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Dr. John: Gris-Gris

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Dr John Night tripper

On January 22, 1968, “Atco” label released “Gris-Gris”, the debut Dr. John (Mac Rebennack) album.  It was recorded in 1967, at the “Gold Star Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Harold Battiste. Magazine “Rolling Stone” ranked “Gris-Gris” at number 143 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Dr. John- vocals, keyboards, guitar, percussion
  • Richard ‘Didimus’ Washington – guitar, mandolin, percussion
  • Steve Mann – guitar, banjo
  • Ernest McLean- guitar, mandolin
  • Bob West – bass
  • Harold Battiste – bass, clarinet, percussion, arrangements
  • John Boudreaux – drums
  • Mo Pedido – congas
  • Plas Johnson- saxophone
  • Lonnie Boulden – flute
  • Dave Dixon, Jessie Hill, Ronnie Barron- backing vocals, percussion
  • Joni Jonz, Prince Ella Johnson, Shirley Goodman, Sonny Ray Durden, Tami Lynn- backing vocals
  • Marvin Israel– design

Track listing:

  1. Gris-Gris Gumbo Ya Ya – Dr. John Creaux
  2. Danse Kalinda Ba Doom – Dr. John Creaux and Harold Battiste
  3. Mama Roux – Dr. John and Jessie Hill
  4. Danse Fambeaux – Dr. John Creaux
  5. Croker Courtbullion – Harold Battiste
  6. Jump Sturdy – Dr. John Creaux
  7. I Walk on Guilded Splinters – Dr. John Creaux

Luka Bloom: The Acoustic Motorbike

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The Acoustic Motorbike

On January 21, 1992, “Reprise” label released “The Acoustic Motorbike”, the sixth Luka Bloom album.  It  was recorded in 1991 and was produced by  Paul Barrett.

Personnel:

  • Luka Bloom – vocals, guitar
  • Gerry O’Beirne – national steel guitar
  • Fiachna O’Braondin – electric guitar
  • Ed Tomney – electric guitar, bouzouki
  • Gerry O’Connor – banjo
  • Peter O’Toole – bass
  • Paul Barrett – bass, keyboards, organ, animal sounds
  • Paul Byrne, Gerry Fehily – drums
  • Frankie Kennedy – flute
  • Christy Moore – vocals, bodhran
  • Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh – fiddle
  • Liam Ó Maonlaí – didjeridu, harmonica
  • Bob Riley – bodhran, drums, percussion, shaker, tambourine
  • Amelia Stein – photography

Track Listing

  1. Mary Watches Everything – Luka Bloom
  2. You – Luka Bloom
  3. I Believe In You – Luka Bloom
  4. I Need Love – Robert Ervin, Bobby Erving, Steve Ettinger, Darryl Pierce, David Pierce, Dwayne “Muffla” Simon, James Todd Smith
  5. Exploring the Blue – Luka Bloom
  6. This is Your Country – Luka Bloom
  7. The Acoustic Motorbike – Luka Bloom
  8. Can’t Help Falling in Love – Luka Bloom
  9. Bones – Luka Bloom
  10. Bridge of Sorrow – Luka Bloom
  11. Listen to the Hoofbeat – Luka Bloom
  12. Be Well – Luka Bloom

The Canned Heat: Boogie With Canned Heat

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On January 21, 1968, “Liberty” label released “Boogie with Canned Heat”, the second Canned Heat (The) album. It was recorded October – November 1967, at the “Liberty Studios” and was produced by Skip Taylor and Dallas Smith.

Personnel:

  • Bob Hite– vocals
  • Alan Wilson – vocals, slide guitar, harmonica
  • Henry Vestine– lead guitar
  • Larry Taylor– bass
  • Adolfo de la Parra– drums
  • Dr. John – piano, horn arrangements
  • Sunnyland Slim– piano

Track listing:

  1. Evil Woman – Larry Weiss
  2. My Crime – Canned Heat
  3. On the Road Again – Floyd Jones, Alan Wilson
  4. World in a Jug – Canned Heat
  5. Turpentine Moan – Canned Heat
  6. Whiskey Headed Woman No. 2″ – Bob Hite
  7. Amphetamine Annie – Canned Heat
  8. An Owl Song – Alan Wilson
  9. Marie Laveau – Henry Vestine
  10. Fried Hockey Boogie – Larry Taylor

Them: Them Again

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On January 21, 1966, “Decca” label released “Them Again”, the second Them album. It was recorded in 1965 and was produced by Tommy Scott.

