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Labelle: Moon Shadow

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On June 10, 1972, “Warner Bros” label released “Moon Shadow”, the second Labelle studio album. It was recorded in 1972, at “Record Plant Studio” in Los Angeles and New York City, and was produced by Jack Adams and Vicki Wickham.

Personnel:

  • Patti LaBelle – vocals
  • Nona Hendryx – vocals
  • Sarah Dash – vocals
  • David Spinozza, Marlo Henderson, Dick Frank – guitar
  • Kenny Ascher, Leon Pendarvis, Maxayn Lewis, Michael Powell – piano
  • Andre “Mandre” Lewis – organ
  • Kenny Ascher, Andre “Mandre” Lewis – clavinet
  • Chuck Rainey, Russell George – bass guitar
  • Kenneth “Spider Webb” Rice, Rick Marotta – drums
  • Maurice Saunders, Rick Marotta – congas
  • Harold Vick – soprano saxophone
  • Buzzy Linhart – vibraphone
  • Larry Fallon – string arrangement

Track listing:

All tracks by Nona Hendryx except where noted.

  1. Won’t Get Fooled Again – Pete Townshend
  2. Sunday’s News
  3. If I Can’t Have You
  4. Ain’t It Sad It’s All Over
  5. Peace With Yourself – Sarah Dash
  6. Moonshadow – Cat Stevens
  7. Touch Me All Over
  8. I Believe That I’ve Finally Made It Home
  9. People Say They’re Changing

George Benson: The Other Side of Abbey Road

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In June 1970, “A&M” label released “The Other Side of Abbey Road”, the eight George Benson album. It was recorded October – November 1969, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.

Personnel:

  • George Benson – vocals, guitar
  • Bob James – acoustic piano, organ, harpsichord
  • Herbie Hancock – acoustic piano, organ, harpsichord
  • Ernie Hayes – acoustic piano, organ, harpsichord
  • Ron Carter – bass
  • Jerry Jemmott – bass
  • Idris Muhammad – drums
  • Ed Shaughnessy – drums
  • Ray Barretto – percussion
  • Andy Gonzalez – percussion
  • Sonny Fortune – alto saxophone
  • Jerome Richardson – tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute
  • Don Ashworth – baritone saxophone
  • Phil Bodner – flute, oboe
  • Hubert Laws – flute
  • Wayne Andre – trombone, euphonium
  • Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
  • Mel Davis – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Bernie Glow – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Marvin Stamm – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Raoul Poliakin – violin
  • Max Pollikoff – violin
  • Emanuel Vardi – viola
  • George Ricci – cello
  • Don Sebesky – arrangements
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
  • Sam Antupit – design
  • Eric Meola – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, except where noted.

  1. Golden Slumbers / You Never Give Me Your Money
  2. Because / Come Together
  3. Oh! Darling
  4. Here Comes the Sun – George Harrison / I Want You (She’s So Heavy)
  5. Something – George Harrisons / Octopus’s Garden – Richard Starkey / The End

Honeyhoney’s: 3

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On June 9, 2015, “Rounder” label released “3”, the third honeyhoney’s album. It was recorded in 2015, and was produced by Dave Cobb.

Personnel:

  • Dave Cobb – acoustic and electric guitar, percussion, handclaps, liner notes
  • Benjamin Jaffe – vocals, piano, acoustic and electric guitar, mellotron, handclapps
  • Adam Gardner – bass
  • Chris Powell – drums, percussion
  • Robbie Turner – pedal steel guitar
  • Suzanne Santo – vocals, banjo, acoustic guitar, handclaps, liner notes
  • Kiara Perico – strings
  • Suzanne Gardner – vocals, violin
  • Kiara Perico – strings
  • Darrell Thorp – recording, mixing
  • Drew Long – engineer assistant, mixing
  • Clint Holey – mastering
  • Paul Blakemore – mastering
  • Elina Frumerman – design
  • Marina Chavez – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Ben Jaffe and Suzanne Santo.

  1. Big Man
  2. Yours to Bear
  3. Back to You
  4. Whatchya Gonna Do Now
  5. Numb It
  6. Bad People
  7. Burned Me Out
  8. You and I
  9. Father’s Daughter
  10. God Love
  11. Sweet Thing
  12. Marry Rich

Steve Hackett: To Watch the Storms

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On June 9, 2003, “Camino Records” label released “To Watch the Storms”, the 16th Steve Hackett studio album. It was recorded in 2003, and was produced by Steve Hackett.

