On September 15, 2004, John William Cummings aka Johnny Ramone, died aged 55. He was musician (guitar) and songwriter, best known as founding member and guitarist of the Ramones. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked him at number 16 on its list of the “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time”. The same year, “Time” magazine ranked him on its list of the “10 Greatest Electric-Guitar Players”.
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Ramones: Halfway To Sanity
On September 15, 1987, “Sire” label released “Halfway to Sanity”, the tenth Ramones studio album. It was recorded in April 1987, and was produced by Daniel Rey, Joey Ramone, Johnny Ramone, Dee Dee ramonea and Richie Ramone. ”Halfway to Sanity” is band’s last album to feature Richie Ramone.
Personnel:
- Joey Ramone– lead vocals
- Johnny Ramone– rhythm guitar, lead guitar
- Dee Dee Ramone – lead and backing vocals, bass guitar
- Richie Ramone– drums, backing vocals
- Debbie Harry– backing vocals
- Walter Lure- additional guitar
- Jorge Esteban – engineer
- Howard Shillingford – engineer assistant
- DJ Walker – engineer assistant
- Joe Blaney – mixing
Track listing:
- I Wanna Live – Dee Dee Ramone, Daniel Rey
- Bop ‘Til You Drop – Dee Dee Ramone, Johnny Ramone
- Garden of Serenity – Dee Dee Ramone, Daniel Rey
- Weasel Face – Dee Dee Ramone, Johnny Ramone
- Go Lil’ Camaro Go – Dee Dee Ramone
- Death of Me – Joey Ramone
- I Lost My Mind – Dee Dee Ramone, Johnny Ramone
- A Real Cool Time – Joey Ramone
- I’m Not Jesus – Richie Ramone
- Bye Bye Baby – Joey Ramone
- Worm Man – Dee Dee Ramone
Elvis Costello: Blood & Chocolate
On September 15, 1986, “Demon” label released “Blood & Chocolate”, the eleventh Elvis Costello studio album. It was recorded March – May 1986, and was produced by Nick Lowe and Colin Fairley.
Personnel:
- Elvis Costello– vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, harmonium, tambourine, bellows, canes, knives, bass, Vox Continental electric organ
- Cait O’Riordan– vocals
- Jimmy Cliff– vocals
- Tom “T-Bone” Wolk– electric guitar, bass
- Nick Lowe– acoustic guitar
- Steve Nieve– piano, organ, harmonium
- Mitchell Froom– organ
- Bruce Thomas– bass, electric guitar, saxophone
- Pete Thomas– drums, alto saxophone
- Mickey Curry– drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Declan MacManus (Elvis Costello), except where noted.
- Uncomplicated
- I Hope You’re Happy Now
- Tokyo Storm Warning – Declan MacManus, Cait O’Riordan
- Home Is Anywhere You Hang Your Head
- I Want You
- Honey, Are You Straight or Are You Blind?
- Blue Chair
- Battered Old Bird
- Crimes of Paris
- Poor Napoleon
- Next Time Round
Huey Lewis And The News: Sports
On September 15, 1983, “Chrysalis” label released “Sports”, the third Huey Lewis and the News album .It was recorded in 1983, at “Fantasy Studios” in Berkeley, California;“Record Plant” in Sausalito, California, and “The Automatt” in San Francisco, and was produced by Huey Lewis, Mario Cipolina, Johnny Colla, Bill Gibons and Chris Hayes. The album cover art features a photo of the band at the “2 A.M. Club”, a bar located in Mill Valley, California, where the band had performed during its early days. The album was certified Platinum in Australia by “ARIA”; Diamond in Canada by “Music Canada”; Platinum in New Zealand by “RMNZ”, and 7 x Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”.
Personnel:
- Huey Lewis– lead vocals, harmonica
- Johnny Colla– guitar, saxophone, backing vocals
- Mario Cipollina –bass
- Bill Gibson –drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Chris Hayes –lead guitar, backing vocals
- Sean Hopper –keyboards, backing vocals
- John McFee– pedal steel guitar
- Jim Gaines, Jeffrey Norman, Jesse Osborne – engineer
- Larry Alexander, Bob Clearmountain – mixing
- Ted Jensen, Bob Vosgien – mastering
- Bob Norberg – remastering
- Sam Gay, Lisa Glines – art direction
- Bunny Zaruba – design
Track listing:
- The Heart of Rock & Roll – Johnny Colla, Huey Lewis
- Heart & Soul – Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn
- Bad is Bad – Alex Call, John Ciambotti, Sean Hopper, Huey Lewis, John McFee, Michael Schriener
- I Want a New Drug – Chris Hayes, Huey Lewis
- Walking on a Thin Line – Andre Pessis, Kevin Wells
- Finally Found a Home – Brown, Chris Hayes, Huey Lewis
- If This Is It – Johnny Colla, Huey Lewis
- You Crack Me Up – Mario Cipollina, Huey Lewis
- Honky Tonk Blues – Hank Williams
Richard Wright: Wet Dream
On September 22, 1978, “Harvest” label released “Wet Dream”, the debut Richard Wright album. It was recorded January – February 1978, and was produced by Richard Wright.
