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Electric Sandwich: Same

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In December 1972, “Brain” label released the self – titled, debut Electric Sandwich album. It was recorded in 1972, and was produced by Dieter Dierks.

Personnel:

  • Jochen Carthaus – vocals, saxophone, harmonica
  • Jörg Ohlert – guitar, organ, mellotron
  • Klaus Lormann – bass
  • Wolf Fabian – drums
  • Heinz Dofflein – design
  • Tonstudio Pfanz – lacquer cut

Track listing:

  1. China – Jorg Ohlert, Wlf Fabian
  2. Devil’s Dream – Jorg Ohlert
  3. Nervous Creek – Jochen Carthaus
  4. It’s No Use To Run – Klaus Lormann
  5. I Want You – Jochen Carthaus
  6. Archie’s Blues = Jochen Carthaus
  7. Material Darkness – Jochen Carthaus

Gene Ammons: Got My Own

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In December 1972, “Prestige” label released “Got My Own”, the 35th Gene Ammons album. It was recorded October – November 1972, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Ozzie Cadena.

Personnel:

  • Gene Ammons – tenor saxophone
  • Ernie Hayes – organ
  • Hank Jones – electric piano
  • Sonny Phillips – piano, organ
  • Joe Beck, Maynard Parker – guitar
  • Ron Carter – bass, electric bass
  • Billy Cobham, Idris Muhammad, Mickey Roker – drums
  • Ed Bogas – arranger
  • Unidentified strings
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Lady Sings the Blues – Billie Holiday, Herbie Nichols
  2. God Bless the Child – Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog, Jr.
  3. Strange Fruit – Abel Meeropol
  4. Fine and Mellow – Billie Holiday
  5. Play Me – Neil Diamond
  6. Ben – Don Black, Walter Scharf
  7. The Shack Out Back – Gene Ammons

Agitation Free: Malesch

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In December 1972, “Vertigo” label released “Malesch”, the debut Agitation Free album. It was recorded in 1972, at “Audio-Ton Studio” in Berlin, and was produced by Wolfgang Sandner and Peter Strecker.

Personnel:

  • Lutz “Lüül” Ulbrich – lead electric guitar, twelve-string guitar, Bavarian zither, Hammond organ
  • Jörg Schwenke – rhythm guitar
  • Michael Hoenig – EMS Synthi A, Vox Continental organ
  • Michael Günther – Fender Jazz bass, live-tapes
  • Burghard Rausch – congas, drums, marimbaphone, timbales
  • Peter Michael Hamel – Hammond organ
  • Uli Pop – bongos 

Track listing:

All track by Lutz “Lüül” Ulbrich, Jörg Schwenke, Michael Hoenig, Michael Günther

And Burghard Rausch

  1. You Play for Us Today
  2. Sahara City
  3. Ala Tul
  4. Pulse
  5. Khan el Khalili
  6. Malesch
  7. Rücksturz

Mike Harrison: Smokestack Lightning

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In November 1972, “Island” label released “Smokestack Lightning”, the second Mike Harrison studio album. It was recorded in 1972, at “Muscle Shoals Sound Studio” in Sheffield, Alabama, and was produced by Chris Blackwell and Mike Harrison.

Personnel:

  • Mike Harrison – vocals, harmonica
  • Pete Carr – guitar
  • Jimmy Johnson – guitar
  • Wayne Perkins – slide guitar
  • Luther Grosvenor – acoustic guitar
  • Barry Beckett – keyboards
  • Clayton Ivey – keyboards
  • David Hood – bass
  • Roger Hawkins – drums
  • Harvey Thompson – tenor saxophone
  • Ronald Eades – baritone saxophone
  • Harrison Calloway – trumpet
  • Mike Stacey – trumpet
  • Charles Rose – trombone

Track listing:

  1. Tears – Jimmy Stevens
  2. Paid My Dues – Jimmy Stevens
  3. What a Price – Murphy Maddux, Jack Jessup, Fats Domino
  4. Wanna Be Free – Joe Tex
  5. Turning Over – Mike Harrison, Luther Grosvenor
  6. Smokestack Lightning – Chester Burnett

Donna Jean Godchaux

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On November 2, 2025, Donna Jean Thatcher Godchaux-MacKay died aged 78. She was singer member of the bands Heart of Gold Band, Jerry Garcia Band, Dinna Jean Godchaux Band, but was best known as member and singer of Grateful Dead (1972 – 1979). Donna Jean recorded with Elvis Presley, Cher, Boz Scaggs, Johnny Jenkins, Bob Weir, David Bromberg, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Jerry Garcia, Zero, Jazz Is Dead and Robert Hunter. As leader or co-leader she released eight albums.

Chuck Mangione

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On July 22, 2025, Charles Frank Mangione died aged 84. He was musician (flugelhorn, trumpet, piano) and composer, came to prominence as a member of Art Blakey’s band in the 1960s. With his brother Gap, he led the Mangione Brothers Sextet/Quintet, later was member of the band The National Gallery, from 1968 – 1972 was director of the Eastman Jazz Ensemble, formed quartet with Gerry Niewood, in the late 70’s he lead ensemble with Chris Vadala, Grant Geissman, Charles Meeks and James Bradley Jr. As leader he released 29th albums.

