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Wings: Venus And Mars

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Venus and Mars

On May 27, 1975, “Capitol” label released “Venus and Mars”, the fourth Wings studio album. It was recorded 5–13 November 1974, at “Abbey Road Studios” in London, 20 January–20 February 1975 at “Sea Saint” in New Orleans, and “Wally Heider Studios”, and was produced by Paul McCartney. The album has been certified Platinum in UK (BPI), Canada (Music Canada) and in the US (RIIA).

Personnel:

  • Paul McCartney– vocals, bass, guitars, keyboards, piano, percussion
  • Linda McCartney– keyboards, percussion, backing vocals
  • Denny Laine– vocals, guitars, keyboards, percussion
  • Jimmy McCulloch– guitars, vocals, percussion
  • Dave Mason– guitar
  • Allen Toussaint– piano, guitar
  • Joe English– drums, percussion
  • Geoff Britton– drums
  • Kenneth “Afro” Williams –congas
  • Tom Scott– saxophone

Track listing:

All tracks by Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney, except where noted.

  1. Venus and Mars
  2. Rock Show
  3. Love in Song
  4. You Gave Me the Answer
  5. Magneto and Titanium Man
  6. Letting Go
  7. Venus and Mars (Reprise)
  8. Spirits of Ancient Egypt
  9. Medicine Jar – Jimmy McCulloch,Colin Allen
  10. Call Me Back Again
  11. Listen to What the Man Said
  12. Treat Her Gently – Lonely Old People
  13. Crossroads Theme – Tony Hatch

David Bowie: Diamond Dogs

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On May 24, 1974, “RCA” label released “Diamond Dogs”, the eighth David Bowie studio album. It was recorded January 1974 – February 1974, at “Island Studios” and “Olympic Studios” in London, “Ludolph Studios”, in Nederhorst den Berg, and was produced by David Bowie. Thematically, the album is mixture of the George Orwell’s novel “1984” and Bowie’s vision of a post-apocalyptic world.

Personnel:

  • David Bowie- vocals, guitars, saxophones, Moog synthesizer, Mellotron, mixing
  • Earl Slick- guitar
  • Alan Parker- guitar
  • Mike Garson- keyboards
  • Herbie Flowers- bass guitar
  • Tony Newman- drums
  • Aynsley Dunbar- drums
  • Tony Visconti- strings, mixing
  • Keith Harwood- engineer, mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by David Bowie, except where noted.

  • 1.      Future Legend
  • 2.      Diamond Dogs
  • 3.      Sweet Thing
  • 4.      Candidate
  • 5.      Sweet Thing (Reprise)
  • 6.      Rebel Rebel
  • 7.      Rock ‘n’ Roll with Me – David Bowie, Warren Peace
  • 8.      We Are the Dead
  • 9.      1984
  • 10. Big Brother
  • 11. Chant of the Ever Circling Skeletal Family

The Kinks: Preservation Act 2

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Kinks Preservation Axt 2

On May 8, 1974, “RCA” label released “Preservation Act 2”, the twelve Kinks (The) studio album. It was recorded January – March 1974 at “Konk Studios” in London, and was produced by Ray Davis.

Personnel:

  • Ray Davies – vocals, guitar
  • Dave Davies – vocals, guitar
  • John Gosling – keyboards
  • John Dalton – bass
  • Mick Avory – drums
  • Maryann Price – vocals
  • Alan Holmes- baritone saxophone, clarinet
  • Laurie Brown – tenor saxophone, trumpet, flute
  • John Beecham – trombone, flute

Track listing:

All tracks by Ray Davies.

  1. Announcement
  2. Introduction to Solution
  3. When a Solution Comes
  4. Money Talks
  5. Announcements
  6. Shepherds of the Nation
  7. Scum of the Earth
  8. Second Hand Car Spiv
  9. He’s Evil
  10. Mirror of Love
  11. Announcement
  12. Nobody Gives
  13. Oh Where Oh Where Is Love
  14. Fish Dream (The Final Elbow)
  15. Flash’s Confession
  16. Nothing Lasts Forever
  17. Announcement
  18. Artificial Man
  19. Scrapheap City
  20. Announcement
  21. Salvation Road

James Gang: Newborn

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James Gang Newborn

On May 5, 1975, “Atlantic” label released “Newborn”, the eighth James Gang album. It was recorded 1974 – 1975, and was produced by James Gang.The album cover artwork features a reproduction of Salvador Dalí’s “Geopoliticus Child Watching the Birth of the New Man”.

