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The Yardbirds: Little Games

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In July 1967, “Epic” label released “Little Games”, the fourth American Yardbirds (The) album. It was recorded in March – May 1967, at “Olympic” and “De Lane Lea” in London, and was produced by Mickie Most.

Personnel:

  • Keith Relf – vocals, harmonica, percussion
  • Jimmy Page – guitars
  • Chris Dreja – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Jim McCarty – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Nicky Hopkins – keyboards
  • Rick Nielsen – organ
  • Ian Stewart – piano
  • John Paul Jones – bass guitar, cello, orchestral arrangement
  • Joe Macho – bass
  • Clem Cattini – drums
  • Bobby Gregg – drums
  • Dougie Wright – drums
  • Chris Karan – tabla
  • Unidentified – oboe

Track listing:

  1. Little Games – Harold Spiro, Phil Wainman
  2. Smile on Me – Chris Dreja, Jim McCarty, Jimmy Page, Keith Relf
  3. White Summer – Jimy Page
  4. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor – Jimmy Page, Jim McCarty
  5. Glimpses – Chris Dreja, Jim McCarty, Jimmy Page, Keith Relf
  6. Drinking Muddy Water – Chris Dreja, Jim McCarty, Jimmy Page, Keith Relf
  7. No Excess Baggage – Roger Alkins, Carl D’Errico
  8. Stealing Stealing – Chris Dreja, Jim McCarty, Jimmy Page, Keith Relf
  9. Only the Black Rose – Keith Relf
  10. Little Soldier Boy – Jim McCarty, Jimmy Page, Keith Ralf

Ray Charles: Ray’s Moods

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In July 1966, “Tangerine” and “ABC” labels released “Ray’s Moods”, the 25th Ray Charles album. It was recorded in 1966, and was produced by Tangerine Record Corporation.

Personnel:

  • Ray Charles – vocals, piano
  • Onzy Matthews – arrangements
  • Artis Lane – cover painting
  • George Whiteman – cover design
  • Joe Lebow – liner design
  • Rick Ward – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. What-Cha Doing in There (I Wanna Know) – C. Sessions
  2. Please Say You’re Fooling – Bobby Stevenson
  3. By the Light of the Silvery Moon – Edward Madden, Gus Edwards
  4. You Don’t Understand – Biba Lee Walker
  5. Maybe It’s Because of Love – Percy Mayfield
  6. Chitlins with Candied Yams – Ray Charles
  7. Granny Wasn’t Grinning That Day – Percy Mayfield
  8. She’s Lonesome Again – George Riddle
  9. Sentimental Journey – Ben Homer, Bud Green, Les Brown
  10. A Born Loser – Don Gibson
  11. It’s a Man’s World – Leroy Kirkland, Pearl Woods
  12. A Girl I Used to Know – Jack Clement

Bush: The Kingdom

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On July 17, 2020, “BMG” label released “The Kingdom”, the eighth Bush studio album. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Tyler Bates, Gavin Rossdale, Erik Ron and Corey Britz.

Personnel:

  1. Gavin Rossdale – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  2. Chris Traynor – lead guitar, backing vocals
  3. Corey Britz – bass guitar, backing vocals
  4. Gil Sharone – drums
  5. Nik Hughes – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Gavin Rossdale, except where noted.

  1. Flowers on a Grave – Gavin Rossdale, Chris Traynor
  2. The kingdom – Gavin Rossdale, Tyler Bates
  3. Bullet Holes – Gavin Rossdale, Tyler Bates
  4. Ghosts in the Machine – Gavin Rossdale, Tyler Bates
  5. Blood River – Gavin Rossdale, Tyler Bates
  6. Quicksand – Gavin Rossdale, Tyler Bates
  7. Send in the Clowns
  8. Undone
  9. Our Time Will Come
  10. Crossroads
  11. Words Are Not Impediments
  12. Falling Away

Nicolás Jaar: Telas

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On July 17, 2020, “Other People” label released “Telas”, the fourth Nicolás Jaar studio album. It was recorded in 2020, and was produced by Nicolás Jaar.

