Yearly Archives: 2021

Pete Brown and Piblokto!: Thousand on A Raft

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In October 1970, “Harvest” label released “Thousands on A Raft”, the second Pete Brown and Piblokto! studio album. It was recorded in 1970, and was produced by Pete Brown.

Personnel:

  • Pete Brown – vocals, talking drum, conga
  • Jim Mullen – guitar, bass guitar, percussion
  • Dave Thompson – keyboards, soprano saxophone, mellotron, percussion
  • Steve Glover – bass guitar, percussion
  • Rob Tait – drums, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Pete Brown and Jim Mullen, except where noted.

  1. Aeroplane Head Woman
  2. Station Song Platform Two
  3. Highland Song – Jim Mullen
  4. If They Could Only See Me Now, Parts 1–2 – Jim Mullen
  5. Got a Letter from a Computer
  6. Thousands on a Raft

Lush: Scar

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On October 9, 1989, “4AD” label released “Scar”, the debut Lush mini album. It was recorded in July 1989, at “Blackwing” in London, and was produced by John Fryer, Miki Berenyi, Emma Anderson, Steve Rippon and Chris Acland.

Personnel:

  • Miki Berenyi – lead vocals, guitar, engineer
  • Emma Anderson – guitar, backing vocals, engineer
  • Steve Rippon – bass, engineer
  • Chris Acland – drums, engineer
  • John Fryer – engineer
  • Christopher Bigg – design
  • Vaughan Oliver – design
  • Jim Friedman – photography

Track listing:

  1. Baby Talk – Miki Berenyi
  2. Thoughtforms – Emma Anderson
  3. Scarlet – Emma Anderson, Miki Berenyi
  4. Bitter – Miki Berenyi
  5. Second Sight – Miki Berenyi
  6. Etheriel – Emma Anderson, Miki Berenyi

Brian Locking

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On October 8, 2020, Brian Locking died aged 81. He was musician (bass guitar double bass, piano, harmonica, clarinet) and songwriter, worked as session musician with Gene Vincent, Eddie Cochran, Joe Brown, Conway Twitty, Vince Taylor & His Playboys,  and Brenda Lee, but was best known as bass player of The Wildcast and The Shadows.

The Guess Who: Share the Land

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In October 1970, “RCA” label released “Share the Land”, the seventh Guess Who (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1970, at “RCA’s Mid-America Recording Center” in Chicago, Illinois, and was produced by Jack Richardson.

Personnel:

  • Burton Cummings – lead vocals, keyboards, flute
  • Kurt Winter – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Greg Leskiw – lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Jim Kale – bass, backing vocals
  • Garry Peterson – drums, backing vocals
  • Brian Christian – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Burton Cummings and Kurt Winter except noted.

  1. Bus Rider – Kurt Winter
  2. Do You Miss Me Darlin ?
  3. Hand Me Down World – Kurt Winter
  4. Moan for You Joe – Burton Cummings, Greg Leskiw
  5. Share the Land – Burton Cummings
  6. Hang On to Your Life
  7. Coming Down Off the Money Bag / Song of the Dog – Greg Leskiw, Burton Cummings
  8. Three More Days

Melanie: Affectionately Melanie

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In October 1969, “Buddah” label released “Affectionately Melanie”, second Melanie Safka album. It was recorded in 1969, at “Wessex Studios” in London, and was produced by Peter Schekeryk.

Personnel:

  • Melanie – vocals, guitar
  • John Cameron – arranger

Track listing:

All tracks by Melanie Safka; except where noted.

  1. I’m Back in Town
  2. Tuning My Guitar
  3. Soul Sister Annie – Thomas Jefferson Kaye; adapted by Melanie
  4. Any Guy
  5. Uptown Down
  6. Again
  7. Beautiful People
  8. Johnny Boy
  9. Baby Guitar
  10. Deep Down Low
  11. For My Father
  12. Take Me Home

The Deep: Psychedelic Moods

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In October 1966, “Cameo Parkway Records” label released “Psychedelic Moods”, the debut Deep (The) album. It was recorded in August 1966, at “Cameo Parkway Studios” in Philadelphia, PA, and was produced by Mark Barkan, Rusty Evans, David Bromberg, Mark Barkan and David Richard Blackhurst.

Personnel:

  • Rusty Evans – lead vocals, lead guitar, artwork
  • David Bromberg – rhythm guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Mark Barkan – percussion, backing vocals
  • David Richard Blackhurst – drums
  • Garry Sherman – arranger
  • Joel Fein – engineer
  • Larry Nix – mastering
  • Douglas Fiske – art direction
  • Neil Bogart – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Color Dreams
  2. Pink Ether
  3. When Rain Is Black
  4. It’s All a Part of Me
  5. Turned On
  6. Psychedelic Moon
  7. Shadows on the Wall
  8. Crystal Nite
  9. Trip #76
  10. Wake Up and Find Me
  11. Your Choice to Choose
  12. On Off – Off On

Donald Byrd: Free Form

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In October 1966, “Blue Note” label released “Free Form”, the 20th Donald Byrd album. It was recorded in December 1961, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Donald Byrd – trumpet
  • Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone
  • Herbie Hancock – piano
  • Butch Warren – bass
  • Billy Higgins – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Donald Byrd except where noted.

