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Thee Oh Sees: Weird Exits

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On August 12, 2016, “Castle Face” label released “Weird Exits”, the seventeenth Thee Oh Sees studio album. It was recorded in 2015 – 2016, at “The Dock Studio” in Sacramento, California.

Personnel:

  • John Dwyer – vocals, guitar, Mellotron, synths, moisturizer, flute, percussion, band photography
  • Tim Hellman – bass
  • Dan Rincon – drums
  • Ryan Moutinho – drums
  • Brigid Dawson – vocals
  • Chris Woodhouse – drums, organ, guitar, percussion
  • Greer McGitrick – cello
  • Chris Woodhouse – recording, mixing
  • Robert Beatty – cover art
  • Matt Jones – layout
  • Kristin Linney – crowd photography
  • Brian Lee Hughes – Castle Face photography

Track listing:

  1. Dead Man’s Gun
  2. Ticklish Warrior
  3. Jammed Entrance
  4. Plastic Pant
  5. Gelatinous Cube
  6. Unwrap the Friend Pt. 2
  7. Crawl Out into the Fall Out
  8. The Axis

Aretha Franklin: Laughing on the Outside

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On August 12, 1963, “Columbia” label released “Laughing on the Outside”, the fourth Aretha Franklin studio album. It was recorded in April – June 1963, at “Columbia Recording Studios” in New York and Hollywood, and was produced by Robert Mersey.

Personnel:

  • Aretha Franklin – vocals
  • Robert Mersey – arrangements, conductor
  • Don Arnome, Tommy Tedesco, Billy Strange – guitar
  • Earl Van Dyke, Dave Grusin, Andrew Acker, Leon Russell – piano
  • C. Bosler, Ray Pohlman, Melvin Pollan – bass guitar
  • Hindel Butts, Hal Blaine – drums
  • Plas Johnson – saxophone
  • Jimmy Nottingham – trumpet
  • Robert Ascher – trombone
  • Bernard Eichenbaum, Julius Schacter, Leo Kahn, Berl Senofsky, Felix Gigol, Max Pollikoff, George Ockner, John Rublowsky, Sid Sharp, Tibor Zelig, George Poole, Irving Lipschultz, Irving Weinper, Darrel Terwilliger – violin
  • R. Dickler, Theodore Israel, Jacob Glick – viola
  • Jesse Erlich, Anthony Twardowsky, Joseph Tekula – cello

Track listing:

  1. Skylark – Johnny Mercer, Hoagy Carmichael
  2. For All We Know – Sam M. Lewis, J. Fred Coots
  3. Make Someone Happy – Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jule Styne
  4. I Wonder (Where Are You Tonight) – Aretha Franklin, Ted White
  5. Solitude – Duke Ellington, Eddie DeLange, Irving Mills
  6. Laughing on the Outside – Bernie Wayne, Ben Raleigh
  7. Say It Isn’t So – Irving Berlin
  8. Until The Real Thing Comes Along – Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin, L. E. Freeman
  9. If Ever I Would Leave You – Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe
  10. Where Are You? – Harold Adamson, Jimmy McHugh
  11. Mr. Ugly – Norman Mapp
  12. I Wanna Be Around – Johnny Mercer, Sadie Vimmerstedt

Bobby Whitlock

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On August 10, 2025, Robert Stanley “Bobby” Whitlock died aged 77. He was musician (keyboards, guitar), vocalist and songwriter, best known as member of Derek and the Dominos (co-founder with Eric Clapton). Whitlock was known as the first white musician signed to Stax Records. He recorded and performed with many artists, including George Harrison, Delaney & Bonnie, Eric Clapton, Doris Troy, John Simon, Manassas and Dr. John. As leader he released 14 albums.

The Hives: The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons

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On August 11, 2023, “Disques Hives” label released “The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons” the sixth Hives (The) studio album. It was recorded at “Atlantis” and “Riksmixningsverket” in Stockholm, and was produced by Patrik Berger.

Personnel:

  • Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist – vocals
  • Nicholaus Arson – guitar
  • Vigilante Carlstroem – guitar
  • The Johan and Only – bass guitar
  • Chris Dangerous – drums
  • Jonas Kullhammar – saxophone
  • Markus Krunegård – backing vocals
  • Pelle Gunnerfeldt – mixing
  • Robin Schmidt – mastering

Track listing:

All lyrics by Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist, all music by Chip Fitzsimmons, Montgomery Fitzsimmons, Randy Fitzsimmons, and Wilbur Fitzsimmons.

