Barclay James Harvest: Barclay James Harvest And Other Short Stories

On November 5, 1971, “Harvest” label released “Barclay James Harvest and Other Short Stories”, the third Barclay James Harvest studio album. It was recorded July – August 1971, at “Maida Vale Studios” and “Abbey Road Studios” in London, and was produced by Wally Allen, John Lees, Stuart Wolstenholme, Les Holroyd and Mel Pritchard.

Personnel:

  • John Lees – vocals, guitars, percussion
  • Stuart “Woolly” Wolstenholme – mellotron, organ, vocals, guitars
  • Les Holroyd – vocals, bass, piano, acoustic guitar
  • Mel Pritchard – drums, percussion, congas, effects

Track listing:

  1. Medicine Man – John Lees
  2. Someone There You Know – Les Holroyd, John Lees, Mel Pritchard, Woolly Wolstenholme
  3. Harry’s Song – John Lees
  4. Ursula (The Swansea Song) – Les Holroyd, John Lees, Mel Pritchard, Wooly Wolstenholme
  5. Little Lapwing – Les Holroyd
  6. Song With No Meaning – Les Holroyd
  7. Blue John’s Blues – John Lees
  8. The Poet – Woolly Wolstenholme
  9. After the Day – John Lees

Shiny Toy Guns: Season Of Poison

On November 4, 2008, “Universal Motown Records Group” label released “Season of Poison”, the second Shiny Toy Guns studio album. It was recorded in 2008, and was produced by Jeremy Dawson and Chad Petree.

Personnel:

  • Sisely Treasure – vocals
  • Chad Petree – vocals, guitar
  • Jeremy Dawson – keyboards, bass
  • Mikey Martin – drums, percussion
  • Binary Finary (Matthew Laws, Ricky Grant, Stuart Matheson)

Track listing:

  1. When Did This Storm Begin – Jeremy Dawson, Matthew Laws, Chad Petree
  2. Money for That – Jeremy Dawson, Chad Petree, Tim Kelly
  3. I Owe You a Love Song – Jeremy Dawson, Chad Petree, Stephen Petree
  4. Ghost Town – Jeremy Dawson, Chad Petree, Sisely Treasure
  5. It Became a Lie on You – Chad Petree, Stephen Petree
  6. Ricochet! – Jeremy Dawson, Chad Petree, Sisely Treasure
  7. Season of Love – Chad Petree, James Auringer
  8. Poison – Jeremy Dawson
  9. Blown Away – Chad Petree, John Schwandt
  10. Turned to Real Life – Jeremy Dawson
  11. Frozen Oceans – Jeremy Dawson, Chad Petree

Sun Kill Moon: Ghost Of The Great Highway

On November 4, 2003, “Jetset” label released “Ghosts of the Great Highway”, the debut Sun Kil Moon album. It was recorded in 2003, at “Toast Studios” and “Hyde Street Studios” in San Francisco, and was produced by Mark Kozelek.

Personnel:

  • Mark Kozelek – vocals, guitar, recording
  • Geoff Stanfield – bass, recording
  • Jerry Vessel – bass
  • Anthony Koutsos – drums
  • Tim Mooney – drums
  • Alan Molina – violin
  • Michi Aceret – viola
  • Claire Bryant – cello
  • Aaron Prellwitz – mixing
  • John Golden – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Mark Kozelek.

  1. Glenn Tipton
  2. Carry Me Ohio
  3. Salvador Sanchez
  4. Last Tide
  5. Floating
  6. Gentle Moon
  7. Lily and Parrots
  8. Duk Koo Kim
  9. Si. Paloma
  10. Pancho Villa

Quincy Jones

On November 3, 2024, Quincy Delight Jones Jr. died aged 91. He was musician (trumpet), music producer, songwriter, composer, arranger, and producer, with career spanned over 70 years. He was named one of the most influential jazz musicians of the 20th century by magazine “Time”.

