Ronnie Wood: Gimme Some Neck

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On April 20, 1979, “Columbia” label released “Gimme Some Neck”, the third Ronnie Wood solo album. It was recorded January–March 1978 at “Pathe Marconi Studios” in Paris, October–December 1978, at “Cherokee Studios” in  Los Angeles,  and was produced by Roy Thomas Baker.

Personnel:

  • Ronnie Wood – lead vocals, guitar, pedal steel, bass
  • Mick Jagger– backing vocals
  • Keith Richards– guitar, backing vocals
  • Dave Mason– guitar
  • Robert “Pops” Popwell– bass
  • Charlie Watts– drums
  • Jim Keltner– percussion
  • Mick Fleetwood– drums
  • Ian McLagan– keyboards
  • Swamp Doggaka Jerry Williams – piano, backing vocals
  • Harry Phillips – piano
  • Bobby Keys– saxophone
  • Jon Lind– backing vocals
  • Tony Lane – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Ronnie Wood except where noted.

  1. Worry No More – Jerry Williams
  2. Breakin’ My Heart
  3. Delia –Traditional
  4. Buried Alive
  5. Come to Realise
  6. Infekshun
  7. Seven Days – Bob Dylan
  8. We All Get Old
  9. U.C. Her
  10. Lost and Lonely
  11. Don’t Worry

Robin Trower: Bridge Of Sighs

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On April 20, 1974, “Chrysalis” released “Bridge of Sighs”, the second Robin Trower solo album. It was recorded 1973 – 1974, at “Olympic Studios” and “Air Studios” in London, and was produced by Matthew Fisher.

Personnel:

  • Robin Trower– guitar
  • James Dewar– bass, vocals
  • Reg Isidore– drums
  • Geoff Emerick – engineer
  • Funky Paul – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Robin Trower, except where noted.

  1. Day of the Eagle
  2. Bridge of Sighs
  3. In This Place
  4. The Fool and Me – Robin Trower, James Dewar
  5. Too Rolling Stoned
  6. About to Begin
  7. Lady Love – Robin Trower, James Dewar
  8. Little Bit of Sympathy

Roger Daltrey: Daltrey

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On April 20, 1973, “Track” label released “Daltrey”, the debut Roger Daltrey solo album. It was recorded January – February 1973, at “Barn Studios”, “Apple Studios”, and “Nova Studios”, and was produced by David Courtney and Adam Faith.

Personnel:

  • Roger Daltrey- lead vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Jimmy Page- guitar
  • Russ Ballard- guitar, piano
  • Brian Cole- steel guitar
  • Dave Courtney- piano
  • Dave Wintour- bass guitar
  • Bob Henrit- drums
  • Roy Young Band- brass
  • Dave Arbus- violin
  • Del Newman -string arrangements
  • John Mills – recording
  • Richard Dubb – recording
  • George Peckham- cutting engineer
  • Nigel Oliver – tape operator

Track listing:

All tracks by David Courtney and Leo Sayer, except where noted.

  1. One Man Band
  2. The Way of the World – Adam Faith,David Courtney
  3. You Are Yourself
  4. Thinking
  5. You and Me – Adam Faith, David Courtney
  6. It’s a Hard Life
  7. Giving it All Away
  8. The Story So Far
  9. When the Music Stops
  10. Reasons
  11. One Man Band (reprise)

Dr. John: Dr. John’s Gumbo

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On April 20, 1972, “Atco” label released “Dr. John’s Gumbo”, the fifth Dr. John album. The album is a collection of covers of New Orleans classics, and was produced by Harold Battiste and Jerry Wexler. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 402 on its list of “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Dr. John – vocals, guitar, piano, cornet
  • Shirley Goodman- vocals
  • Tammy Lann – vocals
  • Robbie Montgomery – vocals
  • Jessica Smith – vocals
  • Ken Klimak – guitar
  • Alvin Robinson- guitar
  • Ronnie Barron – vocals, organ, piano
  • Lee Allen- tenor saxophone
  • Harold Battiste- clarinet, saxophone, horn arrangements
  • Morris Bechamin – saxophone
  • Jimmy Calhoun – bass
  • Sidney George – harmonica, saxophone
  • Fred Staehle – drums, percussion
  • Richard Washington – percussion
  • Dave Lastie – saxophone
  • Melvin Lastie – trumpet, cornet
  • John Ewing – trombone
  • Keith Olsen- engineer
  • Tom Wilkes – design, photography
  • Barry Feinstein- design, photography

Track listing:

  1. Iko Iko – James “Sugar Boy” Crawford
  2. Blow Wind Blow – Huey “Piano” Smith, Izzy Cougarden
  3. Big Chief – Earl King
  4. Somebody Changed the Lock – Mac Rebennack
  5. Mess Around – Ahmet Ertegün
  6. Let the Good Times Roll – Earl King
  7. Junko Partner – Bob Shad
  8. Stack-A-Lee – Traditional
  9. Tipitina – Henry Roeland Byrd
  10. Those Lonely Lonely Nights – Earl King,Johnny Vincent
  11. Huey Smith Medley – Huey “Piano” Smith, Johnny Vincent
    • High Blood Pressure
    • Don’t You Just Know It
    • Well I’ll Be John Brown
  12. Little Liza Jane” (Huey “Piano” Smith, Johnny Vincent)

Jethro Tull: Benefit

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On April 20, 1970, “Chrysalis” label released “Benefit”, the third Jethro Tull album. It was recorded December 1969 – January 1970, at “Morgan Studios” in London, and was produced by Terry Ellis and Ian Anderson.

Personnel:

  • Ian Anderson– vocals, guitar, flute, balalaika, keyboards
  • Martin Barre– electric guitar
  • Glenn Cornick– bass guitar, Hammond organ
  • Clive Bunker– drums
  • David Palmer– orchestral arrangements
  • John Evan– piano, organ
  • Robin Black – engineer
  • Terry Ellis – design, executive producer
  • Ruan O’Lochlainn – design, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Ian Anderson.

  1. With You There to Help Me
  2. Nothing to Say
  3. Alive and Well and Living In
  4. Son
  5. For Michael Collins, Jeffrey and Me
  6. To Cry You a Song
  7. A Time for Everything?
  8. Inside
  9. Pray in Time
  10. Sossity; You’re a Woman

John Coltrane: The Believer

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On April 20, 1964, “Prestige” label released “The Believer” album by John Coltrane. It was recorded December 20, 1957, January 10, 1958,  December 26, 1958, at ”Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, and was produced by Bob Weinstock and Esmond Edwards.

Personnel:

  • John Coltrane— tenor saxophone
  • Red Garland— piano
  • Gil Coggins— piano
  • Paul Chambers— bass
  • Spanky DeBrest— bass
  • Louis Hayes— drums
  • Art Taylor— drums
  • Donald Byrd— trumpet
  • Freddie Hubbard— trumpet
  • Ray Draper— tuba

Track listing:

  1. The Believer – McCoy Tyner
  2. Nakatini Serenade – Calvin Massey
  3. Do I Love You Because You’re Beautiful? – Richard Rodgers,Oscar Hammerstein II
  4. Filidia – Ray Draper
  5. Paul’s Pal – Sonny Rollins

Eels: Blinking Lights and Other Revelations

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Blinking Lights

On April 19, 2005, “Vagrant” label released “Blinking Lights and Other Revelations”, the sixth Eels studio album. It was recorded 1998 – 2004, at “One Hitsville” in Silverlake, California”, and was produced by E.

Personnel:

  • E– vocals, guitar, keyboards, melodica
  • Tom Waits – vocal
  • Peter Buck – guitar
  • The Chet– guitar
  • Joe Gore – guitar
  • John Sebastian – organ
  • Wally Gagel– keyboards
  • Jim Jacobsen – keyboards, horn, string arrangements, programming
  • Koool G. Murder – bass guitar
  • Michael Valerio – bass guitar
  • Butch– drums, percussion
  • Puddin’– drums
  • Wayne Bergeron– trumpet
  • Bobby, Jr.– “wails”
  • Matt DeMerritt – saxophone
  • Probyn Gregory– horns
  • David Hlebo – saxophone
  • Andy Martin– trombone
  • Joe Meyer – horn
  • Dick Mitchell – flute
  • Todd Simon– trumpet
  • Jim Lang – strings, mixing
  • Ludvig Girdland – violin
  • Bill Liston –woodwinds
  • Gerri Sutyak – cello
  • Michael Aarvold – mixing
  • Ryan Boesch – mixing,programming
  • Robert Carranza– mixing
  • Greg Collins – mixing
  • Wally Gagel – mixing
  • Koool G. Murder – mixing, programming
  • Dan Pinder – mixing
  • Brendan Willard – mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by E, except where noted.

