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The Rasmus: Weirdo

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On September 12, 2025, “Better Noise” label released “Weirdo”, the eleventh Rasmus (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2025, and was produced by Desmond Child, Marti Frederiksen and Alex Matson. .

Personnel:

  • Lauri Ylönen – voice, backing vocals
  • Emppu Suhonen – electric guitar, backing vocals
  • Eero Heinonen – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Aki Hakala – drums
  • Niko Vilhelm – vocals
  • Lee Jennings– vocals
  • Justin Benlolo – backing vocals
  • Leo Dante – backing vocals
  • Chris Willis – backing vocals
  • Nate Bass – backing vocals
  • Mark Bass – backing vocals
  • Simon Dumas – backing vocals
  • Brandon Will – backing vocals
  • Kieren Bass – backing vocals
  • Evan Fredriksen – engineer
  • Joseph McQueen – mixing, mastering

Track listing:

  1. Creatures of Chaos
  2. Break These Chains
  3. Rest in Peace
  4. Dead Ringer
  5. Weirdo
  6. Banksy
  7. Love Is a Bitch
  8. You Want it All
  9. Bad Things
  10. I’m Coming for You

Steve Walsh: Glossolalia

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On September 12, 2000, “Magna Carta” label released “Glossolalia”, the second Steve Walsh album. It was recorded in 2000, and was produced by Trent Gardner and Steve Walsh.

Personnel:

  • Steve Walsh – vocals, keyboards
  • Mike Slamer – guitar, mixing
  • Page Waldrop – acoustic and steel guitar
  • Trent Gardner – keyboards, trombone
  • Jim Roberts – Hammond organ
  • Billy Greer – bass
  • Virgil Donati – drums
  • David Manion – digital editing
  • Steve Brownlow, Wayne Gardner

Track listing:

  1. Glossolalia
  2. Serious Wreckage
  3. Heart Attack
  4. Kansas
  5. Nothing
  6. Haunted Man
  7. Smackin’ the Clowns
  8. That’s What Love’s All About
  9. Mascara Tears
  10. Rebecca

Man: 2 Ozs of Plastic with a Hole in the Middle

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In September 1969, “Dawn” label released “2 Ozs of Plastic with a Hole in the Middle”, the second Man studio album. It was recorded in 1969, at “Pye Studios” in London, and was produced by John Schroeder.

Personnel:

  • Michael “Micky” Jones – vocals, lead guitar
  • Roger “Deke” Leonard – vocals, guitar, harp, piano, harpsichord, percussion,
  • Clive John – vocals, organ, piano, guitar
  • Ray Williams – vocals, bass
  • Jeff Jones – drums, percussion
  • “Plug” – drums
  • Howard Barrow, Alan Florence, Brian Humphries – engineer
  • Dinnes Cruickshank – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Prelude – Deke Leonard, Micky Jones
  2. The Storm – Deke Leonard, Micky Jones
  3. It Is As It Must Be – Clive John, Ray Williams
  4. Spunk Box – Micky Jones, Clive John
  5. My Name is Jesus Smith – Roger Leonard, Micky Jones
  6. Parchment and Candles – Roger Leonard
  7. Brother Arnold’s Red and White Striped Tent – Roger Leonard, Micky Jones

Larry Young: Of Love And Peace

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In September 1967, “Blue Note” label released “Of Love and Peace”, the seventh Larry Young album. It was recorded in July 1967, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Larry Young – organ
  • James Spaulding – alto saxophone, flute
  • Herbert Morgan – tenor saxophone
  • Eddie Gale – trumpet
  • Wilson Moorman III – drums
  • Jerry Thomas – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Pavanne – Morton Gould
  2. Of Love and Peace – Larry Young
  3. Seven Steps to Heaven – Miles Davis, Victor Feldman
  4. Falaq – Larry Young

Steve Hackett: Surrender Of Silence

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On September 10, 2021, “Inside Out Music” label released “Surrender of Silence”, the 27th Steve Hackett album. It was recorded in 2021, at “Siren” in London, and was produced by Roger King and Steve Hackett.

