Tag Archives: 1973

Gryphon: Same

In June 1973, “Transatlantic” label released the self – titled, debut Gryphon album. It was recorded March – April 1973, and was produced by Lawrence Aston and Adam Skeaping.

Personnel:

  • Graeme Taylor– vocals, guitars, keyboards, recorder
  • Brian Gulland – vocals, bassoon, crumhorns, recorders, keyboards
  • Richard Harvey- recorders, crumhorns, keyboards, guitar, mandolin
  • Dave Oberlé– vocals, drums, percussion

 Track listing:

  1. Kemp’s Jig – unknown author, arranged by Graeme Taylor, Brian Gulland, Richard Harvey, Dave Oberlé
  2. Sir Gavin Grimbold – traditional, arranged by Brian Gulland
  3. Touch and Go – Richard Harvey, Graeme Taylor
  4. Three Jolly Butchers – traditional, arranged by Graeme Taylor, Brian Gulland, Richard Harvey, Dave Oberlé
  5. Pastime with Good Company – Henry VIII, arranged by Graeme Taylor, Brian Gulland, Richard Harvey, Dave Oberlé
  6. The Unique Grave – traditional, arranged by Graeme Taylor, Brian Gulland, Richard Harvey, Dave Oberlé
  7. Estampie – Graeme Taylor
  8. Crossing the Styles – Graeme Taylor
  9. The Astrologer – traditional, arranged by Graeme Taylor, Brian Gulland, Richard Harvey, Dave Oberlé
  10. The Wrecks – unknown author, arranged by Graeme Taylor, Brian Gulland, Richard Harvey, Dave Oberlé
  11. Jumper Suite – Graeme Taylor, Brian Gulland, Richard Harvey, Dave Oberlé
  12. The Devil and the Farmer’s Wife – traditional, arranged by Brian Gulland

Carole King: Fantasy

In June 1973, “Ode” and “A&M” labels released “Fantasy”, the fifth Carole King album. It was recorded in 1973, at “A&M Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Lou Adler.

Personnel:

  • Carole King – lead and backing vocals, piano, arrangements
  • David T. Walker- guitar
  • Charles Larkey – bass guitar
  • Susan Ranney – bass guitar
  • Harvey Mason- drums
  • Bobbye Hall- percussion
  • Eddie Kendricks- backing vocals
  • Tom Scott, Curtis Amy, Ernie Watts, Mike Altschul – saxophone
  • Chuck Findley, Ollie Mitchell, Al Aarons – trumpet
  • Charles Loper, George Bohanon, Dick Hyde- trombone
  • Ken Yerke, Barry Socher, Sheldon Sanov, Haim Shtrum, Kathleen Lenski, Miwako Watanabe, Glen Dicterow, Polly Sweeney, Robert Lipsett, Gordon Marron Strings – violin
  • Denyse Buffum, David Campbell, Alan DeVeritch, Ronald Folsom – viola
  • Jeffrey Solow, Judith Perett – cello

Track listing:

All tracks by Carole King.

  1. Fantasy Beginning
  2. You’ve Been Around Too Long
  3. Being at War With Each Other
  4. Directions
  5. That’s How Things Go Down
  6. Weekdays
  7. Haywood
  8. A Quiet Place to Live
  9. Welfare Symphony
  10. You Light Up My Life
  11. Corazón
  12. Believe in Humanity
  13. Fantasy End

Dave Brubeck: All the Things We Are

On May 25, 1976, “Atlantic” label released “All the Things We Are”, the 67th Dave Brubeck album. It was recorded July 17, 1973 – October 3, 1974, at “CI Recording Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Michael Cuscuna.

Personnel:

  • Dave Brubeck- piano
  • Lee Konitz- alto saxophone
  • Anthony Braxton- alto saxophone
  • Jack Six – bass
  • Roy Haynes- drums
  • Alan Dawson– drums
  • Elvin Campbell – engineer
  • Stephen Innocenzi – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Like Someone in Love – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
  2. In Your Own Sweet Way – Dave Brubeck
  3. All the Things You Are – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
  4. Jimmy Van Heusen Medley – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke, Eddie DeLange
  • Deep in a Dream
  • Like Someone in Love
  • Here’s That Rainy Day
  • Polka Dots and Moonbeams
  • It Could Happen to You
  1. Don’t Get Around Much Anymore – Duke Ellington, Bob Russell

Roy Harper: Velentine

On February 14, 1974, “Harvest” label released “Valentine”, seventh Roy Harper album. It was recorded in 1973, at “Abbey Road Studios” in London, and was produced by Peter Jenner and Roy Harper.

