On September 5, 2024, Brian Keith “Herbie” Flowers died aged 86. He was musician (bass, double bass, tuba), member of bands Blue Mink, T. Rex and Sky. He played on more than 500 hit recordings, including ones for Elton John, Camel, David Bowie, Lou Reed, Roy Harper, David Essex, Al Kooper, Bryan Ferry, Harry Nilsson, Cat Stevens, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Chanter Sisters, Allan Clarke, Jeff Wayne, Roger Daltrey, Steve Harley, Tim Rose, Cliff Richard, Sally Oldfield, Olivia Newton – John, Melanie, Hazel O’Connor and Jane Wiedlin. As leader, Flowers released four albums.
Monthly Archives: September 2024
Kristin Hersh: Clear Pond Road
On September 8, 2023, “Fire Records” label released “Clear Pond Road”, the eleventh Kristin Hersh studio album. It was recorded in 2023, at “Stable Sound Studio” in Portsmouth, RI, and was produced by Steve Rizzo and Kristin Hersh.
Personnel:
- Kristin Hersh – lead vocals, photography
- Steve Rizzo – engineer, mixing
- Martin Krafft – lacquer cut
Track listing:
All tracks by Kristin Hersh.
- Bewitched Reruns
- Ms Haha
- Dandelion
- Constance Street
- Thank You, Corner Blight
- St. Valentine’s Day Massacre
- Reflections on the Motive Power of Fire
- Eyeshine
- Palmetto
- Tunnels
Alabaster DePlume: Come With Fierce Grace
On September 8, 2023, “International Anthem Recording Company” label released “Come with Fierce Grace”, the sixth Alabaster DePlume studio album. It was recorded in two weeks period, in improvised sessions that DePlume later formed into songs, performing with musicians who were not given music before recording and not allowed to listen to the results.
Personnel:
- Alabaster DePlume – voice, tenor saxophone, guitar, synth, arrangements
- Momoko Gill – lead vocals
- Hannah Miller – voice, cello
- Donna Thompson, Elly Condron, Luisa Gerstein, Natalie Pela, Rosa Slade – voice
- Falle Nioke – voice, percussion
- Conrad Singh, James Howard, Rozi Plain – guitar
- Matthew Bourne – piano
- Michael Chestnutt – synth
- Matt Webb, Tom Herbert – double bass
- Ruth Goller – bass
- Tom Skinner, Ursula Russell – drums
- Sarathy Korwar – drums, tabla
- Kenichi Iwasa – percussion
- Kristian Craig Robinson – recording
- Dave Vettraino – mixing
- David Allen – mastering
- Raimond Wong – artwork
- Craig Hansen – layout
- Chris Almeida – photography
Track listing:
- Sibomandi
- What Can It Take
- To That Voice and Say
- Greek Honey Stick
- Give Me Away
- Fall on Flowers
- Did You Know
- Levels of Human
- Not Even Sobbing
- The Best Thing in the World
- Naked Like Water
- Broken Again
Laufey: Bewitched
On September 8, 2023, “AWAL” label released “Bewitched”, the second Laufey studio album. It was recorded in 2023, at “Mosey Creative”, “EastWest”, “Blackheath Halls” and “Ballroom West”, and was produced by Laufey, Philharmonia Orchestra, Dan Wilson and Spencer Stewart.
Personnel:
- Laufey – lead vocals
- Þorleifur Gaukur Davíðsson – slide guitar
- Ted Case – piano
- Jonathan Richards – bass
- Carson Grant – drums
- Ryan Shaw – drums
- JJ Kirkpatrick – trumpet
- Jordan Rose – drums
- Simon Moullier – vibraphone
- Júnía Lín – violin
- Iain Farrington – arrangements
- Hal Rosenfeld – orchestration
- Robin O’Neill – conductor
- Sara Mulford – recording
- Daniel Ficca – recording
- Steve Haye – mixing
- Joe LaPorta – mastering
- Júnía Lín – creative direction
- Kelly Ford – packaging design
- Gemma Warren – artist photography
- Spencer Stewart – executive producer
Track listing:
All tracks by Laufey and Spencer Stewart, except where noted.
- Dreamer
- Second Best
- Haunted
- Must Be Love – Laufey, Freddy Wexler, Max Wolfgang
- While You Were Sleeping
- Lovesick
- California and Me – Laufey
- Nocturne (Interlude) – Laufey
- Promise – Laufey, Dan Wilson
- From the Start
- Misty – Johhny Burke, Erroll Garner
- Serendipity
- Letter to My 13 Year Old Self – Laufey
- Bewitched
Martha Reeves And The Vandellas: Natural Resources
On September 8, 1970, “Gordy” label released “Natural Resources”, the seventh Martha Reeves and the Vandellas album. It was recorded 1969 – 1970, and was produced by Henry Cosby and Clarence Paul.
