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The Good, The Bad & The Queen: Merrie Land

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On November 16, 2018, “Studio 13” label released “Merrie Land”, the second and final studio The Good, the Bad & the Queen studio album. It was recorded 2017 – 2018, at “Studio 13” in London, and was produced by Tony Visconti, Damon Albarn, Tony Allen, Paul Simonon, and Simon Tong.

Personnel:

  • Damon Albarn – lead vocals, ARP synthesizer, Farfisa organ, keyboards, mellotron, organ, piano, theremin, percussion, engineer
  • Paul Simonon – lead and backing vocals, bass, percussion, creative director, artwork
  • Simon Tong – lead and backing vocals, guitar
  • Tony Allen – guitar, drums
  • Tony Visconti – vocals, engineer
  • The Demon Strings – strings
  • Antonia Pagulatos – violin
  • Kotono Sato – violin
  • Stella Page – viola
  • Isabelle Dunn – cello
  • Kate St. John – oboe, Cor Anglais
  • Michael “Bami” Rose – saxophone
  • Lucas Petter – trombone
  • Chris Storr – trumpet
  • Eddie “Tan Tan” Thornton – trumpet
  • Gareth Humphreys – bassoon
  • Gerry Diver – tin whistle
  • Owain Arwel Davies – choir arrangements, conductor
  • Stephen Sedgwick – engineer, mixing
  • John Davis – mastering
  • Robert Gordon McHarg III – art direction
  • Chris Musto – layout
  • Herbert Mason – cover photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Damon Albarn, all music by Damon Albarn, Tony Allen, Paul Simonon, Simon Tong and Tony Visconti.

  1. Introduction
  2. Merrie Land
  3. Gun to the Head
  4. Nineteen Seventeen
  5. The Great Fire
  6. Lady Boston
  7. Drifters & Trawlers
  8. The Truce of Twilight
  9. Ribbons
  10. The last Man to Leave
  11. The Poison Tree

The Brian Lynch / Eddie Palmieri Project: Simpático

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On November 16, 2006, “Artist Share” label released “Simpático”, an album by the Brian Lynch / Eddie Palmieri Project (The). It was recorded November – December 2003, and was produced by Brian Lynch.

Personnel:

  • Brian Lynch – trumpet, arranger, mixing, liner notes
  • Eddie Palmieri – piano, liner notes
  • Lila Downs – vocals
  • Donald Harrison – alto sax
  • Yosvany Terry – alto sax
  • Phil Woods – alto sax
  • Gregory Tardy – tenor sax, clarinet
  • Mario Rivera – baritone sax
  • Joe Fiedler – trombone
  • Conrad Herwig – trombone
  • Boris Kozlov – double bass
  • Ruben Rodriguez – bass guitar
  • Adam Rogers – acoustic guitar
  • Edsel Gomez – organ, piano
  • Robby Ameen – drums
  • Dafnis Prieto – drums
  • Giovanni Hidalgo – conga
  • Pedro Rodriguez – conga
  • Tom Dambly – assistant producer, digital editing, liner notes, mixing assistant, photography
  • Dave Darlington – engineer, mixing
  • Tom Carr – mastering
  • Nick Ruechel – liner notes, photography
  • Ted Panken – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Brian Lynch, except where noted.

  1. The Palimeri Effect
  2. Que Sería la Vida – Brian Lynch, Lila Downs
  3. Guajira Dubois
  4. Jazz Impromptu
  5. Páginas de Mujer – Eddie Palmieri
  6. Slippery
  7. Jazzucar
  8. Tema Para Marissa
  9. Freehands

Električni Orgazam: Zašto da ne!

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On November 16, 1994, “PGP RTS” label released “Zašto da ne!” the seventh Električni Orgazam album. It was recorded May – July 1994, at “Studio M” in Novi Sad, “Studio 5 PGP RTS” in Belgrade, Serbia, and was produced by Srđan Gojković “Gile.

