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Nico: Desertshore

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In December 1970, “Reprise” label released “Desertshore”, the third Nico studio album. It was recorded in 1970, at “Sound Techniques Ltd.” in London, and “Studios Davout” in Paris, and was produced by John Cale and Joe Boyd. The album covers feature stills from the film La cicatrice interieure by Philippe Garrel, which starred Nico, Phillippe Garrel and her son Ari Boulogne.

Personnel:

  • Nico – vocals, harmonium
  • John Cale – various instrumentst, harmony voices
  • Ari Boulogne – vocals
  • Adam Miller – harmony voices

Track listing:

All tracks by Nico.

  1. Janitor of Lunacy
  2. The Falconer
  3. My Only Child
  4. Le petit chevalier
  5. Abschied
  6. Afraid
  7. Mütterlein
  8. All That Is My Own

Quicksilver Messenger: What About Me

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In December 1970, “Capitol” label released “What About Me”, the fifth Quicksilver Messenger Service album. It was recorded May – June 1970, and was produced by John Palladino.

Personnel:

  • Dino Valenti– lead vocals, guitar, percussion
  • Nicky Hopkins– piano
  • Gary Duncan– guitar, bass, percussion, organ, backing vocals
  • John Cipollina– guitar, percussion
  • David Freiberg– lead and backing vocals, bass, guitar
  • Greg Elmore– drums, percussion
  • Jose Rico Reyes -conga, percussion, backing vocals
  • Mark Naftalin- piano
  • Ron Taormina -baritone and soprano saxes
  • Martin Fierro- tenor and alto saxes, flute
  • Frank Morin – tenor sax
  • Pat O’Hara -trombone

Track listing:

  1. What About Me – Jesse Oris Farrow
  2. Local Color – John Cipollina
  3. Baby Baby – Jesse Oris Farrow
  4. Won’t Kill Me – David Freiberg
  5. Long Haired Lady – Jesse Oris Farrow
  6. Subway – Gary Duncan, Jesse Oris Farrow
  7. Spindrifter – Nicky Hopkins
  8. Good Old Rock and Roll – Jesse Oris Farrow
  9. All in My Mind – Gary Duncan, Jesse Oris Farrow
  10. Call on Me – Jesse Oris Farrow

Love: False Start

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In December 1970, “Blue Thumb Records” released “False Start”, the sixth Love album. It was recorded in 1969, and was produced by Arthur Lee.

Personnel:

  • Arthur Lee – vocal, rhythm guitar, piano, harmonica
  • Gary Rowles – lead guitar
  • Nooney Rickett – rhythm guitar, backing vocal
  • Frank Fayad – bass
  • George Suranovich – drums
  • Jimi Hendrix – lead guitar

Track listing:

All tracks by Arthur Lee.

  1. The Everlasting First – arranged by Jimi Hendrix and Arthur Lee
  2. Flying
  3. Gimi a Little Break
  4. Stand Out
  5. Keep On Shining
  6. Anytime
  7. Slick Dick
  8. Love Is Coming
  9. Feel Daddy Feel Good
  10. Ride That Vibration

 

Eric Burdon and War: The Black-Man’s Burdon

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In December 1970, “MGM” label released “The Black-Man’s Burdon”,the second Eric Burdon and War album. It was recorded 1970, at “Wally Heider Studios” in San Francisco, and was produced by Jerry Goldstein.

Personnel:

  • Eric Burdon– lead vocals
  • Howard Scott– vocal, guitar
  • Lee Oskar– vocal, harmonica
  • Lonnie Jordan– vocal, organ, piano
  • B. Dickerson– vocal, bass
  • Harold Brown– drums
  • Dee Allen– vocal, conga, percussion
  • Charles Miller– tenor, baritone, alto sax, flute
  • Sharon Scott and the Beautiful New Born Children of Southern California – vocals
  • Chris Huston – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks written Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, Eric Burdon, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar and Howard E. Scott except where noted.

  1. Paint It Black [medley]
  • Black on Black in Black
  • Paint It Black I – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
  • Laurel and Hardy
  • Pintelo Negro II – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
  • P.C. 3
  • Black Bird
  • Paint It Black III – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
  1. Spirit
  2. Beautiful New Born Child – Papa Dee Allen,Harold Brown, Eric Burdon, B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, Howard E. Scott, Jerry Goldstein
  3. Nights in White Satin – Justin Hayward
  4. The Bird and the Squirrel
  5. Nuts, Seeds and Life
  6. Out of Nowhere
  7. Nights in White Satin – Justin Hayward
  8. Sun / Moon
  9. Pretty Colors
  10. Gun
  11. Jimbo
  12. Bare Back Ride
  13. Home Cookin
  14. They Can’t Take Away Our Music – Papa Dee Allen,Harold Brown,Eric Burdon, B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, Howard E. ScottWar, Jerry Goldstein

Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band: Lick My Decals Off, Baby

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In December 1970, “Straight Records” label released “Lick My Decals Off, Baby”, the fourth Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band album. It was recorded May 1970, at “United Recording Corporation” in Hollywood, and was produced by Don Van Vliet.

Personnel:

  • Don Van Vliet (Captain Beefheart) — vocals, bass clarinet, tenor sax, soprano sax, harmonica, back cover painting
  • Zoot Horn Rollo— electric and glass finger guitar
  • Rockette Morton— bassius-o-pheilius
  • Drumbo— percussion, broom
  • Ed Marimba— marimba, percussion, broom
  • Peacock Ink — album concept
  • Ed Thrasher— art direction, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Don Van Vliet.

