On April 23, 2025, David Lynn Thomas died aged 71. He was singer, songwriter and musician (melodeon, trombone, musette, guitar), one of the founding members of the band Rocket from the Tombs, but was best known as founding member, vocalist and composer of Pere Ubu. He worked with a variety of musicians including Richard Thompson, Philip Moxham, Lindsay Cooper, Chris Cutler and John Greaves. He recorded and released albums under his name as David Thomas & the Pedestrians, David Thomas & His Legs, David Thomas & the Wooden Birds, David Thomas & Foreigners, David Thomas & Two Pale Boys, David Thomas and P.O. Jørgens and with Unknown Instructors.
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Cold Chisel: Same
On April 24, 1978, “Atlantic” label released the self-titled, debut Cold Chisel studio album. It was recorded January – April 1978, at “Trafalgar Studios” in Sydney, and was produced by Peter Walker.
Personnel:
- Jim Barnes – lead vocals
- Ian Moss – lead and backing vocals, guitar
- Don Walker – organ, piano, backing vocals
- Phil Small – bass guitar
- Steve Prestwich – drums
- Peter Walker – acoustic guitar
- Dave Blight – harmonica
- Wilbur Wilde – saxophone
- Joe Camilleri – saxophone
- Janice Slater – backing vocals
- Carol Stubbley – backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Don Walker, except where noted.
- Juliet – Don Walker, Jim Barnes
- Khe Sanh
- Home and Broken Hearted
- One Long Day
- Northbound
- Rosaline
- Daskarzine
- Just How Many Times
Loggins And Messina: On Stage
On April 24, 1974, “Columbia” label released “On Stage”, the first Loggins and Messina live album (the fourth album overall). It was recorded in April 1972, at “Winterland” in San Francisco, March 1973, at “Orpheum Theatre” in Boston, March 1973, at “Carnegie Hall” in New York, and was produced by Jim Messina.
Personnel:
- Kenny Loggins – vocals, acoustic and rhythm guitar, harmonica
- Jim Messina – vocals, lead guitar, acoustic guitar, mandolin
- Larry Sims – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Merel Bregante – drums, backing vocals
- Jon Clarke – flute, tenor and baritone saxophone, percussion
- Al Garth – violin, recorder, alto and tenor saxophone, percussion
Track listing:
- House at Pooh Corner – Kenny Loggins
- Danny’s Song – Kenny Loggins
- You Could Break My Heart – Kenny Loggins
- Lady of My Heart – Kenny Loggins
- Long Tail Cat – Kenny Loggins
- Listen to a Country Song – Jim Messina, Al Garth
- Holiday Hotel – Jim Messina, Al Garth
- Just Before the News – Jim Messina
- Angry Eyes – Kenny Loggins, Jim Messina
- Golden Ribbons – Jim Messina
- Another Road – Kenny Loggins
- Vahevala – Dan Loggins, Dann Lottermoser
- Back to Georgia – Kenny Loggins
- Trilogy – Lovin’ Me – Jim Messina, Murray MacLeod / To Make a Woman Feel Wanted – Kenny Loggins, Jim Messina / Peace of Mind – Jim Messina
- Your Mama Don’t Dance – Kenny Loggins, Jim Messina
- Nobody But You – Jim Messina
Big Star: #1 Record
On April 24, 1972, “Ardent” label released “#1 Record”, the debut Big Star studio album. It was recorded May 1971 – February 1972, at “Ardent Studios” in Memphis, and was produced by John Fry.
Personnel:
- Chris Bell – vocals, guitar
- Alex Chilton – vocals, guitar
- Andy Hummel – vocals, bass guitar
- Jody Stephens – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Chris Bell and Alex Chilton, except where noted.
- Feel
- The Ballad of El Goodo
- In the Street
- Thirteen
- Don’t Lie to Me
- The India Song – Andy Hummel
- When My Baby’s Beside Me
- My Life Is Right – Chris Bell, Tom Eubanks
- Give Me Another Chance
- Try Again
- Watch the Sunrise
- ST 100/6
Mike Patton: Adult Themes For Voice
On April 23, 1996, “Tzadik” label released “Adult Themes for Voice”, the debut Mike Patton album. It was recorded in various hotel rooms while touring as a member of Faith No More, the album is solely composed of vocal sounds arranged as noise music, and was produced by Mike Patton.
Personnel:
- Mike Patton – vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Mike Patton.