Personnel:

  • Steve Hackett – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, harmonica, charango, zither, percussion
  • Roger King – keyboards, programing, orchestral arrangements, recording, mixing, mastering
  • Jonas Reingold – bass
  • Craig Blundell – drums
  • Nick D’Virgilio – drums
  • Phil Ehart – drums
  • Sodirkhon Ubaidulloev – dutar
  • Rob Townsend – soprano and tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, dizi
  • Malik Mansurov – lute
  • Christine Townsend – violin, viola
  • Amanda Lehmann, Durga McBroom, Lorelei McBroom, Nad Sylvan – vocals
  • Tamas Barabas – additional engineering
  • Rachel Leonard – additional engineering
  • Shawn Dealey – additional engineering
  • Atilla Egerhazi – additional engineering
  • Steve Rawkes – additional engineering
  •  Will McPhaul – additional engineering
  • Amanda Lehmann – artwork
  • Thomas Ewerhard – design
  • Jo Hackett – photography
  • Tina Korhonen – photography
  • Martin Krafft – lacquer cut

Track listing:

  1. The Obliterati
  2. Natalia
  3. Relaxation Music for Sharks
  4. Wingbeats
  5. The Devil’s Cathedral
  6. Held in the Shadows
  7. Shanghai to Samarkand
  8. Fox’s Tango
  9. Day of the Dead
  10. Scorched Earth
  11. Esperanza

Walter Wanderley: Rain Forest

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In September 1966,”Verve” label released “Rain Forest”, the 18 Walter Wanderley album. It was recorded in May 1966, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Walter Wanderley – electronic organ, piano, arrangements
  • Bucky Pizzarelli – guitar
  • Jose Marino – bass
  • Bobby Rosengarden – percussion
  • Claudio Slon – drums
  • Joe Grimm – flute
  • Urbie Green – trombone
  • Val Valentin – engineer, director of engineering
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
  • Kevin Reeves – mastering
  • Sung Lee – art direction, design
  • Acy Lehman – cover design
  • Suzanne White – design coordinator
  • Smay Vision – package layout
  • Deborah Hay – editing, text editor
  • Tom Greenwood, Carlos Kase, Bryan Koniarz – production coordination
  • Tony Bennett – liner notes
  • Richard Seidel – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. Summer Samba (So Nice) (Samba De Verao) – Norman Gimbel, Marcos Valle, Paulo Sérgio Valle
  2. It’s Easy to Say Good-Bye (E Fazil Dizer Adeus) – Tito Madi
  3. Cried, Cried (Chorou, Chorou) – Luiz Antonio
  4. Rain (Chuva) – Durval Ferreira
  5. The Girl from Ipanema (Garota de Ipanema) – Norman Gimbel, Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinícius de Moraes
  6. Beloved Melancholy (Saudade Querida) – Tito Madi
  7. Taste of Sadness (Cheiro de Saudades) – Luiz Antonio, Durval Ferreira
  8. Beach Samba (Bossa na Praia) – Geraldo Cunha, Pery Ribeiro
  9. Call Me – Tony Hatch
  10. Cry out Your Sadness (Chora tua Tristeza) – Oscar Castro-Neves
  11. The Great Love (O Grande Amor) – Antonio Carlos Jobim
  12. Samba do Avião (Song of the Jet) – Antonio Carlos Jobim, Gene Lees

Built To Spill: When The Wind Forgets Your Name

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On September 9, 2022, “Sub Pop” label released “When the Wind Forgets Your Name”, the ninth Built to Spill studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2021, in Idaho and Brazil, and was produced by Doug Martsch.

 Personnel:

  • Doug Martsch – vocals, guitar, keys, recording, mixing, art direction
  • Josh Lewis – piano, recording, mixing, art direction
  • João Casaes – bass, recording, mixing, art direction
  • Lê Almeida – drums, percussion, recording, mixing, art direction
  • Lawrence Bishop, Josh Lewis – recording, mixing
  • Mell Dettmer – mastering
  • Alex Graham – artwork
  • João Casaes, Le Almeida – inside collage
  • Alex Graham, Jeff Kleinsmith – art direction
  • Jeff Kleinsmith – design

Track listing:

All the tracks by Doug Martsch.