  1. Lick My Decals Off, Baby
  2. Doctor Dark
  3. I Love You, You Big Dummy
  4. Peon
  5. Bellerin’ Plain
  6. Woe-is-uh-Me-Bop
  7. Japan in a Dishpan
  8. I Wanna Find a Woman That’ll Hold My Big Toe Till I Have to Go
  9. Petrified Forest
  10. One Red Rose That I Mean
  11. The Buggy Boogie Woogie
  12. The Smithsonian Institute Blues (or the Big Dig)
  13. Space-Age Couple
  14. The Clouds Are Full of Wine (not Whiskey or Rye)
  15. Flash Gordon’s Ape

Ten Years After: Watt

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In December 1970, “Deram” label released “Watt”, the fifth Ten Years After studio album. It was recorded September 1970, at “Olympic Sound Studios” in London, except  “Sweet Little Sixteen”, which is a recording from the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival. The album was produced by Alvin   Lee, Leo Lyons, Ric lee and Chick Churchill.

Personnel:

  • Alvin Lee – vocals, guitar
  • Chick Churchill– organ
  • Leo Lyons– bass
  • Ric Lee– drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Alvin Lee, except where noted.

  1. I’m Coming On
  2. My Baby Left Me
  3. Think About the Times
  4. I Say Yeah
  5. The Band with No Name
  6. Gonna Run
  7. She Lies in the Morning
  8. Sweet Little Sixteen – Chuck Berry

If: 2

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In December 1970, “Island” label released “If 2”, the second If album. It was recorded in 1970, at “The Hit Factory” in New York City, and was produced by Lew Futterman.

Personnel:

  • W. Hodkinson– lead vocals, percussion
  • Dick Morrissey– tenor and soprano saxophone, flute
  • Dave Quincy– tenor and alto saxophones, flute
  • Terry Smith– guitar
  • John Mealing– organ, backing vocals, electric piano
  • Jim Richardson– bass
  • Dennis Elliott– drums
  • Frank Owen, Jon Child – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Your City Is Falling – Dave Quincy
  2. Sunday Sad – Dick Morrissey
  3. Tarmac T. Pirate and the Lonesome Nymphomaniac – John Mealing, Trevor Preston
  4. I Couldn’t Write and Tell You – Dave Quincy
  5. Shadows and Echoes – Margaret Busby, Lionel Grigson
  6. Song for Elsa, Three Days Before Her 25th Birthday – W. Hodkinson

The Kinks: Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One

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On November 27, 1970, “Pye” label released “Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One”, the eighth Kinks (The) studio album.It was recorded April –September 1970, at “Morgan Studios” in London, and was produced by Ray Davies.

Personnel:

  • Ray Davies– lead vocals, guitar, harmonica, keyboards, resonator guitar
  • Dave Davies– lead and backing vocals, lead guitar, banjo
  • John Gosling– keyboards, piano, organ
  • John Dalton– bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Mick Avory– drums, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Ray Davies, except where noted.

  1. The Contenders
  2. Strangers – Dave Davies
  3. Denmark Street
  4. Get Back in Line
  5. Lola
  6. Top of the Pops
  7. The Moneyground
  8. This Time Tomorrow
  9. A Long Way from Home
  10. Rats – Dave Davies
  11. Apeman
  12. Powerman
  13. Got to be Free

James Brown: Get On The Good Foot

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On November 20, 1972, “Polydor” label released “Get on the Good Foot”, the 39th James Brown studio album. It was recorded 1970 – 1972, and was produced by James Brown.

Personnel:

  • James Brown – vocal, arrangements
  • Dave Matthews – arrangements
  • Sammy Lowe – arrangements
  • Bob Both – mixing, production supervision
  • Kames Spencer – photography

Track listing:

  1. Get on the Good Foot, Pts. 1& 2 – James Brown, Fred Wesley, Joe Mims
  2. The Whole World Needs Liberation – James Brown, Bobby Byrd
  3. Your Love Was Good for Me – J. Barnes, Whiz Whisenhut
  4. Cold Sweat (remake) – James Brown, Alfred “Pee Wee” Ellis
  5. Recitation by Hank Ballard – James Brown, Hank Ballard
  6. I Got a Bag of My Own – James Brown
  7. Nothing Beats a Failure (But a Try) – James Brown
  8. Lost Someone” (remake) – James Brown, Bobby Byrd, Lloyd Stallworth
  9. Funky Side of Town – James Brown
  10. Please, Please, Please (remake) – James Brown, Johnny Terry
  11. Ain’t It a Groove – James brown, Nat Jones
  12. My Part/Make It Funky, Parts 3 & 4 – James Brown, Charles Bobbit
  13. Dirty Harri – James Brown

Emerson, Lake & Palmer: Same

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On November 20, 1970, “Island” label released the self-titled, debut Emerson, Lake & Palmer studio album. It was recorded July – September 1970, at “Advision Studios” in London, and was produced by Greg Lake.

Personnel:

  • Keith Emerson– Hammond organ, piano, clavinet, pipe organ, Moog modular synthesizer, arranger, artistic direction
  • Greg Lake– vocals, bass, acoustic and electric guitar, arranger, artistic direction
  • Carl Palmer– drums, percussion, arranger, artistic direction
  • Eddy Offord– engineer
  • Barry Diament – mastering
  • Nic Dartnell – cover painting

Track listing:

  1. The Barbarian – Béla Bartók-  Keith Emerson, Greg Lake, Carl Palmer
  2. Take a Pebble – Greg Lake
  3. Knife-Edge – Greg Lake, Richard Fraser, Leoš Janáček,  S. Bach- arr. Emerson
  4. The Three Fates – Keith Emerson
  • Clotho
  • Lachesis
  • Atropos
  1. Tank – Keith Emerson, Carl Palmer
  2. Lucky Man – Greg Lake