Monthly Archives: April 2021

Grachan Moncur III: Evolution

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In April 1964, “Blue Note” label released “Evolution”, the debut album Grachan Moncur III album. It was recorded in November 1963, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Grachan Moncur III – trombone
  • Lee Morgan – trumpet
  • Jackie McLean – alto saxophone
  • Bobby Hutcherson – vibes
  • Bob Cranshaw – double bass
  • Tony Williams – drums
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography
  • Alfred Bennett Spellman Jr. – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Grachan Moncur III.

  1. Air Raid
  2. Evolution
  3. The Coaster
  4. Monk in Wonderland

Juliana Hatfield: Pussycat

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On April 28, 2017, “American Laundromat Records” label released “Pussycat”, the 15th Juliana Hatfield album. It was recorded in 2017, at “Q Division Studios” in Somerville, Massachusetts, and was produced by Juliana Hatfield.

Personnel:

  • Juliana Hatfield – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, mixing
  • Pete Caldes – drums
  • Nicole Anguish – design
  • Pat DiCenso – engineer
  • Sean Glonek – mastering 
  • Nicole Anguish – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Juliana Hatfield

  1. I Wanna Be Your Disease
  2. Impossible Song
  3. You’re Breaking My Heart
  4. When You’re a Star
  5. Good Enough for Me
  6. Short-Fingered Man
  7. Touch You Again
  8. Sex Machine
  9. Wonder Why
  10. Sunny Somewhere
  11. Kellyanne
  12. Heartless
  13. Rhinoceros
  14. Everything Is Forgiven

Ian McCulloch: Slideling

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On April 28, 2003, “Cooking Vinyl” label released “Slideling”, the third Ian McCulloch album. It was recorded in 2002, and was produced by Cenzo Townshend and Ian McCulloch.

Personnel:

  • Ian McCulloch – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Peter Byrne – lead guitar
  • Chris Martin – piano, backing vocals
  • John Simm – electric guitar
  • Jonny Buckland – electric guitar
  • Ceri James – piano, keyboards
  • Peter Wilkinson – bass, backing vocals
  • Simon Finley – drums
  • Barriemore Barlow – percussion
  • Malcolm Johnston – viola
  • Kate Evans – violin
  • Martin Richardson – violin
  • Ian Bracken – cello
  • Cenzo Townshend – engineer, mixing
  • Kevin Metcalfe – mastering
  • Tom Stanley – Pro Tools

Track listing:

All tracks by Ian McCulloch.

  1. Love in Veins
  2. Playgrounds and City Parks
  3. Sliding
  4. Baby Hold On
  5. Arthur
  6. Seasons
  7. Another Train
  8. High Wires
  9. She Sings (All My Life)
  10. Kansas
  11. Stake Your Claim

Spoon: A Series of Sneaks

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On April 28, 1998, “Elektra” label released “A Series of Sneaks”, the second Spoon studio album, It was recorded in 1997, at “Dogland” in Cedar Creek, “Music Lane”, “The Hit Shack”, “Blue World” and “The Catacomb” in Austin, Texas, and was produced by John Croslin, Britt Daniel, Joshua Zarbo and Jim Eno.

Personnel:

  • Britt Daniel – vocals, guitar
  • Joshua Zarbo – bass
  • Jim Eno – drums
  • John Groslin – recording, engineer, mixing
  • Dave Collins – mastering
  • Giacomo Balla – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Britt Daniel except where noted.

  1. Utilitarian
  2. The Minor Tough
  3. The Guestlist/The Execution
  4. Reservations
  5. 30 Gallon Tank –Britt Daniel, Jim Eno
  6. Car Radio
  7. Metal Detektor
  8. June’s Foreign Spell
  9. Chloroform
  10. Metal School – Britt Daniel, Josh Zarbo
  11. Starting at the Board
  12. No You’re Not
  13. Quincy Punk Episode
  14. Advance Cassette

Wild Man Fischer: An Evening with Wild Man Fischer

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On April 28, 1969, “Bizarre” label released “An Evening with Wild Man Fischer”, the debut Wild Man Fischer album (Larry Fischer). It was recorded 1968 – 1969, at “Sunset Sound” and “The Log Cabin” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Frank Zappa.

Personnel:

  • Larry Fischer – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
  • Frank Zappa – guitar, various instruments, liner notes
  • The Mothers of Invention – piano, bass, drums
  • Art Tripp – percussion
  • Kim Fowley – recitation
  • Rodney Bingenheimer – recitation
  • The GTOs – recitation
  • Jerry Hansen – engineer
  • Cal Schenkel – art direction
  • Ed Caraeff – photography
  • Henry Diltz – cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Larry Fischer.

