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Rush: Counterparts

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On October 18, 1993, “Anthem Records” label released “Counterparts”, the fifteenth Rush studio album. It was recorded April – June 1993, at “Le Studio” in Morin-Heights, “McClear Pathé” in Toronto, and was produced by Peter Collins, Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart.

Personnel:

  • Geddy Lee – vocals, bass, synthesizer, arrangements
  • Alex Lifeson – acoustic and electric guitars, arrangements
  • Neil Peart – drums, cymbals, electronic percussion, arrangements
  • John Webster – additional keyboards
  • Michael Kamen – orchestration, conducor
  • Peter Collins –arrangements
  • Kevin “Caveman” Shirley – recording
  • Simon Pressey – recording and mixing assistant
  • Bill Hermans – engineer assistant
  • Michael Letho – mixing
  • Brett Zilahi – mixing assistant
  • Everett Ravestein – pre-production assistant
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Hugh Syme – art direction, design
  • Andrew MacNaughtan – photography
  • Anthem Entertainment – executive production

Track listing:

All lyrics by Neal Pert except where noted, all music by Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee.

  1. Animate
  2. Stick It Out
  3. Cut to the Chase
  4. Nobody’s Hero
  5. Between Sun & Moon – Neil Peart, Pye Dubois
  6. Alien Shore
  7. The Speed of Love
  8. Double Agent
  9. Leave That Thing Alone
  10. Cold Fire
  11. Everyday Glory

Isley Brothers: The Brothers: Isley

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In October 1970, “Stateside” label released “The Brothers: Isley”, the seventh Isley Brothers album. It was recorded in 1970, at “A&R Studios” in New York City, and was produced by O’Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley and Rudollh Isley.

  • O’Kelly Isley – lead and backing vocals, arrangements
  • Ronald Isley – lead and backing vocals, arrangements
  • Rudolph Isley – lead and backing vocals, arrangements
  • Ernie Isley – guitars, drums
  • Chris Jasper – piano, keyboards
  • Everett Colliins – piano, keyboards
  • G. Patterson – engineer
  • Richard Robertson – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. I Turned You On
  2. Vacuum Cleaner
  3. I Got to Get Myself Together
  4. Was It Good to You?
  5. The Blacker the Berrie
  6. My Little Girl
  7. Get Down Off of the Train
  8. Holding On
  9. Feels Like the World

Boz Scaggs: Detour

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On October 17, 2025, “Concord” label released “Detour”, the twentieth Boz Scaggs studio album. It was recorded in 2025, at “Davlen Sound Studios”, “Hollywood Sound Recorders” in Hollywood, and was produced by Boz Scaggs and Michael Rodriguez.

Personnel:

  • Boz Scaggs – vocals, guitar
  • Seth Asarnow – piano, bass guitar, arrangements
  • Jason Lewis – drums
  • Jeremy Cohen – violin, viola
  • Jim Cox – string arrangements
  • David Luke – engineer
  • Adam Muñoz – mixing
  • Ken Lee – mastering
  • Chris Tabarez – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. It’s Raining – Naomi Neville
  2. Angel Eyes – Earl K. Brent, Matt Dennis
  3. Once I Loved – Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes, Ray Gilbert
  4. The Very Thought of You – Ray Noble
  5. I’ll Be Long Gone – Boz Scaggs
  6. Detour Ahead – Herb Ellis, Johnny Frigo, Lou Carter
  7. I Could Have Told You – Carl Sigman, Jimmy Van Heusen
  8. The Meaning of the Blues – Bobby Troup, Leah Worth
  9. Tomorrow Night – Alan Jay Lerner, Burton Lane
  10. Too Late Now – Alan Jay Lerner, Burton Lane
  11. We’ll Be Together Again – Carl T. Fischer, Frankie Laine

Of Monsters And Man: All Is Love and Pain in the Mouse Parade

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On October 17, 2025, “Skarkall” label released “All Is Love and Pain in the Mouse Parade”, the fourth Of Monsters and Men studio album. It was recorded in 2025, and was produced by Peter Katis, Ragnar Þórhallsson, Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, Brynjar Leifsson, Kristján Páll Kristjánsson and Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson.

Personnel:

  • Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir – vocals, guitar
  • Ragnar Þórhallsson – vocals, guitar, design
  • Brynjar Leifsson – guitar
  • Kristján Páll Kristjánsson – bass
  • Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson – drums, percussion
  • Josh Kaufman – 12-string guitar
  • Steingrímur Karl Teague – keyboards
  • Ragnhildur Gunnarsdóttir – trumpet, keyboards
  • Peter Katis – mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Davíð Arnar Baldursson – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir and Ragnar Þórhallsson, except where noted.

