Monthly Archives: June 2024

Rome: Flowers From Exile

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On June 26, 2009, “Trisol” label released “Flowers from Exile”, the fifth Rome album.

Personnel:

  • Jerome Reuter – vocals, guitar
  • Patrick Damiani – guitar, bass, keyboards, cello, drums, arrangements, recording
  • Nikos Mavridis – violin
  • Doru Atomei, Joseph Collazo, Marc Limpach, Nestor Crespo, Rupert Kraushofer – voice
  • Romina Cintiono – translation
  • Andreea Wade – translation

Track listing:

  1. Reiseherrschaft
  2. To A Generation of Destroyers
  3. The Accidents of Gesture
  4. Odessa
  5. The Secret Sons of Europe
  6. Besitzbegrenzung
  7. The Hollow Self
  8. A Legacy of Unrest
  9. To Die Among Strangers
  10. Ruheverbot
  11. A Culture of Fragments
  12. We Who Fell in Love with The Sea
  13. Swords To Rust – Hearts to Dust
  14. Verzicht
  15. Flowers From Exile
  16. Flight In Formation

Bob Dylan And The Band: The Basement Tapes

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On June 26, 1975, “Columbia” label released “The Basement Tapes”, the second Bob Dylan and the Band album (sixteenth Bob Dylan album overall). It was recorded June – September 1967, 1968 and 1975, and was produced by Bob Dylan, Robbie Robertson, Garth Hudson, Richard Manuel, Rick Danko and Levon Helm.

Personnel:

  • Bob Dylan – vocals, acoustic guitar, piano
  • Robbie Robertson – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, drums, backing vocals
  • Garth Hudson – Lowrey organ, clavinet, accordion, tenor saxophone, piano
  • Richard Manuel – vocals, piano, drums, harmonica, vocals
  • Rick Danko – bass guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
  • Levon Helm – vocals, drums, mandolin, bass guitar
  • Bob Cato – art director
  • Reid Miles – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Bob Dylan, except where noted.

  1. Odds and Ends
  2. Orange Juice Blues (Blues for Breakfast) – Richard Manuel
  3. Million Dollar Bash
  4. Yazoo Street Scandal – Robbie Robertson
  5. Goin’ to Acapulco
  6. Katie’s Been Gone – Richard Manuel, Robbie Robertson
  7. Lo and Behold!
  8. Bessie Smith – Rick Danco, Robbie Robertson
  9. Clothes Line Saga
  10. Apple Sucking Tree
  11. Please, Mrs. Henry
  12. Tears of Rage – Bob Dylan, Richard Manuel

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: Rare Junk

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In June 1968, “Liberty” label released “Rare Junk”, the third Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1968, and was recorded by Dallas Smith.

Personnel:

  • Ralph Barr – acoustic and electric guitar, clarinet
  • Les Thompson – guitar, mandolin, electric bass, tambourine, plectrum banjo
  • Chris Darrow – guitar, mandolin, violin, fiddle, electric bass, string bass
  • John McEuen – piano, plectrum banjo, five-string banjar
  • Jeff Hanna – washboard, tambourine, drum, guitar, harmonica, electric guitar …and other rare junk
  • Jimmie Fadden – tube, jug, mouth harp, harmonica, washtub bass, drums
  • Bernie Leadon – guitar
  • Paul Hornsby – piano
  • Rodney Dillard – dobro
  • Johnny Sandlin – drums
  • Dino Lappas – engineer
  • Woody Woodward – artwork
  • Wayne Kimbell – design
  • George Rodriguez – cover photography

Track listing:

  1. Mournin’ Blues – Tony Sbarbaro
  2. Collegiana – Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields
  3. Willie the Weeper – Grant Rymal, Walter Melrose, Marty Bloom
  4. Cornbread and ‘Lasses (Sassafrass Tea) – Lloyd “Lonzo” George, Rollin “Oscar” Sullivan
  5. These Days – Jackson Browne
  6. Sadie Green The Vamp of New Orleans – Gilbert Wells, Johnny Dunn
  7. Dr. Heckle and Mr. Jibe – Dick McDonough
  8. End Of Your Line – Chris Farrel
  9. Reason to Believe – Tim Hardin
  10. Hesitation Blues (Oh! Baby Must I Hesitate?) – Billy Smythe, Scott Middleton, Art Gillham
  11. A Number and a Name – Steve Gillette, Tom Campbell

Jackie Wilson And Count Basie: Manufacturers Of Soul

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 In June 1968, “Brunswick” label released “Manufacturers of Soul”, album by Jackie Wilson and Count Basie (the 18th Jackie Wilson album overall). It was recorded in January 1968, in Los Angeles, and was produced by Nat Tarnopol and Teddy Reig.

