On September 19, 2020, Lee Kerslake died aged 73. He was musician (drums, percussion, keyboards, trumpet, kazoo, vocal), recorded and performed with The Gods, Head Machine, Toe Fat, National Head Band, Ken Hensley, David Byron, Living Loud, Ozzy Osborne, but was best known as drummer of Uriah Heep. With Swedish singer Stefan Berggren he formed Berggren Kerslake Band.
Yearly Archives: 2021
Savoy Brown: A Step Further
In September 1969, “Decca” label released “A Step Further”, the fourth Savoy Brown album. It was recorded in 1969 (track Savoy Brown Boogie was recorded live at “The Cooks Ferry Inn” in Edmonton, London, and was produced by Mike Vernon.
Personnel:
- Chris Youlden – vocals
- Kim Simmonds – guitar
- Lonesome Dave – guitar
- Bob Hall – piano
- Tony Stevens – bass
- Roger Earl – drums
- Terry Noonan – arrangements
- Dave Grinsted – engineer
- Colin Freeman, John Punter, Mike Mailes – engineer assistant
- Terence Ibbott – photography
- Mike Vernon – liner notes
Track listing:
- Made Up My Mind – Chris Youlden
- Waiting in the Bamboo Grove – Kim Simmonds
- Life’s One Act Play – Chris Youlden
- I’m Tired – Chris Youlden
- Where Am I – Chris Youlden
- Savoy Brown Boogie – Kim Simmonds, Chris Youlden
including:
- Feel So Good – Chuck Willis
- Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin On – Sunny David, Dave Williams
- Little Queenie – Chuck Berry
- Purple Haze – Jimi Hendrix
- Hernando’s Hideaway – Richard Adler, Jerry Ross
Savoy Brown: Shake Down
In September 1967, “Decca” label released “Shake Down”, the debut Savoy Brown studio album. It was recorded in 1967, at “Decca Studios” in West Hampstead, North West, and was produced by Mike Vernon.
Personnel:
- Brice Portius – vocals
- Kim Simmonds – lead and rhythm guitar
- Martin Stone – lead and rhythm guitar
- Ray Chappell – bass
- Leo Mannings – drums, percussion
- Bob Hall – piano
- Gus Dudgeon – recording
- Guy Fletcher – mastering
- Neil Slaven – liner notes
Track listing:
- I Ain’t Superstitious – Willie Dixon
- Let Me Love You Baby – Willie Dixon
- Black Night – Jessie Mae Robinson
- High Rise – Beverly Bridge, Sonny Thompson, Freddie King
- Rock Me Baby – B.B. King, Joe Josea
- I Smell Trouble – Deadric Malone
- Oh! Pretty Woman – Albert King
- Little Girl – Willie Dixon
- The Doormouse Rides the Rails – Martin Stone
- It’s My Own Fault – John Lee Hooker
- Shake ‘Em On Down – traditional, arranged by Bob Hall
Yusuf: Tea for the Tillerman 2
On September 18, 2020, “Cat-O-Log Records” label released “Tea for the Tillerman 2”, the sixteenth Yusuf / Cat Stevens album. It was recorded in July 2019, at “Les Studios de la Fabrique” in France, and was produced by Yusuf / Cat Stevens and Paul Samwell-Smith.
Personnel:
- Yusuf / Cat Stevens – lead vocals, Spanish guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, 12-string guitar, grand piano, keyboards, harpsichord
- Alun Davies – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
- Jim Cregan – acoustic and electric guitar, backing vocals
- Eric Appapoulay – Spanish guitar, acoustic and electric guitar, backing vocals
- Bruce Lynch – double bass, electric bass
- Peter-John Vettese – keyboards, organ, synth horns, string arrangements, backing vocals
- Kwame Yeboah– drums, percussion, keyboards, backing vocals
- John Ashton Thomas – string arrangements
- Christopher Nightingale – arrangements
- Brother Ali – rap
Track listing:
All tracks by Yusuf / Cat Stevens.
- Where Do the Children Play?
- Hard Headed Woman
- Wild World
- Sad Lisa
- Miles From Nowhere
- But I Might Die Tonight
- Longer Boats
- Into While
- On the Road to Find Out
- Father and Son
- Tea for the Tillerman
10 Years: Violent Allies
On September 18, 2020, “Mascot” label released “Violent Allies”, the ninth 10 Years studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2020, and was produced by Howard Benson.
Personnel:
- Jesse Hasek – vocals
- Matt Wantland – guitar
- Brian Vodinh – guitar, bass, drums, keys, programming, backing vocals
Track listing:
- The Shift
- The Unknown
- Waiting
- Déjà Vu
- Without You
- Cut the Cord
- Planets III
- Sleep in the Fire
- I Wish
- Start Again
- Planets IV
- Say Goodbye
Mark Lanegan: Imitations
On September 17, 2013, “Vagrant Records” and “Heavenly Records” labels released “Imitations”, the eighth Mark Lanegan studio album. It was recorded in 2012, and was produced by Martin Feveyear.
