Peter Asher- guitar, wood block, shaker, handclaps, vocals, tambourine, percussion
  • Clarence McDonald- piano, keyboards
  • Kenny Edwards- bass guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
  • Richard Feves – bass guitar, double bass
  • Russ Kunkel, Michael Botts– drums
  • Don Henley – drums, lead and harmony vocals
  • Paul Polivnick – viola
  • Bill Thedford – vocals, choir, chorus
  • Ken Yerke – violin, viola
  • David Campbell – viola, conductor, string arrangements
  • Charles Veal – violin, concertmaster
  • Dennis Karmazyn – cello
  • Ron Hickland, Gerry Garrett – choir, chorus
  • Clydie King- vocals, choir, chorus
  • Gerald Garrett, Jim Gilstrap – vocals, choir, chorus
  • Pat Henderson – vocals, choir, chorus, backing vocals
  • Ron Hicklin – vocals
  • Sherlie Matthews- backing vocals
  • Herb Pedersen- backing vocals
  • Wendy Waldman- backing vocals
  • Becky Louis, Karla Bonoff- backing vocals
  • John Kosh – design
  • Ethan Russell, Jim Shea – photography

Track listing:

  1. Lose Again – Karla Bonoff
  2. The Tattler – Ry Cooder, Russ Titelman, Washington Phillips
  3. If He’s Ever Near – Karla Bonoff
  4. That’ll Be the Day – Jerry Allison, Buddy Holly, Norman Petty
  5. Jerry Allison, Buddy Holly, Norman Petty – Linda Ronstadt, Kenny Edwards, Gilbert Ronstadt
  6. Hasten Down the Wind – Warren Zevon
  7. Rivers of Babylon – Brent Dowe, Trevor McNaughton
  8. Give One Heart – John Hall, Johanna Hall
  9. Try Me Again – Linda Ronstadt, Andrew Gold
  10. Crazy – Willie Nelson
  11. Down So Low – Tracy Nelson
  12. Someone to Lay Down Beside Me – Karla Bonoff

Jaco Pastorius: Same

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In August 1976, “Epic” label released the self-titled, debut Jaco Pastorius album. It was recorded in October 1975, at “Camp Colomby Studios”; “Columbia Recording Studios C&B” in New York City and was produced by Bobby Colomby.

Personnel:

  • Jaco Pastorius – electric bass
  • Sam Moore, Dave Prater– vocals
  • Herbie Hancock- clavinet, Fender Rhodes, electric piano, piano
  • Alex Darqui – Fender Rhodes electric piano
  • Richard Davis– bass
  • Homer Mensch– bass
  • Narada Michael Walden– drums
  • Lenny White, Bobby Economou – drums
  • Othello Molineaux – steel drums
  • Leroy Williams – steel drums
  • Don Alias– congas, bongos, percussion, okonkoko iya, afuche
  • David Sanborn- alto sax
  • Michael Brecker- tenor sax
  • Howard Johnson- baritone sax
  • Wayne Shorter- soprano sax
  • Peter Gordon – French horn
  • Hubert Laws- piccolo, flute
  • Randy Brecker, Ron Tooley – trumpet
  • Peter Graves – bass trombone
  • David Nadien, Harry Lookofsky, Paul Gershman, Joe Malin, Harry Cykman, Harold Kohon, Matthew Raimondi, Max Pollinkoff, Arnold Black – violin
  • Stewart Clarke, Manny Vardi, Julian Barber, Al Brown – viola
  • Charles McCracken, Kermit Moore, Beverly Lauridsen, Alan Shulman– cello
  • Michael Gibbs- string arrangements
  • Michael Gibbs- string arrangements, conductor

Track listing:

All tracks by Jaco Pastorius, except where noted.

  1. Donna Lee – Miles Davis
  2. Come On, Come Over – Jaco Pastorius, Bob Herzog
  3. Continuum
  4. Kuru/Speak Like a Child – Jaco Pastorius, Herbie Hancock
  5. Portrait of Tracy
  6. Opus Pocus
  7. Okonkolé Y Trompa – Jaco Pastorius, Don Alias
  8. (Used to Be a) Cha-Cha
  9. Forgotten Love

Split Enz: Second Thoughts

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In August 1976, “Mushroom” label released “Second Thoughts”, the second Split Enz studio album. It was recorded April – May 1976, at “Basing Street Studios” in London, and was produced by Phil Manzanera.

