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Moby Grape: 69

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Moby Grape 69

On January 30, 1969, “Columbia” label released “Moby Grape ’69”, the third Moby Grape album.  It was recorded April – November, 1968, and was produced by David Rubinson.

Personnel:

  • Skip Spence – vocals
  • Jerry Miller– vocals, lead guitar
  • Peter Lewis – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Bob Mosley – vocals, bass
  • Don Stevenson – vocals, drums

Track listing:

  1. Ooh Mama Ooh – Jerry Miller, Don Stevenson
  2. Ain’t That a Shame – Jerry Miller, Don Stevenson, Peter Lewis
  3. I Am Not Willing – Peter Lewis
  4. It’s a Beautiful Day Today – Bob Mosley
  5. Hoochie – Bob Mosley
  6. Trucking Man – Bob Mosley
  7. If You Can’t Learn from My Mistakes – Peter Lewis
  8. Captain Nemo – Jerry Miller, Don Stevenson
  9. What’s to Choose – Peter Lewis
  10. Going Nowhere – Jerry Miller, Don Stevenson
  11. Seeing – Skip Spence

Iron Butterfly: Ball

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Iron Butterfly Ball

On January 17, 1969, “Atco” label released “Ball”, the third Iron Butterfly studio album.  It was recorded in 1968, and was produced by Jim Hilton and Gordon Anderson.

Personnel:

  • Erik Brann – lead and backing vocals, guitars
  • Doug Ingle – lead vocals, organ
  • Lee Dorman – bass, backing vocals
  • Ron Bushy – drums, percussion

Track listing:

  1. In the Time of Our Lives – Doug Ingle, Ron Bushy
  2. Soul Experience – Doug Ingle, Ron Bushy, Erik Brann, Lee Dorman
  3. Lonely Boy – Doug Ingle
  4. Real Fright – Doug Ingle, Ron Bushy, Erik Brann
  5. In the Crowds – Doug Ingle, Lee Dorman
  6. It Must Be Love – Doug Ingle
  7. Her Favorite Style – Doug Ingle
  8. Filled with Fear – Doug Ingle
  9. Belda-Beast – Erik Brann

MC5: Back in the USA

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On January 15, 1970, “Atlantic” label released “Back in the USA”, the debut MC5 studio album, and second album overall, following 1969’s live album “Kick out the Jams”. It was recorded in 1969, at the “GM Studios” in Detroit, and was produced by Jon Landau.

Personnel:

  • Rob Tyner – vocals
  • Wayne Kramer– guitar, backing vocals
  • Fred “Sonic” Smith– lead and backing vocals, guitar
  • Michael Davis– bass
  • Dennis Thompson– drums
  • Danny Jordan – keyboards
  • Pete Kelly – keyboards

Track listing:

All tracks by Rob Tyner, Wayne Kramer , Fred Smith, Michael Davis, and Dennis Thompson except where noted.

  1. Tutti Frutti – Dorothy LaBostrie, Joe Lubin, Richard Penniman
  2. Tonight
  3. Teenage Lust
  4. Let Me Try
  5. Looking at You
  6. High School
  7. Call Me Animal
  8. The American Ruse
  9. Shakin’ Street
  10. The Human Being Lawnmower
  11. Back in the U.S.A.

Grand Funk Railroad: Grand Funk

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Grand Funk album

On December 29, 1969, “Capitol” label released “Grand Funk”, the second Grand Funk Railroad studio album. It was recorded in 1971, and was produced by Terry Knight.

Personnel:

  • Mark Farner- lead vocals, guitars, keyboards, harmonica
  • Mel Schacter – bass
  • Don Brewer – lead vocals, drums

All tracks by Mark Farner, except where noted.

