The Temptations: Wings Of Love

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On March 10, 1976, “Gordy” label released “Wings of Love”, the 21st Temptations (The) album. It was recorded 1975 – 1976, at “Motown Recording Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Jeffrey Bowen and Berry Gordy.

Personnel:

  • Dennis Edwards – tenor and baritone vocals
  • Glenn Leonard – first tenor and falsetto vocals
  • Richard Street – second tenor vocals
  • Melvin Franklin – bass vocals
  • Otis Williams – baritone vocals
  • Sly Stone, Truman Thomas – clavinet, organ and ARP
  • Donald Charles Baldwin – Moog, Moog programming, keyboards, rhythm and vocal arrangements
  • Freddie Stewart – bass, guitar
  • William “Billy Bass” Nelson – bass, guitar
  • Rusty Allen – bass
  • Ollie E. Brown – drums, percussion
  • Pat Rizzo, Steve Madaio – trumpet

Track listing:

  1. Sweet Gypsy Jane – Jeffrey Bowen, Jimmy Ford, Truman Thomas
  2. Sweetness in the Dark – Jeffrey Bowen, Jimmy Ford
  3. Up the Creek (Without a Paddle – Jeffrey Bowen, Jimmy Ford, Truman Thomas
  4. China Dull – Jeffrey Bowen, Jimmy Ford, Truman Thomas
  5. Mary Ann – Jeffrey Bowen, Jimmy Ford, Truman Thomas, Donald Baldwin
  6. Dream World (Wings of Love) – Jeffrey Bowen, Jimmy Ford, Truman Thomas
  7. Paradise – Jeffrey Bowen, Jimmy Ford, Truman Thomas

Masayoshi Takanaka: The Rainbow Goblins

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On March 10, 1981, “Kitty Records” label released “The Rainbow Goblins”, the ninth Masayoshi Takanaka studio album. It was recorded in 1981, at “Kitty Izu Studio”, “Polydor Studio” and “KRS Studio”, and was produced by Masayoshi Takanaka.

Personnel:

  • Masayoshi Takanaka — guitar, arrangements
  • Kiyosumi Ishikawa — keyboards
  • Izumi “Mimi” Kobayashi – keyboards
  • Akihiro Tanaka – bass
  • Masahiro Miyazaki – drums
  • Shigeru Inoue – drums
  • Shuichi “PONTA” Murakami – drums
  • Susumu Yamazaki – percussion
  • Makoto Kimura – percussion
  • Yuki Sugawara – percussion
  • Koji Satsuma – saxophone
  • Roy Garner – narrator
  • Katz Hoshi – string arrangements
  • Masahiro Taira, Susumu Yamazaki, Takashi Shimizu – engineer
  • Susumu Ohno, Ken Takagi – mixing
  • Hidenori Taga = mixing assistant
  • Tsunemi Morimoto – cover art, design
  • Kenji Miura, Yoichi Nagata – photography
  • Akira Inoue – production coordinator

Track listing:

All track by Masayoshi Takanaka, except where noted.

  1. Prologue
  2. Once Upon a Song
  3. Seven Goblins
  4. The Sunset Valley
  5. The Moon Rose – lyrics by Choux Suzuki
  6. Soon
  7. Magical Night Light
  8. Rainbow Paradise – lyrics by Masayoshi Takanaka
  9. Thunderstorm
  10. Rising Arch
  11. Just Chuckle – lyrics by Choux Suzuki
  12. Rainbow Was Reborn
  13. Plumed Bird
  14. You Can Never Come To This Place

Country Joe McDonald

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On March 7, 2026, Joseph Allen “Country Joe” McDonald died aged 84. He was musician (acoustic guitar), singer, song-writer and political activist, best known as co-founder and lead singer the band Country Joe and the Fish. Country Joe performed solo as well as with Country Joe and the Fish on Woodstock Festival. As leader he released 20 studio and six live albums.

Hank Mobley: Workout

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In March 1962, “Blue Note” label released “Workout”, the 14th Hank Mobley album. It was recorded in March 1961, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs”, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Hank Mobley — tenor saxophone
  • Grant Green — guitar
  • Wynton Kelly — piano
  • Paul Chambers — bass
  • Philly Joe Jones — drums

Track listing:

All compositions by Hank Mobley except as indicated

  1. Workout
  2. Uh Huh
  3. Smokin’
  4. The Best Things in Life Are Free – Lew Brown, Buddy DeSylva, Ray Henderson
  5. Greasin’ Easy

Art Taylor: A.T.’s Delight

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In March 1961, “Blue Note” label released “A.T.’s Delight”, the third Art Taylor album. It was recorded in August 1960, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Art Taylor – drums
  • Stanley Turrentine – tenor saxophone
  • Dave Burns – trumpet
  • Wynton Kelly – piano
  • Paul Chambers – bass
  • Carlos “Patato” Valdes – conga 
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Syeeda’s Song Flute – John Coltrane
  2. Epistrophy – Kenny Clarke, Thelonious Monk
  3. Move – Denzil Best
  4. High Seas – Kenny Dorham
  5. Cookoo and Fungi – Art Taylor
  6. Blue Interlude – Kenny Dorham

Kim Gordon: The Collective

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On March 6, 2024, “Matador” label released “The Collective”, the second Kim Gordon studio album. It was recorded in 2023, and was produced by Justin Raisen and Sadpony.

