In May 1973, “Harvest” label released “Oora”, the fifth Edgar Broughton Band album. It was recorded June – December 1972, at “Olympic Studios” and “Morgan Studios” in London, “The Manor Studios” in Shipton-on-Cherwell, UK, and was produced by Edgar Broughton, Arthur Grant, Steve Broughton and Victor Unitt.
Personnel:
Edgar Broughton – lead vocals, guitar, bass guitar
Victor Unitt – lead and backing vocals, electric andf Spanish guitar, piano
Arthur Grant – bass guitar, guitar
Steve Broughton – vocals, drums, percussion, guitars, tubular bells, tambourine
David Bedford – piano
Madeline Bell – backing vocals
Doris Troy – backing vocals
Lisa Strike – backing vocals
Maggie Thomas – backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Edgar Broughton, except where noted.
Hurricane Man / Rock ‘n’ Roller
Roccococooler
Eviction – Steve Broughton
Oh You Crazy Boy! – Victor Unitt
Things on My Mind – Steve Broughton
Exhibits from a New Museum / Green Lights
Face from a Window / Pretty / Hi-Jack Boogie / Slow Down – Edgar Broughton, Steve Broughton, Arthur Grant, Victor Unitt
Capers – Edgar Broughton, Steve Broughton, Arthur Grant, Victor Unitt
In May 1972, “Warner Bros” label released “Everything Stops for Tea”, the seventh John Baldry album. It was recorded January – February 1972, at “I.B.C.” and “Morgan Studios” in London, and was produced by Elton John and Rod Stewart.
Personnel:
John Baldry – vocals, guitar
Elton John – piano, backing vocals
Rod Stewart – banjo, backing vocals
Madeline Bell – vocals
Doris Troy – vocals
Liza Strike – vocals
Barry St. John – vocals
James Litherland – guitar
Bob Weston – guitar
Davey Johnstone – guitar
Sam Mitchell – steel guitar
Ian Armit – keyboards
Jimmy Horowitz – keyboards
Stefan Delft – viola
Richard Brown – bass guitar
Bill Smith – bass guitar
John Porter – bass guitar
Klaus Voormann – bass
John Dentith – drums
Nigel Olsson – drums
Terry Stannard – drums
Micky Waller – percussion
Ray Cooper – percussion
Ronnie Wood – cover drawing
Track listing:
Intro: Come Back Again – Ross Wilson
Seventh Son – Willie Dixon
Wild Mountain Thyme – traditional; arranged by John Baldry, Davey Johnstone
Iko Iko – Sharon Jones, Jesse Thomas, Joe Jones, Mary Lynn Jones
Jubilee Cloud – John Kongos, Peter Leroy
Everything Stops for Tea – Al Goodhart, Al Hoffman, Maurice Sigler
You Can’t Judge a Book by the Cover – Willie Dixon
On April 23, 1973, “Columbia” label released “The Tin Man Was a Dreamer”, the second Nicky Hopkins studio album. It was recorded in 1972 – 1973, at “Apple Studios” in London, “Wally Heider Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by David Briggs and Nicky Hopkins.
Personnel:
Nicky Hopkins – vocals, piano, organ
Chris Rae – acoustic guitar
Mike Egan – acoustic guitar
Mick Taylor – acoustic and electric guitars
Chris Spedding – electric guitar
George Harrison – electric guitar, slide guitar
Klaus Voormann – bass
Ray Cooper – congas, percussion
Prairie Prince – drums
Jerry Lynn Williams – vocals
Bobby Keys – saxophones
Jim Horn – saxophone
Jim Price – trumpet
Del Newman – string and brass arrangements
Track listing:
Personnel:
All tracks by Nicky Hopkins, except where noted.
Sundown in Mexico
Waiting for the Band
Edward
Dolly – Nicky Hopkins, Jerry Lynn Williams
Speed On – Nicky Hopkins, Jerry Lynn Williams
The Dreamer
Banana Anna – Nicky Hopkins, Jerry Lynn Williams
Lawyer’s Lament – Nicky Hopkins, Jerry Lynn Williams
On March 2007, Luther Thomas Ingram died aged 69. He was singer and songwriter, best known for his song 1972 “(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don’t Want to Be Right”, and as composer of the Staple Singers classic “Respect Yourself”. Ingram released five albums.
On February 23, 2015, “Test Card Recordings” label released “The Race for Space”, the second Public Service Broadcasting studio album. It was recorded in 2014, at “Jacamar Studios”, “The Pool Studios” and “Abbey Road Studios”, and was produced by J Willgoose, Esq. and Wrigglesworth.
On February 16, 1972, “Bearsville” label released “Something/Anything?” the third Todd Rundgren album. It was recorded in 1971 at “I.D. Sound Studios” and “Runt Recorders” in Los Angeles, “The Record Plant” in New York City, “Bearsville Studios” in Woodstock, and was produced by Todd Rundgren.
On January 24, 1972, “Columbia” label released the self-titled, second Paul Simon album. It was recorded January – March 1971, at “CBS Studios” in san Francisco, “CBS Studios” in Los Angeles, “CBS Studios” in New York City, “Western Recorders” in Los Angeles, “Dynamic Sound Studios”, “Kingston Studio CBE” in Paris, and was produced by Paul Simon and Roy Halee.