  1. Got This Thing on the Move
  2. Please Don’t Worry – Don Brewer, Mark Farner
  3. High Falootin’ Woman
  4. Limousine Driver
  5. In Need
  6. Winter and My Soul
  7. Paranoid
  8. Inside Looking Out – John Lomax,Alan Lomax, Eric Burdon, Bryan “Chas” Chandler

The Rolling Stones: Let It Bleed

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Let it bleed

On December 5, 1969, “Decca” label released “Let It Bleed”, the eighth Rolling Stone album. It was recorded in November 1968, and February – November 1969, at the “Olympic Studios” in London, and was produced by Jimmy Miller. It  was the last album to feature Brian Jones and the first one to feature Mick Taylor.

Personnel

  • Mick Jagger– lead vocals, harmonica
  • Keith Richards– lead and backing vocals, guitars, bass guitar
  • Brian Jones– congas, autoharp
  • Mick Taylor– slide guitar, guitars
  • Bill Wyman– bass guitar, autoharp, vibes
  • Charlie Watts– drums
  • Ian Stewart– piano
  • Nicky Hopkins– piano, organ
  • Byron Berline– fiddle
  • Ry Cooder– mandolin, slide guitar
  • Al Kooper– piano, French horn, organ
  • Bobby Keys– tenor saxophone
  • Jimmy Miller– percussion, drums,tambourine
  • Rocky Dijon– percussion
  • Leon Russell– piano, horn arrangement
  • Jack Nitzsche– choral arrangements
  • Merry Clayton– vocals
  • The London Bach Choir– vocals
  • Nanette Newman– backing vocals
  • Doris Troy– backing vocals
  • Madeline Bell– backing vocals

Track listing

All tracks by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, except where noted.

  1. Gimmie Shelter
  2. Love in Vain – Robert Johnson
  3. Country Honk
  4. Live With Me
  5. Let it Bleed
  6. Midnight Rambler
  7. You Got the Silver
  8. Monkey Man
  9. You Can’t Always Get What You Want

Tim Buckley: Blue Afternoon

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Tim Buckley - Blue Afternoon

On November 24, 1969, “Straight Records” label released “Blue Afternoon”, Tim Buckley’s fourth studio album.  It was recorded in 1969 and was produced by Tim Buckley.

Personnel:

  • Tim Buckley – vocals, 12 string guitar
  • Lee Underwood– guitar, piano
  • David Friedman – vibes
  • John Miller – acoustic and electric bass
  • Jimmy Madison – drums
  • Carter C.C. Collins- congas

Track listing:

All tracks by Tim Buckley.

  1. Happy Time
  2. Chase the Blues Away
  3. I Must Have Been Blind
  4. The River
  5. So Lonely
  6. Café
  7. Blue Melody
  8. The Train

The Moody Blues: To Our Children’s Children’s Children

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To Our Childrens childrens children

On November 21, 1969, “Threshold Records” released “To Our Children’s Children’s Children”, the fifth Moody Blues (The) album.  It was recorded May – September 1969, at the “Decca Studios” in London, and was produced by Tony Clarke.

Personnel:

  • Justin Hayward– vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, sitar
  • Mike Pinder– vocals, Mellotron, piano, Hammond organ, acoustic guitar, celesta, double bass
  • Ray Thomas– vocals, flute, tambourine, bass flute, oboe
  • John Lodge– vocals, bass guitar, harp, acoustic guitar
  • Graeme Edge– drums, percussion

Track listing:

  1. Higher and Higher – Graeme Edge
  2. Eyes of a Child I – John Lodge
  3. Floating – Ray Thomas
  4. Eyes of a Child II – John Lodge
  5. I Never Thought I’d Live to Be a Hundred – Justin Hayward
  6. Beyond – Graeme Edge
  7. Out and In – Mike Pinder, John Lodge
  8. Gypsy (Of a Strange and Distant Time) – Justin Hayward
  9. Eternity Road – Ray Thomas
  10. Candle of Life – John Lodge
  11. Sun Is Still Shining – Mike Pinder
  12. I Never Thought I’d Live to Be a Million – Justin Hayward
  13. Watching and Waiting – Justin Hayward, Ray Thomas

David Bowie: Same

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David Bowie second album

On November 4, 1969, “Philips” label released the self-titled, second David Bowie studio album. It was recorded June – September 1969, at the “Trident Studios” in London, and was produced by Tony Visconti and Gus Dudgeon.

