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Al Kooper: Naked Songs

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In January 1973, “Columbia” label released “Naked Songs”, the sixth and final Al Kooper album. It was recorded in 1972, at “New York City’s Record Plant” in New York City and at “Studio One” in Doraville, Georgia, and was produced by Al Kooper.

Personnel:

  • Al Kooper – piano,  organ,  guitars,  ARP synthesizer,  harpsichord,  electric bass
  • Charlie Brown – guitar
  • R. Cobb – guitar
  • Stuart Scharf – guitar
  • Barry Bailey – guitar
  • Dean Daughtry – piano
  • Paul Goddard – bass
  • John Paul Fetta – electric bass
  • Junior Hanley – drums
  • Robert Nix – drums
  • Maruga Booker – percussion
  • Richard Greene – fiddle
  • Linda November, Maeretha Stewart, Tasha Thomas, Eileen Gilbert, Patti Austin, Albertine Robinson, Michael Gately, Robert John – backing vocals
  • Jimmy Wisner: string arrangements

Track listing:

All tracks by Al Kooper, except where noted.

  1. (Be Yourself) Be Real
  2. As the Years Go Passing By – Don Robey
  3. Jolie
  4. Blind Baby
  5. Been and Gone – Annette Peacock
  6. Sam Stone – John Prine
  7. Peacock Lady
  8. Touch the Hem of His Garment – Sam Cooke
  9. Where Were You When I Needed You – Irwin Levine, Al Kooper
  10. Unrequited

Deep Purple: Who Do We Think We Are

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On January 13, 1973, “EMI / Purple” label released “Who Do We Think We Are”, the seventh Deep Purple album. It was recorded July 1972 in Rome, and October 1972 in Frankfurt, with the “Rolling Stones Mobile Studio”, and was produced by Ritchie Blackmore, Jon Lord, Ian Paice, Ian Gillan and Roger Glover.

Personnel:

  • Ian Gillan– lead vocals
  • Ritchie Blackmore– lead guitar, bass guitar
  • Jon Lord– keyboards, organ, piano
  • Roger Glover– bass guitar, mixing, design
  • Ian Paice– drums, percussion, mixing
  • Martin Birch – engineer
  • John Coletta – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice.

  1. Woman from Tokyo
  2. Mary Long
  3. Super Trouper
  4. Smooth Dancer
  5. Rat Bat Blue
  6. Place in Line
  7. Our Lady

Elvis Presley: Promised Land

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On January 8, 1975, “RCA” label released “Promised Land”, the twenty first Elvis Presley album. It was recorded in December 1973, at “Stax Records” studios in Memphis and  was produced by Felton Jarvis.

Personnel:

  • Elvis Presley- vocals, guitar
  • James Burton- guitar
  • Johnny Christopher – guitar
  • Doug Bartenfeld – guitar
  • Per Erik Hallin – piano, organ
  • David Briggs- piano, organ
  • Norbert Putnam- bass
  • Ronnie Tutt- drums
  • Per Eric “Pete” Hallin – clavinet
  • Voice (Donnie Sumner; Sherrill Nielsen; Tim Baty; Per Eric “Pete” Hallin) – backing vocals
  • Jeannie Green – backing vocals
  • Mary and Ginger Holladay – backing vocals
  • Susan Pilkington – backing vocals
  • JD Sumner& The Stamps (Bill Baize; Ed Enoch; David Rowland) – backing vocals
  • Kathy Westmoreland- backing vocals
  • Mike Moran, Dick Baxter – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Promised Land – Chuck Berry
  2. There’s a Honky Tonk Angel (Who’ll Take Me Back In) – Troy Seals, Denny Rice
  3. Help me – Larry Gatlin
  4. Songman – Donnie Sumner
  5. Love Song of the Year – Chris Christian
  6. It’s Midnight – Billy Edd Wheeler,Jerry Chesnut
  7. Your Love’s Been a Long Time Coming – Rory Bourke
  8. If You Talk in Your Sleep – Red West, Johnny Christopher
  9. Thinking About You – Tim Baty
  10. You Asked Me To – Waylon Jennings, Billy Joe Shaver

