On July 31, 2025, Leonardo “Flaco” Jiménez died aged 86. He was musician (accordion, bajo sexto), singer and composer, known for having played conjunto, norteño and tejano. He was member of the Texas Tornados, Los Super Seven and the Free Mexican Airforce. Jiménez recorded and performed with Dr. John, David Lindley, The Rolling Stones, Peter Rowan, Ry Cooder and Bob Dylan. He received numerous awards and honors, including “Lifetime Achievement Awards” from the “Grammys”, “Americana Music Awards”, “Tejano Music Awards” and Billboard magazine. As leader, Jiménez released 27th studio and one live album.
The Beach Boys: Summer In Paradise
On August 3, 1992, “Brother Records” label released “Summer in Paradise”, the twenty-seventh Beach Boys (The) studio album. It was recorded July 1991 – May 1992, and was produced by Terry Melcher, Gary Griffin and Lanny Cardola.
Personnel:
- Al Jardine – vocals
- Carl Wilson – vocals
- Mike Love – vocals, executive producer
- Bruce Johnston – vocals; keyboards
- Adrian Baker – vocals
- Roger McGuinn – vocals
- Craig Fall – guitars, mandolin, keyboard bass
- Danny Kortchmar – guitars
- John Weston – pedal steel guitar
- Terry Melcher – vocals, keyboards
- Keith Wechsler – keyboards, drums, keyboard programming, engineer, mixing
- Gary Griffin – accordion
- Van Dyke Parks – accordion, keyboards
- Rod Clark – bass guitar
- Ken Mary – drums
- Sammy Merendino – drums
- John Stamos – vocals, drums
- Sal Marullo – congas
- Joel Peskin – saxophones
- Richard Titus – keyboard programming, second engineer
- Adam Jardine – harmony and backing vocals
- Kevin Elson – engineer
- Mike Mierua – engineer
Track listing:
- Hot Fun in the Summertime – Sylvester Stewart
- Surfin’ – Brian Wilson, Mike Love
- Summer of Love – Mike Love, Terry Melcher
- Island Fever – Mike Love, Terry Melcher
- Still Surfin’ – Mike Love, Terry Melcher
- Slow Summer Dancin’ (One Summer Night) – Bruce Johnston, Danny Webb
- Strange Things Happen – Mike Love, Terry Melcher
- Remember (Walking in the Sand) – George Morton
- Lahaina Aloha – Mike Love, Terry Melcher
- Under the Boardwalk – Artie Resnick, Kenny Young
- Summer in Paradise – Mike Love, Terry Melcher, Craig Fall
- Forever – Dennis Wilson, Gregg Jakobson
Rainbow: Down To Earth
On August 3, 1979, “Polydor” label released “Down to Earth”, the fourth Rainbow studio album. It was recorded March – July 1979, at “Château Pelly de Cornfeld” in France, “Kingdom Sound Studios” in Long Island, and was produced by Roger Glover.
Personnel:
- Graham Bonnet – lead vocals
- Ritchie Blackmore – guitars
- Don Airey – keyboards, backing vocals
- Roger Glover – bass, backing vocals
- Cozy Powell – drums, percussion
- Gary Edwards – engineer
- Michael Palmer, Leigh Mantle – engineer assistant
- Greg Calbi – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks are written by Ritchie Blackmore and Roger Glover, except where noted.
- All Night Long
- Eyes of the World
- No Time to Lose
- Makin’ Love
- Since You Been Gone – Russ Ballard
- Love’s No Friend
- Danger Zone
- Lost in Hollywood – Ritchie Blackmore, Cozy Powell
The Smashing Pumpkins: Aghori Mhori Mei
On August 2, 2024, “Martha’s Music” and “Thirty Tigers” labels digitally released “Aghori Mhori Mei”, the thirteenth Smashing Pumpkins (The) album. It was recorded 2022 – 2024, and was produced by Billy Corgan.
Personnel:
- Billy Corgan – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, keyboards
- James Iha – guitar
- Jimmy Chamberlin – drums
- Katie Cole – backing vocals
- Jenna Fournier – backing vocals
- Howard Willing – mixing
- Andrew Scheps – mixing
- Ryan Hewitt – mixing
Track listing:
All tracks by Billy Corgan.
- Edin
- Pentagrams
- Sighommi
- Pentecost
- War Dreams of Itself
- Who Goes There
- 999
- Goeth the Fall
- Sicarus
- Murnau
Amadou & Mariam: Dimanche à Bamako
On August 2, 2005, “Because Music” and “Nonesuch” labels released “Dimanche à Bamako”, the fourth Amadou & Mariam studio album. It was recorded 2004 – 2005, and was produced by Manu Chao.