Personnel:
- Richard Wright – vocals, piano, keyboards, electric piano, Hammond organ, Oberheim synthesizer
- Snowy White – guitars
- Larry Steele – bass guitar
- Reg Isidore – drums, percussion
- Mel Collins – saxophones, flute
- Hipgnosis – design, photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Richard Wright, except where noted.
- Mediterranean C
- Against the Odds – Richard Wright, Juliette Wright
- Cat Cruise
- Summer Elegy
- Waves
- Holiday
- Mad Yannis Dance
- Drop in from the Top
- Pink’s Song
- Funky Deux
Crosby & Nash: Wind On The Water
On September 15, 1975, “ABC Records” label released “Wind on the Water”, the second Crosby & Nash album. It was recorded in 1975, at “Rudy Records” in San Francisco, “Sound Labs” and “Village Recorders” in Los Angeles, and was produced by David Crosby, Graham Nash and Stephen Barncard.
Personnel:
- David Crosby— vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, twelve-string guitar, piano
- Graham Nash— vocals, electric guitar, piano, organ, congas
- David Lindley— slide guitar, fiddle
- Danny Kortchmar— electric guitar
- Joel Bernstein— guitar, backing vocals
- James Taylor— guitar, backing vocals
- Ben Keith— slide guitar
- Craig Doerge— electric piano, piano, organ
- Carole King— vocals, organ, piano
- Stan Szelest — electric piano
- Tim Drummond — bass
- Leland Sklar— bass
- Russell Kunkel— drums, percussion
- Levon Helm— drums
- Jackson Browne— backing vocals
- Jimmie Haskell— string arrangements
- Sid Sharp — orchestra leader
- Stephen Barncard, Don Gooch —engineer
- Stanley Johnston — engineer assistant
- Gary Burden— art direction
- Joel Bernstein — photography
Track listing:
- Carry Me – David Crosby
- Mama Lion – Graham Nash
- Bittersweet – David Crosby
- Take the Money and Run – Graham Nash
- Naked in the Rain – David Crosby, Graham Nash
- Love Work Out – Graham Nash
- Low Down Payment – David Crosby
- Cowboy of Dreams – Graham Nash
- Homeward Through the Haze – David Crosby
- Fieldworker – Graham Nash
- To the Last Whale…(A. Critical Mass B. Wind on the Water) – David Crosby, Graham Nash
Judee Still: Same
On September 15, 1971, “Asylum” label released the debut, self-titled Judee Sill album. It was recorded 1969 – 1971, and was produced by Henry Lewy, John Beck, Jim Pons and Graham Nash.
Personnel:
- Judee Sill – vocals, guitar, piano
- David Crosby- guitar
- Graham Nash- organ
- Clydie King, Rita Coolidge, Venetta Fields– backing vocals
- Don Bagley, Bob Harris – orchestration
- Larry Cox – engineer
Track listing:
All tracks by Judee Sill.
- Crayon Angels
- The Phantom Cowboy
- The Archetypal Man
- The Lamb Ran Away with the Crown
- Lady-O
- Jesus Was a Cross Maker
- Ridge Rider
- My Man on Love
- Lopin’ Along Thru the Cosmos
- Enchanted Sky Machines
- Abracadabra
The Kinks: Something Else by The Kinks
On September 15, 1967, “Pye” label released “Something Else by The Kinks” (Something Else), the fifth Kinks (The) album. It was recorded April 1966 – July 1967, at “Pye Studios” in London, and was produced by Shal Talmy and Ray Davies. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 288 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.
Personnel:
- Ray Davies– lead vocals, rhythm guitar, harmonica, harp, harpsichord, organ, tuba, maracas
- Dave Davies– lead and backing vocals, lead guitar, 12 string guitar
- Pete Quaife– bass guitar, backing vocals
- Mick Avory– drums, percussion
- Nicky Hopkins– keyboards, piano
- Rasa Davies – backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Ray Davies, except where noted.