Reo Speedwagon: Ridin’ the Storm Out

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In December 1973, “Epic” label released “Ridin’ the Storm Out”, the third REO Speedwagon album. It was recorded in 1973, and was produced by Bill Halverson. In 1989, the album was certified Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Mike Murphy – lead vocals
  • Gary Richrath– lead vocals, lead guitar
  • Joe Walsh- slide guitar
  • Neal Doughty– keyboards
  • Gregg Philbin – bass, backing vocals
  • Alan Gratzer – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Gene Estes – percussion
  • Guille Garcia – percussion

Track listing:

  1. Ridin’ the Storm Out – Gary Richrath
  2. Whiskey Night – Gary Richrath
  3. Oh Woman – Gary Richrath
  4. Find My Fortune – Gary Richrath
  5. Open Up – Stephen Stills
  6. Movin’ – Kevin Cronin
  7. Son of a Poor Man – Gary Richrath
  8. Start a New Life – Gary Richrath
  9. It’s Everywhere – Kevin Cronin
  10. Without Expression (Don’t Be That Man) – Terry Reid

Harry Chapin: Short Stories

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On December 1, 1973, “Elektra” label released “Short Stories”, the third Harry Chapin studio album. It was recorded in 1973, and was produced by Paul Leka.

Personnel:

  • Harry Chapin – vocals, guitar
  • Ronald Palmer – vocals, guitar
  • Jeanne French – vocals
  • Tomi Lee Bradley – vocals
  • Paul Leka – keyboards
  • Dave Armstrong – harmonica
  • John Wallace – vocals, bass
  • Buddy Salzman – drums
  • Bobby Carlin – drums
  • Michael Masters – cello
  • Tim Scott – cello

Track listing:

All tracks by Harry Chapin

  1. Short Stories
  2. W·O·L·D
  3. Song for Myself
  4. Song Man
  5. Changes
  6. They Call Her Easy
  7. Tanner
  8. Mail Order Annie
  9. There’s a Lot of Lonely People Tonight
  10. Old College Avenue

Black Sabbath: Sabath Bloody Sabbath

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On December 1, 1973, “Vertigo” label released “Sabbath Bloody Sabbath”, the fifth Black Sabbath studio album. It was recorded in 1973, at “Morgan Studios” in London, and was produced by Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward. In 1986, the album was certified Platinum in the US by “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Ozzy Osbourne– vocals, synthesizer, handclaps
  • Tony Iommi– guitars, piano, synthesizer, harpsichord, organ, flute, handclaps, bagpipes
  • Geezer Butler– bass guitar, synthesize, mellotron, handclaps, nose flute
  • Bill Ward– drums, bongos, timpani, handclaps
  • Rick Wakeman– piano, Minimoog
  • The Phantom Fiddlers – strings
  • Will Malone– conductor, arrangements
  • Mike Butcher – engineer
  • George Nicholson – tape operator
  • Drew Struzan – cover painting
  • Mark Forster Biatch – coordination
  • Patrick Meehan – direction

Track listing:

All tracks by Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward.

  1. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
  2. A National Acrobat
  3. Fluff
  4. Sabra Cadabra
  5. Killing Yourself to Live
  6. Who Are You
  7. Looking for Today
  8. Spiral Architect

Rory Gallagher: Tattoo

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On November 11, 1973, “Polydor” label released “Tattoo”, the fourth Rory Gallagher studio album. It was recorded in August 1973, at “Polydor Records Studios” in London, and was produced by Rory Gallagher.

Personnel:

  • Rory Gallagher– vocals, guitars,  harmonica,  saxophone,  mandolin, bouzouki
  • Lou Martin– keyboards, accordion
  • Gerry McAvoy– bass guitar
  • Rod de’Ath– drums, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Rory Gallagher.

  1. Tattoo’d Lady
  2. Cradle Rock
  3. 20:20 Vision
  4. They Don’t Make Them Like You Anymore
  5. Livin’ Like a Trucker
  6. Sleep on a Clothes Line
  7. Who’s That Coming
  8. A Million Miles Away
  9. Admit It

The O’Jays: Ship Ahoy

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On November 10, 1973, “Philadelphia International Records” label released “Ship Ahoy”, the eighth O’Jays studio album. It was recorded in 1973, at “Sigma Sound Studios” in  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania, and was produced by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff.  In 1992, the album was certified Platinum in the US by “RIAA”.

