Monthly Archives: March 2018

Jacques Brel: Grand Jacques

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In March 1954, “Philips” label released “Grand Jacques”, the début Jacques Brel album. It was recorded on February 15, 1954.

Personnel:

  • Jacques Brel– vocals, acoustic guitar
  • André Grassi, Glen Powell – arrangements
  • Michel Legrand, André Popp, François Rauber– orchestra conductor
  • Jean-Marie Guérin – mastering
  • Henri Guilbaud – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jacques Brel, except where noted.

  1. La haine
  2. Grand Jacques (C’est trop facile)
  3. Il pleut (Les carreaux)
  4. Le diable (Ça va)
  5. Il peut pleuvoir – Jacques Brel, Glen Powell
  6. Il nous faut regarder
  7. Le fou du roi
  8. C’est comme ça
  9. Sur la place

Gene Vincent: Gene Vincent and the Blue Caps

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On March 4, 1957, “Capitol” label released “Gene Vincent and the Blue Caps”, the second Gene Vincent album. It was recorded in October 1956, and was produced by Ken Nelson.

Personnel:

  • Gene Vincent – vocals, guitar
  • Cliff Gallup– lead guitar
  • Paul Peek – rhythm guitar
  • Willie Williams – rhythm guitar
  • Jack Neal – upright bass
  • Dickie Harrell – drums
  • The Jordanaires– backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Red Blue Jeans and a Pony Tail – Jack Rhodes, Bill “Tex” Davis
  2. Hold Me, Hug Me, Rock Me – Gene Vincent, Bill “Tex” Davis
  3. Unchained Melody – Alex North, Hy Zaret
  4. You Told a Fib – Gene Vincent, Cliff Gallup
  5. Cat Man – Gene Vincent, Bill “Tex” Davis
  6. You Better Believe – Cliff Gallup
  7. Cruisin’ Gene Vincent, Bill “Tex” Davis
  8. Double Talkin’ Baby – Danny Wolfe
  9. Blues Stay Away from Me – Henry Glover, Wayne Raney, Alton Delmore, Rabon Delmore
  10. Pink Thunderbird – Paul Peek, Bill “Tex” Davis
  11. I Sure Miss You – Charles Matthews
  12. Pretty, Pretty Baby – Danny Wolfe

Minus the Bear: Voids

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On March 3, 2017,“Suicide Squeeze” label released “Voids”, the sixth Minus the Bear album. It was recorded in 2016, and was produced by Sam Bell.

Personnel:

  • Jake Snider- lead vocals, guitar
  • Dave Knudson- guitar, bass
  • Alex Rose – vocals, keyboards
  • Cory Murchy – bass
  • Kiefer Matthias – drums, percussion
  • Greg Calbi – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Last Kiss
  2. Give & Take
  3. Call the Cops
  4. Invisible
  5. What About the Boat?
  6. Silver
  7. Tame Beasts
  8. Erase
  9. Robotic Heart
  10. Lighthouse

of Montreal: Aureate Gloom

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On March 3, 2015, “Polyvinyl” label released “Aureate Gloom”, the thirteenth of Montreal studio album. It was recorded in 2014, and was produced by Kevin Barnes.

Personnel:

  • Kevin Barnes- vocals, guitars
  • Bennett Lewis – guitars
  • Jojo Glidewell – keys, synth
  • Bob Parins – bass, clarinet
  • Clayton Rychlik – vocals, drums, percussion, clarinet
  • Kishi Bashi – vocals, strings

Track listing:

All tracks written by Kevin Barnes.

  1. Bassem Sabry
  2. Last Rites At The Jane Hotel
  3. Empyrean Abattoir
  4. Aluminum Crown
  5. Virgilian Lots
  6. Monolithic Egress
  7. Apollyon Of Blue Room
  8. Estocadas
  9. Chthonian Dirge For Uruk The Other
  10. Like Ashoka’s Inferno Of Memory

American Authors: Oh, What a Life

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On March 3, 2014, “Mercury” label released “Oh, What a Life”, the debut American Authors studio album. It was recorded 2011 -2013, and was produced by Shep Goodman and Aaron Accetta.

Personnel:

  • Zac Barnett– lead vocals, guitar
  • James Adam Shelley – lead guitar, banjo, mandolin, backing vocals
  • Dave Rublin – bass, backing vocals
  • Matt Sanchez – drums, percussion, backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Zac Barnett, James Shelley, Dave Rublin, Matthew Sanchez, Shep Goodman, and Aaron Accetta, except where noted.

  1. Believer
  2. Think About It
  3. Best Day of My Life
  4. Luck
  5. Trouble
  6. Hit It
  7. Home
  8. Love
  9. Heart of Stone
  10. Ghost
  11. Oh, What a Life – Zac Barnett, James Shelley, Dave Rublin, Matthew Sanchez

Portugal. The Man: American Ghetto

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On March 2, 2010, “Equal Vision” label released “American Ghetto”, the fifth Portugal. The Man, studio album. It was recorded in 2009, and was produced by Anthony Saffery.