- David Watts
- Death of a Clown – Dave Davies, Ray Davies
- Two Sisters
- No Return
- Harry Rag
- Tin Soldier Man
- Situation Vacant
- Love Me Till the Sun Shines – Dave Davies
- Lazy Old Sun
- Afternoon Tea
- Funny Face
- End of the Season
- Waterloo Sunset
Paul Weller: Studio 150
On September 14, 2004, “V2 Records” label released “Studio 150”, the seventh Paul Weller album. It was recorded in 2004, at “Studio 150” inn Amsterdam, and was produced by Paul Weller and Jan Kybert.
Personnel:
- Paul Weller – vocals, guitar, keyboards
- Steve Cradock– guitar
- Bill Newsinger – mandolin
- Stefan Schmid – Moog synthesizer
- Damon Minchella – bass
- Steve “Supe” White– drums
- Benjamin Herman – saxophone, flute, horn arrangements
- Ray Bruinsma – trumpet
- Jan Van Duikeren – trumpet
- Louk Boudesteijn – trombone
- Frans Cornelissen – tuba
- Jan Van Duikeren – flugelhorn
- Ray Bruinsma – flugelhorn
- Joeri DeVente – French horn
- Lorre Trytten – violin
- Herman Van Haaren – violin
- Pauline Terlow – violin
- Sarah Koch – violin
- Eliza Carthy– violin
- Martin de Ruiter – violin
- Seya Teeuwen – violin
- Aimee Versloot – viola
- Mieke Honingh – viola
- Bastiaan Van Der Werf – cello
- Petra Rosa – harp
- Williem Friede – string arrangements
- The Stands – backing vocals
- Sam Leigh Brown – backing vocals
- Claudia Fontaine – backing vocals
- Carleen Anderson– backing vocals
Track listing:
- If I Could Only Be Sure – Gabriel Mekler, Nolan Porter
- Wishing on a Star – Billie Rae Calvin
- Don’t Make Promises – Tim Hardin
- The Bottle – Gil Scott-Heron
- Black Is the Colour – Traditional
- Close To You – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
- Early Morning Rain – Gordon Lightfoot
- One Way Road – Noel Gallagher
- Hercules – Allen Toussaint
- Thinking of You – Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers
- All Along The Watchtower – Bob Dylan
- Birds – Neil Young
Arcade Fire: Funeral
On September 14, 2004, “Merge Records” label released “Funeral”, the debut Arcade Fire studio album. It was recorded 2003 – 2004, at “Hotel2Tango” in Montreal, Quebec, and was produced by Win Butler, Regine Chassagne, Richard Reed Parry, Tim Kingsbury and Howard Bilerman. “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Funeral” at number 151 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.
Personnel:
- Win Butler– vocals, Jaguar and 12 strings electric guitar, acoustic guitar, piano, synthesizer, bass
- Richard Reed Parry– Rickenbacker guitar, synthesizer, organ, piano, accordion, xylophone, percussion, double bass, engineer, recording
- Tim Kingsbury– bass, Telecaster guitar, acoustic guitar
- Régine Chassagne– vocals, drums, synthesizer, piano, accordion, xylophone, recorders, percussion
- Howard Bilerman– drums, guitar, engineer, recording
- William Butler– bass, xylophone, synthesizer, percussion
- Arlen Thompson – drums
- Pietro Amato– horn
- Sarah Neufeld– violin, string arrangements
- Owen Pallett– violin, string arrangements
- Sophie Trudeau– violin
- Jessica Moss – violin
- Gen Heistek – viola
- Michael Olsen– cello
- Anita Fust – harp
- Arcade Fire– string arrangements, engineer, recording
- Mark Lawson – recording, engineer
- Thierry Amar- recording assistant
- Ryan Morey – mastering
- Tracy Maurice – cover art
- Hilary Treadwell – photography, insert
Track listing:
All tracks by Win Butler, Regine Chassagne, Richard Reed Parry, Tim Kingsbury and Howard Bilermanre, except where noted.
- Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels) – Win Butler, Regine Chassagne, Richard Reed Parry, Tim Kingsbury, Howard Bilerman, John Deu
- Neighborhood #2 (Laïka)
- Une année sans lumière
- Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)
- Neighborhood #4 (7 Kettles) – Win Butler, Regine Chassagne, Richard Reed Parry, Tim Kingsbury, Howard Bilerman, John Deu
- Crown of Love
- Wake Up
- Haiti
- Rebellion (Lies)
- In the Backseat
