Sibylle Baier: Colour Green

On February 7, 2006, “Orange Twin Records” label released “Colour Green”, the only Sibylle Baier album. It was recorded 1970 – 1973, in Germany.

Personnel:

  • Sibylle Baier – vocals, guitar
  • Derek Almstead – mastering
  • Laura Carter – layout
  • Robby Baier – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Sibylle Baier.

  1. Tonight
  2. I Lost Something in the Hills
  3. The End
  4. Softly
  5. Remember the Day
  6. Forget About
  7. William
  8. Says Elliott
  9. Colour Green
  10. Driving
  11. Girl
  12. Wim
  13. Forgett
  14. Give Me a Smile

Emmylou Harris: Pieces Of The Sky

On February 7, 1975, “Reprise” label released “Pieces of the Sky”, the second Emmylou Harris studio album. It was recorded in 1974, at “Enactron Truck” in Los Angeles, “Track Recorders” in Silver Spring, Maryland, and was produced by Brian Ahem.

Personnel:

  • Emmylou Harris – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Brian Ahern – acoustic guitar, guitar, bass
  • Bruce Archer – acoustic guitar
  • Rick Cunha – acoustic guitar, guitar
  • James Burton – electric guitar, Gut-string guitar, dobro
  • Amos Garrett – electric guitar
  • Byron Berline – fiddle, mandolin
  • Herb Pedersen – acoustic guitar, 12-string guitar, banjo, backing vocals
  • Danny Pendleton – pedal steel
  • Ben Keith – pedal steel
  • Bernie Leadon – acoustic guitar, bass, banjo, dobro, backing vocals
  • Bill Payne – piano
  • Glen Hardin – piano, electric piano, string arrangements
  • Richard Greene – fiddle
  • Ricky Skaggs – fiddle, viola
  • Duke Bardwell – bass
  • Tom Guidera – bass
  • Ray Pohlman – bass
  • Ron Tutt – drums
  • Mark Cuff – drums
  • Linda Ronstadt – backing vocals
  • Fayssoux Starling – backing vocals
  • Nick DeCaro – string arrangements
  • Brian Ahern – engineer
  • Chris Skene – engineer
  • Paul Skene – engineer
  • Fran Tate – engineer
  • Stuart Taylor – engineer
  • Lisa Phillips – angel drawings

Track listing:

  1. Bluebird Wine – Rodney Crowell
  2. Too Far Gone – Billy Sherrill
  3. If I Could Only Win Your Love – Charlie Louvin, Ira Louvin
  4. Boulder to Birmingham – Emmylou Harris, Bill Danoff
  5. Before Believing – Danny Flowers
  6. The Bottle Let Me Down – Merle Haggard
  7. Sleepless Nights – Felice and Boudleaux Bryant
  8. Coat of Many Colors – Dolly Parton
  9. For No One – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  10. Queen of the Silver Dollar – Shel Silverstein

The Four Seasons: Born To Wander

On February 7, 1064, “Philips” label released “Born to Wander”, the fifth 4 Seasons (The) album. It was recorded in 1963, at “Stea Philips Studios” in New York, and was produced by Bob Crewe.

Personnel:

  • Frankie Valli (Francesco Stephen Castelluccio) – vocals
  • Gaetano “Tommy” DeVito – vocals, lead guitar
  • Bob Gaudio – vocals, piano, keyboards
  • Nick Massi (Nicholas E. Macioci) – vocal, bass, vocal arrangements
  • Charles Calello – arrangements, conductor
  • Gordon Clark – engineer
  • Pete Mayers – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Born to Wander – Al Peterson
  2. Don’t Cry, Elena – Bob Gaudio
  3. Where Have All the Flowers Gone – Pete Seeger
  4. Cry Myself to Sleep – Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio
  5. A Ballad for Our Time – Lou Stallman, Sid Jacobson
  6. Silence Is Golden – Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio
  7. New Town – Phil Ochs
  8. Golden Ribbon – Bob Gaudio
  9. Little Pony (Get Along) – Bob Gaudio, Nick Massi
  10. No Surfin Today – Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio
  11. Searching Wind – Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio
  12. Millie – Bob Gaudio

Mike Ratledge

On February 5, 2025, Michael Roland Ratledge died aged 81. He was musician (keyboards, flute), member of the Daevid Allen Trio, but was best known as founding member of Soft Machine. Regarded as one of the most influential members of the Canterbury scene, he recorded with Daevid Allen Trio, Kevin Ayers, Daevid Allen, Syd Barrett, David Bedford, Wilde Flowers, Planet Earth, Rubber, Rollercoaster, Karl Jenkins.

16 Horsepower: Sackcloth ‘n’ Ashes

On February 6, 1996, “A&M” label released “Sackcloth ‘n’ Ashes”, the debut 16 Horsepower studio album. It was recorded in 1995, at “Ardent Studios” in Memphis, Tennessee, and was produced by Warren Bruleigh.

Personnel:

  • David Eugene Edwards – vocals, banjo, guitar, bandoneon, lap steel guitar
  • Keven Soll – upright bass, flattop acoustic bass, cello, backing vocals
  • Jean-Yves Tola – drums, backing vocals
  • Gordon Gano – fiddle

Track listing:

  1. I Seen What I Saw
  2. Black Soul Choir
  3. Scrawled in Sap
  4. Horse Head
  5. Ruthie Lingle
  6. Harm’s Way
  7. Black Bush
  8. Heel on the Shovel
  9. American Wheeze
  10. Red Neck Reel
  11. Prison Shoe Romp
  12. Neck on the New Blade
  13. Strong Man

Bob Dylan And The Grateful Dead: Dylan & The Dead

On February 6, 1989, “Columbia” label released “Dylan & the Dead”, album by Bob Dylan and Grateful Dead (The). It was recorded in July 1987, and was produced by Jerry Garcia and John Cutler.

