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Todd Rundgren: The Ballad of Todd Rundgren

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On June 24, 1971,”Ampex” label released “Runt. The Ballad of Todd Rundgren”, the second Todd Rundgren album. It was recorded in 1971 at “Bearsville Studios” in Bearsville, NY, and was produced by Todd Rundgren.

Personnel:

  • Todd Rundgren – vocals, piano, organ, pump organ, Clavinet, Wurlitzer electric piano, EMS VCS 3, guitars, mandolin, fiddle, tenor and baritone saxophones, talk box, vibraphone, percussion
  • Tony Sales– bass, conga, tambourine, vibraphone
  • Jerry Scheff– bass
  • D. Smart– drums, timbales, maracas
  • John Guerin– drums
  • Hunt Sales– drums, conga

Track listing:

All tracks by Todd Rundgren.

  1. Long Flowing Rob
  2. The Ballad (Denny & Jean)
  3. Bleeding
  4. Wailing Wall
  5. The Range War
  6. Chain Letter
  7. A Long Time, A Long Way to Go
  8. Boat on the Charles
  9. Be Nice to Me
  10. Hope I’m Around
  11. Parole
  12. Remember Me

Gary Peacock: Voices

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On June 21, 1971, “Sony Records” label released “Voices”, the second Gary Peacock studio album. It was recorded on April 5, 1971, at “Mohri Studio” in Tokyo, and was produced by Kiyoski Itoh.

Personnel:

  • Gary Peacock – bass
  • Hiroshi Murakami – drums
  • Masahiko Togashi – percussion
  • Masabumi Kikuchi – piano, electric piano
  • Kenichi Handa – recording

Track listing:

All tracks by Gary Peacock.

  1. Ishi
  2. Bonsho
  3. Hollows
  4. Voice from the Past
  5. Requiem
  6. Ay.

Derek Lawrence: Green Bullrog

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On March 19, 1971, “Decca” label released “Green Bullfrog”, album by an ad-hoc band of musicians lead by Derek Lawrence. It was recorded in 1970, at “De Lane Lea Studios” in London, and was produced by Derek Lawrence.

Personnel:

  • Earl Jordan – vocals
  • Ritchie Blackmore – guitar
  • Albert Lee – guitar
  • Big Jim Sullivan – guitar
  • Rod Alexander – guitar
  • Tony Ashton – piano, organ
  • Matthew Fisher – piano
  • Ian Paice – drums
  • Chas Hodges – bass
  • Martin Birch– engineer

Track listing:

  1. My Baby Left Me – Arthur Crudup
  2. Makin’ Time – Eddie Phillips, Kenny Pickett
  3. Lawdy Miss Clawdy – Lloyd Price
  4. Bullfrog – Derek Lawrence, Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Paice
  5. I Want You – Tony Joe White
  6. I’m a Free Man – Mark “Moogy” Klingman
  7. Walk a Mile in My Shoes – Joe South
  8. Lovin’ You is Good for Me Baby – Derek Lawrence, Corlett, Hutton

Al Stewart: Orange

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On January 1, 1972, “CBS” label released “Orange”, the fourth Al Stewart album. It was recorded in September 1971, at “Trident Studios” in London, and was produced by John Anthony.

Personnel:

  • Al Stewart – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Tim Renwick– guitar
  • Cal Batchelor – guitar
  • Brinsley Schwarz– guitar
  • Tim Walker – Spanish guitar
  • Rick Wakeman– keyboards
  • Bob Andrews– keyboards
  • Brian Odgers – bass
  • Bruce Thomas– bass
  • Graham Hunt – drums
  • Roger Pope – drums
  • John Wilson– drums
  • Kevin Powers – backing vocals
  • John Donnelly – backing vocals
  • Mick Welton – backing vocals
  • David Hentschel– engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Al Stewart, except where noted.

  • You Don’t Even Know Me
  • Amsterdam
  • Songs Out of Clay
  • The News from Spain
  • I Don’t Believe You – Bob Dylan
  • Once an Orange, Always an Orange
  • I’m Falling
  • Night of the 4th of May

Electric Light Orchestra: Same

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On December 1, 1971, “Harvest” label released the self – titled, debut Electric Light Orchestra album. It was recorded 1970 – 1971, at “Philips Studios” in London, and was produced by Roy Wood and Jeff Lynne.