Aretha Franklin: Amazing Grace

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On June 1, 1972, “Atlantic” label released “Amazing Grace”, the fourth Aretha Franklin live album. It was recorded in January 1972, at the “New Temple Missionary Baptist Church”, and was produced by Jerry Wexler, Aretha Franklin and Arif Mardin. In 1973, Aretha Franklin won “Grammy Award” for “Best Soul Gospel Performance”. The album was certified 2 x Platinum in US by “RIAA”.

Personnel:

  • Aretha Franklin – lead vocals, piano, celesta, arrangements
  • Rev. C.L. Franklin – vocals
  • Rev. James Cleveland – lead vocals, piano, choir director
  • Rev. Alexander Hamilton – choir director assistant
  • Kenneth “Ken” Lupper – organ, additional keyboards
  • Cornell Dupree – guitar
  • Chuck Rainey – bass
  • Bernard Purdie – drums
  • Pancho Morales – congas, additional percussion
  • Southern California Community Choir – backing vocals
  • Arif Mardin – music editing, remix
  • Wally Heider – recording
  • Jimmy Douglass – recording assistant
  • Gene Paul – recording assistant
  • George Piros – recording assistant
  • Ray Thompson – recording

Track listing:

  1. Mary, Don’t You Weep – spiritual
  2. Medley: Precious Lord, Take My Hand / You’ve Hot a Friend – Thomas A. Dorsey, Frank Frazier / Carole King
  3. Old Landmark – W. Herbert Brewster, Adeline M. Brunner
  4. Give Yourself to Jesus – Robert Fryson
  5. How I Got Over – Clara Ward
  6. What a Friend We Have in Jesus – Joseph M. Seriven, Charles Crozat Converse
  7. Amazing Grace – John Newton
  8. Precious Memories – J.B.F. Wright
  9. Climbing Higher Mountains – traditional
  10. Remarks by Reverend C.L. Franklin
  11. God Will Take Care of You – traditional
  12. Wholy Holy – Marvin Gaye, Renaldo Benson, Al Cleveland
  13. You’ll Never Walk Alone – Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
  14. Never Grow Old – traditional

The Flying Burrito Brothers: Last Of the Red Hot Burritos

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In May 1972, “A&M” label released “Last of the Red Hot Burritos”, the fourth Flying Burrito Brothers (The) album. It was recorded in 1972, and was produced by Jim Dickson.

Personnel:

  1. Chris Hillman – vocals, bass, mandolin
  2. Rick Roberts – vocals, rhythm guitar
  3. Al Perkins – pedal steel guitar, lead electric guitar
  4. Kenny Wertz – vocals, guitar, banjo
  5. Michael Clarke – drums
  6. Byron Berline – fiddle
  7. Roger Bush – vocals, acoustic bass, acoustic guitar
  8. Earl P. Ball or Spooner Oldham – piano

Track listing:

  1. Christine’s Tune – Chris Hillman, Gram Parsons
  2. Six Days on the Road – Earl Green, Carl Montgomery
  3. My Uncle – Chris Hillman, Gram Parsons
  4. Dixie Breakdown – Jimmie Lunceford, Don Reno
  5. Don’t Let Your Deal Go Down – Louise Certain, Gladys Stacey Flatt, Jerry Organ, Wayne Walker
  6. Orange Blossom Special – Ervin T. Rouse
  7. Ain’t That a Lot of Love – Homer Banks, Deanie Parker
  8. High Fashion Queen – Chris Hillman, Gram Parsons
  9. Don’t Forget It – Wilson Pickett, Steve Cropper
  10. Hot Burrito #2 – Chris Ethridge, Gram Parsons
  11. Losing Game – James Carr, Dennis Weaver

Herbie Hancock: Crossings

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In May 1972, “Warner Bros” label released “Crossings”, the tenth Herbie Hancock album. It was recorded in February 1972, at “Pacific” in San Mateo, and was produced by David Rubinson.

Personnel:

  • Herbie Hancock – piano, electric piano, mellotron, percussion
  • Bennie Maupin – soprano saxophone, alto flute, bass clarinet, piccolo, percussion
  • Eddie Henderson – trumpet, flugelhorn, percussion
  • Julian Priester – tenor and alto trombones, bass, percussion
  • Buster Williams – bass guitar, double bass, percussion
  • Billy Hart – drums, percussion
  • Patrick Gleeson – Moog synthesizer, mellotron
  • Victor Pantoja – congas
  • Candy Love, Sandra Stevens, Della Horne, Victoria Domagalski, Scott Beach – voices

Track listing:

  1. Sleeping Giant – Herbie Hancock
  2. Quasar – Bennie Maupin
  3. Water Torture – Bennie Maupin

Velvet Underground: Live At Max’s Kansas City

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On May 30, 1972, “Cotillion” label released “Live at Max’s Kansas City”, the first Velvet Underground  live album. It was recorded on August 23, 1970, at “Max’s Kansas City” in New York City, and was produced by Geoff Haslam.

Personnel:

  • Lou Reed – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Sterling Morrison – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Doug Yule – vocal, bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Billy Yule – drums, cowbell

Track listing:

All tracks by Lou Reed, except where noted.

  1. I’m Waiting for the Man
  2. Sweet Jane
  3. Lonesome Cowboy Bill
  4. Beginning to See the Light
  5. I’ll Be Your Mirror
  6. Pale Blue Eyes
  7. Sunday Morning – Lou Reed, John Cale
  8. New Age
  9. Femme Fatale
  10. After Hours