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Faust: IV

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On September 21, 1973, “Virgin” label released “Faust IV”, the fourth Faust album. It was recorded June 1973, at “The Manor” in Oxfordshire, England, and was produced by Uwe Nettelbeck.

Personnel:

  • Rudolf Sosna– guitar, keyboards
  • Gunter Wüsthoff– synthesiser, sax
  • Hans Joachim Irmler– organ
  • Jean-Hervé Péron– bass
  • Werner “Zappi” Diermaier– drums
  • Kurt Graupner– engineer
  • Uwe Nettelbeck– cover artwork
  • Gunter Wüsthoff– cover artwork

Track listing:

  1. Krautrock
  2. The Sad Skinhead
  3. Jennifer
  4. Just a Second / Picnic on a Frozen River, Deuxieme Tableau
  5. Giggy Smile
  6. Läuft…Heißt Das Es Läuft Oder Es Kommt Bald…Läuft (“Psalter” section)
  7. Läuft…Heißt Das Es Läuft Oder Es Kommt Bald…Läuft
  8. It’s a Bit of a Pain

Billy Preston: Everybody Likes Some Kind Of Music

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On September 21, 1973, “A&M” label released “Everybody Likes Some Kind of Music”, the eighth Billy Preston album. It was recorded March – May 1973, and was produced by Billy Preston.

Personnel:

  • Billy Preston – vocals, keyboards, bass guitar
  • David Walker– guitar
  • Dennis Coates – banjo
  • Hubert Heard – keyboards
  • Kenneth Lupper – keyboards
  • Manuel Kellough – drums
  • Choir of Divine Guidance Youth Choir, directed by Rodena Fairley
  • Paul Riser– string and horn arrangements
  • Clarence McDonald– arrangements
  • Tommy Vicari – engineer
  • Robert Young – art director

Track listing:

All tracks by Billy Preston, except where noted.

  1. Everybody Likes Some Kind of Music
  2. You’re So Unique
  3. How Long Has the Train Been Gone – Billy Preston, Bruce Fisher
  4. My Soul is a Witness – Billy Preston, Joe Greene
  5. Sunday Morning – Billy Preston, Bruce Fisher
  6. You’ve Got Me For Company – Billy Preston, Bruce Fisher
  7. Listen to the Wind – Billy Preston, Bruce Fisher
  8. Everybody Likes Some Kind of Music (reprise)
  9. Space Race
  10. Do You Love Me? – Billy Preston, Bruce Fisher
  11. I’m So Tired – Billy Preston, Bruce Fisher
  12. It’s Alright Ma (I’m Only Bleeding) -Bob Dylan
  13. Minuet For Me

Gentle Giant: The Power And The Glory

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On September 20, 1974, “Vertigo” label released “The Power and the Glory”, the sixth Gentle Giant album. It was recorded December 1973 – January 1974, at “Advision Studios” in London, and was produced by Derek Shulman, Kerry Minnear, Ray Shilman, Gary Greena and John Weathers.

Personnel:

  • Gary Green – vocal, acoustic and electric guitar
  • Kerry Minnear– lead vocals, Hammond organ, piano, Minimoog, Clavinet, electric piano, Mellotron, marimba, vibraphone, cello
  • Derek Shulman– lead vocals tenor saxophone
  • Ray Shulman – vocals, bass, violin, electric violin, acoustic guitar
  • John Weathers– drums, tambourine, , sleigh bells, cymbals

Track listing:

All tracks by Kerry Minnear, Derek Shulman, and Ray Shulman, except where noted.

  1. Proclamation
  2. So Sincere
  3. Aspirations – Ray Shulman, Kerry Minnear
  4. Playing the Game
  5. Cogs in Cogs
  6. No God’s Man
  7. The Face
  8. Valedictory

Ron Wood: I’ve Got My Own Album To Do

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On September 13, 1974, “Warner Bros” released “I’ve Got My Own Album to Do”,the debut Ronnie Wood album. It was recorded December 1973, April – June 1974, at The Wick, Richmond in London, and was produced by Ronnie Wood and Gary Kellgren.