Personnel:

  • David Bowie – vocals, guitars , stylophone, kalimba, arrangements,  design concept
  • Tim Renwick– electric guitar
  • Keith Christmas– acoustic guitar
  • Mick Wayne– guitar
  • Rick Wakeman– mellotron, electric harpsichord, keyboards
  • Tony Visconti– bass, flute, recording, arrangements
  • Herbie Flowers– bass
  • John Lodge – bass
  • Terry Cox– drums
  • Benny Marshall and friends – harmonica
  • Paul Buckmaster– cello
  • Barry Sheffield – engineer
  • Malcolm Toft – engineer
  • Ken Scott – engineer
  • Vernon Dewhurst – front cover
  • George Underwood – back cover

Track listing:

All tracks by David Bowie.

  1. Space Oddity
  2. Unwashed and Somewhat Slightly Dazed
  3. Don’t Sit Down
  4. Letter to Hermione
  5. Cygnet Committee
  6. Janine
  7. An Occasional Dream
  8. Wild Eyed Boy from Freecloud
  9. God Knows I’m Good
  10. Memory of a Free Festival

The Allman Brothers Band: Same

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On November 4, 1969, “Atco Records” label released the debut, self-titled  Allman Brothers Band  album. It was recorded August 3–12, 1969, at the “Atlantic Studios”, in New York, and was produced by Adrian Barber.

Personnel:

  • Gregg Allman – vocal, organ
  • Duane Allman – guitars
  • Dickey Bets – guitars
  • Berry Oakley – bass, backing vocals
  • Jai Johanny Johanson – drums, percussion
  • Robert Kingsbury – design
  • Stephen Paley – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Gregg Allman, except where noted.

  1. Don’t Want You No More – Spencer Davis, Edward Hardin
  2. It’s Not My Cross to Bear
  3. Black Hearted Woman
  4. Trouble No More – McKinley Morganfield (Muddy Waters)
  5. Every Hungry Woman
  6. Dreams
  7. Whipping Post

Pink Floyd: Ummagumma

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On October 25, 1969, “Harvest” label released “Ummagumma”,  the fourth Pink Floyd album. It was recorded on 27 April 1969 at the “Mothers Club” in Birmingham,  and  on 2 May 1969 at “Manchester College of Commerce” in  Manchester, and was produced by Norman Smith, David Gilmour, Nick mason, Roger Waters and Richard Wright. “Ummagumma” was double album, the first record containing live materials and the second record containing solo compositions by each member of the band.

Personnel:

  • David Gilmour – vocals, lead guitar, various instruments
  • Roger Waters – vocals, bass guitar, various instruments
  • Richard Wright – vocals, organ, keyboards, various instruments
  • Nick Mason – percussion, various instruments
  • Lindy Mason – flutes
  • Ron Geesin – additional vocals
  • Hipgnosis – art work

Track listing

Record one – live album

  1. Astronomy Domine – Syd Barrett
  2. Careful With That Axe, Eugene – Roger Waters, Richard Wright, Nick Mason, David Gilmour
  3. Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun – Roger Waters
  4. A Saucerful of Secrets – Roger Waters, Richard Wright, Nick Mason, David Gilmour

Record two – studio album

  1. Sysyphus (Parts 1-4) – Richard Wright
  2. Grantchester Meadows – Roger Waters
  3. Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict – Roger Waters
  4. The Narrow Way (Parts 1-3) – David Gilmour
  5. The Grand Vizier’s Garden Party (Part 1: Entrance; Part 2: Entertainment; Part 3: Exit – Nick Mason