Monthly Archives: March 2025

Van Der Graaf Generator: Trisector

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On March 17, 2008, “Virgin / EMI” label released “Trisector”, the tenth Van der Graaf Generator studio album. It was recorded in 2007, at “The Gaia Centre” in Delabole, Cornwall, England, and was produced by

Personnel:

  • Peter Hammill – voice, piano, electric guitar
  • Hugh Banton – organs, bass guitar
  • Guy Evans – drums, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Hugh Banton, Guy Evans and Peter Hammill, except where noted.

  1. The Hurlyburly
  2. Interference Patterns
  3. The Final Reel
  4. Lifetime
  5. Drop Dead
  6. Only In a Whisper
  7. All That Before
  8. Over the Hill
  9. (We Are) Not Here

The Dismemberment Plan: The Dismemberment Plan Is Terrified

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On March 17, 1997, “De Soto” label released “The Dismemberment Plan Is Terrified”, the second Dismemberment Plan (The) album. It was recorded in 1996, at “Inner Ear Studios” in Arlington, Virginia.

Personnel:

  • Travis Morrison – vocals, guitar
  • Jason Caddell – guitar
  • Eric Axelson – bass
  • Joe Easley – drums
  • Chad Clark, Don Zientara – recording

Track listing:

All tracks by Travis Morrison, Jason Caddell, Eric Axelson and Joe Easley.

  1. Tonight We Mean It
  2. That’s When the Party Started
  3. The Ice of Boston
  4. Academy Award
  5. Bra
  6. Do the Standing Still
  7. This Is the Life
  8. One Too Many Blows to the Head
  9. It’s So You
  10. Manipulate Me
  11. Respect Is Due

Roxy Music: Manifesto

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On March 16, 1979, “E. G.” label released “Manifesto”, the sixth Roxy Music studio album. It was recorded 1978 – 1979, at “Ridge Farm” in Rusper, England, “Basing Street” in London, and was produced by Bryan Ferry, Phil Manzanera, Andy Mackay and Paul Thompson.

Personnel:

  • Bryan Ferry – vocals, keyboards, harmonica
  • Phil Manzanera – guitar
  • Andy Mackay – oboe, saxophone
  • Paul Thompson – drums
  • Paul Carrack – keyboards
  • Richard Tee – piano
  • Alan Spenner – bass
  • Gary Tibbs – bass
  • Steve Ferrone – drums
  • Rick Marotta – drums
  • Melissa Manchester – backing vocals
  • Luther Vandross – backing vocals
  • Rhett Davies – recording
  • Jimmy Douglass – engineer
  • Phill Brown – engineer
  • Randy Mason – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Bryan Ferry, except where noted.

East Side

  1. Manifesto – Bryan Ferry, Phil Manzanera
  2. Trash – Bryan Ferry, Phil Manzanera
  3. Angel Eyes – Bryan Ferry, Andy Mackay
  4. Still Falls the Rain – Bryan Ferry, Phil Manzanera
  5. Stronger Through the Years

West Side

  1. Ain’t That So
  2. My Little Girl – Bryan Ferry, Phil Manzanera
  3. Dance Away
  4. Cry, Cry, Cry
  5. Spin Me Round

The Kings Of Rhythm: Ike & Tina Turner’s Kings of Rhythm Dance

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In March 1962, “Sue” label released “Ike & Tina Turner’s Kings of Rhythm Dance”, the debut Kings of Rhythm (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1961, in Hollywood, and was produced by Ike Turner.

Personnel:

  • Ike Turner – guitar
  • The Kings of Rhythm

Track listing:

All tracks by Ike Turner, except where noted.

  1. The Gulley
  2. Twistaroo
  3. Trackdown Twist
  4. Potatoe Mash
  5. It’s Gonna Work Out Fine – Rose Marie McCoy, Sylvia McKinney
  6. Steel Guitar Rag
  7. Doublemint
  8. The Rooster
  9. Prancing
  10. Katanga
  11. The Groove
  12. Going Home

Sarah Vaughan: You’re Mine You

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In March 1962, “Roulette” label released “You’re Mine You”, the 19th Sarah Vaughan album. It was recorded in 1962, at “Universal Studios” in Chicago, and was produced by Jack Tracy.

Perso0nnel:

  • Sarah Vaughan – vocal
  • Quincy Jones – arrangements, conductor

Track listing:

  1. You’re Mine You – Johnny Green, Edward Heyman
  2. The Best Is Yet to Come – Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh
  3. Witchcraft – Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh
  4. So Long – Remus Harris, Irving Melsher, Russ Morgan
  5. The Second Time Around – Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen
  6. I Could Write a Book – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  7. Maria – Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim
  8. Baubles, Bangles and Beads – George Forrest, Robert C. Wright
  9. Fly Me to the Moon – Bart Howard
  10. Moonglow – Eddie DeLange, Will Hudson, Irving Mills
  11. Invitation – Bronisław Kaper, Paul Francis Webster
  12. On Green Dolphin Street – Bronisław Kaper, Ned Washington

The Dandy Warhols: Rockmaker

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On March 15, 2024, “Sunset Blvd” and “Beat the World” labels released “Rockmaker”, the twelfth Dandy Warhols (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2023, at “The Odditorium” and “Air Traffic Control” in Portland, and was produced by Peter Holmström and Courtney Taylor-Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Courtney Taylor-Taylor – vocal, guitar, design
  • Peter Holmström – guitar, engineer
  • Zia McCabe – keyboards
  • Brent DeBoer – drums
  • Black Francis – additional guitar
  • Slash – additional guitar
  • Pat Spurgeon – drums
  • Cory Gray – trumpets
  • Louise Woodward – strings
  • Debbie Harry – vocals
  • Gina Noelle – additional vocals
  • James Mercer – backing vocals
  • Chris Thompson – engineer
  • Brandon Eggleston – engineer
  • Jagz Kooner – mixing
  • Keith Tenniswood – mastering
  • Sean Gothman – album design, layout
  • Steve Birch – back cover logo
  • Servo – back cover logo
  • Elliott Erwitt – cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Peter Holmström and Courtney Taylor-Taylor, except where noted.