  1. Pentecostal Feelin’
  2. Night Flower – Herbie Hancock
  3. Nai Nai
  4. French Spice
  5. Free Form

Freddie Roach: All That’s Good

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In October 1965, “Blue Note” label released “All That’s Good”, the fifth Freddie Roach album. It was recorded in October 1964, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs” NJ, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Freddie Roach – organ
  • Conrad Lester – tenor saxophone
  • Calvin Newborn – guitar
  • Clarence Johnston – drums
  • Marvin Robinson, Phyllis Smith, Willie Tate – vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Freddie Roach except where noted.

  1. Journeyman
  2. All That’s Good
  3. Blues for 007
  4. Busted – Harlan Howard
  5. Cloud 788
  6. Loie – Kenny Burrell

Belle & Sebastian: Dear Catastrophe Waitress

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On October 6, 2003, “Rough Trade” label released “Dear Catastrophe Waitress”, the sixth Belle & Sebastian studio album. It was recorded in 2003, at “Sarm West Studios” in London, Sarm Hook End” in Checkendon, Oxfordshire, “Berkeley Street Studios” in Glasgow, “Parkgate Studios” in Catsfield, and “Angel Studios” in London, and was produced by Trevor Horn.

Personnel:

  • Stuart Murdoch – vocals, arrangements
  • Stevie Jackson – vocals, guitar, arrangements
  • Chris Keddes – keyboards, arrangements
  • Sarah Martin – violin, arrangements
  • Bob Kildea – bass, guitar, arrangements
  • Dave McGowan – bass, arrangements
  • Mary Scully – double bass
  • Richard Colburn – drums, arrangements
  • Frank Ricotti – percussion
  • Sue Bohling – cor anglaise
  • Jamie Talbot – alto saxophone
  • Philip Todd – alto saxophone
  • Stan Sulzman – alto saxophone
  • Philip Todd – tenor saxophone 
  • Chris Davis – tenor saxophone
  • Jeff Daly – baritone saxophone
  • Derek Watkins – trumpet
  • John Barclay – trumpet
  • Mike Lovatt – trumpet 
  • Noel Langley – trumpet
  • Barnaby Dickinson – tenor trombone
  • Chris Dean – tenor trombone
  • Jeremy Price – tenor trombone
  • Richard Edwards – bass trombone
  • Chris Cowie – oboe
  • Nigel Black – French horn
  • Richard Berry – French horn
  • Helen Keen – flute
  • Kathleen Stevenson – piccolo flute
  • Perry Montague-Mason, Benedict Cruft, Boguslaw Kostecki, Chris Tombling, David Woodcock, Everton Nelson, Gavyn Wright, Jackie Shave, Julian Leaper, Kathy Shave, Patrick Kiernan, Warren Zielinski – violin
  • Anthony Pleeth – cello 
  • David Daniels – cello
  • Martin Loveday – cello
  • Trevor Horn – arrangements
  • Nick Ingman – arrangements
  • Steve Price – recording
  • Julian Mendelsohn – recording
  • Mat Bartram – recording
  • Tim Lambert – additional engineering
  • Phil Tyreman – engineer assistant
  • Dan Vickers – mixing
  • Julian Mendelsohn – mixing
  • Robert Orton – mixing
  • Tony Doogan – additional mixing
  • Michael Bannister – mixing assistant
  • Frank Arkwright – mastering
  • Divine Inc. – design
  • Stuart David – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Step into my Office, Baby
  2. Dear Catastrophe Waitress
  3. If She Wants Me
  4. Piazza, New York Catcher
  5. Asleep on a Sunbeam
  6. I’m a Cuckoo
  7. You Don’t Send Me
  8. Wrapped Up in Books
  9. Lord Anthony
  10. If You Find Yourself Caught in Love
  11. Roy Walker
  12. Stay Loose

Nina Simone: Silk & Soul

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In October 1967, “RCA Victor” label released “Silk & Soul”, the thirteenth Nina Simone studio album. It was recorded in 1967, at “RCA Studio B” in New York City, and was produced by Danny Davis.

Personnel:

  • Nina Simone – vocals, piano
  • Eric Gale – guitar  
  • Rudy Stevenson – guitar
  • Ernie Hayes – piano, harpsichord
  • Gene Taylor – bass
  • Bernard Purdie – drums
  • Sammy Lowe – arrangements, conductor
  • Ray Hall – engineer

Track listing:

  1. It Be’s That Way Sometime – Sam Waymon
  2. The Look of Love – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
  3. Go to Hell – Morris Balley Jr.
  4. Love o’ Love – Andy Stroud
  5. Cherish – Terry Kirkman
  6. I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free – Billy Taylor
  7. Turn Me On – John D. Loudermilk
  8. Turning Point – Martha Holmes
  9. Some Say – Charles Reuben
  10. Consummation – Nina Simone