Car Seat Headrest: Twin Fantasy

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On February 16, 2018, “Matador” label released “Twin Fantasy (Face to Face)”, the eleventh Car Seat Headrest album. It was recorded 2016 – 2017, and was produced by Will Toledo. It is a complete re-recording and reworking of the band’s 2011 sixth studio album, “Twin Fantasy”.

Personnel:

  • Will Toledo – vocals, guitar, piano, mixing
  • Ethan Ives – guitar
  • Seth Dalby – bass
  • Andrew Katz – drums
  • Degnan Smith – acoustic guitars
  • Adam Stilson – various sounds
  • Amanda Schiano di Cola – trumpet
  • Jeff Walker – trombone
  • Adam Stilson – engineer, mixing
  • Jason Ward – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Will Toledo.

  1. My Boy (Twin Fantasy)
  2. Beach Life-in-Death
  3. Stop Smoking (We Love You)
  4. Sober to Death
  5. Nervous Young Inhumans
  6. Bodys
  7. Cute Thing – contains elements of “Ana Ng”, written by John Linnelland John Flansburgh
  8. High to Death
  9. Famous Prophets (Stars)
  10. Twin Fantasy (Those Boys)

The Dears: Degeneration Street

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On February 15, 2011,”Dangerbird” label released “Degeneration Street”, the fifth Dears (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2010, at “Sound Factory Studio B” in Hollywood, CA, “Studio Mixart” in Montreal, QC, Canada, and was produced by Tony Hoffer.

Personnel:

  • Murray Lightburn– vocals, guitars, album art, layout
  • Natalia Yanchak– vocals, keyboards, album art, layout
  • Rob Benvie– vocals, guitars, keyboards, album art, layout
  • Patrick Krief– vocals, guitars, album art, layout
  • Robert Arquilla – vocals, bass guitar, album art, layout
  • Jeff Luciani – drums, percussion
  • Liam O’Neil – baritone saxophone
  • Evan Cranley– trombone
  • Chris Seligman – French horn
  • Mélanie Bélair – violin
  • François Pilon – violin
  • Bojana Milinov – viola
  • Sheila Hannigan – cello
  • Maia Davies + Anna Ruddick – “Ooh/Aahs”
  • David Shiffman – recording
  • Tony Hoffer – mastering
  • “Big Bass” Brian Gardener – mastering
  • Cameron Lister, Marie Lewis – assistant
  • Pierre-Philippe Boulay – assistant
  • Patrick Francis Guay, Rory Wilson – album art, layout
  • Richmond Lam – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Murray Lightburn, Natalia Yanchak, Rob Benvie, Patrick Krief, Robert Arquilla and Jeff Luciani.

  1. Omega Dog
  2. 5 Chords
  3. Blood
  4. Thrones
  5. Lamentation
  6. Torches
  7. Galactic Tides
  8. Yesteryear
  9. Stick With Me Kid
  10. Tiny Man
  11. Easy Suffering
  12. Unsung
  13. 1854
  14. Degeneration Street

Lightspeed Champion: Life Is Sweet! Nice to Meet You

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On February 15, 2010, “Domino” label released “Life is Sweet! Nice to Meet You”, the second Lightspeed Champion album. It was recorded 2008–2009 at “Mission Sound” in Brooklyn, New York, and was produced by Ben Allen and Devonté Hynes.

Personnel:

  • Devonté Hynes – vocals, main instrumentation, arrangement
  • Spacecamp (Jon Wiley, Steven Mertens, Chris Egan, Omar Shamesh) – additional instrumentation, group male vocals
  • Michael Siddel – violin, additional strings
  • Jon Webber – violin
  • Jesse Reagen – cello
  • Sally Wall – oboe
  • Ben Allen – recording, mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Devonté Hynes, except where noted.

