Split Enz: True Colours

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On January 21, 1980, “Mushroom” label released “True Colours”, the sixth Split Enz studio album. It was recorded June – November 1979, at “Armstrong Studios” in Melbourne, and was produced by David Tickle.

Personnel:

  • Tim Finn – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Neil Finn – vocals, guitar
  • Eddie Rayner – keyboards
  • Nigel Griggs – bass guitar
  • Malcolm Green – drums
  • Noel Crombie – vocals, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Tim Finn, except where noted.

  1. Shark Attack
  2. I Got You – Neil Finn
  3. What’s the matter with You – Neil Finn
  4. Double Happy – Eddie Rayner
  5. I Wouldn’t Dream of It
  6. I Hope I Never
  7. Nobody Takes Me Seriously
  8. Missing Person – Neil Finn
  9. Poor Boy
  10. How Can I Resists Her
  11. The Choral Sea – Neil Finn, Tim Finn, Noel Crombie, Malcolm Green, Nigel Griggs, Eddie Rayner

John Cale: Mercy

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On January 20, 2023, “Double Six Records” label released “Mercy” the seventeenth John Cale studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Arm Studios”, EastWest Studios” and “Vox Studios” in Los Angeles, “Snap Studios” in London, and was produced by Nita Scott and John Cale.

Personnel:

  • John Cale – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, piano, keyboards, vintage keyboards, synthesizer, drums, percussion, additional strings, string arrangements, noises, Swarmatron, drone
  • Weyes Blood – vocals
  • Amelia Meath – vocals
  • Tei Shi – vocals
  • Lias Saoudi – vocals
  • Dustin Boyer – guitar, rhythm guitar, bass guitar, noises, backing vocals
  • Nick Sanborn – acoustic guitar
  • Dev Hynes – acoustic guitar
  • Adam J. Harmer – guitar, backing vocals
  • Actress – synthesizers, effects
  • Laurel Halo – additional vocals, synthesizer, effects
  • Brian Weitz – synthesizer
  • Joey Maramba – bass guitar, bowed bass
  • Ian Walker – double bass
  • Deantoni Parks – acoustic and electronic drums, timpani, additional synthesizer
  • Jack Everett – acoustic drums, backing vocals
  • Tony Allen – acoustic drums
  • Nita Scott – additional drums, additional percussion, additional drum programming, backing vocals
  • Marissa Kuney – violin
  • Jenny Takamatsu – violin
  • Eric Gorfain – violin
  • Caroline Buckman – viola
  • Leah Katz – viola
  • Rodney Wirtz – viola
  • Matt Fish – cello
  • Nathan Saoudi – Juno, backing vocals
  • Destani Wolf – backing vocals
  • Tokimonsta – effects
  • Dustin Boyer – engineer, mixing, additional production
  • Nita Scott – mixing
  • Mikaelin Bluespruce – mixing
  • Seven Davis Jr – mixing
  • Tokimonsta – mixing
  • Justin Raisen – mixing
  • Mike Bozzi – mastering
  • Actress – additional production
  • Abby Portner – artwork
  • Rob Carmichael – design

Track listing:

All tracks by John Cale.

  1. Mercy
  2. Marilyn Monroe’s Legs (Beauty Elsewhere)
  3. Noise of You
  4. Story of Blood
  5. Time Stands Still
  6. Moonstruck
  7. Everlasting Days
  8. Night Crawling
  9. Not the End of the World
  10. The Legal Status of Ice
  11. I Know You’re Happy
  12. Out Your Window

Riverside: ID. Entity

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On January 20, 2023, “Inside Out Music” label released “ID.Entity”, the eighth Riverside studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “The Boogie Town Studio” in Otwock , Poland, “Serakos Studio” in Warsaw, Poland, and was produced by Mariusz Duda.

Personnel:

  • Mariusz Duda – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar
  • Maciej Meller – guitar
  • Michał Łapaj – keyboards, synthesizer, piano, organ
  • Piotr Kozieradzki – drums
  • Jarek Kubicki – cover design

Track listing:

All tracks by Mariusz Duda, except where noted.

  1. Friend of Foe – Mariusz Duda, Michal Lapaj
  2. Landmine Blast
  3. Big Tech Brother
  4. Post-Truth
  5. The Place Where I Belong
  6. I’m Done with You
  7. Self-Aware

Judy Collins: True Stories And Other Dreams

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In January 1973, “Elektra” label released “True Stories and Other Dreams”, the ninth Judy Collins studio album. It was recorded in 1972, at “The Record Plant” in New York City, and was produced by Mark Abramson.

