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Gentle Giant: Interview

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On April 23, 1976, “Chrysalis” label released “Interview”, the eighth Gentle Giant album. It was recorded February – March 1976, at “Advision Studios” in London, and was produced by Gary Green, Kerry Minnear, Derek Shulman, Ray Shulman and John Weathers..

Personnel:

  • Gary Green– electric guitar, electric guitars, acoustic guitar, alto recorder, backing vocals
  • Kerry Minnear– lead and backing vocals, Minimoog, piano, Hammond organ, Clavinet, electric piano, synthesizer, RMI Electra Piano, clavichord, marimba, percussion
  • Derek Shulman– lead vocals, alto saxophone, percussion
  • Ray Shulman– bass, electric violin, violin, 12 string guitar, percussion, backing vocals
  • John Weathers – co-lead and backing vocals, drums, tambourine, percussion, finger cymbal,  cowbell,  cabasa, güiro, gong
  • Phil Sutcliffe– interviewer

Track listing:

All tracks by Kerry Minnear, Derek Shulman, and Ray Shulman.

  1. Interview
  2. Give it Back
  3. Design
  4. Another Show
  5. Empty City
  6. Timing
  7. I Lost My Head

Budgie: If I Were Brittania I’d Wave the Rules

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On April 23, 1976, “A&M” label released “If I Were Brittania I’d Waive the Rules”, the sixth Budgie album. It was recorded in 1978, and was produced by Burke Shelley, Tony Bourge, Richard Dunn and Steve Williams.

Personnel:

  • Tony Bourge- guitar
  • Richard Dunn – keyboards
  • Burke Shelley- vocals, bass
  • Steve Williams– drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Burke Shelley and Tony Bourge.

  1. Anne Neggen
  2. If I Were Brittania I’d Waive the Rules
  3. You’re Opening Doors
  4. Quacktor and Bureaucats
  5. Sky High Percentage
  6. Heaven Knows Our Name
  7. Black Velvet Stallion

Burning Spear: Garvey’s Ghost

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Garvey's ghost

On April 23, 1976, “Island” label released “Garvey’s Ghost”, the fourth Burning Spear album. It was recorded in 1976, at “Randy’s Recording Studio” in North Parade, Kingston, Jamaica, and was produced by Lawrence Lindo. Each album track is a dub version of the same song from the band’s third album “Marcus Garvey”.

Personnel:

  • Winston Rodney- lead vocals
  • Delroy Hines- harmony vocals
  • Rupert Willington- harmony vocals
  • Tyrone “Organ D” Downie- piano, organ
  • Bernard “Touter” Harvey – piano, organ, clavinet
  • Earl “Chinna” Smith- lead guitar
  • Valentine “Tony” Chin– rhythm guitar
  • Robbie “Rabbi” Shakespeare- bass
  • Aston “Family Man” Barrett- bass
  • Leroy “Horsemouth” Wallace- drums
  • Bobby Ellis- trumpet
  • Vincent “Trommie” Gordon- trombone, clavinet
  • Carlton “Sam” Samuels – flute
  • Herman Marquis- alto saxophone
  • Richard “Dirty Harry” Hall- tenor saxophone
  • George Philpott, Errol Thompson – engineer
  • John Burns, Dick Cuthell – dubbing engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Winston Rodney and Phillip Fullwood, except where noted.

  1. The Ghost
  2. I and I Survive
  3. Black Wa-Da-Da – Winston Rodney, C. Paisley, Philip.Fullwood
  4. John Burns Skank – Marcus Rodney, Mackba Rodney, Winston Rodney
  5. Brain Food – Winston Rodney
  6. Farther East of Jack
  7. 2000 Years – Delroy Hines, Rupert Willington, Winston Rodney
  8. Dread River – Winston Rodney, M. Lawrence, Philip Fullwood
  9. Workshop – Folkes, Winston Rodney, Philip Fullwood
  10. Reggaelation – Winston Rodney

