Monthly Archives: May 2020

Barclay James Harvest: Ring of Changes

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On May 16, 1983, “Polydor” label released “Ring of Changes”, the twelfth Barclay James Harvest studio album. It was recorded January – March 1983, at “Far Studios” in Frankfurt, Germany, and was produced by Pip Williams.

Personnel:

  • John Lees– vocals, guitars
  • Bias Boshell – vocals, guitar, piano
  • Les Holroyd– vocals, bass, keyboards, guitars
  • Mel Pritchard– drums, percussion
  • Kevin McAlea – keyboards
  • Henry Morris – keyboards
  • New World Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by David Katz
  • Pip Williams – orchestration
  • Gregg Jackman – engineer
  • Chris Dickie – engineer assistant
  • Melvyn Abrahams – mastering
  • David Walker – design
  • Alwyn Clayden – design, art direction, photography
  • Main Titles Associates – artwork, creative assistance
  • Wade Wood – retouching
  • Tony Latham, Bob Norris – photography

 Track listing:

  1. Fifties Child – John Lees
  2. Looking from the Outside – Les Holroyd
  3. Teenage Heart – John Lees
  4. High Wire – Les Holroyd
  5. Midnight Drug – John Lees
  6. Waiting for the Right Time – Les Holroyd
  7. Just a Day Away (Forever Tomorrow) – John Lees
  8. Paraiso Dos Cavalos – John Lees
  9. Ring of Changes – Les Holroyd

Phil Och: Rehearsals for Retirement

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On May 16, 1969, “A&M” label released “Rehearsals for Retirement”, the sixth Phil Ochs album. It was recorded 1968 – 1969, at “A&M Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Larry Marks.

Personnel:

  • Phil Ochs – vocals, guitar
  • Bob Rafkin– guitar, bass
  • Lincoln Mayorga– piano, accordion
  • Kevin Kelley– drums
  • Ian Freebairn-Smith– arrangements

Track listing:

All tracks by Phil Ochs.

  1. Pretty Smart on My Part
  2. The Doll House
  3. I Kill Therefore I Am
  4. William Butler Yeats Visits Lincoln Park and Escapes Unscathed
  5. Untitled (Where Were You in Chicago?)
  6. My Life
  7. The Scorpion Departs but Never Returns
  8. The World Began in Eden and Ended in Los Angeles
  9. Doesn’t Lenny Live Here Anymore?
  10. Another Age
  11. Rehearsals for Retirement

Ana Popović: Blue Room

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On May 15, 2015, “ArtisteXclusive” label released “Blue Room”, the tenth Ana Popović album. It was recorded November 2014 – January 2015, at “Archer Music” and “Arts Studio” in Memphis, TN, and was produced by Jim Gaines.

Personnel:

  • Ana Popović – vocals, acoustic, rhythm, slide and electric guitar
  • Milutin Popović – vocals, acoustic, rhythm and electric guitar
  • Harold Smith – rhythm guitar
  • Rick Steff– keyboards
  • Dave Smith – bass
  • Steve Potts – drums
  • Donald Hayes – strings
  • Deborah Winey, Susan Marshall– backing vocals
  • Jim Gaines – recording, engineer, mixing
  • Brad Blackwood- mastering

Track listing:

  1. Catfish Blues – Robert Petway
  2. I’m Losing You – John Lennon
  3. Evening Shadows – Van Morrison, Acker Bilk
  4. Grant Spivey – Victoria Spivey
  5. Somebody – John Brannen, Jack Tempchin
  6. Did Somebody Make a Fool Out of You – Tony Joe White
  7. We Used to Know – Ian Anderson
  8. Rainy Night in Georgia – Tony Joe White
  9. Red River Blues – Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry
  10. Baby What’s Wrong – Jimmy Reed
  11. Tupelo – John Lee Hooker

Best Coast: The Only Place

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On May 15, 2012, “Mexican Summer” label released “The Only Place”, the second Best Coast studio album. It was recorded in 2012, at “Capitol Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Jon Brion.

Personnel:

  • Bethany Cosentino – vocals, guitar
  • Bobb Bruno – drums, guitar, bass guitar
  • Jon Brion– percussion, keyboards, 12-string guitar, lap steel, six-string bass
  • Greg Koller – engineer, mixing
  • Eric Caudieux – editor
  • Jake Gorski – assistant engineer
  • Chandler Harrod – assistant engineer
  • Patricia Sullivan – mastering
  • Dan Schechter – art direction, design
  • David Black – in-studio photography
  • Jess Rotter – landscape illustration

Track listing:

All tracks by Bethany Cosentino.

