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Super Furry Animals: Guerrilla

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On June 14, 1999, “Creation” label released “Guerrilla”, the third Super Furry Animals studio album. It was recorded in 1998, at “Real World Studios” in Withsire, UK, and was produced by Gruff Rhys, Huw Bunford, Guto Pryce, Clan Claran and Dafydd Leuan.

Personnel:

  • Gruff Rhys– lead vocals, rhythm guitar, mixing
  • Huw Bunford– lead guitar, backing vocals, samplers, mixing
  • Guto Pryce– bass guitar, mixing
  • Cian Ciaran– keyboards, electronics, steel drums, drums, guitar, backing vocals, mixing
  • Dafydd Leuan– drums, percussion, backing vocals, mixing
  • Kris Jenkins – percussion
  • Steve Waterman –trumpet
  • A D Gibson – trumpet
  • Andrew Robinson –trombone
  • Euros Wyn –flute
  • Jaqueline Norrie –violin
  • Julia Singleton – violin
  • Katie Wilkinson –viola
  • Marcus Holdaway –cello
  • Michael Brennan Jnr. – engineer, mixing
  • Nick Addison – engineer
  • Claire Lewis – engineer assistant
  • Chris Shaw – mixing
  • Patrick McGovern – mixing assistant
  • Jon Collyer – mixing assistant
  • Ray Mascarenes – mixing assistant
  • Paul Reed – mixing assistant
  • Howie Weinberg –mastering
  • Pete Fowler– sleeve models and paintings
  • Artificial Environments – other imagery and graphics
  • Simon Corkin – design
  • Matthew Donaldson – model photography
  • Ceri Collier – technical help

Track listing:

All tracks by Gruff Rhys, Huw Bunford, Guto Pryce, Clan Claran and Dafydd Leuan.

  1. The Citizen’s Band (Pregap hidden track)
  2. Check It Out
  3. Do or Die
  4. The Turning Tide
  5. Northern Lights
  6. Night Vision
  7. Wherever I Lay My Phone (That’s My Home)
  8. A Specific Ocean
  9. Some Things Come from Nothing
  10. The Door To This House Remains Open
  11. The Teacher
  12. Fire in My Heart
  13. The Sound of Life Today
  14. Chewing Chewing Gum
  15. Keep the Cosmic Trigger Happy” (includes hidden track “Chewing Chewing Gum – reprise)

Spin Doctors: Turn It Upside Down

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On June 14, 1994, “Epic” label released “Turn It Upside Down”, the second Spin Doctors album. It was recorded in March 1994, at “Clinton Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Peter Denenberg, Frankie La Rocka, Chris Barron, Aaron Comess, Eric Schenkman and Mark White. The album was certified Platinum in US by the “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Chris Barron – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Eric Schenkman – lead and backing vocals, guitar
  • Mark White- bass
  • Aaron Comess – drums, percussion, piano, Hammond organ, chapman stick, clavinet, zildjian
  • Rich Koerner – guitar
  • Art Smith – guitar
  • Mark Agostino – shaker
  • Andrew Commes – Hammond organ
  • Peter Denenberg – engineer
  • Peter Denenberg – mixing
  • Ted Jensen – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Chris Barron, Aaron Comess, Eric Schenkman and Mark White, except where noted.

  1. Big Fat Funky Booty
  2. You Let Your Heart Go Too Fast
  3. Cleopatra’s Cat
  4. Hungry Hamed’s
  5. Biscuit Head
  6. Indifference – Eric Schenkman, Linda Kelly
  7. Bags of Dirt
  8. Mary Jane – Chris Barron, Bob Lewis
  9. More Than Meets the Ear
  10. Laraby’s Gang – Chris Barron
  11. At This Hour
  12. Someday All This Will Be Road
  13. Beasts in the Woods

 

Fotheringay: Same

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In June 1970, “Island” label released the self-titled,debut Fotheringay album. It was recorded February – April 1970, at “Sound Techniques” in London, and was produced by Joe Boyd.

Personnel:

  • Sandy Denny – vocals, guitar, piano
  • Trevor Lucas – vocals, guitar
  • Jerry Donahue – vocals, guitar
  • Pat Donaldson- bass, vocals
  • Gerry Conway- drums
  • Linda Thompson- vocals
  • Todd Lloyd – vocals
  • Jerry Boys, Todd Lloyd – recording
  • Marion Appleton – art direction, illustrations
  • Tony Evans – photography

Track listing:

  1. Nothing More – Sandy Denny
  2. The Sea – Sandy Denny
  3. The Ballad of Ned Kelly – Trevor Lucas
  4. Winter Winds – Sandy Denny
  5. Peace in the End – Sandy Denny, Trevor Lucas
  6. The Way I Feel – Gordon Lightfoot
  7. The Pond and the Stream – Sandy Denny
  8. Too Much of Nothing – Bob Dylan
  9. Banks of the Nile – traditional

The Meters: Struttin’

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In June 1970, “Josie” label released “Struttin’”, the third Meters (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1970 and was produced by Allen Toussaint and Marshall Sehorn.