Personnel

  • Eddie Levert– vocals
  • William Powell– vocals
  • Walter Williams– vocals
  • MFSB– orchestra
  • Leon Huff– keyboards
  • Anthony Jackson– bass
  • Rocco Bene- trumpet solos
  • Lenny Pakula, Norman Harris, Bobby Martin, Lenny Pakula – arranger
  • Joe Tarsia –engineer
  • Joseph M. Palmaccio, Darcy Proper – mastering
  • James Barkley –illustration
  • Don Hunstein– photography
  • Ed Lee –art direction

Track listing:

All tracks by Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff, except where noted.

  1. Put Your Hands Together
  2. Ship Ahoy
  3. This Air I Breathe – Kenneth Gamble,Bunny Sigler
  4. You Got Your Hooks in Me – Bunny Sigler
  5. For the Love of Money – Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, Anthony Jackson
  6. Now That We Found Love
  7. Don’t Call Me Brother – Kenneth Gamble, Bunny Sigler
  8. People Keep Tellin’ Me – John Whitehead,Gene McFadden, Victor Carstarphen

Alvin Lee & Mylon LeFevre: On The Road To Freedom

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On November 2, 1973, “Chrysalis” label released “On the Road to Freedom”, the first Alvin Lee album. Lee recorded the album together with the gospel singer Mylon LeFevre, at “Space Studio”, Lee’s home studio in south Oxfordshire, which he and LeFevre built especially for this project. Lee was also the producer of the album.

Personnel:

  • Alvin Lee– lead, harmony and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, bass; sitar, drums, mixing
  • Mylon LeFevre– lead, harmony and backing vocals; 6- and 12-string acoustic guitars, bass, percussion
  • George Harrison (as Hari Georgeson) – acoustic guitar, dobro, bass, harmony vocals
  • Ron Wood– electric and 12-string acoustic guitars, bass, slide guitar, drums
  • Steve Winwood– piano, electric piano
  • Tim Hinkley– piano, organ, backing vocals
  • Boz Burrell– bass, backing vocals
  • Bob Black– steel guitar
  • Ian Wallace– drums
  • Mick Fleetwood– drums
  • Jim Capaldi– drums, percussion
  • Mike Patto– percussion, backing vocals
  • Reebop Kwaku Baah– congas
  • Andy Stein– fiddle
  • Harold Burgon, Andy Jaworski – recording
  • Andy Jaworski, Roger Lowe – ohotography

Track listing:

  1. On the Road to Freedom – Alvin Lee
  2. The World Is Changing (I Got a Woman Back in Georgia) – Alvin Lee, Mylon LeFevre
  3. So Sad (No Love of His Own) – George Harrison
  4. Fallen Angel – Alvin Lee
  5. Funny – Alvin Lee
  6. We Will Shine – Mylon LeFevre
  7. Carry My Load – Mylon Lee
  8. Lay Me Back – Mylon LeFevre
  9. Let ‘Em Say What They Will – Ron Wood
  10. I Can’t Take It – Mylon LeFevre
  11. Riffin – Alvin Lee, Mylon LeFevre
  12. Rockin’ ‘Til the Sun Goes Down – Alvin Lee, Mylon LeFevre

Roxy Music: Stranded

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On November 1, 1973,”Island” label released “Stranded”, the third Roxy Music” album. It was recorded September 1973, at “Air Studios” in London, and was produced by Chris Thomas. The gatefold cover photograph was taken by Karl Stoecker and styled by Antony Price, and shows Bryan Ferry’s then girlfriend and 1973 “Playmate of the Year”.

Personnel:

  • Bryan Ferry– vocals, piano, electric piano, harmonica
  • Phil Manzanera– guitar, treatments
  • Eddie Jobson– synthesizers, keyboards, electric violin
  • Andy Mackay (Andrew Mackay) – oboe, saxophone, treatments
  • John Gustafson– bass guitar
  • Paul Thompson– drums, timpani
  • Chris Laurence– string bass
  • Chris Thomas- bass
  • The London Welsh Male Choir – chorus
  • Nicolas de Ville – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Brian Ferry, except where noted.

  1. Street Life
  2. Just Like You
  3. Amazona – Bryan Ferry, Andy Mackay
  4. Psalm
  5. Serenade
  6. A Song for Europe – Bryan Ferry, Andy Mackay
  7. Mother of Pearl
  8. Sunset