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Warren Zevon: Life’ll Kill Ya

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On January 25, 2000, “Artemis Records” released “Life’ll Kill Ya”, the tenth Warren Zevon studio album. It was recorded in 1999, and was produced by Paul Q. Kolderie and Sean Slade.

Personnel:

  • Warren Zevon –  vocals, percussion,  keyboards,  guitar,  piccolo, penny whistle, harmonica; theremin
  • Jorge Calderón – vocals, bass, percussion
  • Dennis Collins – vocals
  • Babi Floyd – vocals
  • Curtis King – vocals, art direction
  • Chuck Prophet- guitar
  • Jim Ryan- mandolin
  • Winston Watson – percussion, snare drums
  • Jonathan Exley – design, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Warren Zevon, except where noted.

  1. I Was in the House When the House Burned Down
  2. Life’ll Kill Ya
  3. Porcelain Monkey – Jorge Calderón, Warren Zevon
  4. For My Next Trick I’ll Need a Volunteer
  5. I’ll Slow You Down
  6. Hostage-O
  7. Dirty Little Religion
  8. Back in the High Life Again – Will Jennings, Steve Winwood
  9. My Shit’s Fucked Up
  10. Fistful of Rain – Jorge Calderón, Warren Zevon
  11. Ourselves to Know
  12. Don’t Let Us Get Sick

gary Moore: After The War

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After The War

On January 25, 1989, “Virgin” label released “After the War”, the 9th Gary Moore album. It was recorded in 1988, and was produced by Peter Collins.

Personnel:

  • Gary Moore– lead vocals, guitars
  • Ozzy Osbourne– lead and backing vocals
  • Neil Carter– keyboards, backing vocals
  • Don Airey– keyboards
  • Laurence Cottle– bass
  • Bob Daisley– bass
  • Cozy Powell– drums
  • Charlie Morgan– drums
  • Simon Phillips– drums
  • Brian Downey– drums
  • Chris Thompson– violin, backing vocals
  • Andrew Eldritch, Sam Brown, Miriam Stockley– backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. After the War – Gary Moore
  2. Speak for Yourself – Gary Moore, Neil Carter
  3. Livin’ on Dreams – Gary Moore
  4. Led Clones – Gary Moore, Neil Carter
  5. The Messiah Will Come Again – Roy Buchanan
  6. Running from the Storm – Gary Moore
  7. This Thing Called Love – Gary Moore
  8. Ready for Love – Gary Moore
  9. Blood of Emeralds – Gary Moore, Neil Carter
  10. Dunluce – Gary Moore

Little Feat: Dixie Chicken

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On January 25, 1973, “Warner Bros” released “Dixie Chicken”, the third Little Feat studio album. It was recorded in 1972, and was produced by Lowell George.

Personnel:

  • Lowell George – vocals, guitar, cowbell, flute
  • Paul Barrere – vocals, guitar
  • Fred Tackett– guitar
  • Malcolm Cecil – synthesizer
  • Milt Holland– tabla
  • Bill Payne – vocals, keyboards, synthesizer
  • Kenny Gradney– bass
  • Richie Hayward– drums, backing vocals
  • Sam Clayton– congas
  • Bonnie Bramlett– backing vocals
  • Gloria Jones, Debbie Lindsey, Bonnie Raitt, Stephanie Spurville,
  • Tret Fure, Danny Hutton – backing vocals
  • Neon Park- cover art

Track listing:

  1. Dixie Chicken – Lowell George, Fred Martin
  2. Two Trains – Lowell George
  3. Roll Um Easy – Lowell George
  4. On Your Way Down – Allen Toussaint
  5. Kiss It Off – Lowell George
  6. Fool Yourself – Fred Tackett
  7. Walkin All Night – Paul Barrère, Bill Payne
  8. Fat Man in the Bathtub – Lowell George
  9. Juliette – Lowell George
  10. Lafayette Railroad – Lowell George, Bill Payne

 

John Phillips: Same

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On January 25, 1970, “Dunhill” label released “John Phillips (John, the Wolf King of L.A.)”, the debut John Phillips album. It was recorded in 1969, and was produced by Lou Adler.

Personnel:

  • John Phillips- vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Buddy Emmons- pedal steel
  • James Burton- guitar, dobro
  • Red Rhodes- steel guitar
  • David Cohen – guitar
  • Eric Hord – guitar
  • Larry Knechtel- keyboards
  • Gordon Terry- fiddle, violin
  • Joe Osborn- bass
  • Hal Blaine- drums
  • Darlene Love- vocals
  • Fanita James – vocals
  • Jean King – vocals
  • Tom Gundelfinger – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by John Phillips.

