On November 1, 2016, Martin Christopher Kennedy aka Bap Kennedy died aged 54. He was songwriter, singer, and musician (guitar, harmonica), member of the band Energy Orchard, best known for his collaborations with Van Morrison, Mark Knopfler, Shane MacGowan, and Steve Earle.
Bobby Previte: Pan Atlantic
On November 1, 2009, “Palmetto” label released “Pan Atlantic”, the 31st Bobby Previte album. It was recorded in 2009, and was produced by Bobby Previte.
Personnel:
- Bobby Previte – drums, Fender Rhodes
- Gianluca Petrella – trombone
- Wolfgang Puschnig – alto sax, baritone sax
- Benoît Delbecq – Fender Rhodes
- Nils Davidsen – bass
Track listing:
All tracks by Bobby Previte.
- Deep Lake
- Stay on Path
- The Eternity Clause
- Destruction Layer
- Pan Atlantic
- Question Mark
- Veltin
Glass Hammer: Perelandra
On November 1, 1995, “Arion Records/Sound Resources” label released “Perelandra”, the second Glass Hammer studio album. It was recorded in 1995, and was produced by Steve Babb and Fred Schendel, “Perelandra” is a concept album inspired by C. S. Lewis’ “The Chronicles of Narnia” and “Space Trilogy” book series.
Personnel:
- Fred Schendel – lead and backing vocals, keyboards, acoustic and electric guitars, drums, programming, Mellotron
- Steve Babb – lead and backing vocals, keyboards, bass, taurus pedals, Mellotron, zoominator, rhythm programming
- Walter Moore – lead vocals, 12-string acoustic guitar, mo-better electric guitar
- Michelle Young – lead vocals
- Milton Hamerick – steel guitars
- Randy Burt – saxophone
- Tracy Cloud – backing vocals, spoken vocals
- David Carter – 12-string guitar
Track listing:
- Now Arriving
- Time Marches On
- Lliusion
- The Way to Her Heart
- Felix the Cat
- Now Departing
- Perelandra
- Le Danse Final
- That Hideous Strength
- Enda the Lion
- Into the Night
- Heaven
The Pretty Things: Silk Torpedo
On November 1, 1974, “Swan Song” label released “Silk Torpedo”, the seventh Pretty Things album. It was recorded in 1973, at “Olympic Studios” in London, and was produced by Norman Smith.
Personnel:
- Phil May – lead vocals, percussion
- Pete Tolson – lead and acoustic guitars, bass
- Jon Povey – keyboards, harmonica, percussion, backing vocals
- Gordon John Edwards – bass, keyboards, guitar, backing vocals
- Skip Alan – drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Jack Green – backing vocals
- Silver Band – brass
- Keith Harwood – engineer
- Hipgnosis – cover art
Track listing:
- Dream – Jon Povey
- Joey – Phil May
- Maybe You Tried – Phil May, Pete Tolson
- Atlanta – Phil May, Pete Tolson
- L.A.N.T.A. – Phil May, Jon Povey, Norman Smith
- It’s Only Love
- Come Home Momma – Phil May
- Bridge of God – Phil May
- Singapore Silk Torpedo – Phil May, Pete Tolson
- Belfast Cowboys – Phil May, Jon Povey
- Bruise in the Sky – Jon Povey
Gary Wright: Footprint
On November 1, 1971, “A&M” label released “Footprint”, the second Gary Wright studio album. It was recorded in 1971, in London and New York City, and was produced by Gary Wright.
Personnel:
- Gary Wright – vocals, keyboards, acoustic guitar
- George Harrison – acoustic and electric guitars
- Hugh McCracken – acoustic and electric guitars
- Jerry Donahue – electric guitar, percussion
- Mick Jones – guitar
- Klaus Voormann – bass
- Tom Duffy – bass
- Alan White – drums, percussion, harpsichord
- Jim Keltner – drums
- Jim Gordon – drums
- Colin Allen – drums, percussion
- Bryson Graham – drums
- Bobby Keys – tenor saxophone
- King Curtis – saxophone
- Jim Price – trumpet, trombone
- John Barham – string arrangements
- Doris Troy, Nanette Newman, Madeline Bell, Liza Strike, Barry St John, P. P. Arnold, Jimmy Thomas – backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Gary Wright.
- Give Me the Good Earth
- Two Faced Man
- Love to Survive
- Whether It’s Right or Wrong
- Stand for Our Rights
- Fascinating Things
- Forgotten
- If You Treat Someone Right
Lydia Lunch: Matrikamantra
On October 31, 1997, “Crippled Dick Hot Wax!” label released “Matrikamantra”, the fourth Lydia Lunch album. It was recorded in March 1997, “Harbinger House” in New York, “Palace Acropolis” in Praha, Czech Republic, and was produced by Lydia Lunch.
