On September 6, 1978, Thomas Blanchard “Tom” Wilson Jr. died aged 47. He was producer best known for his work with Bob Dylan, The Mothers of Invention, The Fraternity of Man, Simon and Garfunkel, the Velvet Underground, Cecil Taylor, Sun Ra, Eddie Harris, Nico, Eric Burdon & the Animals, the Blues Project, the Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem and Soft Machine.
Monthly Archives: September 2017
Vance Joy: Dream Your Life Away
On September 5, 2014, “Liberation Music” label released “Dream Your Life Away”, the debut Vance Joy studio album. It was recorded in 2014, and was produced by Ryan Hadlock, James Keogh, Edwin White and John Castle. The album was certified Platinum in Australia by “ARIA”; in Canada by “Music Canada” and in US by the “RIIA”.
Personnel:
- James Gabriel Keogh – lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano, synthesizer bass, ukulele
- Ryan Hadlock- acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, percussion, synthesizer
- Edwin White – electric guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, drums, percussion, cello, programming, backing vocals, string and brass arrangements
- Jono Colliver – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Adam Trachsel – bass guitar, upright bass
- Kimo Muraki – saxophone, backing vocals
- Lauren Jacobson – viola, violin
- Jerry Streeter – backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Vance Joy.
- Winds of Change
- Mess is Mine
- Wasted Time
- Riptide
- Who Am I
- From Afar
- We All Die Trying to Get It Right
- Georgia
- Red Eye
- First Time
- All I Ever Wanted
- Best That I Can
- My Kind of Man
The Black Sorrows: 4 Days in Sing Sing
On September 5, 2009, “Head Records” label released “4 Days in Sing Sing”, the twelfth Black Sorrows (The) studio album. It was recorded in four days in 2009, at “Sing Sing Studios” in Melbourne, and was produced by Joe Camilleri and Peter Bain-Hogg.
Personnel:
- Joe Camilleri – vocals, sax, guitar, harmonica, melodica
- James Black – piano, Hammond organ, guitar
- Claude Carranza – vocals, guitar
- Joe Creighton – vocals, bass guitar
- Tony Floyd – vocals, drums
- Alejandro Vega – percussion
- Tim Wilson – saxophone
- Dave Newdick – trumpet
- Jordan Murray – trombone
Track listing:
- Best Thing
- What Levi Wants
- Lonesome Road
- Lean On Me
- Don’t Judge Me Too Hard
- Lay By My Side
- Comfort Me
- Every Natural Thing
- Midnight Rain
- The Raven
- Sometimes I Wish
- Where’s it All Gonna End
- Better Times
- Such a Night
- Little Murders
- Viva La Money
- Sumo
The Smashing Pumpkins: Machina II / The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music
On September 5, 2000, “Polydor” label released “Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music”, the sixth Smashing Pumpkinsn (The) studio album. It was recorded 1999 – 2000, and was produced by Billy Corgan and Flood.
Personnel:
- Billy Corgan– vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, piano
- James Iha – vocals, guitars
- D’Arcy Wretzky– bass guitar
- Melissa Auf der Maur– bass guitar
- Jimmy Chamberlin– drums, percussion
Track listing:
All tracks by Billy Corgan, except where noted.
- Glass
- Cash Car Star
- Dross
- Real Love
- Go – James Iha
- Let Me Give the World to You
- Innosense
- Home
- Blue Skies Bring Tears
- White Spyder
- In My Body
- If There Is a God
- Le Deux Machina
- Atom Bomb
Shed Seven: Change Giver
On September 5, 1994, “Polydor” label released “Change Giver”, the debut Shed Seven studio album. It was recorded 1993–1994, at “Greenhouse Studio” in London, and was produced by Jessica Corcoran.
Personnel:
- Rick Witter– vocals
- Paul Banks– guitar
- Tom Gladwin – bass
- Alan Leach – drums
- Jon Graym, Shed Seven – engineer
- Jessica Corcoran – mixing
- Steve Double – photography
Track listing:
All lyrics by Rick Witter, all music by Paul Banks, Rick Water, Tom Gladwin, Alan Leach, except where noted.
