Monthly Archives: July 2023

The Ventures: Let’s Go

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In August 1963, “Dolton Records” label released “Let’s Go”, the 13th Ventures (The) album. It was recorded in 1963, and was produced by Bob Reisdorff.

Personnel:

  • Don Wilson – electric guitar, backing vocals, arrangements
  • Bob Bogle – electric guitar, backing vocals, arrangements
  • Nokie Edwards – electric bass, backing vocals, arrangements
  • Mel Taylor – drums, backing vocals, arrangements
  • The Moonstones – backing vocals
  • Eddie Brackett – engineer
  • Studio Five – design, photography

Track listing:

  1. Memphis – Chuck Berry
  2. Let’s Go – Lanny Duncan, Robert Duncan
  3. More (Theme from Mondo Cane – Nino Oliviero, Riz Ortolani
  4. El Watusi – Ray Barretto
  5. Walk Right In – Gus Cannon, Hosea Woods
  6. Sukiyaki – Ei Rokusuke, Nachidai Nakamura
  7. New Orleans – Frank Guida, Joseph Royster
  8. So Fine – John Otis
  9. Wipe Out – The Surfaris
  10. Hot Pastrami – Doug Phillips
  11. Runaway – Del Shannon, Max Crook
  12. Over the Mountain Across the Sea – Rex Garvin

Eddy Arnold: Cattle Call

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In August 1963, “RCA Victor” label released “Cattle Call”, the eleventh Eddy Arnold album. It was recorded in 1963, and was produced by Chet Atkins.

Personnel:

  • Eddy Arnold – vocals, guitar
  • Jimmie Driftwood – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. The Streets of Laredo – traditional
  2. Cool Water – Bob Nolan
  3. Cattle Call – Tex Owens
  4. Leanin’ on the Old Top Rail – Charles Kenny, Nick Kenny
  5. Ole Faithful – Michael Carr, Jimmy Kennedy
  6. A Cowboy’s Dream – traditional
  7. The Wayward Wind – Stanley Lebowsky, Herb Newman
  8. Tumbling Tumbleweeds – Bob Nolan
  9. Cowpoke – Stan Jones
  10. Where the Mountains Meet the Sky – Sammy Kaye
  11. Sierra Sue – Joseph Buell Carey
  12. Carry Me Back to the Lone Prairie – Carson Robison
  13. (Jim) I Wore a Tie Today – Cindy Walker

The Boo Radleys: Ichabod and I

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In July 1990, “Action Records” label released “Ichabod and I”, the debut Boo Radleys (The) studio album. It was recorded in March 1990, and was produced by Sice, Martin Carr, Tim Brown and Steve Hewitt.

Personnel:

  • Sice – vocals
  • Martin Carr – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Tim Brown – bass guitar, keyboards
  • Steve Hewitt – drums, percussion

Track listing

All tracks by Martin Carr.

  1. Eleanor Everything
  2. Bodenheim Jr.
  3. Catweazle
  4. Sweet Salad Birth
  5. Hip Clown Rag
  6. Walking 5th Carnival
  7. Kaleidoscope
  8. Happens to Us All

Ray Charles: Just Between Us

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In July 1988, “Columbia” label released “Just Between Us”, the 49th Ray Charles album. It was recorded in 1988, at “RPM Studios” in Johannesburg, South Africa, and was produced by Ray Charles and Quincy Jones.

Personnel:

  • Ray Charles – vocal, piano
  • B.B. King – guitar
  • Kenny Carr – guitar
  • Gladys Knight – vocals
  • Lou Rawls – vocals

Track listing:

  1. Nothing Like a Hundred Miles – James Taylor
  2. I Wish I’d Never Loved You at All – K. Morrison Phelps, R. Hice
  3. Too Hard to Love You – Jim Johnson
  4. Now I Don’t Believe That Anymore – David A. Morgan
  5. Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  6. Stranger in My Hometown – Percy Mayfield
  7. Over the Top – Tony Colton, Keith Christopher
  8. I’d Walk a Little More for You – Ken Hirsch, Doc Pomus
  9. If That’s What’cha Want – Dave Loggins
  10. Save the Bones for Henry Jones – Danny Barker, Vernon Lee

Ike Turner: Bad Dreams

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In July 1973, “United Artists” label released “Bad Dreams”, the seventh Ike Turner album. It was recorded in March 1973, at “Bolic Sound” in Inglewood, California, and was produced by Ike Turner, Soko Richardson and Warren Dawson.

Personnel:

  • Ike Turner – guitar, arrangements, engineer
  • Barry Keene, John Mills – engineer
  • Mike Salisbury – illustration, design
  • W.T. Vinson – cover illustration

Track listing:

All tracks by Ike Turner except where noted.

  1. These Dreams
  2. That’s How Much I Love You – Eddy Arnold, Wally Fowler, Graydon J. Hall
  3. One Nite Stand
  4. Don’t Hold Your Breath
  5. (You Can Have) The City
  6. Flockin’ with You
  7. Take a Walk with Me
  8. Later for Your Baby – Eddie “Guitar Slim” Jones
  9. Rats
  10. I Love the Way You Love – Berry Gordy, Mikaljon (Mike Ossman, Al Abrams, John “Jun” O’den)

Soft Machine: Fifth

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In July 1972, “CBS” label released “Fifth”, the fifth Soft Machine studio album. It was recorded November – December 1971, January – February 1972, at “Advision Studios” in London, and was produced by Elton Dean, Mike Ratledge, Hugh Hopper, Roy Babbington, Phil Howard and John Marshall.

