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Four Tops: Same

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On January 21, 1965, “Motown” label released self-titled, debut Four Tops studio album. It was recorded in 1964, and was produced by Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier.

Personnel:

  • Levi Stubbs – baritone, lead vocals and backing vocals
  • Abdul Fakir – first tenor, backing vocals
  • Renaldo Benson – bass, backing vocals
  • Lawrence Payton – second tenor, backing vocals
  • The Andantes – backing vocals
  • The Funk Brothers – instrumentation

Track listing:

  1. Baby I Need Your Loving – Holland–Dozier–Holland
  2. Without the One You Love (Life’s Not Worth While) – Holland–Dozier–Holland
  3. Where Did You Go? – Holland–Dozier–Holland
  4. Ask the Lonely – William “Mickey” Stevenson
  5. Your Love Is Amazing – Holland–Dozier–Holland
  6. Sad Souvenirs – Ivy Jo Hunter, William “Mickey” Stevenson
  7. Don’t Turn Away – Ivy Jo Hunter, William “Mickey” Stevenson
  8. Tea House in China Town – Jo Hunter, William “Mickey” Stevenson
  9. Left With a Broken Heart – Marv Johnson
  10. Love Has Gone – Holland–Dozier–Holland
  11. Call on Me – Holland–Dozier–Holland

Yusef Lateef: Hush ‘N’ Thunder

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In January 1973, “Atlantic” label released “Hush ‘N’ Thunder”, the 31st Yusef Lateef album. It was recorded May – September 1972, at “Regent Sound Studios” and “Atlantic Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Joel Dorn.

Personnel:

  • Yusef Lateef – tenor saxophone, flute, shannai
  • Kenny Barron – piano, electric piano
  • Ray Bryant – piano
  • Al White – organ 
  • Cornell Dupree, Keith Loving, David Spinozza – guitar
  • Bob Cunningham, Bill Salter – bass
  • Gordon Edwards – electric bass
  • Albert Heath – drums
  • Kermit Moore – cello
  • The J.C. White Singers – vocals
  • Monroe “Bones” Constantino – vocals

Track listing:

  1. Come Sunday – Duke Ellington
  2. The Hump – Kenny Barron
  3. Opus Part I / Opus Part II – Kenny Barron
  4. This Old Building – Rev. Cleophus Robinson
  5. Prayer – Kenny Barron
  6. Sunset – Kenny Barron
  7. His Eye Is on the Sparrow – traditional
  8. Destination Paradise – Yusef Lateef

William Basinski: A Shadow In Time

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On January 20, 2017, “Temporary” label released “A Shadow in Time”, the 24th William Basinski album. It was recorded in 2016, at “2062” studio in Los Angeles, and was produced by William Basinski.

Personnel:

  • William Basinski – primary artist
  • Preston Wendel – engineer
  • Denis Blackham – mastering
  • Richard Chartier – design
  • Deng Tai – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by William Basinski.

  1. For David Robert Jones
  2. A Shadow in Time

Terje Isungset: Medotation

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On January 20, 2015, “All Ice” label released “Meditations”, the eleventh Terje Isungset album. It was recorded in 2014, and was produced by Terje Isungset and Reidar Skår.

Personnel:

  • Terje Isungset – voice, drums, percussion, horns, recording, edited, mixing
  • Lena Nymark – voice
  • Reidar Skår – keyboards, electronics, editing, mixing, mastering
  • Anders Jormin – double bass
  • Arve Henriksen – voice, trumpet
  • Mats Eden -viola d’amore 
  • Svante Henryson – cello
  • Asle Karstad, Chris Coleman, Per Sjösten, Tor Magne Hallibakken – recording

Track listing:

All tracks by Terje Isungset, except where noted.

  1. Northwest Passage
  2. Lomonosov Ridge – Reidar Skår
  3. H2O Cycle
  4. Glacial Motion
  5. Polar Auroraes
  6. Silent Folk
  7. Global Warming/Global Warning – Reidar Skår
  8. The View
  9. Industrial Arctic – Reidar Skår
  10. Inuit Living

Mogwai: Rave Tapes

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On January 20, 2014, “Rock Action” label released “Rave Tapes”, the eighth Mogwai studio album. It was recorded in 2013, at “Castle of Doom” in Glasgow, Scotland, and was produced by Paul Savage.

Personnel:

  1. Stuart Braithwaite – vocals, guitar
  2. Barry Burns – vocals, guitar, piano, synthesizer
  3. John Cummings – guitar
  4. Dominic Aitchison – bass guitar
  5. Martin Bulloch – drums 
  6. Reverend Lee Cohen – voice
  7. Paul Savage – recording, mixing
  8. Frank Arkwright – mastering
  9. Niall McMenamin – assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Stuart Braithwaite, Barry Burns, John Cummings, Dominic Aitchison and Martin Bulloch.

  1. Heard About You Last Night
  2. Simon Ferocious
  3. Remurdered
  4. Hexon Bogon
  5. Repelish
  6. Master Card
  7. Deesh
  8. Blues Hour
  9. No Medicine for Regret
  10. The Lord Is Out of Control

Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra: Fuck off Get Free We Pour Light on Everything

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On January 20, 2014, “Constellation” label released “Fuck off Get Free We Pour Light on Everything”, the seventh Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra studio album. It was recorded in 2013, at “Hotel 2 Tango” in Montreal, Canada.

