On March 3, 2023, David Perry Lindley died aged 78. He was musician (violin, acoustic and electric guitar, lap steel guitar, mandolin, bouzouki, upright and electric bass, cittern, bağlama, gumbus, charango, cümbüş, oud and zither. Lindley was founding member of the bands Kaleidoscope and El Rayo-X, recorded and performed with Ry Cooder, Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt, Bonnie Raitt, Curtis Mayfield, Dolly Parton, Waren Zevon, Graham Nash, Stephen Stills, James Taylor, David Crosby, Terry Reid, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Toto, Rod Stewart, Dan Fogelberg, Joe Walsh, Henry Kaiser, G. E. Smith, Wally Ingram, Hani Naser, Leonard Cohen, The Youngbloods, America, Maria Muldaur, Iain Matthews, Lonnie Mack, Karla Bonoff, Jimmy Barnes, Emmylou Harris, Tanita Tikaram, Marshall Crenshaw, Shawn Colvin, Jerry Joseph, Dzukis Kuche, Ben Harper, Jordan Zevon, Rickie Lee Jones, Arlen Roth and The Sound Field.
Tears for Fears: The Hurting
On March 7, 1983, “Mercury” label released “The Hurting”, the debut Tears for Fears studio album. It was recorded 1982 – 1983, and was produced by Chris Hughes and Ross Cullum.
Personnel:
- Roland Orzabal – lead and backing vocals, guitars, keyboards, rhythm programming
- Curt Smith – lead and backing vocals, bass, keyboards
- Ian Stanley – keyboards programming, computer programming
- Manny Elias – drums, rhythm programming
- Chris Hughes – rhythm programming, tuned percussion, conducting
- Ross Cullum – jazz high, dynamic toggle percussion
- Mel Collins – saxophones
- Phil Palmer – Palmer picking guitar
- Caroline Orzabal – child vocal
Track listing:
All tracks by Roland Orzabal.
- The Hurting
- Mad World
- Pale Shelter
- Ideas as Opiates
- Memories Fade
- Suffer the Children
- Watch Me Bleed
- Change
- The Prisoner
- Start of the Breakdown
MX-80 Sound: Out of the Tunnel
On March 7, 1980, “Ralph” label released “Out of the Tunnel”, the second MX-80 Sound studio album. It was recorded in 1980, at “Mobius Music” in San Francisco, and was produced by Mark Bingham.
Personnel:
- Rich Stim – vocals, guitar, saxophone
- Dale Sophiea – bass guitar
- Bruce Anderson – guitar
- Dave Mahoney – drums
- Mark Bingham – recording, mixing
- Oliver Dicicco – recording, mixing
- Kim Torgerson – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Bruce Anderson, Dave Mahoney, Dale Sophiea and Rich Stim.
- It’s Not My Fault
- Follow That Car
- Fender Bender
- I Walk Among Them
- Someday You’ll Be King
- Frankie I’m Sorry
- Gary and Priscilla
- Man in a Box
- Metro teens
Gary Rossington
On March 5, 2023, Gary Robert Rossington died aged 71. He was musician (guitar) and songwriter, founding member of the bands Rossington Band (The) and Rossington Collins Band (The), but was best known as original member (lead and rhythm guitar) of Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Nadia Reid: Out of My Province
On March 6, 2020, “Spacebomb Records” label released “Out of My Province”, the third Nadia Reid album. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Trey Pollard, Sam Taylor and Matthew E. White.
Personnel:
- Nadia Reid – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
- Sam Taylor – electric guitar
- Daniel Clarke – piano, organ, keyboards
- Cameron Raiston – acoustic bass, bass
- Brian Wolfe – drums, percussion
- Marcus Tenney – tenor saxophone
- J.C. Kuhl – baritone saxophone
- Taylor Barnett – trumpet
- Toby Whitaker – trombone
- Adrian Olsen – engineer, mixing
- Dave Cooley – mastering
- Travis Robertson – art direction, design
- Alex Lovell – Smith – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Nadia Reid.
- All of My Love
- High & Lonely
- Oh Canada
- Heart to Ride
- Other Side of the Wheel
- Best Thing
- I Don’t Wanna Take Anything from You
- The Future
- Who Is Protecting Me
- Get the Devil Out
Jonathan Wilson: Dixie Blur
On March 6, 2020, “Bella Union” label released “Dixie Blur”, the fourth Jonathan Wilson album. It was recorded in 2019, at “Jack Clement Recording Studios”, “Alex the Great”, “Middletree Studios”, “Fivestarstudios”, “Grovemasters Studio”, and was produced by Jonathan Wilson and Pat Sansone.
