Chocolate Watch Band: The Inner Mystique

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In February 1968, “Tower” label released “The Inner Mystique”, the second  Chocolate Watch Band album. It was recorded in 1968, and was produced by Ed Cobb.

Personnel:

  • David Aguilar – lead vocals, harmonica, percussion
  • Sean Tolby – lead guitar
  • Mark Loomis – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Bill Flores – bass guitar
  • Gary Andrijasevich – drums, backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Voyage of the Trieste – Ed Cobb
  2. In the Past – Wayne Proctor
  3. Inner Mystique – Ed Cobb
  4. I’m Not Like Everybody Else – Ray Davies
  5. Medication – Ben Di Tosti, Minette Alton
  6. Let’s Go, Let’s Go, Let’s Go – Hank Ballard
  7. Baby Blue – Bob Dylan
  8. I Ain’t No Miracle Worker- Annette Tucker, Nancie Mantz

Ray Charles: Crying Time

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In February 1966, “Tangerine” label released “Crying Time”, the twenty sixth Ray Charles album. It was recorded in 1965, at “R.P.M. International Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Joe Adams.

Personnel:

  • Ray Charles– vocals, piano
  • The Raelettes – performer
  • Onzy Matthews- arrangements
  • William Alexander – album cover
  • George S. Whiteman – album cover
  • Joe Lebow – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Crying Time – Buck Owens
  2. No Use Crying – Roy Gaines, Freddie Lee Kober, J.B. Daniels
  3. Let’s Go Get Stoned – Valerie Simpson, Nikolas Ashford, Jo Armstead
  4. Going Down Slow – Jimmy Oden
  5. Peace of Mind – Ray Charles,  Holiday
  6. Tears – Norman Newell, Robert Maxwell
  7. Drifting Blues – Johnny Moore, Eddie Williams, Charles Brown
  8. We Don’t See Eye to Eye – Percy Mayfield
  9. You’re In For a Big Surprise – Percy Mayfield
  10. You’re Just About to Lose Your Clown – Johnny MacRae
  11. Don’t You Think I Ought To Know – William Johnson, Melvin Wettergreen
  12. You’ve Got a Problem – William D. Weeks, Freddy James

The Impressions: People Get Ready

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In February 1965, “ABC-Paramount” label released “People Get Ready”, the fourth    Impressions album. It was recorded in 1964, and was produced by Johnny Pate.

Personnel:

  • Curtis Mayfield- vocals
  • Fred Cash- vocals
  • Sam Gooden- vocals
  • Johnny Pate- arrangements

Track listing:

All tracks by Curtis Mayfield.

  1. Woman’s Got Soul
  2. Emotions (Won’t You Let Me Cry)
  3. Sometimes I Wonder
  4. We’re in Love
  5. Just Another Dance
  6. Can’t Work No Longer
  7. People Get Ready
  8. I’ve Found Out That I’ve Lost
  9. Hard to Believe
  10. See the Real Me
  11. Get Up and Move
  12. You Must Believe Me

VA: Paket aranžman

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In February 1981, “Jugoton” label released “Paket aranžman”, album by Idoli, Šarlo Аkrobata and Električni Оrgazam. It was recorded in 1980, at “Druga Maca” studio in Belgrade, and was produced by Enco Lesić. It is considered to be one of the most important albums ever recorded in Yugoslavia, ranked at number 2 by the critics in the book “Yu 100: the Best Albums of Yugoslavian Rock and Pop Music.

