Band of Skulls: Sweet Sour

On February 20, 2012, “Electric Blues Recordings” label released “Sweet Sour”, the second Band of Skulls studio album. It was recorded in 2011, at “Rockfield Studios” in Wales, and was produced by Ian Davenport.

Personnel:

  • Russell Marsden – vocals, guitar
  • Emma Richardson – vocals, bass guitar
  • Matt Hayward – drums

Track listing:

  1. Sweet Sour
  2. Bruises
  3. Wanderluster
  4. The Devil Takes Care of His Own
  5. Lay My Head Down
  6. You’re Not Pretty But You Got It Goin’ On
  7. Navigate
  8. Hometowns
  9. Lies
  10. Close to Nowhere

Tash Sultana: Terra Firma

On February 19, 2021, “Lonely Lands Records” label released “Terra Firma”, the second Tash Sultana studio album. It was recorded in 2020, and was produced by Tash Sultana.

Personnel:

  • Tash Sultana – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, lap steel guitar, mandolin, bass, beats, drums, flute, keyboards, pan flute, piano, saxophone, synthesizer, trombone, trumpet, percussion, arrangements, engineer, creative direction
  • Josh Cashman – vocal, acoustic guitar
  • Jerome Farah – keyboards, beats, additional vocals
  • Richard Stolz – engineer
  • Dann Hume – mixing
  • Andrei Eremin – mastering
  • Pat Fox – creative direction, artwork, layout

Track listing:

All tracks by Tash Sultana, except where noted.

  1. Musk
  2. Crop Cricles – Tash Sultana, Matt Corby, Dann Hume
  3. Greed – Tash Sultana, Matt Corby, Dann Hume
  4. Beyond the Pine – Tash Sultana, Matt Corby, Dann Hume
  5. Pretty Lady – Tash Sultana, Matt Corby, Dann Hume
  6. Dream My Life Away – Tash Sultana, Josh Cashman
  7. Maybe You’ve Changed
  8. Coma
  9. Blame It on Society
  10. Sweet & Dandy
  11. Willow Tree – Tash Sultana, Jerome Farah
  12. Vanilla Honey
  13. Let the Light In
  14. I Am Free

Wild Pink: A Billion Little Lights

On February 19, 2021, “Royal Mountain Records” label released “A Billion Little Lights”, the third Wild Pink studio album. It was recorded in 2021, and was produced by David Greenbaum.

Personnel:

  • John Ross – lead vocals, bass, guitar, keyboards, percussion, additional production
  • T.C. Brownell – electric piano
  • Dan Keegan – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Mike Brenner – steel guitar
  • John Cunningham – piano
  • Dan Noshey – accordion
  • Sarah Larsen – violin
  • Julia Steiner – backing vocals
  • David Greenbaum – mixing
  • Christina Zalec – layout
  • Keith Pratt – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by John Ross.

  1. The Wind Was Like a Train
  2. Bigger Than Christmas
  3. The Shining but Tropical
  4. Amalfi
  5. Oversharers Anonymous
  6. You Can Have It Back
  7. Family Friends
  8. Track Mud
  9. Pacific City
  10. Die Outside

Sea Power: Everything Was Forever

On February 18, 2022, “Golden Chariot Records” label released “Everything Was Forever”, the tenth Sea Power album. It was recorded in 2021, at “Brighton Electric Studios”, “Oakland Studios”, “Sky Drone Studios”, “Hollywoods Studios” and “Labyrinth Studios”, and was produced by Graham Sutton, Jan Scott Wilkinson, Martin Noble, Neil Hamilton Wilkinson, Phil Sumner and Abi Fry.  

Personnel:

  • Jan Scott Wilkinson – vocals, guitar, design concept, painting
  • Martin Noble – guitar
  • Neil Hamilton Wilkinson – vocals, bass guitar, vocals
  • Matthew Wood – drums, design, layout
  • Phil Sumner – cornet, keyboards
  • Abi Fry – viola
  • Graham Sutton – keyboards, programming, mixing
  • Miles Showell – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Scaring at the Sky – Abi Fry
  2. Transmitter – Martin Noble, Jan Scott Wilkinson
  3. Two Fingers – Neil Hamilton Wilkinson, Jan Scott Wilkinson
  4. Fire Escape in the Sky – Martin Noble, Han Scott Wilkinson
  5. Doppelgänger – Neil Hamilton Wilkinson, Jan Scott Wilkinson
  6. Fear Eats the Soul – Jan Scott Wilkinson
  7. Folly – Martin Noble, Neil Hamilton Wilkinson
  8. Green Goddess – Jan Scott Wilkinson
  9. Lakeland Echo – Martin Noble, Neil Hamilton Wilkinson
  10. Vestiges – Jan Scott Wilkinson
  11.  Amsterdam – Jan Scott Wilkinson, Neil Hamilton Wilkinson
  12. We Only Want to Make You Happy – Martin Noble, Jan Scott Wilkinson, Neil Hamilton Wilkinson

