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Letlive: The Blackest Beautiful

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On July 9, 2013, “Epitaph” label released “The Blackest Beautiful”, the third Letlive studio album. It was recorded June 2012 – January 2013, at “Suburban Soul Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Kit Walters, Stephen George, Jason Aalon Butler, Jeff Sahyoun, Ryan Jau Johnson and Jean Francisco Nascimento.

Personnel:

  • Jason Aalon Butler – lead vocals
  • Jeff Sahyoun – guitar, backing vocals
  • Jean Francisco Nascimento – guitar, keyboard
  • Ryan Jay Johnson – bass, backing vocals
  • Christopher Crandall – drums, percussion
  • Stephen George – mixing
  • Jonathan Weiner – artwork, layout

Track listing:

All tracks by Jason Aalon Butler, Jeff Sahyoun, Ryan Jau Johnson and Jean Francisco Nascimento.

  1. Banshee (Ghost Fame)
  2. Empty Elvis
  3. White America’s Beautiful Black Market
  4. Dreamer’s Disease
  5. That Fear Fever
  6. Virgin Dirt
  7. Younger
  8. The Dope Beat
  9. The Priest and Used Cars
  10. Pheromone Cvlt
  11. 27 Club

The Mighty Mighty Bosstones: A Jackknife To A Swan

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On July 9, 2002, “Side One Dummy” label released “A Jackknife to a Swan”, the seventh Mighty Mighty Bosstones (The) studio album. It was recorded in February 2002, and was produced by John Seymor, Dicky Barrett, Lawrence Katz, Joe Gittleman, Joe Sirois, Tim Burton, Roman Fleysher, Chris Rhodes, Beb Carr, Mike Denneen and Rolf Langsjoen.

Personnel:

  • Dicky Barrett – lead vocals, artwork
  • Ben Carr – vocals
  • Lawrence Katz – guitar, backing vocals
  • Mike Denneen – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Joe Gittleman – bass, backing vocals
  • Joe Sirois – drums
  • Tim “Johnny Vegas” Burton – saxophone
  • Roman Fleysher – saxophone
  • Chris Rhodes – trombone
  • Rolf Langsjoen – trumpet
  • Jim Fitting – harmonica, backing vocals
  • Tanya Michelle – backing vocals
  • John Seymour – backing vocals, engineer, mixing
  • Matt Tahaney – engineer assistant
  • Jon Pebsworth – production coordination
  • Carl Plaster – drum technician
  • Andrew Lenoski – design
  • Christian Clayton – cover art
  • Josh Dalsimer – photography

Track listing:

  1. A Jackknife to a Swan – Dicky Barrett, Tim Burton, Joe Gittleman
  2. Mr. Moran – Dicky Barrett, Gittleman, Lawrence Katz
  3. You Gotta Go! – Dicky Barrett, Joe Gittleman, Lawrence Katz
  4. Everybody’s Better – Dicky Barrett, Joe Gittleman, Chris Rhodes
  5. Sugar Free – Dicky Barrett, Joe Gittleman
  6. I Want My City Back – Dicky Barrett, Lawrence Katz
  7. Chasing the Sun Away – Dicky Barrett, Tim Burton
  8. You Can’t Win – Dicky Barrett, Lawrence Katz
  9. The Old School Off the Bright – Dicky Barrett, Joe Gittleman
  10. The Punch Line – Dicky Barrett, Lawrence Katz
  11. Go Big – Dicky Barrett, Joe Gittleman
  12. Shit Outta Luck – Joe Gittleman
  13. Seven Ways to Sunday – Dicky Barrett, Joe Gittleman, Lawrence Katz

Neil Young and Crazy Horse: Toast

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On July 8, 2022, “Reprise” label released “Toast”, the 44th Neil Young studio album (credited to Neil Young and Crazy Horse). It was recorded November – December 2000 – February 2001, at “Toast Recoding Studios” in San Francisco, and was produced by John Hanlon and Neil Young.

Personnel:  

  • Neil Young – vocals, guitar, piano, squeezebox, vibes, art direction
  • Pegi Young – vocals
  • Astrid Young – vocals
  • Frank Sampedro – vocals, guitar
  • Billy Talbot – vocals, bass guitar
  • Ralph Molina – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Tom Bray – trumpet
  • John Hanlon – engineer
  • Aaron Prellwitz, Alex Osborne, John Hausmann – engineer assistant
  • Niko Bolas – editing
  • Chris Bellman – mastering
  • Gary Burden, Janice Heo – art direction, design
  • Hannah Johnson, Ebet Roberts – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Neil Young.