Personnel:

  • Bob Dylan – vocals, guitar
  • Jerry Garcia – vocals, guitar
  • Bob Weir – vocals, guitar
  • Brent Mydland – vocals, keyboards
  • Phil Lesh – bass guitar
  • Mickey Hart – drums
  • Bill Kreutzmann – drums
  • Guy Charbonneau – engineer
  • John Cutler – engineer
  • Gary Hedden – engineer
  • Peter Miller – engineer
  • David Roberts – engineer
  • Billy Rothschild – engineer
  • Chris Wiskes – engineer
  • Joe Gastwirt – mastering
  • Rick Griffin – art direction
  • Herb Greene – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Bob Dylan except where noted.

  1. Slow Train
  2. I Want You
  3. Gotta Serve Somebody
  4. Queen Jane Approximately
  5. Joey – Bob Dylan, Jacques Levy
  6. All Along the Watchtower
  7. Knockin’ on Heavens Door

Lennie Tristano: Same

In February 1956, “Atlantic” label released the self-titled, eight Lennie Tristano album. It was recorded 1954 – 1955, at Tristano’s home studio in New York, “The Sing-Song Room”, Confucius Restaurant in New York. The “Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings” included the album in its suggested “core collection” of essential recordings.

Personnel:

  • Lennie Tristano – piano
  • Peter Ind – bass
  • Gene Ramey – bass
  • Art Taylor – drums
  • Jeff Morton – drums
  • Lee Konitz – alto saxophone
  • Jay Maisel – artwork
  • Barry Ulanov – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Lennie Tristano, except where noted.

  1. Line Up
  2. Requiem
  3. Turkish Mambo
  4. East Thirty-Second
  5. These Foolish Things – Harry Link, Holt Marvell, Jack Strachey
  6. You Go to My Head – J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie
  7. If I Had You – Jimmy Campbell, Reginald Connelly, Ted Shapiro
  8. I Don’t Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You – Bing Crosby, Ned Washington, Victor Young
  9. All the Things You Are – Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern

Black Country, New Road: For The First Time

On February 5, 2012, “Ninja Tune” label released “For the First Time”, the debut Black Country, New Road studio album. It was recorded in 2020, and was produced by Andy Savours.

Personnel:

  • Isaac Wood – vocals, lead guitar
  • Luke Mark – guitar
  • May Kershaw – keyboards
  • Tyler Hyde – bass
  • Charlie Wayne – drums
  • Lewis Evans – saxophone
  • Georgia Ellery – violin
  • Andy Savours – engineer, mixing
  • Guy Davie – mastering
  • Bart Price – artwork
  • Joshua Rumble – assistance

Track listing:

All tracks by Charlie Wayne, Georgia Ellery, Isaac Wood, Lewis Evans, Luke Mark, May Kershaw and Tyler Hyde.

  1. Instrumental
  2. Athens, France
  3. Science Fair
  4. Sunglasses
  5. Track X
  6. Opus

The Weather Station: Ignorance

On February 5, 2021, “Fat Possum” label released “Ignorance”, the fifth Weather Station (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2019, at “Canterbery” in Toronto, Canada, and was produced by Tamara Linderman and Marcus Paguin.

Personnel:

  • Tamara Lindeman – vocals, piano, guitar, Moog, Pianet, Wurlitzer, string arrangements, overdubbing
  • Christine Bougie – guitar
  • Johnny Spence – piano, organ, Wurlitzer, Moog, Juno
  • Ben Whiteley – bass, guitar
  • Kieran Adams – drums, percussion
  • Philippe Melanson – percussion
  • Ian Kehoe – percussion
  • Marcus Paquin – percussion
  • Brodie West – saxophone
  • Ryan Driver – flute
  • Drew Jurecka – violin, clarinet, bass clarinet
  • Rebekah Wolkstein – violin
  • Shannon Knights – viola
  • Lydia Munchinsky – cello
  • Owen Pallett – string arrangements
  • Mike Smith – music notation
  • Felicity Williams – harmony vocals
  • Jeremy Darby – engineer
  • Julian Decorte – engineer
  • Marcus Paquin – overdubbing, mixing
  • Joao Carvalho – mastering
  • Hugo Bernier – design
  • Jeff Bierk – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Tamara Lindeman.

  1. Robber
  2. Atlantic
  3. Tried To Tell You
  4. Parking Lot
  5. Loss
  6. Separated
  7. Wear
  8. Trust
  9. Heart
  10. Subdivisions

Lucinda Williams: The Ghosts of Highway 20

On February 5, 2016, “Highway 20” label released “The Ghosts of Highway 20”, the 12th Lucinda Williams studio album. It was recorded in 2015, and was produced by Greg Liesz, Tom Overby and Lucinda Williams.

Personnel:

  • Lucinda Williams – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
  • Bill Frisell – electric guitar
  • Greg Leisz – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • Val McCallum – electric guitar
  • David Sutton – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Carlton “Santa” Davis – drums
  • Butch Norton – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Ras Michael – hand drums, backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Lucinda Williams, except where noted.

  1. Dust – Miller Williams, Lucinda Williams
  2. House of Earth – Woody Guthrie
  3. I Know All About It
  4. Place in My Heart
  5. Death Came
  6. Doors of Heaven
  7. Louisiana Story
  8. Ghosts of Highway 20
  9. Bitter Memory
  10. Factory – Bruce Springsteen
  11. Can’t Close the Door on Love
  12. If My Love Could Kill
  13. If There’s a Heaven
  14. Faith & Grace – traditional