  1. Dead Head Blues
  2. Marlene
  3. There’s Nothing Underwater
  4. Intermission
  5. Faculty of Fears
  6. The Big Guns of Highsmith
  7. Romart
  8. I Don’t Want to Wake Up Alone
  9. Madame Van Damme
  10. Smooth Day (at the Library)
  11. Intermission 2
  12. Sweetheart
  13. Etude Op.3 ‘Goodnight Michalek’
  14. Middle of the Dark
  15. A Bridge and a Goodbye

Mike Rutherford: Smallcreep’s Day

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On February 15, 1980, “Charisma” label released “Smallcreep’s Day”, the first Mike Rutherford studio album. It was recorded in 1979, at “Polar Studios” in Stockholm,   Sweden, and was produced by David Hentschel. The album name and the 24-minute title track are based on the 1965 novel “Smallcreep’s Day” by Peter Currell Brown.

Personnel:

  • Mike Rutherford– guitars, basses
  • Noel McCalla– vocals
  • Ant Phillips– keyboards
  • Simon Phillips– drums
  • Morris Pert– percussion
  • David Hentschel– engineer
  • David Bascombe – engineer assistant
  • Andy Mackrill, Dale Newman, Geoff Banks – equipment
  • Hipgnosis – design, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Mike Rutherford.

  1. Smallcreep’s Day
  • Between the Tick & the Tock
  • Working in Line
  • After Hours
  • Cats and Rats (In This Neighbourhood)
  • Smallcreep Alone
  • Out Into the Daylight
  • At the End of the Day
  1. Moonshine
  2. Time and Time Again
  3. Romani
  4. Every Road
  5. Overnight Job

Silver Apples: Contact

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In February 1969, “Kapp” label released “Contact”, the second Silver Apples studio album. It was recorded in 1968, and was produced by Simeon Coxe III, Danny Taylor and Barry Bryan.  Magazine “The Wire” placed “Contact” in its list of the “One Hundred Records That Set the World on Fire (While No One Was Listening)”.

Personnel:

  • Danny Taylor – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Simeon Coxe III – vocals, oscillators, banjo
  • Jack Hunt – engineer
  • Charlie Silver – sleeve photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Simeon Coxe III and Danny Taylor, except where noted.

  1. You and I
  2. Water
  3. Ruby – Joy May Creasy, Simeon Coxe III, Danny Taylor
  4. Gypsy Love – Simeon Coxe III, Stanley Warren, Danny Taylor
  5. You’re Not Foolin’ Me
  6. I Have Known Love – Eileen Lewellen, Simeon Coxe III, Danny Taylor
  7. A Pox On You
  8. Confusion
  9. Fantasies

Al Kooper: I Stand Alone

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In February 1969, “Columbia” label released “I Stand Alone”, the debut Al Kooper album. It was recorded in 1968, and was produced by Al Kooper.

Personnel:

  • Al Kooper – vocals, piano, organ, ondioline, guitars, orchestrations
  • Wayne Moss– guitar
  • Jerry Kennedy– guitar
  • “Big” Charlie Daniels– guitar
  • Charlie McCoy– electric bass, orchestrations
  • Ken Buttrey– drums
  • The Blossoms– backing vocal
  • Charlie Calello– orchestrations
  • Don Ellis– orchestrations
  • Jimmy Wisner– orchestrations
  • Brian Ross-Myring, Charlie Bragg, Don Puluse, Fred Catero, Glen Kolotkin, Neil Wilburn – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Al Kooper, except where noted.

  1. Overture
  2. I Stand Alone
  3. Camille – Al Kooper, Tony Powers
  4. One – Harry Nilsson
  5. Coloured Rain – Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood
  6. Soft Landing on the Moon
  7. I Can Love a Woman
  8. Blue Moon of Kentucky – Bill Monroe
  9. Toe Hold – Isaac Hayes, David Porter
  10. Right Now for You
  11. Hey, Western Union Man – Jerry Butler, Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff
  12. Song and Dance for the Unborn, Frightened Child

Tomorrow: Same

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In February 1968, “Parlaphone” label released the self-titled, debut Tomorrow album. It was recorded in 1967, and was produced by Mark P. Wirtz.

