On February 1, 2019.

On February 1, 2019, “Island” label released “Encore”, the eighth Specials studio album. It was recorded in 2018, and was produced by Terry Hall, Lynval Golding, Horace Panter and Torp Larsen.

Personnel:

  • Terry Hall – vocals
  • Lynval Golding – vocals, guitar
  • Horace Panter – bass guitar
  • Nikolaj Torp Larsen – vocals, keyboards
  • Steve Cradock – guitar
  • Kenrick Rowe – drums
  • Tim Smart – trombone, tuba
  • Pablo Mendelssohn – trumpet
  • Saffiyah Khan – guest vocals
  • Ian Burdge – cello
  • Bruce White – viola
  • Oli Langford – violin
  • Tom Pigott-Smith – violin
  • George Murphy – engineering
  • Sophie Ellis – engineering assistance
  • Cenzo Townshend – mixing
  • Robert Sellens – mixing assistance
  • Frank Arkwright – master engineering

Track listing:

All tracks by Terry Hall, Horace Panter, Lynval Golding, and Nikolaj Torp Larsen, except where noted.

  1. Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys – Eddy Grant
  2. B.L.M.
  3. Vote for Me
  4. The Lunatics – Neville Staple, Terr Hall, Lynval Golding
  5. Breaking Point
  6. Blam Blam Fever – Earl Grant, V. E. Grant
  7. 10 Commandments – Terry Hall, Horace Panter, Lynval Golding, Torp Larsen, Saffiyah Khan
  8. Embarrassed by You – Terry Hall, Horace Panter, Lynval Golding, Torp Larsen, Mark Adams
  9. The Life and Times (Of a Man Called Depression)
  10. We Sell Hope
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On February 1, 2019.

On February 1, 2019, “PIAS” label released “Five”, the fifth White Lies album. It was recorded in 2018 and was produced by Ed Buller and Flood.

Personnel:

  • Harry McVeigh – lead vocals, guitar
  • Charles Cave – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Jack Lawrence-Brown – drums
  • James Brown – engineering
  • Alan Moulder – mixing
  • Casey Roarty – design, art direction

Track listing:

  1. Time to Give
  2. Never Alone
  3. Finish Line
  4. Kick Me
  5. Tokyo
  6. Jo?
  7. Denial
  8. Believe It
  9. Fire and Wings

On February 1, 2002.

On February 1, 2002, “14th Floor” label released “O”, the debut Damien Rice studio album. It was recorded in 2001 and was produced by Damien Rice and Mark Kelly.

Personnel:

  • Damien Rice – vocals, piano, guitar, percussion, clarinet
  • Lisa Hannigan – lead and backing vocals, piano
  • Vyvienne Long – cello
  • Mark Kelly – electric guitar
  • Shane Fitzsimons – bass guitar
  • Tom Osander aka Tomo – percussion, drums
  • Caroline “Caz” Fogerty – djembe
  • Doreen Curran – mezzo-soprano vocals
  • Nicholas Dodd – conducting
  • Colm Mac Con Iomaire – violin
  • Conor Donovan – timpani, percussion
  • Jean Meunier – improvisation, piano

Track listing:

All tracks by Damien Rice, except where noted.

  1. Delicate
  2. Volcano – Damien Rice, Brian Cosby, David Geraghty, Paul Noonan, Dominic Philips
  3. The Blower’s Daughter
  4. Cannonball
  5. Older Chests
  6. Amie
  7. Cheese Darlin
  8. Cold Water
  9. I Remember
  10. Eskimo (hidden tracks)

In February 1959.

In February 1959, “Blue Note” label released “Introducing the 3 Sounds”, the debut The Three Sounds studio album. It was recorded in September 1958, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Gene Harris – piano, celeste 
  • Andrew Simpkins – bass 
  • Bill Dowdy – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Gene Harris except as indicated

  1. Tenderly – Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence
  2. Willow Weep for Me – Ann Ronell
  3. Both Sides
  4. Blue Bells
  5. It’s Nice
  6. Goin’ Home – traditional
  7. Woody ‘n’ You – Dizzy Gillespie
  8. ‘O Sole Mio – Giovanni Capurro, Eduardo di Capua

Harold Bradley

On January 31, 2019, Harold Ray Bradley died aged 93. He was musician (guitar) and music producer, part of the Nashville A-Team of session players. He recorded and performed with numerous musicians including Ernest Tubb, Red Foley, Hank Williams, Patsy Cline, Brenda Lee, Roy Orbison, Buddy Holly, Elvis Presley, Bill Chinnock, The Everly Brothers, Slim Whitman, Loretta Lynn and Willie Nelson. Bradley is regarded as one of the most recorded guitarists in the history of music. As leader he released five albums.