- Dirty Soul – Paul Banks, Rick Water, Tom Gladwin, Alan Leach, Johnson
- Speakeasy
- Long Time Dead
- Head and Hands – Paul Banks, Rick Water, Tom Gladwin, Alan Leach, Johnson
- Casino Girl
- Missing Out – Paul Banks, Rick Water, Tom Gladwin, Alan Leach, Johnson
- Dolphin – Paul Banks, Rick Water, Tom Gladwin, Alan Leach, Johnson
- Stars in Your Eyes
- Mark
- Ocean Pie
- On an Island with You – Paul Banks, Rick Water, Tom Gladwin, Alan Leach, Johnson
Emmanuel “Rico” Rodriguez
On September 4, 2015, Emmanuel “Rico” Rodriguez died aged 80. He was musician (trombone), one of the first and most distinguished reggae and ska artists. He has formed the group Rico and the Rudies, and has recorded and performed with many famous musicians and producers including Karl Pitterson, Prince Buster, Lloyd “Matador” Daley, Jools Holland’s Rhythm and Blues Orchestra, Bob Marley, Toots & the Maytals, Delroy Washington , Burning Spear, The Specials, Jools Holland, Dennis Bovell, Ian Dury, Chas Jankel, Joan Armatrading, John Martyn, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Steel Pulse and Paul Young. In 2007, he was awarded an “MBE” (Member of the Order of the British Empire) for services to music. For his contribution to Jamaican music, in 2012 he was awarded the “Silver Musgrave Medal” by the “Institute of Jamaica”.
Procol Harum: Same
In September 1967, “Regal Zonophone” label released the debut, self-titled Procol Harum album. It was recorded in June 1967, at “Olympic Studios” in London, and was produced by Denny Cordell. “Classic Rock” magazine included it in its list of the “50 Albums That Built Prog Rock”. It 2007, “Rolling Stone” magazine included it in its list of the “The 40 Essential Albums of 1967”.
Personnel:
- Gary Brooker– vocals, piano
- Robin Trower– guitar
- Matthew Fisher– organ
- Dave Knights– bass
- J. Wilson– drums
- Ray Royer– guitar
- Bill Eyden– drums
- Eddy Offord, Frank Owen, Gerald Chevin, Keith Grant, Laurence Burridge – engineer
- Simon Platz – executive producer
Track listing:
All tracks by Gary Brooker and Keith Reid, except where noted.
- Conquistador
- She Wandered Through the Garden Fence
- Something Following Me
- Mabel
- Cerdes (Outside the Gates Of)
- A Christmas Camel
- Kaleidoscope
- Salad Days (Are Here Again)
- Good Captain Clack
- Repent Walpurgis – Matthew Fisher
Arlo Guthrie: Alice’s Restaurant
In September 1967, “Reprise” label released “Alice’s Restaurant”, the debut Arlo Guthrie album. It was recorded in 1967, and was produced by Fred Hellerman.
Personnel:
- Arlo Guthrie – vocals, guitar
- Ed Thrasher – art direction
- Richard Chalfin – photography concept
- Sherman Weisburd – cover photography
- Diana J. Davies – linear photography
- Harold Leventhal – linear notes
- Al Brown – assistant production
Track listing:
All tracks by Arlo Guthrie.
- Alice’s Restaurant Massacree
- Chilling of the Evening
- Ring-Around-a-Rosy Rag
- Now and Then
- I’m Going Home
- The Motorcycle Song
- Highway in the Wind
Bert Jansch: Jack Orion
In September 1966, “Transatlantic” label released “Jack Orion”, the third Bert Jansch studio album. It was recorded in 1966, at “5 North Villas” in Camden, London, and was produced by Bill Leader.
Track listing:
- Bert Jansch – vocal, guitar, banjo, illustration, arrangements
- John Renbourn – guitar
- Bill Leader – recording
- Jules Halfant – design
Track listing:
- The Waggoner’s Lad – traditional
- The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face – Ewan McColl
- Jack Orion – traditional
- The Gardener – traditional
- Nottamun Town – traditional
- Henry Martin – traditional
- Blackwaterside – traditional
- Pretty Polly – traditional
John Coltrane: Meditations
In September 1966, “Impulse” label released “Meditations”, the twenty-third John Coltrane album. It was recorded on November 23, 1965, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, and was produced by Bob Thiele.
Personnel:
- John Coltrane– tenor saxophone
- Pharoah Sanders– tenor saxophone
- McCoy Tyner– piano
- Jimmy Garrison– double bass
- Elvin Jones– drums
- Rashied Ali– drums
- Rudy Van Gelder – engineer, mastering
- Robert Flynn – cover design
- Joe Lebow – liner design
- Charles Shabacon – photography
- Nat Hentoff – liner notes
Track listing:
All tracks by John Coltrane.
- The Father and the Son and the Holy Ghost
- Compassion
- Love
- Consequences
- Serenity
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