Sparklhorse: Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot

Leave a comment

On August 29, 1995, “Capitol” label released “Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot”, the debut Sparklehorse studio album. It was recorded in 1995, at “Sound of Music Recording Studios” in Richmond, V.A., and was produced by David Charles (David Lowery) and Mark Linkhous.

Personnel:

  • Mark Linkous – vocals, multiple instruments, engineer, mixing
  • David Lowery – bass, drums, nylon guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, engineer, mixing
  • Bob Rupe – voices, bass
  • Johnny Hott – drums, percussion
  • Paul Watson – guitar
  • Mike Lucas – pedal steel
  • Armistead Wellford – bass
  • David Bush – drums
  • Al Esis – drums
  • Dennis Herring – vibraphone, engineer, mixing
  • John Moran – mixing
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Mark Linkous.

  1. Homecoming Queen
  2. Weird Sisters
  3. 850 Double Pumper Holley
  4. Rainmaker
  5. Spirit Ditch
  6. Tears on Fresh Fruit
  7. Saturday
  8. Cow
  9. Little Bastard Choo Choo
  10. Hammering the Cramps
  11. Most Beautiful Widow in Town
  12. Heart of Darkness
  13. Ballad of a Cold Lost Marble
  14. Someday I Will Treat You Good
  15. Sad & Beautiful World
  16. Gasoline Horseys

Rahsaan Eoland Kirk: Prepare Thyself to Deal with a Miracle

Leave a comment

In August 1973, “Atlantic” label released “Prepare Thyself to Deal with a Miracle”, the 24th Rahsaan Roland Kirk album. It was recorded in January 1973, at “Regent Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Joel Dorn.

Personnel:

  • Roland Kirk: alto and tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute, nose flute, black mystery pipes Charles McGhee: trumpet
  • Dick Griffin: trombone
  • Harry Smiles: oboe
  • Sanford Allen, Julien Barber, Selwart Clarke, Gayle Dixon: violin
  • Al Brown: viola
  • Kermit Moore: cello
  • Ron Burton: piano
  • Henry Mattathias Pearson: bass
  • Robert Shy: drums
  • Sonny Brown, Ralph MacDonald: percussion
  • Dee Dee Bridgewater, Jeanne Lee: vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Rahsaan Roland Kirk.

  1. Salvation and Reminiscing
  2. Seasons: One Mind Winter/Summer/Ninth Ghost
  3. Celestial Blues
  4. Saxophone Concerto: Saxophone Miracle/One Breath Beyond/Dance of Revolution

Sparklehorse: It’s A Wonderful Life

Leave a comment

On August 28, 2001, “Capitol” label released “It’s a Wonderful Life”, the third Sparklehorse studio album. It was recorded 2000 – 2001, and was produced by Mark Linkous, Dave Fridmann and John Parish.

Personnel:

  • Mark Linkous – voice, backwards high pitched voice, optigan, chamberlin, sampler, Wurlitzer piano, guitar, acoustic guitar, baritone guitar, e-bow guitar, Casio keyboard, mellotron, drum machine, Prophet 5 synthesizer, drums, percussion, Magic Genie organ, Moog synthesizer, wire recorder
  • Dave Fridmann – bass, Wurlitzer piano, mellotro, piano, chamberlin, glockenspiel, vibraphone
  • Polly Jean Harvey – voice, electric guitar, piano, guitar,
  • Sophie Michalitsianos – voice, bass
  • Bob Rupe – bass
  • Scott Minor – drums, orchestron, electronic birds, electronics, Russian satellite, chamberlin, filtered drums, percussion, Korg MS-20 keyboard, harmonium
  • John Parish – bass, Casio keyboard, piano
  • Margaret White – bass, violin
  • Rex L. White—pedal-steel guitar
  • Nina Persson – voice
  • Miguel Rodriguez – drums
  • Adrian Utley – Dictaphone, bass, Kitty-Cat guitar, fuzzy-ending bass
  • Tom Waits – voice, big seed pod, metal things, train, piano
  • Joan Wasser – violin, Wurlitzer piano
  • Jane Scarpantoni – cello
  • Alan Weatherhead – orchestron, mellotron, chamberlin, lap steel guitar
  • Joel Hamilton – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Mark Linkous, except where noted.

  1. It’s a Wonderful Life
  2. Gold Day
  3. Piano Fire
  4. Sea of Teeth
  5. Apple Bed
  6. King of Nails
  7. Eyepennies
  8. Dog Door – Mark Linkous, Kathleen Brennan, Tom Waits
  9. More Yellow Birds
  10. Little Fat Baby – Mark Linkous, Vic Chesnutt
  11. Devil’s New
  12. Comfort Me
  13. Babies on the Sun (The track Babies on the Sun ends at 4:37. After 3 minutes of silence, at 7:37 begins the hidden song Morning Hollow.)

Stereolab: Sound-Dust

Leave a comment

On August 28, 2001, “Elektra” and “Duophonic” labels released “Sound-Dust”, the seventh Stereolab studio album. It was recorded October 2000 – February 2001, at “Soma” in Chicago, Illinois, and was produced by John McEntire and Jim O’Rourke.