Personnel:
- Amadou Bagayoko — vocals, guitar
- Mariam Doumbia — vocals, choir
- Manu Chao — vocals, choir, guitar, programming, editing, engineer
- Roberto Shilling Pollo Duarte — piano
- François Regis Matuszenski — keyboards
- Loïc Landois — harmonica
- Laurent Griffon — bass
- Cédric Lesouquet — double bass
- Stephane San Juan — drums, tabla
- Philippe Teboul — percussion
- Tiken Jah Fakoly — vocals
- Samou Bagayoko — choir
- Ousmane Cissé — choir
- Stéphane Hamokrane — choir
- Tiemoko Traoré — choir
- Boubacar Dembele — djembe
- Nicolas Auriauit — trumpet
- Ibrahim Maalouf — trumpet
- Roy Paci — trumpet
- Pierre Hauthe — trombone
- Alain Hatot — clarinet, flute, baritone saxophone
- Renaud Lacoche — saw
- Antoine Halet — engineer
- Laurent Jaïs — engineer, mixing
- Marc Antoine Moreau — engineer, artistic director, executive producer
- Tony Cousins — mastering
- Philippe Avocat — assistant
- Jean-Loup Morette — assistant
- Marie Laure Dagnaux — photography
Track listing:
- M’Bifé – Mariam Doumbia, Manu Chao
- M’Bifé Balafon – Manu Chao
- Coulibaly – Amadou Bagayoko
- La Réalité – Amadou Bagayoko
- Sénégal Fast Food – Amadou Bagayoko, Manu Chao, Mariam Doumbia
- Artistiya – Mariam Doumbia
- La Fête au Village – Amadou Bagayoko
- Camions Sauvages – Amadou Bagayoko, Manu Chao, Mariam Doumbia
- Beaux Dimanches – Amadou Bagayoko
- La Paix – Amadou Bagayoko
- Djanfa – Amadou Bagayoko, Manu Chao, Mariam Doumbia
- Taxi Bamako – Manu Chao
- Politic Amagni – Amadou Bagayoko, Manu Chao, Ousmane Cissé, Tiemoko Traoré
- Gnidjougouya – Mariam Doumbia
- M’Bifé Blues Man Chao, Mariam Doumbia
Can: Monster Movie
On August 2, 1969, “Music Factory” and “Liberty” labels released “Monster Movie”, the debut Can studio album. It was recorded in July 1969, at “Schloss Nörvenich” in Nörvenich, Germany, and was produced by Holger Czukay, Michael Karoli, Jaki Liebezeit, Irmin Schmidt and Malcolm Mooney.
Personnel:
- Michael Karoli – electric guitar
- Irmin Schmidt – keyboards
- Malcolm Mooney – vocals, harmonica
- Holger Czukay – bass guitar
- Jaki Liebezeit – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Holger Czukay, Michael Karoli, Jaki Liebezeit, Irmin Schmidt and Malcolm Mooney.
- Father Cannot Yell
- Mary, Mary So Contrary
- Outside My Door
- You Doo Right
Golden Earing: Moontan
On August 1, 1973, “Polydor Internationally” label released “Moontan”, the ninth Golden Earring studio album. It was recorded in 1973, at “Phonogram” in Hilversum, and was produced by Barry Hay, George Kooymans, Rinus Gerritsen and Cesar Zuiderwijk.
Personnel:
- Barry Hay — lead and backing vocals, flute, saxophone, percussion, sound effects, arrangements
- George Kooymans — lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, sound effects, arrangements
- Rinus Gerritsen — bass guitar, minimoog, ARP 2500 synthesizer, piano, organ, accordion, sound effects, arrangements
- Cesar Zuiderwijk — drums, percussion, arrangements
- Eelco Gelling — slide guitar
- Bertus Borgers — saxophone
- Patricia Paay — backing vocals
- Pieter Nieboer – engineer
- Damon Lyon-Shaw – mixing
- Fred Haayen – executive producer
Track listing:
All tracks by George Kooymans and Barry Hay, except where noted.
- Candy’s Going Bad
- Are You receiving Me – George Koomyans, John fenton
- Suzy Lunacy (Mental Rock)
- Radar Love
- Just Like Vince Taylor
- Vanilla Queen
Big Brother And The Holding Company: How Hard It Is
On August 1, 1971, “Columbia” label released “How Hard It Is”, the fourth and final Big Brother and the Holding Company studio album. It was recorded in 1971, at “CBS Studios” in San Francsico, and was produced by Roscoe Segal and Roy Segal.
