Bill Evans and Shelly Manne: Empathy

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In November 1962, “Verve” label released “Empathy”, album by Bill Evans and Shelly Manne. It was recorded in August 1962, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Bill Evans – piano
  • Monty Budwig – bass
  • Shelly Manne – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Sheldon Maclin – design
  • Harris Haft – photography
  • Don Hold – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. The Washington Twist – Irving Berlin
  2. Danny Boy – Frederick Weatherly
  3. Let’s Go Back to the Waltz – Irving Berlin
  4. With a Song in My Heart – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  5. Goodbye – Gordon Jenkins
  6. I Believe in You – Frank Loesser

Chubby Checker: Limbo Party

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In November 1962, “Parkway” label released “Limbo Party”, the sixth Chubby Checker album.

Personnel:

  • Chubby Checker – vocals

Track listing:

  1. La La Limbo – Dave Appell, Kal Mann
  2. Mary Ann Limbo – Dave Leon, Jon Sheldon
  3. Man Smart, Woman Smarter – Kal Mann
  4. Baby, Come Back – Hal Wallis, Kal Mann
  5. Somebody Bad Stole the Wedding Bell – David Mann, Bob Hilliard
  6. The Bossa Nova – Dave Appell, Kal Mann
  7. Limbo Rock – Jan Sheldon, Billy Strange
  8. When the Saints Go Limbo In – Dave Appell, Kal Mann
  9. Jamaica Farewell – Irving Burgie
  10. Banana Boat Limbo Song – Jon Sheldon
  11. Desfinado (Slightly Out of Tune) – Antônio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça, Jon Hendricks
  12. La Bamba – Ritchie Valens

Cannonball Adderley Quintet: Plus

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In November 1961, “Riverside” label released “Plus”, the 21st Cannonball Adderley album (credited to Cannonball Adderley Quintet). It was recorded in May 1961, at “Plaza Sound” in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • Cannonball Adderley – alto saxophone
  • Nat Adderley – cornet
  • Wynton Kelly – piano
  • Victor Feldman – piano, vibes
  • Sam Jones – bass
  • Louis Hayes – drums
  • Ken Deardoff – design
  • Don Bronstein – cover photography
  • Steve Schapiro – photography
  • Ed Sherman – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Arriving Soon – Eddie Vinson
  2. Well, You Needn’t – Thelonious Monk
  3. New Delhi – Victor Feldman
  4. Winetone – Wynton Kelly
  5. Star Eyes – Gene de Paul, Don Raye
  6. Lisa (take 8) – Victor Feldman, Phil Zito

Dave Gahan & Soulsavers: Imposter

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On November 12, 2021, “Columbia” label released “Imposter”, the third Dave Gahan and Soulsavers album. It was recorded in November 2019, at “Shangri-La” in Malibu, California, and was produced by Rich Machin and Dave Gahan.

Personnel:

  • Dave Gahan – vocals, harmonica
  • Tony Foster – guitar, pedal steel
  • James Walbourne – guitar
  • Rich Machin – guitar, synthesizer
  • Ed Harcourt – piano
  • Sean Read – organ, piano
  • Kevin Bales – drums, percussion
  • Martyn Lenoble – upright and electric bass
  • Janet Ramus – vocals
  • Wendi Rose – vocals
  • Travis Cole – vocals
  • Eric Weaver – engineer
  • Kaushlesh Garry Purohit – engineer
  • Marta Salogni – mixing
  • Geoff Pesche – mastering

Track listing:

  1. The Dark End of the Street – Dan Penn, Chips Moman
  2. Strange Religion – Mark Lanegan
  3. Lilac Wine – James Shelton
  4. I Held My Baby Last Night – Elmore James
  5. A Man Needs a Maid – Neil Young
  6. Metal Heart – Chan Marshall
  7. Shut Me Down – Rowland S. Howard
  8. Where My Love Lies Asleep – Gene Clark
  9. Smile – Charlie Chaplin, John Turner, Geoffrey Parsons
  10. The Desperate Kingdom of Love – PJ Harvey
  11. Not Dark Yet – Bob Dylan
  12. Always on My Mind – Wayne Carson, Mark James, Johnny Christopher

Idles: Crawler

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On November 12, 2021, “Partisan” label released “Crawler”, the fourth Idles studio album. It was recorded in 2021, and was produced by Kenny Beats and Mark Bowen.

