Algiers: The Underside Of Power

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On June 23, 2017, “Matador” label released “The Underside of Power”, the second Algiers studio album. It was recorded June – October 2016, at “Argot Studio”, “Strange Weather” and “Walker Studios”, “Figure 8” in New York, “Goat Farm” in Atlanta, “Real World” in Bath, “Rex Studios” in London, and was produced by Adrian Utley and Ali Chant.

Personnel:

  • Franklin James Fisher – vocals, cello, double bass, drum programming, guitar, keyboards, percussion, piano, sampling, synthesizer, tambourine, Wurlitzer
  • Lee Tesche – cymbals, guitar, harmonium, loop, music box, percussion, prepared guitar, prepared piano, saxophone, synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Ryan Mahan – bass, drum programming, guitar, baritone guitar, sampling, synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Matt Tong – chimes, drones, drums, glockenspiel, guitar, percussion, backing vocals
  • Adrian Utley – drum machine, guitar, Moog bass, synthesizer
  • Ali Chant – guitar, backing vocals
  • Macks Faulkron – guitar, percussion, engineer
  • Ashiya Eastwood – backing vocals
  • Jessica Upton Crowe – backing vocals
  • Travis Ono – backing vocals
  • Alex Weston – engineer
  • Ben Greenberg – engineer, additional production
  • Chris Kyles – engineer
  • Oli Jacobs – engineer
  • Patrick Phillips – engineer
  • Paul Reust – engineer
  • Randall Dunn – mixing
  • Will Smith – mixing assistant
  • Jason Ward – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Walk Like a Panther
  2. Cry of the Martyrs
  3. The Underside of Power
  4. Death March
  5. A Murmur A Sign
  6. Mme Rieux
  7. Cleveland
  8. Animals
  9. Plague Years
  10. Hymn for and Average Man
  11. Bury Me Standing
  12. The Cycle/The Spiral: Time to Go Down Slowly

Stevie Wonder: Stevie At The Beach

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In June 23, 1964, “Tamla” label released “Stevie at the Beach”, the fourth Stevie Wonder studio album. It was recorded 1963 – 1964, at “Hitsville U.S.A.” in Detroit, Michigan, in Los Angeles, and was produced by Hal Davis, Marc Gordon and Dorsey Burnette.

Personnel:

  • Stevie Wonder – vocals, harmonica, keyboards, bongos, drums
  • Various Los Angeles session musicians – instrumentation
  • Uncredited – background singers

Track listing:

  1. Castles in the Sand – Hal Davis, Marc Gordon, Mary O’Brien, Frank Wilson
  2. Ebb Tide – Robert Maxwell, Carl Sigman
  3. Sad Boy – Dorsey Burnette, Gerald Nelson
  4. Red Sails in the Sunset – Hugh Williams, Jimmy Kennedy
  5. The Beachcomber – Arthur Wright
  6. Castles in the Sand – Hal Davis, Marc Gordon, Mary O’Brien, Frank Wilson
  7. Happy Street – George Everette Hemric, Jule Styne
  8. The Party at the Beach House – Frank Wilson
  9. Hey Harmonica Man – Marty Cooper, Lou Josie
  10. Beachstomp – Hal Davis, Frank Wilson
  11. Beyond the Sea – Charles Trenet, Jack Lawrence

John Frusciante: The Will To Death

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On June 22, 2004, “Record Collection” label released “The Will to Death”, the fifth John Frusciante studio album. It was recorded December 2003 – January 2004, and was produced by John Frusciante.

Personnel:

  • John Frusciante – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, piano, synthesizer
  • Josh Klinghoffer – drums, bass, keyboards, guitar
  • Ryan Hewitt – engineer, mixing, design
  • Rafael Serrano – recording assistant
  • Jeff Moses – recording assistant
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering
  • Mike Piscitelli – design
  • Lola Montes Schnabel – cover photography
  • Dave Lee – equipment

Track listing:

All tracks by John Frusciante, except where noted.

  1. A Doubt
  2. An Exercise
  3. Time Runs Out
  4. Loss
  5. Unchanging
  6. The Mirror
  7. A Loop
  8. Wishing
  9. Far Away
  10. The Days Have Turned
  11. Helical – John Frusciante, Josh Klinghoffer
  12. The Will to Death

Roger Glover: Mask

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On June 22, 1984, “21 Records / Polydor” labels released “Mask”, the fifth Roger Glover studio album. It was recorded 1983 – 1984, at “Bear Tracks Studios” in Suffern, New York, “Boogie Hotel Studios” in Port Jefferson, New York, “Le Studio” in Morin Heights, Quebec, and was produced by Roger Glover.