Personnel:
- Jonathan Wilson – vocal, 12 strings acoustic guitar, acoustic guitar, baritone guitar, slide guitar, tambourin, electric piano, organ, synthesizer, mellotron, vibraphone, harp, drums, percussion, congas, mixing
- Kenny Vaughan – 12 strings acoustic guitar, acoustic and electric guitar
- Mark O’Connor – acoustic guitar
- Pat Sansone – acoustic guitar, bass guitar, mellotron, vibraphone, backing vocals
- Russ Pahl – acoustic guitar, pedal steel guitar
- Joe Pisapia – pedal steel guitar
- Drew Erickson – piano, organ
- Dennis Crouch – bass, bass fiddle
- Jon Radford – drums, percussion
- Jim Hoke – harmonica, saxophone, flute, bass clarinet, harp
- Leslie Stevens – backing vocals
- Kevin Smith – engineer
- Rachel Moore – engineer
- Dave Cerminara – recording, mixing
- Adam Ayan – mastering
- Andrea Nakhia – art direction, artwork
Track listing:
All tracks by Jonathan Wilson, except where noted.
- Just for Love – Dino Valenti
- ’69 Corvette
- New Home
- So Alive
- In Heaven Making Love
- Oh Girl
- Pirate
- Enemies
- Fun for the Masses
- Platform
- Riding the Blinds
- El Camino Real
- Golden Apples
- Korean Tea
Bobby Hutcherson: Stick-Up
In March 1968, “Blue Note” label released “Stick-Up!”, the fifth Bobby Hutcherson album. It was recorded in July 1966, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
Personnel:
- Bobby Hutcherson – vibraphone
- Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone
- McCoy Tyner – piano
- Herbie Lewis – bass
- Billy Higgins – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Bobby Hutcherson except where noted.
- Una Muy Bonita – Ornette Coleman
- 8/4 Beat
- Summer Nights
- Black Circle
- Verse
- Blues Mind Matter
Blue Mitchell: Bring It Home to Me
In March 1967, “Blue Note” label released “Bring It Home to Me”, the twelve Blue Mitchell album. It was recorded in January 1966, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
Personnel:
- Blue Mitchell – trumpet
- Junior Cook – tenor saxophone
- Harold Mabern – piano
- Gene Taylor – bass
- Billy Higgins – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Blue Mitchell, except where noted
- Bring It Home to Me – Jimmy Heath
- Blues 3 for 1
- Port Rico Rock – Tom McIntosh
- Gingerbread Boy – Jimmy Heath
- Portrait of Jenny – Gordon Burdge, J. Russell Robinson
- Blue’s Theme
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard: Made in Timeland
On March 5, 2022, “Flightless” label released “Made in Timeland”, the nineteenth King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard studio album. It was recorded in 2021, and was produced by Stu Mackenzie.
Personnel:
- Stu Mackenzie – vocals, bass guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, percussion, mellotron, drums, ocarina, vocoder
- Ambrose Kenny-Smith – vocals, synthesizer, acoustic guitar, percussion, keyboards
- Cook Craig – keyboards, synthesizer
- Lucas Harwood – keyboards, synthesizer, bass, fretless bass
- Joey Walker – synthesizer, percussion
- Michael Cavanagh – drums, percussion, synthesizer
- Stu Mackenzie – mixing
- Joey Walker – mixing
- Joseph Carra – mastering
- Jason Galea – artwork
Track listing:
- Timeland – Michael Cavanagh, Cook Craig, Stu Mackenzie, Joey Walker
- Smoke & Mirrors – Michael Cavanagh, Lucas Harwood, Ambrose Kenny Smith, Stu Mackenzie, Joey Walker
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: Beat the Devil’s Tattoo
On March 5, 2010, “Abstract Dragon” label released “Beat the Devil’s Tattoo”, the sixth Black Rebel Motorcycle Club studio album. It was recorded March – November 2009, at “Station House Studio”, “The Basement” in Philadelphia, and was produced by Michael Been, Peter Hayes, Robert Levon Been and Leah Shapiro.
Personnel:
- Peter Hayes – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, harmonica, keyboards, mixing, additional mastering
- Robert Levon Been – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, piano, mixing, additional mastering
- Leah Shapiro – drums, percussion, mixing, additional mastering
- Mark Rains – engineer, mixing
- James Salter, Paul Nicgorkski, Peter Hayes, Ryan Bernstein – engineer assistant
- Brian Gardner – mastering
- The Uprising Creative – art direction
- Ryan Besch – inside poster artwork
- Tessa Angus – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Peter Hayes, Robert Levon Been and Leah Shapiro.
- Beat the Devil’s Tattoo
- Conscience Killer
- Bad Blood
- War Machine
- Sweet Feeling
- Evol
- Mama Taught Me Better
- River Styx
- The Toll
- Aya
- Shadow’s Keeper
- Long Way Down
- Hal-State
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