Personnel:

  • Art Neville – vocals, organ, keyboards
  • Leo Nocentelli – guitar
  • George Porter, Jr. – bass guitar
  • Ziggy Modeliste– drums, percussion
  • David Smith – recording, mixing
  • Bob Irwin – mastering
  • Rich Russell – package design
  • Tim Livingston – project manager

Track listing:

  1. Chicken Strut
  2. Liver Splash
  3. Wichita Lineman – Jimmy Webb
  4. Joog
  5. Go for Yourself
  6. Same Old Thing
  7. Handclapping Song
  8. Darling Darling Darling – Roquel Davis
  9. Tippi-Toes
  10. Britches
  11. Hey! Last Minute
  12. Ride Your Pony – Naomi Neville

Ides Of March: Vehicle

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In June 1970, “Warner Bros” label released “Vehicle” the debut Ides of March studio album. It was recorded in 1970 and was produced by Bob Destocki and Frank Rand.

Personnel:

  • Jim Peterik – lead vocals, lead guitar
  • Larry Millas – rhythm guitar, bass, keyboards, backing vocal
  • Bob Bergland – bass, saxophone, backing vocals
  • Ray Herr – bass, backing vocals
  • Michael Borch – drums, percussion
  • John Larson – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Chuck Soumar – trumpet, backing vocal
  • Dick Dearborn, Richard Brayfield – recording, engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Jim Peterik, except where noted.

  1. Vehicle
  2. Factory Band
  3. Sky Is Falling
  4. Home
  5. Wooden Ships/Dharma for One – David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Paul Kantner, Ian Anderson, Clive Bunker
  6. Bald Medusa – Mike Borch, Jim Peterik
  7. Aire of Good Feeling
  8. Time for Thinking – John Larson
  9. One Woman Man
  10. Symphony for Eleanor (Eleanor Rigby) -John Lennon, Paul McCartney

Lana Del Rey: Ultraviolence

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On June 13, 2014, “Polydor” label released “Ultraviolence”, the third Lana Del Rey studio album. It was recorded 2013-2014, and was produced by Dan Auerbach, Lana Del Rey, Rick Novels, Blake Stranathan, Paul Epworth, Lee Foster, Daniel Heath and Rick Nowels.

Personnel:

  • Lana Del Rey – lead and backing vocals
  • Kenny Vaughan– acoustic and electric guitar, synthesizer, mellotron
  • Russ Pahl – pedal steel guitar, acoustic and electric guitar
  • Blake Stranathan – guitars
  • Blake Stranathan – guitar
  • Pablo Tato – guitar
  • Dan Auerbach – electric guitar, shaker, 12–string acoustic guitar,
  • synthesizer, claps, backing vocals, mixing
  • Russ Pahl – pedal steel guitar, electric guitar, acoustic guitar
  • Seth Kauffman – synthesizer, claps, electric guitar, omnichord, percussion, backing vocals
  • Ed Harcourt– piano
  • Rick Nowels– piano
  • Leon Michaels – synthesizer, piano, mellotron, tambourine, percussion, tenor saxophone, claps
  • Nick Movshon– bass guitar, upright bass, drums, piano, claps
  • Tom Herbert– bass guitar
  • Brian Griffin – drums
  • Collin Dupuis – drum programming, synthesizer, engineer, mixing
  • Nikolaj Torp Larsen– philicorda, mellotron
  • Leo Taylor– drums
  • Maximilian Weissenfeldt – claps, drums
  • Alfreda McCrary Lee – backing vocals
  • Ann McCrary – backing vocals
  • Regina McCrary – backing vocals
  • Daniel Heath – arrangements
  • Matthew McGaughey – orchestration
  • Matt Wiggins – engineer
  • Milton Gutiérrez – engineer
  • Phil Joly – engineer, tracking engineer, mixing
  • Julian Burg – additional engineering
  • Vira Byramji – engineer assistant
  • Andy Zisakis – engineer assistant
  • Kieron Menzies – vocal engineering
  • Alex Pasco – additional engineering
  • Robert Orton– mixing
  • Greg Kurstin– mixing
  • John Davis – mastering
  • Mat Maitland– design
  • Neil Krug – photography
  • Myan Soffia – additional photography