Personnel:

  • Roy Harper– vocals, guitar
  • Pete Sears- electric bass
  • Mike Gibbs – brassarrangement
  • Ronnie Lane- electric bass
  • Steve Broughton – percussion
  • David Bedford- orchestral arrangements
  • Joe Petagno – artwork (carbon Roy Harper portrait)

Track listing:

All tracks by Roy Harper, except where noted.

  1. Forbidden Fruit
  2. Male Chauvinist Pig Blues
  3. I’ll See You Again
  4. Twelve Hours of Sunset
  5. Acapulco Gold
  6. Commune
  7. Magic Woman (Liberation Reshuffle)
  8. Che
  9. North Country – traditional, arranged by Roy Harper
  10. Forever

Hatfield and the North: Same

In February 1974, “Virgin” label released the self-titled, debut Hatfield and the North album. It was recorded October 1973 – January 1974, and was produced by Tom Newman, Phil Miller, Dave Stewart, Richard Sinclair and Pip Pyle.  In the “ Q & Mojo Classic Special Edition Pink Floyd & The Story of Prog Rock”, the album came #34 in its list of “40 Cosmic Rock Albums”.

Personnel:

  • Phil Miller–  acoustic and electric guitars
  • Dave Stewart– Fender Rhodes electric piano, Hammond organ, Hohner Pianet, piano, tone generator, Minimoog
  • Richard Sinclair– vocals, bass guitar
  • Pip Pyle– drums, percussion, sound effects
  • Robert Wyatt– vocals
  • Barbara Gaskin– vocals
  • Amanda Parsons – vocals
  • Ann Rosenthal – vocals
  • Cyrille Ayers – vocals
  • Sam Ellidge – voice
  • Geoff Leigh– tenor saxophone, flute
  • Didier Malherbe– tenor saxophone
  • Jeremy Baines – pixiephone, flute
  • Laurie Lewis – design

Track listing:

  1. The Stubbs Effect – Pip Pyle
  2. Big Jobs (Poo Poo Extract) – Richard Sinclair, Pip Pyle
  3. Going Up To People and Tinkling – Dave Stewart
  4. Calyx – Phil Miller
  5. Son of ‘There’s No Place Like Homerton – Dave Stewart
  6. Aigrette – Phil Miller
  7. Rifferama – Richard Sinclair
  8. Fol de Rol – Richard Sinclair, Robert Wyatt
  9. Shaving Is Boring – Pip Pyle
  10. Licks for the Ladies – Richard Sinclair, Pip Pyle
  11. Bossa Nochance – Richard Sinclair
  12. Big Jobs No. 2 (By Poo and the Wee Wees) – Richard Sinclair, Pip Pyle
  13. Lobster in Cleavage Probe – Dave Stewart
  14. Gigantic Land Crabs in Earth Takeover Bid – Dave Stewart
  15. The Other Stubbs Effect – Pip Pyle

Sparks: A Woofer in Tweeter’s Clothing

On January 25, 1973, “Bearsville” in 1972, label released “A Woofer in Tweeter’s Clothing”, the second Sparks studio album. It was recorded at “ID Sound at La Brea” and “Walley Heider Studios” and was produced by Thaddeus James Lowe.

Personnel:

  • Russell Mael – vocals
  • Earle Mankey – guitar
  • Ron Mael – keyboards
  • Jim Mankey – bass
  • Harley Feinstein – drums
  • Larry DuPont – photography

Track listing:

  1. Girl from Germany – Russell Mael, Ron Mael
  2. Beaver O’Lindy – Ron Mael, Russsell Mael, Earle Mankey, Jim Mankey, Harley Feinstein
  3. Nothing is Sacred – Ron Mael
  4. Here Comes Bob – Ron Mael, Russell Mael
  5. Moon Over Kentucky – lyrics by Jim Mankey, music by Ron Mael
  6. Do Re Mi – Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
  7. Angus Desire – Ron Mael, Russell Mael
  8. Underground – Earle Mankey
  9. The Louvre – Ron Mael, French translation by Josée Becker
  10. Batteries Not Included – Ron Mael
  11. Whippings and Apologies – Ron Mael

 

Joe Walsh: So What

On December 14, 1974, “ABC – Dunhill” label released “So What”, the third Joe Walsh studio album. It was recorded December 1973 – April 1974, and was produced by Joe Walsh, John Stronach and Bill Szymczyk.