  1. Television Love – Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, Ragnar Þórhallsson, Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson
  2. Dream Team – Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, Ragnar Þórhallsson, Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson
  3. The Actor
  4. Tuna in a Can
  5. Barefoot in Snow
  6. Fruit Bat – Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, Ragnar Þórhallsson, Arnar Rósenkranz
  7. Kamikaze – Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, Ragnar Þórhallsson, Arnar Rósenkranz
  8. The Towering Skyscraper at the End of the Road – Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, Ragnar Þórhallsson, Arnar Rósenkranz
  9. Ordinary Creature – Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, Ragnar Þórhallsson, Arnar Rósenkranz
  10. Styrofoam Cathedral – Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, Ragnar Þórhallsson, Brynjar Leifsson
  11. The Block – Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, Ragnar Þórhallsson, Arnar Rósenkranz
  12. Mouse Parade
  13. The End

Premiata Forneria Marconi: Photos Of Ghosts

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In October 1973, “Manticore” label released “Photos of Ghosts”, the third Premiata Forneria Marconi studio album and the first English language record. It was recorded 1972 – 1973, and was produced by Peter Sinfield.

Personnel:

  • Franco Mussida – vocals, electric and acoustic guitar, 12 string guitar, theorbo, mandocello
  • Flavio Premoli – vocals, spinet, keyboards, Hammond organ, Minimoog, Mellotron, tubular bells, harpsichord, piano
  • Mauro Pagani – vocals, flute, piccolo, violin
  • Giorgio Piazza – vocals, bass guitar
  • Franz Di Cioccio – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Peter Sinfield – English lyrics

Track listing:

All tracks are written by Franco Mussida, Flavio Premoli, Peter Sinfield, except where noted.

  1. River of Life
  2. Celebration
  3. Photos of Ghosts,
  4. Old Rain – Flavio Premoli
  5. IL Banchetto – Mauro Pagani
  6. Mr. 9 ‘til 5
  7. Promenade the Puzzle

Art Ensemble Of Chicago: Chi-Congo

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In October 1972, “Decca” label released “Chi-Congo”, the 16th Art Ensemble of Chicago album. It was recorded May – June 1970.

Personnel:

  • Joseph Jarman – saxophones, clarinets, percussion
  • Roscoe Mitchell – saxophones, clarinets, flute, percussion
  • Lester Bowie – trumpet, percussion
  • Malachi Favors Maghostut – vocals, bass, percussion instruments
  • Don Moye – drums, percussion

Track listing:

  1. Chi-Congo – Malachi Favors Maghostut
  2. Enlorfe – Roscoe Mitchell
  3. Hipparippp – Roscoe Mitchell

The Brian Jonestown Massacre: Bravery Repetition And Noise

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On October 16, 2001, “Bomp!” label released “Bravery Repetition and Noise”, the eighth Brian Jonestown Massacre (The) album. It was recorded in 2001, and was produced by Anton Newcombe and Rob Campanella.

Personnel:

  • Anton Newcombe – vocals, guitar, bass, mini Moog, mellotron, organ, drums, horns
  • Jeffrey Davies – vocals, guitar, organ, fuzz
  • Rob Campanella – Hammond organ, Mellotron, acoustic guitar, classical guitar, 12-string electric guitar, Vox fuzz repeater
  • Frankie Emerson – guitar
  • Hunter Crowley – drums
  • David Koenig – bass
  • Bobby Hecksher – guitar
  • James Ambrose – vocals, guitar
  • Raymond Richards – pedal steel guitar
  • Jeff Levitz (credited as Jeff Levitts) – guitar
  • Mara Keagle – vocals
  • Raugust – flute
  • Courtney Taylor-Taylor – additional mixing
  • Mark Chelek – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Anton Newcombe, except where noted.

  1. Just for Today
  2. 4Telegram
  3. Stolen
  4. Open Heart Surgery
  5. Nevertheless
  6. Sailor – The Cryan’ Shames
  7. You Have Been Disconnected
  8. Leave Nothing for Sancho
  9. Let Me Stand Next to Your Flower
  10. If I Love You?
  11. (I Love You) Always
  12. If I Love You? (New European Gold Standard Secret Babylonian Brotherhood Cinema Mix)

The Hellacopters: High Visibilityis

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On October 16, 2000, “Polar” label released “High Visibilityis”, the fourth Hellacopters (The) album. It was recorded in 2000, at “Polar Studios” in Stockholm, and was produced by Chips Kiesbye.

