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Lee “Scratch” Perry: King Perry

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On February 2, 2024, “False Idols” label released “King Perry”, the final Lee “Scratch” Perry studio album. It was recorded 2020 – 2021, and was produced by Daniel Boyle.

Personnel:

  • Lee “Scratch” Perry – vocals
  • Greentea Peng – vocals
  • Fifi Rong – vocals
  • Shaun Ryder – vocals
  • Marta Zlakowska – vocals
  • Rose Waite – vocals
  • Tricky – rapping, additional production
  • Zak Waite – drums, additional drum production
  • Rory Sadler – hornsm saxophone, arrangements
  • Robert Landen – horns, trumpet, arrangements
  • Hugo Bechstein – orchestra conducting
  • Grand Shapes – cover design

Track listing:

All tracks by Lee “Scratch” Perry, except where noted.

  1. 100lbs of Summer – Lee “Scratch” Perry, Aria Wells
  2. Evil Generation
  3. Midnight Blues – Lee “Scratch” Perry, Fifi Rong
  4. King of the Animals
  5. Green Banana – Lee “Scratch” Perry, Shaun Ryder
  6. Jesus Life
  7. I Am a Dubby – Lee “Scratch” Perry, Marta Zlakowska
  8. No Illusion
  9. The Person I Am – Lee “Scratch” Perry, Rose Waite
  10. Jah People in Blue Sky – Lee “Scratch” Perry, Aria Wells
  11. Future of My Music – Lee “Scratch” Perry, Adrian Nicholas Matthews Thaws, Marta Zlakowska
  12. Goodbye

J Mascis: What Do We Do Now

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On February 2, 2024, “Sub Pop” label released “What Do We Do Now”, the fourth J Mascis studio album. It was recorded in 2023, and was produced by J Mascis.

Personnel:

  • J Mascis – vocals, guitars, bass, drums, engineer
  • Matthew “Doc” Dunn – pedal steel
  • Ken Maiuri – piano, keyboards
  • Justin Pizzoferrato – engineer
  • Mark Miller – engineer
  • John Agnello – mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Neil Blender – artwork
  • Sasha Barr – layout

Track listing:

All tracks by J Mascis.

  1. Can’t Believe We’re Here
  2. What Do We Do Now
  3. Right Behind You
  4. You Don’t Understand Me
  5. I Can’t Find You
  6. Old Friends
  7. It’s True
  8. Set Me Down
  9. Hangin Out
  10. End Is Getting Shaky

Hookworms: Microshift

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On February 2, 2018, “Domino” label released “Microshift”, the third studio and final Hookworms album. It was recorded in 2017, at “Suburban Home Studios” in Leeds, and was produced by MJ.

Personnel:

  • MJ – vocals, backing vocals, keyboards, synthesizers, recording, mixing
  • JW – guitars
  • EO – guitars, additional percussion, backing vocals
  • MB – bass, modular synthesizer, synthesizers
  • JN – drums, percussion
  • Alice Mérida Richards – additional and backing vocals
  • Christopher Duffin – soprano and tenor saxophone
  • Richard Formby – additional modular synthesizer
  • Tom Woodhead – mastering
  • Louis Byrne – artwork

Track listing:

All lyrics by MJ, all music by MJ, JW, EO, MB and JN, except where noted.

  1. Negative Space
  2. Static Resistance
  3. Ullswater
  4. The Soft Season
  5. Opener
  6. Each Time We Pass – Alice Mérida Richards, MJ, JW, EO, MB, JN
  7. Boxing Day
  8. Reunion
  9. Shortcomings

Bloc Party: Silent Alarm

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On February 2, 2005, “Wichita Recordings” label released “Silent Alarm”, the debut Bloc Party studio album. It was recorded June – July 2004, and was produced by Paul Epworth, Kele Okereke, Russell Lissack, Gordon Moakes and Matt Tong.

Personnel:

  • Kele Okereke – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Russell Lissack – lead guitar
  • Gordon Moakes – bass, backing vocals, synthesizer
  • Matt Tong – drums, backing vocals
  • Paul Epworth – programming
  • Eliot James – programming, recording, additional production
  • Mark “Top” Rankin – recording
  • Joe Hirst – recording assistant
  • “Fashion Show” – recording assistant
  • Rich Costey – mixing
  • Ness Sherry – cover photography
  • Paul Epworth – photography
  • Matt Tong – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Bloc Party.