Personnel:

  • Bubba Keith – lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitars
  • Richard Shack – electric guitars, backing vocals
  • Dale Peters – bass, backing vocals, percussion
  • Jim Fox– drums, organ, piano
  • Al Perkins– steel guitar
  • David Briggs– organ, piano
  • Kenneth Hamann – synthesizer
  • Don Brooks– harmonica
  • George Ricci – cello

Track listing:

All tracks by Bubba Keith and Richard Shack, except where noted.

  1. Merry-Go-Round
  2. Gonna Get By – Bubba Keith, Mark Smith
  3. Earthshaker – Bubba Keith
  4. All I Have
  5. Watch It – Bubba Keith
  6. Driftin’ Dreamer
  7. Shoulda’ Seen Your Face
  8. Come With Me
  9. Heartbreak Hotel – Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden
  10. Red Satin Lover
  11. Cold Wind

Billy Preston: The Kids & Me

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On May 5, 1974, “A&M” label released “The Kids & Me”, the ninth Billy Preston studio album. It was recorded October 1973, at “Westlake Audio” in Hollywood, “A&M Recording Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Billy Preston.

Personnel:

  • Billy Preston – vocals, keyboards, piano
  • Tony Maiden – guitar
  • Joe Walsh – guitar
  • Kenneth Luper – keyboards
  • Hubert Heard – keyboards
  • Bobby Watson – bass guitar
  • Albert Perkins – bass
  • Manuel Kellough – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Billy Preston and Bruce Fisher, except where noted.

  1. Tell Me You Need My Loving
  2. Nothing From Nothing
  3. Struttin’ – Billy Preston,George Johnson
  4. Sister Sugar
  5. Sad Sad Song
  6. You Are So Beautiful
  7. Sometimes I Love You – Billy Preston
  8. Elmo – Billy Preston
  9. John The Baptist – Billy Preston, John Schuller
  10. Little Black Boys And Girls
  11. Creature Feature – Billy Preston, Hubert Heard

J. J. Cale: Okie

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On April 30, 1974, “Shelter” label released “Okie”, the third JJ Cale album. It was recorded May 7 – December 5, 1973, at “Bradley’s Barn”, “Columbia Studio B”, “Woodland Studio B” in Nashville, and Cale’s house in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and was produced by Audie Ashworth.

Personnel:

  • JJ Cale – vocals, guitars
  • Jerry Smith – piano
  • Harold Bradley – rhythm guitar
  • Grady Martin – guitar
  • Tommy Cogbill – bass
  • Karl Himmel – drums
  • George Tidwell – trumpet
  • Dennis Goode – trombone
  • Billy Pruett – saxophone
  • Stan Hutto – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by JJ Cale, except where noted.

  1. Crying
  2. I’ll Be There (If You Ever Want Me) – Rusty Gabbard, Ray Price
  3. Starbound
  4. Rock and Roll Circus
  5. The Old Man and Me
  6. Everlovin’ Woman
  7. Cajun Moon
  8. I’d Like to Love You Baby
  9. Anyway the Wind Blows
  10. Precious Memories
  11. Okie
  12. I Got the Same Old Blues

Funkadelic: Standing on the Verge of Getting It

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On April 29, 1974, “Westbound Records” released “Standing on the Verge of Getting It”, the sixth Funkadelic studio album. It was recorded in 1974, and was produced by George Clinton.

Personnel:

  • Bernie Worrell – vocals, spaced viking, keyboards
  • Calvin Simon – tenor vocals, congas, suave personality
  • Fuzzy Haskins – berserker octave vocals, a prototype werewolf
  • Boogie Mosson – vocals, world’s only black leprechaun, bass
  • Eddie “Smedley Smorganoff” Hazel – vocals, maggoteer lead and solo guitar
  • Garry Shider – vocals, rhythm and lead guitar, doowop vocals, sinister grin
  • George Clinton – supreme maggot minister of Funkadelia, maniac froth and spit, behaviour illegal in several states
  • Tiki Fulwood – percussion, vocals, equipped with stereo armpits
  • Ron Bykowski – rhythm and lead guitar, polyester soul-powered token white devil
  • Grady Thomas – vocals, registered and licensed genie
  • Ray (Stringray) Davis – subterranean bass vocals, supercool and stinky fingers
  • Gary Bronson – drums
  • Jimmy Calhoun – bass
  • Leon Patillo – piano
  • Ty Lampkin – percussion

