On March 24, 2008, Neil Stanley Aspinall died aged 66. He was The Beatles road manager, personal assistant, director of “Standby Films”, but best known chief executive of The Beatles “Apple Corps”.
Yearly Archives: 2019
John McLaughlin, Al Di Meola and Paco de Lucía:Passion, Grace & Fire
On March 23, 1983, “Phillips” label released “Passion, Grace & Fire”, the second John McLaughlin, Al Di Meola and Paco de Lucía album. It was recorded September – October 1982, at “Marcus Music” in London, and was produced by John McLaughlin, Al Di Meola and Paco de Lucía.
Personnel:
- John McLaughlin- nylon-string guitar.
- Al Di Meola- Ovation steel-string acoustic guitar.
- Paco de Lucía- nylon-string guitar.
- Marco Utano, Dennis MacKay, Brian Davies, Femi Jiya, Caryl Wheeler, Francis Manzella – engineer
- George Marino – mastering
- Andrew Ellis, Rob Brimson – photography
Track listing:
- Aspan – John McLaughlin
- Orient Blue Suite – Al Di Meola
- Part I
- Part II
- Part III
- Chiquito – Paco de Lucía
- Sichia – Paco de Lucía
- David – John McLaughlin
- Passion, Grace & Fire – Al Di Meola
Elvis Presley: Same
On March 23, 1956, “RCA Victor” label released the self-titled, debut Elvis Presley album. It was recorded July 1954 – January 1956, at “”RCA Victor Studios” in Nashville, Tennessee, “RCA Victor Studios” in New York City, “Sun Studio” in Memphis, Tennessee, and was produced by Sam Phillips (Sun recordings) and Steve Sholes (RCA recordings). “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album cover at number 40, on its list of the “100 Greatest Album Covers”. The album was certified Platinum in US by the “RIAA”.
Personnel:
- Elvis Presley– vocals, acoustic guitar, piano
- Scotty Moore– electric guitar
- Chet Atkins– acoustic guitar
- Floyd Cramer– piano
- Shorty Long– piano
- Bill Black– bass
- J. Fontana– drums
- Doug Poindexter– percussion, guitar
- Johnny Bernero – drums
- Gordon Stoker– backing vocals
- Ben Speer– backing vocals
- Brock Speer– backing vocals
Track listing:
- Blue Suede Shoes – Carl Perkins
- I’m Counting On You – Don Robertson
- I Got a Woman – Ray Charles, Renald Richard
- One Sided Love Affair – Bill Campbell
- I Love You Because – Leon Payne
- Just Because – Bob Shelton, Joe Shelton, Sydney Robin
- Tutti Frutti – Dorothy LaBostrie, Richard Wayne Penniman
- Tryin’ to Get You – Rose Marie McCoy, Charles Singleton
- I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry (Over You) – Howard Biggs, Joe Thomas
- I’ll Never Let You Go (Little Darlin’) – Jimmy Wakely
- Blue Moon – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
- Money Honey – Jesse Stone
Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Show Your Bones
On March 22, 2006, “Interscope” label released “Show Your Bones”, the second Yeah Yeah Yeahs studio album. It was recorded 2005 – 2006, at “Stay Gold Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Squeak E. Clean, David Andrew Sitek, Brian Chase, Karen O and Nick Zinner.
Personnel:
- Brian Chase– drums, percussion, guitar, Vater sticks, Zildjian cymbals
- Karen O– lead vocals, omnichord, piano, mixing
- Nick Zinner– guitar, keyboards, mixing
- Money Mark – keyboards
- Squeak E. Clean– handclap chorus, engineer
- Chris Coady– handclap chorus, engineer
- Brooke Gillespie – handclap chorus, studio assistant
- Alan “Ringo” Labiner – handclap chorus, assistant engineering,
- Roger Lian – sequencing
- David Andrew Sitek– MPC sampler
- Marshmellow – concept
- Peter Najera – engineer assistant
- Chris Rakestraw – engineer assistant
- Andrew Savours – engineering assistant
- Alan Moulder– mixing
- Howie Weinberg– mastering
- Julian Gross– art direction, cover
- Jamie Daughters – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Brian Chase, Karen O and Nick Zinner.