Personnel:
- Martha Reeves – lead and backing vocals
- The Funk Brothers – instrumentation
- The Andantes – backing vocals
- Lois Reeves – backing vocals
- Sandra Tilley – backing vocals
- Valerie Simpson – backing vocals
- Nickolas Ashford – backing vocals
- David Van De Pitte – arrangements
- Henry Cosby – arrangements
- Paul Riser – arrangements
- Robert White – arrangements
- Wade Marcus – arrangements
- Curtis McNair – art direction, design
- Jim Hendin – photography
- Tom Schlesinger – graphic supervision
Track listing:
- Something – George Jarrison
- Easily Persuaded – Dick Cooper, Clarence Paul, Ernie Shelby, Morris Broadnax
- Didn’t We – Jimmy Webb
- I’m in Love – Ernie Shelby
- Love, Guess Who – Clarence Paul, Ermie Shelby
- Everybody’s Talking – Fred Neil
- Put a Little Love in Your Heart – Jackie DeShannon, Jimmy Holiday, Randy Myers
- The Hurt Is Over (Since I Found You) – Duke Browner
- Take a Look – Clyde Otis
- Won’t It Be So Wonderful – Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
- I Should Be Proud – Henry Cosby, Joe Hinton, Pam Sawyer
- People Got to Be Free – Felix Cavaliere, Ed Brigati
Mark Turner: Temporary King
On September 7, 2018, “ECM” label released “Temporary Kings” album by Mark Turner and Ethan Iverson. It was recorded in June 2017, at “Auditorio Stelio Molo RSI Studio” in Lugano, Switzerland, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.
Personnel:
- Mark Turner – tenor saxophone
- Ethan Iverson – piano
- Stefano Amerio – engineer
- Sascha Kleis – design
- Max Franosch – cover photography
- Robert Lewis – back cover and liner photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Ethan Iverson, except where noted.
- Lugano
- Temporary Kings
- Turner’s Chamber of Unlikely Delights
- Dixie’s Dilemma – Warne Marsh
- Yesterday’s Bouquet
- Unclaimed Freight
- Myron’s World – Mark Turner
- Third Familiar
- Seven Points – Mark Turner
Molchat Doma: Etazhi
On September 7, 2018, “Detriti Records” label released “Etazhi”, the second Molchat Doma studio album. It was recorded 2017 – 2018, in Minsk, Belarus, and was produced by Roman Komogortsev.
Personnel:
- Egor Shkutko – vocals
- Roman Komogortsev – guitar, synthesizers, drum machine, recording, mixing, mastering
- Pavel Kozlov – bass guitar, synthesizers
Track listing:
All lyrics by Egor Shkutko, except where noted, all music by Roman Komogortsev.
- На дне
- Танцевать
- Фильмы
- Волны
- Тоска
- Прогноз
- Судно – lyrics by Boris Ryzhyall
- Коммерсанты
- Клетка
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard: 12 Bar Bruise
On September 7, 2012, “Flightless” label released “12 Bar Bruise”, the debut King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard studio album.
Personnel:
- Joey Walker – vocals, guitar, recording, mixing
- Stu Mackenzie – vocals, guitar, recording, mixing
- Cook Craig – vocals, guitar. Recording, mixing
- Ambrose Kenny-Smith – vocals, harmonica, recording, mixing
- Eric Moore – theremin, keys, percussion, recording, mixing
- Lucas Harwood – vocals, bass, recording, mixing
- Michael Cavanagh – drums, recording mixing
- Broderick Smith – spoken word
- Paul Maybury – recording, mixing
- Joseph Carra – mastering
- Jason Galea – cover art
- Ican Harem – inside cover
- Lauren Bamford – insert photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Stu Mackenzie, except where noted.
- Elbow
- Muckraker
- Nein
- 12 Bar Bruise
- Garage Liddiarrd
- Sam Cherry’s Last Shot
- High Hopes Low
- Cut Throat Boogie – Stu Mackenzie, Ambrose Kenny-Smith
- Bloody Ripper
- Uh Oh, I Called Mum
- Sea of Trees
- Footy Footy – Joey Walker, Stu Mackenzie
Paul Westerberg: Folker
On September 7, 2004, “Vagrant” label released “Folker”, the sixth Paul Westerberg album. It was recorded in 2004, and was produced by Paul Westerberg.
Personnel:
- Paul Westerberg – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, piano, drums
- Popglory – design
- Miranda Penn Turin – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Paul Westerberg.
- Jingle
- Now I Wonder
- My Dad
- Lookin’ Up in Heaven
- Anyway’s All Right
- $100 Groom
- 23 Years Ago
- As Far as I Know
- What About Mine?
- How Can You Like Him?
- Breathe Some New Life
- Gun Shy
- Folk Star
The Black Keys: Rubber Factory
On September 7, 2004, “Fat Possum” label released “Rubber Factory”, the third Black Keys (The) studio album. It was recorded January – May 2004, at “Sentient Sound, in Akron, OH, and was produced by Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney.
Personnel:
- Dan Auerbach – vocals, guitars, fiddle, lap steel, hand claps, mixing
- Patrick Carney – drums, percussion, hand claps, recording
- Greg Calbi – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney, except where noted.
- When the Lights Go Out
- 10 A.M. Automatic
- Just Couldn’t Tie Me Down
- All Hands Against His Own
- The Desperate Man
- The Girl Is on My Mind
- The Lengths
- Grown So Ugly – Robert Pete Williams
- Stack Shot Billy
- Act Nice and Gentle – Ray Davies
- Aeroplane Blues
- Keep Me
- Till I Get My Way
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