Personnel:
Harbinger House
- Lydia Lunch – vocals
- Joseph Budenholzer – sound design
- Laura Rogers – flute
- Greg Shakar – clarinet, mastering
- Joan Dalin – violin
- Kamilsky – special effects, mastering
- Colin Stuart – mixing, mastering
- Paul Geluso – mastering
Live in Praque
- Lydia Lunch – vocals
- Joseph Budenholzer – sound design
- Kamilsky – bass guitar, mastering, mixing
- Tomáš Hadrava – mixing
- Colin Stuart – mastering, mixing
- Mr. Zak – mastering
Track listing:
All lyrics by Lydia Lunch, all music by Joseph Budenholzer.
Harbinger House
- Need to Feed
- Inverted Dream
- Disease of the Night
- Psychic Anthropology
- Cesspool Called History
- Dread
- Escape
- Itch
- Solo Mystico
- Lethe
- In Spite of God
- Archives of Blood
- Outpatients
Live in Prague
- Intro/World of Whispers
- Cesspool Called History
- Gravediggers of the Future
- Need to Feed
- Perfumed Corpses
- Disease of the Night
- In Spite of God/Vortex
- Hermones
- Dread
- Outpatients/Exit
David Grisman & Martin Taylor: Tone Poems 2
On October 31, 1995, “Acoustic Music” label released “Tone Poems 2”, an album by David Grisman and Martin Taylor. It was recorded in January 1995, at “Dawg Studios”, and was produced by David Grisman.
Personnel:
- David Grisman – mandolin, mandola, mandocello, guitar, tenor guitar
- Martin Taylor – guitar
- David Dennison – recording
- Paul Stubblebine – mastering
- D. Brent Hauseman – design, photography
- Craig Miller – production coordinator
Personnel:
- Swanee – George Gershwin, Irving Caesar
- Teasin’ the Frets – Nick Lucas
- It Had to Be You – Isham Jones, Gus Kahn
- Please – Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin
- Mood Indigo – Duke Ellington, Barney Bigard, Irving Mills
- Anything Goes – Cole Porter
- Blue Moon – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
- Lulu’s Back In Town – Harry Warren, Al Dubin
- Tears – Stéphane Grappelli, Django Reinhardt
- Jeepers Creepers – Harry Warren, Johnny Mercer
- Over the Rainbow – Harold Arlen, E. Y. Harburg
- Musette for a Magpie – Martin Taylor
- Mairzy Doats – Milton Drake, Al Hoffman, Jerry Livingston
- Bésame Mucho – Consuelo Velázquez, Sunny Skylar
- Unforgettable – Irving Gordon
- Here’s That Rainy Day – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
- My Romance – Rodgers, Hart
- Out of Nowhere – Johnny Green, Edward Heyman
- Crystal Silence – Chick Corea, Neville Potter
King Crimson: Vroom
On October 31, 1994, “Discipline Global Mobile” label released “Vroom”, a mini album and EP by King Crimson. It was recorded in May 1994, at “Applehead” in Woodstock, New York, and was produced by David Bottrill, Adrian Belew, Bill Bruford, Robert Fripp, Trey Gunn, Tony Levin and Pat Mastelotto.
Personnel:
- Robert Fripp – guitar
- Adrian Belew – vocals, guitar
- Tony Levin – bass guitar, Chapman Stick
- Trey Gunn – Chapman Stick
- Bill Bruford – drums, percussion
- Pat Mastelotto – drums, percussion
- David Bottrill – engineer
- Bill Smith Studio – design, graphics
- The Douglas Brothers – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Adrian Belew, Bill Bruford, Robert Fripp, Trey Gunn, Tony Levin and Pat Mastelotto.
- Vrooom – (includes Coda: Marine 475, and a 0:17 unlisted ‘Intro’ piece)
- Sex Sleep Eat Drink Dream
- Cage
- Thrak
- When I Say Stop, Continue
- One Time
Klaus Schulze: Dig It
On October 31, 1980, “Revisited Records” label released “Dig It”, the thirteenth Klaus Schulze album. It was recorded May – September 1980, and was produced by Klaus Schulze.
Personnel:
- Klaus Schulze – vocals, synthesizer, keyboards, guitar, drums, computers, engineer, artwork
- Fred Severloh – drums
- Michael Weisser: cover
Track listing:
All tracks by Klaus Schulze.
- Death of an Analogue
- Weird Caravan
- The Looper Isn’t a Hooker
- Synthasy
Mike Terry
On October 30, 2004, Andrew Alexander “Mike” Terry died aged 68. He was songwriter, musician (baritone saxophone), producer, and musical director. He was member of the bands Popcorn and the Mohawks, Joe Hunter Band, and The Funk Brothers. From 1960 – 1967, with The Funk Brothers he performed on thousands of “Motown” recordings. Terry worked with Martha and the Vandellas, Jackie Wilson, Mary Wells, The Four Tops, The Supremes, Kim Weston, The Isley Brothers, Marvin Gaye, J. J. Barnes, Rose Batiste, The Capitols, John Lee Hooker, Johnny Robinson, Sandra Phillips, The Little Foxes, Junior Walker & the All Stars, Clarence Carter, The Dells, The Mighty Clouds of Joy, Maxine Brown, The Parliaments, and Edwin Starr.
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