  1. Gonna Lose
  2. Fool’s Gold
  3. Understood
  4. Elements
  5. Rocksteady
  6. Spiderweb
  7. Never Alright
  8. Alright
  9. Comes a Day

Small Faces: 78 In The Shade

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On September 9, 1978, “Atlantic” label released “78 in the Shade”, the fifth and final Small Faces studio album.It was recorded in 1978, at Beehive Cottage with Island Mobile, and was produced by Kenny Jones, Ian McLagan, Steve Marriott and Rick Wills.

Personnel:

  • Steve Marriott – vocals, guitar
  • Ian McLagan – vocals, keyboards
  • Rick Wills – vocals, bass guitar
  • Kenney Jones – vocals, drums
  • Jimmy McCulloch – guitar
  • Vicki Brown, Helen Chappelle, Lavinia Rogers, Madeline Bell, Liza Strike, Sam Brown, Jimmy McCulloch, Stephen Smith, Greg Cobb, Nick Webb – backing vocals
  • John Wright – engineer
  • Larry Franklin – cover illustration
  • Brian Aris – photography

Track listing:

  1. Over Too Soon – Steve Marriott, Ian McLagan
  2. Too Many Crossroads – Steve Marriott, Ian McLagan
  3. Let Me Down Gently – Ian McLagan, John Pidgeon
  4. Thinking About Love – Rick Wills
  5. Stand by Me (Stand by You) – Steve Marriott
  6. Brown Man Do – Steve Marriott
  7. Real Sour – Ian McLagan, John Pidgeon
  8. Soldier – Joe Brown
  9. You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet – Steve Marriott, Ian McLagan, Rick Wills, Kenney Jones
  10. Filthy Rich

The Flower Kings: Look At You Now

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On September 8, 2023, “Inside Out Music” label released “Look at You Now”, the sixteenth Flower Kings (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2023, and was produced by Roine Stolt.

Personnel:

  • Roine Stolt – vocals, guitars, keyboards, percussion, mixing
  • Hasse Fröberg – vocals, guitar
  • Michael Stolt – vocals, bass, keyboards, guitar
  • Mirko DeMaio – drums, percussion, keyboard
  • Jannica Lund – backing vocals
  • Hasse Bruniusson – percussion
  • Lalle Larsson – synthesizers
  • Jörgen Sälde – nylon guitar
  • Marjana Semkina – vocals
  • Lars Hallbäck – engineer
  • Thomas Ewerhard – layout

Track listing:

  1. Beginner’s Eyes
  2. The Dream
  3. Hollow Man
  4. Dr. Ribedeaux
  5. Mother Earth
  6. The Queen
  7. The Light in Your Eyes
  8. Seasons End
  9. Scars
  10. Stronghold
  11. Father Sky
  12. Day for Peace
  13. Look at You Now

Tomas Bodin: Sonic Boulevard

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In September 2003, “Inside Out Music” label released “Sonic Boulevard”, the third Tomas Bodin album. It was recorded in 2003, and was produced by Tomas Bodin.

Personnel:

  • Tomas Bodin – vocals, keyboards, bass, arrangements, engineer, liner notes
  • Andrers Jansson – lead and backing vocals, choir arrangements
  • Jocke JJ Marsh – electric guitar, scat
  • Roine Stolt – electric guitar
  • Jonas ‘Reine’ Reingold – electric bass, recording, mixing
  • Zoltan Csorsz – drums
  • Hans Bruniusson – percussion
  • Ulf Wallander – soprano saxophone
  • Jonas Knutsson – soprano saxophone
  • N’Nogo Bjurhall – African scat
  • Allan Hope – mixing
  • Don Azzaro – mastering
  • Thomas Ewerhard – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Tomas Bodin.

  1. The Prayer
  2. The Hero from Cloud City
  3. Back to the African Garden
  4. Pictures
  5. Walkabout
  6. The Horses from Zaad
  7. A Beautiful Mind
  8. The Happy Frog
  9. Morning will Come
  10. The Night Will Fall