  1. Quit
  2. Standing in the Light of Love
  3. Goin’ Home
  4. Timberline
  5. Gateway of Love
  6. How Ya Doin’?
  7. Boom Boom Boom

Tyshawn Sorey Trio: Mesmerism

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On July 8, 2022, Tyshawn Sorey self-released “Mesmerism”, his ninth album (credited to Tyshawn Sorey Trio). It was recorded in May 2021, at “Bunker Studio” in Brooklyn, New York, and was produced by Michael Carvin.

Personnel:

  • Tyshawn Sorey – drums, executive producer
  • Aaron Diehl – piano
  • Matt Brewer – bass
  • Aaron Nevezie – recording
  • David Darlington – mixing, mastering
  • John Rogers – photography

Track listing:

  1. Enchantment – Horace Silver
  2. Detour Ahead – Herb Ellis, Johhny Frigo, Lou Carter
  3. Autumn Leaves – Jacques Prévert, Johnny Mercer, Joseph Kosma
  4. From Time to Time – Paul Motian
  5. Two Over One – Muhal Richard Abrams
  6. REM Blues – Edward Kennedy Ellington

TV On The Radio: Young Liars

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On July 8, 2003, “Touch & Go” label released “Young Liars”, the debut TV on the Radio EP.

Personnel:

  • Tunde Adebimpe – vocals, loops 
  • David Andrew Sitek – guitars, keyboards, loops, recording
  • Kyp Malone – vocals, guitars, bass, loops
  • Jaleel Bunton – vocals, drums, bass, loops, guitar
  • Jason Sitek
  • Katrina Ford – vocal
  • Shannon Funchess – vocal
  • Nick Zinner – guitar
  • Aaron Hemphill – guitar
  • Brian Chase – drums
  • Martin Perna – flute
  • Paul Mahajan – recording, engineer
  • Chris Moore – engineer
  • John Golden – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Satellite – Tunde Adebimpe, David Sitek
  2. Staring at the Sun – Tunde Adebimpe, David Sitek
  3. Blind – Tunde Adebimpe, David Sitek
  4. Young Liars – Tunde Adebimpe, David Sitek
  5. Mr. Grieves – (unlisted bonus track) – Black Francis

PJ Harvey: I Inside The Old Year Dying

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On July 7, 2023, “Partisan” label released “I Inside the Old Year Dying”, the tenth PJ Harvey studio album. It was recorded January – February 2022, at “Battery Studios” in London, and was produced by John Parish, Flood and Rob Kirwan.

Personnel:

  • PJ Harvey – vocals, nylon string guitar, steel string guitar, electric guitar, baritone guitar, bass guitar, piano, Rhodes piano, bass clarinet, drawings, inner sleeve photography
  • John Parish – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, drums, percussion, Rhodes piano, synth, variophon, trombone, bass guitar, mixing
  • Cecil – field recording samples, voice samples, bass keyboards, keyboards, synth, piano, loop creations, additional recording
  • Flood – synth, field recording samples, effects, pedals, loop creations, sonic disturbance, mixing
  • Ben Whishaw – backing vocals
  • Colin Morgan – backing vocals
  • Rob Kirwan – recording, mixing
  • Oliver Baldwin – additional recording
  • Sam Petts-Davies – original recordings of Ben Whishaw and Colin Morgan
  • Ed Farrell – engineer assistant
  • Jacob Zinzan – 2nd engineer assistant
  • Jason Mitchell – mastering
  • Jasdaface – lacquer cut by
  • Michelle Henning – art direction, design, front cover photography
  • Todd Lynn – back cover portrait – dress by
  • Kieran Tudor – back cover portrait – hair by
  • Rob Crane – additional design, typesetting
  • Steve Gullick – portrait and studio photograph
  • Brian Whar – portrait and studio photography assisted by
  • Sumit Bothra – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by PJ Harvey.

  1. Prayer at the Gate
  2. Autumn Term
  3. Lonesome Tonight
  4. Seem and I
  5. The Nether -edge
  6. I Inside the Old Year Dying
  7. All Souls
  8. A Child’s Question, August
  9. I Inside the Old I Dying
  10. August
  11. A Child’s Question, July
  12. A Noiseless Noise

Buster Poindexter: Same

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On July 7, 1987, “RCA” label released the self-titled, debut Buster Poindexter (David Johansen) album. It was recorded in 1987, and was produced by Hank Medress.