Personnel:

  • Tim Finn– vocals, piano
  • Phil Judd– vocals, guitars, mandolin
  • Jonathan Michael Chunn– bass, piano
  • Emlyn Crowther– drums
  • Noel Crombie– percussion
  • Edward Rayner– keyboards
  • Robert Gillies– saxophone, trumpet
  • Miles Golding – violin
  • Ian Sharp – cello
  • Rhett Davies, Guy Bidmead – recording
  • Rhett Davies – mixing
  • John Prew – photography

Track listing:

  1. Late Last Night – Phil Judd
  2. Walking Down a Road – Tim Finn, Phil Judd
  3. Titus – Phil Judd
  4. Lovely Dovey – Tim Finn, Phil Judd
  5. Sweet Dreams – Phil Judd
  6. Stranger Than Fiction – Tim Finn, Phil Judd
  7. Time for a Change – Phil Judd
  8. Matinee Idyll – Tim Finn, Phil Judd
  9. The Woman Who Loves You – Tim Finn, Phil Judd

The Upsetters: Super Ape

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In August 1976, “Island” label released “Super Ape”, the twelve Upsetters album. It was recorded in 1976 at “Black Ark” in Kingston, Jamaica, and was produced by Lee “Scratch” Perry.

Personnel:

  • Lee Perry – percussion, conga
  • Michael “Mikey Boo” Richards – drums
  • Anthony “Benbow” Creary – drums
  • Noel “Skully” Simms– conga
  • Boris Gardiner– bass
  • Earl “Chinna” Smith– guitar
  • Keith Sterling– piano
  • Bobby Ellis– horns
  • “Dirty” Harry Hall, Herman Marquis– horns
  • Vin Gordon– trombone
  • Egbert Evans – flute
  • Prince Jazzbo– toasting
  • Barry Llewellyn, Earl Morgan– backing vocals
  • Tony Wright– cover art

Track listing:

All track by Lee “Scratch” Perry.

  1. Zion’s Blood
  2. Croaking Lizard
  3. Black Vest
  4. Underground
  5. Curly Dub
  6. Dread Lion
  7. Three in One
  8. Patience
  9. Dub Along
  10. Super Ape

Arlo Guthrie: Amigo

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In August 1976, “Reprise” label released “Amigo”, the seventh Arlo Guthrie album. It was recorded in 1976, and was produced by John Pilla and Lenny Waronker.

Personnel:

  • Arlo Guthrie– vocals, guitar
  • Linda Ronstadt– vocals
  • Bill Green – guitar
  • Waddy Wachtel– guitar
  • Jai Winding – keyboards
  • Leah Kunkel – vocals, keyboards, electric piano
  • Bob Glaub– bass
  • Dan Velika – bass
  • Rick Jaeger – drums
  • Milt Holland– percussion
  • Russ Kunkel– percussion, drums
  • Nick DeCaro – strings, accordion
  • Gayle LeVant – harp, harmonica
  • Lloyd Cliff, Donn Landee – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Arlo Guthrie; except where noted.

  1. Guabi Guabi
  2. Darkest Hour
  3. Massachusetts
  4. Victor Jara
  5. Patriots’ Dream
  6. Grocery Blues
  7. Walking Song – Leah Kunkel
  8. My Love
  9. Manzanillo Bay – Rob “Rabbit” Mackay
  10. Ocean Crossing
  11. Connection – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards

The New Pornographers: Twin Cinema

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On August 23, 2005, “Mint” label released “Twin Cinema”, the third New Pornographers album. It was recorded November 2004 – April 2005, and was produced by John Collins, David Carswell, A.C. Newman and Kurt Dahle.