Personnel:

Track listing:

  • Van Morrison – vocals, saxophone, harmonica
  • Billy Harrison – vocals, guitar
  • Eric Wrixon – piano, keyboards
  • Alan Henderson – bass
  • Ronnie Milling – drums

Track listing:

  1. Could You, Would You – Van Morrison
  2. Something You Got – Chris Kenner
  3. Call My Name – Tommy Scott
  4. Turn On Your Love Light – Deadric Malone, Joseph Wade Scott
  5. I Put a Spell on You – Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
  6. I Can Only Give You Everything – Phil Coulter, Tommy Scott
  7. My Lonely Sad Eyes – Van Morrison
  8. I Got A Woman – Ray Charles, Renald Richard
  9. Out Of Sight – James Brown, Ted Wright
  10. It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue – Bob Dylan
  11. Bad Or Good – Van Morrison
  12. How Long Baby – Gillon aka Tommy Scott
  13. Hello Josephine – Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino
  14. Don’t You Know – Tommy Scott
  15. Hey Girl – Van Morrison
  16. Bring ’em On In – Van Morrison

Björk: Vulnicura

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On January 20, 2015, “One Little Indian” released “Vulnicura”, the ninth Björk studio album.  It was recorded in 2014, and was produced by Björk, Arca and The Haxan Cloak.

Personnel:

  • Björk– vocals, string arrangements, vocal arrangements, programming, cover character
  • Antony Hegarty– vocals
  • Arca– programming
  • The Haxan Cloak– programming, mixing
  • John Flynn – programming
  • U Strings – strings
  • Mani Þorkelsson – string recording assistant
  • Biggi – string recording assistant
  • Joel Davies – string mix session assistant
  • Graeme Baldwin – string mix session assistant
  • M/M Paris – design
  • Inez van Lamsweerde, Vinoodh Matadin – photography

Choir:

  • Ásta Ægisdóttir
  • Auður Albertsdóttir
  • Ásdís Björg Gestsdóttir
  • Ásdís Eva Ólafsdóttir
  • Bergljót Rafnar Karlsdóttir
  • Drífa Örvarsdóttir
  • Elín Edda Sigurðardóttir
  • Erla María Markúsdóttir
  • Fífa Jónsdóttir
  • Gígja Gylfadóttir
  • Gígja Haraldsdóttir
  • Guðrún Matthildur Sigurbergsdóttir
  • Sigrún Ósk Jóhannesdóttir
  • Unnur Sigurðardóttir

 Track listing:

All tracks by Björk, except where noted.

  1. Stonemilke
  2. Lionsong
  3. History of Touches
  4. Black Lake
  5. Family – : Björk, Arca
  6. Notget – : Björk, Arca
  7. Atom Dance – lyrics: Björk, Oddný Eir, Ævarsdóttir
  8. Mouth Mantra
  9. Quicksand – Björk, Arca

 

 

Anthony And The Johnsons: The Crying Light

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Aj the crying light

On January 20, 2009,“Matador” label released “The Crying Light”, the third Antony and the Johnsons’ studio album. It was recorded in 2008, and was produced by Antony Hegarty. The album’s cover artwork features a 1977 photograph of butoh dancer Kazuo Ohno, by Naoya Ikegami.

Personnel:

  • Antony – vocals, arrangements
  • Thomas Bartlett, Greg Cohen, Will Holshouser, Wil Holzhouser, Julia Kent, Parker Kindred, Jeff Langston, Rob Moose, William Whittman – musicians
  • Maxim Moston, Doug Wieselman – arrangements, musician
  • Nico Muhly – arrangements
  • Hiroko Taguchi, Antoine Silverman, Sarah Hewitt Ruth, Susan Perelman, Brian Miller, Alexandra Knoll, Bridget Kibbey, Danielle Farina, Keith Bonner, Lisa Albrecht, Tim Albright, Leise Anschuetz, Anja Wood, Amy Zoloto – orchestra
  • Dan Bora, Hector Castillo, Keith Gary, Scott Lehrer, Stewart Lerman, Alex Nizich, William Whittman – engineer
  • Bryce Goggin – engineer, mixing
  • Jason Lader – mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering, remastering
  • Daniel Murphy – layout design
  • Don Felix Cervantes – photography
  • Johanna Constantine – make –up
  • Naoya Ikegami – portraits

Track listing:

All tracks by Antony Hegarty, except where noted.

  1. Her Eyes Are Underneath the Ground – Antony Hegarty, Nick Hegarty
  2. Epilepsy Is Dancing
  3. One Dove – Antony Hegarty, Barry Reynolds
  4. Kiss My Name
  5. The Crying Light
  6. Another World
  7. Daylight and the Sun
  8. Aeon
  9. Dust and Water
  10. Everglade

Daft Punk: Homework

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Daftpunk

On January 20, 1997, “Virgin” label released “Homework”, the debut Daft Punk studio album.  It was recorded from 1993 -1996, at “Daft Punk Studio” in Paris, and was produced by Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo. The albums certified 2 x Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”, Platinum in France by “SNEP”, Platinum in New Zealand by “RMNZ” and Platinum in UK by “BPI”.

Personnel:

  • Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo – vocals, guitar, synthesizers, keyboards, bass, drums, programming, mixing, design concept, logo  design
  • Thomas Bangalter – vocals, synthesizers, keyboards, guitar bass guitar, vocoder, programming, mixing, design concept
  • Nilesh Nilz Patel – mastering
  • @ Magic Design – layout, additional artwork
  • Serge Nicolas – layout, additional artwork
  • Nicolas Hidiroglou – photography
  • Philippe Lévy – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo.

