Roger Waters: Amused To Death

On September 7, 1992, “Columbia” label released “Amused to Death”, the third Roger Waters studio album. It was recorded 1987 – 1992, at “The Billiard Room”, “Olympic Studios”, “CTS Studios”, “Angel Recording Studios” and “Abbey Road Studios” in London, “Compass Point Studios” in Nassau, “Ameraycan Studios” and “Devonshire Sound Studios” in Los Angeles, “Johnny Yuma Recording” in Burbank, and was produced by Roger Waters and Patrick Leonard.

Personnel:             

  • Roger Waters – vocals, bass guitar, EMU synthesiser, acoustic guitar, twelve-string guitar
  • Jeff Beck – guitar
  • Andy Fairweather Low – electric rhythm guitar, acoustic rhythm guitar, guitars, Rickenbacker 12-string guitar, acoustic guitar
  • Tim Pierce – guitar 
  • Geoff Whitehorn – guitar 
  • B.J. Cole – pedal steel guitar
  • Rick DiFonzo – guitar
  • Steve Lukather – guitar 
  • Bruce Gaitsch – acoustic guitar
  • Patrick Leonard – keyboards, 2nd sportscaster voice, Hammond organ, synthesizers, acoustic piano, percussion programming, choir arrangements
  • John “Rabbit” Bundrick – Hammond organ 
  • Randy Jackson – bass 
  • Jimmy Johnson – bass 
  • John Pierce – bass guitar 
  • John Patitucci – upright bass, electric bass 
  • Graham Broad – drums, percussion 
  • Denny Fongheiser – drums 
  • Jeff Porcaro – drums 
  • Brian Macleod – snare, hi-hat
  • Luis Conte – percussion
  • Guo Yi & the Peking Brothers – dulcimer, lute, zhen, oboe, bass 
  • Steve Sidwell – cornet
  • John Dupree – strings arrangements, conductor 
  • National Philharmonic Orchestra Limited – orchestra
  • Michael Kamen – orchestral arrangements, conductor
  •  Alf Razzell – speech
  • London Welsh Chorale – choir
  • Kenneth Bowen – choir conductor
  • Don Henley – vocals 
  • P.P. Arnold – vocals
  • Rita Coolidge – vocals
  • Marv Albert – sportscaster voice
  • Jessica Leonard, Jordan Leonard – screaming kids 
  • Charles Fleischer – TV evangelist speech 
  • Katie Kissoon – backing vocals
  • Doreen Chanter – backing vocals
  • N’Dea Davenport – backing vocals
  • Natalie Jackson – backing vocals
  • Lynn Fiddmont-Linsey – backing vocals
  • Jon Joyce – backing vocals
  • Stan Farber (credited as Stan Laurel) – backing vocals 
  • Jim Haas – backing vocals
  • Hayden Bendall – engineer
  • Jerry Jordan – engineer
  • Stephen McLaughlin – engineer
  • James Guthrie – mixing
  • Nick Griffiths – co-producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Roger Waters.

  1. The Ballad of Bill Hubbard
  2. What God Wants, Part I
  3. Perfect Sense, Part I
  4. Perfect Sense, Part II
  5. The Bravery of Being Out of Range
  6. Late Home Tonight, Part I
  7. Late Home Tonight, Part II
  8. Too Much Rope
  9. What God Wants, Part II
  10. What God Wants, Part III
  11. Watching TV
  12. Three Wishes
  13. It’s a Miracle
  14. Amused to Death

Sérgio Santos Mendes

On September 5, 2024, Sérgio Santos Mendes died aged 83. He was musician (piano), bandleader, composer and arranger, founder and leader of the bands Sexteto Bossa Rio and Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’65, known for playing bossa nova crossed with funk. He won three “Grammy Awards and as leader released 44 albums.

Rheostatics: Here Comes The Wolves

On September 6, 2019, “Six Shooter Records” label released “Here Come the Wolves”, the twelve Rheostatics album. It was recorded in 2019, at “Revolution Recording” and “Union Sound Company” in Toronto, Canada, and was produced by Chris Stringer.

Personnel:

  • Dave Bidini – vocals, guitar, bass
  • Martin Tielli – vocals, guitar, tenor guitar, banjo, additional engineering
  • Kevin Hearn – vocals, keyboards, accordion
  • Hugh Marsh – violin
  • Tim Vesely – vocals, bass guitar, additional engineering
  • Dave Clark – drums, percussion, keyboards, additional engineering
  • Chris Stringer – additional guitar, keyboards, percussion, engineer
  • Alex Gamble – engineer
  • Michael Philip Wojewoda – additional engineering, mixing
  • Darren McGill – engineer assistant
  • Luke Schindler – engineer assistant
  • Chris Peters – design, layout
  • João Carvalho – mastering
  • Bryan Lowe – mastering assistant
  • Chris Walla – mixing
  • Gus Van Go – mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Dave Bidini, Martin Tielli, Kevin Hearn, Hugh Marsh, Tim Vesely and Dave Clark.