Track listing:

  1. Šarlo Akrobata- Ona se budi – Milan Mladenović, Dušan Kojić “Koja”, Ivan Vdović “VD”
  2. Električni Orgazam- Krokodili dolaze -Srđan Gojković “Gile” , Ljubomir Đukić “Ljuba”
  3. Šarlo Akrobata- Oko moje glave – Milan Mladenović, Dušan Kojić “Koja”, Ivan Vdović “VD”
  4. Idoli- Schwüle über Europa  – Srđan Šaper, Vlada Divljan
  5. Šarlo Akrobata- Mali čovek – Milan Mladenović, Dušan Kojić “Koja”, Ivan Vdović “VD”
  6. Idoli- Plastika – Vlada Divljan
  7. Idoli- Maljčiki – Srđan Šaper, Vlada Divljan
  8. Električni Orgazam- Zlatni papagaj – Srđan Gojković “Gile”
  9. Idoli- Amerika – Vlada Divljan, Zdenko Kolar
  10. Električni Orgazam- Vi – Ljubomir Jovanović “Jovec”, S. Vukičević, Srđan Gojković “Gile”
  11. Šarlo Akrobata- Niko kao ja – Milan Mladenović, Dušan Kojić “Koja”, Ivan Vdović “VD”

Luka Bloom: Riverside

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On January 30, 1990, “Reprise Records” label released “Riverside”, the fifth Luka Bloom album. It was recorded in 1989, at “R.P.M.” in New York City, “S.T.S”. in Dublin,  and at “Track Record” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Jeffrey Woods. .

Personnel:

  • Luka Bloom – lead and backing vocals, guitars, arrangements
  • Jeffrey Woods – keyboards, electric guitar
  • Ed Tomney – electric guitar
  • David Hofstra – bass
  • Bob Riley – drums, percussion
  • Ali Fatemi – goblet drum
  • Liam ‘O Maonlai -bodhrán
  • David Mansfield – mandolin
  • Eileen Ivers – fiddle
  • Conor Byrne – flute
  • Jane Scarpantoni – cello
  • Mike Krowiak – recording
  • Mark Linett – mixing
  • Kim Champagne – artwork
  • David Seltzer – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Luka Bloom.

  1. Delirious
  2. Dreams in America
  3. Over the Moon
  4. Gone to Pablo
  5. The Man is Alive
  6. An Irishman in Chinatown
  7. Rescue Mission
  8. The One
  9. Hudson lady
  10. This is for Life
  11. You Couldn’t Have Come At A Better Time
  12. The Hill of Allen

Roger Powell: Air Pocket

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On January 30, 1980, “Bearsville Records” label released “Air Pocket”, the second Roger Powell album. It was recorded in 1979, at “Utopia Sound Studios”in Woodstock, NY, and was produced by Roger Powell. “Air Pocket” was voted the #1 album of 1980 by a reader poll in “Keyboard Magazine”

Personnel:

  • Roger Powell – synthesizer, keyboards
  • John Holbrook – rhythm guitar, engineer
  • Todd Rundgren – guitar
  • Mark Styles – keyboards
  • Cleve Pozar – drums

Track listing.

All tracks by Roger Powell.

  1. Lunar Plexus
  2. Landmark
  3. Air Pocket
  4. Windows
  5. Emergency Splashdown
  6. Morning Chorus
  7. March of the Dragonslayers
  8. Prophecy
  9. Sands of Arrakis
  10. Dragons “N’ Griffins/Mr Triscuits Theme
  11. Pipeline ‘76

Dream Theater: The Astonishing

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On January 29, 2016, “Roadrunner Records” label released “The Astonishing”, the thirteenth Dream Theater studio album. It was recorded in 2015 at “Cove City Sound Studios” in Long Island, New York City, and was produced by John Petrucci.

Personnel:

  • James LaBrie– lead vocals
  • John Petrucci– guitar, story and concept
  • Jordan Rudess– keyboards
  • Eric Rigler– bagpipes
  • John Myung– bass
  • Mike Mangini– drums, percussion
  • David Campbell– orchestral and choir arrangements
  • City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Richard Chycki – engineer, mixing
  • Mike Schuppan- engineer
  • Travis Warner – engineer
  • Jiema – cover art

Track listing:

All lyrics by John Petrucci, all music by John Petrucci and Jordan Rudess.