  1. The Only Place
  2. Why I Cry
  3. Last Year
  4. My Lifes
  5. No One Like You
  6. How They Want Me to Be
  7. Better Girl
  8. Do You Love Me Like You Used To
  9. Dreaming My Life Away
  10. Let’s Go Home
  11. Up All Night

Mojave 3: Excuses for Travellers

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On May 15, 2000, “4AD” label released “Excuses for Travellers”, the third Mojave 3 album. It was recorded in 2000, at “Fortress Studios 1 & 2” in London, and was produced by Mark Van Hoen, Alan Forrester, Ian McCutcheon, Neil Halstead, Rachel Goswell and Simon Rowe.

Personnel:

  • Neil Halstead – vocals, guitar
  • Simon Rowe – guitar
  • Alan Forrester – piano, organ
  • Rachel Goswell – vocals, bass, tambourine
  • Ian McCutcheon – drums, percussion
  • Kevin ‘Beef Wellington’ Wells – banjo
  • Melvin Duffy – steel guitar
  • Mark Van Hoen – synthesizer
  • Chris ‘Fortea’ Ignatiou, Dave Mercer, Gareth Parton, Nuno De Silva – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Neil Halstead, except where noted.

  1. In Love With a View
  2. Trying to Reach You
  3. My Life in Art
  4. Return to Sender
  5. When You’re Drifting
  6. Any Day Will Be Fine
  7. She Broke You So Softly
  8. Prayer for the Paranoid
  9. Bringin’ Me Home – lyrics by Rachel Goswell, music by Alan Forrester, Ian McCutcheon, Neil Halstead, Rachel Goswell, Simon Rowe
  10. Got My Sunshine – Ian McCutcheon

Leb i Sol: Zvučni zid

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On May 14, 1986, “Jugoton” released “Zvučni zid”, the eight Leb i Sol studio album. The album featured music for theater, film and television, created and recorded in the previous ten years of the band existence. The tracks were recorded at “Pitu Guli Sound Studios” and “M2 Studio at RTS” in Skopje, Macedonia, “Lapidarij” in Zagreb, Croatia, and were produced by Vlatko Stefanovski and Bodan Arsovski.

Personnel:

  • Vlatko Stefanovski – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, mandolin, percussion, arrangements
  • Nikola Dimuševski – keyboards
  • Bodan Arsovski – bass, double bass, percussion, arrangements
  • Garabet Tavitijan – drums, percussion, arrangements
  • Ana Kostovska – vocals
  • Braco Zafirovski, Mario Mavrin, Vladimir Smolec – recording engineer
  • Dražen Vrdoljak – liner notes
  • Ivan Piko Stančić – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Vlatko Stefanovski and Bodan Arsovski.

  1. Šmeker
  • Country
  • Otkačiška
  • Glavna tema
  1. Za sreću je potrebno troje
  • Špica
  • Galerija
  • Mira plače
  1. Sretna Nova 1949
  • Uvod
  • Pigijeva tema
  • Vo borba
  1. Oslobođenje Skoplja
  • Jovano, Jovanke
  • Abre Makedonče
  1. Tumba, tumba divina
  2. Koštana
  • Uvod
  • Redžepovica
  • Tapan so podzemen ekot
  1. Bušava azbuka
  • Abv..
  • Bukvoman

Peter Frampton: Breaking All the Rules

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On May 14, 1981, “A&M” label released “Breaking All the Rules”, the seventh Peter Frampton studio album. It was recorded 1979 – 1981, at “The Charlie Chaplin Sound Stage”, “A & M Studios”, and was produced by Peter Frampton, David Kershenbaum, Chris Kimsey and Harvey Goldberg.

Personnel:

  • Peter Frampton – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Steve Lukather- guitar
  • Arthur Stead- piano, synthesizer, electric piano, organ, Fender Rhodes
  • John Regan- bass guitar
  • Jeff Porcaro- drums, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Peter Frampton except where noted.

  1. Dig What I Say
  2. I Don’t Wanna Let You Go
  3. Rise Up – Alessi Brothers
  4. Wasting the Night Away
  5. Going to L.A.
  6. You Kill Me
  7. Friday on My Mind – George Young, Harry Vanda
  8. Lost a Part of You
  9. Breaking All the Rules – Peter Frampton, Keith Reid

Tihomir Pop Asanović: Pop

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On May 14, 1976, “Jugoton” label released “Pop”, the second Tihomir Pop Asanović album. It was recorded December 1975, January – February 1976., at “Akademik” studio in Ljubljana, Slovenia, and was produced by Tihomir Pop Asanović and Pero Ugrin.