Personnel:

  • Jackie Wilson – vocals
  • Count Basie – piano
  • Bobby Plater, Marshal Royal – alto saxophone
  • Eric Dixon, Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis – tenor saxophone
  • Charlie Fowlkes – baritone saxophone
  • Al Aarons, Oscar Brashear, Gene Coe, Sonny Cohn – trumpet
  • Richard Boone, Steve Galloway, Grover Mitchell – trombone
  • Bill Hughes – bass trombone
  • Freddie Green – guitar
  • Uncredited – bass
  • Harold Jones – drums
  • Benny Carter – arrangements
  • Decca Photo Studio – photography
  • Hal Buksbaum – photography
  • Teddy Reig – liner notes

Track listing.

  1. Funky Broadway – Lester Christian
  2. For Your Precious Love – Arthur Brooks, Richard Brooks, Jerry Butler
  3. In the Midnight Hour – Steve Cropper, Wilson Pickett
  4. Ode to Billy Joe – Bobbie Gentry
  5. Chain Gang – Sam Cooke
  6. I Was Made to Love Her – Stevie Wonder, Lula Mae Hardaway, Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy
  7. Uptight (Everything’s Alright) – Stevie Wonder, Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy
  8. I Never Loved a Woman (The Way I Love You) – Ronnie Shannon
  9. Respect – Otis Redding
  10. Even When You Cry – Quincy Jones, Alan and Marilyn Bergman
  11. My Girl – Smokey Robinson, Ronald White

The Three Sounds: It Just Got To Be

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In June 1963, “Blue Note” label released “It Just Got to Be”, the tenth Three Sounds (The) album. It was recorded in December 1960, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Gene Harris – piano
  • Andrew Simpkins – double bass
  • Bill Dowdy – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography
  • Les David – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Gene Harris, except where noted.

  • One for Renee
  • Stella by Starlight – Ned Washington, Victor Young
  • It Just Got to Be
  • If I Were a Bell – Frank Loesser
  • Blue ‘n’ Boogie – Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli
  • The Nearness of You – Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington
  • Real Gene
  • South of the Border – Jimmy Kennedy, Michael Carr

Huey Lewis And The News: Same

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On June 25, 1980, “Chrysalis” label released the self-titled, debut Huey Lewis and the News studio album. It was recorded in December 1979, at “American Recording” in Studio City, “Redwing Sound” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Bill Schnee.

Personnel:

  • Huey Lewis – vocals, harmonica
  • Chris Hayes – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Johnny Colla – rhythm guitar, saxophone, backing vocals
  • Sean Hopper – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Mario Cipollina – bass
  • Bill Gibson – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Bill Schnee – engineer, mixing
  • Kirk Butler – engineer assistant
  • Bill Cooper – engineer assistant
  • Tim Dennen – engineer assistant
  • Doug Sax – mastering
  • Billy Bass – art direction, cover concept
  • Rod Dyer – design
  • Bill Murphy – design
  • Ron Slenzak – photography
  • Chris Welch – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Mario Cipollina, Johnny Colla, Bill Gibson, Chris Hayes, Sean Hopper and Huey Lewis, except where noted.

  1. Some of My Lies Are True (Sooner or Later)
  2. Don’t Make Me Do It
  3. Stop Trying
  4. Now Here’s You – Mario Cipollina, Johnny Colla, Bill Gibson, Chris Hayes, Sean Hopper, Huey Lewis, John McFee
  5. I Want You – Brian Marnell
  6. Don’t Ever Tell Me That You Love Me
  7. Hearts
  8. Trouble in Paradise
  9. Who Cares?
  10. If You Really Love Me You’ll Let Me

Cameo: Secret Omen

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On June 25, 1979, “Chocolate City” label released “Secret Omen”, the fourth Cameo studio album. It was recorded 1978 – 1979, at “H&L Studios” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Larry Blackmon.

Personnel:

  • Anthony Lockett – lead and backing vocals, lead and rhythm guitar, percussion
  • Gregory Johnson – vocals, keyboards, piano
  • Aaron Mills – bass guitar, percussion, backing vocals
  • Larry Blackmon – lead vocals, drums, percussion
  • Damon Mendes – percussion
  • Fred Wells – guitar
  • Randy Stern – keyboards
  • Arnett Leftenant – tenor saxophone, percussion, backing vocals
  • Nathan Leftenant, Arthur Young – trumpet
  • Carl Harleston – trombone
  • Seldon Powell, George Marge – flute
  • Angel Allende – conga
  • Tomi Jenkins, Wayne Cooper – vocals
  • Irving Spice’s Strings – strings

Track listing:

  1. Energy – Larry Blackmon
  2. I Just Want to Be – Larry Blackmon, Gregory Johnson
  3. Find My Way – Johnny Melfi
  4. Macho – Larry Blackmon, Tomi Jenkins, Nathan Leftenant
  5. The Rock – Larry Blackmon
  6. Sparkle – Larry Blackmon, Anthony Lockett
  7. New York – Larry Blackmon, Anthony Lockett, Aaron Mills

John Grant: Boy From Michingan

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On June 25, 2022, “Partisan” label released “Boy from Michigan”, the fifth John Grant studio album. It was recorded 2020 – 2021, at “Green House Studios” in Reykjavik, Iceland, “Hljóðriti Studios” in Hafnarfjörður, in Iceland, and was produced by Cate Le Bon and John Grant.