  1. Vancouver
  2. AC/DC on the Stereo
  3. Rearview
  4. Here Come the Wolves
  5. It’s the Super Controller!
  6. Music is the Message
  7. Diamonds on Our Toes
  8. I Wanna Be Your Robot
  9. The Beautiful Night
  10. Goodbye Sister Butterfly
  11. Albatross
  12. Mountains and the Sea

Aretha Franklin: La Diva

On September 6, 1979, “Atlantic” label released “La Diva”, the twenty-fifth Aretha Franklin studio album. It was recorded February – May 1979, at “Penny Lane Studios” in New York City, “Record Plant” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Aretha Franklin, Van McCoy, Skip Scarborough and Charles Kipps.

Personnel:

  • Aretha Franklin – lead and backing vocals, rhythm arrangements
  • Jack Cavari, Cornell Dupree, Tom Hanlon – guitar
  • Van McCoy – keyboards, backing vocals, rhythm arrangements
  • Kenneth Ascher, Richard Tee, Paul Griffin – keyboards
  • Ken Bichel – synthesizer, orchestra bells
  • Brian Aslop, Gordon Edwards – bass guitar
  • Chris Parker – drums
  • Errol “Crusher” Bennett, George Devens – percussion
  • Richard Gibbs – rhythm arrangements
  • Arthur Jenkins – rhythm arrangements
  • Skip Scarborough – rhythm arrangements
  • Zulema Cusseaux – rhythm arrangements, backing vocals
  • Gene Orloff – conductor
  • Albert Bailey – backing vocals
  • Sharon Brown – backing vocals
  • Diane Destry – backing vocals
  • Carolyn Franklin – backing vocals
  • Richard Harris – backing vocals
  • Brenda Hilliard – backing vocals
  • Jerome Jackson – backing vocals
  • Pete Marshall – backing vocals
  • Pat Williamson – backing vocals
  • Lee Decarlo, Alan Varner – engineer
  • Rick Delana, Brian Marine, John Terrell – engineer assistant
  • George Piros – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Ladies Only – Aretha Franklin
  2. It’s Gonna Get a Bit Better – Lalome Washburn
  3. What If I Should Ever Need You – Charles H. Kipps
  4. Honey I Need Your Love – Aretha Franklin
  5. I Was Made for You – Clarence Franklin
  6. Only Star – Aretha Franklin
  7. Reasons Why – Skip Scarborough, Wanda Hutchinson, Wayne Vaughan
  8. You Brought Me Back to Life – Van McCoy
  9. Half a Love – Zulema Cusseaux
  10. The Feeling – Van McCoy

Judas Priest: Rocka Rolla

On September 6, 1974, “Gull” label released “Rocka Rolla”, the debut Judas Priest studio album. It was recorded June – July 1974, at “Island Studios”, “Trident Studios” and “Olympic Studios” in London, and was produced by Rodger Bain.

Personnel:

  • Rob Halford – vocals, harmonica
  • Glenn Tipton – guitars, backing vocals
  • K. K. Downing – guitars
  • Ian Hill – bass guitar
  • John Hinch – drums
  • Alan Moore – drums
  • Vic Smith – engineer
  • John Pasche – cover concept
  • Bryce Atwell – cover photography
  • Alan Johnson – band photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Rob Halford and K. K. Downing, except where noted.

  1. One for the Road
  2. Rocka Rolla – Rob Halford, K. K. Downing, Glenn Tipton
  3. Winter – Al Atkins, K. K. Downing, Ian Hill
  4. Deep Freeze – K. K. Downing
  5. Winter Retreat
  6. Cheater
  7. Never Satisfied – Al Atkins, K. K. Downing
  8. Run of the Mill – Rob Halford, K. K. Downing, Glenn Tipton
  9. Dying to Meet You / Hero, Hero
  10. Caviar and Meths – Al Atkins, K. K. Downing, Ian Hill

Tirzah: Trip9Love

On September 5, 2023, “Domino Recording Company” label released “Trip9love”, the third Tirzah studio album. It was recorded 2023, at Mica Levi’s and Tirzah home studios, also in Kent and in London, and was produced by Mica Levi.

Personnel:

  • Tirzah (Tirzah Mastin) – vocals, design
  • Matthew Cooper – layout
  • Mica Levi – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Tirzah Mastin and Mica Levi.

  1. F22
  2. Promises
  3. U All the Time
  4. Their Love
  5. No Limit
  6. Today
  7. Stars
  8. He Made
  9. 2 DICUV
  10. 6 Phrazes
  11. Nightmare

The Tragically Hip: Up To Here

On September 5, 1989, “MCA” label released “Up to Here”, the debut Tragically Hip (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1989, at “Ardent Studios” in Memphis, Tennessee, and was produced by Don Smith. The album was certified Diamond status in Canada.