The Rolling Stones: Black and Blue

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Black and blue

On April 23, 1976, “Rolling Stones” label released “Black and Blue”, the 13th Rolling Stones album. It was recorded December 1974, January – February 1975, March – April 1975, and was produced by The Glimmer Twins. It was the band’s first studio album with Ronnie Wood as the replacement for Mick Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Mick Jagger– lead, backing and harmony vocals,  rhythm guitar, acoustic and electric piano, foot stomp, percussion
  • Keith Richards– electric guitars, bass guitar, Fender Rhodes electric piano, electric wah-wah guitar. backing and harmony vocals
  • Ronnie Wood– lead electric guitar, electric guitar, co-lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Bill Wyman– bass guitar, percussion
  • Charlie Watts– drums, percussion
  • Harvey Mandel– lead electric guitar
  • Wayne Perkins– acoustic guitar, lead electric guitar
  • Billy Preston– organ, piano, string synthesizer, percussion, harmony and backing vocals
  • Nicky Hopkins– piano,  ARP String Ensemble
  • Ollie Brown– percussion
  • Ian Stewart– percussion
  • Arif Mardin– horn arrangements
  • Keith Harwood, Glyn Johns, Phil McDonald, Lew Hahn – engineer
  • Jeremy Gee, Dave Richards, Tapani, Steve Dowd, Gene Paul –  engineer assistant
  • Lee Hulko – LP mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, except where noted.

  1. Hot Stuff
  2. Hand of Fate
  3. Cherry on Baby – Eric Donaldson
  4. Memory Motel
  5. Hey Negrita – inspiration by Ron Wood
  6. Melody – Inspiration by Billy Preston
  7. Fool to Cry
  8. Crazy Mama

Manassas: Down the Road

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Down the roads

On April 23, 1973, “Atlantic” label released “Down the Road”, the second and last Manassas album. It was recorded in 1973, and was produced by Stephen Stills, Chris Hillman and Dallas Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Stephen Stills – vocals, guitar, piano, bass
  • Chris Hillman – vocals, guitar, bass, mandolin
  • Al Perkins- guitar, pedal steel guitar, banjo
  • Paul Harris- piano
  • Calvin “Fuzzy” Samuel – vocals, bass
  • Dallas Taylor- drums
  • Joe Lala – vocals, percussion
  • Joe Walsh- slide guitar
  • Charlie Grimes – guitar
  • Bobby Whitlock- keyboards
  • Jerry Aiello – organ
  • Guille Garcia, Lachy Espinol – percussion
  • Sydney George – flute
  • Pat Arnold- vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Stephen Stills, except where noted.

  1. Isn’t It About Time
  2. Lies – Chris Hillman
  3. Pensamiento – Stephen Stills, Nelson Escoto
  4. So Many Times – Chris Hillman, Stephen Stills
  5. Business on the Street
  6. Do You Remember The Americans
  7. Down The Road
  8. City Junkies
  9. Guaguancó de Veró – Stephen Stills, Joe Lala
  10. Rollin’ My Stone – Stephen Stills, Calvin Samuel

Joe Cocker: With a Little Help from My Friends

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On April 23, 1969, “Regal Zonophone” label released released “With a Little Help from My Friends”, the debut Joe Cocker album. It was recorded in 1968, at “Olympic Studios” and “Trident Studios” in London, and was produced by Denny Cordell.

Personnel:

  • Joe Cocker – vocals
  • David Cohen – guitar
  • Tony Visconti – guitar
  • Jimmy Page – guitar
  • Henry McCullough – guitar
  • Albert Lee – guitar
  • Chris Stainton – piano, organ, bass guitar
  • Tommy Eyre – piano, organ
  • Artie Butler – piano
  • Matthew Fisher – organ
  • Stevie Winwood – organ
  • Carol Kaye – bass guitar
  • Clem Cattini, Mike Kellie, J. Wilson, Kenny – drums
  • Paul Humphrey – drums
  • Laudir – tumba, maracas
  • Brenda Holloway, Patrice Holloway, Merry Clayton, Madeline Bell, Rosetta Hightower, Sue Wheetman, Sunny Wheetman – backing vocals
  • Tony Visconti – mixing
  • Tom Wilkes – design
  • Martin Keeley – front cover photography
  • Eric Hays, Herb Greene – back cover photography

Track listing:

  1. Feeling Alright – Dave Mason
  2. Bye Bye Blackbird – Ray Henderson, Mort Dixon
  3. Change in Louise – Joe Cocker, Chris Stainton
  4. Marjorine – Joe Cocker, Chris Stainton
  5. Just Like a Woman – Bob Dylan
  6. Do I Still Figure in Your Life? – Pete Dello
  7. Sandpaper Cadillac – Joe Cocker, Chris Stainton
  8. Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood – Gloria Caldwell, Sol Marcus, Bennie Benjamin
  9. With a Little Help from My Friends – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  10. I Shall Be Released – Bob Dylan

 

Sonic Youth: SYR7: J’Accuse Ted Hughes

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Syr7

On April 22, 2008, “SYR” label released “SYR7: J’Accuse Ted Hughes”, the seventh Sonic Youth’s release in the “SYR” series. It was recorded 2000 – 2003, and was produced by  Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo, Kim Gordon and Steve Shelley. As the rest of the “SYR” series, “SYR7” liner notes are in foreign language, in this case, Arpitan, a French regional language.

