Dead Can Dance: Anastasis

On August 13, 2012, “PIAS Recordings” label released “Anastasis”, the eight Dead Can Dance album. It was recorded in 2012, at “Quivvy Studios” in Cavan, Ireland, and was produced by Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry.

Personnel:

  • Brendan Perry
  • Lisa Gerrard
  • David Kuckhermann – daf, pantam
  • Aidan Foley – mastering
  • Zsolt Zsigmond – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Brendan Perry and Lisa Gerrard.

  1. Children of the Sun
  2. Anabasis
  3. Agape
  4. Amnesia
  5. Kiko
  6. Opium
  7. Return of the She-King
  8. All in Good Time

Dio: Sacred Heart

On August 12, 1985, “Warner Bros” label released “Sacred Heart”, the third Dio studio album. It was recorded in 1985, at “Rumbo Recorders” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Ronnie James Dio.

Personnel:

  • Ronnie James Dio – vocals
  • Vivian Campbell – guitar
  • Claude Schnell – keyboards
  • Jimmy Bain – bass
  • Vinny Appice – drums
  • Craig Goldy – guitar
  • Angelo Arcuri – engineer
  • Gary McGachan – engineer assistant
  • Greg Fulginiti – mastering
  • Robert Florczak – illustration

Track listing:

All lyrics by Ronnie James Dio, music as stated.

  1. King of Rock and Roll – Ronnie James Dio, Vinny Apice, Jimmy Bain, Vivian Campbell
  2. Sacred Heart – Ronnie James Dio, Vinny Apice, Jimmy Bain, Vivian Campbell
  3. Another Lie – Ronnie James Dio
  4. Rock ’n’ Roll Children – Ronnie James Dio
  5. Hungry for Heaven – Ronnie James Dio, Jimmy Bain
  6. Like the Beat of a Heart – Ronnie James Dio, Jimmy Bain
  7. Just Another Day – Ronnie James Dio, Vivian Campbell
  8. Fallen Angels – Ronnie James Dio, Vinny Apice, Jimmy Bain, Vivian Campbell
  9. Shoot Shoot – Ronnie James Dio, Vinny Apice, Jimmy Bain, Vivian Campbell

Motörhead: Same

On August 12, 1977, “Chiswick” label released the self-titled, debut Motörhead album. It was recorded in April 1977, at “Escape” in Kent, and was produced by John “Speedy” Keen.

Personnel:

  • Lemmy (Ian Kilmister) – lead vocals, bass, executive producer
  • Fast” Eddie Clarke – co – lead and backing vocals, guitar, executive producer
  • Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor – drums, executive producer
  • John Burns – engineer
  • Adam Skeaping – mastering
  • Joe Petagno – album cover, Snaggletooth
  • Motorcycle Irene and Lensy – photography

Track listing:

  1. Motörhead – Ian Kilmister
  2. Vibrator – Larry Wallis, Des Brown
  3. Lost Johnny – Ian Kilmister, Michael Farren
  4. Iron Horse / Born to Lose – Phil Taylor, Mick Brown, Guy “Tramp” Lawrence
  5. White Line Fever – Ian Kilmister, Eddie Clarke, Phil Taylor
  6. Keep Us on the Road – Ian Kilmister, Eddie Clarke, Phil Taylor, Michael Farren
  7. The Watcher – Ian Kilmister
  8. Train Kept A – Rollin’ – Myron Bradshaw, Howard Kay, Lois Mann

Roberta Flack: Chapter Two

On August 12, 1970, “Atlantic” label released “Chapter Two”, the second Roberta Flack studio album. It was recorded December 1969 – March 1970, at “Atlantic Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Joel Dorn and King Curtis.

