On August 17, 1989, “Action Front” label released “The Death of a Dictionary”, the debut Public Affection album. It was recorded in 1989, and was produced by Benjy King.
On August 17, 1979, “Whitfield” label released “Rainbow Connection IV”, the fourth Rose Royce album. It was recorded in 1979, at “Fort Knox Studio” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Norman Whitfield.
In August 1962, “United Artists Jazz” label released “Three Blind Mice”, album by Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers. It was recorded 1961 – 1962, at “Village Gate” in New York City and “Club Renaissance” in Hollywood, and was produced by Alan Douglas.
Personnel:
Art Blakey – drums
Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone
Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
Curtis Fuller – trombone
Cedar Walton – piano
Jymie Merritt – bass
Rudy Van Gelder – recording
Track listing:
Three Blind Mice
Three Blind Mice – Curtis Fuller
Blue Moon – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
That Old Feeling – Lew Brown, Sammy Fain
Plexis – Cedar Walton
Up Jumped Spring – Freddie Hubbard
When Lights Are Low – Benny Carter, Spencer Williams
Three Blind Mice, Vol. 1
Three Blind Mice – Curtis Fuller
Blue Moon – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
That Old Feeling – Lew Brown, Sammy Fain
Plexis – Cedar Walton
Up Jumped Spring – Freddie Hubbard
Up Jumped Spring (alternate take) – Freddie Hubbard
When Lights Are Low – Benny Carter, Spencer Williams
Children of the Night – Wayne Shorter
Three Blind Mice, Vol. 2
It’s Only a Paper Moon – Harold Arlen, E.Y. “Yip” Harburg, Billy Rose
In August 1962, “Prestige” label released “Dig It!”, album by The Red Garland Quintet (the ninth Red Garland album overall). It was recorded March – December 1957, February 1958, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Weinstock.
Personnel:
Red Garland – piano
John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
Donald Byrd – trumpet
Jamil Nasser – bass
Paul Chambers – bass
Art Taylor – drums
Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
Track listing:
Billie’s Bounce – Charlie Parker
Crazy Rhythm – Irving Caesar, Joseph Meyer, Roger Wolfe Kahn
In August 1962, “Bluesville” label released “Say No to the Devil”, the sixth Reverend Gary Davis album. It was recorded in 1961, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Kenneth S. Goldstein.
Personnel:
Blind Gary Davis – vocals, guitar, 12 string guitar, harmonica
On August 16, 2005, “Capitol” label released “Money in the Pocket”, album by Cannonball Adderley. It was recorded in March 1966, at “The Club” in Chicago, and was produced by Tom Morgan and Michael Cuscuna.
Personnel:
Cannonball Adderley – alto saxophone
Nat Adderley – cornet
Joe Zawinul – piano
Herbie Lewis – bass
Roy McCurdy – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Julian “Cannonball” Adderley, except where noted.
Money in the Pocket – Joe Zawinul
Stardust – Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish
Introduction to a Samba
Hear Me Talkin’ to Ya – Julian “Cannonball” Adderley, Nat Adderley
On August 16, 1995, “Kranky” label released the self-titled, debut Bowery Electric album. It was recorded in 1995, at “Studio Forty-Five” in Hartford, in Connecticut, and was produced by
Personnel:
Martha Schwendener – vocals, bass, mixing
Lawrence Chandler – vocals, guitar, mixing
Michael Johngren – drums
Michael Deming – recording
Rich Costey – mixing
Track listing:
All tracks by Martha Schwendener and Lawrence Chandler.
On August 16, 1965, “Columbia” label released “E.S.P.”, album by Miles Davis (his eleventh album for “Columbia” label). It was recorded in January 1965, at “Columbia Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Irving Townsend.
On August 16, 1965, “Imperial” label released “All I Really Want to Do”, the debut Cher studio album. It was recorded in 1965, at “Gold Star” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Sonny Bono.
Personnel:
Cher – lead vocals
Monte Dunn – guitar
Jeff Kaplan – guitar
Barney Kessel – guitar
Steve Mann – guitar
Donald Peake – guitar
Mike Post – guitar
Randy Sterling – guitar
Harold Battiste – piano
Michel Rubini – keyboards
Bill Marx – accordion, keyboards
René Hall – bass guitar
Cliff Hills – bass guitar
Mel Pollan – bass guitar
Lyle Ritz – bass guitar
Frank Capp – drums
Sharkey Hall – drums
Jessie Sailes – drums
Frank DeVito – percussion
Gene Estes – percussion
Brian Stone – percussion
Julius Wechter – percussion
Harold Battiste – arrangements
Track listing:
All I Really Want to Do – Bob Dylan
I Go to Sleep – Ray Davies
Needles and Pins – Sonny Bono, Jack Nitzsche
Don’t Think Twice – Bob Dylan
He Think I Still Care – Dickey Lee Lipscomb
Dream Baby – Sonny Bono
The Bells of Rhymney – Idris Davies, Pete Seeger
Gir Don’t Come – Chris Andrews
See See Rider – traditional, arranged by Sonny Bono, Charles Greene, Robert Stone
On August 15, 1995, “Almo Sounds” label released the self-titled, debut Garbage studio album. It was recorded April 1994 – May 1995, at “Smart” in Madison, Wisconsin, and was produced by Shirley Manson, Steve Marker, Duke Erikson and Butch Vig.
Personnel:
Shirley Manson – vocals, guitar, recording
Steve Marker – guitars, bass, samples, loops, recording
Duke Erikson – guitars, keyboards, six-string bass, fuzz bass, recording
Butch Vig – drums, loops, noise, EFX, recording
Mike Kashou – bass, fuzz bass
Clyde Stubblefield – additional drums
Pauli Ryan – percussion
Les Thimmig – clarinet
David Frangioni – additional loops
Rich Mendelson – additional loops
Scott Hull – editing, post-production
Mike Zirkel – second engineer
Howie Weinberg – mastering
Robin Sloane – creative direction
Janet Wolsborn – art direction
Garbage – art direction
Adrian Britteon – logo
Stéphane Sednaoui – photography
Clifford LeCuyer – additional photography
Photo 24 – additional photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Shirley Manson, Steve Marker, Duke Erikson and Butch Vig, except where noted.
Supervixen
Queer
Only Happy When It Rains
As Heaven Is Wide
Not My Idea
A Stroke of Luck
Vow
Stupid Girl – Shirley Manson, Steve Marker, Duke Erikson, Butch Vig, Joe Strummer, Mick Jones