Midnight Oil: Resist

On February 18, 2022, “Sony Music Australia” label released “Resist”, the thirteenth Midnight Oil studio album. It was recorded in 2021, and was produced by Warne Livesey.

Personnel:

  • Peter Garrett – lead vocals
  • Jim Moginie – vocals, guitars, keyboards, additional engineering
  • Martin Rotsey – guitars
  • Bones Hillman – vocals, bass
  • Robert Hirst – vocals, drums
  • Andy Bickers – saxophones
  • Evelyn Finnerty – violin
  • Julian Thompson – cello
  • Kamahl – speech
  • Warne Livesey – additional keyboards, mixing
  • Jim Moginie – additional engineering
  • Chris Allgood, Emily Lazar – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Jim Moginie, except where noted.

  1. Rising Seas
  2. The Barka-Darling River – Rob Hirst, Jim Moginie
  3. Tarkine
  4. At the Time of Writing – Rob Hirst, Jim Moginie
  5. Nobody’s Child – Peter Garrett, Jim Moginie
  6. To the Ends of the Earth
  7. Reef
  8. We Resist
  9. Lost at Sea – Rob Hirst, Jim Moginie
  10. Undercover – Peter Garrett
  11. We Are Not Afraid – Peter Garrett, Jim Moginie
  12. Last Frontier

Wendy O. Williams and Plasmatics: Maggot the Record

On February 18, 1987, “Profile Records” label released “Maggots: The Record”, the fourth Wendy O. Williams and Plasmatics studio album. It was recorded in 1987, at “Broccoli Rabe Studios” in Fairfield, New Jersey, and was produced by Rod Swenson.

Personnel:

  • Wendy O. Williams – vocals
  • Wes Beech – lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals, associate producer
  • Michael Ray – lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Chris Romanelli – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Ray Callahan – drums, backing vocals
  • James Gerth – the narrator
  • Jeanine P. Morick – Paula White, Dr. Wanda Carnot
  • Jeff Griglak – Josh White
  • Scott Harlan – Joe White, Dr. Richard Boltzmann, Lance
  • Tony Marzocco – Bruce Maltin
  • Suzanne Bedford – Valerie, Cindy White
  • Andy Bleiberg – anonymous TV anchor #1, TV game show host
  • Rod Swenson (credited as Stellar Axeman) – anonymous TV anchor #2
  • Jon Smith – engineer
  • Al Theurer – engineer
  • Larry Peet – engineer assistant
  • Rod Swenson (credited as Butch Star) – design
  • Eric Karalis – cover painting
  • John Michaels – photography
  • Jack Rudy – Wendy O. Williams’ tattoo

Track listing:

  1. Overture / Introduction (Narrator) – Rod Swenson, Wes Beech, Michael Ray
  2. You’re a Zombie – Rod Swenson, Michael Ray
  3. The White’s Apartment / Full Meal Dinner
  4. The Day of the Humans is Gone – Rod Swenson, Michael Ray
  5. The Central research Laboratory / Valerie and Bruce on the Phone
  6. Destroyers – Rod Swenson, Michael Ray
  7. The White’s Apartment / Bruce’s Bedroom
  8. Brain Dead – Rod Swenson, Michael Ray
  9. The White’s Apartment / Bruce’s Bedroom
  10. Propagators – Rod Swenson, Wes Beech
  11. The White’s Apartment / Fire Escape
  12. Finale – Rod Swenson, Michael Ray, Wes Beech

Talk Talk: The Colour of Spring

On February 17, 1986, “EMI” label released “The Colour of Spring”, the third Talk Talk studio album. It was recorded in 1985, at “Battery Studios” and “Videosonics Studios” in London, and was produced by Tim Friese-Greene.