Personnel:

  • Joe Walsh– lead and backing vocals, synthesizer, bass, guitar, piano, Moog synthesizer, mellotron, ARP, photography
  • Jody Boyer – lead and backing vocals
  • Dan Fogelberg– vocals, guitar
  • John David Souther– lead and backing vocals, guitar
  • Tom Stephenson – organ, keyboards
  • Leonard Southwick – harmonica
  • Glenn Frey– lead and backing vocals
  • Don Henley– vocals, backing vocals
  • Randy Meisner– vocals, backing vocals
  • Kenny Passarelli– vocals, bass
  • John Stronach – vocals
  • Bryan Garofalo – lead and backing vocals, bass
  • Ron Grinel – drums
  • Russ Kunkel– drums
  • Guille Garcia – percussion, conga
  • Joe Vitale– flute, drums, keyboards
  • Al Blazk, John Stronach, Bill Szymczyk – engineer
  • John Stronach, Bill Szymczyk – mixing
  • Rick Collins – mastering
  • Jimmy Wachtel – design, artwork
  • Lorrie Sullivan – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Joe Walsh, except where noted.

  1. Welcome to the Club
  2. Falling Down – Joe Walsh, Don Henley
  3. Pavanne for the Sleeping Beauty – Maurice Ravel
  4. Time Out – Joe Walsh, Terry Trebandt
  5. All Night Laundry Mat Blues
  6. Turn to Stone – Joe Walsh, Terry Trebandt
  7. Help Me Through the Night
  8. Country Fair
  9. Song for Emma

 

Montrose: Same

On October 17, 1973, “Warner Bros” label released the debut, self titled Montrose album. It was recorded in 1973, at “Warner Bros. Recording Studios”, and “Sunset Sound Recorders” in Hollywood, “Wally Heider Studios” in San Francisco, and was produced by Ted Templeman, Sammy Hagar, Ronnie Montrose, Bill Church and Denny Carmassi.

Personnel:

  • Sammy Hagar– lead vocals
  • Ronnie Montrose– guitar
  • Bill Church– bass guitar
  • Denny Carmassi– drums
  • Donn Landee– engineer
  • Stephen Jarvis – engineer
  • Steve Hoffman– mastering

Track listing:

  1. Rock the Nation – Ronnie Montrose
  2. Bad Motor Scooter – Sammy Hagar
  3. Space Station #5 – Sammy Hagar, Ronnie Montrose
  4. I Don’t Want It – Sammy Hagar, Ronnie Montrose
  5. Good Rockin’ Tonight – Roy Brown
  6. Rock Candy – Denny Carmassi, Bill Church, Sammy Hagar, Ronnie Montrose
  7. One Thing on My Mind – Sammy Hagar, Ronnie Montrose, J. Sanchez
  8. Make It Last – Sammy Hagar

Wild Willy Barrett: The Krazy Kong Album

On June 30, 1980, “Red Eye Records” label released “The Krazy Kong Album”, the fourth Wild Willy Barrett album. It was recorded in 1971, 1973 and 1979, and was produced by Wild Willy Barrett and Tony Atkins.

Personnel:

  • Wild Willy Barrett – vocals, guitar, violin, bass, banjo, keyboards, percussion
  • Adam Francis – guitar
  • Lol Coxhill – saxophone
  • Mark Freeman – drums

All tracks by Wild Willy Barrett and Adam Francis, except where noted.

  1. Krazy Kong
  2. Return og Kong
  3. I’m a Dog
  4. Bus Shelter Reagge
  5. Kong and the Soup Dragon
  6. Me and the Devil – Robert Johnson
  7. The Lambeth Trot – Douglas Furber, Noel Gay
  8. Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes – Wild Willy Barrett
  9. One Leg Blues – Wild Willy Barrett
  10. Shot of Redeye – Wild Willy Barrett