On May 17, 2023, Alasdair Mackie “Algy” Ward died aged 63. He was musician (bass) and singer, member of the bands The Saints, The Damned and founding member of the band Tank.
Larry Graham & the Graham Central Station: My Radio Sure Sounds Good to Me
In May 1978, “Warner Bros” label released “My Radio Sure Sounds Good to Me”, the sixth Larry Graham & Graham Central Station (the first by the name Larry Graham & Graham Central Station as opposed to Graham Central Station). It was recorded in 1978, and was produced by Benny Golson and Larry Graham.
Personnel:
- Larry Graham – lead and backing vocals, bass, clavinet, guitar
- Gemi Taylor – guitar
- Nate Ginsberg – keyboards
- Gaylord “Flash” Birch – drums
- Robert “Butch” Sam – keyboards, organ, piano, backing vocals
- Tina Graham – backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Larry Graham.
- Pow
- My Radio Sure Sounds Good to Me
- Is It Love?
- Boogie Witcha, Baby
- It’s The Engine in Me
- Turn It Out
- Mr. Friend
- Are You Happy?
The O’Jays: Travelin’ at the Speed of Thought
In May 1977, “Philadelphia International Records” label released “Travelin’ at the Speed of Thought”, the eleventh O’Jays (The) album. It was recorded 1976 – 1977, at “Sigma Sound Studios” in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was produced by Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, Gene McFadden, John Whitehead, Victor Carstarphen and Dennis Williams.
Personnel:
- Eddie Levert, Walter Williams, Sammy Strain – vocals
- Roland Chambers, Dennis Harris, T.J. Tindall – guitar
- Dennis Williams – piano
- Carlton Kent – organ
- Michael “Sugar Bear” Foreman – bass guitar
- Charles Collins – drums
- Larry Washington – congas, bongos
- MFSB – horns, strings
Track listing:
All tracks by Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff, except where noted.
- Travelin’ at the Speed of Thought
- We’re All in This Thing Together
- So Glad I Got You, Girl
- Stand Up
- Those Lies (Done Caught Up with You This Time) – John Whitehead, Gene McFadden, Victor Carstarphen
- Feelings – Morris Albert
- Work on Me
- Let’s Spend Some Time Together
The Proclaimers: Persevere
On May 22, 2001, “Persevere Records” label released “Persevere”, the fourth Proclaimers (The) studio album. It was recorded 2000 – 2001, at “Mastermix Studios” in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and was produced by Chris Kimsey.
Personnel:
- Charlie Reid – vocals, acoustic guitar
- Craig Reed – vocals, harmonica
- Stuart Nisbel – acoustic and electric guitar, baritone guitar, mandoilin
- Andy Dee – twelve string guitar, lap steel and slide guitar, baritone guitar, sitar, dobro
- Greg Leisz – pedal steel and slide guitar
- Dirk Freymouth – acoustic guitar
- Daithi Sproule – acoustic guitar
- Jerry Donahue – electric guitar
- Rick Sampson – banjo
- Peter Ostroushko – mandolin, fiddle
- Chuck Leavell – piano, grand piano, electric piano, organ, sampler
- Dan Newton – accordion
- Hutch Hutchinson – bass
- Pete Thomas – drums, tambourine, bell tree, shaker, handclaps
- Andy Green – musical assistance
- Mall Field – musical assistance
- Chris Kimsey – arrangements, recording, mixing, mastering
- Tom Tucker – recording
- Colin Usher – design, photography
- Daniel Corrigan – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Craig Reid and Charlie Reid.
- There’s a Touch
- Sweet Little Girls
- A Land Fit for Zeros
- How Many Times
- One Too Many
- That’s When He Told Her
- Scotland’s Story
- When You’re in Love
- She Arouses Me So
- Everybody’s a Victim
- Don’t Give It to Me
- Heaven Right Now
- Slowburner
- Act of Remembrance
Quintessence: Self
In May 1972, “RCA” label released “Self”, the fourth Quintessence studio album. Tracks 8 and 9 were recorded live in December 1971 at Exeter University, and the other tracks were recorded in 1972, at “Olympic Studios” in London. The album was produced by Sambhu Babaji, Maha Dev, Shiva Shankar Jones, Jake Milton, Allan Mostert and Raja Ram.
Personnel:
- Allan Mostert – lead guitar
- Maha Dev – rhythm guitar
- Shiva Shankar Jones – vocals, keyboards
- Sambhu Babaji – bass guitar
- Jake Milton – drums
- Raja Ram – flute, percussion
Track listing:
- Cosmic Surfer
- Wonders of the Universe
- Hari Om
- Vishnu Narain
- Hallelujad
- Celestial Procession
- Self
- Freedom
- Water Goddess (includes Ganga Mai)
Bobby Hutcherson: San Francisco
In May 1971, “Blue Note” label released “San Francisco”, album by Bobby Hutcherson and Harold Land. It was recorded in July 1970, at “United Artists Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Duke Pearson.
