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Lambchop: Damaged

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On August 14, 2006, “Merge” label released “Damaged”, the ninth Lambchop studio album. It was recorded in 2006, at “Rhonda Court” in Austin, TX, and was produced by Dave Cobb.

Personnel:

  • Kurt Wagner– vocals, guitar
  • William Tyler – guitars
  • Tony Crow – piano
  • Sam Baker – drums
  • Matt Swanson – bass
  • Alex McManus – guitars
  • Deanna Varagona – baritone saxophone
  • Paul Niehaus– steel guitar, electric guitar
  • Marc Trovilion – electronics
  • Jonathon Marx – electronics, sound interludes
  • Ryan Norris – keyboards, electronics, sound interludes
  • Scott Martin – drums, electronics, sound interludes
  • Roy Agee – trombones
  • Gary Tussing – cellos
  • G daddy – acoustic guitar
  • Bruce Colson – violin
  • Ames Asbell – viola
  • Ben Westney – cello
  • Doctor Matt Gorham – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Kurt Wagner, except where noted.

  1. Paperback Bible
  2. Prepared – Tony Crow, Kurt Wagner
  3. The Rise and Fall of the Letter P
  4. A Day Without Glasses
  5. Beers Before the Barbican
  6. I Would Have Waited Here All Day
  7. Crackers
  8. Fear
  9. Short
  10. The Decline of Country and Western Civilization

Sun Ra: Lanquidity

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On August 14, 1978, “Philly Jazz” label released “Lanquidity”, the 49th Sun Ra studio album. It was recorded on July 17, 1978, at “Blank tapes Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Sun Ra.

Personnel:

  • Sun Ra – vocals, organ, synthesizer, piano, keyboards, Hammond organ, electric piano, bells, Arp, Fender Rhodes, orchestra bells, Mini Moog, arranger
  • John Gilmore –  tenor saxophone
  • Danny Ray Thompson – flute, baritone saxophone
  • Eddie Gale – trumpet
  • Michael Ray – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Marshall Allen – flute, oboe, alto saxophone
  • Elo Omoe – flute, bass clarinet
  • Julian Pressley – baritone saxophone
  • James Jacson – oboe, basson, flute, voices
  • Disco Kid ( Slo Johnson ) – guitar
  • Dale Williams – guitar
  • Luqman Ali – percussion
  • Michael Anderson – percussion
  • Artaukatune – drums, tympani
  • Atakatun Odun –  congas
  • June Tyson -voices

Track listing:

All tracks by Sun Ra.

  1. Lanquidity
  2. Where Pathways Meet
  3. That’s How I Feel
  4. Twin Stars of Thence
  5. There Are Other Worlds (They Have Not Told You Of)

Aretha Franklin: The Tender, the Moving, the Swinging Aretha Franklin

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On August 13, 1962, “Columbia” label released “The Tender, the Moving, the Swinging Aretha Franklin”, the third  Aretha Franklin studio album. It was recorded April 27; May 4–5; May 11, at “Columbia Recording Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Robert Mersey.

Personnel:

  • Aretha Franklin – vocals, piano
  • Robert Mersey – personal supervisor, arrangements, conductor
  • Don Hunstein – cover photography

Track listing:

  1. Don’t Cry, Baby – Saul Bernie, James P. Johnson, Stella Unger
  2. Try a Little Tenderness – James Campbell, Reginald Connelly, Harry M. Woods
  3. I Apologize – Al Hoffman, Al Goodhart, Ed Nelson
  4. Without the One You Love – Aretha Franklin
  5. Look for the Silver Lining – Jerome Kern, B.G. DeSylva
  6. I’m Sitting on Top of the World – Ray Henderson, Sam M. Lewis, Joe Young
  7. Just for a Thrill – Lil Hardin Armstrong, Don Raye
  8. God Bless the Child – Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog, Jr.
  9. I’m Wandering – Berry Gordy, Jr., Tyran Carlo
  10. How Deep Is the Ocean – Irving Berlin
  11. I Don’t Know You Anymore – Gary Geld, Peter Udell
  12. Lover Come Back to Me – Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II

Bill Haley And His Comets: Rock ‘n’ Roll Stage Show

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On August 13, 1956, “Decca” label released “Rock ‘n Roll Stage Show”, the fourth Bill Haley and His Comets album. It was recorded in March 1956, in New York City, and was produced by Milt Gabler.

