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Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young: 4 Way Street

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On April 7, 1971, “Atlantic” label released “4 Way Street”, the first Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young live album. It was recorded June – July 1970, at “Fillmore East” in New York City, “The Forum” in Los Angeles, “Auditorium Theatre” in Chicago, and was produced by David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Graham Nash and Neil Young.

Personnel:

  • David Crosby – vocals, guitar
  • Stephen Stills – vocals, guitar, piano, organ
  • Graham Nash – vocals, guitar, piano, organ
  • Neil Young – vocals, guitar
  • Calvin “Fuzzy” Samuels – bass
  • Johnny Barbata – drums
  • Bill Halverson – engineer
  • Gary Burden – art direction, design, photography
  • Joel Bernstein – photography center squares
  • Henry Diltz – inside sleeve photography
  • David Geffen — direction

Track listing:

  1. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes – Stephen Stills
  2. On the Way Home – Neil Young
  3. Teach Your Children – Graham Nah
  4. Triad – David Crosby
  5. The Lee Shore – David Crosby
  6. Chicago – Graham Nash
  7. Right Between the Eyes – Graham Nash
  8. Cowgirl in the Sand – Neil Young
  9. Don’t Let It Bring You Down – Neil Young
  10. 49 Bye-Byes/America’s Children – Stephen Stills
  11. Love the One You’re With – Stephen Stills

The Bonzo Dog Band: Let’s Make Up And Be Friendly

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In March 1972, “United Artists Records” label released “Let’s Make Up And Be Friendly”, the fifth Bonzo Dog Band (The) studio album. It was recorded in November 1971, at “The Manor” in Oxfordshire, England, and was produced by Neil Innes, Vivian Stanshal, “Legs” Larry Smith and Tony Kaye.

Personnel:

  • Vivian Stanshall – vocals, ukulele, liner notes
  • Neil Innes – vocals, piano, organ, heavenly sqwarking, tasteless guitar solo, arrangements, mixing
  • Anthony ‘Bubs’ White – electric Brainbiter guitar, spanish guitar
  • Andy Roberts – fiddle, mandolin, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, heavenly sqwarking
  • Dennis Cowan – voices, bass guitar, slide guitar
  • Dave Richards – bass guitar, empyreal screaming
  • Hughie Flint – drums, percussion
  • Dick Parry – saxophone, flutes
  • Roger Ruskin Spear – lead vocals, saxophones, xylophone
  • “Legs” Larry Smith – vocals, drums
  • Tony Kaye – piano, organ
  • Ian Wallace – laughter
  • Tom Newman – engineer
  • Phil Newell – engineer

Track listing:

  1. The Strain – Vivian Stanshall
  2. Turkeys – Neil Innes
  3. King of Scurf – Neil Innes
  4. Waiting for the Wardrobe – Roger Ruskin Spear
  5. Straight from My Heart – Neil Innes, Vivian Stanshall
  6. Rusty (Champion Thrust) – Tony Kaye, Legs Larry Smith
  7. Rawlinson End – Neil Innes, Vivian Stanshall
  8. Don’t Get Me Wrong – Vivian Stanshall, Neil Innes
  9. Fresh Wound – Neil Innes
  10. Bad Blood – Vivian Stanshall
  11. Slush – Neil Innes

Herbie Hancock: Mwandishi

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In March 1971, “Warner Bros” label released “Mwandishi”, the ninth Herbie Hancock album. It was recorded in January 1971, at “Wally Heider” in San Francisco, and was produced by David Rubinson.

Personnel:

  • Mwandishi / Herbie Hancock – Fender Rhodes piano
  • Ronnie Montrose – guitar
  • Mchezaji / Buster Williams – bass
  • Jabali / Billy Hart – drums
  • Mganga / Eddie Henderson – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Mwile / Bennie Maupin – bass clarinet, alto flute, piccolo
  • Pepo Mtoto / Julian Priester – tenor trombone, bass trombone
  • Leon “Ndugu” Chancler – drums, percussion
  • José “Chepito” Areas – congas, timbales

Track listing:

All tracks by Herbie Hancock, except where noted.

