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Ian Moore: Modernday Folklore

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On June 27, 1995, “Capricorn Records” label released “Modernday Folklore”, the second Ian Moore studio album. It was recorded 1994 – 1995, and was produced by Mark Howard and Ian Moore.

Personnel:

  • Ian Moore– vocals, guitar, sitar, percussion
  • Chris White- bass, percussion, background vocals
  • Bukka Allen – piano, organ, percussion
  • Michael Villegas – drums, percussion
  • Sass Jordan- vocals
  • Flaco Jiménez- accordion
  • Daryl Johnson- vocals
  • Tim Green – saxophone
  • Reggie Houston- baritone saxophone
  • Renard Poché – trombone
  • Stacey Cole – trumpet
  • Irene Sazer – violin
  • Katrina Wreede – viola
  • Julian Smedley – violin
  • Dan Reiter – cello

Track listing:

All tracks by Ian Moore, except where noted

  1. Muddy Jesus
  2. Society
  3. Today
  4. Daggers
  5. Bar Line 99
  6. Dandelion
  7. Lie
  8. Train Tracks
  9. Monday Afternoon
  10. You’ll Be Gone – Ian Moore, Bukka Allen
  11. Stain
  12. Morning Song
  13. Home

Beck: One Foot in the Grave

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On June 27, 1994, “K Records” label released “One Foot in the Grave”, the fourth Beck album. It was recorded October 1993 – January 1994 at “Dub Narcotic Studio” in Olympia, Washington, and was produced by Calvin Johnson.

Personnel:

  • Beck – vocals, guitar, bass, drums
  • Calvin Johnson– vocals
  • Sam Jayne – vocals
  • Chris Ballew– bass, guitar
  • James Bertram– bass
  • Scott Plouf– drums
  • Mario Prietto – bongos

Track listing:

All tracks by Beck, except where noted.

  1. He’s a Mighty Good Leader – Skip James
  2. Sleeping Bag
  3. I Get Lonesome
  4. Burnt Orange Peel
  5. Cyanide Breath Mint
  6. See Water
  7. Ziplock Bag
  8. Hollow Log
  9. Forcefield – Beck, Sam Jayne
  10. Fourteen Rivers Fourteen Floods
  11. Asshole
  12. I’ve Seen the Land Beyond
  13. Outcome
  14. Girl Dreams – The Carter Family, Beck
  15. Painted Eyelids
  16. Atmospheric Conditions – Beck, Calvin Johnson

Everclear: invisible Stars

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On June 26, 2012, “eOne Music” label released “Invisible Stars”, the eighth  Everclear studio album. It was recorded 2011 – 2012, and was produced by Art Alexakis and Stuart Schenk.

Personnel:

  • Art Alexakis– lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards
  • Dave French – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Freddy Herrera – bass, backing vocals
  • Sean Winchester – drums, percussion, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Josh Crawley – keyboards
  • Sasha Smith – keyboards
  • Nathaniel Kunkel, Stuart Schenk, Erik Reichers, Mark McCluskey – recording
  • Mark McCluskey, Bob Horn – mixing
  • Brad Blackwood – mastering
  • Paul Grosso – art direction,  design
  • Tiana Godfrey, Rob Simmons – photography
  • Jordan Feldstein – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks  by Art Alexakis, except where noted.

  1. Tiger in a Burning Tree
  2. Falling in a Good Way
  3. Be Careful What You Ask For
  4. Volcano
  5. Santa Ana Wind – Art Alexakis, David Walsh
  6. Wishing – Art Alexakis, Chloe Lowery
  7. I Am Better Without You
  8. Aces
  9. Jackie Robinson
  10. The Golden Rule
  11. Rocket for the Girl
  12. Promenade

Lostprophets: Liberation Transmission

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On June 26, 2006, “Visible Noise” label released “Liberation Transmission”, the third Lostprophets studio album. It was recorded 2005 – 2006, and was produced by Bob Rock.

Personnel:

  • Ian Watkins– lead vocals
  • Lee Gaze – lead guitar
  • Mike Lewis– rhythm guitar
  • Jamie Oliver– vocals, piano, keyboards, samples
  • Stuart Richardson – bass guitar
  • Josh Freese– drums, percussion
  • Ilan Rubin– drums, percussion
  • Sean Blackout (Sean Smith) – additional vocal
  • Bob Rock– engineer
  • Eric Helmkamp – engineer
  • Randy Staub– mixing
  • Zach Blackstone – assistant
  • George Marino – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Lee Gaze, Mike Lewis, Jamie Oliver, Stuart Richardson and Ian Watkins.