Personnel:

  • Bill Haley– vocal, rhythm guitar
  • Franny Beecher– vocal, lead guitar
  • Billy Williamson– vocal, steel guitar
  • Johnny Grande– piano, accordion
  • Al Rex– vocal, double bass
  • Ralph Jones– drums
  • Rudy Pompilli- tenor saxophone

Track listing:

  1. Calling All Comets – Bill Haley, Milt Gabler, Rudy Pompilli
  2. Rockin’ Thru the Rye – Bill Haley, Milt Gabler, Rusty Keefer, Catherine Cafra
  3. A Rockin’ Little Tune – Johnny Grande, Billy Williamson
  4. Hide and Seek – Paul Winley, Ethel Byrd
  5. Hey Then, There Now – Rudy Pompilli, Ralph Jones
  6. Goofin’ Around – Franny Beecher, Johnny Grande
  7. Hook, Line and Sinker – Bill Haley, Edward A. Khoury, Ronnie Bonner
  8. Rudy’s Rock – Bill Haley, Rudy Pompilli
  9. Choo Choo Ch’Boogie – Milt Gabler, Denver Darling, Vaughn Horton
  10. Blue Comet Blues – Franny Beecher, Al Rex
  11. Hot Dog Buddy Buddy – Bill Haley
  12. Tonight’s the Night – Bill Haley, Catherine Cafra

Bill Laswell and Style Scott: Dub Meltdown

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On August 12, 1997, WordSound” label released “Dub Meltdown”, album by Bill Laswell and Style Scott. It was recorded in 1997, at “Greenpoint Studios” in Brooklyn, NY, and was produced by Bill Laswell.

Personnel:

  • Bill Laswell– bass guitar, loops, effects, mixing
  • Style Scott– drums
  • Kowatchi – percussion
  • The Eye– effects, mixing
  • Professor Shehab – sampler, mixing
  • Robert Musso– engineer
  • Sneak Attack – artwork, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Bill Laswell and Style Scott.

  1. Crooklyn Dub Syndicate
  2. Fourth Column
  3. Aeon
  4. Emergency at the Plant
  5. Radioactive Dub
  6. Fallout
  7. A Greater Source of Power
  8. Melting Pot

Praxis: Metatron

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On August 12, 1994, “Subharmonic” label released “Metatron”, the third Praxis album. It was recorded in 1994, and was produced by Bill Laswell and John Matarazzo.

Personnel:

  • Bill Laswell- bass
  • Buckethead– guitar
  • Brain– drums
  • Cookie Marenco – engineer
  • James Koehnline – artwork, cover art
  • Aldo Sampieri – design

Track listing:

  1. Wake the Dead
  2. Skull Crack (We Are Not Sick Men)
  3. Meta-Matic
  4. Cathedral Space (Soft Hail of Electrons)
  5. Turbine
  6. Vacuum-Mass
  7. Cannibal (Heart Shape of the Iron Blade)
  8. Inferno/Heatseeker/Exploded Heart
  9. Warm Time Machine/Low End Transmission/Over the Foaming Deep
  10. Double Vision
  11. Armed (T.S.A. Agent #5)
  12. Warcraft (Bruce Lee’s Black Hour of Chaos)
  13. Triad (The Saw is Family)
  14. Space After (The Consciousness That Dances and Kills)

Bill Haley And His Comets: Rockin’ The Oldies

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On August 12, 1957, “Decca” label released “Rockin’ the Oldies”, the fifth Bill Haley and His Comets album. It was recorded March – April, 1957, in New York, and was produced by Milt Gabler.