Personnel:

  • Roger Glover — lead vocals, bass, Ovation acoustic guitar, percussion, synthesizer, timbales, piano, mixing
  • Dave Gellis — guitar
  • Joe Jammer — guitar
  • David Rosenthal — keyboards
  • Jean Roussel — synthesizer
  • Chuck Burgi — drums
  • Mark Conese — electronic drums 
  • Nick Blagona — percussion, dub
  • Charlie DeChant — saxophone 
  • Craig Brooks — backing vocals
  • Kate McGarrigle — backing vocals
  • Denise Brooks — backing vocals
  • Kim Romano — backing vocals
  • Nick Blagona – engineer
  • Jeffrey Kawalek, Mike Barry – additional engineering
  • Nick Blagona – mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Roger Glover, except where noted.

  1. Divided World
  2. Getting Stranger
  3. The Mask – Roger Glover, Jean Roussel
  4. Fake It
  5. Dancin’ Again – Roger Glover, Dave Gellis
  6. (You’re) So Remote
  7. Hip Level – Roger Glover, Chuck Burgi, Dave Gellis
  8. Don’t Look Down

Queen: Live Killers

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On June 22, 1979, “EMI / Parlaphone” label released “Live Killers”, the first Queen live album. It was recorded January – May 1979, and was produced by Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon.

Personnel:

  • Freddie Mercury – lead vocals, piano
  • Brian May – guitars, backing vocals
  • John Deacon – bass guitar, triangle, backing vocals
  • Roger Taylor – lead, co-lead and backing vocals, drums, tambourine, timpani
  • George Marino – mastering

Track listing:

  1. We Will Rock You – Brian May
  2. Let Me Entertain You – Freddie Mercury
  3. Death on Two Legs – Freddie Mercury
  4. Killer Queen – Freddie Mercury
  5. Bicycle Race – Freddie Mercury
  6. I’m in Love with My Car – Roger Taylor
  7. Get Down, Make Love – Freddie Mercury
  8. You’re My Best Friend – John Deacon
  9. Now I’m Here – Brian May
  10. Dreamer’s Ball – Brian May
  11. Love of My Life – Freddie Mercury
  12. 39 – Brian May
  13. Keep Yourself Alive – Brian May

Loretta Lynn: Before I’m Over You

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On June 22, 1964, “Decca” label released “Before I’m Over You”, the second Loretta Lynn studio album. It was recorded 1962 – 1964, at “Bradley Studios” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Owen Bradley.

Personnel:

  • Loretta Lynn – lead vocals
  • Harold Bradley – electric guitar
  • Jack Pruett – electric guitar
  • Teddy Wilburn – guitar
  • Grady Martin – electric guitar
  • Jerry Kennedy – guitar
  • Don Helms – steel guitar
  • Floyd Cramer – piano
  • Bob Moore – bass
  • Buddy Harman – drums
  • Cecil Brower – fiddle
  • Tommying Jackson – fiddle
  • The Jordanaires – back vocals
  • Hal Buksbaum – photography
  • Johnny Mullins – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Singing the Blues – Melvin Endsley
  2. Before I’m Over You – Betty Sue Perry
  3. You Don’t Have to Be a Baby to Cry – Bob Merrill, Terry Shand
  4. Who’ll Help Me Get Over You – Betty Sue Perry
  5. Loose Talk – Freddie Hart, Ann Lucas
  6. Where Were You – Loretta Lynn
  7. Wine, Women and Song – Betty Sue Perry
  8. The End of the World – Arthur Kent, Sylvia Dee
  9. My Shoes Keep Walking Back to You – Lee Ross, Bob Wills
  10. Fool No. 1 – Kathryn R. Fulton
  11. This Haunted House – Oliver Lynn
  12. Get Set for a Heartache – Joe Deaton, Red Landers

Haryl Dall: D

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On June 21, 2024, “Virgin” label released “D”, the sixth Daryl Hall album. It was recorded 2023 – 2024, at “Stardust” in Harbour Island, Bahamas, and was produced by Dave Stewart and Daryll Hall.

Personnel:

  • Daryl Hall – lead and backing vocals, keyboards, package design
  • Dave Stewart – acoustic and electric guitar, bass, percussion, hand claps, mixing, package design
  • Rocky Saunders – electric guitar
  • Greg Bieck – keyboards, omnichord
  • Hannah Koppenberg – synthesizer
  • Darrell Freeman – bass synthesizer
  • Jesse Samler – drums, percussion
  • Ersley Wilson – percussion
  • Charlie DeChant – saxophone
  • Tracy Berry – backing vocals
  • Daytona Brown – backing vocals
  • Guerline Delien – backing vocals
  • Kaitlin Lederer – backing vocals
  • Shaniqua Oliver – backing vocals
  • Jaden McPhee – backing vocals, hand claps
  • Mivelyne – backing vocals, hand claps
  • Isabella Tyler – backing vocals
  • Antonio Cartwright – hand claps
  • Greg Bieck – additional vocal production, engineer
  • Paul Norris – engineer
  • Jesse Samler – engineer, mixing
  • David Leonard – mixing
  • Ryan Smith – mixing
  • Adam Grover – mixing
  • Kathy Phillips – package design

Track listing:

All tracks by Daryl Hall and Dave Stewart, except where noted.

