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Sonic Youth: The Eternal

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Sonic Youth - The Eternal

On June 2009, “Matador” label released “The Eternal” the fifteen and the final Sonic Youth album. It was recorded November–December 2008, in Hoboken, New Jersey, and was produced by John Agnello and Sonic Youth.

Personnel:

  • Kim Gordon – uncredited performing, album back cover
  • Mark Ibold – uncredited performing
  • Thurston Moore – uncredited performing
  • Lee Ranaldo – uncredited performing
  • Steve Shelley – uncredited performing
  • John Agnello – recording, mixing
  • Aaron Mullan – recording
  • Justin Pizzoferrato – recording assistant
  • James Frazee – mixing assistant
  • Ted Young – ProToolsengineer
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • John Fahey – album front cover
  • John Moloney – gatefold design
  • Clarence Major – inner sleeve 1 design
  • Gene Moore – inner sleeve 1 design
  • Jutta Koether – inner sleeve 2 design
  • Danny Fields – inner sleeve 2 design
  • Cody Ranaldo – sleeve photography

Track listing:

  1. Sacred Trickster – Kim Gordon
  2. Anti-Orgasm – Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore
  3. Leaky Lifeboat (For Gregory Corso) – Kim Gordon, Thrston Moore
  4. Antenna – Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo
  5. What We Know – Lee Ranaldo
  6. Calming the Snake – Kim Gordon
  7. Poison Arrow – Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon, Lee Ranaldo
  8. Malibu Gas Station – Kim Gordon
  9. Thunderclap for Bobby Pyn – Thurston Moore
  10. No Way – Thurston Moore
  11. Walkin Blue – Lee Ranaldo
  12. Massage the History – Kim Gordon

Elvis Costello: Secret, Profane & Sugarcane

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Secret Profane

On June 9, 2009, “Hear Music” label released “Secret, Profane & Sugarcane”, the 22nd Elvis Costello album. It was recorded in 2009, in Nashville, and was produced T Bone Burnett.

Personnel:

  • Elvis Costello – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • T-Bone Burnett– electric guitar
  • Mike Compton– mandolin
  • Jerry Douglas– dobro
  • Stuart Duncan– banjo, fiddle
  • Jeff Taylor – accordion
  • Dennis Crouch – double bass
  • Emmylou Harris– harmony vocals
  • Jim Lauderdale– harmony vocals
  • Tony Millionaire – artwork

Track listing:

  1. Down Among the Wines and Spirits – Elvis Costello
  2. Complicated Shadows – Elvis Costello
  3. I Felt The Chill Before The Winter Came – Elvis Costello, Loretta Lynn
  4. My All Time Doll – Elvis Costello
  5. Hidden Shame – Elvis Costello
  6. She handed Me a Mirror – Elvis Costello
  7. I Dreamed Of My Old Lover – Elvis Costello
  8. How Deep is the Red – Elvis Costello
  9. She Was No Good – Elvis Costello
  10. Sulphur to Sugarcane – Elvis Costello, T Bone Burnett
  11. Red Cotton – Elvis Costello
  12. The Crooked Line – Elvis Costello, T Bone Burnett
  13. Changing Partners – Larry Coleman, Joe Darion

Radiohead: Hail To The Thief

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On June 9, 2003, “Parlaphone” label released “Hail to the Thief” the sixth Radiohead studio album. It was recorded September 2002 – February 2003, at “Ocean Way Recording” in Hollywood and “Canned Applause” in Oxfordshire, and was produced by Nigel Godrich, Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, Colin Greenwood and Phil Selway. “Hail to the Thief” was certified Platinum in the UK by the “BPI”, in Canada  by “Music Canada” and in the US by the “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Thom Yorke – vocals, guitar, piano, laptop
  • Jonny Greenwood – guitar, keyboards, analogue systems, ondes
  • Ed O’Brien – vocals, guitar, effects
  • Colin Greenwood – bass, string synth, sampler, Martenot, glockenspiel, toy piano, laptop
  • Phil Selway– drums, percussion
  • Nigel Godrich– recording, mixing, editing
  • Darrell Thorp – engineer, backing up, cataloguing
  • Graeme Stewart – engineering of preliminary sessions, tape loops
  • Stanley Donwood– artwork, packaging

Track listing:

All tracks by Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, Phil Selway and Thom Yorke.

  1. 2 + 2 = 5 (The Lukewarm.)
  2. Sit down. Stand up. (Snakes & Ladders.)
  3. Sail to the Moon. (Brush the Cobwebs out of the Sky.)
  4. (Honeymoon is Over.)
  5. Go to Sleep. (Little Man being Erased.)
  6. Where I End and You Begin. (The Sky is Falling in.)
  7. We Suck Young Blood. (Your Time is up.)
  8. The Gloaming. (Softly Open our Mouths in the Cold.)
  9. There there. (The Boney King of Nowhere.)
  10. I will. (No man’s Land.)
  11. A Punchup at a Wedding. (No no no no no no no no.)
  12. (Judge, Jury & Executioner.)
  13. (As Dead as Leaves.)
  14. A Wolf at the Door. (It Girl. Rag Doll.)