  1. Bogus Operandi
  2. Trapdoor Solution
  3. Countdown to Shutdown
  4. Rigor Mortis Radio
  5. Stick Up
  6. Smoke & Mirrors
  7. Crash into the Weekend
  8. Two Kinds of Trouble
  9. The Way the Story Goes
  10. The Bomb
  11. What Did I Ever Do to You
  12. Step Out of the Way

Jungle: Volcano

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On August 11, 2023, “Caiola” and “AWAL” labels released “Volcano”, the fourth Jungle album. It was recorded in 2023, at “Studio”, “Metropolis” in London, and was produced by Josh Lloyd and Mood Talk.

Personnel:

  • Josh Lloyd – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, synthesizers, organ, drums, drum programming, keyboards, percussion, recording, mixing, art direction, design
  • Tom McFarland – vocals, guitar, organ, synthesizer, bells, additional production
  • Lydia Kitto – vocals, guitar, flute, bass guitar, piano, keyboards, synthesizers, organ, live drums, percussion, additional production
  • Erick the Architect – vocals
  • Channel Tres – vocals
  • Roots Manuva – vocals
  • Jnr Williams – vocals
  • Bas – vocals
  • Declan Lennon – bass guitar, synthesizers, organ
  • Will Fry – congas, extra percussion
  • Rosie Danvers – string arrangements
  • Wired Strings – strings
  • Harpaal Sanghera – engineer assistant
  • Tucan – mixing
  • Matt Colton – mastering
  • James Moruzzi – design, font, logo design

Track listing:

  1. Us Against the World – Josh Lloyd, Thomas McFarland, Lydia Kitto
  2. Holding On – Josh Lloyd, Lydia Kitto, Declan Lennon
  3. Candle Flame – Josh Lloyd, Thomas McFarland, Lydia Kitto, Erick Elliot
  4. Dominoes – Josh Lloyd, Thomas McFarland, Lydia Kitto, Dave Linden,. Ben Raleigh
  5. I’ve Been in Love – Josh Lloyd, Lydia Kitto, Sheldon Young
  6. Back on 74 – Josh Lloyd, Thomas McFarland, Lydia Kitto
  7. You Ain’t No Celebrity – Josh Lloyd, Lydia Kitto, Rodney Smith
  8. Coming Back – Josh Lloyd, Lydia Kitto
  9. Don’t Play – Josh Lloyd, Thomas McFarland, Lydia Kitto, Larry H. Jordan , Jamie Lloyd-Taylor
  10. Every Night – Josh Lloyd, Thomas McFarland, Lydia Kitto
  11. Problemz – Josh Lloyd, Thomas McFarland, Lydia Kitto
  12. Good at Breaking Hearts – Josh Lloyd, Thomas McFarland, Lydia Kitto, Jnr Williams
  13. Palm Trees – Josh Lloyd, Thomas McFarland, Lydia Kitto
  14. Pretty Little Thing – Josh Lloyd, Thomas McFarland, Lydia Kitto, Abbas Hammad

The Flaming Lips:Hit to Death in the Future Head

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On August 11, 1992, “Warner Bros” label released “Hit to Death in the Future Head”, the fifth Flaming Lips (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1992, and was produced by David Fridmann, Wayne Coyne, Michael Ivins, Jonathan Donahue and Nethan Roberts.

Personnel:

  • Wayne Coyne – vocals, guitar
  • Jonathan Donahue – guitar
  • Michael Ivins – bass
  • Nathan Roberts – drums

Track listing:

  1. Talkin’ ‘Bout the Smiling Deathporn Immortality Blues (Everyone Wants to Live Forever)
  2. Hit Me Like You Did the First Time
  3. The Sun
  4. Felt Good to Burn
  5. Gingerale Afternoon (The Astrology of a Saturday)
  6. Halloween on the Barbary Coast
  7. The Magician vs. the Headache
  8. You Have to Be Joking (Autopsy of the Devil’s Brain)
  9. Frogs
  10. Hold Your Head
  11. Noise Loop (hidden track)

Klaatu: 3.47 EST

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On August 11, 1976, “Daffodil” label released “3:47 EST”, the debut Klaatu studio album. It was recorded January 1973 – August 1975, and was produced by Terry Brown, John Woloschuk, Dee Long and Terry Draper.