Personnel:

  • Buster Poindexter – vocals
  • Brian Koonin – guitar, banjo, mandolin
  • Joe Delia – organ, piano, horn arrangements
  • Larry Poindexter – accordion
  • Tony “Antoine Fats” Garnier – bass
  • Tony Machine – drums
  • Fred Wolcott – percussion
  • Crispin Cioe – alto and baritone saxophone
  • Arno Hecht – tenor saxophone
  • “Hollywood” Paul Litteral – trumpet
  • Bob Funk – trombone
  • Soozie Tyrell – violin, backing vocals
  • Patti Scialfa – backing vocals
  • Carl Hall – backing vocals
  • Lisa Lowell – backing vocals
  • Louise Bethune – backing vocals
  • John Sheard – synclavier and string arrangements, associate producer
  • Bill Scheniman – engineer, mixing
  • Ria Lewerke – art direction
  • Ken Nahoum – photography

Track listing:

  1. Smack Dab in the Middle – Chuck Calhoun, Michael Mains
  2. Bad Boy – Avon Long, Lil Hardin Armstrong
  3. Hot Hot Hot – Alphonsus “Arrow” Cassell
  4. Are You Lonely for Me, Baby? – Bert Berns
  5. Screwy Music – Jimmie Lunceford
  6. Good Morning Judge – Louis Innis, Wynonie Harris
  7. Oh Me, Oh My (I’m a Fool for You Baby) – Jim Doris
  8. Whadaya Want? – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
  9. House of the Rising Sun – traditional, credited to Josh White, Terry Holmes
  10. Cannibal – David Johansen, Joe Delia
  11. Heart of Gold – David Johansen

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: Hold On

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On July 7, 1987, “Warner Bros” label released “Hold On”, the seventeenth Nitty Gritty Dirt Band studio album. It was recorded in 1987, and was produced by Josh Leo, Marshall Morgan and Paul Worley.

Personnel:

  • Jeff Hanna – vocals, guitars
  • Bob Carpenter – vocals, keyboards, accordion
  • John McEuen – mandolin, acoustic guitar
  • Jimmy Ibbotson – vocals, electric bass, guitars, mandolin
  • Jimmie Fadden – drums, harmonica, jaw harp, backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Fishin’ in the Dark – Wendy Waldman, Jim Photoglo
  2. Joe Knows How to Live – Max D. Barnes, Graham Lyle, Troy Seals
  3. Keepin’ the Road Hot – Jeff Hanna, Bob Carpenter
  4. Blue Ridge Mountain Girl – Wayland Holyfield, Richard Leigh
  5. Angelyne – Bruce Springsteen
  6. Baby’s Got a Hold on Me – Josh Leo, Jeff Hanna, Bob Carpenter
  7. Dancing to the Beat of a Broken Heart – Wayland Holyfield, Verlon Thompson
  8. Oh, What a Love – Jimmy Ibbotson
  9. Oleanna – Jimmie Fadden
  10. Tennessee – Karen Staley

Antônio Carlos Jobim: Stone Flower

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On July 7, 1970, “CTI” label released “Stone Flower”, the sixth Antônio Carlos Jobim studio album. It was recorded March – May 1970, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Antônio Carlos Jobim – vocals, piano, electric piano, guitar
  • Eumir Deodato – guitar, arrangements
  • Ron Carter – double bass
  • João Palma – drums
  • Airto Moreira – percussion
  • Everaldo Ferreira – percussion
  • Joe Farrell – soprano saxophone
  • Urbie Green – trombone
  • Hubert Laws – flute
  • Harry Lookofsky – violin

Track listing:

All tracks by Antônio Carlos Jobim, except where noted.

  1. Tereza My Love
  2. Children’s Games
  3. Choro
  4. Brazil – Ary Barroso
  5. Stone Flower
  6. Amparo
  7. Andorinha
  8. God and the Devil in the Land of the Sun
  9. Sabiá – lyrics by Chico Buarque

Pat Benatar: Precious Time

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On July 6, 1981, “Chrysalis” label released “Precious Time”, the third Pat Benatar studio album. It was recorded in 1981, at “Sound City Studios” and “Goodnight LA Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Keith Olsen and Neil Giraldo. The album was certified 2 x Platinum in US by “RIAA”.

Personnel:

  • Pat Benatar – lead and backing vocals
  • Neil Giraldo – lead guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Scott St. Clair Sheets – rhythm guitar
  • Keith Olsen – tambourine
  • Alan Pasqua – piano
  • Roger Capps – bass guitar
  • Myron Grombacher – drums
  • Gary Herbig, Joel Peskin, Tom Scott, Larry Williams – saxophones
  • Keith Olsen, Chris Minto – engineer
  • Greg Fulginiti – mastering
  • Ria Lewerke-Shapiro – art direction, design

Track listing:

  1. Promises in the Dark – Neil Giraldo, Pat Benatar
  2. Fire and ice – Tom Kelly, Scott St.Clair Sheets, Pat Benatar
  3. Just Like Me – Rick Dey, Roger Hart, Terry Melcher
  4. Present Times – Nilly Steinberg
  5. It’s a Tuff Life – Neil Giraldo
  6. Take It Any Way You Want It – Martin Briley, Neil Giraldo
  7. Evil Genius – Neil Giraldo, Pat Benatar
  8. Hard to Believe – Neil Giraldo, Myron Grombacher
  9. Helter Skelter- John Lennon, Paul McCartney