Personnel:

  • Srđan Gojković Gile – vocals, guitar
  • Branislav Petrović Banana – vocals, guitar, Hammond organ, piano, xylophone, violin
  • Zoran Radomirović Švaba – vocals, bass
  • Goran Čavajda – Čavke – vocals, drums, didgendoo
  • Srđan Todorović Žika – drums, percussion, tambourine
  • Zoran Kostić Cane – vocal
  • Dejan Radisavljević Role – guitar
  • Zoran Zagorčić – Hammond organ, piano
  • Neša Petrović – saxophone
  • Nenad Čanak – flute
  • Štukelja – violin
  • Ivan Vlatković – engineer
  • Zoran Matijević – engineer assistant
  • Leo Fon Punkerstein – design
  • Nebojša Babić – photography

Track listing:

  1. Keine Macht Den Drogen
  2. I. D. J. S.
  3. Nikog više ne čekam
  4. Ja sam sasvim normalan
  5. Zašto da ne
  6. Kažu da te vratim mami
  7. Daj mi sklonište
  8. Ovaj put je tvoj
  9. Dajem ljubav
  10. Spojimo se sad
  11. Prljava mala devojčica
  12. Moj život je paranoja
  13. Oslobodi se (U krugu svetlosti)
  14. Da si tako jaka
  15. A ti me opet zoveš
  16. Škloke ploke flonge
  17. Rasipam se
  18. Metadonska terapija
  19. Prestani
  20. Jak kao kamen
  21. Halucinacije
  22. Huni i Avari naviru
  23. Sijaj sad kao novo sunce

Harmonium: L’Heptade

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On November 16, 1976, “CBS” label released “L’Heptade”, the third and final Harmonium album. It was recorded June – October 1976.

Personnel:

  • Serge Fiori – lead and backing vocals, guitar, flute, percussion
  • Neil Chotem – electric piano, keyboards, celeste, arranger
  • Michel Normandeau – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, accordion
  • Serge Locat – piano, electric piano, organ, keyboards, mellotron, synthesizer
  • Monique Fauteux – lead and backing vocals, keyboards
  • Louis Valois – vocals, piano, electric piano, bass, musical director
  • Robert Stanley – acoustic and electric guitars
  • Anthony Chotem – guitar, classical guitar
  • Denis Farmer – drums, percussion, noise
  • Mike LaChance – percussion
  • Libert Subirana – alto saxophone, clarinet, flute, wind
  • Peter Bowman – oboe
  • Pierre Bertrand – vocals, backing vocals
  • Estelle St. Croix – vocals, backing vocals
  • Richard Séguin – vocals, backing vocals
  • Nelson Vipond – engineer
  • John Williams – art direction

All interludes by Neil Chotem. All music by Serge Fiori except where noted. All lyrics by Serge Fiori and Michel Normandeau except where noted.

  1. Prologue (interlude)
  2. Comme un fou – music by Serge Fiori, Michel Normandeau
  3. Sommeil sans rêves (interlude)
  4. Chanson noire
    1. A. Le Bien, le Mal – lyrics by Serge Fiori
    2. B. Pour une blanche cérémonie – music by Serge Fiori, Serge Locat

5. Le Premier Ciel

  • L’Appel (Interlude)
    • Le Premier Ciel

6. L’Exil

  • Sur une corde raide (Interlude)
    • L’Exil – lyrics by Serge Fiori

7. Le Corridor

  • Le Corridor
    • Les Premières Lumières (Interlude)

8. Lumières de vie

  • A. Lumières de nuit
    • B. Éclipse – music by Neil Chotem
    • C. Lumière de jour – music by Serge Locat
    • D. Lumière de vie – music by Serge Fiori, Serge Locat, Louis Valois

9. Comme un sage

  • Prélude d’amour (Interlude)
    • Comme un sage – lyrics by Serge Fiori
    • Épilogue (interlude)

Tinderticks: No Treasure but Hope

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On November 15, 2019, “Lucky Dog Recordings” label released “No Treasure but Hope”, the twelfth Tindersticks studio album. it was recorded April – May 2019, at “Midlive” in Paris, “Rak Studios”, and “Eastcote Studios” in London, and was produced by Stuart A. Staples.