Personnel:

  • Elton Dean – alto saxophone, saxello, Fender Rhodes electric piano
  • Mike Ratledge – Fender Rhodes electric piano, Lowrey organ
  • Hugh Hopper – bass guitar
  • Phil Howard – drums
  • John Marshall – drums
  • Roy Babbington – double bass

Track listing:

  1. All White – Mike Ratledge
  2. Drop – Mike Ratledge
  3. M C – Hugh Hopper
  4. As If – Mike Ratledge
  5. L B O – John Marshall
  6. Pigling Bland – Mike Ratledge
  7. Bone – Elton Dean

Lee Morgan: The Sixth Sense

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In July 1970, “Blue Note” label released “The Sixth Sense”, the 28th Lee Morgan album. It was recorded November 1967 – September 1968, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Francis Wolff and Duke Pearson.

Personnel:

  • Lee Morgan – trumpet
  • Jackie McLean – alto saxophone
  • Frank Mitchell – tenor saxophone
  • Cedar Walton – piano
  • Harold Mabern – piano
  • Mickey Bass – bass
  • Victor Sproles – bass
  • Billy Higgins – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Lee Morgan, except where noted.

  1. The Sixth Sense
  2. Short Count
  3. Psychedelic
  4. Afreaka – Cedar Walton
  5. Anti Climax
  6. The Cry of My People – Cal Massey

Grant Green: Green is Beautiful

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In July 1970, “Blue Note” label released “Green Is Beautiful”, the 27th Grant Green album. It was recorded in January 1970, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Francis Wolff.

Personnel:

  • Grant Green – guitar
  • Neal Creque, Emmanuel Riggins – organ
  • Jimmy Lewis – electric bass
  • Idris Muhammad – drums
  • Candido Camero – conga
  • Richie “Pablo” Landrum – bongos
  • Blue Mitchell – trumpet
  • Claude Bartee – tenor saxophone

Track listing:

  1. Ain’t It Funky Now – James Brown
  2. A Day in the Life – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  3. The Windjammer – Neal Creque
  4. I’ll Never Fall in Love Again – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
  5. Dracula – Neal Creque

of Montreal: Freewave Lucifer

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On July 22, 2022, “Polyvinyl Record Company” label released “Freewave Lucifer F<ck F^ck F>ck”, the 18th of Montreal album. It was recorded in 2022, and was produced by David Barnes.

Personnel:

  • Kevin Barnes – vocals, various instruments, mixing, artwork
  • Jojo Glidewell – keys
  • Nicolas Dobbratz – keys, percussion, bass, guitar
  • Ross Brand – bass 
  • Clayton Rychlik – drums, keys, guitar
  • Mike Nolte – mastering
  • Christina Schneider – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Kevin Barnes.

  1. Marijuana’s a Working Woman
  2. Ofenda-Flanger-Ego- à Gogo
  3. Blab Sabbath Lathe of Maiden
  4. Après Thee Dèclassè
  5. Modern Art Bewilders
  6. Nightshift
  7. Hmmm

Dance Gavin Dance: Jackpot Juicer

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On July 29, 2022, “Rise Records” label released “Jackpot Juicer”, the tenth Dance Gavin Dance studio album. It was recorded April – July 2021, at “Interlace Audio” in Portland, Oregon, and was produced by Kris Crummett.

Personnel:

  • Jon Mess – vocals, executive producer
  • Tilian Pearson – vocals, executive producer
  • Will Swan – guitar, executive producer
  • Tim Feerick – bass, executive producer
  • Matt Mingus – drums, percussion, executive producer
  • Andrew Wells – lead and backing vocals, guitar
  • Rob Damiani – guest vocals
  • Louis Baltazar – guitar
  • Martin Bianchini – guitar
  • Sergio Medina – guitar
  • Chen Shenhar – violin
  • Yoed Nir – viola, cello
  • Jason Turbin – string arrangements
  • Kris Crummett – mixing, mastering
  • Andrea Pacas – mixing assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Jonathan Mess, Matthew Mingus, Tilian Pearson, Timothy Feerick, Andrew Wells, and Will Swan, except where noted. “Cream of the Crop” co-written by Nicholas Marsh.

  1. Untitled 2
  2. Cream of the Crop – Jonathan Mess, Matthew Mingus, Tilian Pearson, Timothy Feerick, Andrew Wells, Will Swan, Nicholas Marsh
  3. Synergy
  4. Holy Ghost Spirit
  5. For the Jeers
  6. Ember
  7. Pop Off!
  8. One Man’s Cringe
  9. Feels Bad Man
  10. Die Another Day
  11. Two Secret Weapons
  12. Polka Dot Dobbins
  13. Long Night in Jail
  14. Back on Deck
  15. Current Events
  16. Pray to God for Your Mother
  17. Swallowed by Eternity
  18. Have a Great Life