Primus: Sailing The Seas Of Cheese

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Primus

On May 14, 1991, “Interscope” label released “Sailing the Seas of Cheese”, the second Primus studio album. It was recorded August 1990 – February 1991, at “Fantasy Studios” in Berkeley, and was produced by Les Claypool, Larry LaLonde and Tim Alexander.

Personnel:

  • Les Claypool– vocals, electric bass, string bass, six-string fretless bass, clarinet
  • Larry LaLonde– electric guitar, six-string banjo
  • Todd Huth – guitar
  • Butthouse, Adam Gates – bass
  • MIRV Haggard, Todd Huth, Derek Greenberg, Matt Winegar, Ler – guitars
  • Matt Winegar – accordion
  • Tim “Herb” Alexander– drums, water jug
  • Brain Mantia, Mike Bordin, Herb – drums
  • Jay Lane– drums
  • Mike Bordin – two-skinned foreskin drum
  • Tom Waits– voice
  • Adam Gates, Puffster, Herb, Ler, Les – vocals
  • Adam Gates– additional fisherman
  • Lance Link – additional fisherman
  • Trouz – whistle
  • Ron Rigler – engineer
  • Chris Bellman – mastering
  • Paul Haggard – jacket design, photography
  • Mark Kohr – cheese coordinator, scenery
  • Mitch Romanowski – ship (sculpture)
  • Snap – airbrushing
  • Michael Lavine – band photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Les Claypool, all music by Les Claypool, Larry LaLonde and Tim Alexander.

  1. Seas of Cheese
  2. Here Come the Bastard
  3. Baker
  4. American Life
  5. Jerry Was a Race Car Driver
  6. Eleven
  7. Is It Luck?
  8. Grandad’s Little Dirty
  9. Tommy the Cat
  10. Sathington Waltz
  11. Those Damned Blue-Collar Tweekers
  12. Fish On (Fisherman Chronicles, Chapter II)
  13. Los Bastardos

The Rolling Stones: Paint It, Black

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Paint it black

On May 13, 1966, The Rolling Stones released the song “Paint It Black”.This is the first single from the US version of their fourth album “Aftermath”. The song lyrics were written by Mick Jagger and the music was written by Keith Richards. The song was produced by Andrew Loog Oldham. The 7” record was released in UK on “Decca” label, with the song “Long long while” as a record B side and in US was released on May 7, 1966, on “London” label, with the song “Stupid girl” as a record B side. In 2004 “Paint it black” was ranked number 176 on the “Rolling Stone” magazine’s list of the “500 Greatest songs of all time”.

The Rolling Stones: (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction

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Satisfaction

On May 12, 1965, in the RCA Studios, Hollywood, The Rolling Stones recorded the song “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction”. It was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards and produced by Andrew Loog Oldham. The song is considered to be one of greatest rock songs ever recorded. In 2004, “Rolling Stone” magazine positioned  “Satisfaction” on the second place on its list of “The 500 greatest songs of all time”. The 7” record in US was released on June 6, 1965, on “London” label, with the song “The under assistant west coast promotion man” as a record B side. In UK the 7” records was released on August 20, 1965 on “Decca” label, with the song “The Spider and the fly” as a record B side.

Paul Butterfield

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On May 4, 1987, Paul Vaughn Butterfield died aged 45. He was musician (harmonica) and singer, performed with Nick Gravenites and Elvin Bishop, but was best known as the front man of The Paul Butterfield Blues Band. He gained international recognition after performing during the “Summer of Love” at “The Monterey Festival” and “Woodstock Festival”. In 2006, he was inducted into the “Blues Hall of Fame” and in 2015, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band was inducted in the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame”.

Muddy Waters

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On April 30, 1983, McKinley Morganfield aka Muddy Waters died aged 70. He was musician (guitar), singer and somgwriter, named the “Father of modern Chicago Blues”. Waters wrote few classic standards including “I just want to make love to you”, “I’m your Hoochie Coochie Man”, “Got my Mojo working” and had a major influence on many artists including Cream, Eric Clapton and Led Zeppelin. The Rolling Stones named themselves after Waters’ 1950 song “Rollin’ Stone”.

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