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Horslips: Roll Back

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On November 26, 2004, “Horslips Records” label released “Roll Back”, the tenth Horslips album. It was recorded August – September 2004, at “Grouse Lodge Studios” in Horsleap, Co. Westmeath, Ireland, and was produced by Eamon Carr, Barry Devlin, Johnny Fean, Jim Lockhart, and Charles O’Connor.

Personnel:

  • Johnny Fean – vocals, guitar, tenor guitar, slide guitar, tenor banjo
  • Jim Lockhart – vocals, piano, keyboards, low whistle
  • Charles O’Connor – vocals, guitar, tenor guitar, violin, mandolin, concertina
  • Barry Devlin – vocals, bass guitar
  • Eamon Carr – drums, percussion
  • Aisling Drury – cello
  • Stefano Soffia, Ivan O’Shea – engineer
  • Stefano Soffia – mixing
  • Peter Mew – mastering
  • Charles O’Connor, Chris Ellis – cover art

Track listing:

  1. Trouble (With A Capital T)
  2. The Man Who Built America
  3. Guests of the Nation
  4. Faster Than the Hound
  5. Huish the Cat
  6. Mad Pat
  7. The Wrath of the Rain
  8. Flirting in the Shadows
  9. Cuchulainn’s Lament
  10. Ace & Deuce
  11. Blindman
  12. Furniture
  13. The Power and the Glory
  14. Long Weekend
  15. My Love is in America

Ralph Towner: Diary

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On November 26, 1973, “ECM” label released “Diary”, the second Ralph Towner album. It was recorded in April 1973, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Ralph Towner — twelve-string guitar, classical guitar, piano, gong
  • Kurt Rapp – engineer
  • Martin Wieland – engineer
  • B&B Wojirsch – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Ralph Towner except where noted.

  1. Dark Spirit
  2. Entry in a Diary
  3. Images Unseen
  4. Icarus
  5. Mon Enfant – traditional
  6. Odgen Road
  7. Erg
  8. Silence of a Candle

Don DeVito

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On November 25, 2011, Don DeVito died aged 72. He was musician (guitar), record producer and music business executive. He started playing guitar on tours with Al Kooper, and has his own band The Sabres. He worked with Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, and Aerosmith, but was best known as producer of some of the most important Bob Dylan’s albums, including “Blood on the Tracks”, “Desire”, “Street Legal”, “Hard rain”, and “Bob Dylan at Budokan”. In 1989 DeVito won “Grammy Award” for “Best Traditional Folk Recording”.

Man: All’s Well That Ends Well

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In November 1977, “MCA” label released “All’s Well That Ends Well”, the 14th Man album. It was recorded in December 1976, at “The Roundhouse”, in Chalk Farm, UK, and was produced by Doug Bennett.

Personnel:

  • Mick Jones – vocals, guitar
  • Deke Leonard – vocals, guitar
  • Phil Ryan – vocals, keyboards
  • John McKenzie – vocals, bass
  • Terry Williams – vocals, drums
  • Doug Bennett, Jeffrey Hooper – mixing

Track listing:

  1. Let the Good Times Roll – Sam Theard, Louis Jordan
  2. The Welsh Connection – Mick Jones, Phil Ryan
  3. The Ride and the View – Deke Leonard
  4. Hard Way to Live – Deke Leonard
  5. Born With a Future – Mick Jones, Deke Leonard, Terry Williams, Phil Ryan
  6. Spunk Rock – Mick Jones, Deke Leonard, Terry Williams, Phil Ryan
  7. Romain – Ace, Mick Jones, Deke Leonard

Colin Blunstone: Ennismore

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In November 1972, “Epic” label released “Ennismore”, the second Colin Blunstone studio album. It was recorded in 1972, at “Abbey Road Studios” in London, and was produced by Rod Argent and Chris White.

Personnel:

  • Colin Blunstone – vocals, guitar
  • Derek Griffiths – guitar
  • Russ Ballard – guitar, piano, keyboards
  • Michael Snow – guitar, keyboards
  • Rod Argent – piano, keyboards
  • Phil Dennys – piano, keyboards
  • Pete Wingfield – piano, keyboards
  • Steve Bingham – bass guitar
  • Jim Rodford – bass guitar
  • Robert Henrit – drums
  • Byron Lye Foot – drums
  • Jim Toomey – drums
  • Terry Poole – drums, bass guitar
  • Chris Gunning – string arrangements
  • Dan Loggins – adviser
  • Peter Vince – engineer
  • Steve Campbell – photography
  • David Lowe – photography

Track listing:

  1. I Don’t Believe in Miracles – Russ Ballard
  2. Quartet: Exclusively for Me – Colin Blunstone, David Jones
  3. Quartet: A Sign from Me to You – Colin Blunstone
  4. Quartet: Every Sound I Heard – Colin Blunstone, David Jones
  5. Quartet: How Wrong Can One Man Be – Colin Blunstone
  6. I Want Some More – Colin Blunstone
  7. Pay Me Later – Colin Blunstone, Phil Dennys
  8. Andorra – Rod Argent, Chris White
  9. I’ve Always Had You – Colin Blunstone
  10. Time’s Running Out – Colin Blunstone
  11. How Could We Dare to Be Wrong – Colin Blunstone, Phil Dennys

Jackie McLean: 4, 5 and 6

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In November 1956, “Prestige” label released “4, 5 and 6”, the third Jackie McLean album. It was recorded in July 1956, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, and was produced Bob Weinstock.

