Monthly Archives: January 2018

Eddie Brickell: Same

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On January 11, 2011, “RacecarLOTTA” label released the self – titled, third Edie Brickell album. It was recorded in 2011, and was produced by Charlie Sexton.

Personnel:

  • Edie Brickell– vocals, guitar
  • Charlie Sexton – vocals, clavinet, double bass, 12 string acoustic guitar, acoustic and electric guitar, percussion, organ, piano, mellotron
  • Carter Albrecht– organ, piano, vocals, Wurlitzer
  • Dave Palmer– grand piano
  • David Boyle – chamberlin, keyboards, piano, Wurlitzer, sampling
  • Dave Monsey – bass
  • J. Johnson– drums
  • Jim Oblon – drums, dumbek, drum programming
  • Kyle Crusham, Dave McNair, Brian Scheuble, Jared Tuten – engineer
  • Andy Smith, Kevin Porter – mixing
  • Amy Beth McNeely – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Edie Brickell except where noted.

  1. Give It Another Day
  2. Pill
  3. Been So Good
  4. Always
  5. 2 O’clock in the Morning
  6. On the Avenue
  7. Waiting for Me
  8. You Came Back
  9. It Takes Love
  10. Bad Way

Tapes’n’Tapes: Outside

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On January 11, 2011, “Ibid” label released “Outside”, the third Tapes ‘n Tapes studio album.

Personnel:

  • Josh Grier – vocals, guitar
  • Matt Kretzman – keyboards, various instruments
  • Erik Appelwick – bass guitar
  • Jeremy Hanson – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Josh Grier.

  1. Badaboom
  2. SWM
  3. One in the World
  4. Nightfall
  5. Desert Plane
  6. Outro
  7. Freak Out
  8. The Saddest of All Keys
  9. Hidee Ho
  10. People You Know
  11. On and On
  12. Mighty Long

Arve Henriksen: Chron

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On January 10, 2014, “Rune Grammofon” label released “Chron”, the seventh Arve Henriksen album. It was recorded in 2013, and was produced by Arve Henriksen.

Personnel:

  • Arve Henriksen- vocal, trumpet, electronics, recording
  • Helge Sten – mastering
  • Kim Hiorthøy – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Arve Henriksen.

  1. Proto-Earth
  2. Hadean
  3. Chron
  4. Solidification
  5. Zircon
  6. Plume Of Ash
  7. Magma Oscillator
  8. Archean
  9. First Life
  10. Plate Tectonic
  11. Chronozone

Maccabees: Given To The Wild

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On January 9, 2012, “Fiction” label released “Given to the Wild”, the third  Maccabees studio album. It was recorded in 2011, at “Rockfield Studios” in Monmouthshire, and was produced by Tim Goldsworthy, Bruno Ellingham, Jag Jago, Orlando Weeks, Hugo White, Felix White, Rupert Shepherd, Sam Doyle and Will White.

Personnel:

  • Orlando Weeks – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Hugo White – guitars, backing vocals
  • Felix White – guitars, backing vocals
  • Rupert Shepherd – bass
  • Sam Doyle – drums
  • Will White – keyboards, synthesizer, samplers
  • Catherine Pockson – piano, vocals

Track listing:

  1. Given to the Wild (intro)
  2. Child
  3. Feel to Follow
  4. Ayla
  5. Glimmer
  6. Forever I’ve Known
  7. Heave
  8. Pelican
  9. Went Away
  10. Go
  11. Unknown
  12. Slowly One
  13. Grew Up at Midnight

Alex Lifeson: Victor

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On January 9, 1996, “Anthem” label released “Victor”, debut Alex Lifeson solo album. It was recorded October 1994 – July 1995, at “Lerxst Sound” (Alex Lifeson’s home studio), and was produced by Alex Lifeson.

Personnel:

  • Alex Lifeson- spoken vocals, guitars, keyboards, bass, mandola, programming
  • Les Claypool, Peter Cardinali- bass
  • Bill Bell – guitar
  • Dalbello, Edwin- lead vocals
  • Blake Manning- drums
  • Colleen Allen– horn
  • Charlene Lifeson, Esther – dialogue

Track listing:

  1. Don’t Care – Alex Lifeson
  2. Promise – Alex Lifeson, Bill Bell
  3. Start Today – Alex Lifeson
  4. X – Alex Lifeson
  5. At the End – Alex Lifeson, Adrian Zivojinovich
  6. Sending Out a Warning – Alex Lifeson, Bill Bell
  7. Shut Up Shuttin’ Up – Alex Lifeson, Bill Bell, Charlene Lifeson , Esther
  8. Strip and Go Naked – Alex Lifeson, Bill Bell
  9. The Big Dance – Alex Lifeson, Adrian Zivojinovich
  10. Victor – Lifeson,  H. Auden (based on a poem by W. H. Auden)
  11. I Am the Spirit – Alex Lifeson, Bill Bell

Van Halen: 1984

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On January 9, 1984, “Warner Bros” label released 1984 (stylized as MCMLXXXIV on the album’s cover), sixth Van Halen studio album. It was recorded in 1983, at “5150 Studios” in Studio City, California, and was produced by Ted Templeman. The album cover art was by Margo Nahas.  The album was certified 5 x Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada’, Platinum in Germany by “BVMI”, and Diamond in US by the “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • David Lee Roth– vocals
  • Eddie Van Halen– guitars, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Alex Van Halen– drums, backing vocals
  • Michael Anthony– bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Ken Deane, Donn Landee– engineer
  • Chris Bellman, Gregg Geller – mastering
  • Pete Angelus, Richard Seireeni – art direction
  • Margo Nahas – cover art
  • Pete Angelus – lighting
  • Jo Motta – project coordination
  • Joan Parker – production coordination

Track listing:

All tracks by Eddie Van Halen, Alex Van Halen, Michael Anthony and David Lee Roth, except where noted.

