On August 6, 2025, Eduardo Palmieri died aged 88. He was musician (piano), composer, arranger, and bandleader, regarded as one of the main figures of the Latino music of all times. He was founder of the bands La Perfecta, La Perfecta II, and Harlem River Drive, and created an incredible soundtrack of Latin jazz and explorations of salsa for the Puerto Rican community in New York City. Palmieri recorded and released 45 albums.
Chelsea Wolfe: Abyss
On August 7, 2015, “Sargent House” label released “Abyss”, the fourth Chelsea Wolfe studio album. It was recorded in 2015, at “Eimwood Recording Studio” in Dallas, Texas, and was produced by John Congleton.
Personnel:
- Chelsea Wolfe – vocals, bass, guitar, piano
- D.H. Phillips – lap steel guitar
- Mike Sullivan – guitar
- Ben Chisholm – bass, guitar, keyboards, piano, programming, layout, photography
- Dylan Fujioka – drums
- Ezra Buchla – vocals, viola
- John Congleton – engineer
- Henrik Uldalen – cover art, paintings
Track listing:
All tracks by Chelsea Wolfe, except where noted.
- Carrion Flowers
- Iron Moon – Chelsea Wolfe, Karlos Rene Ayala
- Dragged Out
- Maw
- Grey Days
- After the Fall
- Crazy Love
- Simple Death
- Survive
- Color of Blood – Jesse K. Phillips
- The Abyss
Edwin Starr: War & Peace
On August 7, 1970, “Motown” label released “War & Peace”, the second Edwin Starr studio album. It was recorded in 1970, and was produced by Edwin Star, Johnny Bristol, Harvey Fuqua, Henry Cosby, Norman Whitfield and Ivy Joe Hunter.
Personnel:
- Edwin Starr – vocal
- David De Pitte, Henry Cosby, Paul Riser, Wade Marcus, Willie Shorter – arrangements
- Curtis McNair – art direction, design
- Jim Hendin – photography
- Tom Schlesinger – graphic supervision
Track listing:
- War – Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong
- Running Back and Forth – Richard “Popcorn” Wylie, Edwin Starr
- Adios Senorita – Sylvia Moy, Henry Cosby
- All Around the World – Tina Turner
- I Can’t Escape Your Memory – Ivy Hunter, Jack Alan Goga
- At Last (I Found Love) – Elgie Stover, Anna Gordy Gaye, Marvin Gaye
- I Just Wanted to Cry – Johnny Bristol, Edwin Starr
- Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
- Time – Richard “Popcorn” Wylie, Edwin Starr
- California Soul – Nick Ashford, Valerie Simpson
- I Can’t Replace My Old Love – Harvey Fugua, Arthur Scott, Vernon Williams
- She Should Have Been Home – Johnny Bristol, Doris McNeil
Paul Revere & The Riders: Revolution!
On August 7, 1967, “Columbia” label released “Revolution!”, the seventh Paul Revere & the Raiders studio album. It was recorded in 1967, and was produced by Terry Melcher.
Personnel:
- Paul Revere – vocals, keyboards
- Keith Allison, James Burton, Glen Campbell, Jerry Cole, Ry Cooder, Mike Deasy,
Joel Scott Hill, Drake Levin, Taj Mahal, Jim Valley, Freddy Weller – guitars - Ron Collins, Larry Knechtel – keyboards
- Terry Hoffman – harmonica
- Charlie Coe, Chris Ethridge, Joe Osborn, Ray Pohlman, Phil Volk – bass
- Hal Blaine, Joe Correro, Jim Gordon, Jim Keltner, Mike “Smitty” Smith – drums
- Mark Lindsay, Charles Shoemaker, Ed Thigpen – percussion
- Jim Horn, John Kelson, Mark Lindsay, Jay Migliori, Plas Johnson, Tom Scott – saxophone
- Lou Blackburn, Roy Caton, Jules Chaikin, Lew McCreary, Ollie Mitchell – horn
- Margaret Aue, Israel Baker, Jimmy Bond, David Burke, Nathan Kaproff, George Kast, Jan Kelley, Lou Klass, Raphael Kramer, William Kurasch, Emmet Sargeant, Ralph Schaeffer, Albert Steinberg, Joseph Stepansky- strings
Track listing:
All tracks by Mark Lindsay and Terry Melcher.
- Him or Me – What’s It Gonna Be?
- Reno
- Upon Your Leaving
- Mo’reen
- Wanting You
- Gone – Movin’ On
- I Had a Dream
- Tighter
- Make It with Me
- Ain’t Nobody Who Can Do It Like Leslie Can
- I Hear a Voice
Sonny Sharrock: Ask The Ages
On August 6, 1991, “Axiom” label released “Ask the Ages”, the tenth Sonny Sharrock studio album. It was produced by Bill Laswell and Sonny Sharrock.
Personnel:
- Sonny Sharrock — electric guitar
- Pharoah Sanders — soprano and tenor saxophones
- Elvin Jones — drums
- Charnett Moffett — double bass
Track listing:
All tracks by Sonny Sharrock.
- Promises Kept
- Who Does She Hope to Be?
- Little Rock
- As We Used to Sing
- Many Mansions
- Once Upon a Time
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers: Songs and Music from the Motion Picture She’s the One
On Angel 6, 1996, “Warner Bros” label released “Songs and Music from the Motion Picture She’s the One”, the ninth Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers studio album. It was recorded 1992 – 1996, at “Sound City”, “Village Recorders”, “Andora Studios”, and was produced by Rick Rubin, Tom Petty and Mike Campbell.
