Big Star: #1 Record

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On April 24, 1972, “Ardent” label released “#1 Record”, the debut Big Star studio album.  It was recorded May 1971 – February 1972, at “Ardent Studios” in Memphis, and was produced by John Fry.

Personnel:

  • Chris Bell – vocals, guitar
  • Alex Chilton – vocals, guitar
  • Andy Hummel – vocals, bass guitar
  • Jody Stephens – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Chris Bell and Alex Chilton, except where noted.

  1. Feel
  2. The Ballad of El Goodo
  3. In the Street
  4. Thirteen
  5. Don’t Lie to Me
  6. The India Song – Andy Hummel
  7. When My Baby’s Beside Me
  8. My Life Is Right – Chris Bell, Tom Eubanks
  9. Give Me Another Chance
  10. Try Again
  11. Watch the Sunrise
  12. ST 100/6

Goldfrapp: Black Cherry

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On April 23, 2003,” Mute” released “Black Cherry”, the second Goldfrapp studio album. It was recorded in 2002, at “Home Studio” in Somerset, “Air” in London, and was produced by Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory.

Personnel:

  • Alison Goldfrapp – vocals, synths, arrangements, recording, mixing, art direction, design
  • Will Gregory – synths, arrangements, recording, mixing
  • Andy Davis – guitar 
  • Adrian Utley – guitar, bass 
  • Charlie Jones – bass
  • Damon Reece – drums
  • Rowan Oliver – drums, percussion, additional drum programming
  • Mark Linkous – Casio
  • Nick Batt – synths, additional programming
  • Nick Ingman – string orchestration, string conducting
  • Nick Batt – recording
  • Bruno Ellingham – Pro Tools editing
  • Steve Orchard – string recording, string submixing
  • Tom Elmhirst – mixing
  • David Bascombe – mixing
  • Mike Marsh – mastering
  • Big Active – art direction, design, illustrations, type
  • Polly Borland – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory, except where noted.

  1. Crystalline Green
  2. Train
  3. Black Cherry
  4. Tiptoe
  5. Deep Honey
  6. Hairy Trees
  7. Twist
  8. Strict Machine – Nick Batt, Alison Goldfrapp, Will Gregory
  9. Forever
  10. Slippage

of Montreal: Coquelicot Asleep in the Poppies: A Variety of Whimsical Verse

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On April 23, 2001, “Kindercore” label released “Coquelicot Asleep in the Poppies: A Variety of Whimsical Verse”, the fourth of Montreal studio album. It was recorded 1999 – 2000, at “H. Hare Studios”, and was produced by Kevin Barnes.

Personnel:

  • Kevin Barnes – vocals, synthesizer, guitar, bass guitar, piano, drums
  • Andy Gonzales – guitar
  • Dottie Alexander – keys
  • Derek Almstead – drums
  • Jamey Huggins – bass, drums
  • Glenn Schick – mastering

Track listing:

All track by Kevin Barnes.

  1. Good Morning Mr. Edminton
  2. Peacock Parasols
  3. Look at the Bell (Andy Instructs the Turkish Moths to Acquire Him More Bells or Else…)
  4. An Introduction for Isabell
  5. Let’s Do Everything for the First Time Forever
  6. Coquelicot’s Tea Party
  7. Rose Robert
  8. It’s a Very Starry Night
  9. Mimi Merlot
  10. Butterscotching Mr. Lynn
  11. Coquelicot, Claude and Lecithin Dance Aboard the Ocean Liner
  12. Go Call You Mine
  13. The Events Leading Up to the Collapse of Detective Dulllight
  14. Penelope
  15. A Dreamy Day of Daydreaming of You
  16. Hello from Inside a Shell (Zombies Enter the Harbor)
  17. Lecithin’s Tale of a DNA Experiment That Went Horribly Awry
  18. It’s Just So
  19. The Frozen Island
  20. Upon Settling on the Frozen Island, Lecithin Presents Claude and Coquelicot With His Animal Creations for Them to Approve or Reject (The Rejected Inventions Walk Towards the Reverse Magnetizer)
  21. Let’s Go for a Walk (Coquelicot Leaves the Frozen Island to Resume Her Work as an Efeblum With Claude and Lecithin in Tow)
  22. The Hopeless Opus or The Great Battle of the Unfriendly Ridiculous

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard: Omnium Gatherum

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On April 22, 2022, “KGLW” label released “Omnium Gatherum”, the 20th King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard studio album. It was recorded in 2022, and was produced by Stu Mackenzie, Joey Walker and Cook Craig.