Personnel:

  • Jackie McLean – alto sax
  • Hank Mobley – tenor sax
  • Donald Byrd – trumpet
  • Mal Waldron – piano
  • Doug Watkins – bass
  • Art Taylor – drums

Track listing:

  1. Sentimental Journey – Ben Homer, Bud Greeen, Les Brown
  2. Why Was I Born – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II, Kenny Drew
  3. Contour – Kenny Drew
  4. Confirmation – Charlie Parker
  5. When I Fall in Love – Edward Heyman, Victor Young
  6. Abstraction – Mal Waldron

Michael Lee

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On November 24, 2008, Michael Gary Pearson aka Michael Lee died aged 39. He was musician (drums), recorded and performed with Little Angels, The Cult, Echo & the Bunnymen, Aerosmith, Thin Lizzy, Lenny Kravitz, Jeff Martin, and The Quireboys, but was best known for his work with Jimmy Page and Robert Plant.

Copeland: Ixora

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On November 24, 2014, “Tooth & Nail” label released “Ixora”, the fifth Copeland album. It was recorded in 2014, at “Marsh’s Studio” in Lakeland, Florida, and was produced by Aaron Marsh.

Personnel:

  • Aaron Marsh – vocals, guitar, bass, piano, keyboards, trombone, programming, string and wind arrangements
  • Bryan Laurenson – guitar, keyboards
  • Stephen Laurenson – guitar, keyboards, programming
  • Jonathan Bucklew – drums, percussion
  • Steff Koeppen – vocals
  • Mikel Larrinaga – saxophone
  • Steve Jones – trumpet
  • Jesse Bryant – clarinet
  • Eva Stillinger – French horn
  • Dawn Hardy – oboe
  • Matt Evers – bassoon
  • Matthew Davis – cello
  • Joshua Dampier – violin, viola
  • Michael Brauer – mixing
  • Joe LaPorta – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Have I Always Loved You
  2. Disjointed
  3. I Can Make You Feel Young Again
  4. Erase
  5. Lavender
  6. Ordinary
  7. Like a Lie
  8. Chiromancer
  9. World Turn
  10. In her Arms, You Will Never Starve

I Am Kloot: I Am Kloot Play Moolah Rouge

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On November 24, 2007, “Skinny Dog Records” label released “I Am Kloot Play Moolah Rouge”, the fourth I Am Kloot studio album. It was recorded in 2007, and was produced by John Bramwell, Andy Hargreaves, Peter Jobson, Colin McLeod and Norman McLeod.

Personnel:

  • John Bramwell – vocals, guitars, mixing
  • Norman McLeod – guitar, pedal steel guitar, lap steel guitar
  • Colin McLeod – piano, Hammond organ, Rhodes, mixing
  • Peter Jobson – bass, mixing
  • Andy Hargreaves – drums, mixing
  • Seadna McPhail – engineer
  • Dan Broad – engineer
  • Richard Knowles – live engineering
  • Danny McTauge – assistant
  • Keir Stewart – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by John Bramwell.

  1. One Man Brawl
  2. Chaperoned
  3. Ferris Wheels
  4. Hey Little Bird
  5. The Runaways
  6. Down at the Front
  7. Someone Like You
  8. Suddenly Strange
  9. Only Role in Town
  10. At the Sea

Lady June: Lady June’s Linguistic Leprosy

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In November 1974, “Caroline” label released “Lady June’s Linguistic Leprosy”, the debut Lady June (June Campbell Cramer) album. It was recorded in 1974, and was produced by David Vorhaus.

Personnel:

  • Lady June – vocals
  • Kevin Ayers – vocals, guitar, bass
  • Brian Eno – vocals, electronic guitar, bass, imminent, linearment, lunar lollipops
  • David Vorhaus – kaleidophone, mix
  • Jakob Klasse – piano
  • Kim Solomon – piano
  • Pip Pyle – drums
  • Martha – vocals

Track listing:

All lyrics by June Campbell Cramer, all music by Kevin Ayers except where noted.

  1. Some Day Silly Twenty Three
  2. Reflections
  3. Am I? – Kim Solomon
  4. Everythingsnothing
  5. Tunion
  6. The Tourist
  7. Bars
  8. The Letter
  9. Mangel/Wurzel
  10. To Whom It May Not Concern
  11. Optimism – Brian Eno
  12. Touch Downer