Personnel:
Paul Simon – vocals, acoustic guitar, percussion, arranger
Stéphane Grappelli – violin
Lynford “Hux” Brown – lead guitar
David Spinozza – acoustic guitar
Wallace Wilson – rhythm guitar
Stefan Grossman – bottleneck guitar
Jerry Hahn – electric guitar
Neville Hinds – Hammond organ
Larry Knechtel – piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, harmonium, Hammond organ
Charlie McCoy – bass harmonica
Jackie Jackson – bass guitar
Joe Osborn – bass guitar
Ron Carter – double bass
Russell George – bass guitar
Hal Blaine – drums
Winston Grennan – drums
Denzil Laing – percussion
Victor Montanez – congas
Airto Moreira – percussion
Fred Lipsius – alto saxophone
John Schroer – tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
Steven Turre – trombone
Los Incas – flute, charango, percussion
Mike Mainieri – vibes
Cissy Houston, Von Eva Sims, Renelle Stafford and Deirdre Tuck – backing vocals
On January 8, 1976, “Atlantic” label released “Songs for the New Depression”, the third Bette Midler studio album. It was recorded 1972 – 1976, at “Secret Sound Studio” New York, N.Y., “Electric Lady” and “Media Sound Studios” in New York, N.Y., “Atlantic Recording Studios” in New York, N.Y., and was produced by Bette Midler, Joel Dorn, Ahmet Ertegün, Arif Mardin, Mark “Moogy” Klingman, and Jack Malken.
Personnel:
Bette Midler – lead and backing vocals, assistant engineer
Glaswegians Orchestra – arranged and conducted by Arif Mardin
Moogy Klingman – piano, electric piano, RMI Computer keyboard, Mini Korg synthesizer, harmonica, arranger and conductor
Ralph Schuckett – acoustic piano, clavinet, organ, Sound City piano, harmonium, string ensemble, arranger, conductor
Bob Dylan – vocals
Dick Hyman – piano
David Spinozza – guitar
Jerry Friedman – guitar
Todd Rundgren – guitar, backing vocals
Dave Webster – slide guitar
Rick Derringer – pedal steel guitar
Eric Weissberg – banjo, mandolin
Don Brooks – harmonica
Sivuca – accordion
Dominic Cortese – accordion
Boris Matusewitch – concertina
John Siegler – bass guitar
Milt Hinton – acoustic bass, bass guitar
John Miller – acoustic bass
Teddy Sommer – drums, percussion
Mark Rosengarden – drums, percussion
Steve Gadd – drums
John Wilcox – drums
Barbara Burton – percussion
Angel Allende – percussion
Jack Malken – additional percussion
Norman Pride – conga
Randy Brecker – horns, trumpet solo
Michael Brecker – horns
Barry Rogers – horns
Mel Davis – trumpet
William Siapin – flute
John Lissauer – saxophone, chimes, arranger, conductor
David Nadien – strings
Barry Finclair – strings
Raul Poliakin – strings
Tony Posk – strings
Gene Orloff – strings
Harry Lookofsky – strings
Charles McCracken – strings
Jessy Levy – strings
Harry Lookofsky – violin
Matthew Raimondi – violin
Emanuel Green – violin
Kenny Kosek – fiddle
Luther Vandross – arranger, backing vocals
Dianne Sumler – backing vocals
David Lasley – backing vocals
Erin Dickins – backing vocals
Annie Sutton – backing vocals
Donny Beard – backing vocals
Charlotte Crossley – backing vocals
Leata Galloway – backing vocals
Ben Harney – backing vocals
Rhetta Hughes – backing vocals
Thomas Moore – backing vocals
Ula Hedwig – backing vocals
Sharon Redd – backing vocals
Ramona Stubblefield – backing vocals
Clifford Townsend – backing vocals
Revelation – backing vocals
Rosie – backing vocals
Gotham – backing vocals
Arif Mardin – arranger, conductor, backing vocals, remix
Marty Nelson – vocal arranger
Jack Malken – recording, remix engineer
Lew Hahn – recording, remix engineer
Jan Rathbun – engineer
Gerry Block – engineer assistant
Dave Wittman – engineer assistant
Richard Amsel – inner sleeve illustration
Michaele Vollbracht – shopping bag
Kenn Duncan – poster photography
Deborah Turbville – photography
Track listing:
Strangers in the Night – Bert Kaempfert, Charles Singleton, Eddie Snyder
I Don’t Want the Night to End – Phoebe Snow
Mr. Rockefeller – Jerry Blatt, Bette Midler
Old Cape Cod – Claire Rothrock, Allan Jeffrey, Milton Yakus
Buckets of Rain – Bob Dylan
Love Says It’s Waiting – Nick Holmes
Shiver Me Timbers / Samedi et Vendredi – Tom Waits, Bette Midler, Moogy Klingman
On December 13, 1972, “Westbound” label released “Pleasure”, the third Ohio Players studio album. It was recorded in 1972, at “Artie Fields Studios” in Detroit, Michigan, and was produced by Gregory Webster, Walter “Junie” Morrison, Leroy “Sugarfoot” Bonner, Marshall “Rock” Jones, Ralph “Pee Wee” Middlebrooks, Bruce Napier, Marvin Pierce, and Clarence Satchell.
Personnel:
Leroy “Sugarfoot” Bonner – lead and backing vocals, guitar, percussion
Walter “Junie” Morrison – keyboards
Marshall “Rock” Jones -bass
Gregory Webster – drums
Ralph “Pee Wee” Middlebrooks – trumpet, trombone, backing vocals
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