  1. Ostinato (Suite for Angela)
  2. You’ll Know When You Het There
  3. Wandering Spirit Song – Julian Priester

Bread: Manna

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On March 27, 1971, “Elektra” label released “Manna”, the third Bread studio album. It was recorded in 1971, at “Sound Recorders” in Hollywood, and was produced by David Gates, James Griffin, Robb Royer and Mike Botts.

Personnel:

  • David Gates – vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards, harmonica, violin, bass
  • James Griffin – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Robb Royer – guitar, bass, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Mike Botts – drums, percussion

Track listing:

  1. Let Your Love Go – David Gates
  2. Take Comfort – James Griffin, Robb Royer
  3. Too Much Love – James Griffin, Robb Royer
  4. If – David Gates
  5. Be Kind to Me – James Griffin, Robb Royer
  6. He’s a Good Lad – David Gates
  7. She Was My Lady – David Gates
  8. Live in Your Love – James Griffin, Robb Royer
  9. What a Change – David Gates
  10. I Say Again – James Griffin, Robb Royer
  11. Come Again – David Gates
  12. Truckin’ – James Griffin, Robb Royer

Shoking Blue: Inkpot

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On March 20. 1972, “Pink Elephant” label released “Inkpot”, the fifth Shocking Blue studio album. It was recorded October – December 1971, January 1972, at “Sound Push Studios, Blaricum, Netherlands, and was produced by Mariska Veres, Robbbie van Leeuwen, Cor van der Beek and Henk Smitskamp.

Personnel:

  • Mariska Veres – lead vocals
  • Robbie van Leeuwen – lead and backing vocals, guitar, mandolin
  • Henk Smitskamp – bass guitar
  • Cor van der Beek – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Robbie van Leeuwen, except where noted.

  1. I Ain’t Never – Mel Tillis, Webb Pierce
  2. Navajo Tears
  3. Shadows
  4. Blue Jean
  5. Jambalaya – Hank Williams
  6. Inkpot
  7. Tobacco Road – John D. Loudermilk
  8. Hey
  9. Who Save My Soul
  10. Red Leaves I+II
  11. The Queen
  12. I Melt Like Butter

Charles Williams: Same

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On March 8, 1971, “Mainstream” label released the self-titled, debut Charles Williams album. It was recorded in January 1971, in New York City, and was produced by Bob Shad.

Personnel:

  • Charles Williams – alto saxophone
  • David “Bubba” Brooks – tenor saxophone
  • Earl Dunbar – guitar
  • Don Pullen – organ
  • Gordon Edwards – electric bass
  • Bill Curtis – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Charles Williams, except where noted.

  1. You Got Me Running – Jimmy Reed
  2. Please Send Me Someone to Love – Percy Mayfield
  3. Bacon Butt Fat
  4. Country Mile
  5. Catfish Sam’ich
  6. There Is No Greater Love – Isham Jones, Marty Symes

Jane: Together

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In February 1972, “Brain” label released “Together”, the debut Jane studio album. It was recorded in 1971, at “Star Musik Studio” in Hamburg, and was produced by Günter Körber.

Personnel:

  • Bernd Pulst – vocals
  • Klaus Hess – lead guitar
  • Werner Nadolny – organ, flute
  • Charly Maucher – vocals, bass
  • Peter Panka – drums, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Klaus Hess, Charly Maucher, Werner Nadolny, Peter Panka and Bernd Pulst.

  1. Daytime
  2. Wind
  3. Try to Find
  4. Spain
  5. Together
  6. Hangman

The Staple Singers: Be Attidude: Respect Yoirself

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On February 14, 1972, “Stax” label released “Be Altitude: Respect Yourself”, the 19th Staple Singers (The) album. It was recorded 1971 – 1972, at “Muscle Shoals Sound Studios” in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, “Ardent Studios” in Memphis, Tennessee, and was produced by Al Bell.

