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Alphonse Mouzon: Mind Transplant

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In March 1975, “Blue Note” label released “Mind Transplant”, the third Alphonse Mouzon studio album. It was recorded in December 1974, at “Wally Heider Sound Studio III” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Skip Drinkwater.

Personnel:

  • Alphonse Mouzon – vocals, drums, synthesizer, electric piano, organ, conductor, arrangements
  • Jerry Peters – electric piano, organ
  • Tommy Bolin – guitar
  • Lee Ritenour – guitar
  • Jay Graydon – guitar, voice bag, programming
  • Henry Davis – electric bass

Track listing:

All tracks by Elvena Mouzon.

  1. Mind Transplant
  2. Snow Bound
  3. Carbon Dioxide
  4. Ascorbic Acid
  5. Happiness Is Loving You
  6. Some of the Things People Do
  7. Golden Rainbows
  8. Nitroglycerin

Black Heat: No Time To Burn

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In March 1974, “Atlantic” label released “No Time to Burn”, the second Black Heat studio album. It was recorded in 1974, at “Atlantic Recording Studios”, “Regent Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Joel Dorm and Jimmy Douglass.

Personnel:

  • Johnell Gray – vocals, keyboards
  • Bradley Owens – vocals, guitar
  • Naamon Jones – vocals, bass
  • Esco Cromer – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Raymond Green – vocals, congas, percussion
  • Ray Thompson – saxophone, flute, woodwind
  • Rodney Edwards – trumpet, timbales

Track listing:

  1. No Time to Burn
  2. You Should’ve Listened
  3. Check It All Out
  4. Love The Life You Live
  5. Super Cool
  6. M & M’s
  7. Things Change
  8. Rapid Fire
  9. Times Have Changed

Keith Jarrett: Death And The Flower

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In February 1975, “Impulse!” label released “Death and the Flower”, the 19th Keith Jarrett album. It was recorded in October 1974, at “Generation Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Ed Michel.

Personnel:

  • Keith Jarrett – piano, wooden flute, soprano saxophone
  • Dewey Redman – tenor saxophone, musette, percussion
  • Charlie Haden – bass
  • Paul Motian – drums, percussion
  • Guilherme Franco – percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Keith Jarrett

  1. Death and the Flower
  2. Prayer
  3. Great Bird

Steve Kuhn: Trance

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In February 1975, “ECM” label released “Trance”, the tenth Steve Kuhn album. It was recorded in November 1974, at “Generation Sound” in New York City, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Steve Kuhn – voice, piano, electric piano
  • Steve Swallow – electric bass
  • Jack DeJohnette – drums
  • Sue Evans – timpani, tambourine, maracas, conga, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Steve Kuhn.

  1. Trance
  2. A Change of Face
  3. Squirt
  4. The Sandhouse
  5. Something Everywhere
  6. Silver
  7. The Young Blade
  8. Life’s Backward Glance

Pekka Pohjola: Harakka Bialoipokku

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In December 1974, “Love Records” label released “Harakka Bialoipokku”, the second Pekka Pohjola studio album. It was recorded in 1974, at “Marcus Music Studios” in Stockholm, Sweden, and was produced by Måns Groundstroem.

Personnel:

  • Coste Apetrea – guitar
  • Pekka Pohjola – bass guitar, piano, electric piano, arrangements
  • Tomi Parkkonen – drums, percussion
  • Eero Koivistoinen – soprano, sopranino and tenor saxophone
  • Pekka Pöyry – soprano and alto saxophone
  • Baron Paakkunainen – alto and baritone saxophone, flute
  • Bertil Löfgren – trumpet
  • Leif Mases – recording
  • Stan Shingler – cover

Track listing:

All tracks by Pekka Pohjola.

  1. Beginning
  2. First morning
  3. Bad Weather / It Dances
  4. …And dreams
  5. Even when awake, the dream continues
  6. The chaos calms down
  7. Life goes on

Samla Mammas Manna: Klossa Knapitat

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In December 1974, “Silence Records” label released “Klossa Knapitat”, the third Samla Mammas Manna album. It was recorded in November 1974, at “Studio Decibel” in Stockholm, Sweden.