  1. April Anne
  2. Topanga Canyon
  3. Malibu People
  4. Someone’s Sleeping
  5. Drum
  6. Captain
  7. Let It Bleed, Genevieve
  8. Down the Beach
  9. Mississippi
  10. Holland Tunnel

Mercury Rev: The Secret Migration

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On January 24, 2005, “V2 Records” label released “The Secret Migration”, the sixth Mercury Rev album.  It was recorded in 2004, at the “Six Hours Studios”, Tarbox Observatory, and was produced by Dave Fridmann, Jonathan Donahue, Sean Mackowiak, Carlos Anthony Molina and Jason Miranda.

Personnel:

  • Jonathan Donahue – vocals, guitar
  • Sean “Grasshopper” Mackowiak – guitar, keyboards, clarinet, tettix wave accumulator
  • Carlos Anthony Molina – bass
  • Jason Miranda – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Jonathan Donahue, Sean Mackowiak, Jason Miranda and Carlos Anthony Molina.

  1. Secret for a Song
  2. Across Yer Ocean
  3. Diamonds
  4. Black Forest (Lorelei)
  5. Vermillion
  6. In the Wilderness
  7. In a Funny Way
  8. My Love
  9. Moving On
  10. The Climbing Rose
  11. Arise
  12. First-Time Mother’s Joy (Flying)
  13. Down Poured the Heavens

The Chemical Brothers: Push The Button

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On January 24, 2005, “Virgin” label released “Push the Button” , the fifth Chemical Brothers (The) studio album.  It was recorded in 2004, and was produced by Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons. The album won “Grammy Award for Best Electronic/Dance Album” in January 2006.

Personnel:

The Chemical Brothers:

  • Tom Rowlands
  • Ed Simons

Track listing:

All tracks by Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons.

  1. Galvanize
  2. The Boxer
  3. Believe
  4. Hold Tight London
  5. Come Inside
  6. The Big Jump
  7. Let Right
  8. Close Your Eyes
  9. Shake Break Bounce
  10. Marvo Ging
  11. Surface to Air

Underworld: dubnobasswithmyheadman

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On January 24, 1994, “Junior Boy’s Own” label released “dubnobasswithmyheadman”, the third Underworld album.  It was recorded in 1993, at the “Lemonworld Studios” and “The Strongroom” in London, and was produced by Karl Hyde, Rick Smith and Darren Emerson.

Personnel:

  • Karl Hyde- vocals, guitars
  • Rick Smith– keyboards, backing vocals, mixing
  • Darren Emerson– keyboards, mixing
  • Tomato – artwork

Track listing:

  1. Dark & Long – Karl Hyde, Rick Smith
  2. Mmm…Skyscraper I Love You – Darren Emerson, Karl Hyde, Rick Smith
  3. Surfboy – Darren Emerson, Karl Hyde, Rick Smith
  4. Spoonman – Karl Hyde, Rick Smith
  5. Tongue – Karl Hyde, Rick Smith
  6. Dirty Epic – Karl Hyde, Rick Smith
  7. Cowgirl – Karl Hyde, Rick Smith
  8. River of Bass – Karl Hyde, Rick Smith
  9. E. – Karl Hyde, Rick Smith

The Black Crowes: Shake Your Money Maker

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Black Crowes Shake Your Money maker

On January 24, 1990, “Def American Recordings” released “Shake Your Money Maker”, the debut Black Crowes (The) album.  It was named after an Elmore James’s classic blues song and was recorded in 1989, at the “Soundscape Studios” in Atlanta; “Chapel Studios”, “Paramount Studios” and “Grandmaster Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by George Drakoulias.

Personnel:

  • Chris Robinson– vocals
  • Rich Robinson– guitar
  • Jeff Cease– guitar
  • Johnny Colt– bass guitar
  • Steve Gorman– drums
  • Chuck Leavell– piano, organ
  • Brendan O’Brien– “a potpourri of instruments”
  • Laura Creamer– backing vocals
  • Alan Forbes – artwork, art direction, design
  • Michael Lavine – photography
  • Ruth Leitman – cover photogtraphy

Track listing:

All tracks by Chris Robinson and Rich Robinson, except where noted.

  1. Twice As Hard
  2. Jealous Again
  3. Sister Luck
  4. Could I’ve Been So Blind
  5. Seeing Things
  6. Hard to Handle – Allen Jones, Alvertis Isbell, Otis Redding
  7. Thick n’ Thin
  8. She Talks to Angels
  9. Struttin’ Blues
  10. Stare It Cold
  11. Live Too Fast Blues/Mercy, Sweet Moan

Aretha Franklin: Young, Gifted And Black

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On January 24, 1972, “Atlantic” label released “Young, Gifted and Black”, the nineteenth Aretha Franklin studio album. It was recorded August 1970 – February 1971, and was produced by Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin and Jerry Wexler. In 1972, the album won Aretha Franklin “Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance”. In 2003, the TV network “VH1” ranked it the 76th greatest album of all time.