  1. Everyday Combat
  2. A Town Called Hypocrisy
  3. The New Transmission
  4. Rooftops (A Liberation Broadcast)
  5. Can’t Stop, Gotta Date with Hate
  6. Can’t Catch Tomorrow (Good Shoes Won’t Save You This Time)
  7. Everybody’s Screaming!!!
  8. Broken Hearts, Torn Up Letters and the Story of a Lonely Girl
  9. 4:AM Forever
  10. For All These Times Son, For All These Times
  11. Heaven for the Weather, Hell for the Company
  12. Always All Ways (Apologies, Glances and Messed Up Chances)

Alice Cooper: Alice Cooper Goes to Hell

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On June 25, 1976, “Warner Bros” label released “Alice Cooper Goes to Hell”, the second Alice Cooper album. It was recorded in 1076, at “Soundstage” in Toronto, “Record Plant East” in New York City, “RCA Recording Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Bob Ezrin.

Personnel:

  • Alice Cooper – vocals
  • Dick Wagner– vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
  • Steve Hunter– guitar
  • Tony Levin– bass
  • Bob Babbitt– bass
  • Allan Schwartzberg– drums
  • Jim Gordon– drums
  • Jimmy Maelen– percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Alice Cooper, Dick Wagner and Bob Ezrin.

  1. Go to Hell
  2. You Gotta Dance
  3. I’m the Coolest
  4. Didn’t We Meet
  5. I Never Cry
  6. Give the Kid a Break
  7. Guilty
  8. Wake Me Gently
  9. Wish You Were Here
  10. I’m Always Chasing Records
  11. Going Home

Aretha Franklin: Hey Now Hey

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On June 25, 1973, “Atlantic” label released “Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky)”, the nineteenth Aretha Franklin studio album. It was recorded April – August 1972, at “Record Plant” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Quincy Jones and Aretha Franklin.

Personnel:

  • Aretha Franklin – lead vocals, acoustic piano solo
  • Spooner Oldham– keyboards
  • Billy Preston– acoustic piano solo
  • Jimmy Johnson– guitar
  • Tommy Cogbill– bass guitar
  • Jerry Jemmott– bass guitar
  • Roger Hawkins– drums
  • Richie Pratt– drums
  • Phil Woods– alto saxophone
  • Joe Farrell– tenor sax solo, flute solo
  • Willie Bridges – saxophone
  • Charles Chalmers– saxophone
  • Andrew Love– saxophone
  • Floyd Newman– saxophone
  • Wayne Jackson– trumpet
  • Phil Schier – recording
  • Gene Paul, Quincy Jones, Phil Schier – remixing
  • Ken Cunningham – design
  • Jim Dunn – design, cover illustration

Track listing:

  1. Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky) – Aretha Franklin
  2. Somewhere – Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim
  3. So Swell When You’re Well – James Booker, Aretha Franklin
  4. Angel – Carolyn Franklin, Sonny Sanders
  5. Sister from Texas – Aretha Franklin
  6. Mister Spain – Carolyn Plummer
  7. That’s The Way I Feel About Cha – Bobby Womack, Jim Grisby, Joe Hicks
  8. Moody’s Mood – James Moody, Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields
  9. Just Right Tonight – Aretha Franklin, Avery Parrish, Buddy Feyne, Quincy Jones, Robert Bruce

Madlib: Shades of Blue

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On June 24, 2003, “Blue Note” label released “Shades of Blue”, is a remix album by Madlib, on tracks from the archives of “Blue Note” label. It was recorded in 2003, at “The Bomb Shelter” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Madlib.