Voltaire: The Devil’s Bris

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On June 9, 1998, “Projekt Records” label released “The Devil’s Bris” the debut Voltaire album. It was recorded in 1998, at “Unique Recording” in New York City, and was produced by Richard Fortus. The album’s title is from the juxtaposition of the figure of the devil and the Jewish  circumcision ritual, the bris milah.

Personnel:

  • Voltaire – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Gregor Kitzis – violin
  • Matthew Goeke – cello
  • Grisha Alexiev – drums
  • George Evageliou, Tom Cadley – engineer
  • Adam Abeshouse – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Voltaire, except where noted.

  1. Ex-Lover’s Lover
  2. Anniversary
  3. Parade
  4. The Man Upstairs
  5. They Know Me
  6. Owee
  7. Snakes
  8. Ravens Land
  9. The Chosen
  10. All the Way Down
  11. When You’re Evil
  12. Shalom – traditional Jewish song

Del Amitri: Change Everything

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Del_Amitri_-_Change_Everything

On June 9, 1992, “A&M” label released “Change Everything”, the third Del Amitri studio album. It was recorded 1991 – 1992, at “Master Rock” in London, “Park Lane” in Glasgow, and was produced by Gil Norton.

Personnel:

  • Justin Currie – vocals, bass, guitars
  • Iain Harvie – guitars
  • David Cummings– guitars
  • Andy Alston– keyboards
  • Brian McDermott – drums
  • Nick Clark – bass

Track listing:

All tracks by Justin Currie except where noted.

  1. Be My Downfall
  2. Just Like a Man – Justin Currie, Iain Harvie
  3. When You Were Young
  4. Surface of the Moon
  5. I Won’t Take the Blame
  6. The First Rule of Love
  7. The Ones That You Love Lead You Nowhere
  8. Always the Last to Know
  9. To Last a Lifetime
  10. As Soon as the Tide Comes In
  11. Behind the Fool
  12. Sometimes I Just Have to Say Your Name – Justin Currie, Iain Harvie

 

Frank Zappa: London Symphony Orchestra, Vol. I

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On June 9, 1983, “Barking Pumpkin” label released “London Symphony Orchestra, Vol. I” the thirty-eight  Frank Zappa album. It was recorded in January 1983, at “Twickenham Film Studios” in London,and was produced by Frank Zappa. The album features the London Symphony Orchestra’s renditions of four of Zappa’s compositions.

Personnel:

  • The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Kent Nagano
  • David Ocker –clarinet
  • Chad Wackerman– drums
  • Ed Mann– percussion
  • Mark Pinske – recording
  • John Vince – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Frank Zappa.

  1. Sad Jane
  2. Pedro’s Dowry
  3. Envelopes
  4. Mo ‘n Herb’s Vacation
  • First Movement
  • Second Movement
  • Third Movement

 

Earth, Wind & Fire: I Am

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I Am

On June 9, 1979, “CBS” label released “I Am”, the ninth Earth, Wind & Fire studio album. It was recorded September 1978, at “Hollywood Sound Recorders”, “Sunset Sound Studio”, “Davlen Studio” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Maurice White and Al McKay. “I Am” has been certified 2 x Platinum in the US by the “RIAA”, Platinum in the UK by the “BPI”, and in Canada by “Music Canada”.

Personnel:

  • Philip Bailey – vocals, congas, percussion
  • Maurice White – vocals, drums, kalimba
  • Al McKay – guitar
  • Larry Dunn – piano, Oberheimand Moog synthesizer
  • Johnny Graham, Marlo Henderson, Sir Alexander Dutkewych , Steve Lukather – guitar
  • The Emotions- backing vocals
  • Verdine White – bass
  • Fred White – drums
  • Barbara Korn, Marilyn Robinson, Richard Perissi, Sidney Muldrow – French horn
  • Dorothy Jeanne Ashby – harp
  • Billy Myers, David Foster, Eddie Del Barrio – keyboards
  • Paulinho Da Costa, Ralph Johnson – percussion
  • Richard Lepore – timpani
  • Fred Jackson, Jr., Herman Riley, Jerome Richardson – saxophone
  • Don Myrick – alto, tenor and baritone saxophones
  • Andrew Woolfolk – tenor saxophone
  • Benjamin Powell, William Reichenbach, Garnett Brown, George Bohanon, Louis Satterfield, Maurice Spears – trombone
  • Bobby Bryant, Jerry Hey, Michael Harris, Oscar Brashear, Rahmlee Michael Davis, Steve Madaio – trumpet
  • James Ross, Laurie Woods, Linda Lipsett, Marilyn Baker, Rollice Dale, Virginia Majewski – viola
  • Anton Sen, Sherman Bryana, Carl LaMagna, Cynthia Kovaks, Gina Kronstadt, Haim Shtrum, Harris Goldman, Henry Ferber, Henry Roth, Ilkka Talvi, Jack Gootkin, Jerome Reisler, Jerome Webster, Joseph Goodman, Joseph Livoti, Judith Talvi, Leeana Sherman, Marcy Dicterow, Pamela Gates, Pavel Farkas, Ronald Clarck, Rosmen Torfeh, Sheldon Sanov, William Henderson – violin
  • Daniel Smith, Delores Bing, Jacqueline Lustgarten, Jan Kelley, John Walz, Kevan Torfeh, Larry Corbett, Miguel Martinez – cello
  • Steven Porcaro – synthesizer programming
  • Janice Gower – concertmaster
  • Tom Perry – engineer
  • George Massenburg – engineer, mixing
  • Craig Widby, Ross Pallone – engineer assistant
  • Michael Reese – mastering
  • Roger Carpenter – design
  • Shusei Nagaoka – illustration

