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The Melvins: Freak Puke

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On June 5, 2012, “Ipecac Recordings” label released “Freak Puke”, the eighteenth Melvins (The) album. It was recorded December 2011 – January 2012, and was produced by Toshi Kasai, King Buzzo, Dale Crover and Trevor Dunn.

Personnel:

  • King Buzzo – vocals, guitar
  • Trevor Dunn – vocals, standup bass
  • Dale Crover – vocals, drums
  • James McAleer – backing vocals
  • Dan Raymond – additional guitar, backing vocals & additional guitar
  • Toshi Kasai – engineer
  • John Golden – mastering
  • Mackie Osborne – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by King Buzzo, Dale Crover and Trevor Dunn, except where noted.

  1. Mr. Rip-Off
  2. Inner Ear Rupture
  3. Baby Won’t You Weird Me Out
  4. Worm Farm Waltz
  5. A Growing Disgust
  6. Leon Versus the Revolution
  7. Holy Barbarians
  8. Freak Puke
  9. Let Me Roll It – Paul McCartney
  10. Tommy Goes Berserk

Japanese Breakfast: Jubilee

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On June 4, 2021, “Dead Oceans” label released “Jubilee”, the third Japanese Breakfast studio album. It was recorded in 2021, and was produced by Michelle Zauner, Craig Hendrix, Jack Tatum,  Ryan Galloway and Alex Giannascoli.

Personnel:

  • Michelle Zauner – vocals, bass, piano, acoustic and electric guitar, percussion, synthesizers, string and horn arrangements
  • Craig Hendrix – vocals, drums, bass, acoustic and electric guitars, slide guitar, Rhodes, piano, synthesizers, percussion, string and horn arrangements, engineer
  • Jack Tatum – vocals, synthesizers, bass, programming, electric guitar, E-bow, engineer
  • Ryan Galloway – electric guitar, synthesizers
  • Alex Giannascoli – Rhodes, piano, synthesizers
  • Adam Schatz – saxophone
  • Aaron Rockers – trumpet
  • Adam Dotson – trombone
  • Molly Germer – violin
  • Veronica Jurkiewicz – viola
  • Carolina Diazgranados – cello
  • Alex Santilli – additional engineering
  • Eric Bogacz – additional engineering
  • Michelle Zauner – creative direction
  • Nathaniel David Utesch – layout, design
  • Peter Ash Lee – photography
  • Evaline Huang – production design
  • Peter Bradley – production assistant
  • Cecelia Liu – styling
  • Maiko Waki – hair and makeup

Track listing:

All lyrics were written by Michelle Zauner.

  1. Paprika
  2. Be Sweet – Michelle Zauner, Jack Tatum
  3. Kokomo, IN
  4. Slide Tackle
  5. Posing in Bondage
  6. Sit
  7. Savage Good Boy
  8. In Hell
  9. Tactics
  10. Posing for Cars

James: All the Colours of You

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On June 4, 2021, “Virgin Music Label & Artist Services” label released “All the Colours of You”, the 16th James studio album. It was recorded in 2020, at Jacknife Lee’s home studio, Topanga Canyon, California, and was produced by Jacknife Lee.

Personnel:

  • Tim Booth – lead and backing vocals, production overseer, pre-production
  • Saul Davies – guitar, violin, backing vocals
  • Mark Hunter – keyboards, backing vocals 
  • Adrian Oxaal – guitar, backing vocals
  • Jim Glennie – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Andy Diagram – trumpet, horns, backing vocals
  • Chloe Alper – backing vocals
  • Jacknife Lee – guitar, keyboards, drums, bass guitar, backing vocals, programming, engineer, mixing
  • Beni Giles – keyboards
  • Peter Glennie – EBow, strings, cello, backing vocals
  • Matt Bishop – drums
  • Collette Byrn – backing vocals
  • Kate Shela – backing vocals
  • Mia Davies – backing vocals
  • Vincent Davies – backing vocals
  • Bryony Ross – backing vocals
  • Matt Bishop – engineer, editing
  • Mark Hunter – engineer, pre-production
  • Jim Glennie – pre-production
  • Peter Glennie – pre-production
  • Beni Giles – additional engineering
  • Matthew Walsh – additional engineering
  • Matt Glaseby – additional engineering
  • John Davis – mastering
  • Matt de Jong – visual creative direction
  • Jamie–James Medina – visual creative direction

Track listing:

All lyrics by Tim Booth, all music by Tim Booth, Saul Davies, Jim Glennie, Mark Hunter, and Jacknife Lee.  