Personnel:

  • Ronnie Wood – lead vocals, guitars, percussion, harmonica, guitar effects
  • Keith Richards – lead and backing vocals, guitars, electric piano, piano, percussion, guitar effects
  • Mick Jagger – guitar, backing vocals
  • George Harrison– slide guitar, backing vocals
  • Martin Quittenton– acoustic guitar
  • Mick Taylor– bass, electric guitar, electric piano, ARP synthesizer
  • Ian McLagan– organ, electric piano, ARP synthesizer, piano
  • Jean Roussel– organ, electric piano, piano
  • Willie Weeks– bass, guitar effects
  • Pete Sears– bass, celeste
  • Andy Newmark– drums, percussion
  • Micky Waller– drums
  • Ross Henderson – steel drums
  • Sterling – steel drums
  • David Bowie– backing vocals
  • Rod Stewart– backing vocals
  • Ruby Turner– backing vocals
  • Ireenand Doreen Chanter – backing vocals

Tracks listing:

All tracks by Ronnie Wood except where noted.

  1. I Can Feel the Fire
  2. Far East Man – George Harrison, Ronnie Wood
  3. Mystifies Me
  4. Take a Look at the Guy
  5. Act Together – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
  6. Am I Grooving You – Bert Russell, Jeff Barry
  7. Shirley
  8. Cancel Everything
  9. Sure the One You Need – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
  10. If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody – Rudy Clark
  11. Crotch Music – Willie Weeks

Danny Kirwan: Second Chapter

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On September 12, 1975, “DJM” label released “Second Chapter”, the debut Danny Kirwan solo album. It was recorded 1973 – 1974, and was produced by Martin Rushent.

Personnel:

  • Danny Kirwan – vocals, guitars
  • Paul Raymond– piano
  • Andy Silvester– bass guitar
  • Geoff Britton– drums
  • Jim Russell– drums, percussion
  • Gerry Shury– string arrangements
  • Martin Rushent – engineer
  • McKinley Howell, J.M. Heale – design
  • Clifford Davis – photography, album co-ordination

Track listing:

All tracks by Danny Kirwan.

  1. Ram Jam City
  2. Odds and Ends
  3. Hot Summer Day
  4. Mary Jane
  5. Skip a Dee Doo
  6. Love Can Always Bring You Happiness
  7. Second Chaptee
  8. Lovely Days
  9. Falling in Love With You
  10. Silver Streams
  11. Best Girl in the World
  12. Cascades

Bruce Springsteen: The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle

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On September 11, 1973, “Columbia” label released “The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle”, the second Bruce Springsteen studio album. Springsteen recorded the album with The E Street Band in May – September 1973, at “914 Sound Studios” in Blauvelt, New York, and was produced by Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos.

Personnel:

  • Bruce Springsteen – lead vocals, guitars,  harmonica,  mandolin,  recorder,  maracas
  • David Sancious– piano, organ, electric piano, clavinet, soprano saxophone, backing vocals, string arrangement
  • Danny Federici– accordion, piano, organ, backing vocals
  • Garry Tallent– bass, tuba, backing vocals
  • Vini “Mad Dog” Lopez– drums, backing vocals, cornet
  • Richard Blackwell – conga, percussion
  • Clarence Clemons– saxophones, backing vocals
  • Albany “Al” Tellone – baritone saxophone
  • Suki Lahav- choir vocals
  • Louis Lahav – engineer
  • Teresa Alfieri, John Berg– design
  • David Gahr– photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Bruce Springsteen.

  1. The E Street Shuffle
  2. 4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)
  3. Kitty’s Back
  4. Wild Billy’s Circus Story
  5. Incident on 57th Street
  6. Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)
  7. New York City Serenade

Lynyrd Skynyrd: Same

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On August 13, 1973, “MCA” label released the self-titled, debut Lynyrd Skynyrd album. It was recorded March – May 1973, at “Studio One” in Doraville, Georgia, and was produced by Al Kooper.