- Wuxiapian
- I Killed Him Like a Dog… And He Still Laughed
- Smog
- The Man in the Lower Left Hand Corner of the Photograph
- Robot Sex (Neon)
- Screams of the Asteroid
- Robot Sex (B/W)
- Porno Holocaust
- Inconsolable Widows in Search of Distraction
- Hurry Up and Kill Me… I’m Cold
- Man Alone In Steambath
- Guinea Pig 1
- Guinea Pig 2
- Guinea Pig 3
- Guinea Pig 4
- A Woman with the Skin of the Moon
- A Lizard with the Skin of a Woman
- Catheter
- Fix It So the Bruises Don’t Show
- Robot Sex (watercolors)
- A Ceremony of Senses, an Alibi In The Red Light District
- Butterfly in a Glass Maze
- Pajama Party Horror
- A Leper with the Face of a Baby Girl
- The One Armed vs. 9 killers
- Pillow Biter
- Raped on a Bed of Sand
- Violence
- Red Mouth, Black Orgasm
- Wuxiapian Fantastique
- A Smile, A Slap in the Face, A Fart, A Kiss on the Mouth
- Private Lessons on Planet Eros
- Pneumonia with Complications
- Orgy in Reverb (10 Kilometers of Lust)
Goldfrapp: Black Cherry
On April 23, 2003,” Mute” released “Black Cherry”, the second Goldfrapp studio album. It was recorded in 2002, at “Home Studio” in Somerset, “Air” in London, and was produced by Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory.
Personnel:
- Alison Goldfrapp – vocals, synths, arrangements, recording, mixing, art direction, design
- Will Gregory – synths, arrangements, recording, mixing
- Andy Davis – guitar
- Adrian Utley – guitar, bass
- Charlie Jones – bass
- Damon Reece – drums
- Rowan Oliver – drums, percussion, additional drum programming
- Mark Linkous – Casio
- Nick Batt – synths, additional programming
- Nick Ingman – string orchestration, string conducting
- Nick Batt – recording
- Bruno Ellingham – Pro Tools editing
- Steve Orchard – string recording, string submixing
- Tom Elmhirst – mixing
- David Bascombe – mixing
- Mike Marsh – mastering
- Big Active – art direction, design, illustrations, type
- Polly Borland – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory, except where noted.
- Crystalline Green
- Train
- Black Cherry
- Tiptoe
- Deep Honey
- Hairy Trees
- Twist
- Strict Machine – Nick Batt, Alison Goldfrapp, Will Gregory
- Forever
- Slippage
of Montreal: Coquelicot Asleep in the Poppies: A Variety of Whimsical Verse
On April 23, 2001, “Kindercore” label released “Coquelicot Asleep in the Poppies: A Variety of Whimsical Verse”, the fourth of Montreal studio album. It was recorded 1999 – 2000, at “H. Hare Studios”, and was produced by Kevin Barnes.
Personnel:
- Kevin Barnes – vocals, synthesizer, guitar, bass guitar, piano, drums
- Andy Gonzales – guitar
- Dottie Alexander – keys
- Derek Almstead – drums
- Jamey Huggins – bass, drums
- Glenn Schick – mastering
Track listing:
All track by Kevin Barnes.
- Good Morning Mr. Edminton
- Peacock Parasols
- Look at the Bell (Andy Instructs the Turkish Moths to Acquire Him More Bells or Else…)
- An Introduction for Isabell
- Let’s Do Everything for the First Time Forever
- Coquelicot’s Tea Party
- Rose Robert
- It’s a Very Starry Night
- Mimi Merlot
- Butterscotching Mr. Lynn
- Coquelicot, Claude and Lecithin Dance Aboard the Ocean Liner
- Go Call You Mine
- The Events Leading Up to the Collapse of Detective Dulllight
- Penelope
- A Dreamy Day of Daydreaming of You
- Hello from Inside a Shell (Zombies Enter the Harbor)
- Lecithin’s Tale of a DNA Experiment That Went Horribly Awry
- It’s Just So
- The Frozen Island
- Upon Settling on the Frozen Island, Lecithin Presents Claude and Coquelicot With His Animal Creations for Them to Approve or Reject (The Rejected Inventions Walk Towards the Reverse Magnetizer)
- Let’s Go for a Walk (Coquelicot Leaves the Frozen Island to Resume Her Work as an Efeblum With Claude and Lecithin in Tow)
- The Hopeless Opus or The Great Battle of the Unfriendly Ridiculous
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard: Omnium Gatherum
On April 22, 2022, “KGLW” label released “Omnium Gatherum”, the 20th King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard studio album. It was recorded in 2022, and was produced by Stu Mackenzie, Joey Walker and Cook Craig.