  1. Descent of the Nomacs
  2. Dystopian Overture
  3. The Gift of Music
  4. The Answer
  5. A Better Life
  6. Lord Nafarayus
  7. A Savior in the Square
  8. When Your Time Has Come
  9. Act of Faythe
  10. Three Days
  11. The Hovering Sojourn
  12. Brother, Can You Hear Me
  13. A Life Left behind
  14. Ravenskill
  15. Chosen
  16. Tempting Offer
  17. Digital Dicord
  18. The X Aspect
  19. A New Beginning
  20. The Road to Revolution
  21. 2285 Entr’acte
  22. Moment of Betrayal
  23. Heaven’s Cove
  24. Begin Again
  25. The Path That Divides
  26. Machine Chatter
  27. The Walking Shadow
  28. My Last Farewell
  29. Losing Faythe
  30. Whispers on the Wind
  31. Hymn of a Thousand Voices
  32. Our New World
  33. Power Down
  34. Astonishing

Basemant: Promise Everything

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On January 29, 2016, “Run for Cover” label released “Promise Everything”, the third Basement studio album. It was recorded in April 2015, at “Assault and Battery 2”, and was produced by Sam Pura.

Personnel:

  • Andrew Fisher – vocals
  • Ronan Crix – guitar
  • Alex Henery – guitar
  • Duncan Stewart – bass
  • James Fisher – drums
  • Sam Pura – mixing
  • Brian Gardener – mastering
  • V. – artwork
  • Alex Henery – layout
  • Mitch Pinney – photography

Track listing:

  1. Brother’s Keeper
  2. Hanging Around
  3. Lose Your Grip
  4. Aquasun
  5. Submission
  6. Oversized
  7. Blinded Bye
  8. For You the Moon
  9. Promise Everything
  10. Halo

David Crosby: Croz

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On January 28, 2014, “Blue Castle Records” label released “Croz”, the fourth David Crosby studio album. The first Crosby’s studio album in 20 years, was recorded 2011 – 2013, and was produced by Daniel Garcia.

Personnel:

  • David Crosby— vocals, electric guitar
  • Marcus Eaton — vocals, acoustic, 12-string acoustic and electric guitar, electric sitar
  • Shane Fontayne— vocals, electric guitar, bass, percussion
  • Mark Knopfler— lead guitar
  • James Raymond — vocals, piano, keyboards, synthesizer bass, drum programming
  • Todd Caldwell — Hammond B-3 organ
  • Steve Tavaglione— electronic wind instrument, soprano saxophone
  • Wynton Marsalis— trumpet
  • Kevin McCormick — bass
  • Leland Sklar— bass
  • Steve DiStanislao— drums, percussion

Track listing:

  1. What’s Broken – James Raymond
  2. Time I Have – David Crosby
  3. Holding on to Nothing – David Crosby, Sterling Price
  4. The Clearing – James Raymond
  5. Radio – David Crosby, James Raymond
  6. Slice of Time – David Crosby, Marcus Eaton, James Raymond
  7. Set That Baggage Down – David Crosby, Shane Fontayne
  8. If She Called – David Crosby
  9. Dangerous Night – David Crosby, James Raymond
  10. Morning Falling – David Crosby, James Raymond
  11. Find a Heart – David Crosby, Marcus Eaton, James Raymond

Joe Jackson: Rain

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On January 28, 2008, “Rykodisc” label released “Rain”, the eighteen Joe Jackson studio album. It was recorded in 2007, at “Planet Roc” in Berlin and was produced by Joe Jackson.

Personnel:

  • Joe Jackson – vocals, piano, arrangements
  • Graham Maby – vocals, bass
  • David Houghton – vocals, drums
  • Julie Gardner – recording
  • Yensin Jahn – engineer assistant
  • Sean Slade, Paul Kolderie- mixing
  • Ted Young – mixing assistant
  • Bob Ludwig- mastering
  • Ed Sherman – art direction
  • Jim Rakete- photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Joe Jackson.

  1. Invisible Man
  2. Too Tough
  3. Citizen Sane
  4. Wasted Time
  5. The Uptown Train
  6. King Pleasure Time
  7. Solo (So Low)
  8. Rush Across the Road
  9. Good Bad Boy
  10. A Place in the Rain

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