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Public Image Ltd.: Metal Box

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PIL Metalbox HIGH RESOLUTION COVER ART

On November 23, 1979, “Virgin” label released “Metal Box”, the second Public Image Ltd. album. It was recorded March – October 1979, at “The Manor Studio”, ”Shipton-on-Cherwell”, “Townhouse Studios”, “Advision Studios”, “Gooseberry Sound Studios & Rollerball Rehearsal Studios” in London, and was produced by John Lydon,  Keith Levene, Jah Wobble and David Humphrey. In 2003, magazine “Rolling Stone” ranked “Metal Box” at number 469 on its list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • John Lydon– vocals, piano
  • Keith Levene– guitar, synthesizers, drums, bass guitar
  • Jah Wobble– bass guitar, drums, piano
  • David Humphrey – drums
  • Richard Dudanski– drums
  • Martin Atkins– drums
  • PiL, Dennis Morris- design
  • The Metal Box Company – packaging

Track listing:

All tracks by John Lydon,  Keith Levene, Jah Wobble and David Humphrey.

  1. Albatross
  2. Memories
  3. Swan Lake
  4. Poptones
  5. Careering
  6. No Birds
  7. Graveyard
  8. The Suit
  9. Bad baby
  10. Socialist
  11. Chant
  12. Radio 4

cat Stevens: Tea For The Tillerman

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On November 23, 1970, “Island” label released “Tea for the Tillerman”, the fourth Cat Stevens studio album.  It was recorded May  – July, 1970, at the “Morgan Studios”, “Island Studios” and “Olympic Studios” in London, and was produced by Paul Samwell-Smith.

Personnel:

  • Cat Stevens – lead vocals, classical guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboards
  • Alun Davies– acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • John Ryan – double bass
  • Harvey Burns – drums, congas, tambourine
  • Del Newman – string arrangements
  • Jack Rothstein – violin

Track listing:

All tracks by Cat Stevens.

  1. Where Do the Children Play?
  2. Hard Headed Woman
  3. Wild World
  4. Sad Lisa
  5. Miles from Nowhere
  6. But I Might Die Tonight
  7. Longer Boats
  8. Into White
  9. On the Road to Find Out
  10. Father and Son
  11. Tea for the Tillerman

Miles Davis: Get Up With It

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On November 22, 1974, “Columbia” label released Miles Davis album “Get Up with It”.  It was recorded 1970 – 1974, at the “Columbia Studios E and B” in New York, and was produced by Teo Macero.

Personnel:

  • Miles Davis— electric trumpet with wah-wah, organ
  • Dave Liebman— alto flute
  • Pete Cosey— electric guitar
  • Reggie Lucas— electric guitar
  • Dominique Gaumont— electric guitar
  • Cornell Dupree— electric guitar
  • John McLaughlin— electric guitar
  • Khalil Balakrishna— electric sitar
  • Keith Jarrett— electric piano
  • Cedric Lawson— Fender rhodes, electric piano
  • Herbie Hancock— clavinet
  • Lester Chambers— harmonica
  • Michael Henderson— bass guitar
  • Al Foster— drums
  • Bernard Purdie— drums
  • Billy Cobham— drums
  • Airto Moreira— percussion,
  • James Mtume— percussion
  • Badal Roy— tabla
  • John Stubblefield— soprano saxophone
  • Carlos Garnett— soprano saxophone
  • Steve Grossman— soprano saxophone
  • Sonny Fortune— flute
  • Wade Marcus— brass arrangement
  • Billy Jackson — rhythm arrangement

Track listing:

All tracks by Miles Davis.

  1. He Loved Him Madly
  2. Maiysha
  3. Honky Tonk
  4. Rated X
  5. Calypso Frelimo
  6. Red China Blues
  7. Mtume
  8. Billy Preston

The Beatles: Same

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The White Album

On November 22, 1968, “Apple” label released the self titled, ninth Beatles studio album, known as the “White Album”.  It was recorded May – October 1968, at the “EMI Studios” and “Trident Studios” in London, and was produced by George Martin. In 2003, magazine “Rolling Stone” ranked it at number 10 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel

  • John Lennon– lead, harmony and backing vocals, acoustic, lead, rhythm  and bass guitars; piano, Hammond organ, harmonium, Mellotron , harmonica,  tenor saxophone,  extra drums and assorted percussion, tapes, tape loops, sound effects
  • Paul McCartney– lead, harmony and backing vocals, acoustic, lead, rhythm and bass guitars, acoustic and electric pianos, Hammond organ, assorted percussion,  tambourine, cowbell, hand shake bell, handclaps, foot taps, vocal percussion, drums, recorder, flugelhorn
  • George Harrison– lead, harmony and backing vocals, lead, rhythm, acoustic and bass guitars, Hammond organ, extra drums and assorted percussion and sound effects
  • Ringo Starr– lead and backing vocals, drums and assorted percussion, piano , sleigh bell
  • Eric Clapton– lead guitar
  • Harry Klein, Dennis Walton, Ronald Chamberlain, Jim Chest, Rex Morris – saxophone
  • Raymond Newman, David Smith – clarinet
  • Art Ellefson, Danny Mossand,  Derek Collins – tenor sax
  • Ronnie Rossand Bernard George – baritone sax
  • Ted Barker – trombone
  • Leon Calvert – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Alf Reece – tuba
  • Mal Evans– trumpet, handclaps, backing vocals
  • Stanley Reynolds, Ronnie Hughes – trumpet
  • Tony Tunstall – French horn
  • Henry Datyner, Eric Bowie, Norman Lederman, Ronald Thomas, Bernard Miller, Dennis McConnell, Lou Soufier, Les Maddox – violin
  • Jack Fallon– violin
  • John Underwood and Keith Cummings, Leo Birnbaum, Henry Myerscough– viola
  • Reginald Kilby, Eldon Fox – cello
  • Frederick Alexander – cello
  • Chris Shepard – stumpf fiddle
  • Yoko Ono– lead and backing vocals, speech, tapes, sound effects
  • Jackie Lomax– backing vocals, handclaps
  • The Mike Sammes Singers– backing vocals
  • Maureen Starkey– backing vocals
  • Pattie Harrison– backing vocals
  • Richard Hamilton – design

Track listing

All tracks by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, except where noted.

  1. Back in the U.S.S,R
  2. Dear Prudence
  3. Glass Onion
  4. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
  5. Wild Honey Pie
  6. The Continuing Story of Bungallow Bill
  7. While My Guitar Gently Weeps – George Harrison
  8. Happiness Is a Warm Gun
  9. Martha My Dear
  10. I’m So Tired
  11. Blackbird
  12. Piggies – George Harrison
  13. Rocky Raccoon
  14. Don’t Pass Me By – Richard Starkey
  15. Why Don’t We Do it in the Road
  16. I Will
  17. Julia
  18. Birthday
  19. Yer Blues
  20. Mother’s Nature Son
  21. Everybody’s Got Something To Hide Except Me and My Monkey
  22. Sexy Sadie
  23. Helter Skelter
  24. Long, Long, Long – George Harrison
  25. Revolution 1
  26. Honey Pie
  27. Savoy Truffle – George Harrison
  28. Cry Baby Cry
  29. Revolution 9
  30. Good Night

 

Steely Dan: Gaucho

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On November 21, 1980, “MCA” label released “Gaucho”, the seventh Steely Dan studio album.  It was recorded 1978 -1980, at the “Sigma Sound of Philadelphia” and “Village Records” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Gary Katz.

Personnel:

