On December 19, 2022, Terence Edward Hall died aged 63. He was singer and song-writer, member of The Coventry Automatics, Terry, Blair & Anouchka, The Colourfield, Vegas and Fun Boy Three, but was best known as member and the lead singer of The Specials. He also collaborated with Dave Stewart, Tricky, D12, Sinead o’Connor, Stephen Duffy, Dub Pistols, Bananarama, The Lightning Seeds, Lily Allen, Shakespears Sisters and Damon Albarn.
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Ted Curson: Jubilant Power
In December 1976, “Inner City” label released “Jubilant Power”, the eleventh Ted Curson album. It was recorded in October 1976, the live recordings were made at “Rittenhouse Square” in Philadelphia and the studio recordings were made at “Downtown Sound Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Irv Kratka.
Personnel:
- Ted Curson – trumpet, flugelhorn, piccolo trumpet, cowbells
- Chris Woods – flute, alto saxophone
- Nick Brignola – baritone saxophone, saxello
- Andy LaVerne – piano
- Jim McNeely – piano
- David Friesen – bass
- Steve McCall -drums
- Bob Merigliano – drums
- Sam Jacobs – congas
Track listing:
All tracks by Ted Curson.
- Reava’s Waltz
- Ted’s Tempo
- Song of the Lonely
- Airi’s Tune
- Searchin’ for the Blues
- Marjo
Horslips: The Táin
In December 1973, “Horslips Records” label released “The Táin”, the second Horslips studio album. It was recorded in November 1973, at” Escape Studios”, “Manor Studios”, and was produced by Alan O’Duffy, Jim Lockhart, John Fean, Charles O’Connor, Barry Devlin and Eamon Carr.
Personnel:
- Jim Lockhart – keyboards, flute, tin whistles, uilleann pipes, backing vocals
- John Fean – lead and backing vocals, guitars, banjo
- Charles O’Connor – lead and backing vocals, fiddle, mandolin, concertina
- Barry Devlin – lead and backing vocals, bass guitar
- Eamon Carr – drums, bodhrán, percussions
Track listing:
- Setanta
- Maeve’s Court
- Charolais
- The March
- You Can’t Fool the Beast
- Dearg Doom
- Ferdia’s Song
- Gae Bolga
- Cú Chulainn’s Lament
- Faster Than the Hound
- Silver Spear
- More Than You Can Chew
- The Morrigan’s Dream
- Time to Kill
Ronnie Foster: Sweet Revival
In December 1972, “Blue Note” label released “Sweet Revival”, the second Ronnie Foster studio album. It was recorded in December 1972, at “Generation Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Horace Ott.
Personnel:
- Ronnie Foster – organ
- David Spinozza, John Tropea – electric guitar
- Wilbur Bascomb Jr. – electric bass
- Bernard Purdie – drums
- Ernie Hayes – electric piano
- Garnett Brown – trombone
- Seldon Powell – tenor saxophone
- Horace Ott – arranger, conductor
Track listing:
All tracks by Ronnie Foster, except where noted.
- Sweet Revival – Joe Sample
- Lisa’s Love
- Back Stabbers – Leon Huff, Gene McFadden, John Whitehead
- Me and Mrs. Jones – Kenny Hamble, Cary Gilbert, Leon Huff
- Alone Again (Naturally) – Gilbert O’Sullivan
- Where Is the Love – Ralph McDonald, William Salter
- Some Neck
- It’s Just Gotta Be That Way – Wayne Henderson
- Superwoman – Stevie Wonder
- Inot
Twink: Think Pink
In December 1970, “Sire” label released “Think Pink”, the debut Twink (John Charles Edward Alder) album. It was recorded in July 1969, at “Sounds Studio” in London, and was produced by Mick Farren.
Personnel:
- Twink – vocals, drums, acoustic guitar
- Mick Farren – vocals
- Paul Rudolph – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, vibraphone, bass guitar, percussion, chimes
- Steve Peregrin Took – vocals, acoustic guitar, pixie horn, vocals, percussion
- Victor Unitt – electric guitars
- Wally Allen – piano
- John Povey – sitar, mellotron
- John “Honk” Lodge – bass guitar
- John “Junior” Wood – bass guitar
- Viv Prince – drums
- Dave “Boss” Goodman – vocals, percussion
- Silver – vocals, percussion
Track listing:
All tracks by Twink, except where noted.
- The Coming of the One
- Ten Thousand Words in a Cardboard Box – Twink, John Junior Wood
- Dawn of Magic
- Tiptoe on the Highest Hill
- Fluid
- Mexican Grass War
- Rock an’ Roll the Joint
- Suicide
- Three Little Piggies – Steve Peregrin Took, Twink
- The Sparrow Is a Sign – Steve Peregrin Took, Twink
Joe Satriani: Not of This Earth
On December 18, 1986, “Relativity” label released “Not of This Earth”, the debut Joe Satriani album. It was recorded in 1985, at “Hyde Street” in San Francisco, and was produced by John Cuniberti and Joe Satriani.
Personnel:
- Joe Satriani – guitar, keyboard, percussion, bass
- John Cuniberti – vocals, percussion, engineer, mixing
- Jeff Campitelli – drums, percussion, DX, whistle
- Bernie Grundman – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Joe Satriani.