Track listing:

  1. In the Stone – Maurice White, Allee Willis, David Foster
  2. Can’t Let Go – Bill Meyers, Maurice White, Allee Willis
  3. After the Love Has Gone – David Foster, Jay Graydon, Bill Champlin
  4. Let Your Feelings Show – Maurice White, Allee Willis, David Foster
  5. Boogie Wonderland – Jon Lind, Allee Willis
  6. Star – Eddie Del Barrio, Maurice White, Allee Willis
  7. Wait – Maurice White, Allee Willis, David Foster
  8. Rock That! – Maurice White, David Foster
  9. You and I – Maurice White, Allee Willis, David Foster

The Rolling Stones: Some Girls

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Some_Girls

On June 9, 1978, “Rolling Stone Records” label released “Some Girls”, the fourteen Rolling Stone album. It was recorded October – December 1977, January – March 1978, at “Pathé Marconi Studios” in Paris, and was produced by The Glimmer Twins. “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Some Girls” at number 269 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”. The album was certified 6 x Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”, and became the best selling Rolling Stone’s album in United States.

Personnel:

  • Mick Jagger– lead and backing vocals, electric guitar, piano, electric piano, harmonica, handclaps
  • Keith Richards – lead vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, backing vocals; lead vocals, bass guitar, piano, electric piano
  • Ronnie Wood– electric, acoustic, pedal steel and slide guitar, bass guitar, bass drum, backing vocals
  • Bill Wyman– bass guitar, synthesizer, marimba
  • Charlie Watts– drums
  • Sugar Blue– harmonica
  • Ian McLagan– electric piano, organ
  • Mel Collins– saxophone
  • Simon Kirke– congas
  • Ted Jensen- mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, except where noted.

  1. Miss You
  2. When the Whip Comes Down
  3. Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) – Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong
  4. Some Girls
  5. Lies
  6. Far Away Eyes
  7. Respectable
  8. Before They Make Me Run
  9. Beast of Burden
  10. Shattered

James Brown: There It Is

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There It Is

On June 9, 1972, “Polydor” label released “There It Is”, the thirty-eight James Brown studio album. It was recorded 1971 – 1972, and was produced by James Brown.

Personnel:

  • James Brown – vocals, arrangements
  • Dave Matthews – arrangements
  • Fred Wesley – arrangements

Track listing:

  1. There It Is, Part 1
  2. There It Is, Part 2
  3. King Heroin
  4. I’m A Greedy Man, Part 1
  5. I’m A Greedy Man, Part 2
  6. Who Am I
  7. Talking Loud and Saying Nothing
  8. Public Enemy # 1, Part 1
  9. Public Enemy # 1, Part 2
  10. I Need Help (I Can’t Do It Alone)
  11. Never Can Say Goodbye

Sonic Youth: Sonic Nurse

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Sonic_Nurse

On June 8, 2004, “Geffen” label released “Sonic Nurse”, the thirteenth Sonic Youth studio album. It was recorded July 2003 – February 2004, at “Echo Canyon” in New York City, and was produced by Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo, Steve Shelley and Jim O’Rourke.

Personnel:

  • Kim Gordon – vocals, guitar, bass guitar
  • Thurston Moore– vocals, guitar
  • Lee Ranaldo – vocals, guitar
  • Jim O’Rourke– guitar, bass guitar
  • Steve Shelley– drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo, Steve Shelley and Jim O’Rourke, except where noted.

  1. Pattern Recognition – Kim Gordon
  2. Unmade Bed – Thurston Moore
  3. Dripping Dream – Thurston Moore
  4. Kim Gordon and the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream – Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo, Steve Shelley, Jim O’Rourke.
  5. Stones – Thurston Moore
  6. Dude Ranch Nurse – Kim Gordon
  7. New Hampshire – Thurston Moore
  8. Paper Cup Exit – Lee Ranaldo
  9. I Love You Golden Blue – Kim Gordon
  10. Peace Attack – Thurston Moore