On December 23, 2022, Maxwell Fraser aka Maxi Jazz died aged 65. He was musician (guitar), rapper, singer-songwriter and DJ, founder and leader of Maxi Jazz & The E-Type Boys, but was best known as the lead singer of the band Faithless.
Quintessence: Indweller
In December 1972, “RCA” label released “Indweller”, the fifth and final studio Quintessence studio album. It was recorded in July 1972, at “Morgan” in London, and was produced by Allan Mostert, Raja Ram, Sambhu Babaji and Jake Milton.
Personnel:
- Allan Mostert – lead guitar
- Raja Ram – flute
- Sambhu Babaji – bass guitar
- Jake Milton – drums
Track listing:
- Jesus My Life
- Butterfly Music
- It’s All the Same
- Indweller
- Holy Roller
- Portable Realm
- Sai Baba
- On the Other Side of the Wall
- Dedication
- Bliss Trip
- Mother of the Universe
Marianne Faithful: Go Away from My World
In December 1965, “London” label released “Go Away from My World”, the third Marianne Faithfull studio album. It was recorded in 1965, and was produced by Mike Leander.
Personnel:
- Marianne Faithful – vocals
- Mike Leander – arranger
- David Bailey – photography
- Gered Mankowitz – photography
- Andy Wickham – liner notes
- Andrew Loog Oldham – executive prodycer
Track listing:
- Go Away from My World – Jon Mark
- Yesterday – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
- Come My Way – traditional
- The Last Thing on My Mind – Tom Paxton
- How Should True Love – Alfred Deller
- Wild Mountain Time – Francis McPeake
- Summer Nights – Brian Henderson, Liza Strike
- Mary Ann – traditional
- Scarborough Fair – traditional
- Lullabye – Jon Mark
- North Country Maid – traditional
- Sally Free and Easy – Cyril Tawney
Moby: Live Ambient – Improvised Recordings Vol. 1
On December 24, 2020, “Mobyambient” label released “Live Ambient – Improvised Recordings Vol. 1”, the eighteenth Moby studio album. It was recorded in 2020, at Moby’s home studio in Los Angeles, and was produced by Moby.
Personnel:
- Moby – all instruments, electronics
Track listing:
All tracks by Moby.
- Live Ambient 1
- Live Ambient 2
- Live Ambient 3
- Live Ambient 4
- Live Ambient 5
- Live Ambient 6
- Live Ambient 7
- Live Ambient 8
- Live Ambient 9
- Live Ambient 10
The Dave Clark Five: Coast to Coast
In December 1964, “Epic” label released “Coast to Coast”, the fourth US Dave Clark Five (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1964, and was produced by Adrian Clark.
Personnel:
- Lenny Davidson – guitars, backing and harmony vocals
- Mike Smith – lead vocals, keyboards
- Rick Huxley – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Dave Clark – drums, backing vocals
- Denis Payton – saxophone, backing vocals
Track listing:
- Any Way You Want It – Ron Ryan
- Give Me Love – Dave Clark, Denny Payton
- I Can’t Stand It – Dave Clark, Lenny Davidson
- I’m Left Without You – Dave Clark, Denny Payton
- Everybody Knows – Dave Clark, Lenny Davidson
- Crying Over You – Dave Clark, Lenny Davidson
- Say You Want Me – Dave Clark, Lenny Davidson
- When – Dave Clark, Lenny Davidson
- Don’t You Know – Dave Clark, Denny Payton
- To Me – Dave Clark, Denny Payton
- It’s Not True – Dave Clark, Mike Smith
Thom Bell
On December 22, 2022, Thomas Randolph Bell died aged79. He was producer, arranger and songwriter, regarded as one of the creators of the Philadelphia soul in the 70’. As songwriter, arranger and producer he worked with Hattie Winston, The Delfonics, The Stylistics, The Spinners, New York City, Elton John, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Denice Williams, Jerry Butler, Archie Bell & the Drells, Jerry Bell, Dionne Warwick, The O’Jays, Dusty Springfield. and James Ingram. In 2016, Bell was inducted into the “Songwriters Hall of Fame”, and into the ”Musicians Hall of Fame”.
Blindside: Same
On December 23, 1997, “Solid State Records” label released the debut, self-titled Blindside album. It was recorded in 1997, and was produced by Lasse Mårtén.
Personnel:
- Christian Lindskog – vocals
- Simon Grenehed – guitar
- Tomas Näslund – bass
- Marcus Dahlström – drums
Track listing:
- Invert
- Born
- Empty Box
- Superman
- Nerve
- This Shoulder
- Replay
- One Mind
- Liberty
- Daughter
- Teddy Bear
- Never
Pel Mel: Out of Reason
In December 1982, “GAP Records” label released “Out of Reason”, the debut Pel Mel studio album. It was recorded in 1982, at “ATA Studios”, and was produced by Tony Cohen, Graham Dunne, Judy McGee, Craig Robertson and Dave Weston.
Personnel:
- Graham Dunne – vocals, guitar, bass
- Judy McGee – vocals, keyboards, saxophone
- Craig Robertson – bass, guitar
- Dave Weston – drums
- Tony Cohen – engineer
Track listing:
- Blind Lead the Blind
- Don’t Come Looking
- Overboard
- Heartbeat
- Screaming Heart
- Shoes Should Fit
- Barrel of Laughs
- Current
- Drowning
- Logic Failing
Verka: Motorni pesni
On December 22, 2010, “Verka” self – released its debut album “Motorni pesni”. It was recorded in 2010, in Skopje, Macedonia, and was produced by Evgenij Karevski.
Personnel:
- Nikola Tričkovski – vocal
- Mars Marsovski – guitar
- Brane Antovski – tapan, tarabuka, clarinet, bendir
- Vlatko Nušev – drums
- Saše Brankovski – solo guitar
- Dobrila Grašeska – intro vocal
- Evgenij Karevski – recording
Track listing:
- Pank! Pank! Pank!
- New Found Faith
- Crno oro
- Pesni
- Gjerdanot
- Ogin
- Idnina Nebidnina
- Takametera
The Bar Keys: Light of Live
In December 1978, “Mercury” label released “Light of Life”, the night Bar Keys (The) album. It was recorded in 1978, at “Ardent Recording Studios” in Memphis, and was produced by Allen Jones.
Personnel:
- Charles Allen – trumpet
- Frank Thompson – trombone
- Harvey Henderson – saxophone
- Lloyd Smith – guitar
- Winson Stewart – keyboards
- James Alexander – bass
- Michael Beard – drums
- Jim Schubert – art direction, design
- John Youssi – illustration
- Fred Toma – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Allen Jones, Charles Allen, Frank Thompson, Harvey Henderson, James Alexander, Lloyd Smith, Michael Beard, Winson Stewart, except where noted.
- Get Up ‘N Do It
- Shine
- I Lean on You (You Lean on Me)
- Give It Up
- Love’s Is What It’s All About
- I’ll Dance
- We’re The Happiest People in The World – Lewis Collins, Michael Toles
- Are You Being Real
- Angel Eyes