  1. Daftendirekt
  2. WDPK 83.7 FM
  3. Revolution 909
  4. Da Funk
  5. Phoenix
  6. Fresh
  7. Around the World
  8. Rollin’ & Strachin”
  9. Teachers
  10. High Fidelity
  11. Rock’n’Roll
  12. Oh Yeah
  13. Burnin’
  14. Indo Silver Club
  15. Alive
  16. Funk AD

XTC: White Music

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XTC_White_Music

On January 20, 1978, “Virgin” label released “White Music”, the debut XTC studio album. It was recorded April – October, 1977, at the “Manor” in Oxfordshire, and was produced by John Leckie.

Personnel:

  • Andy Partridge – vocals, guitar
  • Colin Moulding – vocals, bass
  • Barry Andrews – steam piano, clapped out organs
  • Terry Chambers – drums

Track listing:

  1. Radios in Motion – Andy Partridge
  2. Cross Wires – Colin Moulding
  3. This is Pop – Andy Partridge
  4. Do What You Do – Colin Moulding
  5. Statue of Liberty – Andy Partridge
  6. All Along the Watchtower – Bob Dylan
  7. Into the Atom Age – Andy Partridge
  8. I’ll Set Myself on Fire – Colin Moulding
  9. I’m Bugged – Andy Partridge
  10. New Town Animal – Andy Partridge
  11. Spinning Top – Andy Partridge
  12. Neon Shuffle – Andy Partridge

Gerry Rafferty: City To City

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City to city

On January 20, 1978, “United Artists” released “City to City”, the second Gerry Rafferty studio album. It was recorded in 1977,at the “ Chipping  Norton Recording Studios”, and was produced by Hugh Murphy. The album featured the song  “Baker Street”, which reached  5 million plays on British radio, and became Rafferty’s best known song. “City to City” was certified Platinum the US by “RIAA”.

Personnel:

  • Gerry Rafferty– lead and backing vocals, piano, acoustic guitar
  • Tommy Eyre– piano, electric piano, grand piano, Moog synthesizer, organ, keyboards, brass arrangements
  • Jerry Donahue– lead, rhythm and electric guitar
  • Hugh Burns– acoustic, rhythm and electric guitar
  • Nigel Jenkins, Andy Fairweather-Low– rhythm and electric guitar
  • Micky Moody– acoustic guitar
  • Brian Cole– steel guitar, dobro
  • Graham Preskett– fiddle, mandolin, synthesizer, string machine, strings, bass, arrangements
  • Paul Jones– harmonica
  • Hugh Murphy – tambourine
  • Willy Ray – accordion
  • Mo Foster– bass, backing vocals
  • Henry Spinetti– drums
  • Glen LeFleur- drums, percussion, tambourine
  • Raphael Ravenscroft– saxophone
  • Roger Brown, Vivian McAuliff, John McBurnie, Rab Noakes, Barbara Dickson, Joanna Carlin – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Gerry Rafferty.

  1. The Ark
  2. Baker Street
  3. Right Down the Line
  4. City to City
  5. Stealin’ Time
  6. Mattie’s Rag
  7. Whatever’s Written In Your Heart
  8. Home and Dry
  9. Island
  10. Waiting for the Day

 

Bob Dylan: Blood On The Tracks

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On January 20, 1975, “Columbia” label released “Blood on the Tracks”, the fifteenth Bob Dylan studio album.  It was recorded in September 1974, at ”A & R Recording “in New York, and December, 1974, at “Sound 80” in Minneapolis, and was produced by Bob Dylan. In 2003, magazine “Rolling Stone” ranked the album at number 16, on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of all Time”, and in 2004, it was placed at number 5 on “Pitchfork Media’s” list of the “Top 100 Albums of the 70s”. “Blood on the Tracks” was certified 2 x Platinum in the US by “RIAA”.

Personnel

  • Bob Dylan– vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Buddy Cage– steel guitar
  • Barry Kornfeld – guitar
  • Charles Brown III – guitar
  • Kevin Odegard – guitar
  • Chris Weber – guitar, 12-string guitar
  • Eric Weissberg– banjo, guitar
  • Peter Ostroushko– mandolin
  • Thomas McFaul – keyboards
  • Paul Griffin– organ, keyboards
  • Gregg Inhofer – keyboards
  • Billy Peterson– bass guitar
  • Tony Brown – bass guitar
  • Bill Berg– drums
  • Richard Crooks – drums

Track listing

All tracks by Bob Dylan.

  1. Tangled up in Blue
  2. Simple Twist of Fate
  3. You’re a Big Girl Now
  4. Idiot Wind
  5. You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go
  6. Meet Me in the Morning
  7. Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts
  8. If You See Her, Say Hello
  9. Shelter From the Storm
  10. Buckets of Rain