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Nico: The Marble Index

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In November 1968, “Elektra” label released “The Marble Index”, the second Nico solo album. It was recorded in September 1968, at “Elektra Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Frazier Mohawk and John Cale.

Personnel:

  • Nico – vocal
  • John Cale -arrangements
  • Jac Holzman – production supervisor
  • John Haeny – engineer
  • Robert L. Heimall – design
  • William S. Harvey – art direction
  • Guy Webster – photography
  • David Anderle, Danny Fields – friends

Track listing:

All tracks by Nico.

  1. Prelude
  2. Lawns of Dawns
  3. No One Is There
  4. Ari’s Song
  5. Facing the Wind
  6. Julius Caesar (Memento Hodié)
  7. Frozen Warnings
  8. Evening of Light

Gordon Lightfoot: Back Here On Earth

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In November 1968, “United Artists” label released “Back Here On Earth”, the fourth Gordon Lightfoot studio album. It was recorded in September 1968, at “Bradley’s Barn” in Mount Juliet, Tennessee, and was produced by Elliot Mazer.

Personnel:

  • Gordon Lightfoot – vocal, 6 and 12 string acoustic guitar
  • Red Shea – lead acoustic guitar
  • John Stockfish – bass

Track listing:

All tracks by Gordon Lightfoot.

  1. Long Way Back Home
  2. Unsettled Ways
  3. Long Thin Dawn
  4. Bitter Green
  5. The Circle Is Small (I Can See It in Your Eyes)
  6. Marie Christine
  7. Cold Hands from New York
  8. Affair on 8th Avenue
  9. Don’t Beat Me Down
  10. The Gypsy
  11. If I Could

Pink Floyd: The Endless River

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On November 7, 2014, “Parlaphone” label released “The Endless River”, the fifteenth and final Pink Floyd studio album. It was recorded 1968, 1993, 2013–2014, at “Royal Albert Hall”; “Olympic Studios”; “Britannia Row Studios”; “Astoria”; “Medina Studios”, and was produced by David Gilmour, Youth, Andy Jackson and Phil Manzanera.

Personnel:

  • David Gilmour– lead and backing vocals, guitars, EBow guitar, keyboards, piano, EMS VCS 3, bass guitar, Hammond organ, percussion, voice samples
  • Richard Wright– Hammond organ, Farfisa organ, Royal Albert Hall Organ, piano, Rhodes piano, electric piano, keyboards, synthesizer, voice samples
  • Nick Mason– drums, percussion, rototoms, gong, voice samples
  • Guy Pratt – bass guitar
  • Bob Ezrin – bass guitar, additional keyboards
  • Andy Jackson – bass guitar, effects
  • Jon Carin – synthesizers, percussion loop
  • Damon Iddins – additional keyboards
  • Anthony Moore – keyboards
  • Gilad Atzmon – tenor saxophone, clarinet
  • Escala:
    • Honor Watson – violin
    • Victoria Lyon – violin
    • Chantal Leverton – viola
    • Helen Nash – cello
  • Durga McBroom, Louise Marshal, Sarah Brown – backing vocals
  • Stephen Hawking – voice sample
  • Andy Jackson – engineer, mixing
  • Damon Iddins – engineer
  • Youth – additional programming, engineer, sound design, assorted synthesizers and keyboards
  • Eddie Bander – additional programming, engineer, sound design, assorted synthesizers and keyboards
  • Michael Rendall – additional programming, engineer, sound design, assorted synthesizers and keyboards
  • James Guthrie, Joel Plante – CD mastering
  • Doug Sax – vinyl mastering
  • Aubrey Powell – creative director
  • Stylorouge – design
  • Ahmed Emad Eldin – cover concept
  • Bob Ezrin – co-producer 1993 sessions

Track listing:

  1. Things Left Unsaid – David Gilmour, Richard Wright
  2. It’s What We Do – David Gilmour, Richard Wright
  3. Ebb and Flow – David Gilmour, Richard Wright
  4. Sum – David Gilmour, Richard Wright, Nick Mason
  5. Skins – David Gilmour, Richard Wright, Nick Mason
  6. Unsung – Richard Wright
  7. Anisina – David Gilmour
  8. The Lost Art of Conversation – Richard Wright
  9. On Noodle Street – David Gilmour, Richard Wright
  10. Night Light – David Gilmour, Richard Wright
  11. Allons-y (1) – David Gilmour
  12. Autumn ’68 – Richard Wright
  13. Allons-y (2) – David Gilmour
  14. Talkin’ Hawkin’ – David Gilmour, Richard Wright
  15. Calling – David Gilmour, Anthony Moore
  16. Eyes to Pearls – David Gilmour
  17. Surfacing – David Gilmour
  18. Louder than Words – David Gilmour, Polly Samson

John Mayall: Blues From Laurel Canyon

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In November 1968, “Decca” label released “Blues from Laurel Canyon”, the ninth  John Mayall album. It was recorded in August 1968, at “Decca Studios” in London, and was produced by Mike Vernon and John Mayall. It was his first album after the breakup of his band the Bluesbreakers in July 1968.

Personnel:

  • John Mayall– vocals, guitar, harmonica, keyboards
  • Mick Taylor– guitar, pedal steel guitar
  • Peter Green– guitar
  • Steve Thompson – bass guitar
  • Colin Allen– drums, tabla

Track listing:

All tracks by John Mayall.

  1. Vacation
  2. Walking on Sunset
  3. Laurel Canyon Home
  4. 2401
  5. Ready to Ride
  6. Medicine Man
  7. Somebody’s Acting Like a Child
  8. The Bear
  9. Miss James
  10. First Time Alone
  11. Long Gone Midnight
  12. Fly Tomorrow

Nice: Ars Longa Vita Brevis

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In November 1968, “Immediate” label released “Ars Longa Vita Brevis”, the second Nice studio album. It was recorded in 1968, and was produced by Keith Emerson, Lee Jackson and Brian Davison.