Personnel:

  • Judy Collins – vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards
  • Steve Mandell – guitar
  • Jerry Matthews – guitar
  • Bucky Pizzarelli – guitar
  • Bill Keith – steel guitar
  • Don Brooks – harmonica
  • Bob Daugherty – bass
  • Russell George – bass
  • Ray Barretto – conga
  • Allan Schwartzberg – drums, percussion
  • Louis Killen – concertina
  • Larry Packer – fiddle
  • Paul Prestopino – harp
  • Shelly Yakus, Jay Messina – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Judy Collins, except where noted.

  1. Cook With Honey – Valerie Carter
  2. So Begins the Task – Stephen Stills
  3. Fishermen Song
  4. The Dealer (Down and Losin’) – Bob Ruzicka
  5. Secret Gardens
  6. Holly Ann
  7. The Hostage – Tom Paxton
  8. Song for Martin
  9. Che

Kraftwerk: Kraftwerk 2

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In January 1972, “Phillips” label released “Kraftwerk 2”, the second Kraftwerk studio album. It was recorded September – October 1971, at “Star Musik” in Hamburg, Germany, and was produced by Conny Plank, Florian Schneider and Ralf Hütter.

Personnel:

  • Ralf Hütter – organ, electric piano, guitar, bass, rhythm machine, xylophone, harmonica
  • Florian Schneider-Esleben – flutes, violin, guitar, effects, xylophone
  • Conny Plank – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider-Esleben.

  1. Klingklang
  2. Atem
  3. Strom
  4. Spule 4
  5. Wellenlänge
  6. Harmonika

Bonnie “Prince” Billy: I See A Darkness

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On January 19, 1999, “Palace” and “Domino” label released “I See a Darkness”, the sixth Will Oldham album, under the name Bonnie “Prince” Billy. It was recorded in 1998,

Personnel:

  • Will Oldham – vocals, guitar
  • Bob Arellano – guitar
  • David Pajo – guitar, mixing
  • Colin Gagon – piano, keyboards, accordion, mixing
  • Paul Oldham – bass, backing vocals, recording
  • Peter Townsend – drums
  • Joanne Oldham – artwork
  • Sammy Harkham – drawing
  • Len Small – layout
  • Joe Oldham – photography
  • Konrad Strauss – mastering

Track listing:

All lyrics by Will Oldham, except where noted, all music by Will Oldham.

  1. A Minor Place
  2. Nomadic Revery (All Around)
  3. I See a Darkness
  4. Another Day Full of Dread
  5. Death to Everyone
  6. Knockturne
  7. Madeleine Mary
  8. Song for the New Breed – lyrics by Dianne Bellino
  9. Today I Was an Evil One
  10. Black
  11. Raining in Darling

Rufus: Ask Rufus

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On January 19, 1977, “ABC” label released “Ask Rufus”, the fifth Rufus studio album. It was recorded June – November 1976, at “Kendun Recorders” in Burbank, California, and was produced by Chaka Khan, Tony Maiden, David Wolinski, Kevin Murphy, Bobby Watson and André Fischer. In 2020, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 499 in its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Chaka Khan – lead and backing vocals
  • Tony Maiden – guitar, backing vocals
  • Kevin Murphy – keyboards, backing vocals
  • David “Hawk” Wolinski – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Bobby Watson – bass, backing vocals
  • André Fischer – drums, backing vocals
  • Ronnie Wood – guitar
  • Milt Holland – percussion
  • Clare Fischer – string arrangements, conductor
  • Charles Garnett, Tony Maiden – horn arrangements
  • Gary Starr – engineer
  • Michael Schuman – engineer assistant
  • Brett Lopez – photography

Track listing:

  1. At Midnight (My Love Will Lift You Up) – Tony Maiden, Lalomie Washburn
  2. Close the Door – David Wolinski, Bobby Watson, Chaka Khan, André Fischer
  3. Slow Screw Against the Wall / A Flat Fry (Medley: Instrumental Interlude) – David Wolinski, Bobby Watson
  4. Earth Song – Tony Maiden, Traude Sapik, Chala Khan
  5. Everlasting Love – Kevin Murphy, David Wolinski, Dennis Belfield
  6. Hollywood – David Wolinski, André Fischer
  7. Magic in Your Eyes – Chaka Khan, Tony Maiden
  8. Better Days – Richard Holland, Chaka Khan
  9. Egyptian Song – David Wolinski, Chaka Khan

Glen Campbell: Try A Little Kindness

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In January 1970, “Capitol” label released “Try a Little Kindness”, the thirteenth Glen Campbell album. It was recorded in 1969, at “United” and “Capitol” in Hollywood, and was produced by Al De Lory.