Personnel:

  • Aretha Franklin – lead vocals, acoustic piano, celesta, electric piano
  • Don Arnone – acoustic guitar
  • Cornell Dupree- guitar
  • Hugh McCracken- guitar
  • Donny Hathaway- organ, electric piano
  • Billy Preston- organ
  • Eric Gale- bass
  • Chuck Rainey- bass
  • Robert Popwell- bass, percussion
  • Bernard “Pretty” Purdie- drums
  • Al Jackson, Jr.- drums
  • Ray Lucas – drums
  • The Memphis Horns- horn section
  • Andrew Love (of the Memphis Horns) – tenor saxophone
  • Neal Rosengarden – trumpet, vibraphone
  • Wayne Jackson (of the Memphis Horns) – trumpet
  • Hubert Laws- flute
  • Tom Dowd- horn arrangements
  • Pat Smith – backing vocals
  • Ronald Bright – backing vocals
  • R. Bailey – backing vocals
  • Carolyn Franklin- backing vocals
  • Erma Franklin- backing vocals
  • Margaret Branch – backing vocals
  • Ann S. Clark – backing vocals
  • The Sweet Inspirations- backing vocals
  • Sammy Turner – backing vocals
  • Stanislaw Zagorski – cover design
  • David Nathan – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Oh Me Oh My (I’m a Fool for You Baby) – Jim Doris
  2. Day Dreaming – Aretha Franklin
  3. Rock Steady – Aretha Franklin
  4. Young, Gifted and Black – Weldon Irvine, Nina Simone
  5. All the King’s Horses – Aretha Franklin
  6. A Brand New Me – Theresa Bell, Jerry Butler, Kenny Gamble
  7. April Fools – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
  8. I’ve Been Loving You Too Long – Jerry Butler, Otis Redding
  9. First Snow in Kokomo – Aretha Franklin
  10. The Long and Winding Road – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  11. Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time) – Thom Bell, William Hart
  12. Border Song (Holy Moses) – Bernie Taupin, Elton John

Cass Elliot: Same

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On January 24, 1972, “RCA” released the self titled, fourth Cass Elliot studio album. It was recorded in 1971 at “RCA’s Music Center of the World” in Hollywood, and was produced by Lewis Merenstein and Benny Golson.

Personnel:

  • Cass Elliot – vocals
  • Dennis Budimir – guitar
  • Larry Carlton– guitar
  • Ed Carter – guitar
  • Al Casey– guitar
  • Louie Shelton– guitar
  • Don Randi– piano
  • Michael Lang – piano
  • Carl Fortina – keyboards, musette
  • Bruce Johnston– vocals, keyboards, Fender Rhodes
  • Carol Kaye– bass
  • Joe Osborn– bass
  • Ed Greene– drums
  • John Guerin– drums
  • Reggie Colson – percussion
  • William Cat Anderson – trumpet
  • Gino Bozzacco – trumpet
  • Grover Mitchell – trombone
  • Maurice – trombone
  • Eddie Kusby – trombone
  • Maurice Spears – bass trombone
  • Jerome Richardson – tenor saxophone
  • Moacir Santos – tenor saxophone
  • Jack Nimitz – baritone saxophone
  • Benny Golson– arrangements, conductor, backing vocals, string section
  • Carl Wilson– vocals
  • Clark Burroughs – vocals
  • Benny Colson – vocals
  • Venetta Fields– vocals, backing vocals
  • Jan Gassman – vocals, backing vocals
  • Jules “Stix” Greenberg – backing Vocals
  • Clydie King– vocals, backing vocals
  • Sherlie Matthews– vocals, backing vocals
  • Marilyn Messina – vocals, backing vocals
  • Gary Burden– art direction, design
  • George Hurrell – cover photography

Track listing:

  1. I’ll Be Home – Randy Newman
  2. Baby I’m Yours – Van McCoy
  3. Jesus Was a Cross Maker – Judee Sill
  4. That Song – Bill Dean
  5.  When It Doesn’t Work Out – Leah Kunkel
  6. I’ll Be There – Bobby Darin
  7. Disney Girls – Bruce Johnston
  8. I Think It’s Going to Rain Today – Randy Newman
  9. Cherries Jubilee – Marilyn Messina
  10. All in the Game – Carl Sigman, Charles Dawes