Personnel:

  • Steve Hackett – vocals, guitar
  • Roger King – keyboards
  • Terry Gregory – vocals, basses
  • Gary O’Toole – vocals, drums
  • Rob Townsend – brass, woodwind
  • John Hackett – flute
  • Ian McDonald – saxophone
  • Sarah Wilson – cello
  • Howard Gott – violin
  • Jeanne Downs – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Steve Hackett except where noted.

  1. Strutton Ground
  2. Circus of Becoming
  3. The Devil Is an Englishman – Thomas Dolby
  4. Frozen Statues – Steve Hackett, Roger King
  5. Mechanical Bride
  6. Wind, Sand and Stars
  7. Brand New – Steve Hackett, Roger King
  8. This World – Steve Hackett, Kim Poor
  9. Rebecca
  10. The Silk Road – Steve Hackett, Roger King
  11. Come Away
  12. The Moon Under Water
  13. Serpentine Song

X: Hey Zeus

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On June 8, 1993, “Big Life” label released “Hey Zeus!”, the seventh X studio album. It was recorded September – December 1992, at “Zeitgeist Studios” in Los Angeles, “Groove masters” in Hollywood, and was produced by Tony Berg.

Personnel:

  • Exene Cervenka – vocals
  • John Doe – vocals, bass
  • Tony Gilkyson – vocals, guitar
  • D.J. Bonebrake – percussion, drums, marimba
  • Patrick Warren, Tony Berg – keyboards
  • Tchad Blake – engineer, mixing
  • Casey McMackin – engineer
  • Brian Schuebie – engineer
  • Dale Lavi – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Exene Cervenka and John Doe; except where noted.

  1. Someone’s Watching – John Doe, Tony Gilkyson
  2. Big Blue House
  3. Clean Like Tomorrow
  4. New Life
  5. Country at War
  6. Arms for Hostages
  7. Into the Light – John Doe, Tony Gilkyson
  8. Lettuce and Vodka – Duke McVinnie
  9. Everybody
  10. Baby You Lied
  11. Drawn in the Dark

Bobby Womack: Facts of Life

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On June 8, 1973, “United Artists” label released “Facts of Life”, the fifth Bobby Womack studio album. It was recorded in 1973, and was produced by Bobby Womack.

Personnel:

  • Bobby Womack – vocals, guitar, string and horn arrangements
  • Dave Turner, Jimmy Johnson, Pete Carr – guitar
  • Barry Beckett, Clayton Ivey – keyboards
  • David Hood, Jerry Masters – bass
  • Roger Hawkins – drums
  • Jerry Masters, Kerry McNab, Christina Hersch, Steve Melton – engineer
  • Mike Salisbury – art direction, design
  • Philip Hays – illustration

Track listing:

  1. Nobody Wants You When You’re Down and Out – James Cox
  2. I’m Through Trying to Prove My Love to You – Bobby Womack
  3. If You Can’t Give Her Love – Clayton Ivey, Phillip Mitchell
  4. That’s Heaven to Me – Sam Cooke
  5. Medley: Holdin’ on to My baby’s Love / Nobody – Bobby Womack, George Jackson, Raymond Moore
  6. Medley: Fact of Life/He’ll Be There When the Sun Goes Down – Bobby Womack
  7. Can’t Stop a Man in Love – George Soulé, Terry Woodford
  8. The Look of Love – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
  9. Natural Man – Carole King, Gerry Goffin, Jerry Wexler
  10. All Along the Watchtower – Bob Dylan

Arhangel: Arhangel 2

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On June 7, 1993, “MRT” label released “Arhangel 2”, the second Arhangel album. It was recorded in 1993, at “Studio M2”, in Skopje, Macedonia, and was produced by Trajce Organdziev.