Personnel:

  • Roberta Flack – vocals, piano
  • Eric Gale – guitar
  • Donny Hathaway – piano, backing vocals. arrangements
  • Marshall Hawkins, Terry Plumeri, Chuck Rainey – bass guitar
  • Ray Lucas, Bernard Sweetney – drums
  • Warren Smith – percussion
  • Chauncey Welsch, Ernie Royal, Frank Wess, Garnett Brown, George Marge, John Frosk, John Glasel, Trevor Lawrence – horns
  • Hubert Laws, Joe Gentle – alto and bass flute
  • Corky Hale – harp
  • John Swallow – euphonium
  • Alfred Brown, Arnold Black, Emanuel Green, Gene Orloff, Harry Lookofsky, Joe Malin, Kermit Moore, Leo Kahn, Lewis Eley, Max Kahn, Max Pollikoff, Noel Dacosta, Peter Buonconsiglio, Peter Dimitriades, Raoul Poliakin, Sanford Allen, Selwart Clarke, Seymour Myroff, Tosha Samaroff – strings
  • Eumir Deodato – conductor, horn and string arrangements
  • Joel Dorn – arrangements
  • King Curtis – arrangements, backing vocals
  • Gene McDaniels – backing vocals
  • Lew Hahn – recording, remix
  • Ira Friedlander – design
  • Jack Robinson – photography

Track listing:

  1. Reverend Lee – Gene McDaniels
  2. Do What You Gotta Do – Jimmy Webb
  3. Just Like a Woman – Bob Dylan
  4. Let It Be Me – Gilbert Bécaud, Mann Curtis, Pierre Delanoë
  5. Gone Away – Donny Hathaway, Leroy Hutson, Curtis Mayfield
  6. Until It’s Time for You to Go – Buffy Sainte-Marie
  7. The Impossible Dream – Joe Darion, Mitch Leigh
  8. Business Goes on as Usual – Fred Hellerman, Fran Minkoff

Bill Evans: Getting Sentimental

On August 12, 2003, “Milestone” label released “Getting Sentimental”, 71st Bill Evans album. It was recorded in January 1978, at the “Village Vanguard” in New York City.

Personnel:

  • Bill Evans – piano
  • Michael Moore – bass
  • Philly Joe Jones – drums
  • Mike Harris – recording
  • Joe Tarantino – digital mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Bill Evans, except where noted.

  1. I Should Care – Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston
  2. How My Heart Sings – Earl Zindars
  3. Gary’s Theme – Gary McFarland
  4. I’m Getting Sentimental Over You – George Bassman, Ned Washington
  5. Quiet Now – Denny Zeitlin
  6. Re: Person I Knew
  7. The Peacocks – Jimmy Rowles
  8. Emily – Johnny Mandel, Johnny Mercer
  9. Theme from M*A*S*H (Suicide Is Painless) – Mike Altman, Johnny Mandel
  10. Turn Out the Stars
  11. When I Fall in Love – Edward Heyman, Victor Young
  12. In Your Own Sweet Way – Dave Brubeck
  13. But Beautiful – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen
  14. I Love You – Cole Porter

Sonny Rollins: Sonny Rollins And The Contemporary Leaders

In August 1959, “Contemporary” label released “Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders”, the 18th Sonny Rollins album. It was recorded in October 1958, at “Contemporary Studio” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Lester Koenig.

Personnel:

  • Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
  • Hampton Hawes – piano
  • Barney Kessel – guitar
  • Leroy Vinnegar – bass
  • Shelly Manne – drums
  • Victor Feldman – vibes

Track listing:

  1. I’ve Told Ev’ry Little Star – Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern
  2. Rock-A-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody – Sam M. Lewis, Jean Schwartz, Joe Young
  3. How High the Moon – Nancy Hamilton, Morgan Lewis
  4. You – Harold Adamson, Walter Donaldson
  5. I’ve Found a New Baby – Jack Palmer, Spencer Williams
  6. Alone Together – Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz
  7. In the Chapel in the Moonlight – Billy Hill
  8. The Song Is You – Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern

Public Image Ltd: End Of World

On August 11, 2023, “PIL Official” label released “End of World”, the eleventh Public Image Ltd studio album. It was recorded 2018 – 2022, at “Yellow Shark Studios” in Cheltenham, “Vada Studios” in Stratford-upon-Avon, UK, and was produced by Lu Edmonds, Scott Firth, John Lydon, Bruce Smith, John Rambo Stevens and James Towler.