  1. Doomsday Bells
  2. Danzig with Myself – Courtney Taylor-Taylor 
  3. Teutonic Wine – Courtney Taylor-Taylor 
  4. The Summer of Hate
  5. I’d Like to Help You With Your Problem – Brent DeBoer, Courtney Taylor-Taylor, Adam Flick
  6. The Cross
  7. Root of All Evil
  8. Alcohol and Cocainemarijuananicotine
  9. Love Thyself
  10. Real People
  11. I Will Never Stop Loving You

The Black Crowes: Happiness Bastards

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On March 15, 2024, “Silver Arrows” label released “Happiness Bastards”, the ninth Black Crowes (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2023, and was produced by Jay Joyce.

Personnel:

  • Chris Robinson – lead vocals, harp, artwork, design
  • Rich Robinson – vocals, guitar
  • Nico Bereciartúa – guitar
  • Erik Deutsch – keyboards
  • Sven Pipien – vocals, bass
  • Brian Griffin – drums
  • Jay Joyce – guitar, keyboards, mixing
  • Jason Hall – engineer, mixing
  • Alex Grimm – engineer assistant
  • Jimmy Mansfield – engineer assistant
  • Josh Groppel – engineer assistant
  • Pete Lyman – mastering
  • Daniel Bacigalupi – mastering assistant
  • Camille Robinson – artwork, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Chris Robinson and Rich Robinson.

  1. Bedside Manners
  2. Rats and Clowns
  3. Cross Your Fingers
  4. Wanting and Waiting
  5. Wilted Rose
  6. Dirty Cold Sun
  7. Bleed It Dry
  8. Flesh Wound
  9. Follow the Moon
  10. Kindred Friend

Peter Garrett: The True North

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On March 15, 2024, “Peter Garrett” and “Sony” labels released “The True North”, the second Peter Garrett studio album. It was recorded in 2023, and was produced by Tony Buchen and Peter Garrett.

Personnel:

  • Peter Garrett – vocals, harp, mixing
  • Martin Rotsey – guitar
  • Ollie Thorpe – pedal steel guitar
  • Heather Shannon – keyboards, piano, synthesizer
  • Tony Buchen – synthesizer
  • Rowan Lane – bass
  • Evan Mannell – drums
  • Freya Schack-Arnott – cello
  • Grace Garrett – backing vocals
  • May Garrett – backing vocals
  • Tony Buchen – mixing, engineer
  • Steve Smart – mastering
  • Martin Rotsey – engineer assistant
  • Caleb Hill – engineer assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Peter Garrett, except where noted.

  1. The True North
  2. Paddo – Peter Garrett, Martinn Rotsey
  3. Innocent Parts 1 & 2
  4. Hey Archetype
  5. Permaglow
  6. Human Playground – Ainslie Wills
  7. Currowan
  8. Meltdown
  9. Everybody

The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis: Same

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On March 15, 2024, “Impulse!” label released the self-titled “The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis” album. It was recorded in 2023, at “Tonal Park” in Washington, D.C., and was produced by Don Godwin, James Brandon Lewis and the Messthetics.

Personnel:

  • James Brandon Lewis – saxophone
  • Anthony Pirog – guitar
  • Joe Lally – bass
  • Brendan Canty – drums
  • Don Godwin – mastering
  • Charlie Pilzer – mastering
  • David Avidan – inner sleeve photography
  • David LaMason – back cover photography
  • David Willingham – cover photography

Track listing:

  1. L’Orso
  2. Emergence
  3. That Thang
  4. Three Sisters
  5. Boatly
  6. The Time Is the Place
  7. Railroad Tracks Home
  8. Asthenia
  9. Fourth Wall

Smak: Биоскоп Fox

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On March 15, 1995, “Komuna” label released “Bioskop Fox”, the seventh Smak studio album. It was recorded November – December 1994, and was produced by Radomir Mihajlović “Točak”.

Personnel:

  • Dejan Najdanović – vocals
  • Radomir Mihajlović “Točak” – guitar
  • Milan Milosavljević – guitar
  • Vlada Samardžić – bass
  • Slobodan Stojanović “Kepa” – drums
  • Dejan Stojanović – drums

Track listing:

All lyrics by Radomir Mihajlović “Točak”.

  1. Lisica
  2. Miris nje
  3. Organizam Blues
  4. Možda imam vremena – Predrag Drčelić – Skaki
  5. Strašilo
  6. Idi
  7. Beli Bik – Jovan Nikolić – Jof
  8. Možda postojim – Nikola Mihailović
  9. Uspavanka na paru
  10. Remizov valcer – Zoran Amar
  11. Žurba
  12. Pauk
  13. Hladno je – Predrag Drčelić – Skaki
  14. Prostrano