  1. Zero
  2. All the Colours of You
  3. Recover
  4. Beautiful Beaches
  5. Wherever It Takes Us
  6. Hush
  7. Miss America
  8. Getting Myself Into
  9. Magic Bus
  10. Isabella
  11. XYST

Billy Gibbons: Hardware

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On June 4, 2021, “Concord” label released “Hardware”, the third Billy Gibbons studio album. It was recorded in 2020, and was produced by Billy Gibbons, Matt Sorum and Mike Fiorentino.

Personnel:

  • Billy Gibbons – vocals, guitars, bass guitar, ‘virtual’ bass
  • Austin Hanks – guitars, bass guitar, ‘virtual’ bass
  • Matt Sorum – drums, bass guitar
  • Larkin Poe – vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Billy Gibbons, Matt Sorum, Mike Fiorentino and Chad Shlosser, except where noted.

  1. My Lucky Card
  2. She’s On Dire
  3. More-More-More
  4. Shuffle, Step & Slide
  5. Vagabond Man – Billy Gibbons, Matt Sorum, Mike Fiorentino
  6. Spanish Fly
  7. West Coast Junkie
  8. Stackin’ Bones
  9. I Was a Highway – Billy Gibbons, Josh Dunne, Mike Fiorentino, Neil Mason, Tim Montana, Matt Sorum, Chad Shlosser
  10. S-G-L-M-B-B-R – Billy Gibbons, Mike Fiorentino
  11. Hey Baby, Que paso – Augie Meyers, Bill Sheffield
  12. Desert High

Den Za Den: Same

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On June 3, 1980, “RTV Ljubljana” label released the self-titled, debut Den Za Den album. It was recorded in 1980, at “Studio Akademik” in Ljubljana, Slovenia, and was produced by Ivo Umek, Arian Dema, Dragiša Soldatović, Vladimir Jankulovski and Dimitar Čočorovski.

Personnel:

  • Arian Dema – acoustic and electric guitars, percussion, arrangements
  • Dragiša Soldatović – piano, electric piano, synthesizer, arrangements
  • Vladimir Jankulovski – electric bass, arrangements
  • Dimitar Čočorovski – drums, percussion, arrangements
  • Miro Bevc – recording
  • Jure Robežnik – editor
  • Slobodan Živković – artwork, photography

Track listing:

  1. Svadba – Dragiša Soldatović
  2. Galeb – Dragiša Soldatović
  3. Ciganka – Arian Dema
  4. Žeđ – Vladimir Jankulovski
  5. Fatamorgana – Arian Dema
  6. Čočor Ritam – Dimitar Čočorovski
  7. A bila je tako draga – Arian Dema
  8. Letnja ljubav – Dragiša Soldatović
  9. Vodopad – Dragiša Soldatović
  10. Jutro i noć – Dragiša Soldatović
  11. Tako treba – Dragiša Soldatović

Bill Evans: Interplay

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In June 1963, “Riverside” label released “Interplay”, the thirteenth Bill Evans album. It was recorded in July 1962, at “Sound Makers Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • Bill Evans – piano
  • Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
  • Jim Hall – guitar
  • Percy Heath – bass
  • Philly Joe Jones – drums

Track listing:

  1. You and the Night and the Music – Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz
  2. When You Wish upon a Star – Leigh Harline, Ned Washington
  3. I’ll Never Smile Again (take 7; original take) – Ruth Lowe
  4. Interplay – Bill Evans
  5. You Go to My Head – J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie
  6. Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (And Dream Your Troubles Away) – Harry Barris, Ted Koehler, Billy Moll

Phineas Newborn Jr.: A World of Piano

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In June 1962, “Contemporary” label released “A World of Piano!”, the eleventh Phineas Newborn Jr. album. It was recorded October – November 1961, at “Contemporary Records Studio” in Hollywood, and was produced by Lester Koenig.

