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The Flaming Lips: Soft Bulletin

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On May 17, 1999, “Warner Bros” label released “The Soft Bulletin”, the ninth Flaming Lips (The) studio album. It was recorded April 1997 – February 1999, at “Tarbox Road Studios” in Cassadaga, New York, and was produced by Dave Fridman, Scott Booker, Wayne Coyne, Michael Ivins and Steven Drozd.

Personnel:

  • Wayne Coyne – vocals, guitar, keyboards, theremin, recording, mixing
  • Michael Ivins – bass, keyboards, backing vocals, engineer, mixing
  • Steven Drozd – drums, percussion, guitar, keyboards, bass, backing vocals, recording, mixing
  • Dave Fridmann – recording, mixing
  • Scott Bennett – additional bass
  • Michael Ivins – additional engineering
  • Steve Hall – mastering
  • Peter Mokran – additional mixing, additional production
  • Lawrence Schiller – cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Wayne Coyne, Michael Ivins and Steven Drozd.

  1. Race for the Prize (Mikran remix)
  2. A Spoonful Weighs a Ton
  3. The Spark That Bled
  4. The Spiderrbite Song
  5. Buggin’ (Mokran remix)
  6. What Is the Light?
  7. The Observer
  8. Waitin’ for a Superman
  9. Suddenly Everything Has Changed
  10. The Gash
  11. Feeling Yourself Disintegrate
  12. Sleeping on the Roof
  13. Race for the Prize
  14. Waitin’ for a Superman (Mokran remix)

Red Crayola: God Bless the Red Krayola and All Who Sail with It

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In May 1968, “International Artists” label released “God Bless the Red Krayola and All Who Sail with It”, the second Red Krayola studio album.  It was recorded February – March 1968, at “Gold Star” in Hollywood, and was produced by Jim Duff.

Personnel:

  • Mayo Thompson – vocals, guitar, piano, design 
  • Steve Cunningham – fretless bass guitar, design
  • Tommy Smith – drums, design
  • Jim Duff – engineer
  • Fred Caroll – engineer
  • Dennis Collins – engineer
  • Chorus Singers – Mary Sue, Dotty, Pat Pritchett, Barbara Metyko, Elaine Banks, Carolyn Heinman, Candy
  • Holly Pritchett – vocals
  • Dick Wray – back cover photography
  • Guy Clark – back cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Mayo Thompson, Steve Cunningham and Tommy Smith.

  1. Say Hello to Jamie James
  2. Music
  3. The Shirt
  4. Listen to This
  5. Save the House
  6. Victory Garden
  7. Coconut Hotel
  8. Sheriff Jack
  9. Free Piece
  10. Ravi Shankar Parachutist
  11. Piece for Piano and Electric Bass Guitar
  12. Dairymaid’s Lament
  13. Big
  14. Leejol
  15. Sherlock Holmes
  16. Dirth of Tilth
  17. Tina’s Gone to Have a Baby
  18. The Jewel of Madonna
  19. Green of My Pants
  20. Night Song

Cannonball Adderley Quintet: Why Am I Treated So Bad!

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In May 1967, “Capitol” label released “Why Am I Treated So Bad!”, the 39th Cannonball Adderley (credited to Cannonball Adderley Quintet) album. It was recorded in March 1967, at “Capitol” in Hollywood, and was produced by David Axelrod.

Personnel:

  • Julian “Cannonball” Adderley – alto sax
  • Nat Adderley – cornet
  • Joe Zawinul – piano
  • Victor Gaskin – bass
  • Roy McCurdy – drums
  • Ed Simpson – photography

Track listing:

  1. Introduction
  2. Mini Mama – Curtis Fuller
  3. I’m on My Way – Nat Adderley Jr.
  4. Why Am I Treated So Bad – Roebuck Staples
  5. One for Newk – Joe Zawinul
  6. Yvette – Joe Zawinul
  7. The Other Side – Nat Adderley
  8. The Scene – Joe Zawinul

The Pretenders: ¡Viva El Amor!

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On May 16, 1999, “Warner Bros” label released “¡Viva El Amor!”, the seventh Pretenders (The) studio album. It was recorded 1998 – 1999, at “Townhouse”, “Sarm West”, “RAK” and “Innovation” in London, “Bearsville” in Bearsville, New York, and was produced by Stephen Street and Stephen Hague.