Track listing:

  1. Cruel World – Lana Del Rey, Blake Stranathan
  2. Ultraviolence – Lana Del Rey, Daniel Heath
  3. Shades of Cool – Lana Del Rey, Rick Nowels
  4. Brooklyn Baby – Lana Del Rey, Barrie O’Neill
  5. West Coasts – Lana Del Rey, Rick Nowels
  6. Sad Girl – Lana Del Rey – Rick Nowels
  7. Pretty When You Cry – Lana Del Rey, Blake Stranathan
  8. Money Power Glory – Lana Del Rey, Greg Kurstin
  9. Fucked My Way Up to the Top – Lana Del Rey, Daniel Heath
  10. Old Money – Lana Del Rey, Daniel Heath, Robbie Fitzsimmons
  11. The Other Woman – Jessie Mae Robinson

Bon Jovi: Crush

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On June 13, 2000, “Island” label released “Crush”, the seventh Bon Jovi studio album. It was recorded 1999-2000, and was produced by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora and Luke Ebbin. The album was certified Platinum in Argentina by “CAPIF”, Australia by “ARIA”, Austria by “IFPI Austria”, Belgium by “BEA”, 2 x Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”, Platinum in Finland by “Musiikkituottajat”, 2 x Platinum in Italy by “FIMI”, 3 x Platinum in Japan by “RIAJ”, Platinum in Mexico by “AMPROFON”, 2 x Platinum in Poland by “ZPAV”, 2 x Platinum in Spain by “PROMUSICAE”, 3 x Platinum in Switzerland by “IFPI Switzerland”, Platinum in UK by “BPI”, 2 x Platinum in US by the “RIIA” and 2 x Platinum in Europe by “IFPI”.

Personnel:

  • Jon Bon Jovi– lead vocals, guitar
  • Richie Sambora– guitar, backing vocals
  • David Bryan– keyboards, backing vocals
  • Hugh McDonald– bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Tico Torres– drums, percussion
  • David Campbell– strings arrangements

Track listing:

  1. It’s My Life – Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Max Martin
  2. Say It Isn’t So – Jon Bon Jovi, Billy Falcon
  3. Thank You for Loving Me – Jon Bon Jovi, Diane Warren
  4. Two Story Town – Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Dean Grakal, Mark Hudson
  5. Next 100 Years – Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora
  6. Just Order – Jon Bon Jovi, Billy Falcon
  7. Mystery Train – Jon Bon Jovi, Billy Falcon
  8. Save the World – Jon Bon Jovi
  9. Captain Crash & The Beauty Queen from Mars – Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora
  10. She’s a Mystery – Jon Bon Jovi, Peter Stuart, Greg Wells
  11. I Got the Girl – Jon Bon Jovi
  12. One Wild Night – Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Desmond Child
  13. I Could Make a Living Out of Lovin’ You (bonus track) – Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Billy Falcon

 

B. B. King & Eric Clapton: Riding With The King

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On June 13, 2000, “Duck” label released “Riding with the King”, album by Eric Clapton and B.B. King. It was recorded in 2000, and was produced by Eric Clapton and Simon Climie. The album was certified Platinum in Australia by “ARIA”, Denmark by “IFPI Denmark”, Greece by “IFPI Greece”, Italy by “FIMI”, Japan by “RIAJ”, New Zealand by “RMNZ” and 2 x Platinum in US by “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • B. King – co-lead vocals
  • Eric Clapton – co-lead vocals, guitar
  • Doyle Bramhall II – guitar, backing vocals
  • Andy Fairweather Low– guitar
  • Jimmie Vaughan– guitar
  • Joe Sample– piano, Wurlitzer piano
  • Tim Carmon– organ
  • Nathan East– bass
  • Steve Gadd– drums
  • Arif Mardin– string arrangements
  • Susannah Melvoin– backing vocals
  • Wendy Melvoin– backing vocals
  • Paul Waller – programming
  • Alan Douglas – engineer, mixing
  • Tom Sweeney – engineer assistant
  • Mick Guzauski– mixing
  • Robert Sebree – artwork, photography
  • Don Paulsen – artwork, photography
  • Wherefore Art?– artwork, design
  • Stephen Walker – artwork direction

Track listing:

  1. Riding With the King – John Hiatt
  2. Ten Long Years – Jules Taub, B. King
  3. Key to the Highway – Big Bill Broonzy, Charlie Segar
  4. Marry You – Doyle Bramhall II, Susannah  Melvoin, Craig Ross
  5. Three O’Clock Blues – Lowell Fulson
  6. Help the Poor – Charles Singleton
  7. I Wanna Be – Doyle Bramhall II, Charlie Sexton
  8. Worried Life Blues – Sam Hopkins, Big Maceo Merriweather
  9. Days of Old – Jules Taub, B.B. King
  10. When My Heart Beats Like a Hammer – B. King, Jules Taub
  11. Hold On, I’m Comin – Isaac Hayes, David Porter
  12. Come Rain or Come Shine – Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer

 

Modest Mouse: The Moon & Antartica

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On June 13, 2000, “Epic” label released “The Moon & Antarctica”, the third Modest Mouse studio album. It was recorded July-November 1999, at “Clava Studios” in Chicago, Illinois, and was produced by Brian Deck.

Personnel:

  • Ben Blankenship – lap steel guitar, banjo, keyboards, guitar
  • Isaac Brock– vocals, guitars
  • Eric Judy– bass
  • Brian Deck– keyboards
  • Jeremiah Green– drums
  • Ben Massarella– percussion
  • Greg Ratajczak – guitar
  • Jeff Kennedy – lap steel guitar
  • Tyler Riley – violin
  • Tim Rutili– backing vocals
  • Chiyoko Yoshida – backing vocals

Track listing:

All lyrics by Isaac Brock; all music by Isaac Brock, Eric Judy, and Jeremiah Green, except where noted.

  1. 3rd Planet
  2. Gravity Rides Everything
  3. Dark Center of the Universe
  4. Perfect Disguise
  5. Tiny Cities Made of Ashes
  6. A Different City
  7. The Cold Part
  8. Alone Down There
  9. The Stars Are Projectors
  10. Wild Packs of Family Dogs – Isaac Brock
  11. Paper Thin Walls
  12. I Came as a Rat
  13. Lives – Isaac Brock
  14. Life Like Weeds
  15. What People Are Made Of

Sinéad O’Connor: Faith And Courage

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On June 13, 2000, “Atlantic” label released “Faith and Courage”, the fifth Sinéad O’Connor album. It was recorded 1999-2000, and was produced by Kevin “She’kspere” Briggs, Scott Cutler, Jerry ‘Wonder’ Duplessis, Brian Eno, Skip McDonald, Anne Preven, John Reynolds, Adrian  Sherwood, David A. Stewart and Wyclef Jean.

Personnel:

  • Sinéad O’Connor- lead and backing vocals
  • Skip McDonald- guitar, bass, keyboards
  • Rusty Anderson- guitar
  • Scott Cutler- guitar
  • Dave Stewart- guitar
  • Derek Scott – guitar
  • Zac Rae – keyboards
  • David Levita – keyboards
  • Professor Stretch – keyboards, drum programming
  • Carlton “Bubblers” Ogilvie – bass, reggae piano
  • Jah Wobble- bass
  • Chucko Merchan – bass
  • Paul Bushnell – bass
  • Scot Coogan- drums
  • Jeff Turzo- drum programming
  • John Reynolds- drums
  • Chris Sharrock- drums
  • Lil John – drums
  • Bonjo I Abinghi Noah – percussion
  • Caroline Dale- strings
  • Joel Derouin – violin
  • David Campbell- viola, strings arrangements
  • Larry Corbet – cello
  • Karren Berz – orchestral arrangements
  • Kieran Kiely – low and high whistles
  • Andy Wright- programming
  • Mark Price – programming
  • Simon Mundey – programming
  • Blandinna Melky Jean – vocals
  • Little Roy – backing vocals
  • Anne Preven- backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. The Healing Room – Sinéad O’Connor
  2. No Man’s Woman – Sinéad O’Connor, Scott Cutler, Anne Preven
  3. Jealous – Sinéad O’Connor, Dave A. Stewart
  4. Dancing Lessons – Sinéad O’Connor, Wyclef Jean, Jerry Duplessis, Blandina Melky Jean, Jimmy Cozier
  5. Daddy I’m Fine – Sinéad O’Connor, Dave A. Stewart
  6. Till I Whisper U Something – Sinéad O’Connor, Dave A. Stewart
  7. Hold Back the Night – Robert Hodgens
  8. What Doesn’t Belong To Me – Sinéad O’Connor
  9. The State I’m In – Scott Cutler, Anne Preven
  10. The Lamb’s Book of Life – Sinéad O’Connor, Kevin “She’kspere” Briggs
  11. If U Ever – Sinéad O’Connor
  12. Emma’s Song – Sinéad O’Connor
  13. Kyrié Eléison – traditional, arr. by Sinéad O’Connor, Adrian Sherwood, Skip McDonald, Alan Branch