- Not of This Earth
- The Snake
- Rubina
- Memories
- Brother John
- The Enigmatic
- Driving at Night
- Hordes of Locusts
- New Day
- The Headless Horseman
Jimmy Buffett: A1A
In December 1974, “Dunhill” label released “A1A”, the fifth Jimmy Buffett studio album. It was recorded in 1974, and was produced by Don Gant.
Personnel:
The Third Coral Reefer Band
- Jimmy Buffett – vocals, guitar
- Roger Bartlett – acoustic lead guitar
- Steve Goodman – acoustic lead guitar
- Reggie Young – electric lead guitar
- Doyle Gresham – pedal steel
- Greg “Fingers” Taylor – harmonica
- Tommy Cogbill – bass
- Mike Utley – piano, organ
- Farrell Morris – percussion
- Sammy Creason – drums
- Buzz Cason, Bergen White, Don Gant – backing vocals
Track listing:
- Making Music for Money – Alex Harvey
- Door Number Three – Jimmy Buffett, Steve Goodman
- Dallas – Roger Bartlett
- Presents to Send You – Jimmy Buffett
- Stories We Could Tell – John B. Sebastian
- Life Is Just a Tire Swing – Jimmy Buffett
- A Pirate Looks at Forty – Jimmy Buffett
- Migration – Jimmy Buffett
- Trying to Reason with Hurricane Season – Jimmy Buffett
- Nautical Wheelers – Jimmy Buffett
- Tin Cup Chalice – Jimmy Buffett
Noir Désir: 666.667 Club
On December 17, 1996, “Barclay” label released “666.667 Club”, the fifth Noir Désir studio album. It was recorded in 1996, and was produced by Ted Niceley, Bertrand Cantat, Serge Teyssot-Gay, Jean-Paul Roy and Denis Barthe. French edition of “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “666.667 Club” at number 12 on its list of the “Greatest 100 French Albums of all Time”. The album was certified 2 x Platium in France by “SNEP”.
Personnel:
- Bertrand Cantat – vocals, guitars, harmonica, percussion
- Serge Teyssot-Gay – guitars, organ
- Jean-Paul Roy – bass
- Denis Barthe – drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Frédéric Vidalenc – bass
- Akosh Szelevényi – saxophone, kalimba, oboe, bass clarinet, Tibetan bells
- Lajkó Félix – violin
- Alain Perrier, Les Elèves De L’Ecole Nationale De Musique Et De Danse Des Landes, Patrice Labèque, Thierry Duvigneau – backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Bertrand Cantat, Serge Teyssot-Gay, Jean-Paul Roy and Denis Barthe, except where noted.
- 666.667 Club
- Fin de siècle
- Un jour en France
- À ton étoile
- Ernestine
- Comme elle vient
- Prayer for a Wanker
- Les persiennes
- L’homme pressé
- Lazy
- A la longue
- Septembre, en attendant – lyrics by Bertrand Cantat, music by Frédéric Vidalenc
- Song for JLP (bonus track, not listed in album cover)
Bo Hanson: Music Inspired by Lord of the Rings
In December 1970, “Silence” label released “Music Inspired by Lord of the Rings”, the debut Bo Hansson album. It is a concept album based on author J. R. R. Tolkien’s novel, The Lord of the Rings. It was recorded 1969 – 1970, at “Studio Decibel” in Stockholm, Bo Hanson’s House on Älgö in the Stockholm archipelago, and was produced by Bo Hanson and Anders Lind.
Personnel:
- Bo Hansson – organ, guitar, Moog synthesizer, bass guitar
- Rune Carlsson – drums, congas
- Gunnar Bergsten – saxophone
- Sten Bergman – flute
- Peter Lindholm – cover painting
Track listing:
All tracks by Bo Hansson.
- Leaving Shire
- The Old Forest & Tom Bombadil
- Fog on the Barrow-Downs
- The Black Riders & Flight to the Ford
- At the House of Elrond & The Ring Goes South
- A Journey in the Dark
- Lothlórien
- Shadowfax
- The Horns of Rohan & The Battle of the Pelennor Fields
- Dreams in the House of Healing
- Homeward Bound & The Scouring of the Shire
- The Grey Havens
Black Ivory: Baby, Won’t You Change Your Mind
In December 1972, “Today Records” and “Perception Records” labels released “Baby, Won’t You Change Your Mind”, the second Black Ivory studio album. It was recorded in 1972, and was produced by Patrick Adams and David Jordan.
Personnel:
- Leroy Burgess – vocals
- Stuart Bascombe – vocals
- Russell Patterson – vocals
- Patrick Adams – arranger, mixing
- Eddie Korvin – engineer, mixing
- David Jordan – mixing
- Fred Stark – design
Track listing:
All tracks by Patrick Adams and David Jordan, except where noted.
- Baby Won’t You Change Your Mind
- Just Leave Me Some
- Push Come to Shove
- Time Is Love
- Spinning Around – David Jordan, June Anderson, Patrick Adams
- If I Could Be a Mirror
- It’s Time to Say Goodbye
- One Way Ticket to Loveland
- No It’s And’s or But’s
- Wishful Thinking
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