Personnel:

  • Keith West– vocals
  • Steve Howe– guitar
  • Mark P. Wirtz– keyboard
  • John “Junior” Wood– bass
  • John “Twink” Alder– percussion
  • Geoff Emerick, Peter Bown – engineer

Track listing:

  1. My White Bicycle – Keith West, Ken Burgess
  2. Colonel Brown – Keith West , Ken Burgess
  3. Real Life Permanent Dream – Keith West
  4. Shy Boy – Keith West, Ken Burgess
  5. Revolution – Keith West , Steve Howe
  6. The Incredible Journey of Timothy Chase – Keith West
  7. Auntie Mary’s Dress Shop – Keith West, Ken Burgess
  8. Strawberry Fields Forever – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  9. Three Jolly Little Dwarfs – Keith West, Ken Burgess
  10. Now Your Time Has Come – Keith West
  11. Hallucinations – Keith West, Ken Burgess

Isaac Hayes: Presenting Isaac Hayes

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In February 1968, “Enterprise” and “Atlantic” labels released “Presenting Isaac Hayes”, the debut Isaac Hayes studio album. It was recorded in January 1968, at “Stax Studios” in Memphis, Tennessee, and was produced by Alvertis Isbell, Al Jackson, Jr. and Donald “Duck” Dunn.

Personnel:

  • Isaac Hayes- vocals, piano
  • Donald “Duck” Dunn- bass guitar
  • Al Jackson Jr.- drums
  • Arif Mardin, Steve Cropper– mixing
  • Alvertis Isbell– supervision
  • Loring Eutemey – design
  • Bill Kington, API Photographers – photography

Track listing:

  1. Precious, Precious – Isaac Hayes
  2. When I Fall in Love – Edward Heyman, Victor Young
  3. Medley: I Just Want to Make Love to You / Rock Me Baby – Willie Dixon, Riley B. King, Joe Josea
  4. Medley: I’m Going to Chicago Blues / Misty – Count Basie, Jimmy Rushing, Erroll Garner, Johnny Burke
  5. You Don’t Know Like I Know – Isaac Hayes, David Porter

Gener Clark: Gene Clark with the Gosdin Brothers

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In February 1967, “Columbia” label released “Gene Clark with the Gosdin Brothers”, the debut Gene Clark album. It was recorded in 1966, and was produced by Larry Marks and Gary Usher.

Personnel:

  • Gene Clark– vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Glen Campbell– electric guitar
  • Jerry Cole– guitars
  • Bill Rinehart– guitars
  • Clarence White– guitar
  • Doug Dillard– electric banjo
  • Leon Russell– piano, harpsichord; string arrangements
  • Van Dyke Parks– keyboards
  • Chris Hillman– bass
  • Jim Gordon– drums
  • Michael Clarke– drums
  • Vern Gosdin– backing vocals
  • Rex Gosdin– backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Gene Clark, except where noted.

  1. Echoes
  2. Think I’m Gonna Feel Better
  3. Tried So Hard
  4. Is Yours Is Mine
  5. Keep on Pushin’ – Gene Clark, Bill Rinehart
  6. I Found You
  7. So You Say You Lost Your Baby
  8. Elevator Operator – Gene Clark, Bill Rinehart
  9. The Same One
  10. Couldn’t Believe Her
  11. Needing Someone

Jezabels: Synthia

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On February 12, 2016, “Dine Alone Records” label released “Synthia”, the third Jezabels studio album. It was recorded in 2015, at “Jungle Studios”, “Attic Studios”, “Oceanic Studios” in Sydney, and was produced by Lachlan Mitchell.

Personnel:

  • Hayley Mary – vocals
  • Heather Shannon – keyboards
  • Nik Kaloper – drums
  • Samuel Lockwood – guitar
  • Lachlan Mitchell – engineer
  • Peter Katis – mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Christopher Doyle& Co. – art direction, design
  • Pierre Toussaint – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Hayley Mary, Heather Shannon, Sam Lockwood, and Nik Kaloper.

  1. Stand and Deliver
  2. My Love is My Deliver
  3. Smile
  4. Unnatural
  5. A Message from My Mothers Passed
  6. Come Alive
  7. Flowers in the Attic
  8. If Ya Want Me
  9. Stamina

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