On June 7, 2012, Robert Lawrence Welch Jr. died aged 66. He was musician (vocal, guitar, bass guitar) and songwriter, member of the bands Seven Souls, Head West and Paris, but was best known as vocalist and guitarist of Fleetwood Mac (1971 – 1974). As leader Welch released seven studio albums.
Perry Farrell: Kind Heaven
On June 7, 2019, “PerryEttyVS” and “BMG Rights Management” labels released “Kind Heaven” the second Perry Farrell studio album. It was recorded 2017 – 2018, at “The Village”, and was produced by Tony Visconti and Perry Farrell.
Personnel:
- Perry Farrell – vocals
- Etty Lau Farrell – vocals
- Tony Visconti – acoustic guitar, bass, mixing
- Alex Williams – electric guitar
- Dhani Harrison – electric guitar
- Elliot Easton – electric guitar
- Peter DiStefano – electric guitar
- Phil X – electric guitar
- Taylor Hawkins – electric guitar
- Peter DiStefano – bowed electric guitar
- Matt Rohde – keyboards
- Chris Chaney – bass
- Matt Chamberlain – drums
- Taylor Hawkins – drums
- Tina Guo – erhu
- Kind Heaven Orchestra
- Hezron Farrell, Izzadore Farrell, Judith Hill, Kristeen Young – backing vocals
- Harry Gregson-Williams – string arrangements
- Alex Williams, Eric Liljestrand – engineer
- Alex Williams – mixing
- Joe LaPorta – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Perry Farrell.
- (red, white, and blue) Cheerfulnes
- Pirate Punk Politician
- Snakes Have Many Hips
- Machine Girl
- One
- Where Have You Been All My Life
- More Than I Could Bear
- Spend the Body
- Let’s All Pray for This World
Brendan Perry: Ark
On June 7, 2010, “Cooking Vinyl” label released “Ark”, the second Brendan Perry album. It was recorded in 2009, at Ouivvy Studios” in Belturber, Ireland, and was produced by Brendan Perry.
Personnel:
- Brendan Perry – performer
- Aidan Foley – mastering
- Graham Wood – design
- Dan Van Winkle – front cover photography
- Sophia Wood – inner cover photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Brendan Perry.
- Babylon
- The Bogus Man
- Wintersun
- Utopia
- Inferno
- This Boy
- The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
- Crescent
Toyah: The Changeling
On June 7, 1982, “Safari” label released “The Changeling”, the fourth Toyah album. It was recorded 1981 – 1982, and was produced by Steve Lillywhite.
Personnel:
- Toyah Willcox – vocals, noises
- Joel Bogen – vocals, guitar, additional keyboards
- Andy Clark – keyboards
- Phil Spalding – vocals, bass
- Simon Phillips – drums, percussion
- Simon Darlow – additional keyboards
- Nigel Bennett – backing vocals
- Phil Smith, Vince Sullavan, Dave Lord – brass
- Mark Dearnley – engineer
- Ashley Howe – additional engineering
- Neil Hutchinson – assistant engineer, tape operator
Track listing:
All tracks by Toyah Willcox and Joel Bogen, except where noted.
- Creepy Room
- Street Creature
- Castaways
- The Druids
- Angel & Me
- The Packt
- Life in the Trees
- Dawn Chorus – Toyah Willcox, Joel Bogen, Phil Spalding
- Run Wild, Run Free
- Brave New World
Kasabian: 48:13
On June 6, 2014, “Columbia” label released “48:13”, the fifth Kasabian studio album. It was recorded in 2013, in London, and was produced by Sergio Pizzorno.
Personnel:
- Tom Meighan – lead vocals
- Sergio Pizzorno – vocals, guitar, synthesizers, programming
- Chris Edwards – bass guitar
- Ian Matthews – drums, percussion
- London Metropolitan Orchestra
- Tim Carter – guitar, additional drum programming
- Wilf Dillon – Latin reading
- Ben Kealey – Wurlitzer
- Gary Alesbrook – trumpet
- Trevor Mires – trombone
- Andrew Kinsman – saxophone
- Suli Breaks – additional vocals
- Steve McLaughlin – engineer
- Mark “Spike” Stent – mixing
- Mike Marsh – mastering
- Aitor Throup – design
Track listing:
All tracks by Sergio Pizzorno,
- (shiva)
- bubblebee
- stevie
- (mortis)
- doomsday
- treat
- glass
- explodes
- (levitation)
- clouds
- eez-eh
- bow
- S.P.S.