For his work he received the following awards and honors:

  • Honorary Doctorate of Music from Berklee College of Music (1983)
  • Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement presented by Awards Council member Ray Charles in 1984.
  • Grammy Legend Award in 1992
  • Garfield High School in Seattle named a performing arts center after him.
  • Quincy Jones Elementary School, located in South Central Los Angeles, is named after him.
  • Humanitarian Award at the BET Awards in 2008.
  • John F. Kennedy Center Honors in 2001.
  • National Medal of Arts from President Barack Obama on March 2, 2011.
  • Los Angeles Press Club Visionary Award in 2014.
  • Honorary doctorate from the Royal Academy of Music, London, in 2015.
  • Ahmet Ertegun Award in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2013.
  • In 2021, Jones was inducted into the Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame as a “foundational inductee”.
  • He won 28 Grammy Awards (third in the list of all-time Grammy award wins).

Quincy Jones was producer of “Thriller” by Michael Jackson (1982), the best sold album in music history (more than 51.3 million copies sold).

As leader, Quincy Jones released 40 albums.  

Fleshwater: We’re Not Here To Be Loved

On November 4, 2022, “Closed Casket Activities” label released “We’re Not Here to Be Loved”, the debut Fleshwater studio album. It was recorded in July 2021, at “GodCity” in Salem, Massachusetts, and was produced Kurt Ballou.

Personnel:

  • Marisa Shirar – lead vocals, guitar, artwork, layout
  • Anthony DiDio – vocals, guitar, artwork, layout
  • Jeremy Martin – bass, artwork, layout
  • Matt Wood – drums, artwork, layout
  • Kurt Ballou – mixing
  • Nick Townsend – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Marisa Shirar, Anthony DiDio, Jeremt Martin and Matt Wood, except where noted.

  1. Baldpate Driver
  2. Closet
  3. The Razor’s Apple
  4. Woohoo
  5. Linda Claire
  6. Kiss the Ladder
  7. Enjoy
  8. Backstairs Breathing
  9. Foreign

Neil Young: Storytone

On November 4, 2014, “Reprise” label released “Storytone”, the 36th Neil Young studio album. The album was released in two formats: a single disc, which features orchestral and big band arrangements of the songs, and a deluxe edition which includes stripped-back recordings of the songs. Neil Young subsequently released a third version of the album “Mixed Pages of Storytone”, merging elements of both albums. It was recorded in June 2014 (solo version) and August 2014 (orchestral and big band version), at “Capitol Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Niko Bolas and Neil Young.

Personnel:

  • Neil Young – vocals, harmonica, ukulele, cover painting art
  • Storytone Orchestra – vocals, violins, violas, cellos, basses, oboe, trombones, French horns, trumpets, saxophones, bassoons, flutes, english horn, clarinet, percussion, organs, harp, pianos, banjo, guitars, drums, keyboards, Wurlitzer
  • Niko Bolas – engineer
  • Steve Genewick – engineer
  • John Hausmann, Diego Ruelas – engineer
  • Al Schmitt – recording, mixing
  • Chris Walden – orchestration, conducting, arrangements
  • Michael Bearden – conducting, arrangements
  • Patrick Russ – orchestration
  • Doug Sax, Eric Boulangerie – mastering
  • Gary Burden, Jenice Heo – art direction, design
  • Elliot Roberts – direction

Track listing:

All tracks by Neil Young.

  1. Plastic Flowers (orchestral)
  2. Who’s Gonna Stand Up? (orchestral)
  3. I Want to Drive My Car (big band)
  4. Glimmer (orchestral)
  5. Say Hello to Chicago (big band)
  6. Tumbleweed (orchestral)
  7. Like You Used to Do (big band)
  8. I’m Glad I Found You (orchestral)
  9. When I Watch You Sleeping (orchestral)
  10. All Those Dream (orchestral)

My Bloody Valentine: Loveless

On November 4, 1991, “Creation” label released “Loveless”, the second My Bloody Valentine studio album. It was recorded in February 1989 – September 1991, and was produced by Kevin Shields and Col Ó Cíosóig. In 2020, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Loveless” at number 73, on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Kevin Shields – vocals, guitar, bass, sampling keyboard, cover concept
  • Bilinda Butcher – vocals, guitar, cover concept
  • Debbie Googe – bass, cover concept
  • Colm Ó Cíosóig – drums, sampling keyboard, cover concept
  • Angus Cameron – photography
  • Ann Marie Shields – coordination

Track listing:

All tracks are written by Kevin Shields, except where noted.