Personnel:

  • Ambrose Kenny-Smith – vocals, organ, Wurlitzer, harmonica, synthesizer, saxophone, mellotron, guitar, vibraphone, percussion, recording
  • Cook Craig – vocals, guitar, synthesizer, keyboards, bass, turntable, mellotron, Wurlitzer, percussion, recording
  • Joey Walker – vocals, guitar, synthesizer, bass, turntable, Mellotrona, bağlama, flute, percussion, recording, mixing
  • Stu Mackenzie – vocals, guitar, bass, organ, piano, synthesizer, keyboards, mellotron, clavinet, turntable, flute, vibraphone, Wurlitzer, vocoder, percussion, recording, mixing
  • Lucas Harwood – bass 
  • Michael Cavanagh – drums, percussion, recording
  • Millicent Smith – vocals
  • Amy Findlay – drums
  • Madeline Wright – party sounds
  • Joseph Carra – mastering
  • Jason Galea – artwork

Track listing:

  1. The Dripping Tap – Ambrose Kenny Smith, Stu Mackenzie
  2. Magenta Mountain – Ambrose Kenny-Smith, Stu Mackenzie, Joey Walker
  3. Kepler-22b – Cook Craig, Stu Mackenzie
  4. Gaia – Michael Cavanagh, Stu Mackenzie, Joey Walker
  5. Ambergris – Joey Walker
  6. Sadie Sorceress – Ambrose Kenny-Smith, Stu Mackenzie, Joey Walker
  7. Evilest Man – Stu Mackenzie
  8. The Garden Goblin – Cook Craig, Stu Mackenzie
  9. Blame It on the Weather – Michael Cavanagh, Ambrose Kenny-Smith, Joey Walker
  10. Persistence – Cook Craig, Stu Mackenzie
  11. The Grim Reaper – Ambrose Kenny-Smith, Stu Mackenzie
  12. Presumptuous – Ambrose Kenny-Smith, Stu Mackenzie
  13. Predator X – Stu Mackenzie
  14. Red Smoke – Ambrose Kenny-Smith
  15. Candles – Stu Mackenzie
  16. The Funeral – Stu Mackenzie

Psychedelic Porn Crumpets: Night Gnomes

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On April 22, 2022, “What Reality? Records” label released “Night Gnomes”, the fifth Psychedelic Porn Crumpets album.

Personnel:

  • Jack McEwan – vocals, guitar, bass
  • Danny Caddy – drums
  • Michael Jelinek – keyboards
  • Luke Parish – synth, drums
  • Chris Young – synth
  • Ben Caddy – strings
  • L. Yeoward – lacquer cut

Track listing:

  1. Terminus, the Creator
  2. Lava Lamp Pisco
  3. Dread & Butter
  4. Bibblegum Infinity
  5. Sherbet Straws
  6. Night Gnomes
  7. Bob Holiday
  8. Microwave Dave
  9. Acid Dent
  10. In Dream, Out
  11. Slinky / Holy Water

David Axelrod: Earth Rot

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On April 22, 1970, “Capitol” label released “Earth Rot”, the third David Axelrod studio album. It was recorded in 1969, and was produced by David Axelrod.

Personnel:

  • Dennis Budimir – guitar
  • Louis Morell – guitar
  • Don Randi – piano
  • Robert West – bass
  • Arthur Wright – bass
  • Earl Palmer – drums
  • Sonny Anderson – vibraphone
  • Gary Coleman – vibraphone
  • William E. Green – tenor and baritone saxophone, flute
  • Jackie Kelso – tenor and baritone saxophone, flute
  • Ernie Watts – tenor saxophone, flute
  • Allen De Rienzo – trumpet
  • Frederick Hill – trumpet
  • Dick Hyde – trombone
  • Richard Leith – trombone
  • Clark Eran Gassman, Diana Lee, Gerri Engemann, Jacqueline Mae Ellen, Janice Gassman, Jerry Whitman, Jon Joyce, Lewis E. Moreford, Tom Bahler – choir

Track listing:

All music by David Axelrod, lyrics adapted by Michael T. Axelrod from “The Book of Isaiah, The Old Testament” and adapted from “Song of the Earth Spirit”, a Navajo origin legend.