Personnel:

  • Risto Vrtev – vocal, guitar, arrangements
  • Dragan Ginovski – guitar, arrangements
  • Petar Jankov – bass, arrangements
  • Mihail Parusev – drums, arrangements
  • Braco Zafirovski – recording

Track listing:

  1. Seniste – Risto Vrtev
  2. Dragi Moj – Risto Vrtev
  3. Vojna – Risto Vrtev
  4. Dno – Petar Jankov
  5. Cudesen Svet – Black
  6. Covek bez ime i prezime – lyrics by Petar Jankov, music by Risto Vrtev
  7. 1000 svetla
  8. Zborovi volsebni – lyrics by Boris Pasternak, music by Risto Vrtev
  9. 1 000 000 $ – Risto Vrtev
  10. Razgovor bez smisla – Risto Vrtev

Jamie Cullum: Taller

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On June 7, 2019, “Island” label released “Taller”, the eight Jamie Cullum album. It was recorded 2018 – 2019, at “Spark Studio”, “Moon Palace Studio”, “Master Chord Studio”, “British Grove”, “The Church”, “Kensaltown Recording Studios”, and was produced by Troy Miller and Jamie Cullum.

Personnel:

  • Jamie Cullum – vocal, piano, electric piano, bass, synth, mellotron, kalimba
  • Femi Towowo, Tom Varrall – guitar
  • Paul Stacey – guitar
  • Loz Garratt – bass
  • Troy Miller – drums, synths, organ, electric bass, conductor, string arrangements, mixing
  • Brad Webb – drums
  • Tom Richards – tenor and baritone saxophone, horn arrangements
  • Nichol Thomson – trombone
  • Rory Simmons, Tom Rees-Roberts – trumpet
  • London Symphony Orchestra – strings
  • Tippett Quartet – strings
  • Brendan Reilly, Jennifer Moore , Jono Mcneil, Kevin Mark-Trail, Ladonna Harley-Peters, Sewuese, Sharleen Linton, Sharlene Hector, Sumudu Jayatilaka, Wendi Harriet, Xantoné Blacq – backing vocals
  • Danny Allin – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Jamie Cullum, except where noted.

  1. Taller – Jamie Cullum, Simon Aldred
  2. Life Is Grey
  3. Mankind
  4. Usher – Ben Cullum, Jamie Cullum
  5. The Age of Anxiety
  6. For the Love – Jamie Cullum, Jayson DeZuzio, Martin Terefe, Sasha Sloan
  7. Drink
  8. You Can’t Hideaway from Love – Jamie Cullum, Troy Miller
  9. Monster – Jamie Cullum, Jamie Hartman
  10. Endings and Beginnings

Silversun Pickups: Widow’s Weeds

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On June 7, 2019, “New Machine Recordings” label released “Widow’s Weeds”, the fifth Silversun Pickups studio album. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Butch Vig.

Personnel:

  • Brian Aubert – lead and backing vocals, guitars, additional keyboards
  • Joe Lester – keyboards, synthesizer, sound manipulation
  • Nikki Moninger – bass, backing vocals
  • Christopher Guanlao – drums, percussion
  • Paul Cartwright – violin
  • Matt Booker – cello
  • Billy Bush – mixing, engineer
  • Heba Kadry – mastering
  • Lawrence Azerrad – design
  • Claire Marie Vogel – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Brian Aubert, Joe Lester, Nikki Moninger and Christopher Guanlao.

  1. Neon Wound
  2. It Doesn’t Matter Why
  3. Freakazoid
  4. Don’t Know Yet
  5. Straw Man
  6. Bag of Bones
  7. Widow’s Weeds
  8. Songbirds
  9. Simpatico
  10. We Are Chameleons

The Hush Sound: Like Vines

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On June 6, 2006, “Decaydance Records” label released “Like Vines”, the second Hush Sound (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2006, and was produced by Patrick Stump, Sean O’Keefe and Dan Duszynski.

Personnel:

  • Bob Morris – vocals, guitar
  • Chris Faller – bass, backing vocals
  • Darren Wilson – drums, backing vocals
  • Greta Salpeter – vocals, piano
  • Brian Doherty – upright bass 
  • Matthew Ginsberg – mandolin
  • Roy Carter – trumpet
  • Johnny “Showtime” Janowiak – trombone
  • Jon Alvin – spacebox
  • Patrick Stump – vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Bob Morris and Greta Salpeter, except where noted.

  1. We Intertwined – Bob Morris, Greta Salpeter, Chris Faller
  2. A Dark Congregation
  3. Sweet Tangerine
  4. Lions Roar
  5. Lighthouse
  6. Don’t Wake Me Up
  7. Where We Went Wrong
  8. Magnolia
  9. Wine Red
  10. Out Through the Curtain
  11. You Are the Moon – Greta Salpeter