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Gentle Giant: Octopus

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On December 1, 1972, “Vertigo” label released “Octopus”, the fourth Gentle Giant album. It was recorded July – August 1972, at “Advision Studios” in London, and was produced by Gary Green, Kerry Minnear, Derek Shulman, Phil Shulman, Ray Shulman and John Weathers. In the Q & Mojo “Classic Special Edition Pink Floyd & The Story of Prog Rock”, “Octopus” was ranked at number 16 in its list of “40 Cosmic Rock Albums”. “Prog Magazine” ranked the album at number 65 in its list of “The 100 Greatest Prog Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Gary Green- electric guitars, percussion
  • Kerry Minnear- lead and backing vocals, piano, Hammond organ, Minimoog, electric piano, Mellotron, Clavinet, harpsichord, regal, vibraphone, cello, percussion
  • Derek Shulman- lead vocals, alto saxophone
  • Phil Shulman – lead and backing vocals, trumpet, tenor saxophone, mellophone
  • Ray Shulman- bass, violin, viola , electric violin, acoustic guitar, percussion, backing vocals
  • John Weathers- drums, bongos, varispeed cymbal, xylophone
  • Martin Rushent – engineer
  • Cliff Morris – mastering
  • Geoff Young – tape operator
  • John Berg – cover concept, design
  • Fluid Drive – art
  • Charles White III – illustration
  • Kenny Kneitel – design
  • Michael Doret – lettering

Track listing:

All lyrics by Derek Shulman and Phil Shulman, all music by Kerry Minnear and Ray Shulman.

  1. The Advent of Panurge
  2. Raconteur Troubadour
  3. Knots
  4. A Cry for Everyone
  5. The Boys in the Band
  6. Dog’s Life
  7. Think of Me with Kindness
  8. River

Poco: A Good Feelin’ To Know

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On November 25, 1972, “Epic” label released “A Good Feelin’ to Know”, the fifth Poco album. It was recorded in June 1972, and was produced by Jack Richardson and Jim Mason.

Personnel:

  • Paul Cotton– vocals, guitar
  • Richie Furay– vocals, guitar
  • Rusty Young– vocals, steel guitar, guitar
  • Timothy B. Schmit– vocals, bass
  • George Grantham- vocals, drums
  • Barry Flast– piano

Track listing:

  1. And Settlin’ Down – Richie Furay
  2. Ride the Country – Paul Cotton
  3. I Can See Everything – Timothy B. Schmit
  4. Go and Say Goodbye – Stephen Stills
  5. Keeper of the Fire – Paul Cotton
  6. Early Times – Paul Cotton
  7. A Good Feelin’ to Know – Richie Furay
  8. Restrain – Timothy B. Schmit
  9. Sweet Lovin – Richie Furay

Hawkwind: Doremi Fasol Latido

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On November 24, 1972, “United Artist” label released “Doremi Fasol Latido”, the third Hawkwind studio album. It was recorded September – October 1972, at “Rockfield Studios” in London, and was produced by Dave Brock and Del Dettmar.

Personnel:

  • Dave Brock– vocals, 6 and 12-string acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • Robert Calvert– vocals
  • Paul Rudolph– guitars
  • Dik Mik (Michael Davies) – synthesizer
  • Del Dettmar– synthesizer
  • Nik Turner– vocals, saxophone, flute
  • Lemmy (Ian Kilmister) – vocals, bass guitar, acoustic guitar
  • Simon King– drums
  • Barney Bubbles – design

Track listing:

  1. Brainstorm – Nik Turner
  2. Space Is Deep – Dave Brock
  3. One Change – Del Dettmar
  4. Lord of Light – Dave Brock
  5. Down Through the Night – Dave Brock
  6. Time We Left This World Today – Dave Brock
  7. The Watcher – Ian Kilmister

James Brown: Get On The Good Foot

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On November 20, 1972, “Polydor” label released “Get on the Good Foot”, the 39th James Brown studio album. It was recorded 1970 – 1972, and was produced by James Brown.

