Monthly Archives: October 2017

A Winged Victory For The Sullen: Atomos

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On October 6, 2014, “Kranky” label released “Atomos”, the second A Winged Victory for the Sullen album. The album contains the music from “Atomos”, a dance piece by choreographer Wayne McGregor and his company Wayne McGregor Random Dance. The music was recorded in 2013, in Brussels, Berlin and Reykjavik.

Personnel:

  • Dustin O’Halloran – arrangements, engineer, score
  • Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie- arrangements, engineer, score
  • Nayon Han, Arthur Hornig, Christelle Heinen, Isabelle Klemt, Charlotte Danhier – cello
  • Sophie Bayet – violia
  • Neil Leiter – viola
  • Margaret Hermant – harp, violin
  • Francesco Donadello – engineer, mixing
  • Ben Frost- engineer
  • Bo Kondren – mastering
  • Craig McCaffrey – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Dustin O’Halloran and Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie.

  1. Atomos I
  2. Atomos II
  3. Atomos III
  4. Atomos V
  5. Atomos VI
  6. Atomos VII
  7. Atomos VIII
  8. Atomos IX
  9. Atomos X
  10. Atomos XI
  11. Atomos XII

Tim Finn: Imaginary Kingdom

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On October 6, 2006, “Capitol” label released “Imaginary Kingdom”, the seventh Tim Finn solo album. It was recorded in 2006, and was produced by Bobby Huff.

Personnel:

  • Tim Finn- vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, backing vocals, conga, foot drums, celeste, synth FX, pump organ, Indian flute, keys, Rhodes, banana drum, prepared piano, vocal arrangements
  • Bobby Huff – drums, backing vocals, percussion, programming, piano, organ, keys, electric guitar, backing vocals, vocal arrangements
  • John Painter- bass, French horn, keys, acoustic and electric guitar, lap steel guitar, percussion, trombone, trumpet, recorder, dilruba,  portachord, stylophone
  • Dale Oliver – electric guitar, slide guitar, 12-string guitar, electric sitar
  • Robbie Huff – electric guitar
  • Victor Broden – bass
  • Phil Madeira – organ
  • Nirva Dorsaint – backing vocals
  • Fleming McWilliams – guest vocalist
  • Matt Walker – cello
  • Harper Finn – child’s voice
  • Tony Backhouse – vocal arrangement

Track listing:

All tracks by Tim Finn.

  1. Couldn’t Be Done
  2. Still the Song
  3. Astounding Moon
  4. Midnight Coma
  5. Salt to the Sea
  6. Horizon
  7. Dead Flowers
  8. Resting (Your Hand Lightly)
  9. Show Yourself
  10. Winter Light
  11. So Precious
  12. Unsinkable

Cake: Prolonging the Magic

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On October 6, 1998, “Capricorn” label released “Prolonging the Magic”, the third Cake studio album. It was recorded in 1998, and was produced by John McCrea. In 1999 the album was certified Platinum in US by the “RIAA”.

Personnel:

  • John McCrea– vocals, guitar, piano, organ, Moog, arrangements, design
  • Vince DiFiore – trumpet, backing vocals, arrangements
  • Gabe Nelson – bass, mandolin, guitar, piano, arrangements
  • Todd Roper – drums, percussion, backing vocals, arrangements
  • Xan McCurdy, Rusty Miller – electric guitar
  • Tyler Pope, Chuck Prophet, Jim Campilongo – electric guitar, arrangements
  • Ben Morss – piano, arrangements
  • David Palmer– keyboards
  • Greg Vincent – pedal steel guitar
  • Mark Needham – additional percussion, engineering, mixing
  • Richard Lyman – musical saw
  • Joe Johnston, Jay Bowman, Gabriel Shepard,Justin Phelps, Scott Reams, Rafael Serrano – engineering
  • Kirt Shearer, Craig Long – engineering, mixing
  • Greg Brown – arranging
  • Keara Fallon – design
  • Don C. Tyler – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by John McCrea, except where noted.

  1. Satan Is My Motor – John McCrea, Gabriel Nelson, Tyler Pope
  2. Mexico
  3. Never There
  4. Guitar
  5. You Turn the Screws
  6. Walk On By
  7. Sheep Go to Heaven
  8. When You Sleep
  9. Hem of Your Garment
  10. Alpha Beta Parking Lot
  11. Let Me Go
  12. Cool Blue Reason
  13. Where Would I Be? – John McCrea, Gabriel Nelson, Joe Snook

Tim Buckley: Same

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In October 1966, “Elektra” label released the debut, self-titled Tim Buckley album. It was recorded in August 1966, at “Sunset Sound” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Jac Holzman and Paul A. Rothchild.

Personnel:

  • Tim Buckley– vocals, guitar
  • Lee Underwood– guitar
  • Van Dyke Parks– piano, celesta, harpsichord
  • Jim Fielder– bass guitar
  • Billy Mundi– drums, percussion
  • Jack Nitzsche– string arrangements

Track listing:

All tracks by Tim Buckley, except where noted.