Personnel:

  • Nicke Andersson – vocals, guitars, clavinet, percussion
  • Robert Dahlqvist – vocals, guitars
  • Anders Lindström – organ, piano
  • Kenny Håkansson – bass guitar
  • Robert Eriksson – drums, backing vocals
  • Scott Morgan – vocals
  • Biff Malibu – vocals
  • Mattias Bärjed – guitars
  • Fredrick Wennerlund – percussion
  • Karin Thyr – backing vocals
  • Charlotte Ollward – backing vocals
  • Stefan Boman – engineer
  • George Marino – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Nicke Andersson, except where noted.

  1. Hopeless Case of a Kid in Denial
  2. Baby Borderline
  3. Sometimes I Don’t Know
  4. Toys and Flavors – Chips Kiesbye, Nicke Andersson
  5. You’re Too Good (To Me Baby) – Silky Hargreaves, Ed Kaplan, Tina Love
  6. Throw Away Heroes
  7. No Song Ungeard
  8. Truckloads of Nothin’ – Chips Kiesbye, Nicke Andersson
  9. A Heart Without Home – Nicke Andersson, Kenny Håkansson
  10. No One’s Gonna Do It for You – Kenny Håkansson, Nicke Andersson
  11. I Wanna Touch
  12. Hurtin’ Time – Scott Morgan, Nicke Andersson
  13. Envious

Kate Bush: The Sensual World

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On October 16, 1989, “EMI” label released “The Sensual World”, the sixth Kate Bush album. It was recorded September 1987 – July 1989, at “Wickham Farm Home” in Welling, England, “Angel” in Islington, England, “Windmill Lane” in Dublin, Ireland, and was produced by Kate Bush. The album was certified Platinum by the “British Phonographic Industry” (BPI).

Personnel:

  • Kate Bush – vocals, piano, keyboards
  • David Gilmour – guitar
  • Alan Murphy – guitar, guitar synthesizer
  • Del Palmer – rhythm guitar, Fairlight CMI percussion, bass guitar, percussion
  • Charlie Morgan – drums
  • Stuart Elliott – drums
  • Bill Whelan – arrangement
  • Paddy Bush – whip, valiha, mandolin, tupan, backing vocals
  • Davy Spillane – uilleann pipes, whistle
  • John Sheahan – fiddle, bouzouki
  • John Giblin – bass guitar
  • Jonathan Williams – cello
  • Nigel Kennedy – violin , viola
  • Michael Kamen – orchestral arrangements
  • Alan Stivell – Celtic harp, backing vocals
  • “Dr. Bush” (Robert Bush, Kate’s father) – dialogue
  • Balanescu Quartet – strings
  • Michael Nyman – string arrangements
  • Mick Karn – bass guitar
  • Trio Bulgarka – vocals
  • Yanka Rupkina (of Trio Bulgarka) – solo vocalist
  • Dimitar Penev – arranger (Trio Bulgarka)
  • Eberhard Weber – double bass
  • Del Palmer – recording, mixing
  • Haydn Bendall, Kevin Killen, Paul Gomazel – additional recording
  • Andrew Boland – engineer
  • Tom Leader – engineer assistant
  • John Grimes – engineer assistant
  • Kevin Killen – mixing
  • Ian Cooper – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Kate Bush.

  1. The Sensual World
  2. Love and Anger
  3. The Fog
  4. Reaching Out
  5. Heads We’re Dancing
  6. Deeper Understanding
  7. Between a Man and a Woman
  8. Never Be Mine
  9. Rocket’s Tail
  10. The Woman’s Work

Homer: Same

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In October 1972, “Universal Recording Artists” label released the self-titled, debut Homer album. It was recorded in 1972, and was produced by Galen Niles and Chet Himes.

Personnel:

  • Frank Coy – vocals, arrangements,
  • Phil Bepko – vocals, arrangements
  • Galen Niles – guitar, engineer, arrangements
  • Howard Gloor – guitar, steel guitar, arrangements
  • Chet Himes – bass, arrangements, engineer
  • Gene Coleman – drums, arrangements

Track listing:

  1. Circles in the North
  2. Taking Me Home
  3. Dawson Creek
  4. Survivor
  5. In the Beginning
  6. Love’s Coming
  7. Four Days and Nights Without You
  8. Cyrano in the Park
  9. Lonely Woman