- Gold Lion
- Way Out
- Fancy
- Phenomena
- Honeybeat
- Cheated Hearts
- Dudley
- Mysteries
- The Sweets
- Warrior
- Turn Into
Soft Machine: Bundles
On March 22, 1975, “Harvest” label released “Bundles”, the eighth Soft Machine album. It was recorded in July 1974 at “CBS Whitfield St Studios” in London, and was produced by Roy Babbington, Allan Holdsworth, Karl Jenkins, John Marshall and Mike Ratledge.
Personnel:
- Allan Holdsworth– acoustic, 12-string and electric guitars
- Roy Babbington– bass guitar
- Karl Jenkins– oboe, piano, electric piano, soprano saxophone
- John Marshall– drums, percussion
- Mike Ratledge– Lowrey Holiday Deluxe organ, Fender Rhodes electric piano, AKS synthesizer
- Ray Warleigh– alto and bass flute
Track listing
All tracks by Karl Jenkins except where noted.
- Hazard Profile Part One
- Hazard Profile Part Two (Toccatina)
- Hazard Profile Part Three
- Hazard Profile Part Four
- Hazard Profile Part Five
- Gone Sailing – Allan Holdsworth
- Bundles
- Land of the Bag Snake – Allan Holdsworth
- The Man Who Waved at Trains – Mike Ratledge
- Peff – Mike Ratledge
- Four Gongs Two Drums – John Marshall
- The Floating World
Josh Rouse: Subtitulo
On March 21, 2006, “Bedroom Classics” label released “Subtitulo”, the seventh Josh Rouse album. It was recorded in 2015, at “Paco Loco Studios” in Spain, “Alex the Great” in Nashville, and was produced by Brad Jones.
Personnel:
- Josh Rouse – vocals, guitar
- Pete Finney – pedal steel guitar
- Brad Jones – piano, bass, recording, mixing
- Marc Pisapia – drums, percussion
- Chris Carmichael – strings
- Jeremy Ferguson – engineer
- Jim DeMain – mastering
- Paz Suay – artwork
Track listing:
All tracks by Josh Rouse, except where noted.
- Quiet Town – Daniel Tashian
- Summertime
- It Looks Like Love
- La Costa Blanca
- Jersey Clowns
- His Majesty Rides
- Givin’ It Up
- Wonderful
- The Man Who…
- El Otro Lado
Don Pullen: Jazz a Confronto 21
On March 21, 1975, “Horo” label released “Jazz a Confronto 21”, the fourth Don Pullen album. It was recorded in 1974, at “Titania Studios” in Rome, Italy, and was produced by Aldo Sinesio.
Personnel:
- Don Pullen— piano
- George Adams— tenor saxophone, flute, percussion
- David Williams — bass, percussion
- Dannie Richmond— drums, vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Don Pullen except where noted.
- Calypso in Roma
- Sploogie Doo – Dannie Richmond
- Dee Arr
- Traceys Of Daniel
Modest Mouse: We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank
On March 20, 2007, “Epic” label released “We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank”, the fifth Modest Mouse studio album. It was recorded 2005 – 2006, at “Sweet Tea Studio” in Oxford, MS, “Audible Alchemy” in Portland, OR, and was produced by Dennis Herring.