Personnel:

  • Nicolás Jaar – main performer
  • Susanna Gonzo – voice
  • Anna Ippolito – various instruments
  • Mario Zorio – various instruments
  • Milena Punzi – cello
  • Somnath Bhatt – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Nicolas Jaar.

  1. Telahora
  2. Telencima
  3. Telahumo
  4. Telallás

Tones and I: Welcome to the Madhouse

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On July 16, 2021, “Bad Batch Records” label released “Welcome to the Madhouse”, the debut Tones and I studio album. It was recorded in 2021, and was produced by Capi, Dann Hume, Konstantin Kersting, Randy Belculfine and Tony Watson.

Personnel:

  • Toni Watson – vocals, all instruments
  • The Cho1r – choir
  • Dann Hume – programming, mixing
  • Daniel Frizza – engineer
  • Richard Stolz – engineer
  • Garrett Kato – vocal engineering
  • Randy Belculfine – engineer, mixing
  • Konstantin Kersting – engineer, mixing
  • Kenny Harmon – engineer, mixing
  • Andrei Eremin – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks are written by Toni Watson.

  1. Welcome to the Madhouse
  2. Lonely
  3. Won’t Sleep
  4. Westside Lobby
  5. Fly Away
  6. Sad Song
  7. Just a Mess
  8. Child’s Play
  9. Not Going Home
  10. Sark Waters
  11. Cloud Day
  12. You Don’t Know My Name
  13. Fall Apert
  14. Bars (RIP T)

Jeff Beck and Johnny Deep: 18

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On July 15, 2022, “Rhino” label released “18”, album Jeff Beck and Johnny Depp. It was recorded 2019 – 2022, and was produced by Jeff Beck and Johnny Deep.

Personnel:

  • Jeff Beck – lead guitar, acoustic and rhythm guitar, bass, drums
  • Johnny Depp – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and rhythm guitar, baritone guitar, bass, keyboards, drums, percussion
  • Robert Adam Stevenson – keyboards, piano, strings
  • Tommy Henriksen – keyboards, strings
  • Ben Thomas – keyboards
  • James Pearson – keyboards
  • Jason Rebello – piano
  • Rhonda Smith – bass
  • Pino Palladino – bass
  • Vinnie Colaiuta – drums
  • Vanessa Freebairn-Smith – cello
  • Olivia Safe – vocals
  • Sandra Beck – album cover
  • Barry Grint – mastering
  • Shon Hartman – product manager
  • Mike Engstrom – project manager
  • Allison Boron, Hugh Gilmour, Jason Etzy, Kent Liu, Kevin Gore, Lisa Gilnes, Matthew Taoatao, Paul Bromby, Rachel Gutek, Sheryl Farber, Susanne Savage – project manager assistants
  • Colin Newman – project manager supervisor

Track listing:

  1. Midnight Walker – Davy Spillane
  2. Death and Resurrection Show – Jaz Coleman, Geordie Walker, Martin Glover, Andy Gill
  3. Time – Dennis Wilson, Karen Lamm
  4. Sad Motherfucker Parade – Jeff Beck, Johnny Deep
  5. Don’t Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder) – Brian Wilson, Tony Asher
  6. This Is a Song for Miss Hedy Lamarr – Johnny Deep, Tommy Henriksen
  7. Caroline No – Brian Wilson, Tony Asher
  8. Ooo Baby, Baby – Warren “Pete” Moore, Smokey Robinson
  9. What’s Going On – Renaldo Benson, Marvin Gaye, Al Cleveland
  10. Venus in Furs – Lou Reed
  11. Let It Be Me – Gilbert Bécaud, Pierre Delanoë, Manny Curtis
  12. Stars – Janis Ian
  13. Isolation – John Lennon

Momus: Vivid

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On July 14, 2020, “American Patchwork” label released “Vivid”, the 34th Momus album. It was recorded in 2020, at Momus home in Berlin, and was produced by Momus.