Personnel:

  • Jeff Lynne– vocals, piano, acoustic and electric guitar, percussion,  bass, Moog synthesizer
  • Roy Wood– vocals, cello, classical acoustic guitar, bass, double bass, oboe, bassoon, clarinet, recorder, slide guitar, percussion, bass clarinet, krumhorn
  • Bev Bevan– drums, timpani, percussion
  • Bill Hunt – French horn, hunting horn, piccolo trumpet
  • Steve Woolam – violin

Track listing:

  1. 10538 Overture – Jeff Lynne
  2. Look at Me Now – Roy Wood
  3. Nellie Takes Her Bow – Jeff Lynne
  4. The Battle of Marston Moor (July 2nd 1644) – Roy Wood
  5. First Movement (Jumping Biz) – Roy Wood
  6. Radio – Jeff Lynne
  7. Manhattan Rumble (49th Street Massacre) – Jeff Lynne
  8. Queen of the Hours – Jeff Lynne
  9. Whisper in the Night – Roy Wood

Alice Cooper: Killer

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On November 27, 1971, “Warner Bros” label released “Killer”, the fourth Alice Cooper album. It was recorded in 1971, at “RCA Studios” in Chicago, and was produced by Bob Ezrin.

Personnel:

  • Alice Cooper– vocals, harmonica
  • Glen Buxton– lead guitar
  • Michael Bruce– rhythm guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Rick Derringer– additional guitar
  • Bob Ezrin– keyboards
  • Dennis Dunaway– bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Neal Smith– drums, backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Under My Wheels – Michael Bruce, Dennis Dunaway, Bob Ezrin
  2. Be My Lover – Michael Bruce
  3. Halo of Flies – Alice Cooper, Glen Buxton, Bruce, Dunaway, Neal Smith
  4. Desperado – Alice Cooper, Michael Bruce
  5. You Drive Me Nervous – Alice Cooper, Michael Bruce, Bob Ezrin
  6. Yeah, Yeah, Yeah – Alice Cooper, Michael Bruce
  7. Dead Babies – Alice Cooper, Glen Buxton, Michael Bruce, Bruce Dunaway, Neil Smith
  8. Killer – Michael Bruce, Bruce Dunaway

 

The Sweet: Funny How Sweet Co-Co Can Be

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On November 27, 1971, “RCA” label released “Funny How Sweet Co-Co Can Be”, the debut  Sweet album. It was recorded in 1971, at “Nova Sound Studios” in London, and was produced by Phil Wainman.

Personnel:

  • Brian Connolly— lead vocals
  • Andy Scott— lead and backing vocals, guitars
  • Steve Priest— lead and backing vocals, bass guitar
  • Mick Tucker— drums, backing vocals
  • Pip Williams— guitar, arrangements
  • John Roberts — bass
  • Phil Wainman— drums, percussion
  • Fiachra Trench – arrangements

Track listing:

All tracks by Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn except where noted.

  1. Co-Co
  2. Chop Chop
  3. Reflections – Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Edward Holland, Jr.
  4. Honeysuckle Love – Brian Connolly, Steve Priest, Andy Scott, Mick Tucker
  5. Santa Monica Sunshine
  6. Daydream – John Sebastian
  7. Funny Funny
  8. Tom Tom Turnaround
  9. Jeanie – Brian Connolly, Steve Priest, Andy Scott, Mick Tucker
  10. Sunny Sleeps Late
  11. Spotlight – Brian Connolly, Steve Priest, Andy Scott, Mick Tucker

John Stewart: The Lonesome Picker Rides Again

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In November 1971, “Warner Bros” label released “The Lonesome Picker Rides Again”, the fourth John Stewart album. It was recorded in 1971, at “Western Recorders” and “Crystal Sound” in Hollywood, except tracks 6 and 7, which were recorded live at “Chuck’s Cellar” in Los Altos, California, on 29 May 1971, and was produced by Michael Stewart.