Personnel:

  • John Grant – vocals, vocoder, piano, synthesizer, synth-bass, synthesizer programming, drum programming, mixing
  • Cate Le Bon – guitar, bass, saxophone, clarinet, synthesizer, synth-bass, percussion, arrangements
  • Paul Alexander – bass
  • Stella Mozgawa – drums, percussion, drum programming
  • Euan Hinshelwood – saxophone
  • Stephen Black – clarinet, saxophone
  • Matt Pence – engineer
  • Samur Khouja – engineer, mixing
  • Heba Kadry – mastering
  • Gil Corral – portraits
  • Scott King – art direction
  • Casey Raymond – artwork
  • Rob Israel – artwork
  • Rhys Atkinson – design

Track listing:

All tracks by John Grant.

  1. Boy from Michigan
  2. County Fair
  3. The Rusty Bull
  4. The Cruise Room
  5. Mike and Julie
  6. Best in Me
  7. Rhetorical Figure
  8. Just So You Know
  9. Dandy Star
  10. Your Portfolio
  11. The Only Baby
  12. Billy

Spelling: The Turning Wheel

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On June 25, 2021, “Sacred Bones” label released “The Turning Wheel”, the third Spellling (Chrystia “Tia” Cabral) studio album. It was recorded in 2021, and was produced by Spelling.

Personnel:

  • Spellling (Chrystia “Tia” Cabral) – vocals, synthesizer
  • Milo Jimenez – acoustic guitar
  • Macgregor Munson – banjo
  • Donia Jarrar – piano
  • Javier Santiago – piano
  • Brijean Murphy – conga drum
  • Lidia Rodriguez – baritone saxophone
  • Sara Mayo – trombone
  • Jennifer Hinkle – bass trombone
  • Monica Benson – flugelhorn, trumpet
  • Rebecca Steinberg – flugelhorn, trumpet
  • Carolyn Walter – bassoon, clarinet, bass clarinet
  • Erin Paul – horn
  • Calliope Brass Quintet – brass
  • Jinty McTavish – violin
  • Sabrina Tabby – violin
  • Rita Andrade – viola
  • Del Sol Quartet – strings
  • Noor Al-Samarrai – choir
  • Dharma Mooney – choir
  • Ezra Teshome – choir
  • Ted Case – string arrangements
  • Nick Marchione – brass arrangement
  • Aleks Ozolins – engineer
  • John Finkbeiner – engineer
  • Drew Vandenberg – mixing, additional production
  • Adrian Morgan – mastering
  • Jonny Esser – mastering
  • Mike Johnson – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Spellling.

  1. Little Deer
  2. Always
  3. Turning Wheel
  4. The Future
  5. Awaken
  6. Emperor with an Egg
  7. Boys at School
  8. Legacy
  9. Queen of Wands
  10. Magic Act
  11. Revolution
  12. Sweet Talk

Spirit Of The West: Go Figure

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On June 25, 1991, “Warner Music Canada” label released “Go Figure”, the fifth Spirit of The West album. It was recorded in 1991, at “Vancouver Studios” in Vancouver, Canada, and was produced by Joe Chiccarelli.

Personnel:

  • Geoffrey Kelly – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, flute, bodhrán, whistle
  • Hugh McMillan – electric and pedal steel guitar, bass, chapman stick, mandolin, mandola
  • John Mann – acoustic guitar
  • Dave Pickell – keyboards
  • Dave Kershaw – organ
  • Linda McRae – vocals, accordion
  • Vince Ditrich – drums, percussion
  • Jim McGillveray – percussion
  • Phil Comparelli – trumpet
  • Peggy Lee – cello
  • Greg Reely – recording, mixing
  • Darren Grahn – engineer
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Marty Dolan – art direction, design, photography
  • Rosamond Norbury – layout, photography 
  • Ann Vrlak – typography

Track listing:

All tracks by John Mann and Geoffrey Kelly.

  1. D for Democracy (Scour the House)
  2. Big Head
  3. Spot the Difference
  4. Pulling Lame
  5. Let’s Make a Mystery
  6. Goodbye Grace
  7. Just Another Day
  8. Polaroid
  9. Political
  10. Ship Named Frank
  11. Far Too Canadian