Personnel:

  • Tim Gane – acoustic and electric guitars, piano, Rhodes, Rock-Si-Chord, Wurlitzer pianos, clavinet, electric harpsichord, Farfisa organ, celesta, electronics, tape echo and delay, mixing
  • Simon Johns – six-string bass, mixing
  • Andy Ramsay – drums, mixing
  • Lætitia Sadier – vocals, percussion, whistling, sound effects, mixing
  • Mary Hansen – vocals, percussion, whistling, sound effects, mixing
  • Sean O’Hagan – acoustic and electric guitars, piano, Pianet, Rhodes, Rock-Si-Chord, and Wurlitzer pianos, clavinet, electric harpsichord, Farfisa organ, celesta, brass and flute arrangements
  • Jim O’Rourke – acoustic and electric guitars, piano, Pianet, Rhodes, Rock-Si-Chord, and Wurlitzer pianos, clavinet, electric harpsichord, Farfisa organ, celesta, vibraphone, marimba, glockenspiel, electronics, tape echo and delay, engineer, mixing
  • John McEntire – piano, Pianet, Rhodes, Rock-Si-Chord, and Wurlitzer pianos, clavinet, electric harpsichord, Farfisa organ, celesta, vibraphone, marimba, glockenspiel, electronics, tape echo and delay, percussion, whistling, sound effects, engineer, mixing
  • Tim Barnes – bongo drum
  • Dave Max Crawford – trumpet
  • Jeb Bishop – trombone
  • Mikael Jorgensen – electric harpsichord, Rhodes piano
  • Glenn Kotche – crotales, marimba 
  • Rob Mazurek – cornet
  • Rob Mazurek – cornet
  • Paul Mertens – flute, bass harmonica
  • Chad Taylor – cymbals, drums
  • Tim Barnes – bongo drum
  • Dave Max Crawford – trumpet
  • Jeb Bishop – trombone
  • Andy Robinson – brass and flute arrangements
  • Mikael Jorgensen – electric harpsichord, Rhodes piano
  • Glenn Kotche – crotales, marimba
  • Mike Jorgensen – computer assistance
  • Steve Rooke – mastering
  • Jeremy Lemos – additional engineering
  • House – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Tim Gane and Lætitia Sadier, except where noted.

  1. Black Ants in Sound Dust
  2. Space Moth
  3. Captain Easychord
  4. Baby Kuku
  5. The Black Arts
  6. Hallucinex
  7. Double Rocker
  8. Gus the Mynah Bird
  9. Naught More Terrific Than Man
  10. Nothing to Do with Me – Tim Gane, Lætitia Sadier, Chris Morris
  11. Suggestion Diabolique
  12. Les Bons Bons des Raisons

Chvrches: Screen Violence

Leave a comment

On August 27, 2021, “EMI” label released “Screen Violence”, the fourth Chvrches studio album. It was recorded in 2021, in Glasgow, Scotland and in Los Angeles, US, and was produced by Lauren Mayberry, Iain Cook and Martin Doherty.

Personnel:

  • Lauren Mayberry – vocals, keyboards, percussion
  • Iain Cook – keyboards, guitar, bass, programming, mixing
  • Martin Doherty – keyboards, guitar, bass, additional vocals, programming, mixing
  • Robert Smith – vocals, backing vocals, bass
  • Samuel Stewart – vocal engineering
  • Gavin Lurssen – mastering
  • Scott Kiernan – creative direction
  • Lary 7 – original cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Iain Cook, Martin Doherty, and Lauren Mayberry, except where noted.  

  1. Asking for a Friend
  2. He Said She Said
  3. California
  4. Violent Delights
  5. How Not to Drown – Robert Smith
  6. Final Girl
  7. Good Girls
  8. Lullabies
  9. Nightmares
  10. Better You Don’t

Smokey Robinson& The Miracles: One Dozen Roses

Leave a comment

On August 27, 1971, “Tamla” label released “One Dozen Roses”, the eleventh Smokey Robinson & The Miracles album. It was recorded in 1966, 1969 – 1971, and was produced by Smokey Robinson and Henry Cosby.

Personnel:

  • Smokey Robinson – lead vocals
  • Marv Tarplin – guitar
  • Ronnie White, Bobby Rogers, Warren “Pete” Moore, Claudette Robinson – backing vocals
  • The Funk Brothers – instrumentation

Track listing:

  1. When Sundown Comes – Smokey Robinson, Marv Tarplin
  2. No Wonder Love’s a Wonder – Smokey Robinson, Marv Tarplin, Al Cleveland
  3. The Tears of a Clown – Smokey Robinson, Hank Cosby, Stevie Wonder
  4. Satisfaction – Smokey Robinson
  5. Crazy About The La La La – Smokey Robinson
  6. Cecilia – Paul Simon
  7. I Don’t Blame You at All – Smokey Robinson
  8. That Girl – Joe Hinton, Hank Cosby, Candice Ghant
  9. Faces – Jack Goga
  10. I Love You Dear – Clay McMurray, John Glover, Pam Sawyer
  11. Oh Baby Baby I Love You – Smokey Robinson, Al Cleveland, Obie Benson
  12. The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game – Smokey Robinson

Lou Donaldson: Hot Dog

Leave a comment

In August 1969, “Blue Note” label released “Hot Dog”, the 32nd Lou Donaldson album. It was recorded in April 1969, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Francis Wolff.