  • Donald Fagen – lead vocals, synthesizer, electric piano, organ, rhythm arrangements
  • Walter Becker – bass, guitar, guitar solo, rhythm arrangements
  • Steve Khan- guitar, lead guitar
  • Mark Knopfler, Larry Carlton – lead guitar
  • Hugh McCracken, Hiram Bullock, Rick Derringer – guitar
  • Rob Mounsey- piano, synthesizer, horn arrangement
  • Don Grolnick- electric piano, clavinet
  • Pat Rebillot, Joe Sample  – electric piano
  • Chuck Rainey, Anthony Jackson  – bass
  • Steve Gadd – drums, percussion
  • Bernard Pretty Purdie,  Rick Marotta, Jeff Porcaro – drums
  • Crusher Bennett, Victor Feldman, Ralph McDonald, Nicholas Marrero – percussion
  • Tom Scott- alto saxophone and clarinet; tenor saxophone, lyricon, horn arrangement
  • Michael Brecker, Dave Tofani – tenor saxophone
  • David Sanborn- alto saxophone
  • Ronnie Cuber- baritone saxophone
  • Randy Brecker- trumpet, flugelhorn
  • George Marge, Walter Kane – clarinet
  • Wayne Andre- trombone
  • Michael McDonald, Patti Austin, Valerie Simpson, Frank Floyd, Diva Gray, Gordon Grody, Lani Groves, Leslie Miller, *Zachary Sanders, Toni Wine – backing vocals
  • Paul Griffin, Don Grolnick, Rob Mounsey – rhythm arrangements
  • Rob Mounsey, Tom Scott – horn arrangements
  • Vartan- art direction
  • Suzanne Walsh – art direction, design
  • Michael Diehl – design
  • John Tom Cohoe – design assistant
  • Rene Burri – photography
  • Ryan Null – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Michael Becker and Donald Fagen, except where noted

  1. Babylon Sisters
  2. Hey Nineteen
  3. Glamour Profession
  4. Gaucho – Michael Becker, Donald Fagen, Jarrett
  5. Time Out of Mind
  6. My Rival
  7. Third World Man

Queen: A Night At The Opera

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On November 21, 1975, “EMI” label released “A Night at the Opera”, the fourth Queen studio album. It was recorded August – November 1975, at the “Sarm”, “Roadhouse”, “Olympic Studios”, “Scorpio and Lansdowne”, and was produced by Roy Thomas Baker, Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor, and John deacon . The album is named by the name of Marx Bros. movie “A Night at the Opera”.

Personnel:

  • Freddie Mercury– lead and backing vocals, piano, jangle piano, woodwind vocalizations
  • Brian May– lead and backing vocals, guitars, ukulele, toy koto , harp, orchestral backdrops
  • Roger Taylor– lead vocals, drums, percussion, brass vocalizations, backing vocals
  • John Deacon– bass guitar, double-bass, Wurlitzer electric piano
  • David Costa –art direction

Track listing:

  1. Death On Two Legs (Dedicated To…) – Freddie Mercury
  2. Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon – Freddie Mercury
  3. I’m In Love With My Car – Roger Taylor
  4. You’re My Best Friend – John Deacon
  5. 39 – Brian May
  6. Sweet Lady – Brian May
  7. Seaside Rendezvous – Freddie Mercury
  8. The Prophet’s Song – Brian May
  9. Love Of My Life – Freddie Mercury
  10. Good Company – Brian May
  11. Bohemian Rhapsody – Freddie Mercury
  12. God Save The Queen – arr. By Brian May

The Moody Blues: To Our Children’s Children’s Children

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To Our Childrens childrens children

On November 21, 1969, “Threshold Records” released “To Our Children’s Children’s Children”, the fifth Moody Blues (The) album.  It was recorded May – September 1969, at the “Decca Studios” in London, and was produced by Tony Clarke.

Personnel:

  • Justin Hayward– vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, sitar
  • Mike Pinder– vocals, Mellotron, piano, Hammond organ, acoustic guitar, celesta, double bass
  • Ray Thomas– vocals, flute, tambourine, bass flute, oboe
  • John Lodge– vocals, bass guitar, harp, acoustic guitar
  • Graeme Edge– drums, percussion

Track listing:

  1. Higher and Higher – Graeme Edge
  2. Eyes of a Child I – John Lodge
  3. Floating – Ray Thomas
  4. Eyes of a Child II – John Lodge
  5. I Never Thought I’d Live to Be a Hundred – Justin Hayward
  6. Beyond – Graeme Edge
  7. Out and In – Mike Pinder, John Lodge
  8. Gypsy (Of a Strange and Distant Time) – Justin Hayward
  9. Eternity Road – Ray Thomas
  10. Candle of Life – John Lodge
  11. Sun Is Still Shining – Mike Pinder
  12. I Never Thought I’d Live to Be a Million – Justin Hayward
  13. Watching and Waiting – Justin Hayward, Ray Thomas