Personnel:

  • Keith Emerson – lead and backing vocals, keyboards
  • Lee Jackson – lead vocals, bass guitar
  • Malcolm Langstaff – guitar
  • Brian Davison– drums
  • Robert Stewart – orchestral arrangements, conductor
  • Don Brewer – engineer, consultant
  • Gered Mankowitz– cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Keith Emerson and Lee Jackson, except where noted.

  1. Daddy, Where Did I Come From
  2. Little Arabella
  3. Happy Freuds
  4. Intermezzo from the Karelia Suite -Sibelius
  5. Don Edito el Gruva – Keith Emerson, Lee Jackson, Brian Davison
  6. Ars Longa Vita Brevis
  • Prelude – Keith Emerson
  • 1st Movement – Awakening – Brian Davison
  • 2nd Movement – Realisation – Lee Jackson, David O’List, Keith Emerson
  • 3rd Movement – Acceptance “Brandenburger” – S.Bach, Brian Davison, Keith Emerson, Lee Jackson
  • 4th Movement – Denial – Brian Davison, Keith Emerson, Lee Jackson
  • Coda – Extension to the Big Note – Keith Emerson

Melanie: Born To Be

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In November 1968, “Buddah” label released “Born to Be”, the debut Melanie album. It was recorded in 1968, at “Allegro Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Peter Schekeryk.

Personnel:

  • Melanie – guitar, vocals
  • Roger Kellaway– arrangements
  • Bruce Staple – engineer
  • Mozelle Thompson – illustrations, design
  • Artie Ripp- director

Track listing:

All tracks by Melanie Safka except where noted.

  1. In the Hour
  2. I’m Back in Town
  3. Bobo’s Party
  4. Tambourine Man – Bob Dylan
  5. Momma, Momma
  6. I Really Loved Harold
  7. Animal Crackers
  8. Christopher RobinIs Saying His Prayers
  9. Close to It All
  10. Merry Christmas

The Electric Prunes: Release Of An Oath

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In November 1968, “Reprise” label released “Release of an Oath”, the fourth Electric Prunes (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1968, and was produced by David Hassinger.

Personnel:

  • Howard Roberts, Lou Morrell – guitar
  • Don Randi – keyboards
  • Carol Kaye – bass
  • Earl Palmer – drums
  • Ed Thrasher – art direction
  • Sid Avery – photography
  • Julias Newman – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by David Axelrod.

  1. Kol Nidre
  2. Holy Are You
  3. General Confessional
  4. Individual Confessional
  5. Our Father, Our King
  6. The Adoration
  7. Closing Hymn

The Beau Brummels: Bradley’s Barn

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In October 1968, “Warner Bros” label released “Bradley’s Barn”, the fifth Beau Brummels studio album. It was recorded in 1968, at “Bradley’s Barn”, Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, and was produced by Lenny Waronker.

Personnel:

  • Sal Valentino – vocals
  • Ron Elliott – vocals, guitar
  • Jerry Reed– guitar
  • David Briggs– keyboards
  • Norbert Putnam– bass
  • Kenny Buttrey– drums

Track listing:

  1. Turn Around – Bob Durand, Ron Elliot
  2. An Added Attraction (Come and See Me) – Sal Valentino
  3. Deep Water – Ron Elliot, Sal Valentino
  4. Long Walking Down to Misery – Ron Elliot
  5. Little Bird – Ron Elliot
  6. Cherokee Girl – Bob Durand, Ron Elliot
  7. I’m a Sleeper – Ron Elliot, Sal Valentino
  8. Loneliest Man in Town – Ron Elliot
  9. Love Can Fall a Long Way Down – Bob Durand, Ron Elliot
  10. Jessica – Ron Elliot, Sal Valentino
  11. Bless You California – Randy Newman

Donovan: The Hurdy Gurdy Man

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In October 1968, “Epic” label released “The Hurdy Gurdy Man”, the sixth Donovan studio album. It was recorded November 1967 – April 1968, and was produced by Mickie Most.

Personnel:

  • Donovan – vocals, guitar, harmonica, tambura, harmonium
  • John Cameron – piano
  • Danny Thompson – bass
  • Tony Carr – percussion, drums
  • John ‘Candy’ Carr – bongos, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Donovan Leitch.

  1. Hurdy Gurdy Man
  2. Peregrine
  3. The Entertaining of a Shy Girl
  4. As I Recall It
  5. Get Thy Bearings
  6. Hi It’s Been a Long Time
  7. West Indian Lady
  8. Jennifer Juniper
  9. The River Song
  10. Tangier
  11. A Sunny Day
  12. The Sun is a Very Magic Fellow
  13. Teas

Steve Miller Band: Sailor

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In October 1968, “Capitol” label released “Sailor”, the second Steve Miller Band album. It was recorded in 1968 in Los Angeles, and was produced by Glyn Johns.

Personnel:

  • Steve Miller– lead vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Boz Scaggs– lead and backing vocals, guitar
  • Jim Peterman – lead and backing vocals, keyboards
  • Lonnie Turner – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Tim Davis– lead and backing vocals, drums

Track listing:

  1. Song for Our Ancestors – Steve Miller
  2. Dear Mary – Steve Miller
  3. My Friend – Tim Davis
  4. Living in the U.S.A. – Steve Miller
  5. Quicksilver Girl – Steve Miller
  6. Lucky Man – Jim Peterman
  7. Gangster of Love – Johnny “Guitar” Watson
  8. You’re So Fine – Jimmy Reed
  9. Overdrive – Boz Scaggs
  10. Dime-a-Dance Romance – Boz Scaggs