Personnel:

  • Chrissie Hynde – vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Adam Seymour – guitar, bass, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Andy Hobson – bass
  • Martin Chambers – drums
  • Jeff Beck – guitar solo
  • Lindsay Edwards – keyboards
  • Stephen Hague – keyboards, accordion
  • Chuck Norman – keyboards, programming
  • Tom Kelly – bass, guitar, backing vocals
  • Andy Duncan – percussion, programming
  • Preston Heyman – percussion
  • David Johansen – backing vocals, ad libs
  • Jules Shear – backing vocals
  • The Duke Quartet:

Louisa Fuller – violin

Richard Koster – violin

Ivan McCready – cello

John Metcalfe – viola, string arrangements

  • Julie Gardner – engineer
  • David Boucher – engineer
  • Doug Wynne – engineer
  • Richard Norris – engineer, mixing
  • Stephen Hague – mixing
  • Bob Clearmountain – mixing
  • Ian Cooper – mastering
  • Tin Tin Out – remix, additional production
  • Michael Nash Associates – artwork
  • Linda McCartney – cover photography
  • Mary McCartney – inner sleeve photos
  • Rob Dickins – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Chrissie Hynde, except where noted.

  1. Popstar – Chrissie Hynde, Adam Seymour
  2. Human – Shelly Peiken, Mark McEntee
  3. From the Heart Down – Chrissie Hynde, Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly
  4. Nails in the Road – Chrissie Hynde, Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly
  5. Who’s Who
  6. Dragway 42
  7. Baby’s Breath – Chrissie Hynde, Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly
  8. One More Time
  9. Legalise Me
  10. Samurai
  11. Rabo de Nube – Silvio Rodríguez
  12. Biker

Shirley Scott: Blue Seven

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In May 1966, “Prestige” label released “Blue Seven”, the 14th Shirley Scott album. It was recorded in August 1961, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Esmond Edwards.

Personnel:

  • Shirley Scott – organ
  • Oliver Nelson – tenor saxophone
  • Joe Newman – trumpet
  • George Tucker – bass
  • Roy Brooks – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording, mastering
  • Don Schlitten – design
  • Bob Porter – sleeve notes
  • Esmond Edwards – supervision

Track listing:

  1. Blue Seven – Sonny Rollins
  2. Don’t Worry About It Baby, Here I Am – Shirley Scott
  3. Nancy (With the Laughing Face) – Phil Silvers, Jimmy Van Heusen
  4. Wagon Wheels – Peter DeRose, Billy Hill
  5. Give Me the Simple Life – Rube Bloom, Harry Ruby

Julian Edwin “Cannonball” Adderley: Great Love Themes

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In May 1966, “Capitol” label released “Great Love Themes”, the 35th Julian Edwin “Cannonball” Adderley album. It was recorded in April 1966, in New York City, and was produced by Tom Morgan.

Personnel:

  • Cannonball Adderley – alto saxophone
  • Nat Adderley – cornet
  • Joe Zawinul – piano
  • Herbie Lewis – bass
  • Roy McCurdy – drums
  • Unidentified strings
  • Ray Ellis – conductor, arranger

Track listing:

  1. Somewhere – Leonard Bernstein
  2. The Song Is You – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
  3. Autumn Leaves – Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer
  4. I Concentrate on You – Cole Porter
  5. This Can´t Be Love – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  6. Stella By Starlight – Victor Young, Ned Washington
  7. Morning of the Carnival (Manhã de Carnaval) – Luis Bonfá, Antônio Maria
  8. The End of a Love Affair – Edward C. Redding
  9. So In Love – Cole Porter

Cal Tjader: Breeze From The East

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In May 1964, “Verve” label released “Breeze from the East”, the 37th Cal Tjader album. It was recorded November – December 1963, and was produced by Creed Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Cal Tjader – vibraphone
  • Lonnie Hewitt – piano
  • Dick Hyman – electronic organ
  • Stan Applebaum – celesta, arrangements
  • Jerry Dodgion – flute
  • George Duvivier – double bass
  • Johnny Rae – drums
  • Willie Bobo – percussion
  • Phil Ramone – engineer
  • Val Valentin – director of engineering
  • John Murello – design
  • Al “Jazzbo” Collins, Jack Maher – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Sake and Greens – Stan Applebaum
  2. Cha – Stan Applebaum
  3. Leyte – Cal Tjader, Lonnie Hewitt
  4. Shoji – Stan Applebaum
  5. China Nights – Nobuyuki Takeoka, Sedores, Yaso Saijo
  6. Fuji – Cal Tjader
  7. Black Orchid – Cal Tjader
  8. Theme from Burke’s Law – Herschel Burke Gilbert
  9. Stardust – Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish
  10. Poinciana – Buddy Bernier, Nat Simon
  11. East of the Sun (and West of the Moon) – Brooks Bowman

