Yearly Archives: 2017

Shed Seven: Change Giver

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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.

  1. Dirty Soul – Paul Banks, Rick Water, Tom Gladwin, Alan Leach, Johnson
  2. Speakeasy
  3. Long Time Dead
  4. Head and Hands – Paul Banks, Rick Water, Tom Gladwin, Alan Leach, Johnson
  5. Casino Girl
  6. Missing Out – Paul Banks, Rick Water, Tom Gladwin, Alan Leach, Johnson
  7. Dolphin – Paul Banks, Rick Water, Tom Gladwin, Alan Leach, Johnson
  8. Stars in Your Eyes
  9. Mark
  10. Ocean Pie
  11. On an Island with You – Paul Banks, Rick Water, Tom Gladwin, Alan Leach, Johnson

Emmanuel “Rico” Rodriguez

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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

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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.

  1. Conquistador
  2. She Wandered Through the Garden Fence
  3. Something Following Me
  4. Mabel
  5. Cerdes (Outside the Gates Of)
  6. A Christmas Camel
  7. Kaleidoscope
  8. Salad Days (Are Here Again)
  9. Good Captain Clack
  10. Repent Walpurgis – Matthew Fisher

Arlo Guthrie: Alice’s Restaurant

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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.

  1. Alice’s Restaurant Massacree
  2. Chilling of the Evening
  3. Ring-Around-a-Rosy Rag
  4. Now and Then
  5. I’m Going Home
  6. The Motorcycle Song
  7. Highway in the Wind

Bert Jansch: Jack Orion

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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:

  1. The Waggoner’s Lad – traditional
  2. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face – Ewan McColl
  3. Jack Orion – traditional
  4. The Gardener – traditional
  5. Nottamun Town – traditional
  6. Henry Martin – traditional
  7. Blackwaterside – traditional
  8. Pretty Polly – traditional

John Coltrane: Meditations

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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.

  1. The Father and the Son and the Holy Ghost
  2. Compassion
  3. Love
  4. Consequences
  5. Serenity

Animal Collective: Centipede Hz

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On September 4, 2012, “Domino” label released “Centipede Hz”, the ninth Animal Collective album. It was recorded January – February 2012, at “Sonic Ranch” in Tornillo, Texas, and was produced by Ben H. Allen III, Avey Tare, Panda Bear, Deakin and Geologist.

Personnel:

  • Avey Tare– vocals, synthesizers, piano, guitar, sampler, sequencer, percussion
  • Panda Bear– vocals, drums, sampler, percussion
  • Deakin– vocals, baritone guitar, sampler, percussion
  • Geologist– sampler, synthesizers, piano, percussion
  • Dave Scher– lap steel guitar, melodica
  • Riverside Middle School Choir – vocals
  • Ben H. Allen III – recording, engineering, mixing
  • Manuel Calderon, Rob Skipworth, Brad Truax, Joe D’Agostino, Sumner Jones, Alex Tumay– recording assistant
  • Joe Lambert – mastering
  • Dave Portner– photography, artwork
  • Abby Portner, Rob Carmichael – artwork
  • @Atibaphoto – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Avey Tare, Panda Bear, Deakin and Geologist.

  1. Moonjock
  2. Today’s Supernatural
  3. Rosie Oh
  4. Applesauce
  5. Wide Eyed
  6. Father Time
  7. New Town Burnout
  8. Monkey Riches
  9. Mercury Man (contains sample of the song “Invasion” by King Tubby)
  10. Pulleys
  11. Amanita

Los Lobos: The Neighborhood

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On September 4, 1990, “Slash Records” label released “The Neighborhood”, the eighth Los Lobos album. It was recorded in 1990, and was produced by Larry Hirsch, David K. Hidalgo, Cesar J. Rosas, Louie F. Pérez, Jr., Conrad R. Lozano and Steve M. Berlin.