Personnel:

  • Tihomir Pop Asanović – vocals, keyboards, conductor, arrangements
  • Janez Bončina – guitar
  • Čarli Novak – bass
  • Ratko Divjak – drums
  • Braco Doblekar – percussion
  • Jernej Podboj – tenor saxophone
  • Pero Ugrin – trumpet
  • Janez Bončina, Zdenka Kovačiček – vocals
  • Pero Razbornik, Miro Bevc – recording
  • Bata Stojanović, Danilo Štrbac – design, photography

Track listing:

  1. Mali crni brat – lyrics by Radović, music by Tihomir Pop Asanović
  2. Skakavac – Tihomir Pop Asanović
  3. Plejboj – lyrics by Dado Topić, music by Tihomir Pop Asanović
  4. Usamljena devojka – Tihomir Pop Asanović
  5. Dodji drugi put – lyrics by Zdenka Kovačiček
  6. Hiljadu Žena – lyrics by Dado Topić, music by Tihomir Pop Asanović
  7. Ekspres Novi Sad – Tihomir Pop Asanović
  8. O ljudima danas, o ljudima juče – lyrics by Dado Topić, music by Tihomir Pop Asanović
  9. Vremena je malo – Tihomir Pop Asanović

Bobby Previte: Set the Alarm for Monday

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On May 13, 2008, “Palmetto” label released “Set The Alarm For Monday”, the 27th Bobby Previte album (as Bobby Previte & The New Bump). It was recorded in August 2007 at “Maggie’s Farm” in Pipersville, Pennsylvania, and was produced by Bobby Previte.

Personnel:

  • Bobby Previte – drums, arrangements, mixing
  • Ellery Eskelin- tenor saxophone
  • Steve Bernstein– trumpet
  • Bill Ware– vibraphone
  • Brad Jones – bass
  • Jim Pugliese– percussion
  • Matt Balitsaris – engineer, mixing
  • Michael Didonna – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Bobby Previte.

  1. Set The Alarm For Monday
  2. I’d Advise You Not To Miss Your Train
  3. She Has Information
  4. Were You Followed?
  5. I’m On To Her
  6. There Was Something In My Drink
  7. You’re In Over Your Head
  8. Drive South, Along The Canyon
  9. Wake Up Andrea, We’re Pulling In

Third Eye Blind: Out of the Vein

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On May 13, 2003, “Elektra” label released “Out of the Vein”, the third Third Eye Blind studio album. It was recorded 2002 – 2003, at “Mourning Wood Studios” and “Skywalker Sound” in San Francisco, and was produced by Stephan Jenkins, Arion Salazar, Tony Fredianelli and Brad Hargreaves.

Personnel:

  • Stephan Jenkins– lead vocals, rhythm guitar, art direction
  • Tony Fredianelli – lead guitar, backing vocals, art direction
  • Arion Salazar – bass guitar, backing vocals, art direction
  • Brad Hargreaves – drums, percussion, art direction
  • Hrundi V. Bakshi
  • Sam Bass
  • Vanessa Carlton
  • DJ Flare
  • Kimya Dawson– vocals
  • Kim Shattuck– backing vocals
  • Tom Lord-Alge, Jason Carmer – mixing
  • Sean Beresford, Jason Carmer, Judy Kirschner, Dann Michael Thompson – engineer
  • Sarah Register – assistant engineer
  • Emily Lazar – mastering
  • Mick Rock – photography

Track listing:

  1. Faster – Stephan Jenkins
  2. Blinded – Stephan Jenkins, Arion Salazar, Tony Fredianelli
  3. Forget Myself – Stephan Jenkins, Arion Salazar
  4. Danger – Stephan Jenkins, Arion Salazar, Tony Fredianelli, Brad Hargreaves
  5. Crystal Baller – Stephan Jenkins
  6. My Hit and Run – Stephan Jnekins, Tony Fredianelli
  7. Misfits – Stephan Jenkins
  8. Can’t Get Away – Stephan Jenkins, Arion Salazar
  9. Wake for Young Souls – Stephan Jenkins
  10. Palm Reader – Stephan Jenkins, Tony Fredianelli
  11. Self Righteous – Stephan Jenkins, Arion Salazar
  12. Company – Stephan Jenkins, Tony Fredianelli
  13. Good Man / Another Life (hidden track) – Stephan Jenkins