Personnel:

  • John Woloschuk – vocals, piano, organ, mellotron, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, synthesizers, percussion
  • Dee Long – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, electric sitar, synthesizers, ukulele, mellotron
  • Terry Draper – vocals, drums, percussion, tympani
  • Dave Kennedy – guitar
  • Bruce Cassidy – trumpet
  • Doug Riley – xylophone, orchestral arrangements
  • Vern Dorge – chimes 
  • Raymond Gassi – backing vocals
  • Steve Vaughn, Terry Brown – recording, engineer
  • Brian Bell, Paul Barker – tape operator
  • Ted Jones – cover painting

Track listing:

  1. Colling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft – John Woloschuk, Terry Draper
  2. California Jam – John Woloschuk, Dino Tome
  3. Anus of Uranus – Dee Long
  4. Sub Rosa Subway – John Woloschuk, Dino Tome
  5. True Life Hero – Dee Long
  6. Doctor Marvello – John Woloschuk
  7. Sir Bodsworth Rugglesby III – John Woloschuk
  8. Little Neutrino – Dee Long

The Beths: Future Me Hates Me

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On August 10, 2018, “Carpark” label released “Future Me Hates Me”, the debut Beths (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2016, and was produced by Jonathan Pearce.

Personnel:

  • Elizabeth Stokes – lead vocals
  • Jonathan Pearce – guitars
  • Benjamin Sinclair – bass
  • Tristan Deck – drums

Track listing:

  1. Great No One
  2. Future Me Hates Me
  3. Uptown Girl
  4. You Wouldn’t Like Me
  5. Not Running
  6. Little Death
  7. Happy Unhappy
  8. River Run: Lvl 1
  9. Whatever
  10. Less Than Thou

Joe Newman’s Septet: The Midgets

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In 1956, “RCA” label released “The Midgets”, album by Joe Newman’s Septet (the ninth Joe Newman album overall). It was recorded in July 1956, at “Webstar Hall” in New York City, and was produced by Jack Lewis.

Personnel:

  • Joe Newman – trumpet
  • Frank Wess – flute
  • Hank Jones – piano, organ
  • Barry Galbraith – electric guitar
  • Freddie Green – rhythm guitar
  • Eddie Jones – bass
  • Osie Johnson – drums
  • Ernie Wilkins – arrangements

Track listing:

All tracks by Ernie Wilkins, except where noted.

  1. The Midgets – Joe Newman
  2. The Late, Late Show – Roy Alfred, Murray Berlin
  3. Really? Healy!
  4. One Lamper
  5. She Has Red Hair
  6. Valerie
  7. No Moon at All – Redd Evans, Dave Mann
  8. Indeed the Blues
  9. Living Dangerously
  10. Scooter
  11. My Dog Friday

Milton Nascimento And Esperanza Spalding: Milton + Esperanza

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On August 9, 2024, “Concord” label released “Milton + Esperanza”, album by Milton Nascimento and Esperanza Spalding. It was recorded in 2023, and was produced by Esperanza Spalding.

Personnel:

  • Milton Nascimento – vocals
  • Esperanza Spalding – vocals, bass, liner notes
  • Dianne Reeves – vocal
  • Paul Simon – vocal
  • Matthew Stevens – guitar
  • Lula Galvão – guitar
  • Guinga – guitar
  • Leo Genovese – piano
  • Corey D. King – vocals, synths
  • Justin Tyson – drums
  • Eric Doob – drums
  • Kainã Do Jêje – percussion
  • Ronaldinho Silva – percussion
  • Elena Pinderhughes – flute
  • Carolina Shorter
  • Orquestra Ouro Preto
  • Lianne La Havas
  • Maria Gadú
  • Tim Bernardes
  • Lula Galvão

Track listing:

  1. The Music was There – Justin Tyson
  2. Cais – Milton Nascimento, Ronaldo Bastos
  3. Late September – Esperanza Spalding
  4. Outubro – Milton Nascimento
  5. A Day in the Life – Lennon, McCartney
  6. Interlude for Saci – Corey D. King
  7. Saci – Guinga, Paulo César Pinheiro
  8. Wings for the Thought Bird – Esperanza Spalding
  9. The Way You Are – Esperanza Spalding
  10. Earth Song – Michael Jackson
  11. Morro Velho – Milton Nascimento
  12. Saudade dos Aviões da Panair – Milton Nascimento, Fernando Brant
  13. Um Vento Passou – Milton Nascimento, Márcio Borges
  14. Get It by Now – Esperanza Spalding
  15. Outro Planeta – Tyson
  16. When You Dream – Wayne Shorter, Edgy Lee