  1. Merry Go Round
  2. New Kind of Songs for Sale
  3. I’m Not Shy Anymore
  4. The Madness & Ecstasy – introduction by Kim Fowley and Rodney Bingenheimer
  5. Which Way Did the Freaks Go?
  6. I’m Working for the Federal Bureau of Narcotics
  7. The Leaves Are Falling
  8. 85 Times
  9. Cops & Robbers
  10. Monkey Versus Donkeys
  11. Start Life Over Again
  12. The Mope
  13. The Brand New
  14. Who Did It Johnny?
  15. Think of Me When Your Clothes Are Off
  16. Taggy Lee
  17. Rhonda
  18. I Looked Around You
  19. Jennifer Jones
  20. The Taster (fancy version)
  21. The Story of the Taster
  22. The Rocket Rock
  23. The Rocket Rock Explanation & Dialog
  24. Dream Girl
  25. Dream Girl Explanation
  26. Serrano (Sorrento?) Beach
  27. Success Will Not Make Me Happy
  28. Wild Man on the Strip Again
  29. Why I Am Normal
  30. The Wild Man Fischer Story
  31. Balling Isn’t Everything
  32. Ugly Beautiful Girl
  33. Larry & His Guitar
  34. Circle
  35. Larry Under Pressure

Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog: YRU Still Here?

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On April 27, 2018, “Northern Spy Records” label released “YRU Still Here?”, the 24th  Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog album. It was recorded in 2017, at “Brooklyn Recording”, “Figure 8 Recording” and “Studio G” in Brooklyn, NY, and was produced by Marc Ribot.

Personnel:

  • Marc Ribot – vocals, guitar, Requinto guitar, Farfisa organ, bass, horn, vocoder
  • Shahzad Ismaily – vocals, bass, Moog synthesizer, percussion
  • Ches Smith – vocals, drums, percussion, electronics
  • Curtis Fowlkes – trombone
  • Doug Wieselman – saxophone, flute
  • Briggan Krauss – saxophone
  • Neel Murgai – sitar
  • Mauricio Herrera – congas
  • Lukas Rutzen, Rea Dubach – backing vocals
  • Ron Saint Germain – mixing
  • Scott Hull – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Marc Ribot, except where noted.

  1. Personal Nancy – Marc Ribot, Ches Smith
  2. Pennsylvania 6 6666 – Marc Ribot, Ches Smith
  3. Agnes – Marc Ribot, Ches Smith
  4. Oral Sydney with a U
  5. YRU Still Here?
  6. Muslim Jewish Resistance
  7. Shut That Kid Up
  8. Fuck la Migra
  9. Orthodoxy
  10. Freak Freak Freak on the Peripherque – Marc Ribot, Shahzad Ismaily
  11. Rawhide

Guitar Shorty: Watch Your Back

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On April 27, 2004, “Alligator” label released “Watch Your Back”, the sixth  Guitar Shorty (David Kearney) studio album. It was recorded in 2003, and was produced by Brian Brinkerhoff and Jesse Harms.

Personnel:

  • Guitar Shorty – vocals, guitar
  • Sweet William Bouchard – bass
  • Electric Vic Johnson – rhythm guitar
  • Alvino Bennett — drums, percussion
  • Jesse Harms — piano, engineer, mixing
  • Dan Stout — mastering
  • Marc Lipkin — liner notes
  • Kevin Niemiec — design
  • Dan Monick — photography

Track listing:

  1. Old School – Jesse Harms
  2. Story of My Life – Jesse Harms, Truitt
  3. I’m Gonna Leave You – Truitt
  4. What She Don’t Know – Truitt
  5. I’ve Been Working – Van Morrison
  6. Get Busy – Jesse Harms
  7. Let My Guitar Do the Talking – Jesse Harms, O’Keefe
  8. It Ain’t the Fall That Kills You – Jesse Harms
  9. Right Tool for the Job – Truitt

Steve Kuhn: Promises Kept

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On April 27, 2004, “ECM” label released “Promises Kept”, the 28th Steve Kuhn album. It was recorded June – September 2000, at “Edison Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Steve Kuhn – piano
  • David Finck – bass
  • String Ensemble conducted by Carlos Franzetti
  • Krista Bennion Feeney, Elizabeth Lim-Dutton, Richard Sortomme, Karl Kawahara, Barry Finclair, Helen Kim, Robert Shaw, Carol Pool, Anca Nicolau -violin
  • Sue Pray, Vince Lionti, Karen Ritscher – viola
  • Stephanie Cummins, Richard Locker, Joshua Gordon – cello

Track listing:

All tracks by Steve Kuhn.

  1. Lullaby
  2. Life’s Backward Glance
  3. Trance
  4. Morning Dew
  5. Promises Kept
  6. Adagio
  7. Celtic Princess
  8. Nostalgia
  9. Oceans in the Sky
  10. Pastorale

Bootsy Collins: Tha Funk Capital of the World

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On April 26, 2011, “Mascot Records” label released “Tha Funk Capital of the World”, the thirteenth Bootsy Collins studio album. It was recorded 2010 – 2011, at “Lench Mob Studios”, “The Terrordome”, “Bootzilla Re-Hab Center”, “Le Gonks West”, “Institute Of Audio Research”, and was produced by Bootsy Collins.