Personnel:
- Isaac Brock – lead vocals, guitar, art direction
- Johnny Marr – guitar
- Eric Judy – bass
- Jeremiah Green – drums, percussion
- Tom Peloso – vocals, bass, piano, trumpet, tuba, fiddle, synthesizer
- Joe Plummer – drums, percussion
- Clay Jones – acoustic guitar, shaker, programming
- Dennis Herring – claps, stomps, Rhodes, pump organ, backing vocals, mixing
- Kyle “Slick” Johnson – programming
- Naheed Simjee – backing vocals, claps, stomps
- James Mercer- backing vocals
- Joe Zook – engineer, mixing
- Clay Jones – engineer
- Tom Queyja, Rob Cooper – assistant
- Kyle “Slick” Johnson, Reto Peter, Tom Queyja – additional engineering
- Howie Weinberg– mastering
- Christian Helms – art direction, design
- Nahjeed Simjee – art direction
- Christian Helms, Geoff Peyeto at The Decoder Ring – design
- David Ellis, Casey Burns – booklet interior illustrations
Track listing:
All lyrics by Isaac Brock; all music by Isaac Brock, Jeremiah Green, Eric Judy, Tom Peloso and Joe Plummer.
- March into the Sea
- Dashboard
- Fire It Up
- Florida
- Parting of the Sensory
- Missed the Boat
- We’ve Got Everything
- Fly Trapped in a Jar
- Education
- Little Motel
- Steam Engenius
- Spitting Venom
- People as Places as People
- Invisible
Гражданская Оборона: Звездопад
On March 20, 2002, “GrOb Records” label released “Звездопад”, the 20th Гражданская Оборона album. It was recorded August – November 2001; track “Fog” was recorded on December 14, 2003, at Yegor Letov concert in Barnaul; track “The Sun Will Rise” was recorded on April 29, 2004, at a concert in the “Palace of Culture” in Moscow, and was produced by Yegor Letov. The cover design features works by Romanian naivist painter Mihai Dascalu and Croatian naivist painter Ivan Generalich
Personnel:
- Yegor Letov- vocal, guitar, design, photography
- Alexander Chesnakov – guitars, bass
- Alexander Vladykin- organ
- Natalya Chumakova- vocal, electric bass
- Alexander Andryushkin- drums, bass
- Sergey Letov- flute, saxophone
- Chumakov – mastering
- S. Popkov, N. Chumakova – photography
Track listing:
- Song of the Red Army (from the TV movie Dirk) – lyrics by Okudzhava, music by S. Pozhlakov
- Song of the Circus (from the telecast Day After Day) – lyrics by M. Ancharov, music by I. Kataev
- I Will Go to the Distant Station – lyrics by M. Tanich, music by V. Shainsky
- There Was a War – Okudzhava
- Starfall – lyrics by Dobronravov, music by A. Pakhmutova
- North Wind – lyrics by I. Goff, music by J. Frenkel
- City of Childhood – lyrics by Christmas, music by F. Miller
- For the Rest of Life (from the movie For the Rest of Life) – lyrics by P. Fomenko, music by V. Basner
- Word is Comrade – lyrics by M. Ancharov, music by I. Kataev
- Caravel – lyrics by A. Kalle, music by V. Kalle
- White Silence – Vysotsky
- Red Horse – lyrics by Plyatkovsky, music by M. Fradkin
- Song About Black Gouache and Hope – Matveyeva
- The Sun Rises (from the animated movie “The Bremen Town Musicians) – lyrics by Entin, music by G. Gladkov
- I Made a Decision – lyrics by Pozhenyan, music by M. Tariverdiev
- The Sun Will Rise (live) – lyrics by Y. Entin, music by G. Gladkov
Kieran Hebden and Steve Reid: Tongues
On March 19, 2007, “Domino” label released “Tongues”, album by Kieran Hebden and Steve Reid. It was recorded in February 2006, and was produced by Kieran Hebden.
Personnel:
- Kieran Hebden – guitar, samples, electronics
- Steve Reid – drums, percussion
All tracks by Kieran Hebden and Steve Reid, except where noted.
- The Sun Never Sets
- Brain
- Our Time
- People Be Happy
- Greensleeves – traditional, arranged by Kieran Hebden, Steve Reid
- Rhythm Dance
- Mirrors
- The Squid
- Superheroes
- Left Handed, Left Minded
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