Personnel:

  • Mark Hollis — lead vocals, piano, Variophon, organ, Mellotron, electric guitar, melodica
  • Tim Friese-Greene – piano, Kurzweil synthesizer, organ, Variophon, Mellotron
  • Paul Webb – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Lee Harris – drums
  • Steve Winwood — organ 
  • Ian Curnow – synthesizer solos
  • Robbie McIntosh – guitar, dobro
  • David Rhodes — guitar
  • Mark Feltham — harmonica
  • Danny Thompson — acoustic bass
  • Alan Gorrie — electric bass 
  • Martin Ditcham — percussion
  • Morris Pert — percussion
  • Phil Reis — percussion
  • David Roach — soprano saxophone
  • Gaynor Sadler — harp
  • Children from the school of Miss Speake — children’s choir
  • Ambrosian Singers — choir
  • Dennis Weinrich — engineer
  • Dietmar Schillinger — engineer
  • Paul Schroeder — engineer
  • Pete Wooliscroft — engineer
  • James Marsh — cover art

Track listing:

All tracks by Tim Friese-Greene and Mark Hollis.

  1. Happiness is Easy
  2. I Don’t Believe in You
  3. Life’s What You Make It
  4. April 4th
  5. Living in Another World
  6. Give It Up
  7. Chameleon Day
  8. Time It’s Time

The Sylvers: Same

On February 17, 1972, “MGM” label released the self-titled, debut Sylvers (The) album. It was recorded in 1971, and was produced by Jerry Butler and Keg Johnson.

Personnel:

  • Olympia Ann “Olan” Sylvers – vocals
  • Charmaine Elaine Sylvers – vocals
  • Angelia Marie “Angie” Sylvers – vocals
  • Joseph Richard “Ricky” Sylvers – vocals, guitar
  • James Jonathan Sylvers – vocals, keyboards
  • Patricia Lynn “Pat” Sylvers – vocals, additional keyboards
  • Foster Emerson Sylvers – vocals, additional bass
  • Leon Frank Sylvers III – vocals, bass
  • Edmund Theodore Sylvers – vocals, percussion
  • David Crawford – arranger
  • Jerry Peters – arranger
  • Michael Viner – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Leon Sylvers III, except where noted.

  1. Wish That I Could Talk to You
  2. Fool’s Paradise
  3. Only One Can Win
  4. I’m Truly Happy – Jerry Peters
  5. Touch Me Jesus – Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, A. Bond
  6. I Know Myself
  7. Chaos
  8. So Close
  9. I’ll Never Be Ashamed – James Sylvers
  10. How Love Hurts

Shangri-Las: Leader of the Pack

In February 1965, “Red Bird” label released “Leader of the Pack”, the debut Shangri-Las (The) album. It was recorded in 1964, and was produced by George “Shadow” Morton.

Personnel:

  • Mary Weiss – lead and backing vocals
  • Betty Weiss – lead and backing vocals
  • Marge Ganser – backing vocals
  • Mary Ann Ganser – backing vocals
  • Brooks Arthur – engineer
  • Rod McBrien – engineer
  • Loring Eutemey – artwork
  • Hugh Bell – photography

Track listing:

  1. Give Him a Great Big Kiss – George Morton
  2. Leader of the Pack – George Morton, Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich
  3. Bull Dog – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
  4. It’s Easier to Cry – J. J. Jackson, Joe De Angelis, Robert Steinberg
  5. What Is Love – George Morton, Tony Michaels
  6. Remember (Walking in the Sand) – George Morton
  7. Twist and Shout – Phil Medley, Bert Russell
  8. Maybe – Arlene Smith, George Goldner
  9. So Much in Love – Billy Jackson, Roy Straigis
  10. Shout – Rudolph Isley, Ronald Isley, O’Kelly Isley Jr.
  11. Good Night, My Love, Pleasant Dreams – George Motola, John Marascalco
  12. You Can’t Sit Down – Cornell Muldrow, Dee Clark

Johnny Griffin: Introducing Johnny Griffin

In February 1957, “Blue Note” label released “Introducing Johnny Griffin”, the debut Johnny Griffin album. It was recorded in April 1957, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Johnny Griffin – tenor sax
  • Wynton Kelly – piano
  • Curly Russell – bass
  • Max Roach – drums

Track listing:

  1. Mil Dew – Johnny Griffin
  2. Chicago Calling – Johnny Griffin
  3. These Foolish Things – Harry Link, Holt Marvell, John Strachey
  4. The Boy Next Door – Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane
  5. Nice and Easy – Johnny Griffin
  6. It’s All Right with Me – Cole Porter
  7. Lover Man – Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez, Jimmy Sherman