Personnel:

  • Efrim Menuck – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, mellotron
  • Thierry Amar – vocals, upright bass, electric bass, plucked piano
  • Jessica Moss – vocals, violin, plucked piano
  • Sophie Trudeau – vocals, violin, plucked piano
  • David Payant – vocals, drums, organ

Track listing:

  1. Fuck Off Get Free (For the Island of Montreal)
  2. Austerity Blues
  3. Take Away These Early Grave Blues
  4. Little Ones Run
  5. What We Loved Was Not Enough
  6. Rains Thru the Roof at Thee Grande Ballroom (For Capital Steez)

Andrew Bird: Noble Beast

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On January 20, 2009, “Fat Possum” label released “Noble Beast”, the fifth Andrew Bird studio album. It was recorded in 2008, and was produced by Andrew Bird.

Personnel:

  • Andrew Bird – vocals, guitar, violin, whistling
  • Jeremy Ylvislaker – guitar, bass, organ, shortwave
  • Todd Sickafoose – double bass
  • Ben Martin – cardboard box drums
  • Martin Dosh – percussion, looping, keys
  • Mike Lewis – clarinet
  • Tony Crow – juno
  • Kelly Hogan – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Andrew Bird, except where noted.

  1. Oh No
  2. Masterswarm
  3. Fitz and the Dizzyspells
  4. Effigy
  5. Tenuousness
  6. Nomenclature
  7. Ouo
  8. Not a Robot, but a Ghost – Andrew Bird, Martin Dosh
  9. Unfolding Fans – Andrew Bird, Jeremy Ylvisaker
  10. Anonanimal
  11. Natural Disaster
  12. The Privateers
  13. Souverian
  14. On Ho

Umphrey’s McGee: Mantis

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On January 20, 2009, “SCI Fidelity” label released “Mantis”, the sixth Umphrey’s McGee studio album. It was recorded 2007 – 2008. at “Manny Sanchez’s I.V. Lab Studios”, and “Electrical Audio” in Chicago, Illinois, and was produced by Jake Cinninger, Ryan Stasik, Kris Myers, Brendan Bayliss, Joel Cummins and Andy Farag.

Personnel:

  1. Brendan Bayliss – vocals, guitar
  2. Jake Cinninger – guitar
  3. Joel Cummins – keyboards
  4. Ryan Stasik – bass
  5. Kris Myers – drums
  6. Andy Farag – percussion

Track listing:

  1. Made to Measure
  2. Preamble
  3. Mantis
  4. Cemetery Walk
  5. Cemetery Walk II
  6. Turn & Run
  7. Spires
  8. Prophecy Now
  9. Red Tape
  10. 1348

Rosanne Cash: The Wheel

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On January 19, 1993, “Columbia” label released “The Wheel”, the eighth Rosanne Cash studio album. It was recorded in 1992, and was produced by John Leventhal and Rosanne Cash.

Personnel:

  • Rosanne Cash – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • John Leventhal – guitars, mandolin, bass guitar, piano, organ, keyboards, harmonica, percussion, backing vocals
  • Steuart Smith – acoustic guitar, guitar
  • Benmont Tench – piano, keyboards
  • Steve Gaboury – organ
  • Charlie Giordano – accordion
  • Lincoln Shleifer – bass guitar
  • Zev Katz – bass guitar, acoustic bass
  • Frank Vilardi – drums, percussion
  • Dennis McDermott – drums
  • Marc Cohn – harmony vocals
  • Bruce Cockburn – harmony vocals
  • Tommy Malone – harmony vocals
  • Catherine Russell – backing vocals
  • Mary Chapin Carpenter – backing vocals
  • Patty Larkin – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Rosanne Cash, except where noted.

  1. The Wheel
  2. Seventh Avenue – Rosanne Cash, John Leventhal
  3. Change Partners
  4. Sleeping in Paris
  5. You Won’t Let Me In
  6. From the Ashes
  7. The Truth About You – Rosanne Cash, John Leventhal
  8. Tears Falling Down – Rosanne Cash, John Leventhal
  9. Roses in the Fire
  10. Fire of the Newly Alive – Rosanne Cash, John Leventhal
  11. If There’s a God on My Side

Glass Beach: Plastic Death

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On January 19, 2024, “Run for Cover” label released “Plastic Death”, the second Glass Beach studio album.

Personnel:

  • J McClendon – lead and gang vocals, guitar, piano, synthesizer, theremin, arrangements, additional art, packaging design
  • Layne Smith – guitar, gang vocals, spoken word 
  • Jonas Newhouse – bass, keyboard, synthesizer, gang vocals
  • William White – drums, gang vocals
  • Daxe Schaeffer – gang vocals
  • Jer Hunter – trumpet, trombone
  • Tony Sanders – trumpet, trombone
  • Tommy Pedrini – marimba
  • Camille Faulkner – violin
  • Will Yip – mastering
  • Rat Castle Recordings (McClendon and Smith) – recording, mixing
  • Chioko Yamasato – additional engineering 
  • Daxe Schaeffer – album cover, additional art, packaging design

Track listing:

All tracks by J McClendon, Jonas Newhouse, Layne Smith, and William White.

  1. Coelacanth
  2. Motions
  3. Slip Under the Door
  4. Guitar Song
  5. Rare Animal
  6. Cul-de-Sac
  7. Whalefall
  8. Puppy
  9. The Killer
  10. The CIA
  11. 200
  12. Commatose
  13. Abyss Angel