Personnel:

  • Lasse Hollmer – singing, yodeling, piano , accordion
  • Coste Apetrea – vocals, guitar
  • Lasse Krantz – vocals, electric bass
  • Hasse Bruniusson – vocals, drums
  • Brynn Settels – accordion
  • Tage Åsén , Anders Lidén, Pelle Engman – artwork

Track listing:

  1. Nothing
  2. Little Dialectic
  3. Sigh
  4. Far Down a Rabbit Hole
  5. Come a Little Closer
  6. The Mouse Milking Machine
  7. Influences
  8. The Knoll
  9. Frameless Evenings

Sui Generis: Pequeñas anécdotas sobre las instituciones

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On December 16, 1974, “Talent” label released “Pequeñas anécdotas sobre las instituciones”, the third Sui Generis album. It was recorded in 1974, and was produced by Charly Garcia and Jorge Alvarez.

Personnel:

  • Charly García – vocals, piano, electric piano, mini Moog, clavinet, ARP string ensemble, electric guitar
  • Nito Mestre – vocals, acoustic guitar, recorder
  • Rinaldo Rafanelli – vocals, bass, electric guitar
  • Juan Rodríguez – drums, percussion
  • David Lebón – electric guitar
  • Carlos Cutaia – organ
  • León Gieco – harmonica
  • Alejandro Correa (músico) – bass
  • Oscar Moro – drums
  • Jorge Pinchevsky – violin
  • María Rosa Yorio – chorus
  • Billy Bond – chorus
  • Billy Bond – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Charly García, except where noted.

  1. Instituciones
  2. Tango en segunda
  3. El show de los muertos
  4. Las increíbles aventuras del Señor Tijeras
  5. Pequeñas delicias de la vida conyugal
  6. El tuerto y los ciegos
  7. Música de fondo para cualquier fiesta animada
  8. Tema de Natalio – Charly García, Rinaldo Rafanelli
  9. Para quién canto yo entonces

Høst: På sterke vinger

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In December 1974, “ON Records” label released “På sterke vinger”, the debut Høst studio album. It was recorded in October 1974, at “Arctic Studios” in Trondheim, Norway, and was produced by Nils Bjarne Kvam.

Personnel:

  • Geir Jahren – vocals
  • Lasse Nilsen – guitar
  • Bernt Bodal – bass guitar
  • Knut Ragnar Lie – vocals, drums
  • Svein Rønning – vocals, guitar , clavinet , organ , strings , Mini-Moog , flute 
  • Nils Bjarne Kvam – technician, layout, design, photography
  • Rune Nordal – technician

Track listing:

All tracks by Svein Rønning , except where otherwise stated.

  1. Poor but Free
  2. Too Late to Regret
  3. Under the Cover of Darkness
  4. Satan’s Crust – Geir Jahren
  5. Where We Must – Geir Jahren
  6. Unity
  7. On Strong Wings

Linda Ronstadt: Heart Like A Wheel

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On November 19, 1974, “Capitol” label released “Heart like a Wheel”, the fifth Linda Ronstadt album. It was recorded June – September 1974, at “The Sound Factory” and “Clover Recorders” in Los Angeles, “Track Recorders” in Maryland, “Record Plant” and “The Hit Factory” in New York City, “Trident Studios” and “AIR Studios” in London, and was produced by Peter Asher. Magazine “Rolling Stone” ranked “Heart like a Wheel” on number 490 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”. The album was certified 2x Platinum by “RIAA”. 