Personnel:

  • Stuart A. Staples – vocals, acoustic rhythm guitar, artwork
  • David Boulter – vibraphone, organ, piano
  • Neil Fraser – electric guitar
  • Dan McKinna – double bass, piano, backing vocals, string and horn arrangements
  • Earl Harvin – percussion, backing vocals
  • Stanley Staples – acoustic rhythm guitar
  • Adam Goldsmith – bouzouki
  • Terry Edwards – saxophone
  • Matt Gunner – horns
  • Tom Rumsby – horns
  • Richard Steggall – horns
  • Natalia Bonner – violin
  • Calina de la Mare – violin
  • Alison Dods – violin
  • Kate Robinson – violin
  • Howard Gott – violin
  • Rick Coster – violin
  • Lucy Wilkins – violin
  • Laura Melhuish – violin
  • Rachel Robson – viola
  • Andy Nice – cello
  • Sophie Sirota – viola
  • Rob Spriggs – viola
  • Sarah Willson – cello
  • Côme Jalibert – field recording
  • Richard Dumas – artwork
  • Suzanne Osborne – artwork

Track listing:

All track by Stuart A. Staples except where noted.

  1. For the Beauty – Dan McKinna, Stuart A. Staples
  2. The Amputees – Dan McKinna, Stuart A. Staples
  3. Trees Fall
  4. Pinky in the Daylight
  5. Carousel
  6. Take Care in Your Dreams – Dan McKinna, David Boulter, Neil Fraser, Stuart S. Staples
  7. See My Girls
  8. The Old Mans Gait – David Boulter, Stuart A. Staples
  9. Tough Love – David Boulter, Stuart A. Staples
  10. No Treasure but Hope

Sparks: Gratuitous Sax & Senseless Violins

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On November 15, 1994, at “Logic” label released “Gratuitous Sax & Senseless Violins”, the 16th Sparks album. It was recorded in 1994, at “Sparks Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Ron Mael and Russell Mael.

Personnel:

  • Russell Mael – vocals
  • Ron Mael – keyboards
  • Tsui Hark, Bill Kong – guest vocals
  • Alan Fisch – engineeri
  • John Thomas – additional engineering, mixing
  • Steve Bates – additional engineering, mixing
  • Mark Stagg – additional production
  • Linus Burdick – additional production

Track listing:

All tracks by Ron Mael and Russell Mael.

  1. Gratuitous Sax
  2. When Do I Get to Sing ‘My Way
  3. (When I Kiss You) I Hear Charlie Parker Playing
  4. Frankly, Scarlett, I Don’t Give a Damn
  5. I Thought I Told You to Wait in the Car
  6. Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Speak No Evil
  7. Now That I Own the BBC
  8. Tsui Hark
  9. The Ghost of Liberace
  10. Let’s Go Surfing
  11. Senseless Violins

Isaac Hayes: To Be Continued…

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In November 1970, “Enterprise” label released “…To Be Continued” is, the fourth Isaac Hayes studio album. It was recorded in 1970, and was produced by Isaac Hayes.

Personnel:

  • Isaac Hayes – vocals, piano, electric piano, bongos, timpani, vibraphone, arranger
  • The Bar-Kays – instrumentation
  • Michael Toles – guitar
  • Ronnie Gordon – keyboards
    • James Alexander – bass guitar
    • Cliff Acred – bass guitar
    • Roy Cunningham – drums
    • Willie Hall – drums
    • Harvey Henderson – saxophone
    • Ben Cauley – trumpet
  • Hot Buttered Soul Unlimited – backing vocals
  • Dale Warren – arrangements
  • Pat Lewis – backing vocal arrangements