Personnel:

  • Madlib – beats, interpretation, remixing, turntables
  • Medaphoar – vocals
  • Bobby Hutcherson – vibraphone
  • Ahmad Miller – vibraphone
  • Dan Ubick – guitar
  • Morgan Adams III – organ
  • Joe McDuphrey – keyboards, organ, Fender Rhodes
  • Jeff Jank – bass, art direction, design
  • Malcolm Catto – drums
  • Otis Jackson, Jr. – drums
  • Yesterdays New Quintet
  • Dave Cooley – mastering
  • Gordon H. Jee – creative director
  • Zach Hochkeppel – product manager
  • Eli Wolf – executive producer
  • Peanut Butter Wolf – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. Introduction
  2. Slim’s Return – Monk Higgins
  3. Distant Land – Donald Byrd
  4. Mystic Bounce – Ronnie Foster
  5. Stormy – Buddy Buie/ James Cobb / James B. Cobb Jr.
  6. Blue Note Interlude
  7. Please Set Me Easy
  8. Funky Blue Note
  9. Alfred Lion Interlude
  10. Stepping Into Tomorrow – Larry Mizell
  11. Andrew Hill Break – Andrew Hill
  12. Montara – Bobby Hutcherson
  13. Song for My Father – Horace Silver
  14. Footprints – Wayne Shorter
  15. Peace / Dolphin Dance – Herbie Hancock, Horace Silver
  16. Outro

Todd Rundgren: The Ballad of Todd Rundgren

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On June 24, 1971,”Ampex” label released “Runt. The Ballad of Todd Rundgren”, the second Todd Rundgren album. It was recorded in 1971 at “Bearsville Studios” in Bearsville, NY, and was produced by Todd Rundgren.

Personnel:

  • Todd Rundgren – vocals, piano, organ, pump organ, Clavinet, Wurlitzer electric piano, EMS VCS 3, guitars, mandolin, fiddle, tenor and baritone saxophones, talk box, vibraphone, percussion
  • Tony Sales– bass, conga, tambourine, vibraphone
  • Jerry Scheff– bass
  • D. Smart– drums, timbales, maracas
  • John Guerin– drums
  • Hunt Sales– drums, conga

Track listing:

All tracks by Todd Rundgren.

  1. Long Flowing Rob
  2. The Ballad (Denny & Jean)
  3. Bleeding
  4. Wailing Wall
  5. The Range War
  6. Chain Letter
  7. A Long Time, A Long Way to Go
  8. Boat on the Charles
  9. Be Nice to Me
  10. Hope I’m Around
  11. Parole
  12. Remember Me

Jeff Tweedy: Together at Last

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On June 23, 2017, “dBpm Records” label released “Together at Last”, the debut Jeff Tweedy solo album. It was recorded in January 2016, at “The Loft” in Chicago, Illinois, and was produced by Tom Schtick.

Personnel:

  • Jeff Tweedy – vocals, guitar, harmonica, production
  • Tom Schtick – engineer, mixing
  • Bob Ludwig– mastering

Track listing:

All lyrics by Jeff Tweedy, all music by Jeff Tweedy except where noted.

  1. Via Chicago
  2. Laminated Cat – Jeff Tweedy, Jim O’Rourke, Glenn Kotche
  3. Lost Love
  4. Muzzle of Bees – Jeff Tweedy, Jim O’Rourke
  5. Ashes of American Flags – Jeff Tweedy, Jay Bennett
  6. Dawned on Me – Jeff Tweedy, Pat Sansone
  7. In a Future Age – Jeff Tweedy, Jay Bennett
  8. I Am Trying to Break Your Heart – Jeff Tweedy, Jay Bennett
  9. Hummingbird
  10. I’m Always in Love – Jeff Tweedy, Jay Bennett
  11. Sky Blue Sky

The Dreamers: Pellucidar: A Dreamers Fantabula

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On June 23, 2015, “Tzadik” label released “Pellucidar: A Dreamers Fantabula”, the sixth John Zorn’s group, The Dreamers. It was recorded in February 2015, at “Eastside Sound” in New York City, and was produced by John Zorn.

Personnel:

  • John Zorn – conductor, arranger
  • Marc Ribot− guitars
  • Jamie Saft− keyboards
  • Kenny Wollesen− vibes
  • Trevor Dunn− bass
  • Joey Baron− drums
  • Cyro Baptista− percussion
  • Ikue Mori – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by John Zorn

  1. Magic Carpet Ride
  2. Gormenghast
  3. Queen of Ilium
  4. Once Upon a Time
  5. Flight from Salem
  6. Pellucidar
  7. Atlantis
  8. A Perfume from Cleopolis
  9. Jewels of Opar