Sly And The Family Stone: There’s A Riot Goin’ On

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Theres a riot

On November 20.1971, “Epic” label released “There’s a Riot Goin’ On”, the fifth Sly and the Family Stone” studio album. It was recorded in 1970 and 1971, at the”Record Plant Studios” in Sausalito, California, and was produced by Sly Stone. In 2003, “There’s a Riot Goin’ On” was ranked number 99 on “Rolling Stone” magazine’s list of the “500 greatest albums of all time”. The album was certified Platinum in the US by “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Sly Stone (Sylvester Stewart) – vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, synthesizer, drums, drum programming, keyboard programming, arrangements
  • Bobby Womack– guitar
  • Freddie Stone– guitar
  • Ike Turner– guitar
  • Rose Stone– vocals, keyboards
  • Billy Preston– keyboards
  • Larry Graham– bass, backing vocals
  • Greg Errico– drums
  • Gerry Gibson – drums
  • Jerry Martini– tenor saxophone
  • Cynthia Robinson– trumpet
  • Little Sister– backing vocals
  • Chris Hinshaw, Jack Ashkinazy, James Conniff, James Greene, Robert Gratts, Willie Greer, Rich Tilles – engineer
  • Lynn Ames, John Berg – artwork concept

All tracks  by Sylvester Stewart.

  1. Luv n’ Haight
  2. Just Like a Baby
  3. Poet
  4. Family Affair
  5. Africa Talks to You ‘The Asphalt Jungle’
  6. There’s a Riot Goin’ On
  7. Brave & Strong
  8. (You Caught Me) Smilin
  9. Time
  10. Spaced Cowboy
  11. Runnin’ Away
  12. Thank You for Talkin’ to Me Africa

U2: Achtung Baby

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On November 19, 1991, “Island” label released “Achtung Baby”, the seventh U2 studio album.  It was recorded October 1990  – September 1991, at the “Hansa Ton Studios” in Berlin, “STS” in Dublin, “Elsinore” in Dalkey and “Windmill Lane Studios” in Dublin, and was produced by Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois. The album won “Grammy” in 1993 for “Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal”.

Personnel:

  • Bono – vocals, guitar
  • The Edge– vocals, guitar, keyboards, mixing
  • Adam Clayton– bass guitar
  • Larry Mullen, Jr.– drums, percussion
  • Brian Eno– keyboards
  • Daniel Lanois– guitar, percussion, mixing
  • Duchess Nell Catchpole –violin, viola
  • Paul Barrett – engineer
  • Robbie Adams – engineer
  • Steve Lillywhite – mixing
  • Flood – mixing
  • Arnie Acosta – mastering
  • Shaughn McGrath – design
  • Steve Averill – design
  • Anton Corbijn – photography
  • Ritchie Smith – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Bono, all music by Bono, The Edga, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr.

  1. Zoo Station
  2. Even Better Than the Real Thing
  3. One
  4. Until the End of the World
  5. Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses
  6. So Cruel
  7. The Fly
  8. Mysterious Ways
  9. Tryin’ to Throw Your Arms Around the World
  10. Ultraviolet
  11. Acrobat
  12. Love Is Blindness

Led Zeppelin: Coda

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On November 19, 1982, “Swan Song” label released “Coda”, the ninth and final studio Led Zeppelin album.  It was released two years after Led Zeppelin had officially disbanded following the death of John Bonham. The album is collection of unused tracks from various sessions during the band’s twelve year career and was produced by Jimmy Page.

Personnel:

  • Jimmy Page– acoustic and electric guitars, electronic treatments
  • Robert Plant– lead vocals, harmonica
  • John Paul Jones– bass guitar, piano, keyboards
  • John Bonham– drums, percussion
  • Stuart Epps – ebgineer
  • Andy Johns – engineer
  • Voc Maile – engineer
  • Leif Masses – engineer
  • John Timperley – engineer
  • Hipgnosis – design
  • Assorted Images – design
  • Peter Grant – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. We’re Gonna Groove – James Bethea, Ben E. King
  2. Poor Tom – Jimmy Page, Robert Plant
  3. I Can’t Quit You Baby – Willie Dixon
  4. Walter’s Walk – Jimmy Page, Robert Plant
  5. Ozone Baby – Jimmy Page, Robert Plant
  6. Darlene – John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant
  7. Bonzo’s Montreux – John Bonham
  8. Wearing and Tearing – Jimmy Page, Robert Plant