  1. Like eating Glass
  2. Helicopter
  3. Positive Tension
  4. Banquet
  5. Blue Light
  6. She’s Hearing Voices
  7. This Modern Love
  8. The Pioneers
  9. Price of Gasoline
  10. So here We Are
  11. Luno
  12. Plans
  13. Compliments

Beirut: Gallipoli

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On February 1, 2019, “4AD” label released “Gallipoli”, the fifth Beirut studio album. It was recorded 2016 – 2017, at “The Relic Room” in New York City, “Sudestudio” in Guagnano, Italy, “Kaiku Studios” in Berlin, Germany, and was produced by Cach Condon and Gabe Wax.

Personnel:

  • Zach Condon – lead and backing vocals, piano, Rhodes piano, Farfisa orga, Hammond organ, pump organ, ukulele, trumpet, accordion, percussion, synth, Moog Voyager synthesizer, modular synthesizer, bells, Roland keyboard, ROLI Seaboard keyboard, shaker, drum machine, vocal recording, mixing
  • Paul Collins – bass, double bass, guitar, baritone guitar, Farfisa organ, tape machine, drum machine, modular synthesizer, percussion, synthesizer, space echo, backing vocals
  • Nick Petree – drums, percussion, hand drums, baritone ukulele, backing vocals
  • Kyle Resnick – trumpet
  • Ben Lanz – trombone, brass arrangements
  • Gabe Wax – engineer, mixing
  • Francesco Donadello – mastering
  • Norman Nitzsche – mastering
  • Brody Condon – artwork
  • Ben Wilkerson Tousley – design

Track listing:

All lyrics by Zach Condon, except where noted, all music by Zach Condon.

  1. When I Die – Zach Condon, Ryan Condon
  2. Gallipoli
  3. Varieties of Exile
  4. On Mainau Island
  5. I Giardini
  6. Gauze für Zah
  7. Corfu
  8. Landslide
  9. Family Curse
  10. Light in the Atoll
  11. We Never Lived Here
  12. Fin

The Replacements: Don’t Tell A Soul

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On February 1, 1989, “Sire” label released “Don’t Tell a Soul”, the sixth Replacements (The) studio album. It was recorded 1988 – 1989, at “Cherokee” in Hollywood, and was produced by Matt Wallace, Paul Westerberg, Tommy Stinson, Chris Mars and Slim Dunlap.

Personnel:

  • Paul Westerberg – vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Slim Dunlap – guitar, mellotron, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Tommy Stinson – bass, backing vocals
  • Chris Mars – drums, percussion
  • Matt Wallace – engineer, cheerleader
  • Chris Lord-Alge – mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Paul Westerberg, except where noted.

  1. Talent Show
  2. Back to Back
  3. We’ll Inherit the Earth
  4. Achin’ to Be
  5. They’re Blind
  6. Anywhere’s Better Than Here
  7. Asking Me Lies
  8. I’ll Be You
  9. I Won’t
  10. Rock’N’Roll Ghost
  11. Darlin’ One – Paul Westerberg, Slim Dunlap, Chris Mars, Tommy Stinson

The 5th Dimension: Love’s Lines, Angles And Rhymes

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On February 1, 1971, “Bell” label released “Love’s Lines, Angles and Rhymes”, the sixth 5th Dimension (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1970, at “Wally Heider” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Bones Howe.

Personnel:

  • Marilyn McCoo – lead and backing vocals
  • Florence LaRue – lead and backing vocals
  • Billy Davis Jr. – lead and backing vocals
  • Lamonte McLemore – backing vocals
  • Ron Townson – backing vocals
  • Dennis Budimir, Fred Tackett, Mike Deasy, Michael Anthony – guitar
  • Jimmy Rowles – piano
  • Larry Knechtel, Gary Illingworth – keyboards
  • Joe Osborn, Max Bennett – bass guitar
  • Hal Blaine – drums
  • Jack Arnold, Larry Bunker, Victor Feldman – percussion
  • Jim Horn, Tom Scott, Pete Christlieb, Lanny Morgan – saxophone
  • Bud Brisbois, Chuck Findley, Oliver Mitchell, Ray Triscari – trumpet
  • Lew McCreary, Bob Edmondson – trombone
  • Catherine Gothoffer – harp
  • The Sid Sharp String Section – strings

Track listing:

  1. Time and Love – Laura Nyro
  2. Love’s Lines, Angles and Rhymes – Dorothea Joyce
  3. What Does It Take – Harvey Fuqua, Johnny Bristol, Vernon Bullock
  4. Guess Who – Jesse Belvin, JoAnne Belvin
  5. Viva Tirado – Gerald Wilson, Norman Gimbel
  6. Light Sings – Gary William Friedman, Will Holt
  7. The Rainmaker – Bill Martin, Harry Nilsson
  8. He’s a Runner – Laura Nyro
  9. The Singer – Elliott Willensky, Lamonte McLemore
  10. Every Night – Paul McCartney n

Locomotive: We Are Everything You See

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On February 1, 1970, “Parlaphone” label released “We Are Everything You See”, the only Locomotive album. It was recorded in 1969, at “EMI Studios” in London, and was produced by Gus Dudgeon.