Track listing:

  1. Red Hot Mama – Bernie Worrell, George Clinton, Eddie Hazel
  2. Alice in My Fantasies – George Clinton, Eddie Hazel
  3. I’ll Stay – George Clinton, Eddie Hazel
  4. Sexy Ways – George Clinton, Eddie Hazel
  5. Standing on the Verge of Getting It On – George Clinton, Eddie Hazel
  6. Jimmy’s Got a Little Bit of Bitch in Him – George Clinton, Eddie Hazel
  7. Good Thoughts, Bad Thoughts – George Clinton, Eddie Hazel

 

Robin Trower: Bridge Of Sighs

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Robin Trower - Bridge_of_Sighs

On April 20, 1974, “Chrysalis” released “Bridge of Sighs”, the second Robin Trower solo album. It was recorded 1973 – 1974, at “Olympic Studios” and “Air Studios” in London, and was produced by Matthew Fisher.

Personnel:

  • Robin Trower– guitar
  • James Dewar– bass, vocals
  • Reg Isidore– drums
  • Geoff Emerick – engineer
  • Funky Paul – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Robin Trower, except where noted.

  1. Day of the Eagle
  2. Bridge of Sighs
  3. In This Place
  4. The Fool and Me – Robin Trower, James Dewar
  5. Too Rolling Stoned
  6. About to Begin
  7. Lady Love – Robin Trower, James Dewar
  8. Little Bit of Sympathy

Lynyrd Skynyrd: Second Helping

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Second Helping

On April 15, 1974, “Sounds of the South” label released “Second Helping”, the second Lynyrd Skynyrd album. It was recorded in January 1974, at “Record Plant Studios”, in Los Angeles, except track “Sweet Home Alabama”, recorded in June 1973, at “Studio One” in Doraville, Georgia, and was produced by Al Kooper. In 1987, the album was certified 2x Platinum by the “RIAA”.

Personnel:

  • Ronnie Van Zant– lead vocals
  • Gary Rossington– guitar
  • Allen Collins– guitar
  • Ed King– guitar, bass, backing vocals
  • Al Kooper– piano, backing vocals
  • Billy Powell– keyboards
  • Leon Wilkeson– bass, backing vocals
  • Bob Burns– drums
  • Mike Porter – drums
  • Bobby Keys, Trevor Lawrence and Steve Madaio – horns
  • Merry Clayton,Clydie King, Sherlie Matthews – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Sweet Home Alabama – Ed King, Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant
  2. I Need You – Ed King, Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant
  3. Don’t Ask Me No Questions – Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant
  4. Workin’ for MCA – Ed King, Ronnie Van Zant
  5. The Ballad of Curtis Loew – Allen Collins, Ronnie Van Zant
  6. Swamp Music – Ed King, Ronnie Van Zant
  7. The Needle and the Spoon – Allen Collins, Ronnie Van Zant
  8. Call Me the Breeze – J. J. Cale

 

Poco: Seven

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Poco - Seven

On April 12, 1974, “Epic” label released “Seven”, the seventh Poco album. It was recorded in February 1974, and was produced by Jack Richardson.

Personnel:

  • Paul Cotton – vocals, guitar
  • Rusty Young – vocals, pedal steel guitar, guitar, banjo
  • Timothy B. Schmit – vocals, bass guitar
  • George Grantham – vocals, drums
  • Jim Messina- mandolin
  • Burton Cummings- keyboards
  • Bobbye Hall- percussion, conga
  • Al Garth -fiddle
  • Brian Christian – recording
  • Phil Hartman – design

Track listing:

  1. Drivin’ Wheel – Paul Cotton
  2. Rocky Mountain Breakdown – Rusty Young
  3. Just Call My Name – Timothy B. Schmit, Noreen Schmit
  4. Skatin – Timothy B. Schmit
  5. Faith in the Families – Paul Cotton
  6. Krikkit’s Song (Passing Through) – Timothy B. Schmit
  7. Angel – Paul Cotton
  8. You’ve Got Your Reasons – Paul Cotton