Personnel:

  • Gord Downie – vocals
  • Rob Baker – guitar
  • Gord Sinclair – vocals, bass
  • Paul Langlois – vocals, guitars
  • Johnny Fay – drums
  • Bruce Barris – engineer, mixing
  • Don Smith – engineer, mixing
  • Andy Udoff – engineer assistant
  • Jeff DeMorris – engineer assistant
  • Paul Eberson – engineer assistant
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Jeanne Bradshaw – design
  • Michael Going – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Gord Downie, Rob Baker, Gord Sinclair, Paul Langlois and Johnny Fay.

  1. Blow at High Dough
  2. I’ll Believe in You (Or I’ll Be Leaving You Tonight)
  3. New Orleans Is Sinking
  4. 38 Years Old
  5. She Didn’t Know
  6. Boots or Hearts
  7. Everytime You Go
  8. When the Weight Comes Down
  9. Trickle Down
  10. Another Midnight
  11. Opiated

Michael Brecker: Don’t Try This At Home

On September 5, 1988, “Impulse!” label released “Don’t Try This at Home”, the second Michael Brecker studio album. It was recorded in 1988, at “The Power Station” in New York City, and was produced by Don Grolnick. In 1989, the album won a “Grammy Award” for “Best Improvised Jazz Solo”.

Personnel:

  • Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone, EWI
  • Don Grolnick – acoustic piano
  • Herbie Hancock – acoustic piano
  • Joey Calderazzo – acoustic piano
  • Judd Miller – synthesizer programming
  • Jim Beard – synthesizers, acoustic piano
  • Mike Stern – guitars 
  • Charlie Haden – acoustic bass
  • Jeff Andrews – fretless electric bass, electric bass
  • Jack DeJohnette – drums
  • Adam Nussbaum – drums
  • Peter Erskine – drums
  • Mark O’Connor – violin
  • James Farber – recording, mixing
  • Gary Solomon – engineer assistant
  • Karen Robben – engineer assistant
  • Greg Calbi – mastering 
  • Kathleen Covert – art direction. design
  • Mark Seliger – photography
  • George Varga – liner notes
  • Tom Gill – piano technician
  • Ricky Schultz – executive producer
  • Jerry Wortman – production assistant
  • Karen Kramer – production coordinator

Track listing:

  1. Itsbynne Reel – Michael Brecker, Don Grolnick
  2. Chime This – Don Grolnick
  3. Scriabin – Vince Mendoza
  4. Suspone – Mike Stern
  5. Don’t Try This at Home – Michael Brecker, Don Grolnick
  6. Everything Happens When You’re Gone – Michael Brecker
  7. Talking to Myself – Don Grolnick
  8. The Gentleman & Hizcaine – Jim Beard

Comsat Angels: Waiting For A Miracle

On September 5, 1980, “Polydor” label released “Waiting for a Miracle”, the debut Comsat Angels album. It was recorded in January 1980, and was produced by Peter Wilson, Stephen Fellows, Andy Peake, Kevin Bacon and Mik Glaisher.

Personnel:

  • Stephen Fellows – vocals, guitar
  • Andy Peake – vocals, synthesizer
  • Kevin Bacon – bass guitar
  • Mik Glaisher – drums

Track listing:

  1. Missing in Action
  2. Baby
  3. Independence Day
  4. Waiting for a Miracle
  5. Total War
  6. On the Beach
  7. Monkey Pilot
  8. Real Story
  9. Map of the World
  10. Postcard

Poco: From The Inside

On September 5, 1971, “Epic” label released “From the Inside”, the third Poco studio album. It was recorded in May 1971, at “Trans Maximus Inc. Recording Studios” in Memphis, Tennessee, “Columbia Studios” in San Francisco, and was produced by Steve Cropper.

Personnel:

  • Richie Furay – vocals, acoustic and rhythm electric guitar
  • Paul Cotton – vocals, acoustic and lead electric guitar
  • Rusty Young – vocals, pedal steel guitar, banjo, mandolin, dobro
  • Timothy B. Schmit – vocals, bass guitar
  • George Grantham – vocals, drums
  • Jay Spell – piano
  • Charlie Bragg, Lacy O’Neal, Roy Segal – recording
  • Kathy Johnson – front cover assemblage

Track listing:

  1. Hoe Down – Richie Furay, Rusty Young
  2. Bad Weather – Paul Cotton
  3. What Am I Gonna Do – Richie Furay
  4. You Are the One – Richie Furay
  5. Railroad Days – Paul Cotton
  6. From the Inside – Timothy B. Schmit
  7. Do You Feel It Too – Richie Furay
  8. Ol’ Forgiver – Paul Cotton
  9. What If I Should Say I Love You – Richie Furay
  10. Just for Me and You – Richie Furay