Personnel:

  • Bill Haley– vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Franny Beecher– lead guitar
  • Billy Williamson– steel guitar
  • Johnny Grande– piano
  • Al Rex– double bass
  • Ralph Jones– drums
  • Frankie Scott- tenor saxophone

Track listing:

  1. The Dipsy Doodle – Larry Clinton
  2. You Can’t Stop Me from Dreaming – Cliff Friend, Dave Franklin
  3. Apple Blossom Time- Albert Von Tilzer, Neville Fleeson
  4. Moon Over Miami- Joe Burke, Edgar Leslie
  5. Is It True What They Say About Dixie?
  6. Carolina in the Morning- Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn
  7. Miss You- Charles Tobias, Henry Tobias, Harry Tobias
  8. Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone- Sam H. Stept, Sidney Clare
  9. Ain’t Misbehavin’- Harry Brooks, Fats Waller, Andy Razaf
  10. One Sweet Letter from You – Harry Warren, Lew Brown, Sidney Clare
  11. I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter- Joe Young, Fred E. Ahlert
  12. Somebody Else is Taking My Place – Dick Howard, Bob Ellsworth, Russ Morgan

Dan Mangan: Nice, Nice, Very Nice

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On August 11, 2009, “Arts & Crafts Productions” label released “Nice, Nice, Very Nice”, the second Dan Mangan album. It was recorded in 2009, and was produced by Dan Mangan and John Critchley..

Personnel:

  • Dan Mangan – vocals, piano, banjo, acoustic and electric guitar, clapping, glockenspiel, organ, shaker, sleigh bells, tambourine, Wurlitzer
  • Aaron Joyce – electric guitar, string and horn arrangements
  • John Critchley – electric guitar, engineer, editing, mixing
  • Ryan Wayne – mandolin
  • Veda Hille – vocals, piano, Casio
  • Mark Berube – vocals, accordion, piano
  • John Walsh – upright bass, electric bass, clapping, choir
  • Kenton Loewen – drums, tambourine, clapping
  • Jean Olivier Bégin – trombone, horn and string arrangements
  • Shaun Brodie – flugelhorn, trumpet
  • Todor Kobakov – string arrangements
  • Csaba Koczo – violin
  • Rachel Prince – violin
  • Aya Miyagawa – violin
  • Yosef Tamir – viola
  • Anne Bourne – cello
  • Rafael Hoekman – cello
  • Justin Rutledge – vocals
  • Mark Sasso – vocals
  • Tyler Bancroft – choir
  • Heather Berry – choir
  • Lana Gay – choir
  • Hannah Georgas – choir
  • Zach Gray – choir
  • Rebekah Grayston – choir
  • Melissa Lawrence – choir
  • Lori Lozinski – choir
  • John McNorton – choir
  • Ben Worcester – choir
  • Ron Skinner – mastering
  • Colin Moore – choir, illustrations, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Dan Mangan.

  1. Road Regrets
  2. Robots
  3. The Indie Queens Are waiting
  4. Sold
  5. Fair Verona
  6. You Silly Git
  7. Tina’s Glorious Comeback
  8. Et les mots croisés
  9. Some People
  10. Pine for Cedars
  11. Basket
  12. Set the Sails

The Robert Cray Band: This Time

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On August 11, 2009, “Vanguard” and “Nozzle Records” labels released “This Time”, album by Robert Cray Band (The) album (the 18th Robert Cray album overal). It was recorded in 2009, at “Santa Barbara Sound Design” in Santa Barbara, California, and was produced by Robert Cray.

Personnel:

• Robert Cray – vocals, guitar
• Jim Pugh – keyboards
• Richard Cousins – bass guitar
• Tony Braunagel – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Robert Cray, except where noted.

1. Chicken In The Kitchen
2. I Can’t Fail
3. Love 2009 – Jim Pugh
4. That’s What Keeps Me Rockin’ – Tony Braungel, Schell
5. This Time
6. To Be True – Jim Pugh, Richard Cousins
7. Forever Goodbye – Robert Cray, Sue Turner-Cray
8. Trouble and Pain
9. Truce – Richard Cousins, Hendrix Ackle

Graham Coxon: Thy Sky Is Too High

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On August 10, 1998, “Transcopic” label released “The Sky Is Too High”, the first Graham Coxon album. It was recorded in 1998, at “Matrix Studios”, and was produced by Graham Coxon.

Personnel:

  • Graham Coxon – vocals, all instruments, recording, photography
  • John Smith – engineer
  • Alex Hutchinson – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Graham Coxon.

  1. That’s All I Wanna Do
  2. Where’d You Go?
  3. In a Salty Sea
  4. A Day Is Far Too Long
  5. R U Lonely?
  6. I Wish
  7. Hard and Slow
  8. Me You, We Two
  9. Waiting
  10. Who the Fuck?
  11. Mornin’ Blues