Personnel:

  • A.C. Newman– vocals, guitar, ebow, synthesizer, harmonica, pump organ, xylophone
  • Dan Bejar– vocals, guitar, synthesizer, melodeon
  • Neko Case– vocals
  • John Collins– vocal, bass, guitar, synthesizer, ebow
  • Kurt Dahle – vocal, drums, percussion
  • Todd Fancey– guitar
  • David Carswell – vocals, slide guitar
  • Todd Macdonald– mandolin
  • Kathryn Calder– vocals, piano
  • Blaine Thurier– synthesizer
  • Nora O’Connor– vocals
  • Shaun Brodie– trumpet
  • Tyr Jami– cello
  • Howard Redekopp– engineer
  • Amy Tuyn– art work
  • Sarah Pedersen– photography

Track listing:

  1. Twin Cinema – A.C. Newman
  2. The Bones of an Idol – A.C. Newman
  3. Use It – A.C. Newman
  4. The Bleeding Heart Show – A.C. Newman
  5. Jackie, Dressed in Cobras – Dan Bejar
  6. The Jessica Numbers – A.C. Newman, John Collins
  7. These Are the Fables – A.C. Newman
  8. Sing Me Spanish Techno – A.C. Newman
  9. Falling Through Your Clothes -A.C. Newman
  10. Broken Breads – Dan Bejar
  11. Three or Four – A.C. Newman
  12. Star Bodies – A.C. Newman
  13. Streets of Fire – Dan Bejar
  14. Stacked Crooked – A.C. Newman

Clinic: Winchester Cathedral

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On August 23, 2004, “Domino” label released “Winchester Cathedral”, the third Clinic studio album It was recorded in 2004, and was produced by Ken Thomas, Ade Blackburn, Brian Campbell, Hartley and Carl Turney.

Personnel:

  • Ade Blackburn – lead vocals, keyboard, melodica
  • Hartley – lead guitar, clarinet, keyboards
  • Brian Campbell – bass, flute, backing vocals
  • Carl Turney – drums, piano, additional percussion, backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Country Mile
  2. Circle of Fifths
  3. Anne
  4. The Magician
  5. Vertical Take Off in Egypt
  6. Home
  7. D.Y.Y.B.
  8. The Majestic #2
  9. Falstaff
  10. August
  11. Thank You (For Living)
  12. Fingers

Melvins: The Bootlicker

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On August 23, 1999, “Ipecac” label released “The Bootlicker”, the eleventh Melvins studio album. It was recorded in January 1999, and was produced by Tim Green, King Buzzo, Dale Crover and Kevin Rutmanis.

Personnel:

  • King Buzzo – vocals, guitar, noises
  • Eric Peterson – piano
  • Kevin Rutmanis- bass, slide bass
  • Dale Crover – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Mackie Osborne – cover art

Track listing:

All tracks by Buzz Osborne.

  1. Toy
  2. Let It All Be
  3. Black Santa
  4. We We
  5. Up the Dumper
  6. Mary Lady Bobby Kins
  7. Jew Boy Flower Head
  8. Lone Rose Holding Now
  9. Prig

Jethro Tull: J-Tull Dot Com

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On August 23, 1999, “Varèse Sarabande” label released “J-Tull Dot Com”, the 20th Jethro Tull studio album. It was recorded in 1999, and was produced by Ian Anderson.

Personnel:

  • Ian Anderson – vocals, concert flute, bamboo flute, bouzouki, acoustic guitar
  • Martin Barre – acoustic and electric guitars
  • Andrew Giddings – Hammond organ, piano, accordion, chromatic and qwerty keyboards
  • Jonathan Noyce – bass guitar
  • Doane Perry – drums, percussion
  • Najma Akhtar – additional vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Ian Anderson, except where noted.

  1. Spiral
  2. Dot Com
  3. AWOL
  4. Nothing @ All – Andrew Giddings
  5. Wicked Windows
  6. Hunt by Numbers
  7. Hot Mango Flush – Martin Barre, Ian Anderson
  8. El Niño
  9. Black Mamba
  10. Mango Surprise
  11. Bends Like a Willow
  12. Far Alaska
  13. The Dog-Ear Years
  14. A Gift of Roses