Personnel:

  • Lou Donaldson – vocals, varitone alto saxophone
  • Ed Williams – trumpet
  • Charles Earland – Hammond organ
  • Melvin Sparks – guitar
  • Leo Morris – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording

Track listing:

All tracks by Lou Donaldson, except where noted.

  1. Who’s Making Love? – Homer Banks, Bettye Crutcher, Don Davis, Raymond Jackson
  2. Turtle Walk
  3. Bonnie – Tommy Turrentine
  4. Hot Dog
  5. It’s Your Thing – Rudolph Isley, O’Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley

Zach Bryan: Same

Leave a comment

On August 25, 2023, “Belting Bronco” label released the self-titled Zach Bryan studio album. It was recorded in 2023, and was produced by Zach Bryan and Eddie Spear. At the 66th “Annual Grammy Awards” won “Grammy” for “Best Country Duo/Group Performance”.

Personnel:

  • Zach Bryan – lead vocals, vocals
  • Graham Bright – electric guitar
  • Zach Bryan – acoustic and electric guitar, bass, harmonica, percussion
  • Steve Clark – acoustic guitar, drums
  • Read Connolly – acoustic guitar, banjo, dobro, steel guitar, percussion
  • Noah Le Gros – acoustic and electric guitar, dobro, percussion
  • The Lumineers – piano
  • Hudson Pollack – piano
  • The War and Treaty – piano
  • Jacob Weinberg – bass, drums, organ, percussion, piano, Wurlitzer
  • Scott Zhang – bass
  • Zephyr Avalon – acoustic bass, bass
  • Lucas Ruge-Jones – trumpet, fiddle, percussion
  • Daniel Chase – violin, viola, cello
  • Read Connolly – backing vocals, featured vocals
  • Sierra Ferrell – backing vocals, featured vocals
  • Noah Le Gros – backing vocals
  • Jacob Weinberg – backing vocals
  • Lucas Ruge-Jones – backing vocals
  • Kacey Musgraves – featured vocals
  • The War and Treaty – featured vocals
  • Jacob Weinberg – engineer
  • Jamie Hamburg – engineer
  • Scott Zhang – engineer, mixing engineer
  • Jacquire King – mixing
  • Pete Lyman – mastering
  • Dawson March – mixing assistant
  • Justin Miller – engineer assistant
  • Daniel Bacigalupi – mastering assistant

Track listing:

All tracks written by Zach Bryan except where noted.

  1. Fear and Fridays (Poem)
  2. Overtime
  3. Summertime’s Close
  4. East Side of Sorrow
  5. Hey Driver
  6. Fear and Friday’s
  7. Ticking – Zach Bryan, Justin Byrd
  8. Holy Roller
  9. Jake’s Piano – Long Island
  10. El Dorado
  11. I Remember Everything – Zach Bryan, Kacey Musgraves
  12. Tourniquet
  13. Spotless – Zach Bryan, Wesley Schultz, Jeremiah Fraites
  14. Tradesman
  15. Smaller Acts
  16. Oklahoman Son

Lars Winnerbäck: Rusningstrafik

Leave a comment

On August 25, 1997, “Elvira Records” label released Rusningstrafik, the second Lars Winnerbäck studio album. It was recorded in 1997, at “Traxton Recording AB”, “Lennonplant” and “Kapsylen Studio” in Stockholm, Sweden, and was produced by Johan Johansson.

Personnel:

  • Lars Winnerbäck – vocals, guitar
  • Ola Nyström – guitar
  • Niko Röhlcke – piano, accordion
  • Martin Söderström – acoustic bass, backing vocals
  • Lasse bax – bass
  • Johan Johansson – drums, percussion, guitar, tambourine, kazoo, recording, mixing
  • Christian Edgren – trumpet
  • P H Andersson – violin, backing vocals, string arrangements, recording
  • Matoula Zachariadou – viola
  • Mattias Nyberg – cello, string arrangements
  • Miranda Renberg – vocals, backing vocals
  • Vanja Renberg – vocals, backing vocals
  • Stefan Sundström – vocals, backing vocals
  • Lotta Nilsson – vocals, backing vocals
  • Karin Renberg – vocals, backing vocals
  • Barbro Winnerbäck, Björn Jonson, Christian Edgren, Filip Adamo, Puttra Wikdahl, Quina Hermansson – vocals
  • Christian Edgren – recording, mixing
  • Björn Engelman – mastering
  • Anton H Le Clercq – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Lars Winnerbäck.

  1. En av alla dom
  2. ngen har lust
  3. Nån annan
  4. Rusningstrafik
  5. Höst på min planet
  6. Balladen om konsekvenser
  7. Vår för hjärter dam
  8. Psalm i januari
  9. En svår och jobbig grej
  10. Låg
  11. Nu är alla små stjärnor
  12. Vänner

musicalphabet