  1. Theme from Blinking Lights
  2. From Which I Came/A Magic World
  3. Son of a Bitch – E and Jim Lang
  4. Blinking Lights (For Me)
  5. Trouble with Dreams
  6. Marie Floating Over the Backyard
  7. Suicide Life
  8. In the Yard, Behind the Church
  9. Railroad Man
  10. The Other Shoe
  11. Last Time We Spoke
  12. Mother Mary
  13. Going Fetal
  14. Understanding Salesmen
  15. Theme for a Pretty Girl That Makes You Believe God Exists
  16. Checkout Blues
  17. Blinking Lights (For You)
  18. Dust of Ages” (E, Jim Jacobsen)
  19. Old Shit/New Shit
  20. Bride of Theme from Blinking Lights
  21. Hey Man (Now You’re Really Living)
  22. I’m Going to Stop Pretending That I Didn’t Break Your Heart
  23. To Lick Your Boots – Peter Buck, E
  24. If You See Natalie
  25. Sweet Li’l Thing
  26. Dusk: A Peach in the Orchard – E, John Sebastian
  27. Whatever Happened toSoy Bomb
  28. Ugly Love
  29. God’s Silence
  30. Losing Streak
  31. Last Days of My Bitter Heart
  32. The Stars Shine in the Sky Tonight – E, Jim Lang
  33. Things the Grandchildren Should Know

Cranberries: Bury the Hatchet

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Bury The Hatchet

On April 19, 1999, “Island” label released “Bury the Hatchet”, the fourth Cranberries studio album. It was recorded 1998 – 1999, and was  produced by Benedict Fenner.

Personnel:

  • Dolores O’ Riordan – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Noel Hogan – acoustic and electric guitars
  • Mike Hogan – bass guitar
  • Fergal Lawler – drums, percussion

Track listing:

All lyrics by Dolores O’ Riordan, all music by Dolores O’ Riordan and Noel Hogan except where noted.

  1. Animal Instinct
  2. Loud and Clear
  3. Promises – Dolores O’ Riordan
  4. You and Me
  5. Just My Imagination
  6. Shattered
  7. Desperate Andy
  8. Saving Grace – Dolores O’ Riordan
  9. Copycat
  10. What’s on My Mind – Dolores O’ Riordan
  11. Delilah
  12. Fee Fi Fo
  13. Dying in the Sun – Dolores O’ Riordan
  14. Sorry Son

Laurie Anderson: Big Science

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On April 19, 1982, “Warner Bros” label released “Big Science”, the debut Laurie Anderson album. Laurie Anderson had previously recorded one side of a 2-LP set titled “You’re the Guy I Want to Share My Money With”, a collaboration released on Giorno Poetry Systems with William S. Burroughs and John Giorno. It was recorded at “You’re the Guy I Want to Share My Money With, and was produced by Laurie Anderson and Roma Baran.

Personnel:

  • Laurie Anderson– vocals, vocoder, Farfisa organ,  percussion, Oberheim OB-Xa, sticks,  violins,  electronics, keyboards, handclaps, whistling, marimba
  • Roma Baran– Farfisa bass, glass harmonica, sticks, handclaps, casiotone, accordion, whistling
  • Perry Hoberman– bottles, sticks, handclaps,  flute, sax, piccolo, backing vocals
  • David Van Tieghem– drums, rototoms, timpani, marimba, percussion
  • Rufus Harley– bagpipes
  • Chuck Fisher– alto and tenor saxophone
  • Bill Obrecht– alto sax
  • Peter Gordon– clarinet, tenor sax
  • George Lewis– trombones
  • Richard Cohen– b-flat clarinet, e-flat clarinet, bass clarinet,  bassoon o, baritone saxophone
  • Leanne Ungar– backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Laurie Anderson.

  1. From the Air
  2. Big Science
  3. Sweaters
  4. Walking & Falling
  5. Born, Never Asked
  6. O Superman (for Massenet)
  7. Example #22
  8. Let X=X/It Tango – (Let X=X; It Tango)

John Sebastian: Welcome Back

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John Sebastian Welcome Back

On April 19, 1976, “Reprise” label released “Welcome Back”, the seventh John Sebastian album. It was recorded in 1976, and was produced by Steve Barri and John Sebastian.

Personnel:

  • John Sebastian– vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica, autoharp
  • Reggie Knighton– electric guitar
  • Jeff “Skunk” Baxter– pedal steel guitar
  • Richard Bell – piano, clavinet
  • Michael Omartian– ARP synthesizer, marimba
  • David Hungate– bass
  • Jeff Porcaro– drums
  • The Blintzes (Jon Lind, Reggie Knighton) – harmony vocals

All tracks by John Sebastian, except where noted.

  1. Hideaway
  2. She’s Funny
  3. You Go Your Way and I’ll Go Mine
  4. Didn’t Wanna Have to Do It
  5. One Step Forward, Two Steps Back – John Sebastian, Tom Springfield
  6. Welcome Back
  7. I Needed Her Most When I Told Her to Go
  8. A Song a Day in Nashville
  9. Warm Baby
  10. Let This Be Our Time to Get Along

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