Personnel:

  • Momus (Nicholas John Currie) – primary artist, arranger, engineer, design

Personnel:

All tracks by Momus, except where noted. 

  1. Oblivion
  2. Working from Home
  3. Ten Foot Hut
  4. September
  5. Parasite
  6. Self-Isolation
  7. Empty Paris
  8. Movement
  9. I Got It from Agnes – Tom Lehrer
  10. My Corona
  11. Long Distance Love
  12. Spring
  13. Levitation
  14. Fever Dream
  15. Optimism

Bic Runga: Drive

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On July 14,1997, “Columbia” label released “Drive”, the debut Bic Runga studio album. It was recorded in 1997, at “Revolver” in Auckland New Zealand, Brooklyn and Los Angeles, and was produced by Bic Runga. At the 32nd “New Zealand Music Awards”, “Drive” won “Music Award for Album of the Year”. It was certified 7 x Platinum in New Zealand.

Personnel:

  • Bic Runga – lead vocals, guitars, xylophone, Mellotron, drums, backing vocals, arrangements, mixing
  • Andrew Thorne – guitars, backing vocals
  • Gary Verberne – guitars
  • Matt Wallace – guitar, percussion, backing vocals
  • Duncan Haynes – Rhodes piano, string arrangements
  • Malcolm Smith – keyboards, additional samples 
  • Davey Fargher – bass guitar
  • Aaron McDonald – bass
  • Wayne Bell – drums, percussion
  • Josh Freese – drums
  • Jay Foulkes – percussion
  • Kate Walshe – violin 
  • Sarah Yates – strings
  • Sally-Anne Brown – cello 
  • Paul Casserly – samples 
  • Peter Asher – backing vocals
  • Boh Runga – backing vocals 
  • Niall Macken – additional arrangements
  • Nick Seymour – additional arrangements
  • Karl Steven – additional arrangements
  • Chris van de Geer – engineer
  • Simon Sheridan – engineer
  • Matt Wallace – engineer, mixing, mastering 
  • Matt Tait – engineer assistant
  • Tom Banghart – engineer assistant, mixing assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Bic Runga,

  1. Drive
  2. Sway
  3. Hey
  4. Bursting Through
  5. Swim
  6. Roll into One
  7. Suddenly Strange
  8. Sorry
  9. Heal
  10. Delight
  11. Without You

Cowboy Junkies: All That Reckoning

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On July 13, 2018, “Latent” label released “All That Reckoning”, the 16th Cowboy Junkies album. It was recorded in 2018, at “The Hangar” in Toronto, Canada, and was produced by Alan Anton and Michael Timmins.

Personnel:

  • Margo Timmins – vocals
  • Michael Timmins – guitar, ukulele, recording, mixing
  • Alan Anton – bass, keyboards
  • Peter Timmins – drums, percussion
  • Bill Dillon – lead guitar, guitar solo, backwards guitar
  • Aaron Goldstein – lead guitar, leslie guitar
  • Jesse O’Brien – organ, piano
  • James McKie – fiddle
  • Peter J. Moore – mastering
  • Peter Timmins – artwork
  • Jonny DeSilva – design
  • Viktor Jakovlev – photography
  • Tiago dos Santos – photography
  • Maheko Ciao – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Michael Timmins, except where noted.

  1. All That Reckoning Part 1 – Michael Timmins, Alan Anton
  2. When We Arrive – Michael Timmins, Alan Anton
  3. The Things We Do to each Other – Michael Timmins, Alan Anton
  4. Wooden Stairs
  5. Sing Me a Song
  6. Mountain Stream
  7. Missing Children
  8. Shinning Teeth
  9. Nose Before Ear
  10. All That Reckoning Part 2 – Michael Timmins, Alan Anton
  11. The Possessed