Personnel:

  • James Brown – vocal, arrangements
  • Dave Matthews – arrangements
  • Sammy Lowe – arrangements
  • Bob Both – mixing, production supervision
  • Kames Spencer – photography

Track listing:

  1. Get on the Good Foot, Pts. 1& 2 – James Brown, Fred Wesley, Joe Mims
  2. The Whole World Needs Liberation – James Brown, Bobby Byrd
  3. Your Love Was Good for Me – J. Barnes, Whiz Whisenhut
  4. Cold Sweat (remake) – James Brown, Alfred “Pee Wee” Ellis
  5. Recitation by Hank Ballard – James Brown, Hank Ballard
  6. I Got a Bag of My Own – James Brown
  7. Nothing Beats a Failure (But a Try) – James Brown
  8. Lost Someone” (remake) – James Brown, Bobby Byrd, Lloyd Stallworth
  9. Funky Side of Town – James Brown
  10. Please, Please, Please (remake) – James Brown, Johnny Terry
  11. Ain’t It a Groove – James brown, Nat Jones
  12. My Part/Make It Funky, Parts 3 & 4 – James Brown, Charles Bobbit
  13. Dirty Harri – James Brown

America: Homecoming

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On November 15, 1972, “Warner Bros” label released “Homecoming”, the second America studio album. It was recorded in 1972, and was produced by Dan Peek, Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell.

Personnel:

  • Dan Peek – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Gerry Beckley – vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass guitar
  • Dewey Bunnell – vocals, guitar, percussion
  • Henry Diltz – banjo, photography
  • Joe Osborn- bass guitar
  • Hal Blaine- drums, percussion
  • Gary Mallaber– drums, percussion
  • Mike Stone- engineer
  • Bill Halverson -engineer
  • Chuck Leary – engineer assistant
  • Lee Herschberg -mastering
  • Gary Burden -art direction, design

Track listing:

  1. Ventura Highway – Dewey Bunnell
  2. To Each His Own – Gerry Beckley
  3. Don’t Cross the River – Dan Peek
  4. Moon Song – Dewey Bunnell
  5. Only In Your Heart – Gerry Beckley
  6. Till The Sun Comes Up Again – Gerry Beckley
  7. Cornwall Blank – Dewey Bunnell
  8. Head and Heart – John Martyn
  9. California Revisited – Dan Peek
  10. Saturn Nights – Dan Peek

James Taylor: One Man Dog

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On November 1, 1972, “Warner Bros” label released “One Man Dog”, the fourth James Taylor studio album. It was recorded in 1972, and was produced by Peter Asher.

Personnel:

  • James Taylor – vocal, acoustic and electric guitar, harmonica,  autoharp, bells, cross-cut saw
  • John McLaughlin- acoustic guitar
  • Danny Kortchmar- acoustic and electric guitar, timbales
  • Red Rhodes- pedal steel guitar
  • Dash Crofts- mandolin
  • John Hartford- banjo, fiddle
  • Craig Doerge- piano, Fender Rhodes electric piano
  • Leland Sklar- bass, guitarron mexicano
  • Russ Kunkel- drums, congas, tambourine, cabasa
  • Bobbye Hall- percussion, congas, bongos, tambourine, shaker, bells
  • Michael Brecker- flute, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
  • Randy Brecker- trumpet, flugelhorn, piccolo trumpet
  • George Bohanon- trombone
  • Barry Rogers – trombone
  • Arthur Baron – bass trombone
  • Mark Paletier – sound effects, saw
  • Carole King- backing vocals
  • Linda Ronstadt- backing vocals
  • Carly Simon- backing vocals
  • Abigale Haness – backing vocals
  • Steven Edney – backing voca
  • Alex Taylor- backing vocals
  • Hugh Taylor- backing vocals
  • Kate Taylor- backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by James Taylor, except where noted.