Personnel:

  • John Baldwin Gourley – vocals, guitar, design, photography
  • Ryan Neighbors – keyboard, vocals
  • Zachary Scott Carothers – bass, vocals
  • Jason Sechrist – drums
  • Steve Smith – percussion
  • Adam Taylor – synthesizer, programming, engineer, mastering, mixing
  • Zoe Manville – vocals
  • Ian Shaw – backing vocals
  • Bella Nobu – kazoo, roadie
  • Alex Hartman – engineer
  • Austin Sellers – design

Track listing:

All tracks by John Baldwin Gourley.

  1. The Dead Dog
  2. Break
  3. 60 Years
  4. All My People
  5. 1000 Years
  6. Fantastic Pace
  7. The Pushers Party
  8. Do What We Do
  9. Just a Fool
  10. Some Men
  11. When the War Ends

Rogue Wave: Permalight

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On March 2, 2010, “Brushfire” label released “Permalight”, the fourth Rogue Wave album. It was recorded April – September 2009, in Oxford, Mississippi, and was produced by Dennis Herring and Paul Thomas.
Personnel:

  • Zach Rogue – vocals, guitar
  • Dominic East – vocals, guitar, pedal steel
  • Steve Taylor – keyboards, organ
  • Ken Christianson – vocals, keyboards, violin
  • Cameron Jasper – bass

Track listing:

All tracks by Zach Rogue.

  1. Solitary Gun
  2. Good Morning (The Future)
  3. Sleepwalker
  4. Stars and Stripes
  5. Permalight
  6. Fear Itself
  7. Right With You
  8. We Will Make A Song Destroy
  9. I’ll Never Leave You
  10. Per Anger
  11. You Have Boarded
  12. All That Remains

Eisley: The Valley

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On March 1, 2011, “Equal Vision Records” label released “The Valley”, the third Eisley album. It was recorded 2008 – 2010, at “Rosewood Studios” in Tyler, Texas, and was produced by Gary Leach, Austin Deptula, Stacy Dupree King, Sherri DuPree-Bemis, Chauntelle DuPree D’Agostino, Garron DuPree and Weston DuPree.

Personnel:

  • Stacy Dupree King – vocals, keyboard, guitar
  • Sherri DuPree-Bemis – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Chauntelle DuPree D’Agostino – lead guitar, occasional vocals
  • Garron DuPree – bass
  • Weston DuPree – drums

Personnel:

  1. The Valley – Stacy Dupree
  2. Smarter – Sherri DuPree
  3. Watch It Die – Stacy Dupree
  4. Sad – Sherri DuPree
  5. Oxygen Mask – Stacy Dupree
  6. Better Love – Sherri DuPree
  7. I Wish – Stacy Dupree
  8. Kind – Stacy Dupree
  9. Moon – Sherri DuPree
  10. Please – Sherri DuPree
  11. Ambulance – Stacy Dupree

Rural Alberta Advantage: Departing

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On March 1, 2011, “Paper Bag Records” label released “Departing”, the second  Rural Alberta Advantage album. It was recorded in 2010, and was produced by Roger Leavens.

Personnel:

  • Nils Edenloff – lead vocals, guitar
  • Amy Cole – keyboards, bass, backing vocals
  • Paul Banwatt – drums
  • Roger Leavens – engineer
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Peter Abbenhorn – cover photo

Track listing:

All tracks by Nils Edenloff, Amy Cole and Paul Banwatt.

  1. Two Lovers
  2. The Breakup
  3. Under the Knife
  4. Muscle Relaxants
  5. North Star
  6. Stamp
  7. Tornado ‘87
  8. Barnes’ Yard
  9. Coldest Days
  10. Good Night

Jack Johnson: In Between Dreams

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On March 1, 2005, “Brushfire Records” label released “In Between Dreams”, the third Jack Johnson studio album. It was recorded in October 2004, at “The Mango Tree” in Hawaii, and was produced by Mario Caldato, Jr. The album was certified 4 x Platinum in Australia by “ARIA”, 3 x Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”, 3 x Platinum in Denmark by “IFPI Denmark”,  2 x Platinum in Ireland by “IRMA”, 5 x Platinum in UK by “BPI”, and 2 x Platinum in US by “RIAA”.

Personnel:

  • Jack Johnson- vocals, guitars
  • Sam Lapointe – lead guitar
  • Simon Tessier – bassoon
  • Zach Gill- piano, accordion, melodica
  • Merlo Podlewski – bass guitar
  • Adam Topol – drums, percussion
  • Johnald Hernandez – backing vocals
  • Zachary Von Wilkenstein – backing vocals, sound producer
  • Mario Caldato, Jr.- engineer
  • Robert Carranza– engineer
  • Thomas Campbell, Dave Homcy – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Jack Johnson; all music by Jack Johnson, except where noted.

  1. Better Together
  2. Never Know
  3. Banana Pancakes – Steven Harang
  4. Good People
  5. No Other Way
  6. Sitting, Waiting, Wishing
  7. Staple It Together – Jack Johnson, Merlo Podlewski
  8. Situations
  9. Crying Shame – Jack Johnson, Adam Topol
  10. If I Could
  11. Breakdown – Jack Johnson, Dan Nakamura, Paul Huston
  12. Belle
  13. Do You remember
  14. Constellations