  1. Only Shallow – lyrics by Bilinda Butcher, music by Kevin Shields
  2. Loomer – lyrics by Bilinda Butcher, music by Kevin Shields
  3. Touched – Colm Ó Cíosóig
  4. To Here Knows When – lyrics by Bilinda Butcher, Kevin Shields, music by Kevin Shields
  5. When You Sleep
  6. I Only Said
  7. Come in Alone
  8. Sometimes
  9. Blown’s a Wish – lyrics by Bilinda Butcher, music by Kevin Shields
  10. What You Want
  11. Soon

Black Sabbath: Mob Rules

On November 4, 1981, “Vertigo” label released “Mob Rules”, the tenth Black Sabbath studio album.It was recorded in 1981, at “Record Plant” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Martin Birch.

Personnel:

  • Ronnie James Dio – vocals
  • Tony Iommi – guitars
  • Geezer Butler – bass
  • Vinny Appice – drums
  • Geoff Nicholls – keyboards
  • Martin Birch – engineer
  • Eddie DeLena, Angelo Arcuri – engineer assistant
  • Ian Ferguson, Michael Howse, Les Martin, Peter Resty – technician
  • Greg Hildebrandt – illustration
  • Richard Seireeni – art direction

Track listing:

All lyrics by Ronnie James Dio, except where noted, all music by Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, and Geezer Butler.

  1. Turn Up the Night
  2. Voodoo
  3. The Sign of the Southern Cross
  4. E5150
  5. The Mob Rules
  6. Country Girl
  7. Slipping Away
  8. Falling off the Edge of the World
  9. Over and Over

Glen Campbell: Wichita Lineman

On November 4, 1968, “Capitol” label released “Wichita Lineman”, the eleventh Glen Campbell album. It was recorded in 1958, at “Capitol Studios” in Hollywood., and was produced by Al De Lory.

Personnel:

  • Glen Campbell – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars
  • Al Casey – acoustic guitar
  • Dennis McCarthy – piano
  • Jimmy Webb – organ
  • Carol Kaye – bass guitar
  • Joe Osborn – bass guitar
  • Ray Pohlman – bass guitar
  • Hal Blaine – drums
  • Bob Felts – drums
  • Jim Gordon – drums
  • Al De Lory – arrangements

Track listing:

  1. Wichita Lineman – Jimmy Webb
  2. (Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay – Otis Redding, Steve Cropper
  3. If You Go Away – Jacques Brel, Rod McKuen
  4. Ann – Billy Edd Wheeler
  5. Words – Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb
  6. Fate of Man – Glen Campbell
  7. Dreams of the Everyday Housewife – Chris Gantry
  8. The Straight Life – Sonny Curtis
  9. Reason to Believe – Tim Hardin
  10. You Better Sit Down Kids – Sonny Bono
  11. That’s Not Home – Billy Graham

Drop Nineteens: Hard Light

On November 3, 2023, “Wharf Cat” label released “Hard Light”, the third Drop Nineteens studio albums. It was recorded in 2023, and was produced by Greg Ackell and Steve Zimmerman.

Personnel:

  • Greg Ackell – vocals, guitar, artwork, design
  • Paula Kelley – vocals, guitar
  • Motohiro Yasue – guitar
  • Steve Zimmerman – bass guitar, engineer
  • Pete Koeplin – drums
  • Max Rose – tenor and baritone saxophone, additional engineering
  • Aaron Tap – additional engineering
  • Brian Charles – mixing
  • Carl Saff – mastering

Track listing:

All lyrics by Greg Ackell, all music by Greg Ackell, Steve Zimmerman, Paula Kelley, Motohiro Yasue and Peter Koeplin, except where noted.

  1. Hard Light
  2. Scapa Flow
  3. Gal
  4. Tarantula
  5. The Price Was High
  6. Rose with Smoke
  7. A Hitch
  8. Lookout
  9. Another One Another
  10. Policeman Getting Lost – arranged by Paula Kelley, music and lyrics by the Clientele
  11. T