  1. The Whole World’s Better – Daryl Hall, Dave Stewart, Jelte van den Dungen
  2.  Too Much Information
  3. Can’t Say No to You
  4. Rather Be a Fool – Daryl Hall
  5. Rainbow Over the Graveyard
  6. Not the Way I Thought It Was
  7. Walking in Between Raindrops
  8. Why You Want to Do That (To My Head)
  9. Break It Down to the real Thing – Daryl Hall

Pond: Stung!

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On June 21, 2024, “Spinning Top” label released “Stung!”, the tenth Pond studio album. It was recorded 2023 – 2024, at “Tone City” in Perth, Jay Watson’s backyard studio in Fremantle, Australia, and was produced by Nick Allbrook, James Ireland, Joseph Ryan, Jamie Terry and Jay Watson.

Personnel:

  • Nick Allbrook – vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass guitar, engineer
  • James Ireland – vocals, drums, keyboards, bass guitar, vocoder, guitar, piano, engineer, mixing
  • Joseph Ryan – vocals, guitar, keyboards, engineer
  • Jamie Terry – vocals, keyboards, bass guitar, percussion, engineer
  • Jay Watson – vocals, guitar, keyboards, drums, bass guitar, glockenspiel, engineer, mixing
  • Reine Fiske – guitar solo, guitar engineer
  • Thea Woodward – saxophone, saxophone engineer
  • James Richardson – French horn, trumpet, horn engineer
  • Jack Watson – outro vocals
  • Sam Ford – engineer
  • Joe Carra – mastering
  • Pollen Arts Club – design
  • Sam Kristofski – photography
  • Michael Tartaglia – inner sleeve band photography

Track listing:

  1. Constant Picnic – James Ireland, Nicholas Allbrook, Jay Watson
  2. (I’m) Stung – Nicholas Allbrook, James Ireland
  3. Neon River – Jay Watson, Nicholas Allbrook
  4. So Lo – Jay Watson, Nicholas Allbrook
  5. Black Lung – James Ireland, Nicholas Allbrook, Jay Watson
  6. Sunrise for the Lonely – Nicholas Allbrook
  7. Elf Bar Blues – James Ireland
  8. Edge of the World Pt. 3 – Jay Watson, Nicholas Allbrook, Joseph Ryan, James Ireland
  9. Stars in Silken Sheets – Joseph Ryan, Nicholas Allbrook
  10. Boys Don’t Crash – Jay Watson, Nicholas Allbrook
  11. O, UV Ray – Joseph Ryan, Nicholas Allbrook, Jay Watson
  12. Last Elvis – Nicholas Allbrook, James Ireland, Jay Watson
  13. Elephant Gun – Nicholas Allbrook, James Ireland
  14. Fell from Grace with the Sea – Joseph Ryan, Nicholas Allbrook

The Mysterines: Afraid Of Tomorrows

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On June 21, 2024, “Fiction” label released “Afraid of Tomorrows”, the second Mysterines (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2024, at John Congleton’s studio in Los Angeles, and was produced by John Congleton, Lia Metcalfe and Paul Crilly

Personnel:

  • Lia Metcaffe – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, tambourine, synthesizer, piano, Mellotron
  • Callum Thompson – electric guitar, baritone guitar, guitar, backing vocals
  • George Favager – bass guitar, synthesizer, baritone guitar, mellotron, stylophone, backing vocals
  • Paul Crilly – drums, percussion, acoustic and electric guitar, guitar, piano, synthesizer, mellotron, glockenspiel, backing vocals
  • John Congleton – piano, synthesizer, recording, mixing
  • Sean Cook – recording engineer
  • Felix Davis – mastering
  • Matthew Kent – immersive mix engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Lia Metcalfe and Paul Crilly, except where noted.

  1. The Last Dance
  2. Stray
  3. Another Another Another – Lia Metcalfe
  4. Tired Animal
  5. Jesse You’re a Superstar
  6. Hawkmoon
  7. Sink Ya Teeth
  8. Junkyard Angel
  9. Goodbye Sunshine
  10. Inside a Matchbox
  11. So Long
  12. Afraid of Tomorrow

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