  1. 1984
  2. Jump
  3. Panama
  4. Top Jimmy
  5. Drop Dead Legs
  6. Hot for Teacher
  7. I’ll Wait – Eddie Van Halen, Alex Van Halen, Michael Anthony, David Lee Roth, Michael McDonald
  8. Girl Gone Bad
  9. House of Pain

The Beach Boys: Holland

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On January 8, 1973, “Brother” label released “Holland”, the nineteenth Beach Boys (The) studio album. It was recorded June – October 1972, at “BBC 2 Studio” in  Baambrugge, Utrecht, Netherlands, and “Village Recorders” in California, and was produced by Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Blondie Chapin, Ricky Fataar, Alan Jardine and Mike Love. In 2007, the Netherland magazine “OOR Magazine” ranked the album among “100 Best Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Brian Wilson– vocals, narration
  • Carl Wilson– vocals, guitar, piano, electric piano
  • Dennis Wilson– vocals, piano
  • Blondie Chaplin– vocals, bass guitar, guitar
  • Ricky Fataar– vocals, drums, slide guitar
  • Alan Jardine– vocals, guitar
  • Mike Love– vocals
  • Daryl Dragon– Moog bass
  • Bruce Johnston– backup vocals
  • Jack Rieley – narration

Track listing:

  1. Sail On Sailor – Brian Wilson, Tandyn Almer, Ray Kennedy, Jack Rieley, Van Dyke Parks
  2. Steamboat – Dennis Wilson, Jack Rieley
  3. California Saga: Big Sur – Mike Love
  4. California Saga: The Beaks of Eagles – Robinson Jeffers, Al Jardine, Lynda Jardine
  5. California Saga: California – Al Jardine
  6. The Trader – Carl Wilson, Jack Rieley
  7. Leaving This Town – Ricky Fataar, Blondie Chapin, Carl Wilson
  8. Only With You – Dennis Wilson, Mike Love
  9. Funky Pretty – Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Jack Rieley

Marvin Gaye: That’s the Way Love Is

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On January 8, 1970, “Tamla” label released “That’s the Way Love Is”, the tenth Marvin Gaye studio album. It was recorded in 1969, at “Hitsville U.S.A.” in Detroit, and was produced by Norman Whitfield.

Personnel:

  • Marvin Gaye- lead vocals
  • The Funk Brothers- instrumentation
  • The Andantes, The Originals- backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Gonna Give Her All The Love I’ve Got – Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield
  2. Yesterday – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  3. Groovin’ – Eddie Brigati, Felix Cavaliere
  4. I Wish It Would Rain – Roger Penzabene, Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield
  5. That’s The Way Love Is – Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield
  6. How Can I Forget? – Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield
  7. Abraham, Martin & John – Dick Holler
  8. Gonna Keep On Tryin’ Till I Win Your Love – Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield
  9. No Time for Tears – Eddie Holland, Norman Whitfield
  10. Cloud Nine – Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield
  11. Don’t You Miss Me A Little Bit, Baby? – Roger Penzabene, Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield
  12. So Long – Eddie Holland,  Dean Taylor, Norman Whitfield

Bo Didley: Have Guitar Will Travel

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In January 1960, “Checker” label released “Have Guitar Will Travel”, the third Bo Diddley studio album. It was recorded July 1955 – September 1959, in Chicago, Illinois, and was produced by Leonard Chess, Phil Chess and Bo Diddley.

Personnel:

  • Bo Diddley– vocals, guitar
  • Jerome Green – co-lead and backing vocals, maracas
  • Peggy Jones– guitar, backing vocals
  • Jody Williams– guitar
  • Lafayette Leake– piano
  • Lester Davenport– harmonica
  • Willie Dixon– bass
  • Clifton James – drums
  • Frank Kirkland – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Ellas McDaniel (Bo Diddley), except where noted.

  1. She’s Alright
  2. Cops and Robbers – Kent Harris
  3. Run Diddley Daddy
  4. Mumblin’ Guitar
  5. I Need You Baby
  6. Say Man, Back Again
  7. Nursery Rhyme
  8. I Love You So
  9. Spanish Guitar
  10. Dancing Girl
  11. Come On Baby

Alex Lloyd: Black the Sun

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On January 7, 1999, “EMI” label released “Black the Sun”, the debut Alex Lloyd studio album. I t was recorded in 1998, at “Q Studios”, “Studios 301” in Sydney, and was produced by Alex Lloyd, Ed Buller and Trent Williamson. In the 2000 “ARIA Awards” Alex Lloyd won the prize for “Best Male Artist.

Personnel:

  • Alex Lloyd– guitar, vocals, programming, drums, bass
  • Clayton Doley– organ
  • Trent Williamson – harmonica, programming
  • Terapai Richmond – drums
  • Daniel Denholm – string and vocal arrangements
  • Louise Morgan – spoken word
  • Ed Buller– programming

Track listing:

All tracks by Alaxander Wasiliev (Alex Lloyd), except where noted.

  1. Melting
  2. Momo
  3. Something Special – Alexander Wasiliev, Miller
  4. Desert
  5. Snow
  6. My Way Home
  7. Black The Sun
  8. Lucky Star
  9. What A Year – Alexander Wasiliev, Quinn
  10. Faraway
  11. Aliens
  12. Gender
  13. Backseat Clause