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Bo Diddley: Another Dimension

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In May 1971, “Chess” label released “Another Dimension”, the 15th Bo Diddley album. It was recorded in 1971, at “Soundview Environmental Studios” in Kings Park, New York, and was produced by Bob Gallo.

Personnel:

  • Bo Diddley – vocals, guitar, percussion
  • Eddie Covi – saxophone
  • Mike Mattia – trumpet, keyboards
  • Carl Schickler – trombone, guitar
  • Al Kooper – keyboards, guitar
  • Bob Gallo – guitar, percussion
  • Sonny Hahn – guitar
  • Don Olsen – bass
  • John Birganti – drums
  • Bob Dorsa, Vince Traina – percussion
  • Cookie Vee – vocals, percussion
  • Kathy Alson, Leslie Zimei – vocals

Track listing:

  1. The Shape I’m in – Robbie Robertson
  2. I Love You More Than You’ll Ever Know – Al Kooper
  3. Pollution – Kay McDaniel
  4. Bad Moon Rising – John Fogerty
  5. Down on the Corner – John Fogerty
  6. I Said Shutup Woman – Kay McDaniel
  7. Bad Side of the Moon – Elton John, Bernie Taupin
  8. Lodi – John Fogerty
  9. Go for Broke – John Berganti, Mike Mattia, Don Olsen, Carl Schickler

Curtis Mayfield: Curtis / Live

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In May 1971, “Curtom” label released “Curtis/Live!”, the first Curtis Mayfield’s live album. It was recorded in January 1971, at “Bitter End” nightclub in New York City, and was produced by Curtis Mayfield.

Personnel:

  • Curtis Mayfield – vocals, guitar
  • Craig McMullen – guitar
  • Joseph “Lucky” Scott – bass
  • Tyrone McCullen – drums
  • Henry Gibson – percussion, congas, bongos

Track listing:

All tracks by Curtis Mayfield, except where noted.

  1. Mighty Mighty (Spade and Whitey)
  2. Rap
  3. I Plan to Stay a Believer
  4. We’re a Winner
  5. Rap
  6. We’ve Only Just Begun – Paul Williams, Roger Nichols
  7. People Get Ready
  8. Rap
  9. Stare and Stare
  10. Check Out Your Mind
  11. Gypsy Woman
  12. The Makings of You
  13. Rap
  14. We the People Who are Darker Than Blue
  15. Don’t Worry) If There’s a Hell Below, We’re All Going to Go
  16. Stone Junkie

Michael Nesmith: Nevada Fighter

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In May 1971, “RCA Victor” label released “Nevada Fighter”, the third Michael Nesmith album. It was recorded October 1970 – January 1971, and was produced by Michael Nesmith.

Personnel:

The First National Band:

  • Michael Nesmith – vocals, guitar
  • Red Rhodes – pedal steel guitar
  • John London – bass guitar
  • John Ware – drums
  • Al Casey – guitar
  • James Burton – guitar
  • Glen Hardin – keyboards
  • Michael Cohen – keyboards
  • Joe Osborn – bass guitar
  • Max Bennett – bass guitar
  • Ron Tutt – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Michael Nesmith, except where noted.

  1. Grand Ennui
  2. Propinquity (I’ve Just Begun to Care)
  3. Here I Am
  4. Only Bound
  5. Nevada Fighter
  6. Texas Morning – Mike Murphy, Boomer Castleman
  7. Tumbling Tumbleweeds – Bob Nolan
  8. I Looked Away – Eric Clapton, Bobby Whitlock
  9. Rainmaker – Harry Nilsson, Bill Martin
  10. René – Red Rhodes

Pink Fairies: Never Never Land

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In May 1971, “Polydor” label released “Never Never Land”, the debut Pink Fairies studio album. It was recorded in 1971, at “Command Studios” in London, and was produced by Neil Slaven, Paul Rudolph, Duncan Sanderson, Russel Hunter and Twink.

Personnel:

  • Paul Rudolph – vocals, guitar
  • Duncan Sanderson – bass
  • Russell Hunter – drums
  • Twink – vocals, drums
  • Andy Hendriksen – recording, engineer
  • Gary Lyons – recording, engineer
  • Pennie Smith, Tony Vesely – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Paul Rudolph, Duncan Sanderson, Russel Hunter and Twink, except where noted.

  1. Do It
  2. Heavenly Man – John Charles Alder
  3. Say You Love Me
  4. War Girl – John Charles Alder
  5. Never Never Land
  6. Track One, Side Two
  7. Thor – John Charles Alder.
  8. Teenage Rebel
  9. Uncle Harry’s Last Freak-Out
  10. The Dream Is Just Beginning – John Charles Alder

Audience: The House On The Hill

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In May 1971, “Charisma” label released “The House on the Hill”, the third Audience album. It was recorded in 1971, at “Trident Studios” in London, and was produced by Gus Dudgeon.

Personnel:

  • Howard Werth – vocals, electric classical guitar
  • Keith Gemmell – tenor saxophone, recorder, clarinet, flute
  • Trevor Williams – vocals, bass
  • Tony Connor – vocals, drums, percussion, vibes
  • Gus Dudgeon – maracas, cowbell
  • Robert Kirby – string arrangement, conducting
  • Members of the LSO – strings
  • Robin Cable – engineer
  • Hipgnosis – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Howard Werth and Trevor Williams, except where noted.