Personnel:
- Mark Lanegan – vocals
- Billy Stover – piano
- Mike Johnson – acoustic and electric guitar
- Alain Johannes – cigfiddle, mellotron, acoustic and ebo guitar
- Jeff Fielder – acoustic and electric guitar
- Andrew Joslyn – violin, viola
- Rebecca Filice – cello
- Mark Hoyt – backing vocals, acoustic guitar
- Jason Staczek – harpsichord
- Eric Padget – trumpet
- Tom Yoder – trombone
- Drew Church – bass
- Duff McKagan – bass
- Barrett Martin – vibraphone, tambourine, drums, percussion
- Bill Rieflin – drums, percussion, pump organ, mellotron
- Mark Pickerel – drums
Track listing:
- Flatlands – Chelsea Wolve
- She’s Gone – Vern Gosdin
- Deepest Shade – Greg Dulli
- You Only Live Twice – Leslie Bricusse, John Barry
- Pretty Colors – Al Gorgoni, Chip Taylor
- Brompton Oratory – Nick Cave
- Solitaire – Neil Sedaka, Phil Cody
- Mack the Knife – Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht (English lyrics by Manheim – Willett)
- I’m Not the Loving Kind – John Cale
- Lonely Street – Carl Belew, Kenny Sowder, W.S.Stevenson
- Élégie Funèbre – Gérard Manset
- Autumn Leaves – Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prévert (English lyrics by Johnny Mercer)
The Golden Palominos: Drunk with Passion
On September 17, 1991, “Nation / Charisma” labels released “Drunk with Passion”, the fifth Golden Palominos (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1991, at “Greenpoint Studios” in Brooklyn, New York, and was produced by Anton Fier.
Personnel:
- Carla Bley – Hammond organ
- Robert Kidney – vocals, guitar
- Amanda Kramer – vocals, keyboards
- Bob Mould – vocals, guitar
- Nicky Skopelitis – acoustic and electric guitar, dobro guitar
- Michael Stipe – vocals
- Richard Thompson – guitar
- Bill Laswell – bass guitar
- Aïyb Dieng – percussion
- Anton Fier – drums, percussion, keyboards
- Oz Fritz – recording
- Tom Mark – recording
- Steve McLoughlin – recording
- Robert Musso – recording
- Wes Naprstek – recording
- Billy Youdelman – recording
- John Yates – mixing
- David Cook – mixing, recording
- Mike Krowiak – mixing, recording
- Jeff Lippay – mixing
- Howie Weinberg – mastering
- Vaughan Oliver – illustrations, design
- Chris Bigg – illustrations, design
Track listing:
- Alive and Living Now – Anton Fier, Michael Stipe, Nicky Skopelitis
- The Haunting – Amanda Kramer
- When the Kingdom Calls – Anton Fier, Michael Stipe, Nicky Skopelitis
- A Sigh – Amanda Kramer, Michael Stipe, Nicky Skopelitis
- Thunder Cries – Amanda Kramer, Michael Stipe, Nicky Skopelitis
- Hands of Heaven – Amanda Kramer, Michael Stipe, Nicky Skopelitis
- Dying From the Inside Out – Anton Fier, Bob Mould, Nicky Skopelitis
- Begin to Return – Robert Kidney
Natale Merchant: The House Carpenter’s Daughter
On September 16, 2003, “Myth America Records” label released “The House Carpenter’s Daughter”, the fourth Natalie Merchant album. It was recorded July 2002 – May 2003, at “Bearsville Studios Woodstock” in New York, and was produced by Natalie Merchant.
Personnel:
- Natalie Merchant – vocals
- Erik Della Penna – guitar, lap steel guitar
- Gabriel Gordon – guitar
- Graham Maby – bass
- Elizabeth Steen – organ, piano, accordion
- Judy Hyman – fiddle
- Richie Stearns – banjo
- Allison Miller – drums
Track listing:
- Sally Ann – Jeff Claus, Judy Hyman, Dirk Powell
- Which Side Are You On? – Florence Reece
- Crazy Man Michael – Richard Thompson, Dave Swarbrick
- Diver Boy – traditional, arranged by Natalie Merchant
- Weeping Pilgrim – traditional, arranged by Natalie Merchant
- Soldier, Soldier – traditional, arranged by Natalie Merchant
- Bury Me under the Weeping Willow – A. P. Carter
- House Carpenter – traditional, arranged by Natalie Merchant
- Owensboro – traditional, arranged by Natalie Merchant
- Down on Penny’s Farm – traditional, arranged by Natalie Merchant
- Poor Wayfaring Stranger – traditional, arranged by Natalie Merchant
Nina Simone: Wild is the Wind
In September 1966, “Phillips” label released “Wild Is the Wind”, the sixth Nina Simone studio album. It was recorded 1964 – 1965, in New York City, and was produced by Hal Mooney. In 2020, it was ranked 212 on “Rolling Stone’s” list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.
Personnel:
- Nina Simone – vocals, piano, arranger
- Horace Ott – arranger
- Sid Mark – liner notes
- I Love Your Lovin’ Ways – Bennie Benjamin, Sol Marcus
- Four Woman – Nina Simone
- What More Can I Say – Horace Ott, Wade Brown Jr.
- Lilac Wine – James Shelton
- That’s All I Ask – Horace Ott
- Break Down and Let It All Out – Van McCoy
- Why keep On Breaking My Heart – Bennie Benjamin, Sol Marcus
- Wild is the Wind – Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington
- Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair – traditional
- If I Should Lose You – Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin
- Either Way I Lose – Van McCoy
Stefano Battaglia: Pelagos
On September 15, 2017, “ECM” label released “Pelagos”, the 24th Stefano Battaglia album. It was recorded in May 2016, at “Fazioli Concert Hall” in Sacile, Italy, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.
Personnel:
- Stefano Battaglia – piano
Track listing:
All tracks by Stefano Battaglia.
- Destino
- Pelagos
- Migralia
- Lamma Bada Yatathanna
- Processional
- Halap
- Dogon
- Life
- Lampedusa
- Hora Mundi
- Lamma Bada Yatathanna
- Exilium
- Migration Mantra
- Horgos e Roszke
- Ufratu
- Heron
- Brenner Toccata
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