Personnel:

  • Kim Gordon – vocals, guitars
  • Justin Raisen – programming, instrumentation, engineer, mixing
  • Anthony Paul Lopez – programming, instrumentation, engineer, mixing
  • Ainjel Emme – programming
  • Sadpony – programming, instrumentation
  • Sarah Register – instrumentation
  • Joe Kennedy – programming, instrumentation
  • Brad Lauchert – engineer
  • Mike Bozzi – mastering

Track listing:

All lyrics by Kim Gordon, music as noted.

  1. Bye Bye – Kim Gordon, Justin Raisen, Jeremiah Raisen
  2. The Candy House – Kim Gordon, Justin Raisen
  3. I Don’t Miss My Mind – Kim Gordon, Justin Raisen
  4. I’m a Man – Kim Gordon, Justin Raisen, Anthony Paul Lopez
  5. Trophies – Kim Gordon, Justin Raisen, Anthony Paul Lopez
  6. It’s Dark Inside – Kim Gordon, Justin Raisen, Anthony Paul Lopez
  7. Psychedelic Orgasm – Kim Gordon, Justin Raisen, Anthony Paul Lopez
  8. Tree House – Kim Gordon, Justin Raisen
  9. Shelf Warmer – Kim Gordon, Justin Raisen
  10. The Believers – Kim Gordon, Justin Raisen, Anthony Paul Lopez, Heremiah Raisen
  11. Dream Dollar – Kim Gordon, Justin Raisen, Joe Kennedy

The Beach Boys: The Beach Boys Today!

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On March 8, 1965, “Capitol” label released “The Beach Boys Today!” the eighth Beach Boys (The) studio album. It was recorded in June 1964 – January 1965, at “RCA Victor” in Hollywood, and was produced by Brian Wilson.

Personnel:

  • Al Jardine – lead, harmony and backing vocals, electric rhythm guitar, bass guitar
  • Mike Love – lead, harmony and backing vocals, spoken word
  • Brian Wilson – lead, harmony and backing vocals, spoken word, four and six-string bass guitar, grand, upright and tack piano, Baldwin harpsichord, Farfisa and Hammond organ, conductor, mixing
  • Carl Wilson – harmony and backing vocals, spoken word, lead, rhythm and 12-string guitar, six-string bass guitar
  • Dennis Wilson – lead, harmony, backing, and double-tracked vocals (11), spoken word, drums, percussion, hi-hat, tambourine, tom-tom
  • Glen Campbell – 12-string acoustic guitar
  • Barney Kessel – classical guitar, 12-string guitar
  • Bill Pitman – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
  • Ray Pohlman – baritone guitar, bass guitar
  • Billy Strange – acoustic and electric guitar, electric mandolin, ukulele
  • Ron Swallow – tambourine, woodblock
  • John Gray – grand piano
  • Don Randi – grand and tack upright piano, organ
  • Leon Russell – grand piano, organ, vibraphone 
  • Carl Fortina – accordion
  • Carrol Lewis – double-reed harmonica
  •  Billy Lee Riley – double-reed harmonica
  • Tommy Tedesco – autoharp, baritone and electric guitar, mandolin 
  • Carol Kaye – bass guitar
  • Larry Knechtel – bass guitar
  • Hal Blaine – drums, woodblocks, sleigh bells, triangle, tambourine, castanets, temple block, claves, timbales
  • Earl Palmer – drums, timbales
  • Russ Titelman – percussion
  • Plas Johnson – tenor saxophone 
  • Steve Douglas – tenor saxophone
  • Jack Nimitz – baritone saxophone
  • Jay Migliori – baritone saxophone
  • Earl Leaf – spoken word
  • “Louie” (last name unknown) – castanets
  • Marilyn Wilson – harmony and backing vocals, spoken word
  • Peter Christ – cor Anglais
  • David Duke – French horn
  • Julius Wechter – vibraphone, bell tree, timpani, tambourine, congas, claves
  • Jerry Williams – vibraphone, timpani
  • Craig Slowinski – vocal
  • Chuck Britz – engineer 
  • Larry Levine – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Do You Wanna Dance? – Bobby Freeman
  2. Good to My Baby – Brian Wilson, Mike Love
  3. Don’t Hurt My Little Sister – Brian Wilson, Mike Love
  4. When I Grow Up (To Be a Man) – Brian Wilson, Mike Love
  5. Help Me, Ronda – Brian Wilson, Mike Love
  6. Dance, Dance, Dance – Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Mike Love
  7. Please Let Me Wonder – Brian Wilson, Mike Love
  8. I’m So Young – William H. “Prez” Tyus
  9. Kiss Me Baby – Brian Wilson, Mike Love
  10. She Knows Me Too Well – Brian Wilson, Mike Love
  11. In The Back of My Mind – Brian Wilson, Mike Love
  12. Bull Session with the Big Daddy – Brian Wilson, Mike Love