  1. Jackdaw – Howard Werth, Keith Gemmell
  2. You’re Not Smiling – Howard Werth, Keith Gemmell
  3. I Had a Dream
  4. Raviole – Howard Werth
  5. Nancy
  6. Eye to Eye
  7. I Put a Spell on You – Jay Hawkins
  8. The House on the Hill

Faust: The Faust Tapes

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On May 19, 1973, “Virgin” label released “The Faust Tapes”, the third Faust studio album. It was recorded June 1971 – June 1973, at “Wümme” in Bremen, Germany, and was produced by Uwe Nettelbeck.

Personnel:

  • Rudolf Sosna – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Hans Joachim Irmler – organ
  • Gunther Wüsthoff – synthesizer, saxophone
  • Jean-Hervé Péron – vocals, bass guitar
  • Werner “Zappi” Diermaier – drums
  • Arnulf Meifert – drums
  • Kurt Graupner – engineer
  • Uwe Nettelbeck – vocals, cover artwork

Track listing:

  1. Untitled
  2. Untitled

Aretha Franklin: Live At Fillmore West

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On May 19, 1971, “Atlantic” label released “Aretha Live at Fillmore West”, the third Aretha Franklin studio album. It was recorded in March 1971, at “Filmore West Concert Hall”, in San Francsico, and was produced by Jerry Wexler.

Personnel:

  • Aretha Franklin – vocals, Fender Rhodes
  • Cornell Dupree – guitar
  • Truman Thomas – piano
  • Ray Charles – piano
  • Billy Preston – organ
  • Jerry Jemmott – bass
  • Bernard Purdie – drums
  • Pancho Morales – congas
  • King Curtis – saxophone, orchestra leader
  • Memphis Horns – horns
  • Brenda Bryant, Margaret Branch, Pat Smith – backing vocals
  • Arif Mardin – horn arrangements
  • Larry Wilcox – horn arrangements
  • Tom Dowd – horn arrangements

Track listing:

  1. Respect – Otis Redding
  2. Love the One Youy’re With – Stephen Stills
  3. Bridge Over Troubled Water – Paul Simon
  4. Eleanor Rigby – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  5. Make It with You – David Gates
  6. Don’t Play That Song – Ahmet Ertegun, Betty Nelson
  7. Dr. Feelgood – Aretha Franklin
  8. Spirit in the Dark – Aretha Franklin
  9. Spirit in the Dark (reprise with Ray Charles) – Aretha Franklin
  10. Reach Out and Touch – Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson

Mandrill: Mandrill Is

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In April 1972, “Polydor” label released “Mandrill Is”, the second Mandrill studio album. It was recorded 1971 – 1972, and was produced by Alfred V. Brown, Carlos Wilson, Louis Wilson, Ricardo Wilson, Claude Cave, Frederick Solomon, Omar Mesa and Charles Padro.

Personnel:

  • Carlos Wilson – vocals, trombone, alto saxophone, flute, guitar, percussion, arrangements
  • Louis Wilson – vocals, percussion, trumpet, flugelhorn, arrangements
  • Ricardo Wilson – vocals, tenor saxophone, percussion, arrangements
  • Omar Mesa – vocals, guitar, percussion, arrangements
  • Claude “Coffee” Cave – vocals, keyboards, vibraphone, percussion, arrangements
  • Frederick “Fudgie Kae” Solomon – vocals, bass, percussion, arrangements
  • Charles Padro – vocals, drums, percussion, arrangements

Track listing:

All tracks by Carlos Wilson, Louis Wilson, Ricardo Wilson, Claude Cave, Frederick Solomon, Omar Mesa and Charles Padro.

  1. Ape Is High
  2. Cohello
  3. Git It All
  4. Children of the Sun
  5. I Refuse to Smile
  6. Universal Rhythms
  7. Lord of the Golden Baboon
  8. Central Park
  9. Kofijahm
  10. Here Today Gone Tomorrow
  11. The Sun Must Go Down

Big Star: #1 Record

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On April 24, 1972, “Ardent” label released “#1 Record”, the debut Big Star studio album.  It was recorded May 1971 – February 1972, at “Ardent Studios” in Memphis, and was produced by John Fry.

Personnel:

  • Chris Bell – vocals, guitar
  • Alex Chilton – vocals, guitar
  • Andy Hummel – vocals, bass guitar
  • Jody Stephens – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Chris Bell and Alex Chilton, except where noted.

  1. Feel
  2. The Ballad of El Goodo
  3. In the Street
  4. Thirteen
  5. Don’t Lie to Me
  6. The India Song – Andy Hummel
  7. When My Baby’s Beside Me
  8. My Life Is Right – Chris Bell, Tom Eubanks
  9. Give Me Another Chance
  10. Try Again
  11. Watch the Sunrise
  12. ST 100/6

Stevie Wonder: Where I’m Coming From

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On April 9, 1971, “Motown” label released “Where I’m Coming From” the thirteenth Stevie Wonder studio album. It was recorded July 1970 – February 1971, at “Hitsville U.S.A. in Detroit, Michigan, and was produced by Stevie Wonder.

Personnel:

  • Stevie Wonder – vocals, arrangements
  • David Van DePitte – arrangements
  • Jerry Long – arrangements
  • Paul Riser – arrangements
  • Randy King – mastering
  • Curtis McNair – art direction
  • Tom Schlesinger – graphic supervision

Track listing:

All tracks by by Stevie Wonder and Syreeta Wright.

  1. Look Around
  2. Do Yourself a Favor
  3. Think of Me as Your Soldier
  4. Something Out of the Blue
  5. If You Really Love Me
  6. I Wanna Talk to You
  7. Take Up a Course in Happiness
  8. Never Dreamed You’d Leave in Summer
  9. Sunshine in Their Eyes