Personnel:

  • David K. Hidalgo- vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, 6-string bass, tiple, accordion, bajo sexto, violin, Hawaiian steel, koto guitar, drums, percussion
  • Cesar J. Rosas- vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, bajo-sexto, huanpanguera
  • Conrad R. Lozano- vocals, Fender precision and 5-string bass, guitarron, upright bass
  • Louie F. Pérez, Jr.- drums, percussion, guitars, jarana, hidalguer
  • Steve M. Berlin- tenor, baritone and soprano saxophones, organ, clavinet, percussion
  • John Hiatt– vocals
  • Levon Helm- vocals, mandolin
  • Danny Timms – organ, Wurlitzer, piano
  • Mitchell Froom- harmonium
  • Jerry Marotta– drums
  • Alex Acuña- percussion, shekere, hand drums
  • Jim Keltner- drums, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by David K. Hidalgo and Louie F. Pérez, Jr., except where noted.

  1. Down on the Riverbed
  2. Emily
  3. I Walk Alone
  4. Angel Dance
  5. Little John of God
  6. Deep Dark Hole
  7. Georgia Slop – Jimmy McCracklin
  8. I Can’t Understand- Cesar J.Rosas, Willie Dixon
  9. The Giving Tree
  10. Take My Hand
  11. Jenny’s Got a Pony
  12. Be Still
  13. The Neighborhood

Dan Fogelberg: The Wild Places

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On September 4, 1990, “Full Moon” label released “The Wild Places”, the eleventh Dan Fogelberg album. It was recorded in 1990, and was produced by Dan Fogelberg.

Personnel:

  • Dan Fogelberg – vocals, synthesizer, acoustic and electric guitar, rhythm guitar, keyboards, slide guitar, classical guitar, percussion, drum programming, string arrangement, mixing
  • Michael Landau– electric guitar
  • Mike Finnigan– organ
  • George Hawkins – bass guitar
  • Bob Glaub– bass guitar, fretless bass
  • Lenny Castro– percussion, conga, timbales
  • David Crosby – harmony and backing vocals
  • Al Garth – soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
  • Heart Attack Horns – horns, group vocals
  • Jerry Hey– trumpet
  • Russ Kunkel– drums, percussion
  • Sara K. – backing vocals
  • Timothy B. Schmit– harmony and backing vocals
  • Julia Waters – harmony and backing vocals
  • Maxine Waters – backing vocals, harmony vocals
  • Oren Waters– backing vocals, harmony vocals
  • Executive producer: Remington Boone
  • Marty Lewis – engineer, mixing
  • MaDave Reynolds, Duane Scott – engineer
  • Mike Kloster, Brett Swain – mixing assistant
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Amy Dakos – art direction, design, photography
  • John Kosh – art direction, design
  • Cover illustration: Amy Dakos
  • Andy Katz, Anastasia Savage – photography
  • Nina Avramides-Berducat, Charlie Fernandez – production coordinator

Track listing:

All tracks by Dan Fogelberg except where noted.

  1. Aurora Nova
  2. The Wild Places
  3. Forefathers
  4. Song of the Sea
  5. Anastasia’s Eyes
  6. Blind to the Truth
  7. Lovers in a Dangerous Time – Bruce Cockburn
  8. Rhythm of the Rain – John Gummoe
  9. Bones in the Sky
  10. The Spirit Trail
  11. Ever On

Rembrandts: Same

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On September 4,1990. “Atco” label released the self-titled, debut Rembrandts album. It was recorded in 1990, and was produced by Phil Solem and Danny Wilde.

Personnel:

• Phil Solem – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, keyboards, recording, mixing
• Danny Wilde – vocals, acoustic guitars, bass guitar, keyboards, percussion, recording, mixing
• David Zeman – Hammond organ, Wurlitzer, accordion
• Pat Mastelotto – drums, percussion
• Stephen Marcussen – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Phil Solem and Danny Wilde, except where noted.

1. Just the Way It Is, Baby
2. Save Me
3. Someone
4. Show Me Your Love
5. New King
6. Every Secret Thing – Phil Solem, Danny Wilde, Pat Mastelotto
7. If Not for Misery
8. Moonlight on Mt. Hood
9. Goodnight
10. Burning Timber – Phil Solem, Danny Wilde, Pat Mastelotto
11. Confidential Information
12. Everyday People
13. Follow You Down