  1. I Can’t See You – Larry Beckett, Tim Buckley
  2. Wings
  3. Song of the Magician – Larry Beckett, Tim Buckley
  4. Strange Street Affair Under Blue – Larry Beckett, Tim Buckley
  5. Valentine Melody – Larry Beckett, Tim Buckley
  6. Aren’t You the Girl?
  7. Song Slowly Song – Larry Beckett, Tim Buckley
  8. It Happens Every Time
  9. Song for Jainie
  10. Grief in My Soul – Larry Beckett, Tim Buckley
  11. She Is –Larry Beckett, Tim Buckley
  12. Understand Your Man

 

Seeds: A Web of Sound

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In October 1966, “GNP Crescendo” label released “A Web of Sound”, the second Seeds studio album. It was recorded in July 1966, at “RCA Victor Studios” and “Columbia Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Marcus Tybalt.

Personnel:

  • Darryl Hooper – keyboards, organ, piano, backing vocals
  • Jan Savage – guitars, backing vocals
  • Cooker – slide guitar
  • Sky Saxon– lead vocal, bass guitar
  • Harvey Sharpe – bass guitar
  • Rick Andridge – drums
  • Dave Hassinger, Raphael Valentin – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Farmer – Sky Saxon
  2. Pictures and Designs – Darryl Hooper, Sky Saxon
  3. Tripmaker – Darryl Hooper, Marcus Tybalt
  4. I Tell Myself – Marcus Tybalt
  5. A Faded Picture – Darryl Hooper, Sky Saxon
  6. Rollin’ Machine – Marcus Tybalt, Sky Saxon
  7. Just Let Go – Darryl Hooper, Jan Savage, Sky Saxon
  8. Up In Her Room – Sky Saxon

Paul Batterfield: The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

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In October 1965, “Elektra” label released “The Paul Butterfield Blues Band”, the debut Paul Butterfield album. It was recorded in September 1965, and was produced by Paul Rothchild and Mark Abramson. In 2012, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 468 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”. “Down Beat” magazine ranked it at number 11 on its list of the “Top 50 Blues Albums”.

Personnel:

  • Paul Butterfield– lead vocals, harmonica
  • Mike Bloomfield– guitars
  • Elvin Bishop– guitars
  • Mark Naftalin– organ
  • Jerome Arnold– bass
  • Sam Lay– lead vocals, drums

Track listing:

  1. Born in Chicago – Nick Gravenites
  2. Shake Your Money-Maker – Elmore James
  3. Blues with a Feeling – Walter Jacobs
  4. Thank You Mr. Poobah – Mike Bloomfield, Paul Butterfield, Mark Naftalin
  5. Mellow Down Easy – Willie Dixon
  6. Screamin – Mike Bloomfield
  7. Our Love Is Drifting – Paul Butterfield, Elvin Bishop
  8. Mystery Train – Junior Parker, Sam Phillips
  9. Last Night – Walter Jacobs
  10. Look Over Yonders Wall – James Clark

Joan Baez: Farewell, Angelina

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In October 1965, “Vanguard” label released “Farewell, Angelina”, the sixth Joan Baez album. It was recorded in 1965, and was produced by Maynard Solomon.

Personnel:

  • Joan Baez – vocals, guitar
  • Bruce Langhorne– electric guitar
  • Ralph Rinzler– mandolin
  • Richard Romoff – string bass
  • Russ Savakus– bass

Track listing:

  1. Farewell, Angelina – Bob Dylan
  2. Daddy, You Been on My Mind – Bob Dylan
  3. It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue – Bob Dylan
  4. The Wild Mountain Thyme – traditional, arranged Francis McPeake Family
  5. Ranger’s Command – Woody Guthrie
  6. Colours – Donovan Leitch
  7. A Satisfied Mind – Joe “Red” Hayes, Jack Rhodes
  8. The River in the Pines – traditional
  9. Pauvre Rutebeuf (Poor Rutebeuf) – Léo Ferré, Rutebeuf
  10. Sagt Mir wo die Blumen sind (Where Have All the Flowers Gone?) – Pete Seeger
  11. A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall – Bob Dylan

The Turtles: It Ain’t Me Baby

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In October 1965, “White Whale” label released “It Ain’t Me Babe”, the debut Turtles (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1965, and was produced by Bones Howe, Lee Lasseff and Ted Feigin.