Personnel:

  • Mavis Staples – vocals
  • Pops Staples – vocals
  • Cleotha Staples – harmony and backing vocals
  • Yvonne Staples – harmony and backing vocals

Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section

  • Jimmy Johnson – guitar
  • David Hood – bass guitar
  • Barry Beckett – keyboards, Wurlitzer electric piano
  • Roger Hawkins – drums
  • Staple Sisters – harmony and backing vocals
  • Terry Manning – guitar, lead guitar, fuzz guitar, Mellotron, Moog synthesizer, vibraphones, marimba, harmonica
  • Eddie Hinton – guitar
  • Raymond Banks – guitar
  • The Memphis Horns (including Wayne Jackson and Andrew Love) – horns
  • Ben Cauley – horns
  • Al Bell – arrangements
  • Johnny Allen – arrangements
  • Terry Manning – engineer
  • Jerry Masters – engineer
  • Ralph Rhodes – engineer

Track listing:

  1. This World – William Friedman, Herb Schapiro
  2. Respect Yourself – Luther Ingram, Mack Rice
  3. Name the Missing Word – Horner Banks, Bettye Crutcher, Raymond Jackson
  4. I’ll Take You There – Alvertis Isbell
  5. This Old Town (People in This Town) – Don Convay, Wilson Pickett, William Stevenson
  6. We the People – Booker T. Jones, Carl Smith
  7. Are You Sure – Homer Banks, Raymond Jackson
  8. Who Do You Think You Are (Jesus Christ the Superstar)? – Pops Staples
  9. I’m Just Another Soldier – Homer Banks, Raymond Jackson
  10. Who – Jeff Barry, Bobby Bloom

Flower Travelling Band: Made In Japan

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On February 10, 1972, “Atlantic” label released “Made in Japan”, the third Flower Travelling Band studio album. It was recorded in 1971, at “Thunder Sound Studio” in Toronto, Canada, and was produced by Yuya Uchida, Ikuzo Orita and Paul Hoffert.

Personnel:

  • Joe Yamanaka – vocals, arrangements
  • Hideki Ishima – guitar, sitar, arrangements
  • Jun Kozuki – bass, arrangements
  • Joji Wada – drums, arrangements
  • Paul DeLong – drums
  • Gilbert Kong – mixing
  • Kiyoshi Sunamori – artwork
  • Yoshio Niwano – artwork
  • David Ohashi – photography
  • Toyo Nakamura – liner notes
  • John & Yoko Nomura – supervision

Track listing:

All tracks by Hideki Ishima and Yoko Nomuro, except where noted. track 7, by Ishima, Nomuro and Joe Yamanaka

  1. Introduction” (advertisement for a concert)
  2. Unaware
  3. Aw Give Me Air
  4. Kamikaze
  5. Hiroshima
  6. Spasms
  7. Heaven and Hell
  8. That’s All

The 5th Dimension: Love’s Lines, Angles And Rhymes

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On February 1, 1971, “Bell” label released “Love’s Lines, Angles and Rhymes”, the sixth 5th Dimension (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1970, at “Wally Heider” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Bones Howe.

Personnel:

  • Marilyn McCoo – lead and backing vocals
  • Florence LaRue – lead and backing vocals
  • Billy Davis Jr. – lead and backing vocals
  • Lamonte McLemore – backing vocals
  • Ron Townson – backing vocals
  • Dennis Budimir, Fred Tackett, Mike Deasy, Michael Anthony – guitar
  • Jimmy Rowles – piano
  • Larry Knechtel, Gary Illingworth – keyboards
  • Joe Osborn, Max Bennett – bass guitar
  • Hal Blaine – drums
  • Jack Arnold, Larry Bunker, Victor Feldman – percussion
  • Jim Horn, Tom Scott, Pete Christlieb, Lanny Morgan – saxophone
  • Bud Brisbois, Chuck Findley, Oliver Mitchell, Ray Triscari – trumpet
  • Lew McCreary, Bob Edmondson – trombone
  • Catherine Gothoffer – harp
  • The Sid Sharp String Section – strings

Track listing:

  1. Time and Love – Laura Nyro
  2. Love’s Lines, Angles and Rhymes – Dorothea Joyce
  3. What Does It Take – Harvey Fuqua, Johnny Bristol, Vernon Bullock
  4. Guess Who – Jesse Belvin, JoAnne Belvin
  5. Viva Tirado – Gerald Wilson, Norman Gimbel
  6. Light Sings – Gary William Friedman, Will Holt
  7. The Rainmaker – Bill Martin, Harry Nilsson
  8. He’s a Runner – Laura Nyro
  9. The Singer – Elliott Willensky, Lamonte McLemore
  10. Every Night – Paul McCartney n