Personnel:

  • Norman Hines – lead vocals, piano, organ, mellotorn, harpsichord, arrangements
  • Nigel Phillips – arrangements
  • Mick Hincks – lead and backing vocals, bass
  • Bob Lamb – drums, percussion
  • Bill Madge – tenor saxophone
  • Chris Mercer – tenor saxophone
  • Dick Heckstall – Smith – tenor saxophone
  • Mick Taylor – trumpet
  • Henry Lowther – trumpet
  • Lyn Dobson – tenor saxophone
  • Jeff Jarratt – engineer
  • Rainbow Studios – design
  • Tony Hall – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Norman Hines, except where noted.

  1. Overture – Norman Hines, Nigel Phillips
  2. Mr. Armageddon
  3. Now Is the End – The End Is When – Mick Taylor
  4. Lay Me Down Gently
  5. Nobody Asked You To Come – Norman Hines, Nigel Phillips
  6. You Must Be Joking
  7. A Day in Shining Armour – Norman Hines, Nigel Phillips
  8. The Loves of Augustus Abbey – Part One – Norman Hines, Nigel Phillips
  9. Rain – Mick Hincks
  10. The Loves of Augustus Abbey – Part Two – Norman Hines, Nigel Phillips
  11. Coming Down – Dorothy Moskowitz, Joseph Byrd
  12. Love Song for the Dead Che – Joseph Byrd
  13. The Loves of Augustus Abbey – Part Three – Norman Hines, Nigel Phillips
  14. Times of Light and Darkness

Jefferson Airplane: Surrealistic Pillow

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On February 1, 1967, “RCA Victor” label released “Surrealistic Pillow”, the second Jefferson Airplane studio album. It was recorded October – November 1966, at “RCA Victor” in Hollywood, and was produced by Rick Jarrard.

Personnel:

  • Grace Slick – lead and co-lead vocals, piano, organ, recorder
  • Marty Balin – lead and co-lead vocals, guitar, design
  • Paul Kantner – lead and co-lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Jorma Kaukonen – lead vocals, lead guitar
  • Jack Casady – bass guitar, fuzz bass, rhythm guitar
  • Spencer Dryden – drums, percussion
  • Jerry Garcia – “musical and spiritual advisor”, guitar
  • Herb Greene – photography
  • David Hassinger – engineer

Track listing:

  1. She Has Funny cars – Jorma Kaukonen, Marty Balin
  2. Somebody to Love – Darby Slick
  3. My Best Friend – Skip Spence
  4. Today – Marty Balin, Paul Kantner
  5. Comin’ Back to Me – Marty Balin
  6. 3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds – Marty Balin
  7. D.C.B.A. – 25 – Paul Kantner
  8. How Do You Feel – Tom Mastin
  9. Embryone Journey – Jorma Kaukonen
  10. White Rabbit – Grace Slick
  11. Plastic Fantastic Love – Marty Balin

Dan Deacon: Mystic Familiar

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On January 31, 2020, “Domino” label released “Mystic Familiar”, the fifth Dan Deacon album. It was recorded in 2019, at “Headford Hall Studios” in Headford, Ireland, “Shanch Studios”, “Tempo House Studios”, “Switched On”, “Vagabond Inn”, and was produced by Dan Deacon.

Personnel:

  • Dan Deacon – performer, arrangements, recording, mixing
  • Craig Bowen – engineer
  • Heba Kadry – mastering
  • Cristina Daury – illustration
  • Rob Carnuchael – design
  • Alex Silva – technician

Track listing:

All tracks by Dean Deacon, except where noted.

  1. Become a Mountain
  2. Hypnagogic
  3. Sat by a Tree
  4. Arp I: Wide Eyed
  5. Arp III: Far From Shore
  6. Arp III: Far From Shore
  7. Arp IV: Any Moment
  8. Weeping Birch – Dan Deacon, Ruby Fulton
  9. Fell Into The Ocean
  10. My Friend
  11. Bumble Bee Crown King – Dan Deacon, Ruby Fulton