Personnel:

  • Ronnie Van Zant– lead vocals
  • Gary Rossington– lead, rhythm and slide guitar
  • Allen Collins– lead and  rhythm guitar
  • Ed King– lead guitar
  • Billy Powell– keyboards
  • Leon Wilkeson– bass
  • Bob Burns– drums except
  • Al Kooper(Roosevelt Gook) – bass, Mellotron and back-up harmony, mandolin, bass drum organ, engineer
  • Robert Nix – drums
  • Bobbye Hall– percussion
  • Steve Katz– harmonica
  • Bobby Langford – engineer
  • Rodney Mills– engineer
  • Michael Diehl – design
  • Thomas Hill – photography

Track listing:

  1. I Ain’t the One – Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant
  2. Tuesday’s Gone – Allen Collins, Ronnie Van Zant
  3. Gimme Three Steps – Allen Collins, Ronnie Van Zant
  4. Simple Man – Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant
  5. Things Goin’ On – Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant
  6. Mississippi Kid – Bob Burns, Al Kooper, Ronnie Van Zant
  7. Poison Whiskey – Ed King, Ronnie Van Zant
  8. Free Bird – Allen Collins, Ronnie Van Zant

The Isley Brothers: 3 + 3

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On August 7, 1973, “Epic” label released “3 + 3”, the eleventh Isley Brothers (The) album. It was recorded in 1973, at “The Record Plant” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Ronald Isley and Rudolph Isley. It was first time the family group officially included six members instead of the standard three. The album was certified Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Ronald Isley – lead vocals
  • Rudolph Isley – lead and backing vocals
  • O’Kelly Isley, Jr. – lead and backing vocals
  • Ernie Isley: guitars
  • Chris Jasper: piano, electric piano, clavinet, ARP synthesizer
  • Truman Thomas: organ
  • Marvin Isley: bass guitar
  • George Moreland: drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley, O’Kelly Isley, Ernie Isley and Marvin Isley, except where noted.

  1. That Lady
  2. Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight – James Taylor
  3. If You Were There
  4. You Walk Your Way
  5. Listen to the Music – Tom Johnston
  6. What It Comes Down To
  7. Sunshine (Go Away Today) – Jonathan Edwards
  8. Summer Breeze – Jim Seals, Dash Crofts
  9. The Highways of My Life

Stevie Wonder: Innervisions

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On August 3, 1973, “Tamla” label released “Innervisions”, the sixteen Stevie Wonder studio album. It was recorded in 1973, at “The Record Plant” in Los Angeles; “Media Sound Studios” in New York, and was produced by Stevie Wonder, Robert Margouleff and Malcolm Cecil.

Personnel:

  • Stevie Wonder – lead and backing vocals, piano, Fender Rhodes, harmonica, drums, Moog bass, Hohner clavinet , handclaps
  • Ralph Hammer – acoustic guitar
  • Dean Parks– acoustic guitar
  • David T. Walker– electric guitar
  • Clarence Bell – Hammond organ
  • Malcolm Cecil– upright bass
  • Scott Edwards – electric bass
  • Willie Weeks– electric bass
  • Larry “Nastyee” Latimer – congas
  • Yusuf Roahman – shaker
  • Sheila Wilkerson – bongos, Latin gourd
  • Lani Groves – backing vocal
  • Tasha Thomas– backing vocal
  • Jim Gilstrap– backing vocal
  • Robert Margouleff, Malcolm Cecil – synthesizer programming
  • Efram Wolff – album art

Track listing:

All tracks by Stevie Wonder.

  1. Too High
  2. Visions
  3. Living for the City
  4. Golden Lady
  5. Higher Ground
  6. Jesus Children of America
  7. All in Love Is Fair
  8. Don’t You Worry ’bout a Thing
  9. He’s Misstra Know-It-All

The Temptations: All Directions

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On July 1972, “Gordy” label released “All Directions”, the 15th   Temptations (The) album. It was recorded in 1972, and was produced by Norman Whitfield. In 1973, for the song “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone” The Temptations won “Grammy Awards” for “Best R&B Performance by a Group”; “Best R&B Instrumental Performance” and “Best R&B Song”

Personnel:

  • Dennis Edwards – vocals
  • Damon Harris – vocals
  • Richard Street – vocals
  • Melvin Franklin – vocals
  • Otis Williams – vocals
  • The Andantes – backing vocals
  • The Funk Brothers – instrumentation

Track listing:

  1. Funky Music Sho Nuff Turns Me On – Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield
  2. Run Charlie Run – Maurice King, Jan Forman
  3. Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone – Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield
  4. Love Woke Me Up This Morning – Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
  5. I Ain’t Got Nothin’ – Maurice King, Evans King
  6. The First Time Ever (I Saw Your Face – Ewan MacColl
  7. Mother Nature – Nick Zesses, Dino Fekaris
  8. Do Your Thing – Isaac Hayes