Personnel:
- Sam Andrew – vocals, guitar
- David Schallock – lead guitar
- Peter Albin – guitar, bass, mandolin, vibraslap
- James Gurley – bass
- David Getz – drums, percussion, marimba, piano
- Mike Finnigan – vocals, keyboards
- Kathi McDonald – vocals
- Nick Gravenites – vocals
- David Brown, George Engfer, George Horn, Mike Larner – recording
- Dennis Nolan – artwork
Track listing:
- How Hard It Is – David Getz, Sam Andrew
- You’ve Been Talkin’ ‘Bout Me, Baby – Ray Rivera, Gale Garnett, Walter Hirsch
- House on Fire – David Getz, Louis Rappaport
- Black Widow Spider – Sam Andrew
- Last Band on Side One – Roscoe Segel, Sam Andrew
- Nu Boogaloo Jam – Dan Nudelman, Sam Andrew
- Maui – Roscoe Segel, Sam Andrew
- Shine On – David Getz, Peter Albin, Sam Andrew
- Buried Alive in the Blues – Nick Gravenites
- Promise Her Anything but Give Her Arpeggio – David Schallock
Johnny Cash: Ride This Train
On August 1, 1960. “Columbia’ label released “Ride This Train”, the sixth Johnny Cash album. It was recorded December – February 1960, and was produced by Don Law.
Personnel:
- Johnny Cash – vocals, rhythm guitar, arrangements
The Tennessee Two
- Luther Perkins – lead guitar
- Marshall Grant – bass
- Johnny Western – guitar
- Floyd Cramer – piano
- Buddy Harman – drums
- Shot Jackson – dobro, steel guitar
- Gordon Terry – fiddle
- Alan Lomax – adaptation, arrangements
- Mark Wilder – mixing, mastering
- Seth Foster – mastering
- Stacey Boyle – tape research
- Matt Kelly – tape research
- Kay Smith – tape research
- Arthur Levy – liner notes
- Howard Fritzson – art direction
- Randall Martin – design
- Don Hunstein – photography
- Darren Salmieri – A&R
- Steven Berkowitz – A&R
- Patti Matheny – A&R
Track listing:
- Loading Coal – Merle Travis
- Slow Rider – Johnny Cash
- Lumberjack – Leon Payne
- Dorraine of Ponchrtrain – Johnny Cash
- Going to Memphis – Hollie Dew, Alan Lomax, (new words and music) by Johnny Cash
- When Papa Played the Dobro – Johnny Cash
- Boss Jack – Tex Ritter
- Old Doc Brown – Red Foley
- Second Honeymoon – Autry Inman
- Ballad of the Harp Weaver – Thelma Moore, Edna Millay
- Smiling Bill McCall – Johnny Cash
Buddy Guy: Born To Play Guitar
On July 31, 2015, “RCA” label released “Born to Play Guitar”, the 17th Buddy Guy studio album. It was recorded in 2015, and was produced by Tom Hambridge. In 2016, the album won the “Grammy Award” for “Best Blues Album”.
Personnel:
- Buddy Guy – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
- Billy Gibbons – vocals, guitar
- Joss Stone – vocals
- Van Morrison – vocals
- Doyle Bramhall II – 12 string acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Rob McNelley – electric guitar, resonator guitar, slide guitar
- Kenny Greenberg – electric guitar
- Bob Britt – electric guitar, resonator guitar
- Reese Wynans – clavinet, Hammond B3, grand piano, upright piano, Wurlitzer
- Kevin McKendree – African piano, Hammond B3, piano
- Rob McKendree – clavinet
- Kim Wilson – harmonica
- Billy Cox – electric bass
- Glenn Worf – electric bass, upright bass
- Michael Rhodes – acoustic bass, electric bass
- Tommy Macdonald – electric bass
- Tom Hambridge – drums, percussion, tambourine, triangle, wind chimes, backing vocals, mixing
- Chris Carmichael – strings, string arrangements
- The McCrary Sisters – backing vocals
- Ducky Carlisle – engineer, mixing
- Michael Saint-Leon – engineer
- Jonathan Joseph – engineer
- Nathan James – engineer
- Roger Seibel – mastering
- Seth Morton – engineer assistant
- Erwin Gorostiza – creative director
- Tommy Macdonald – production assistant
- Gilbert Garza – guitar technician
- Josh Cheuse – art direction, design, photography
- Bradley Cook – cover photography
Track listing:
- Born to Play Guitar – Richard Fleming, Tom Hambridge
- Wear You Out – Tom Hambridge, Gary Nicholson
- Back Up Mama – Richard Fleming, Tom Hambridge
- Too Late – Charles Brown, Willie Dixon, John Phillips
- Whiskey, Beer & Wine – Buddy Guy, Tom Hambridge
- Kiss Me Quick – Richard Fleming, Tom Hambridge
- Crying Out of One Eye – Buddy Guy, Tom Hambridge
- (Baby) You Got What It Takes – Brook Benton, Clyde Otis, Murray Stein
- Turn Me Wild – Buddy Guy, Tom Hambridge
- Crazy World – Buddy Guy, Tom Hambridge, Gary Nicholson
- Smarter Than I Was – Tom Hambridge
- Thick Like Mississippi Mud – Buddy Guy, Tom Hambridge
- Flesh & Bone (Dedicated to B.B. King) – Tom Hambridge, Gary Nicholson
- Come Back Muddy – Richard Fleming, Tom Hambridge
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