Andrew Hill: Pax
On June 6, 2006, “Blue Note” label released “Pax”, the seventh Andrew Hill album. It was recorded in February 1965, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
Personnel:
- Andrew Hill – piano
- Freddie Hubbard – cornet
- Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone
- Richard Davis – bass
- Joe Chambers – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Andrew Hill
- Eris
- Pax
- Calliope
- Euterpe
- Erato
- Roots ‘n’ Herbs
- Euterpe (alternate take)
Belle & Sebastian: Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like a Peasant
On June 6, 2000, “Jeepster” label released “Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like a Peasant”, the fourth Belle & Sebastian album. It was recorded in 2000, at “CaVa Studios” in Glasgow, Scotland, and was produced by Tony Doogan.
Personnel:
- Stuart Lee Murdoch – lead vocals
- Stephen Jackson – vocal, guitar
- Sarah Martin – vocal, violin
- Chris Geddes – keyboards
- Helen McSherry, Peter Nicholson – cello
- Gary Grochia – double bass
- Richard Colburn – drums
- Alistair Savage, Cheryl Crockett, Claire McKeown, Dervilagh Cooper, Elin Edwards, Greg Lawson, Liza Webb, Lorna Leitch, Murray Fergusson – violin
- Paul Fox – flute
- Mick Cooke – trumpet
- Jenny Divers – saxophone
- Ronan Breslin – trombone
- Alistair Cooke , Francis Macdonald, Jonny Quinn – percussion
- Tony Doogan – recording
- Ian Grier, Willie Deans – recording assistants
- Frank Arkwright – mastering
- Andrew Symington – design
- Laura Molloy – illustration
- Con Carson – photography
Track listing:
- I Fought in a War
- The Model
- Beyond the Sunrise
- Waiting for the Moon to Rise
- Don’t Leave the Light on Baby
- The Wrong Girl
- The Chalet Lines
- Nice Day for a Sulk
- Women’s Realm
- Family Tree
- There’s Too Much Love
Jim Hodder
On June 5, 1990, Jim Hodder died aged 42. He was musician (drums, percussion, vocal), member of the bands The Bead Game and Steely Dan. As session drummer he recorded and performed with Linda Ronstadt, Sammy Hagar, The Rowans and David Soul.
Joe Walsh: Analog Man
On June 5, 2012, “Fantasy” label released “Analog Man”, the eleventh Joe Walsh album. It was recorded in 2011, and was produced by Joe Walsh, Jeff Lynne and Tim Armstrong.
Personnel:
- Joe Walsh – vocals, guitar, bass, piano, drums
- Little Richard – lead vocals
- Jeff Lynne – keyboards, guitar, bass, drums, backing vocals, engineer, mixing
- Joe Vitale – keyboards, sitar
- Richard Davis – synthesizer, programming
- Greg Leisz – pedal steel guitar
- Jay Dee Maness – pedal steel guitar
- Tim Armstrong – guitar
- Rick Rosas – bass
- Kenny Passarelli – bass
- Dale Peters – bass
- Ringo Starr – drums
- Jim Fox – drums, background vocals
- Steve Jay – percussion
- Bruce Sugar – percussion, programming
- Tommy Lee James – backing vocals
- Graham Nash – backing vocals
- David Crosby – backing vocals
- Steve Jay, Bruce Sugar, John Morrical, Ken Hammon – engineer, mixing
- Howie Weinberg, Dan Gerbarg – mastering
- Jeri Heiden/Smog Design, Inc. – art direction
- Ryan Corey/Smog Design, Inc. – background photography, package design
Track listing:
All tracks by Joe Walsh, except where noted.
- Analog Man – Joe Walsh, Drew Hester, Gannin Arnold
- Wrecking Ball – Joe Walsh, Tommy Lee James
- Lucky That Way – Joe Walsh, Tommy Lee James
- Spanish Dancer
- Funk 50
- Band Played On – Joe Walsh, Tommy Lee James
- Family – Joe Walsh, Tommy Lee James
- One Day at a Time
- Hi – Roller Baby – Tim Armstrong
- India
Andrew Hill: Change
On June 5, 2007, “Blue Note” label released “Change”, the ninth Andrew Hill album. It was recorded in March 1976, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
Personnel:
- Andrew Hill – piano, harpsichord
- Sam Rivers – tenor saxophone
- Walter Booker – bass
- J. C. Moses – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Andrew Hill
- Violence
- Pain
- Illusion
- Hope
- Lust
- Desire
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