The Shadows: Specs Appeal

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On March 24, 1975, “Columbia” label released “Specs Appeal”, the tenth Shadows (The) album. It was recorded in April – August 1974, and was produced by Hank Marvin, Graham Todd, Alan Tarney, Dave Richmond and Brian Bennett.

Personnel:

  • Hank Marvin, John Farrar, Bruce Welch – vocals, guitars
  • Graham Todd – keyboards
  • Alan Tarney, Dave Richmond – bass guitar
  • Brian Bennett – drums, percussion, piano
  • Brian Bennett, John Farrar – ARP Synthesizer
  • John Fiddy – string arrangements

Track listing:

  1. God Only Knows – Tony Asher, Brian Wilson
  2. Cool Clear Air – Guy Fletcher, Doug Flett
  3. Rose, Rose – Bruce Welch, John Rostill
  4. This House Runs on Sunshine – Brian Bennett, Mike Redway
  5. Colorado Songbird – Brian Bennett
  6. No No Nina – John Farrar, Peter Best
  7. Honourable Puff-Puff – Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch, Brian Bennett, John Farrar, Dave Richmond
  8. Don’t Throw It All Away – Gary Benson, Dave Mindel
  9. Spider Juice – Hank Marvin
  10. Let Me Be the One – Paul Curtis
  11. Like Strangers – Ben Findon, Michael Myers
  12. Stand Up Like a Man – Ben Findon, Michael Myers

 

 

Lynyrd Skynyrd: Nuthin’ Fancy

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On March 24, 1975, “MCA” label released “Nuthin’ Fancy”, the third Lynyrd Skynyrd studio album. It was recorded at “WEBB IV Studios” in Atlanta, January 1975, except for track 1, recorded at “Studio One” in Doraville” in Georgia, August 1974, and was produced by Al Kooper. In July 1975, the album was certified platinum by the “RIAA”.

Personnel:

  • Ronnie Van Zant– lead vocals
  • Allen Collins– guitar
  • Ed King– guitar
  • Gary Rossington– guitar
  • Billy Powell– keyboards
  • Leon Wilkeson– bass guitar
  • Artimus Pyle– drums, percussion
  • Barry Harwood – dobro,mandolin
  • Jimmy Hall –harmonica
  • David Foster – piano
  • Bobbye Hall– percussion

Track listing:

  1. Saturday Night Special – Ed King andRonnie Van Zant
  2. Cheatin’ Woman – Al Kooper,Gary Rossington, amd Eonnie Van Zant
  3. Railroad Song – Ed King and Ronnie Van Zant
  4. I’m a Country Boy – Allen Collins and Ronnie Van Zant
  5. On the Hunt – Allen Collins and Ronnie Van Zant
  6. Am I Losin’ – Gary Rossington and Ronnie Van Zant
  7. Made in the Shade – Ronnie Van Zant
  8. Whiskey Rock-a-Roller – Ed King,Billy Powell and Ronnie Van Zant

 

Chicago: VIII

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On March 24, 1975, “Columbia” label released “Chicago VIII”, the eighth Chicago studio album. It was recorded August – September 1974, at “Caribou Ranch” in Nederland, CO, and was produced by James William Guercio.

Personnel:

  • Peter Cetera – lead and backing vocals, bass
  • Terry Kath– lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitars
  • Robert Lamm– lead and backing vocals, keyboards
  • Lee Loughnane– trumpet, backing vocals
  • James Pankow– trombone, brass arrangements
  • Walter Parazaider– saxophones, flute, clarinet
  • Danny Seraphine– drums
  • Laudir de Oliveira– percussion
  • Caribou Kitchenettes – vocal chorus (John Carsello, Donna Conroy, Laudir de Oliveira, Bob Eberhardt, Steve Fagin, Kristy Ferguson, Linda Greene, Lee Loughnane, Brandy Maitland, Katherine Ogden, James Pankow, Walter Parazaider, Joanne Rocconi, Richard Torres, Angele Warner)
  • Patrick Williams – string orchestrations
  • Wayne Tarnowski, Jeff Guercio, Mark Guercio – engineer
  • Armin Steiner – strings recording
  • Phil Ramone – mixing
  • John Berg and Nick Fasciano – design
  • Anthony Maggiore – artwork, handwriting

Track listing:

  1. Anyway You Want – Peter Cetera
  2. Brand New Love Affair, Part I & II – James Pankow
  3. Never Been in Love Before – Robert Lamm
  4. Hideaway – Peter Cetera
  5. Till We Meet Again – Terry Kath
  6. Harry Truman – Robert Lamm
  7. Oh, Thank You Great Spirit – Terry Kath
  8. Long Time No See – Robert Lamm
  9. Ain’t It Blue – Robert Lamm
  10. Old Days – James Pankow

Weather Report: Mysterious Traveller

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On March 24, 1974, “Columbia” label released “Mysterious Traveller”, the fifth Weather Report album. It was recorded February 1974 – May 1974 in “Devonshire Sound” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Joe Zawinul and Wayne Shorter. In 1974, readers of “Down Beat” magazine voted “Mysterious Traveller” album of the year.