Personnel:
- Bobby Hutcherson – vibraphone, marimba, percussion
- Harold Land – tenor saxophone, flute, oboe
- Joe Sample – piano, electric piano
- John Williams – bass, Fender bass
- Mickey Roker – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Bobby Hutcherson, except where noted.
- Goin’ Down South – Joe Sample
- Prints Tie
- Jazz – Joe Sample
- Ummh
- Procession
- A Night in Barcelona – Harold Land
Gary Numan: Intruder
On May 21, 2021, “BMG” and “The End” labels released “Intruder”, the nineteenth Gary Numan studio album. It was recorded 2020 – 2021, and was produced by Ade Fenton.
Personnel:
- Gary Numan – vocals, keyboards
- Steve Harris – guitars
- Ade Fenton – keyboards, programming, mixing
- Tim Slade – bass
- Gorkem Sen – strings
- Gazelle Twin – backing vocals
- Persia Numan – backing vocals
- Raven Numan – backing vocals
- Nathan Boddy – mixing
- Matt Colton – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Gary Numan, except where noted.
- Betrayed
- The Gift
- I Am Screaming
- Intruder
- Is This World Not Enough
- A Black Sun – Gary Numan, Persia Numan
- The Chosen
- And It Breaks Me Again
- Saints and Liars
- Now and Forever
- The End of Dragons
Mdou Moctar: Afrique Victime
On May 21, 2021, “Matador” label released “Afrique Victime”, the fifth Mdou Moctar studio album. It was recorded 2020 – 2021, and was produced by Michael Coltun.
Personnel:
- Mdou Moctar (Mahamadou Souleymane) – vocals, lead guitar
- Ahmoudou Madassane – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Michael Coltun – bass guitar, drum machine, backing vocals, recording
- Souleymane Ibrahim – drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Cem Misirlioglu – additional percussion
- Kahlil Smylie, Kasper Frenkel, Matt Schuessler, Rob Schnapf – recording
- Seth Manchester – mixing
- Heba Kadry – mastering
- Robert Beatty – artwork
- Cem Misirlioglu – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Mdou Moctar.
- Chismiten
- Taliat
- Ya Habibti
- Tala Tannam
- Untitled
- Asdikte Akal
- Layla
- Afrique Victime
- Bismilahi Atagah
Everything Everything: Raw Data Feel
On May 20, 2022, “Infinity Industries” label released “Raw Data Feel”, the sixth Everything Everything album. It was recorded in 2021, at “Eve Studios” in Bredbury, England, and was produced by Kanies & Tom A. D.
Personnel:
- Jonathan Higgs – lead vocals, keyboards, rhythm guitar
- Alex Robertshaw – lead guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
- Jeremy Pritchard – bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
- Michael Spearman – drums, backing vocals
- Kanies & Tom A. D. – engineer
- Henry Broadhead – engineer assistant
- Martin King – engineer assistant
- Cenzo Townshend – mixing
- Camden Clarke – mixing assistant
- Jan Ashwell – mixing assistant
- Frank Arkwright – mastering
- Charlotte Audrey – design
- Jonny Costello – design
Track listing:
- Teletype
- I Want a Love Like This
- Bad Friday
- Pizza Boy
- Jennifer
- Metroland is Burning
- Leviathan
- Shark Week
- Cut Up!
- HEX
- My Computer
- Kevin’s Car
- Born Under a Meteor
- Software Greatman
Mavis Staples & Levon Helm: Carry Me Home
On May 20, 2022, “Anti-Made” label released “Carry Me Home”, album by Mavis Staples and Levon Helm. It was recorded in 2011, at Helm’s studio, and was produced by Larry Campbell.
Personnel:
- Levon Helm – drums, vocals, executive production
- Larry Campbell – guitar, mandolin, harmony vocals
- Jim Weider – guitar
- Brian Mitchell – piano, keyboards
- Byron Isaacs – bass guitar
- Jay Collins – tenor saxophone
- Erik Lawrence – baritone saxophone
- Steven Bernstein – trumpet
- Clark Gayton – trombone
- Amy Helm – harmony vocals
- Teresa Williams – harmony vocals
Mavis Staples Band
- Mavis Staples – vocals, executive production
- Rick Holmstrom – guitar
- Jeff Turmes – bass guitar
- Stephen Hodges – drums
- Donny Gerrard – harmony vocals
- Vicki Randle – harmony vocals
- Yvonne Staples – harmony vocals
- Justin Guip – engineer
- Brendan McDonough – assistant engineering
- Mark Chalecki – mastering
- Landon Speers – photography
Track listing:
- This Is My Country – Curtis Mayfield
- Trouble in My Mind – Richard M. Jones
- Farther Along – W. B. Stevens
- Hand Writing on the Wall – Dottie Peoples, Harvey Lee Watkins, Jr.
- I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free – Dick Dallas, Bill Taylor
- Move Along Train – Roebuck “Pops” Staples
- This May Be the Last Time – Roebuck “Pops” Staples
- When I Go Away – Larry Campbell
- Wide River to Cross – Buddy Miller, Julie Miller
- You Got to Move – Mississippi Fred McDowell
- You Got to Serve Somebody – Bob Dylan
- The Weight – Robbie Robertson
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