Personnel:

  • Lee Ranaldo – vocal, guitar
  • Thurston Moore – vocal, guitar
  • Kim Gordon – vocal, bass
  • Steve Shelley – drums
  • Deanne Franklin – recording
  • Aaron Mullan – recording
  • Jim O’Rourke – mixing
  • John Golden – mastering
  • Chris Habib –design
  • Edd Westmacott – photography

Track listing:

  1. J’Accuse Ted Hughes
  2. Agnès B Musique

Daniel Lanois: Shine

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On April 22, 2003, “Anti Records” label released “Shine”, the ninth Daniel Lanois album. It was recorded 2002 – 2003, and was produced by Daniel Lanois.

Personnel:

  • Daniel Lanois– vocals, guitar, pedal steel guitar, bass
  • Malcolm Burn– guitar, keyboards
  • Aaron Embry- Piano, Hammond B3, melodica
  • Daryl Johnson– bass
  • Brian Blade– drums
  • Brady Blade, Jr.– drums
  • Bono– vocal
  • Emmylou Harris– backing vocal

Track listing:

All tracks by Daniel Lanois, except where noted.

  1. I Love You
  2. Falling at Your Feet – Bono, Daniel Lanois
  3. As Tears Roll By
  4. Sometimes
  5. Shine
  6. Transmitter
  7. San Juan
  8. Matador
  9. Space Kay
  10. Slow Giving
  11. Fire
  12. Power of One
  13. J J Leaves LA

Yo La Tengo: I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One

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I can hear the heart

On April 22, 1997, “Matador Records” label released “I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One”, the eighth Yo La Tengo. It was recorded in 1997, at “House of David” in Nashville, “Tennessee” and “Big House” and “Magic Shop” in New York City, and was produced by Roger Moutenot.

Personnel:

  • Ira Kaplan– lead and backing vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • James McNew– lead and backing vocals, bass, guitar, percussion, keyboard
  • Al Perkins – lap steel guitar, pedal steel
  • Georgia Hubley– lead and backing vocals, drums, percussion, keyboards
  • Jonathan Marx – trumpet
  • Greg Calbi– mastering
  • Jad Fair– artwork
  • Steve Thornton – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Ira Kaplan, James NcNew, Al Perkins and Georgia Hubley, except where noted.

  1. Return to Hot Chicken
  2. Moby octopad
  3. Sugarcube
  4. Damage
  5. Stockholm Syndrome
  6. Autumn Sweater
  7. Little Honda – Brian Wilson, Mike Love
  8. Green Arrow
  9. One PM Again
  10. The Lie and How We Told It
  11. Center of Gravity
  12. Spec Bebop
  13. We’re an American Band
  14. My Little Corner of the World – Bob Hilliard, Lee Pockriss

 

Pennywise: Full Circle

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On April 22, 1997, “Epitaph” label released “Full Circle”, the fourth Pennywise album. It was recorded in 1996, at “Total Access Recording” in Redondo Beach, California, and was produced by Jim Lindberg, Byron McMackin, Fletcher Dragge, Randy Bradbury and Eddie Ashworth.

Personnel:

  • Jim Lindberg – vocals, mixing
  • Fletcher Dragge – guitar, mixing
  • Randy Bradbury – bass, mixing
  • Byron McMackin – drums, mixing
  • Justin Thirsk – vocals
  • Ronnie King- piano
  • Eddie Ashworth- engineer, mixing
  • Darian Rundall – engineer assistant, mixing
  • Milton Chan – mixing
  • Brett Gurewitz- mixing
  • Eddy Schreyer – mastering
  • Fred Hidalgo – logo
  • Jesse Fischer – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Jim Lindberg, Byron McMackin, Fletcher Dragge and Randy Bradbury.

  1. Fight Till You Die
  2. Date with Destiny
  3. Get a Life
  4. Society
  5. Final Day
  6. Broken
  7. Running Out of Time
  8. You’ll Never Make It
  9. Every Time
  10. Nowhere Fast
  11. What If IGo Away
  12. Did You Really?
  13. Bro Hymn(Tribute)