On January 31, 2006, “Inside Out” label released “A Place in the Queue”, the third Tangent studio album. It was recorded August – October 2005, and was produced by Andy Tillison.
Personnel:
Andy Tillison – vocals, piano, guitars
Guy Manning – acoustic guitar, mandolin
Krister Jonsson – electric guitar
Dan Watts – electric guitar
Sam Baine – vocals, piano, synthesizer
Jonas Reingold – bass guitar
Jaime Salazar – drums
Theo Travis – saxophone, flute, clarinet
Ed Unitsky – artwork
Track listing:
All tracks by Andy Tillison, except where noted.
In Earnest
The Radio Amateur
II. Worthy of Memory (Part I)
III. Demobilized
IV. Dehumanized
V. Flights of Fancy
VI. Worthy of Memory (Part II)
VII. The Silent Key
VIII. Earnest Dreams of 617
IX. Some Crazy Old Guy
X. In Earnest
2. Lost in London – Guy Manning, Andy Tillson
3. DIY Surgery – Stephen C. Middleton, Theo Travis
4. GPS Culture
5. Follow Your Leaders
6. The Sun in My Eyes
7. A Place in the Queue – Andy Tillson, Theo Travis
On January 30, 2001, “Cooking Vinyl” and “What Are Records?” label released “Dog in the Sand”, the third Frank Black studio album. It was recorded March – April 2000, at “Sound City Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Nick Vincent.
Personnel:
Frank Black – vocals, acoustic guitar, guitar
Eric Drew Feldman – vocals, electric piano, piano, clavioline
Rich Gilbert – vocals, guitar, pedal steel guitar, dobro
On January 30, 1967, “Capitol” label released the self-titled, debut Stone Poneys (The) album. It was recorded October – November 1966, and was produced by Nik Venet.
Personnel:
Linda Ronstadt – vocals, finger cymbals
Bobby Kimmel – vocals, guitar
Kenny Edwards – vocals, guitar
Tom Wood – vocals, rhythm guitar
Pete Childs – guitar
Cyrus Faryar – bouzouki, guitar
John T. Forsha – guitar
Jimmy Bond – bass, guitar
Billy Mundi – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Bobby Kimmel and Ken Edwards, except where noted.
Sweet Summer Blue and Gold
If I Were You
Just a Little Bit of Rain – Fred Neil
Bicycle Song
Orion – Tom Campbell
Wild About My Lovin’ – traditional, arranged by Bobby Kimmel, Linda Ronstadt, Ken Edwards
On January 30, 1964, “Chess Records” label released “Folk Singer”, the fourth Muddy Waters studio album. It was recorded in September 1963, at “Tel Mar Recording” in Chicago, Illinois, and was produced by Ralph Bass and Willie Dixon. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Folk Singer” at number 280 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.
Personnel:
Muddy Waters – vocals, guitar
Buddy Guy – guitar
Sammy Lawhorn – guitar
James Madison – guitar
Otis Spann – harmonica, piano
Willie Dixon – bass
Milton Rector – bass
J.T. Brown – clarinet, tenor saxophone
Francis Clay – drums
Clifton James – drums
S.P. Leary – drums
Ron Malo – engineer
Vartan – art direction
Bob Schnieders – coordinator, liner notes
Mary Katherine Aldin – liner notes
Don Bronstein – design, photography
Jim Marshall – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Muddy Waters, except where noted.
My Home Is in the Delta
Long Distance
My Captain – Willie Dixon
Good Morning Little Schoolgirl – Sonny Boy Williamson
On January 29, 2016, “Ridge Records” label released “The Story”, the fourteenth and final Runrig studio album. It was recorded 2014 – 2015, at “Glo-Worm Recording” in Glasgow, Scotland, “The Old Mill” in Strathaven, Scotland, “Stirling Rock School” in Stirling, Scotland, and was produced by Brian Hurren.
Personnel:
Bruce Guthro – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
Brian Hurren – vocals, keyboards, accordion
Malcolm Jones – guitars, pipes, accordion
Roderick “Rory” Macdonald – vocals, bass guitar
Iain Bayne – drums
The Prague Philharmonic Orchestra – strings
Dave Towers – saxophone
Scott Walker – trumpet
Mike Vass – fiddle
Calum Macdonald – vocals, percussion
Stirling Gaelic Choir – vocals
The Glasgow Islay Gaelic Choir – vocals
Brian Hurren – string arrangements
James Fitzpatrick – strings coordinator
Iain Hutchison – engineer, mixing
Jan Holster – engineer
Brian Hurren – additional engineering
Brad Blackwood – mastering
The Reptile House – artwork, design
Balazs Kral – cover development
Matt Liengie, George Pllu, Neil Priessman, – Paul Strand – photography
On January 29, 2016, “BMG” label released “Hymns”, the fifth Bloc Party studio album. It was recorded March – August 2015, at “Lynchmob Studios” in London, and was produced by Tim Bran and Roy Kerr.
Personnel:
Kele Okereke – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, electric piano
On January 29, 2016, “Chemical Underground” label released “In Search of Harperfield”, the third Emma Pollock studio album. It was recorded in 2015, and was produced by Paul Savage.
Personnel:
Emma Pollock – lead and backing vocals, guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, piano, xylophone, dulcimer
David McAulay – guitar, bass guitar, drum machine
RM Hubbert – guitar
Graeme Smillie – piano
Michael John McCarthy – keyboards, accordion
Paul Savage – drums, guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, percussion, string arrangements, programming
On January 28, 2017, Geoffrey James Nicholls died aged 72. He was musician (keyboards, bass, and guitar) and vocalist, performed and recorded with Quartz, Tony Martin, Johnny Neal and the Starliners, World of Oz, and Jimmy Helms, but was best known as a longtime member Black Sabbath.
On January 28, 2016, Paul Lorin Kantner died aged 74. He was musician (guitar, banjo, and harmonica) and vocalist, member of the KBC Band and Jefferson Starship, but was best known as the co-founder, rhythm guitarist and occasional vocalist of the Jefferson Airplane. In 1996, as a member of Jefferson Airplane, Kantner was inducted into the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame”.