Personnel:

  • John Lydon – vocals, artwork, painting, design
  • Lu Edmonds – guitar
  • Scott Firth – bass guitar
  • Bruce Smith – drums
  • Brendan Davies – engineer, mixing , artwork
  • James Towler – engineer, mixing
  • George Perks – engineer assistant
  • Danny Thomas – engineer assistant
  • Stefan Heger – mastering
  • John Rambo Stevens – layout, artwork, photography
  • D, D, Boling – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by John Lydon, all music by Lu Edmonds, Scott Firth, John Lydon, and Bruce Smith.

  1. Penge
  2. End of the World
  3. Car Chase
  4. Being Stupid Again
  5. Walls
  6. Pretty Awful
  7. Strange
  8. Down On the Clown
  9. Dirty Murky Delight
  10. The Do That
  11. L F C F
  12. North West Passage
  13. Hawaii

Thelonious Monk: The Unique Thelonious Monk

In August 1956, “Riverside” label released “The Unique Thelonious Monk”, the tenth Thelonious Monk album. It was recorded March – April 1956, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Orrin Keepnwews.

Personnel:

  • Thelonious Monk – piano
  • Oscar Pettiford – bass
  • Art Blakey – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
  • Gene Gogerty – design
  • Orrin Keepnews – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Liza (All the Clouds’ll Roll Away) – George & Ira Gershwin, Gus Kahn
  2. Memories of You – Eubie Blake, Andy Razaf
  3. Honeysuckle Rose – Fats Waller, Andy Razaf
  4. Darn That Dream – Eddie DeLange, James Van Heusen
  5. Tea for Two – Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar
  6. You Are Too Beautiful – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  7. Just You, Just Me – Jesse Greer, Raymond Klages

Charles Mingus: Mingus At The Bohemia

In August 1956, “Debut” label released “Mingus at the Bohemia”, the seventh Charles Mingus album (his first live album). It was recorded in December 1955, at “Café Bohemia” in New York City.

Personnel:

  • Charles Mingus – double bass, bass, cello
  • George Barrow – tenor saxophone
  • Eddie Bert – trombone
  • Mal Waldron – piano
  • Willie Jones – drums
  • Max Roach – drums
  • Robert Parent – design

Track listing:

  1. Jump Monk – Charles Mingus
  2. Serenade in Blue – Mack Gordon, Harry Warren
  3. Percussion Discussion – Charles Mingus, Max Roach
  4. Work Song – Charles Mingus
  5. Septemberly – Al Dubin, Harry Warren, Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence
  6. All The Things You C – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II / Sergei Rachmaninoff

Miles Kane: Coup De Grace

On August 10, 2018, “Virgin EMI” label released “Coup de Grace”, the third Miles Kane studio album. It was recorded in 2018, at “64 Sound” and “Sargent Recorders” in Los Angeles, and was produced by John Congleton and James Dring.

Personnel:

  • Miles Kane – vocals, guitar, bass 
  • Jamie T (Jamie Treays) – guitar, bass, drum programming
  • Tyler Parkford – keyboards 
  • Zach Dawes – bass 
  • Loren Humphrey – drums
  • Sean Cook – recording
  • Rob Duffy – recording
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Salvador Design – artwork
  • Lauren Dukoff – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Miles Kame and Jamie T, except where noted.

  1. Too Little Too Late
  2. Cry On My Guitar
  3. Loaded – Miles Kane, Jamie T, Lana Del Rey
  4. Cold Light of Day
  5. Killing the Joke
  6. Coup de Grace – Miles Kane, Zach Dawes, Loren Humphrey, Tyler Parkford
  7. Silverscreen – Miles Kane, Zach Dawes, Loren Humphrey, Tyler Parkford
  8. Wrong Side of Life
  9. Something to Rely On
  10. Shavambacu – Miles Kane, Zach Dawes, Loren Humphrey, Tyler Parkford