Thao & the Get Down Stay Down: Temple

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On May 15, 2020, “Ribbon Music” label released “Temple”, the fifth and final Thao & the Get Down Stay Down studio album. It was recorded in 2020, and was produced by Thao Nguyen and Adam Thompson.

Personnel:

  • Thao Nguyen – vocals, guitar
  • Adam Thompson – bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Beau Sorenson – recording, mixing
  • Mikaelin “Blue” BlueSpruce – mixing
  • Heba Kadry – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Thao Nguyen and Adam Thompson.

  1. Temple
  2. Phenom
  3. Lion on the Hunt
  4. Pure Cinema
  5. Marauders
  6. How Could I
  7. Disclaim
  8. Rational Animal
  9. I’ve Got Something
  10. Marrow

Ian Hunter: Shrunken Heads

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On May 15, 2007, “Jerkin Crocus” label released “Shrunken Heads”, the eleventh Ian Hunter album. It was recorded 2006 – 2007, and was produced by Andy York and Ian Hunter.

Personnel:

  • Ian Hunter – lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, harmonica
  • Andy York – acoustic, electric and 12-string guitar, piano, banjo, ukulele, Wurlitzer, backing and gang vocals
  • James Mastro – slide, electric, solo, Barytone, buzzsaw guitar, e-bow
  • Jack Petruzzelli – mando, electric, Leslie, Phaser guitar, Omnichord, Wah-Wah
  • Mark Bosch – solo guitar
  • Andy Burton – keyboards, Wurlitzer, organ, accordion, piano
  • Peter Mushay – keyboards
  • Rick Tedesco – staccato piano
  • Graham Maby – bass, gang vocals
  • Tony Shanahan – upright bass
  • Steve Holley – drums, percussion, gang vocals
  • Soozie Tyrell – strings
  • Mary Lee Kortes – vocals, backing vocals
  • Christine Ohlman – vocals, backing vocals
  • A. Buryon – gang vocals
  • Jesse Hunter Patterson – gang vocals
  • Dennis Dunaway – gang vocals
  • Jeff Tweedy – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Ian Hunter, except where noted.

  1. Words (Big Mouth) – Ian Hunter, Andy York
  2. Fuss About Nothin’
  3. When the World Was Round
  4. Brainwashed
  5. Shrunken Heads
  6. Soul of America
  7. How’s Your House
  8. Guiding Light
  9. Stretch
  10. I Am What I Hated When I Was Young
  11. Read ‘Em ‘N’ Weep
  12. Your Eyes
  13. Wasted
  14. Real or Imaginary

Tools: Lateralus

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On May 15, 2001, “Volcano Entertainment” label released “Lateralus”, the third Tools studio album. It was recorded October 2000 – January 2001, at “Cello Studios” in Hollywood, “The Hook”, “Big Empty Space”, and “The Lodge” in North Hollywood, and was produced by David Bottrill, Maynard James Keenan, Adam Jones, Justin Chacellor and Danny Carey. In April 2021, the album was certified triple Platinum in US by the “RIAA”, and double Platinum in Australia and Canada. In 2002, the band won the “Grammy Award” for “Best Metal Performance” for the song” “Schism”.

Track listing:

  • Maynard James Keenan – vocals
  • Adam Jones – guitars, art director
  • Justin Chancellor – bass
  • Danny Carey – drums, percussion, samples
  • Statik (Collide) – machines
  • David Bottrill – engineer, mixing
  • Vince DeFranco (Synesthesia) – neurocistance, engineer
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Alex Grey – illustrations

Track listing:

All lyrics by Maynard James Keenan, all by Adam Jones, Danny Carey, Maynard James Keenan, and Justin Chancellor.

  1. The Grudge
  2. Eon Blue Apocalypse
  3. The Patient
  4. Mantra
  5. Schism
  6. Parabol
  7. Parabola
  8. Ticks & Leeches
  9. Lateralus
  10. Disposition
  11. Reflection
  12. Triad
  13. Faaip de Oiad