Personnel:

  • Linda Ronstadt – lead and backing vocals
  • Andrew Gold – acoustic and electric piano, electric rhythm guitar, tambourine, acoustic and electric guitar, ukulele, drums , percussion, arrangements assistant
  • Eddie Black – electric guitar
  • Bob Warford – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Sneaky Pete Kleinow – pedal steel guitar 
  • JD Souther – acoustic guitar, harmony vocals
  • Herb Pedersen – banjo, backing vocals
  • Paul Craft – acoustic guitar
  • John Starling – acoustic guitar
  • Danny Pendleton – pedal steel guitar
  • John Boylan – acoustic guitar
  • Glenn Frey – acoustic guitar
  • Kenny Edwards – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Chris Ethridge – bass guitar
  • Emory Gordy Jr. – bass guitar
  • Tom Guidera – bass guitar
  • Timothy B. Schmit – bass guitar
  • Dennis St. John – drums
  • Russ Kunkel – drums
  • Lloyd Myers – drums
  • Don Henley – drums
  • Peter Asher – percussion, cowbell, backing vocals
  • Jimmie Fadden – harmonica
  • David Lindley – fiddle
  • Gregory Rose – string arrangements, conductor
  • David Campbell – string arrangements, viola
  • Dennis Karmazyn – cello
  • Richard Feves – double bass
  • Clydie King – backing vocals
  • Sherlie Matthews – backing vocals
  • Wendy Waldman – backing vocals
  • Cissy Houston – backing vocals
  • Joyce Nesbitt – backing vocals
  • Maria Muldaur – backing vocals
  • Emmylou Harris – harmony vocals
  • Val Garay – engineer, mixing
  • David Hassinger – engineer, mixing
  • Dennis Ferrante – engineer assistant
  • John Haeny – engineer assistant
  • Peter Kelsey – engineer assistant
  • George Massenburg – engineer assistant
  • Peter Swettenham – engineer assistant
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering
  • Rod Dyer – design
  • Leandro Correa – photography
  • Eve Babitz – photography

 Track listing:

  1. You’re No Good – Clint Ballard Jr.
  2. It Doesn’t Matter Anymore – Paul Anka
  3. Faithless Love – JD Souther
  4. The Dark End of the Street – Chips Moman, Dan Peen
  5. Heart Like a Wheel – Anna McGarrigle
  6. When Will I Be Loved – Phil Everly
  7. Willin’ – Lowell George
  8. I Can’t Help It (If I’m Still in Love With You) – Hank Williams
  9. Keep Me Blowing Away – Paul Craft
  10. You Can Close Your Eyes – James Taylor

Ryan Adams: Rock n Roll

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On November 4, 2003, “Lost Highway” label released “Rock n Roll”, the fourth Ryan Adams studio album. It was recorded in 2003, at “Stratosphere Sound” in Manhattan, New York, and was produced by James Barber.

Personnel:

  • Ryan Adams – lead and backing vocals, voices, guitar, keyboards, bass, guitar, multi instruments, costume design
  • Johnny McNab – guitar
  • Joe McGinty – piano
  • Joe McGrath – piano, engineer
  • Jamie Candiloro – bass guitar, Hammond organ, engineer, mixing, surround mix
  • Johnny Pisano – bass guitar
  • Jonathan Flaugher – bass guitar
  • Tony Shanahan – bass guitar
  • Johnny T – voices, drums
  • Paul Garisto – drums
  • Parker Posey – backing vocals
  • Billie Joe Armstrong – backing vocals
  • Melissa Auf der Maur – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Ryan Adams, except where noted.

  1. This Is It – Ryan Adams, Johnny T. Yerington
  2. Shallow
  3. 1974
  4. Wish You Were Here – Ryan Adams, Brad Rice
  5. So Alive – Ryan Adams, Johnny T. Yerington
  6. Luminol – Ryan Adams, Johnny T. Yerington, Tony Shanahan
  7. Burning Photographs – Ryan Adams, Johnny T. Yerington
  8. She’s lost Total Control
  9. Note to Self: Don’t Die – Ryan Adams, Parker Posey
  10. Rock n Roll
  11. Anybody Wanna Take Me Home
  12. Do Miss America
  13. Boys – Ryan Adams, Johnny T. Yerington
  14. The Drugs Not Working