Personnel:

  • John Stewart– vocals, guitar
  • Fred Carter, Jr.– guitar
  • Buddy Emmons– steel guitar
  • Glen D. Hardin– piano
  • Chris Darrow– banjo, electric dobro
  • Henry Diltz– harmonica
  • Michael Stewart, Jennifer Warnes, Buffy Ford – vocals
  • Peter Asher– vocals
  • Leland Sklar– bass
  • Bryan Garofalo – bass
  • Russ Kunkel– drums
  • King Errisson – conga
  • Jimmie Haskell– orchestration
  • Wally Heider – recording
  • Ron Malo – mixing, production engineer
  • Richard Sanford Orshoff – production engineer
  • David Clarke – art direction
  • Henry Diltz– photography

Track listing:

All tracks by John Stewart.

  1. Just an Old Love Song
  2. The Road Shines Bright
  3. Touch of the Sun
  4. Bolinas
  5. Freeway Pleasure
  6. Wolves in the Kitchen
  7. Little Road and a Stone to Roll
  8. Daydream Believer
  9. Crazy
  10. Wild Horse Road
  11. All the Brave Horses

Isaac Hayes: Black Moses

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In November 1971, “Stax” label released “Black Moses”, the fifth Isaac Hayes studio album. It was recorded March – October 1971, and was produced by Isaac Hayes.

Personnel:

  • Isaac Hayes – lead and backing vocals, piano, electric piano, organ, vibraphone, arrangements
  • Hot Buttered Soul – backing vocals
  • The Bar-Kays – instrumentation:
  • The Isaac Hayes Movement:
  • Ronnie Hudson – bass
  • Lester Snell – electric piano
  • Charles “Skip” Pitts – guitar
  • Sidney Kirk – piano
  • Gary Jones – bongos, congas
  • Willie Hall – drums, tambourine
  • Johnny Allen, Dale Warren – arrangements
  • Ron Capone, William Brown, Henry Bush, Eddie Marion, Dave Purple – engineer
  • Ron Capone, Dave Purple, Isaac Hayes – remix engineer

Track listing:

  1. Never Can Say Goodbye – Clifton Davis
  2. (They Long to Be) Close to You – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
  3. Nothing Takes the Place of You – Toussaint McCall, Alan Robinson
  4. Man’s Temptation – Curtis Mayfield
  5. Never Gonna Give You Up – Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, Jerry Butler
  6. Medley: Ike’s Rap II /  Help Me Love – Isaac Hayes, Johnny Baylor, Mickey Gregory, Luther Ingram, Tommy Tate
  7. Need to Belong to Someone – Curtis Mayfield
  8. Good Love – Mickey Gregory, Isaac Hayes
  9. Medley: Ike’s Rap III / Your Love is So Doggone Good – Isaac Hayes, Difosco Ervin, Rudy Love
  10. For the Good Times – Kris Kristofferson
  11. I’ll Never Fall in Love Again – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
  12. Part-Time Love – Clay Hammond
  13. Medley: Ike’s Rap IV / A Brand New Me – Isaac Hayes, Kenneth Gamble, Thom Bell, Jerry Butler
  14. Going in Circles – Jerry Peters, Anita Poree

Pearls Before Swine: …Beautiful Lies You Could Live In

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In November 1971, “Reprise” label released “… Beautiful Lies You Could Live In”, the sixth Pearls Before Swine album. It was recorded in 1971, at “A&R Studios” and “Aura Sound” in New York, “Bearsville Studios” in Woodstock and was produced by Peter H. Edmiston.

Personnel:

  • Tom Rapp – vocals, guitar
  • Jon Tooker – guitar
  • Steve Alan Grable – piano, organ
  • Morrie E. Brown – bass
  • Elisabeth Rapp – vocals
  • Gordon Hayes, Gerry Jermott – bass
  • Michael Krawitz – piano
  • Billy Mundi, Grady Tate, Herb Lovell – drums
  • Bob Dorough – piano
  • Stu Scharf, Amos Garrett – electric guitar
  • Mark Harman – engineer
  • Charles R. Rothschild – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Tom Rapp, except where noted.

  1. Snow Queen
  2. A Life
  3. Butterflies
  4. Simple Things
  5. Everybody’s Got Pain
  6. Bird On A Wire
  7. Island Lady
  8. Come To Me
  9. Freedom
  10. She’s Gone
  11. Epitaph – Housman, Elisabeth Rapp