Personnel:

  • Joe Zawinul- electric and acoustic piano, synthesizer, guitar, kalimba, organ, tamboura, clay drum, tack piano, melodica
  • Wayne Shorter- soprano and tenor saxophone, tack piano
  • Miroslav Vitouš- upright bass
  • Alphonso Johnson- bass guitar
  • Ishmael Wilburn- drums
  • Skip Hadden- drums
  • Dom Um Romão- percussion, drums
  • Ray Barretto– percussion
  • Meruga – percussion
  • Steve Little -timpani
  • Don Ashworth -ocarinas and woodwinds
  • Isacoff -tabla, finger cymbals
  • Edna Wright – vocals
  • Marti McCall – vocals
  • Jessica Smith – vocals
  • James Gilstrad – vocals
  • Billie Barnum – vocals

Track listing:

  1. Nubian Sundance – Joe Zawinul
  2. American Tango – Miroslav Vitouš, Zawinul
  3. Cucumber Slumber – Alphonso Johnson, Joe Zawinul
  4. Mysterious Traveller – Wayne Shorter
  5. Blackthorn Rose – Wayne Shorter
  6. Scarlet Woman – Alphonso Johnson, Wayne Shorter, Joe Zawinul
  7. Jungle Book – Joe Zawinul

 

Joanna Newsom: The Milk-Eyed Mender

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On March 23, 2004, “Drag City” label released “The Milk-Eyed Mender”, the debut Joanna Newsom album. It was produced by Noah Georgeson.

Personnel:

  • Joanna Newsom – vocals, harp, harpsichord, Wurlitzer
  • Noah georgeson – recording
  • Emily Prince – artwork, design
  • Alissa Anderson – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Joanna Newsom, except where noted.

  1. Bridges and Balloons
  2. Sprout and the Bean
  3. The Book of Right-On
  4. Sadie
  5. Inflammatory Writ
  6. This Side of the Blue
  7. En Gallop
  8. Cassiopeia
  9. Peach, Plum, Pear
  10. Swansea
  11. Three Little Babes – traditional
  12. Clam, Crab, Cockle, Cowrie

Iron & Wine: Our Endless Numbered Days

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On March 23, 2004, “Sub Pop” label released “Our Endless Numbered Days”, the second Iron & Wine album. It was recorded in summer 2003, at “Engine Studios” in Chicago, and was produced by Brian Deck.

Personnel:

  • Sam Beam – vocals, guitars, slide guitars, banjo, mandolin
  • Patrick McKinney – electric guitar
  • EJ Holowicki – bass
  • Brian Deck – drums, percussion, keyboards
  • Jeff McGriff – percussion
  • Jonathan Bradley – percussion
  • Sarah Beam – harmony vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Sam Beam.

  1. On Your Wings
  2. Naked as We Came
  3. Cinder and Smoke
  4. Sunset Soon Forgotten
  5. Teeth in the Grass
  6. Love and Some Verses
  7. Radio War
  8. Each Coming Night
  9. Free Until They Cut Me Down
  10. Fever Dream
  11. Sodom, South Georgia
  12. Passing Afternoon

Cassandra Wilson: Travelling Miles

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On March 23, 1999, “Blue Note” label released “Traveling Miles”, the thirteenth Cassandra Wilson album. It was recorded in December 1997, at “The Hit Factory” in New York City, May & September 1998, at “Bearsville Studios” in Bearsville, and was produced by Cassandra Wilson.The album is a tribute to Miles Davis.