Personnel:

  • Al Nichol – vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass guitar
  • Mark Volman – vocals, guitar
  • Howard Kaylan – vocals, keyboards
  • Don Murray – drums

Track listing:

  1. Wanderin’ Kind – Howard Kaylan
  2. It Was a Very Good Year – Ervin Drake
  3. Your Maw Said You Cried – Stephen Schlaks, B. Glazer
  4. Eve of Destruction – F. Sloan
  5. Glitter and Gold – Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil
  6. Let Me Be – F. Sloan
  7. Let the Cold Winds Blow – Howard Kaylan
  8. It Ain’t Me Babe – Bob Dylan
  9. A Walk in the Sun – Howard Kaylan
  10. Last Laugh – Howard Kaylan, Nita Garfield
  11. Love Minus Zero/No Limit – Bob Dylan
  12. Like a Rolling Stone – Bob Dylan

Tokio Hotel: Kings of Suburbia

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On October 3, 2014, “Island” label released “Kings of Suburbia”, the fifthTokio Hotel studio album. It was recorded 2012 – 2014, and was produced by Bill Kaulitz, Tom Kaulitz, David Jost, David Roth, Patrick Benzner, Peter Hoffmann and Rock Mafia.

Personnel:

  • Bill Kaulitz– lead vocals
  • Tom Kaulitz – guitars, keyboards, piano, percussion, backing vocals
  • Georg Listing – bass, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Gustav Schäfer – drums, percussion, backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Tom Kaulitz, Bill Kaulitz, except where noted.

  1. Feel it All – Tom Kaulitz, Bill Kaulitz, Joacim Persson, David Jost
  2. Stormy Weather – Tom Kaulitz, Bill Kaulitz, Dave Roth, Patrick Benzner, David Jost
  3. Run, Run, Run – Tom Kaulitz, Bill Kaulitz, Joacim Persson, Ry Cuming, David Jost, Johan Alkenäs
  4. Love Who Loves You Back – Tom Kaulitz, Bill Kaulitz, Antonina Armato, Tim James, David Jost, Thomas Armato

Sturges

  1. Covered in Gold – Tom Kaulitz, Bill Kaulitz, Dave Roth, Patrick Benzner, David Jost
  2. Girl Got a Gun – Tom Kaulitz, Bill Kaulitz, Dave Roth, Patrick Benzner, David Jost
  3. Kings of Suburbia – Tom Kaulitz, Bill Kaulitz, Dave Roth, Patrick Benzner
  4. We Found Us – Tom Kaulitz, Bill Kaulitz, Dave Roth, Patrick Benzner
  5. Invaded – Tom Kaulitz, Bill Kaulitz, Dave Roth, Patrick Benzner
  6. Never Let You Down – Tom Kaulitz, Bill Kaulitz, Dave Roth, Patrick Benzner
  7. Louder Than Love – Tom Kaulitz, Bill Kaulitz, David Jost, Antonina Armato, Tim James

Beck: The Information

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On October 3, 2006, “Interscope” label released “The Information”, the seventh Beck studio album. It was recorded 2005 – 2006, and was produced by Nigel Godrich.

Personnel:

  • Beck– vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, melodica,  piano,  organ,  keyboards, programming, effects, scratching, sitar, bass guitar,  harmonica, kalimba, percussion, drums, drum effects, glockenspiel, Game Boy
  • Nigel Godrich – keyboards, programming, effects, scratching,  tambourine, percussion, Speak ‘n Spell, whistle, Tote-A-Tune, kalimba, drums, Game Boy, backing vocals, mixing
  • Justin Stanley– acoustic and electric guitar, percussion, flute, backing vocals
  • Jason Falkner– bass guitars, acoustic and electric guitar, African bass, Moog synthesizer bass, percussion, drums, backing vocals
  • Sean Davis – bass guitars
  • James Gadson– drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Joey Waronker– drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Harvey Mason– drums
  • Alex Acuña– percussion, backing vocals
  • Smokey Hormel, Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Roger Manning Jr.– intro sounds
  • Brian LeBarton– Speak ‘n Spell
  • Greg Kurstin– keyboards, berimbau, piano, bass keyboard, synthesizer, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • DJ Z-Trip– scratching
  • Stevie Black – cello, percussion, backing vocals
  • Lucia Ribisi – girl on “Cellphone’s Dead”
  • Cosimo Hansen – talking
  • Spike Jonze, Dave Eggers– talking
  • Rachel Shelley– shipping forecast
  • David Campbell– string arrangements, conductor
  • Suzie Katayama, Charlie Bisharat– strings

Track listing:

All tracks by Beck Hansen, except where noted.

  1. Elevator Music
  2. Think I’m in Love
  3. Cellphone’s Dead
  4. Strange Apparition
  5. Soldier Jane – Beck Hansen, Nigel Godrich
  6. Nausea
  7. New Round
  8. Dark Star
  9. We Dance Alone
  10. No Complaints
  11. 1000 BPM
  12. Motorcade – Beck Hansen, Nigel Godrich
  13. The Information
  14. Movie Theme – Beck Hansen, Nigel Godrich
  15. The Horrible Fanfare/Landslide/Exoskeleton – Beck Hansen, Nigel Godrich

Samples:

  • “The Horrible Fanfare” section uses a sample of “Cellphone’s Dead”.
  • “The Landslide” section uses a sample from the song “Requiem pour un con” by the French singer Serge Gainsbourg.
  • “The Exoskeleton” section contains dialogue spoken by Dave Eggersand Spike Jonze