Jethro Tull: Curious Ruminant

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On March 7m 2025, “InsideOut” label released “Curious Ruminant”, the twenty-fourth Jethro Tull studio album. It was recorded in 2024, and was produced by Ian Anderson.

Personnel:

  • Ian Anderson – vocals, flutes, acoustic guitar, tenor guitar, mandolin, mixing, artwork concept, artwork photography
  • Jack Clark – electric guitar
  • John O’Hara – piano, keyboards, accordion
  • David Goodier – bass guitar
  • Scott Hammond – drums
  • Andrew Giddings – piano, keyboards, accordion
  • James Duncan – drums, cajón, percussion
  • Mike Downs – engineer 
  • James Anderson – engineer
  • Nick Watson – mastering
  • Bruce Soord – surround mixing, alternative stereo mixing
  • Steve Kitch – surround mastering
  • Thomas Ewerhard – artwork, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Ian Anderson.

  1. Puppet and the Puppet Master
  2. Curious Ruminant
  3. Dunsinane Hill
  4. The Tipu House
  5. Savannah of Paddington Green
  6. Stygian Hand
  7. Over Jerusalem
  8. Drink from the Same Well
  9. Interim Sleep

Bob Mould: Here We Go Crazy

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On March 7, 2025, “Granary Music” and “BMG Rights Management” labels released “Here We Go Crazy”, the fifteenth Bob Mould studio album. It was recorded in 2024, at “Electrical Audio” in Chicago, “Tiny Telephone”, “Brothers” in Oakland Granary, San Francisco and Palm Springs, and was produced by Bob Mould.

Personnel:

  • Bob Mould – vocals, guitars, keyboards, percussion 
  • Jason Narducy – bass
  • Jon Wurster – drums, percussion
  • Beau Sorenson – engineer
  • Jeff Lipton – mastering
  • Maria Rice – mastering
  • Costanza Tinti – mastering assistant
  • Bob Weston – lacquer master cutting
  • Ryan Bakerink – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Bob Mould.

  1. Here We Go Crazy
  2. Neanderthal
  3. Breathing Room
  4. Hard to Get
  5. When Your Heart Is Broken
  6. Fur Mink Augurs
  7. Lost or Stolen
  8. Sharp Little Pieces
  9. You Need to Shiine
  10. Thread So Thin
  11. Your Side

Alabaster DePlume: A Blade Because a Blade Is Whole

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On March 7, 2025, “International Anthem” label released “A Blade Because a Blade Is Whole”, the seventh Alabaster DePlume album. It was recorded in 2024, at “Total Refreshment Centre” in London, and was produced by Alabaster DePlume.

Personnel:

  • Alabaster DePlume (Angus Fairbarn) – voice, tenor and baritone saxophone, acoustic and electric guitar, bass, synthesizers, engineer, recording
  • Conrad Singh – guitar
  • John Ellis – piano
  • Rozi Plain – bass guitar
  • Ruth Goller – voice, bass
  • Donna Thompson – voice, drums, vocal arrangements
  • Hannah Miller – cello
  • Macie Stewart – violin, string arrangements
  • Mikey Kenney – violin, voice
  • Momoko Gill – voice, drums, string arrangements
  • Kristian Craig Robinson – engineer, recording
  • Dave Vettraino – strings engineering
  • Dilip Harris – mixing
  • David Allen – mastering
  • Rebecca Salvadori – artwork
  • Aaron Lowell Denton – design, layout
  • Chris Almeida – portrait photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Angus Fairbarn, except where noted.

  1. Oh My Actual Days
  2. Thank You My Pain
  3. Invincibility
  4. Form a V
  5. A Paper Man
  6. Who Are You Telling, Gus
  7. Prayer for my Sovereign Dignity
  8. Kuzushi
  9. Salty Road Dogs Victory Anthem – Angus Fairbarn, Conrad Singh, Momoko Gill, Rozi Plain
  10. Too True
  11. That Was My Garden

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