Dewey Martin

On January 31, 2009, Walter Milton Dwayne Midkiff aka Dewey Martin died aged 68. He was musician (drums), performed and recorded with The Jive Rockets, Bernie Early & the Early Birds, Carl Perkins, The Everly Brothers, Patsy Cline, Charlie Rich,  Faron Young, Roy Orbison, Lucky Lee & The Blue Diamonds, The Sons of Adam, The Standells,  The Modern Folk Quartet and The Dillards, but was best known as member and drummer of Buffalo Springfield.

On January 31, 2020.

On January 31, 2020, “ATO” label released “The Unraveling”, the twelfth Drive-By Truckers studio album. It was recorded 2017 – 2019 and was produced by David Barbe.

Track listing:

  • Patterson Hood – vocals, guitar, mandocello
  • Mike Cooley – vocals, guitar
  • Brad Morgan – drums
  • Jay Gonzalez – vocals, keyboards, guitars
  • Matt Patton – vocals, bass, bass
  • Kyleen King – viola and string arrangement
  • Patti King – violin
  • Cody Dickinson – electric washboard

Track listing:

All tracks by Patterson Hood, except where noted.

  1. Rosemary with a Bible and a Gun
  2. Armageddon’s Back in Town
  3. Slow Ride Argument – Mike Cooley
  4. Thoughts and Prayers
  5. 21st Century USA
  6. Heroin Again
  7. Babies in Charges
  8. Grievance Merchants – Mike Cooley
  9. Awaiting Resurrection

On January 31, 2020.

On January 31, 2020, “Dead Oceans” label released “Have We Met”, the twelve Destroyer album. It was recorded in 2019 and was produced by John Collins.

Personnel:

  • Dan Bejar – vocals, synthesizer
  • John Collins – bass, synthesizer, drum programming, granular synthesis, mixing
  • Nicolas Bragg – guitar
  • Joe LaPorta – mastering
  • Maegan Hill-Carroll – front and back cover photos, design

Track listing:

  1. Crimson Tide
  2. Kinda Dark
  3. It Just Doesn’t Happen
  4. The Television Music Supervisor
  5. The Raven
  6. Cue Synthesizer
  7. University Hill
  8. Have We Met
  9. The Man in Blak’s Blues
  10. Foolssong

On January 31, 2006.

On January 31, 2006, “Inside Out” label released “A Place in the Queue”, the third Tangent studio album. It was recorded August – October 2005, and was produced by Andy Tillison.

Personnel:

  • Andy Tillison – vocals, piano, guitars
  • Sam Baine – vocals, piano, synthesizer
  • Jonas Reingold – bass guitar
  • Theo Travis – saxophone, flute, clarinet
  • Guy Manning – acoustic guitar, mandolin
  • Jaime Salazar – drums
  • Krister Jonsson – electric guitar
  • Dan Watts – electric guitar
  • Ed Unitsky – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Andy Tillison, except where noted.

  1. In Earnest
  • The Radio Amateur
  • II. Worthy of Memory (Part I)
  • III. Demobilized
  • IV. Dehumanized
  • V. Flights of Fancy
  • VI. Worthy of Memory (Part II)
  • VII. The Silent Key
  • VIII. Earnest Dreams of 617
  • IX. Some Crazy Old Guy
  • X. In Earnest

2. Lost in London – Guy Manning, Andy Tillson

3. DIY Surgery – Stephen C. Middleton, Theo Travis

4. GPS Culture

5. Follow Your Leaders

6. The Sun in My Eyes

7. A Place in the Queue – Andy Tillson, Theo Travis

  • I. Silent Scream
  • II. Two for the Queue (Part I)
  • III. Shaping the Line
  • IV. Hierarchies
  • V. The Escher Staircase
  • VI. An ‘elping Hand
  • VII. Two for the Queue (Part II)
  • VIII. The Escher Staircase (Reprise)

On January 30, 2001.

On January 30, 2001, “Cooking Vinyl” and “What Are Records?” label released “Dog in the Sand”, the third Frank Black studio album. It was recorded March – April 2000, at “Sound City Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Nick Vincent.

Personnel:

  • Frank Black – vocals, acoustic guitar, guitar
  • Eric Drew Feldman – vocals, electric piano, piano, clavioline
  • Rich Gilbert – vocals, guitar, pedal steel guitar, dobro
  • David McCaffery – vocals, bass
  • Scott Boutier – drums
  • Dave Phillips – vocals, acoustic guitar, guitar, pedal steel guitar, slide guitar 
  • Joey Santiago – guitar
  • Moris Tepper – vocals, banjo, bihuela
  • Nick Vincent – percussion
  • Billy Joe Bowers – recording engineer
  • Mike Terry – assistant engineer
  • Eddy Schreyer – mastering
  • Andrew Swainson – cover design
  • Steve Gullick – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Frank Black.

  1. Blast Off
  2. I’ve Seen Your Picture
  3. St. Francis Dam Disaster
  4. Robert Onion
  5. Stupid Me
  6. Bullet
  7. The Swimmer
  8. Hermaphroditos
  9. I’ll Be Blue
  10. Llano del Rio
  11. If It Takes All Night
  12. Dog in the Sand