Personnel:

  • Glen Campbell – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Al Casey – acoustic guitar
  • Joe Osborn – bass
  • Carol Kaye – bass
  • Hal Blaine – drums
  • Bob Felts – percussion
  • Al De Lory – arrangements, conductor
  • Marty Paich – arrangements
  • Joe Polito – engineer
  • Pete Abbot – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Try a Little Kindness – Curt Sapaugh, Bobby Austin
  2. Both Sides Now – Joni Mitchell
  3. For My Woman’s Love – Ben Peters
  4. Country Girl – Craig Smith
  5. All the Way – Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn
  6. Where Do You Go – Ed Penney, John Domurad
  7. Honey Come Back – Jimmy Webb
  8. Folk Singer – C. E. Daniels
  9. Love Is Not a Game – Jerry Goldstein
  10. Once More with Feeling – Shirley Nelson
  11. And the World Keeps Spinning – Ron Green, Ron Price
  12. Home Again – Larry Rintye, Jesse Hodges

Deerhunter: Why Hasn’t Everything Already Disappeared?

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On January 18, 2019, “4AD” label released “Why Hasn’t Everything Already Disappeared?”, the eighth Deerhunter studio album. It was recorded in 2018, at “Marfa Recording” in Marfa, TX, “Sonic Ranch” in TX, “Seahorse Sound” in Los Angeles, “Maze” in Atlanta, “Attic of B. Cox” in Grant Park, Atlanta, and was produced by Cate Le Bon, Ben H. Allen, Ben Etter, Bradford Cox, Lockett Pundt, Moses Archuleta, Josh McKay and Javier Morales.

Personnel:

  • Bradford Cox – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, mandolin, piano, synthesizer, percussion, auxiliary drums, Chamberlin, tapes, engineer, mixing
  • Lockett Pundt – vocals, acoustic, slide, electric and twelve string guitars, mandolin, organ, piano, electric harpsichord; synthesizer
  • Javier Morales – piano, electric piano, Chamberlin, tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, marimba, bass synthesizer, contrabass
  • Josh McKay – bass, contrabass, marimba, piano, electric piano, bells
  • Moses Archuleta – drums, synthesizer, mandolin
  • Cate Le Bon – vocals, mandolin, harpsichord
  • Tim Presley – abstract lead guitar on “Futurism”
  • Ben H. Allen III – synthetic bass system, mixing
  • Ian Horrocks – contrabass
  • James Cox – bass vocals
  • Ben Etter – engineer, mixing
  • Samur Khouja – engineer
  • Heba Kadry – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Bradford Cox, except where noted. 

  1. Death in Midsummer
  2. No One’s Sleeping
  3. Greenpoint Gothie
  4. Element
  5. What Happens to People?
  6. Détournement
  7. Futurism
  8. Tarnung – Lockett Pundt
  9. Plains
  10. Nocturne

Caravan: Same

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In January 1969, “Verve Forecast” label released the self-titled, debut Caravan album. It was recorded in September 1968, at “Advision Studios” in London, and was produced by Tony Cox.

Personnel:

  • Pye Hastings – lead and co-lead vocals, guitars, bass guitar
  • Richard Sinclair – lead and co-lead vocals, bass guitar, guitar
  • Dave Sinclair – Hammond organ, backing vocals
  • Richard Coughlan – drums
  • Jimmy Hastings – flute
  • Keith Davis of DBWX – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Richard Sinclair, Pye Hastings, Richard Coughlan and Dave Sinclair, except where noted.

  1. Place of My Own
  2. Ride
  3. Policeman
  4. Love Song with Flute
  5. Cecil Rons
  6. Magic Man
  7. Grandma’s Lawn
  8. Where but for Caravan Would I? – Richard Sinclair, Pye Hastings, Richard Coughlan, Dave Sinclair, Brian Hopper

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