Personnel:
- Tom Petty – vocals, guitars, harmonica, piano, harpsichord, tympani
- Mike Campbell – guitars, piano, Marxophone
- Benmont Tench – organ, piano
- Howie Epstein – bass, backing vocals
- Curt Bisquera – drums
- Ringo Starr – drums
- Stan Lynch – drums
- Steve Ferrone – drums
- Chris Trujillo – percussion
- Lili Haydn – violin
- Michael Severens – cello
- Gerri Sutyak – cello
- Lindsey Buckingham – backing vocals
- Carl Wilson – harmony vocals
- Sylvia Massy – engineer
- Jim Scott – engineer, mixing
- Greg Fidelman – engineer assistant
- Rich Veltrop – engineer assistant
- Tom Winslow – engineer assistant
- Stephen Marcussen – mastering
- George Drakoulias – A&R
Track listing:
All tracks by Tom Petty, except where noted.
- Walls (Circus)
- Grew Up Fast
- Zero from Outer Space
- Climb That Hill – Tom Petty, Mike Campbell
- Change the Locks – Lucinda Williams
- Angel Dream (No. 4)
- Hope You Never
- Asshole – Beck Hansen
- Supernatural Radio
- California
- Hope on Board
- Walls (No. 3)
- Angel Dream (No. 21)
- Hung Up and Overdue
- Airport
Barry White: Can’t Get Enough
On August 6, 1974, “20th Century” label released “Can’t Get Enough”, the third Barry White studio album. It was recorded in 1974, at “Sound City” in Van Nuys, San Francsico, and was produced by Barry White.
Personnel:
- Barry White – lead vocals, arrangements, artwork concept
- Gene Page – arrangements
- Paul Elmore, Frank Kejmar – engineer
- Al Harper – cover painting
Track listing:
All tracks by Barry White, except where noted.
- Mellow Mood Pt. I – Barry White, Tom Brock, Robert Taylor
- You’re the First, The Last, My Everything – Barry White, Tony Sepe, Peter Sterling Radcliffe
- I Can’t Believe You Love Me
- Can’t Get Enough of Your Love Baby
- Oh Love, Well We Finally Made It
- I Love You More Than Anything (In This World Girl)
- Mellow Mood Pt. II – Barry White, Tom Brock, Robert Taylor
Terry Reid
On August 5, 2025, Terrance James Reid died aged 75. He was musician (guitar), singer and songwriter, member of Peter Jay and the Jaywalkers, known by the nickname “Superlungs”, due to his emotive style of singing. His songs have been recorded by numerous artists including The Hollies, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Jackson Browne, Arrival, Jack White with The Raconteurs, Joe Perry, Rumer Christopher, Cheap Trick, Marianne Faithfull, Charles Romero and Chris Cornell. As leader he released seven studio and four live albums.
Blues Pills: Lady In Gold
On August 5, 2016, “Nuclear Blast” label released “Lady in Gold”, the second Blues Pills studio album. It was recorded 2015 – 2016, and was produced by Don Alsterberg.
Personnel:
- Elin Larsson – vocals
- Dorian Sorriaux – acoustic and electric guitar
- Zach Anderson – bass
- André Kvarnström – drums
- Tobias Winterkorn – mellotron
- Rickard Nygren – organ
- Per Larsson – piano
- Carl Lindvall, Elin Larsson, Ellinor Svensson, Sofie Lee Johansson – choir (Voodoo Chor)
- Don Alsterberg – xylophone
- Francis Rencoret – vocal arrangements
- Don Alsterberg – recording, mixing
- Hans Olsson Brookes – mastering
- Marijke Koger-Dunham –design
- Kiryk Drewinski – logo design, layout, typography
- John McMurtrie – photography
Track listing:
All lyrics by Zach Anderson and Elin Larsson except where noted, all music by Elin Larsson, Dorian Sorriaux, Zach Anderson and André Kvarnström, except where noted.
- Lady in Gold
- Little Boy Preacher
- Burned Out
- I Felt a Change – lyrics by Elin Larsson
- Gone So Long
- Bad Talkers
- You Gotta Try
- Won’t Go Back
- Rejections
- Elements and Things – lyrics and music Tony Joe White
Sam Cooke: Night Beat
In August 1963, “RCA Victor” label released “Night Beat”, the tenth Sam Cooke studio album. It was recorded in February 1963, at “RCA Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Hugo & Luigi.
Personnel:
- Sam Cooke – vocals, arrangements
- René Hall – guitar, conducting
- Clifton White, Barney Kessel – guitar
- Ray Johnson – piano
- Billy Preston – organ
- Cliff Hils – bass guitar
- Sharky Hall – drums, tambourin
- Hal Blaine – drums
- Dave Hassinger – recording
Track listing:
- Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen – traditional
- Lost and Lookin’ – James W. Alexander, Lowell Jordan
- Mean Old World – Sam Cooke
- Please Don’t Drive Me Away – Charles Brown, Jesse Ervin
- I Lost Everything – Ella Tate
- Get Yourself Another Fool – Ernest Monroe Tucker, Frank A. Haywood
- Little Red Rooster – Willie Dixon
- Laughin’ and Clownin’ – Sam Cooke
- Trouble Blues – Charles Brown
- You Gotta Move – traditional
- Fool’s Paradise – Johnny Fuller, Robert Geddins, David Avid
- Shake, Rattle and Roll – Charles Calhoun
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