  1. One Man Parade
  2. Nobody But You
  3. Chili Dog
  4. Fool for You
  5. Instrumental I
  6. New Tune
  7. Back on the Street Again – Danny Kortchmar
  8. Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
  9. Woh, Don’t You Know – Danny Kortchmar, Leland Sklar, James Taylor
  10. One Morning in May – Traditional
  11. Instrumental II
  12. Someone – John McLaughlin
  13. Hymn
  14. Fanfare
  15. Little David
  16. Mescalito
  17. Dance
  18. Jig

 

John Peel

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On October 25, 2004, John Robert Parker Ravenscroft aka John Peel died aged 65.  He was disc jockey, radio presenter, record producer and journalist, widely acknowledged for promoting artists working in various genres in “Peel’s Radio 1” shows, which usually consisted of four songs recorded by an artist live in the BBC’s studios. In 1969 Peel founded “Dandelion Records”, that label released 27 albums by 18 different artists before folding in 1972.

Frank Zappa: Joe’s Damage

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On October 1, 2004, “Vaulternative” label released “Joe’s Domage”, album featuring music by Frank Zappa, posthumously released.  It was recorded in 1972, and was produced by Joe Travers.

Personnel:

  • Frank Zappa – vocals, guitar
  • Tony Duran– vocals, guitar
  • Alex Dmochowski (aka Erroneous) – vocals, bass guitar
  • Aynsley Dunbar– drums
  • Ian Underwood– organ
  • Tony Ortega – baritone saxophone
  • Sal Marquez – trumpet
  • Malcolm McNab– trumpet
  • Ken Shroyer – trombone

Track listing:

All tracks by Frank Zappa.

  1. When It’s Perfect..
  2. The New Brown Clouds
  3. Frog Song
  4. It Just Might Be a One Shot Deal
  5. The Ending Line..
  6. Blessed Relief/The New Brown Clouds
  7. It Ain’t Real So What’s the Deal
  8. Think It Over (some)/Think It Over (some more)
  9. Another Whole Melodic Section
  10. When It Feels Natural…

Cat Stevens: Catch Bull At Four

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On September 27, 1972, “Island” label released “Catch Bull at Four”, the sixth Cat Stevens studio album. It was recorded in May 1972, at “The Manor Studio” in Oxfordshire; “Château d’Hérouville” in Hérouville, France; “Morgan Studios” in London, and was produced by Paul Samwell-Smith. The album was certified Platinum in the US by “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Cat Stevens– lead and backing vocals, piano, Fender Rhodes electric piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, Minimoog, Böhm Diamond organ, Spanish guitar, acoustic and electric guitar, electric mandolin, RMI Electra piano, synthesizer, penny whistle, drums, percussion
  • Alun Davies– acoustic guitar, Spanish guitar, backing vocals
  • Jeremy Taylor– Spanish guitar
  • Andreas Toumazis –bouzouki
  • Jean Roussel– piano, Hammond organ
  • Alan James – bass, backing vocals
  • Gerry Conway– drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Del Newman –string arrangements
  • S. Choir – backing vocals
  • Linda Lewis– backing vocals
  • Lauren Cooper – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Cat Stevens except where noted.

  1. Sitting
  2. Boy with a Moon & Star on His Head
  3. Angel Sea
  4. Silent Sunlight
  5. Can’t Keep It In
  6. 18th Avenue (Kansas City Nightmare)
  7. Freezing Steel
  8. O Caritas – Andreas Toumazis, Jeremy Taylor, Cat Stevens
  9. Sweet Scarlet
  10. Ruins

Black Sabbath: Vol. 4

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On September 25, 1972, “Vertigo” label released “Vol. 4”, the fourth Black Sabbath studio album. It was recorded May 1972, at “Record Plant” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Patrick Meehan and Black Sabbath. In 1977, the album was certified Platinum in Canada by “CRIA”, and Platinum in the US by the “RIIA” in 1986.

Personnel:

  • Ozzy Osbourne– vocals
  • Tony Iommi– guitars, piano, mellotron
  • Geezer Butler– bass guitar, mellotron
  • Bill Ward– drums, percussion
  • Colin Caldwell, Vic Smith– engineer

Track listing

All music by Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward; all lyrics by Geezer Butler.

  1. Wheels of Confusion/The Straightener
  2. Tomorrow’s Dream
  3. Changes
  4. FX
  5. Supernaut
  6. Snowblind
  7. Cornucopia
  8. Laguna Sunrise
  9. Vitus Dance
  10. Under the Sun/Every Day Comes and Goes