Personnel:

  • Cassandra Wilson – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Doug Wamble– acoustic guitar
  • Eric Lewis– piano
  • Jeffrey Haynes, Kevin Breit– acoustic, electric, resophonic & e-bow guitars, electric mandolin, mandocello, bazouki
  • Lonnie Plaxico– acoustic bass
  • Marcus Baylor– drums, percussion
  • Marvin Sewell– acoustic, classical & electric guitars, bazouki
  • Mino Cinelu– percussion
  • Perry Wilson– drums
  • Vincent Henry– harmonica
  • Dave Holland– bass
  • Olu Dara– cornet
  • Steve Coleman– alto sax
  • Pat Metheny– classical guitar
  • Angelique Kidjo– vocals
  • Regina Carter– violin
  • Stefon Harris– vibraphone

Track listing:

  1. Run the Voodoo Down – Miles Davis, Cassandra Wilson
  2. Traveling Miles – Cassandra Wilson
  3. Right Here Right Now – Marvin Sewell and Cassandra Wilson
  4. Time After Time – Rob Hyman and Cyndi Lauper
  5. When The Sun Goes Down – Cassandra Wilson
  6. Seven Steps – Victor Feldman and Miles Davis
  7. Someday My Prince Will Come – Frank Churchill and Larry Morey
  8. Never Broken – Wayne Shorter and Cassandra Wilson
  9. Resurrection Blues – Marcus Miller and Cassandra Wilson
  10. Sky & Sea (Blue in Green) – Miles Davis and Cassandra Wilson
  11. Piper – Cassandra Wilson
  12. Voodoo Reprise – Miles Davis, Cassandra Wilson and Angelique Kidjo

Butthole Surfers: Independent Worm Saloon

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On March 23, 1993, “Capitol” label released “Independent Worm Saloon”, the sixth Butthole Surfers album. It was recorded in 1993, and was produced by John Paul Jones, Gibby Haynes, Paul Leary, Jeff Pinkus and King Coffey.

Personnel:

  • Gibby Haynes– vocals, guitar
  • Paul Leary– vocals, spoken word, guitar, art work
  • Jeff Pinkus– vocals, bass, banjo
  • King Coffey– drums
  • Helios Creed– guitar
  • John Paul Jones– bass
  • Pat McCarthy – engineer, mixing
  • Heather Van Haaften – art work

Track listing:

  1. Who Was in My Room Last Night?
  2. The Wooden Song
  3. Tongue
  4. Chewin’ George Lucas’ Chocolate
  5. Goofy’s Concern
  6. Alcohol
  7. Dog Inside Your Body
  8. Strawberry
  9. Some Dispute Over T-Shirt Sales
  10. Dancing Fool
  11. You Don’t Know Me
  12. The Annoying Song
  13. Dust Devil
  14. Leave Me Alone
  15. Edgar
  16. The Ballad of Naked Man
  17. Clean It Up

Daniel Lanois: For the Beauty Of Wynona

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On March 23, 1993, “Warner Bros” label released “For the Beauty of Wynona”, the second Daniel Lanois album. It was recorded 1991-1993 at “Real World Bath”, “TakLab” in Paris, “Dog Town” in Dublin, “Grant Avenue Studio” in Canada and “Kingsway” in New Orleans, and was produced by Daniel Lanois.

Personnel:

  • Daniel Lanois– vocals, guitar, bass
  • Malcolm Burn– guitar, keyboards
  • Bill Dillon – guitar, mandolin, Guitar organ M300
  • Daryl Johnson– vocals, bass, percussion, drums
  • Ronald Jones– drums
  • Nicholas Payton– trumpet
  • Emanual de Casal – bass
  • Sean Devitt – percussion
  • Jan Saudek – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Daniel Lanois, except where noted.

  1. The Messenger
  2. Brother L.A.
  3. Still Learning How To Crawl – Daniel Lanois, Daryl Johnson
  4. Beatrice
  5. Waiting
  6. The Collection Of Marie Claire
  7. Death Of A Train
  8. The Unbreakable Chain
  9. Lotta Love To Give
  10. Indian Red – George Landry
  11. Sleeping In The Devil’s Bed
  12. For the Beauty of Wynona
  13. Rocky World

The Jesus And Mary Chain: Honey’s Dead

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On March 23, 1992, “Blanco y Negro Records” label released “Honey’s Dead”, the fourth Jesus and Mary Chain (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1991, at “The Drugstore” in London and was produced by William Reid and Jim Reid. The album cover art features a detail from the painting Ophelia (First Version) by the Pre-Raphaelite painter Arthur Hughes.

Personnel:

  • Jim Reid- vocals, guitar
  • William Reid– vocals, guitar
  • Steve Monti -drums, percussion
  • Alan Moulder- engineer, mixing
  • Flood- engineer
  • Andy Catlin -photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jim Reid and William Reid.

  1. Reverence
  2. Teenage Lust
  3. Far Gone and Out
  4. Almost Gold
  5. Sugar Ray
  6. Tumbledown
  7. Catchfire
  8. Good for My Soul
  9. Rollercoaster
  10. I Can’t Get Enough
  11. Sundown
  12. Frequency

 

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