Personnel:

  • Joe Talbot – lead vocals, design
  • Mark Bowen – guitar, keyboards, engineer
  • Lee Kiernan – guitar
  • Adam Devonshire – bass guitar
  • Jon Beavis – drums
  • Colin Webster – saxophone
  • Charlotte Nicholls – cello
  • Dane Cross – additional vocals
  • Kenny Beats – engineer
  • Chris Fullard – engineer
  • Oli Middleton – engineer assistant
  • Stan Gravett – engineer assistant
  • Craig Silvey – mixing
  • Dani Bennett-Spragg – mixing assistant
  • Joe LaPorta – mastering
  • Tom Ham – photography
  • Mishi May – costume design

Track listing:

All tracks by Joe Talbot, Adam Devonshire, Jonathan Beavis, Lee Kiernan, and Mark Bowen.

  1. MTT 420 RR
  2. The Wheel
  3. When the Lights Come On
  4. Car Crash
  5. The New Sensation
  6. Stockholm Syndrome
  7. The Beachland Ballroom
  8. Crawl
  9. Meds
  10. Kelechi
  11. Progress
  12. Wizz
  13. King Snake
  14. The End

Cocteau Twins: Treasure

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On November 12, 1984, “4AD” label released “Treasure”, the third Cocteau Twins studio album. It was recorded August – September 1984, at “Palladium Studios” in Edinburgh, “Rooster” in London, and was produced by Elizabeth Fraser, Robin Guthrie and Simon Raymonde.  

Personnel:

  • Elizabeth Fraser – vocals
  • Robin Guthrie – guitar
  • Simon Raymonde – bass guitar
  • Droston J. Madden – engineer
  • Jon Turner – engineer
  • 23 Envelope – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Elizabeth Fraser, Robin Guthrie and Simon Raymonde. 

  1. Ivo
  2. Lorelei
  3. Beatrix
  4. Persephone
  5. Pandora (for Cindy)
  6. Amelia
  7. Aloysius
  8. Cicely
  9. Otterley
  10. Donimo

Bruce Springsteen: Only The Strong Survive

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On November 11, 2022, “Columbia” label released “Only the Strong Survive”, the twenty-first Bruce Springsteen studio album. It was recorded 2021 – 2022, at “Thrill Hill Recording” New jersey, and was produced by Ron Aniello and Bruce Springsteen.

Personnel:

  • Bruce Springsteen – lead and backing vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards
  • Ron Aniello – guitar, bass, drums, percussion, piano, keyboards, organ, vibraphone, glockenspiel, chimes, timpani, backing vocals, engineer, mixing
  • Rob Lebret – guitar
  • Bill Holloman – tenor saxophone
  • Ed Manion – baritone saxophone
  • Tom Timko – baritone saxophone
  • Barry Danielian – trumpet
  • Curt Ramm – trumpet
  • Clark Gayton – trombone
  • Lisa Kim – violin, concertmaster
  • Annaliesa Place – violin
  • Dasol Jeong – violin
  • Joanna Maurer – violin
  • Kristi Helberg – violin
  • Kuan Cheng Lu – violin
  • Sein Ryu – violin
  • Sharon Yamada – violin
  • Su Hyun Park – violin
  • Suzanne Ornstein – violin
  • Danielle Farina – viola
  • Devin Moore – viola
  • Re Clarice Jensen – cello
  • Patrick Jee – cello
  • Sophie Shao – cello
  • Rebecca Young – viola
  • Soozie Tyrell – backing vocals
  • Lisa Lowell – backing vocals
  • Sam Moore – backing vocals
  • Curtis King Jr. – backing vocals
  • Dennis Collins – backing vocals
  • Fonzi Thornton – backing vocals
  • Michelle Moore – backing vocals
  • Rob Mathes – conductor
  • Andres Bermudez – engineer
  • Rob Lebret – engineer, mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Jon Landau – executive production

Track listing:

  1. Only the Strong Survive – Jerry Butler, Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff
  2. Soul Days – Jonnie Barnett
  3. Nightshift – Walter Orange, Dennis Lambert, Franne Golde
  4. Do I Love You (Indeed I Do) – Frank Wilson
  5. The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore – Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio
  6. Turn Back the Hands of Time – Jack Daniels, Bonnie Thompson
  7. When She Was My Girl – Larry Gottlieb, Marc Blatte
  8. Hey, Western Union Man – Jerry Butler, Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff
  9. I Wish It Would Rain – Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong, Rodger Penzabene
  10. Don’t Play That Song – Ahmet Ertegun, Betty Nelson
  11.  Any Other Way – William Bell
  12. I Forgot to Be Your Lover – William Bell, Booker T. Jones
  13. 7 Rooms of Gloom – Holland-Dozier-Holland
  14. What Becomes of the Brokenhearted – William Weatherspoon, Paul Riser, James Dean
  15. Someday We’ll Be Together – Johnny Bristol, Jackey Beavers, Harvey Fuqua

Sarathy Korwar: Kalak

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On November 11, 2022, “The Leaf Label” released “Kalak”, fourth Sarathy Korwar studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Real World Studios”, and was produced by Photay.