The Memphis Horns and the Memphis Symphony Orchestra: instrumentation

  • Richard “Johnny” Davis – trumpet
  • Ernie Bernhardt – trumpet
  • John Davis – trumpet
  • Jackie Thomas – trombone
  • Bill Bell – trombone
  • Edwin Hubbard – flute
  • Jack Fonville – flute
  • James Terry – flute
  • Nick Vergos – English horn, oboe
  • Joe De’Gerolamo – French horn
  • D’Gerolamo – French horn
  • Richard Dolph – French horn
  • Robert Snyder – violin
  • Ann Spurbeck – violin
  • Ed Freudberg – violin
  • Gloria Hendricks – violin
  • Hal Saunders – violin
  • John Wehlan – violin
  • Joan Gilbert – violin
  • Noel Gilbert – violin
  • Nino Ravarino – viola
  • Vincent de Frank – cello
  • William Brown, Henry Bush, Ron Capone – engineer
  • Joe Tarantino – mastering
  • David Krieger – art direction
  • Herb Kole – art supervisor
  • Joel Brodsky – photography

Track listing:

  1. Ike’s Rap I – Isaac Hayes
  2. Our Day Will Come – Bob Hilliard, Mort Garson
  3. The Look of Love – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
  4. Medley: Ike’s Mood/You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling – Isaac Hayes, Phil Spector, Barry Man, Cynthia Weil
  5. Runnin’ out of Fools – Kay Rodgers, Richard Ahiert

Frost: Experiments in Mass Appeal

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On November 14, 2008, “InsideOut” label released “Experiments in Mass Appeal”, the second Frost studio album. It was recorded January – August 2008, at “Cube”, and was produced by Jem Godfrey.

Personnel:

  • Declan “Dec” Burke – lead vocals, acoustic guitars
  • John Mitchell – vocals,electric guitars, violin
  • Jem Godfrey – vocals, keyboards, piano  
  • John Jowitt – bass guitar
  • Andy Edwards – drums

Track listing:

  1. .Experiments in Mass Appeal
  2. Welcome to Nowhere
  3. Pocket Sun
  4. Saline
  5. Dear Dead Days
  6. Falling Down
  7. You/I
  8. Toys
  9. Wonderland

Babyshambles: Down In Albion

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On November 14, 2005, “Rough Trade” label released “Down in Albion”, the debut Babyshambles album. It was recorded in 2005, at “Twin Peaks Studio”, “Metropolis Studios”, and was produced by Mick Jones.

Personnel:

  • Peter Doherty – vocals, guitar, artwork
  • Patrick Walden – lead guitar
  • Drew McConnell – bass guitar
  • Adam Ficek – drums
  • Barriemore Barlow – gong 
  • Kate Moss – vocals
  • General Santana – vocals
  • Bill Price – recording, mixing
  • Adam Fuest – recording
  • Iain Gore – recording
  • Daniel Parry – engineer assistant
  • George Williams – engineer assistant
  • Matt Paul – engineer assistant
  • Jeff Teader – layout
  • Hedi Slimane – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Pete Doherty except where noted.

  1. La Belle et la Bête – Pete Doherty, Chevalley, Peter Wolfe
  2. Fuck Forever – PeteDoherty, Patrick Walden
  3. À Rebours
  4. The 32nd  of December
  5. Pipedown – Pete Doherty, Patrick Walden
  6. Sticks and Stones – Pete Doherty, Patrick Wolfe
  7. Killamangiro
  8. 8 Dead Boys
  9. In Love with a Feeling
  10. Pentonville
  11. What Katy Did Next – Pete Doherty, Alan Wass
  12. Albion
  13. Back from the Dead = Pete Doherty, Peter Wolfe
  14. Loyalty Song – Pete Doherty, Patrick Walden
  15. Up the Morning
  16. Merry Go Round

Badfinger: Head First

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On November 14, 2000, “Snapper” label released “Head First”, the tenth and final Badfinger studio album. It was recorded December 1974–January 1975, at “Apple Studios” in London, and was produced by Kenny Kerner and Richie Wise.

Personnel:

  • Pete Ham – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Bob Jackson – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Tom Evans – vocals, bass, synthesizer
  • Mike Gibbins – vocals, drums, percussion

Personnel

  1. Lay Me Down
  2. Turn Around
  3. Keep Believing
  4. Rockin’ Machine
  5. Passed Fast
  6. Saville Row
  7. Moonshine
  8. Rock and Roll Contract
  9. Back Again
  10. Hey, Mr. Manager