Personnel:

  • Phineas Newborn Jr. – piano
  • Paul Chambers, Sam Jones – bass
  • Philly Joe Jones, Louis Hayes – drums

Track listing:

  1. Cheryl – Charlie Parker
  2. Manteca – Dizzy Gillespie, Gil Fuller, Chano Pozo
  3. Lush Life – Billy Strayhorn
  4. Daahoud – Clifford Brown
  5. Oleo – Sonny Rollins
  6. Juicy Lucy – Horace Silver
  7. For Carl – Leroy Vinnegar
  8. Cabu – Roland Alexander

Three Minutes in the Rain: Hero of Our Time

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On June 2, 2008, “PMG Recordings” label released “Hero of Our Time”, the debut Three Minutes in The Rain album. It was recorded in 2008, and was produced by Mark Purpose, Ron Ripley, Ivan Kocka and Ian Straaf.

Personnel:

  • Ron Ripley – lead vocals, guitar, arrangements
  • Ivan Kocka – bass, backing vocals, arrangements
  • Ian Straaf – drums, backing vocals, arrangements
  • Elena Trpezanovska – vocal
  • Mark Purpose – arranger, engineer, mixing, mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Ron Ripley, Ivan Kocka, Ian Straaf and Mark Purpose.

  1. 7 Moist Pictures
  2. My Birth Doctor
  3. Bad Math’s Memories
  4. Thank You for the Holidays
  5. My Sweet Christine
  6. Love Is the Love
  7. Ivan
  8. Jumping Over the Board
  9. And More…Maybe
  10. Goodman & Biggerman
  11. Hero of Our Time
  12. Konec

Curtis Fuller: Boss of the Soul-Stream Trombone

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In June 1961, “Warwick” label released “Boss of the Soul-Stream Trombone”, the eleventh Curtis Fuller album. It was recorded in December 1960, at “Mercury Sound Studio” in New York City.

Personnel:

  • Curtis Fuller – trombone
  • Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
  • Yusef Lateef – tenor saxophone
  • Walter Bishop, Jr. – piano
  • Buddy Catlett – bass
  • Stu Martin – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Curtis Fuller except where noted.

  1. Chantized
  2. Flutie
  3. If I Were a Bell – Frank Loesser
  4. But Beautiful – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen
  5. Do I Love You? – Cole Porter
  6. The Court
  7. Mr. L

Billie Holiday: Lady in Satin

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In June 1958, “Columbia” label released “Lady in Satin”, the eleventh Billie Holiday album. It was the final album completed by Holiday and last released in her lifetime. The album was recorded in February 1959, at “Columbia 30th Street Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Irving Townsend.

Personnel:

  • Billie Holiday – lead vocals
  • Mal Waldron – piano
  • Barry Galbraith – guitar
  • Milt Hinton – double bass
  • Osie Johnson – drums
  • Danny Bank – flute
  • Phil Bodner – flute
  • Romeo Penque – flute
  • Tom Parshley – flute
  • Mel Davis – trumpet 
  • Billy Butterfield – trumpet
  • Jimmy Ochner – trumpet
  • Bernie Glow – trumpet
  • J.J. Johnson – trombone 
  • Urbie Green – trombone
  • Jack Green – trombone
  • Tommy Mitchell – bass trombone
  • Ray Ellis – conductor
  • Claus Ogerman – arranger
  • George Ockner – violin, concertmaster
  • Emmanual Green – violin
  • Harry Hoffman – violin
  • Harry Katzmann – violin
  • Leo Kruczek – violin
  • Milton Lomask – violin
  • Harry Meinikoff – violin
  • David Newman – violin
  • Samuel Rand – violin
  • David Sarcer – violin
  • Sid Brecher – viola
  • Richard Dichler – viola
  • David Soyer – cello
  • Maurice Brown – cello
  • Janet Putman – harp
  • Elise Bretton – backing vocals
  • Miriam Workman – backing vocals
  • Fred Plaut – engineer

Track listing:

  1.  I’m a Fool to Want You – Frank Sinatra, Joel Herron, Jack Wolf
  2. For Heaven’s Sake -Elise Bretton, Sherman Edwards, Donald Meyer
  3. You Don’t Know What Love Is – Gene DePaul, Don Raye
  4. I Get Along Without You Very Well – Hoagy Carmichael
  5. For All We Know – J. Fred Coots, Sam M. Lewis
  6. Violets for Your Furs – Tom Adair, Matt Dennis
  7. You’ve Changed – Bill Carey, Carl T. Fischer
  8. It’s Easy to Remember – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  9. But Beautiful – lyrics by Johnny Burke, music by Jimmy Van Heusen
  10. Glad to Be Unhappy – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  11. I’ll Be Around – Alec Wilder
  12. The End of a Love Affair – Edward Redding