Personnel:

  • Sarathy Korwar – vocals, drums, percussion, electronics, photography
  • Photay – vocals, synthesizer, drum programming, arrangements, mixing
  • Alistair MacSween – vocals, synthesizer
  • Danalogue – synthesizer
  • Magnus Mehta – percussion
  • Tamar Osborn – vocals, baritone saxophone, flute, electronics
  • Rohini Kharkar, Tushar Menon – vocals
  • Fabrice Bourgelle – vocals, photography
  • Oli Jacobs, Oli Middleton – engineer
  • Stefan Betke – mastering
  • Sijya Gupta – artwork, layout

Track listing:

  1. A Recipe to Cure Historical Amnesia
  2. To Remember
  3. Utopia Is a Colonial Project
  4. Back in the Day, Things Were Not Always Simpler
  5. The Past Is Not Only Behind Us, But Ahead of Us
  6. Kal Means Yesterday and Tomorrow
  7. Remember Begum Rokheya
  8. That Clocks Don’t Tell but Make Time
  9. Remember Circles are Better Than Lines
  10. Remember To Look Out for the Signs
  11. KALAK – A Means to An Unend

Ween: Pure Guava

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On November 10, 1992, “Elektra” label released “Pure Guava”, the third Ween studio album. It was recorded in 1992, and was produced by Dean Ween and Gene Weeen.

Personnel:

  • Dean Ween (Mickey Melchiondo) – vocals, guitar, engineer
  • Gene Ween (Aaron Freeman) – vocals, guitar, engineer
  • Guy Heller – vocals
  • Larry Curtin – backing vocals, whistling solo
  • Scott Lowe – second vocal, whistling solo
  • Andrew Weiss – mixing
  • Patricia Frey – digital editing
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering
  • Reiner Design Consultants – design
  • Tom Nichols – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Dean Ween and Geen Ween, except where noted.

  1. Little Birdy
  2. Tender Situation
  3. The Stallion Pt. 3
  4. Big Jilm
  5. Push the Little Daisies
  6. The Goin’ Gets Tough from the Getgo
  7. Reggaejunkjew
  8. I Play It Off Legit
  9. Pumpin’ 4 the Man
  10. Sarah
  11. Springtheme
  12. Files on my Dick – Guy Heller, Gene Ween, Dean Ween
  13.  I Saw Gener Cryin’ in her Sleep
  14. Touch My Tooter
  15. Mourning Glory
  16. Loving U thru It All
  17. Hey Fat Boy (Asshole)
  18. Don’t Get 2 Close (2 My Fantasy)
  19. Poop Ship Destroyer

Billy Idol: Rebel Yell

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On November 10, 1983, “Chrysalis” label released “Rebel Yell”, the second Billy Idol studio album. It was recorded in 1983, at “Electric Lady Studios”, “RPM” and “Media Sound” in New York, and was produced by Keith Forsey.

Personnel:

  • Billy Idol – vocals, guitar
  • Steve Stevens – lead guitar, bass guitar, guitar synthesizer, synthesizer, keyboards
  • Judi Dozier – keyboards
  • Jack Waldman – additional keyboards
  • Steve Webster – bass guitar
  • Phil Feit – bass guitar
  • Sal Cuevas – bass guitar
  • Thommy Price – drums
  • Gregg Gerson – drums
  • Mars Williams – saxophone
  • Perri Lister – backing vocals
  • Michael Frondelli – engineer, mixing
  • Dave Wittman – engineer, mixing
  • Gary Hellman – engineer
  • Steve Rinkoff – engineer
  • Pete Thea – engineer
  • George Marino – mastering
  • Brian Griffin – photography
  • Michael MacNeil – cover design
  • Stephanie Tudor – production co-ordination

 Track listing:

All tracks by Billy Idol and Steve Stevens, except where noted.

  1. Rebel Yell
  2. Daytime Drama
  3. Eyes Without a Face
  4. Blue Highway
  5. Flesh for Fantasy
  6. Catch my Fall – Billy Idol
  7. Crank Call
  8. (Do Not) Stand in the Shadows
  9. The Dead Next Door

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