Personnel:

  • Bootsy Collins – rap, bass, guitar, keyboards, drums, drum programming, arranger, engineer
  • Adrian Hall, Bobby Womack, Candice Cheatham, Catfish Collins, Chrissy Dunn, George Clinton, Gibbor & Esther, Li’l Diamond, Linda Shider, Musiq Soul Child*, Nick Arnold, Olvido Ruiz, Pastor Cooper & Voices Of The Upper Room Choir, Penny Ford, Razzberry White, The Bootzilla Choir, Tony Wilson Aka Young James Brown, Zion Planet 10- vocals
  • Rev. Al Sharpton, Chuck D, Dr. Cornel West, Danny Ray, Faith Daniels, Ice Cube, Jimi Hendrix, Khrys Styles, Phil Ade, Samuel L. Jackson, Snoop Dogg, Tom Joyner, Xavier Styles – rap
  • Bela Fleck – banjo
  • Bucke thead, Catfish Collins, Garry Shider, Guitar Sallye, Ronni “Racket” Jennings*, Shawn Steele, Tamah – guitars
  • Bernie Worrell, Joel “Razor” Johnson*, Morris Mingo – keyboards
  • Dennis Chambers, Frankie “Kash” Waddy, Sheila E., Steve Jordan – drums
  • Fallou Sy, Mohamed Seck – percussion
  • Oui-Wey Collins – drum programming
  • Andrew Olson, Farnell Newton, Kyle Molitor, Michael Phillip – horns
  • Brian Hogg, Hal Melia, RandyVillars – saxophone
  • Fred Wesley, Marc Fields – trombone
  • Gary Winters, Mike Wade – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Casey-Driessen, Jerald Daemyon, Paul Patterson & The Bootzilla Orchestra – strings
  • Alex Fraser,  Charles Reynolds, Ouiwey, Tobe Donohue, Johnny “Juice” Rosado, Erik Zobler, Dave “Diz Mix” Lopez, Robert Musso – engineer
  • Roy Koch – design
  • David Carlo, Mark Alexander, Michael Weintrob – photography

Track listing:

  1. Spreading Hope Like Dope – Bootsy Collins
  2. Hip Hop @Funk U – Bootsy Collins, O. Jackson, Donald Moore, Snoop Doog, Bernie Worrell
  3. Mirrors Tell Lies – Bosty Collins, Ron Jennings
  4. JB-Still the Man – Bootsy Collins, Sally Dorsey, Tamah Dorsey, Rev. Al Sharpton
  5. Freedumb – Bootsy Collins, Dr. Cornel West
  6. After These Messages – Bootsy Collins, Frank Waddy, Samuel L. Jackson, Joel Johnson
  7. Kool Whip – Bootsy Collins, Phil Ade, Morris Mingo
  8. The Real Deal – Bootsy Collins, Candice Cheatham, Joel Johnson
  9. Don’t Take My Funk – Bootsy Collins, Catfish Collins, Bobby Womack
  10. If Looks Could Kill – Bootsy Collins, Pete Roberts
  11. Minds Under Construction – Bootsy Collins, Buckethead, Summer Hughes
  12. Siento Bombo – Bootsy Collins, William Johnson, Olvido Rutz
  13. Jazz Greats (tribute to Jazz) – Bootsy Collins, Ron carter, Johnny Davis, George Duke, Claude von Stroke
  14. Garry Shider Tribute – Bootsy Collins, George Clinton, Linda Shider
  15. Stars Have no Names – Bootsy Collins, Nick Arnold, Chrissy Dunn
  16. Chocolate Caramel Angel – Bootsy Collins, Ron Jennings
  17. Yummy, I Got the Munchies – Bootsy Collins, Musiq Soulchild, Razzberry White

65DaysofStatic: We Were Exploding Anyway

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On April 26, 2010, “Hassle Records” label released “We Were Exploding Anyway”, the fourth 65daysofstatic studio album. It was recorded in 2009, at “2fly Studios” in Sheffield, UK, and was produced by Joe Shrewsbury, Paul Wolinski, Rob Jones and Simon Wright.

Personnel:

  • Joe Shrewsbury
  • Paul Wolinski
  • Rob Jones
  • Simon Wright
  • Robert Smith – vocal
  • Alan Smyth – recording
  • Dave Sanderson – recording
  • Chris Tabron – mixing
  • Alex Newport – mixing
  • Paul Gold – mastering
  • Caspar Newbolt – art direction, design
  • Matt Sundin – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Joe Shrewsbury, Paul Wolinski, Rob Jones and Simon Wright.

  1. Mountainhead
  2. Crash Tactics
  3. Dance Dance Dance
  4. Piano Fights
  5. Weak4
  6. Come to Me
  7. Go Complex
  8. Debutante
  9. Tiger Girl