Personnel:
- Ambrose Kenny-Smith – vocals, organ, Wurlitzer, harmonica, synthesizer, saxophone, mellotron, guitar, vibraphone, percussion, recording
- Cook Craig – vocals, guitar, synthesizer, keyboards, bass, turntable, mellotron, Wurlitzer, percussion, recording
- Joey Walker – vocals, guitar, synthesizer, bass, turntable, Mellotrona, bağlama, flute, percussion, recording, mixing
- Stu Mackenzie – vocals, guitar, bass, organ, piano, synthesizer, keyboards, mellotron, clavinet, turntable, flute, vibraphone, Wurlitzer, vocoder, percussion, recording, mixing
- Lucas Harwood – bass
- Michael Cavanagh – drums, percussion, recording
- Millicent Smith – vocals
- Amy Findlay – drums
- Madeline Wright – party sounds
- Joseph Carra – mastering
- Jason Galea – artwork
Track listing:
- The Dripping Tap – Ambrose Kenny Smith, Stu Mackenzie
- Magenta Mountain – Ambrose Kenny-Smith, Stu Mackenzie, Joey Walker
- Kepler-22b – Cook Craig, Stu Mackenzie
- Gaia – Michael Cavanagh, Stu Mackenzie, Joey Walker
- Ambergris – Joey Walker
- Sadie Sorceress – Ambrose Kenny-Smith, Stu Mackenzie, Joey Walker
- Evilest Man – Stu Mackenzie
- The Garden Goblin – Cook Craig, Stu Mackenzie
- Blame It on the Weather – Michael Cavanagh, Ambrose Kenny-Smith, Joey Walker
- Persistence – Cook Craig, Stu Mackenzie
- The Grim Reaper – Ambrose Kenny-Smith, Stu Mackenzie
- Presumptuous – Ambrose Kenny-Smith, Stu Mackenzie
- Predator X – Stu Mackenzie
- Red Smoke – Ambrose Kenny-Smith
- Candles – Stu Mackenzie
- The Funeral – Stu Mackenzie
Psychedelic Porn Crumpets: Night Gnomes
On April 22, 2022, “What Reality? Records” label released “Night Gnomes”, the fifth Psychedelic Porn Crumpets album.
Personnel:
- Jack McEwan – vocals, guitar, bass
- Danny Caddy – drums
- Michael Jelinek – keyboards
- Luke Parish – synth, drums
- Chris Young – synth
- Ben Caddy – strings
- L. Yeoward – lacquer cut
Track listing:
- Terminus, the Creator
- Lava Lamp Pisco
- Dread & Butter
- Bibblegum Infinity
- Sherbet Straws
- Night Gnomes
- Bob Holiday
- Microwave Dave
- Acid Dent
- In Dream, Out
- Slinky / Holy Water
David Axelrod: Earth Rot
On April 22, 1970, “Capitol” label released “Earth Rot”, the third David Axelrod studio album. It was recorded in 1969, and was produced by David Axelrod.
Personnel:
- Dennis Budimir – guitar
- Louis Morell – guitar
- Don Randi – piano
- Robert West – bass
- Arthur Wright – bass
- Earl Palmer – drums
- Sonny Anderson – vibraphone
- Gary Coleman – vibraphone
- William E. Green – tenor and baritone saxophone, flute
- Jackie Kelso – tenor and baritone saxophone, flute
- Ernie Watts – tenor saxophone, flute
- Allen De Rienzo – trumpet
- Frederick Hill – trumpet
- Dick Hyde – trombone
- Richard Leith – trombone
- Clark Eran Gassman, Diana Lee, Gerri Engemann, Jacqueline Mae Ellen, Janice Gassman, Jerry Whitman, Jon Joyce, Lewis E. Moreford, Tom Bahler – choir
Track listing:
All music by David Axelrod, lyrics adapted by Michael T. Axelrod from “The Book of Isaiah, The Old Testament” and adapted from “Song of the Earth Spirit”, a Navajo origin legend.
- The Warnings Part 1
- The Warnings Part 2
- The Warnings Part 3
- The Warnings Part 4
- The Signs Part 1
- The Signs Part 2
- The Signs Part 3
- The Signs Part 4
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