  1. The Warnings Part 1
  2. The Warnings Part 2
  3. The Warnings Part 3
  4. The Warnings Part 4
  5. The Signs Part 1
  6. The Signs Part 2
  7. The Signs Part 3
  8. The Signs Part 4

Charlatans: Tellin’ Stories

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On April 21, 1997, “Beggars Banquet” label released “Tellin’ Stories”, the fifth Charlatans studio album. It was recorded 1996 – 1997, at “Rockfield” and “Monnow Valley” in Rockfield, Monmouthshire, and was produced by Dave Charles, Ric Peet, Jon Brookes, Mark Collins, Martin Blunt, Tim Burges and Rob Collins.

Personnel:

  • Tim Burgess – lead vocals
  • Mark Collins – guitar, loops 
  • Rob Collins – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Martin Blunt – bass
  • Jon Brookes – drums
  • Martin Duffy – keyboards
  • Dave Charles – percussion
  • Tom Rowlands – loops 
  • Richard March – loops
  • Martin Reilly – string loop
  • Dave Charles – engineer
  • Ric Peet – engineer
  • Phil Ault – engineer assistant
  • Negativespace – design
  • Tom Sheehan – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Martin Blunt, Jon Brookes, Tim Burgess, Mark Collins, and Rob Collins.

  1. With No Shoes
  2. North Country Boy
  3. Tellin’ Stories
  4. One to Another
  5. You’re a Big Girl Now
  6. How Can You Leave Us
  7. Area 51
  8. How High
  9. Only Teethin’
  10. Get on It
  11. Rob’s Theme

Luna Sea: Same

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On April 21, 1991, “Extasy” label released the self-titled, debut Luna Sea studio album. It was recorded 1990 – 1991, at “Gok”, and was produced by Ryuichi, Sugizo, Inoran, J and Shinya.

Personnel:

  • Ryuichi – vocals, arrangements
  • Sugizo – vocals, arrangements
  • Inoran – guitar
  • J – bass
  • Shinya – drums
  • Yoshiaki Kondo, Takao Okimoto, Atsushi Tanaka – engineer
  • Mr. Hattori, Makoto Ebina, Akihiro Nagasaka – direction
  • Miss Saori Tsuji – jacket design, photography
  • Miss Sayuri Chihara – costume coordinator
  • Tetsuya Endo – hair stylist
  • Ippei Kuwabara, Seiji Noro, Atsushi Naito, Yosuke Narita, Kenichi Nanba – road crew

Track listing:

All lyrics by Ryuichi, except “Shade” by J and Ryuichi. Where noted, all music as noted,

  1. Fate – Sugizo
  2. Tune is Dead – j
  3. Sandy Time – Inoran
  4. Branch Road – Sugizo
  5. Shade – lyrics by J, Ryichi, music by J
  6. Blue Transparency Kagirinaku Tōmei ni Chikai Burū – Inoran
  7. The Slain – J
  8. Chess – Sugizo
  9. Moon – Sugizo
  10. Precious…-J

The Moody Blues: The Other Side Of Life

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On April 21, 1986, “Polydor” label released “The Other Side of Life”, the twelfth Moody Blues (The) studio album. It was recorded 1985 – 1986, at “Good Earth” in London, and was produced by Tony Visconti.

Personnel:

  • Justin Hayward – vocals, guitar
  • Ray Thomas – tambourine, backing vocals, flute
  • Patrick Moraz – keyboards, synthesizers
  • John Lodge – vocals, bass
  • Graeme Edge – drums, percussion
  • Tony Visconti – engineer
  • Alwyn Clayden – art direction, design
  • Bruce Gill – design
  • Karl Lloyd – illustration
  • Michael Hoppen – photography

Track listing:

  1. Your Wildest Dreams – Justin Hayward
  2. Talkin’ Talkin’ – Justin Hayward, John Lodge
  3. Rock ’n’ Roll Over You – John Lodge
  4. I Just Don’t Care – Justin Hayward
  5. Running Out of Love – Justin Hayward, John Lodge
  6. The Other Side of Life – Justin Hayward
  7. The Spirit – Graeme Edge, Patrick Moraz
  8. Slings and Arrows – Justin Hayward, John Lodge
  9. It May Be a Fire – John Lodge

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