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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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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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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

Johnny Cash: Ragged Old Flag

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On April 5, 1974, “Columbia” label released “Ragged Old Flag”, the 47th Johnny Cash album. It was recorded in 1974, and was produced by Johnny Cash and Charlie Brag.

Personnel:

  • Johnny Cash – vocals, guitar, liner notes
  • Bob Wootton, Carl Perkins, Ray Edenton – guitar
  • Earl Scruggs- banjo
  • Larry McCoy – piano
  • Marshall Grant- bass
  • S. Holland- drums
  • The Oak Ridge Boys- backing vocals
  • Chuck Cochran – arrangemnets
  • Charlie Bragg – engineer
  • Freeman Ramsey – engineer
  • Rob Tucker – engineer
  • Seth Foster – mastering
  • Howard Fritzson – art director
  • Billy Barnes – design
  • Randall Martin – design
  • Al Clayton – photography
  • John Henry Jackson – project director

Track listing:

  1. Ragged Old Flag
  2. Don’t Go Near the Water
  3. All I Do is Drive
  4. Southern Comfort
  5. King of the Hill
  6. Pie in the Sky
  7. Lonesome to the Bone
  8. While I Got It on My Mind
  9. Good Morning, Friend
  10. I’m a Worried Man – Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash
  11. Please Don’t Let Me Out
  12. What on Earth Will You Do (for Heaven’s Sake)

The Residents: Meet the Residents

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Meet the Residents

On April 1, 1974, “Ralph Records” label released “Meet the Residents”, the debut Residents studio album. It was recorded February – October 1973, and was produced by The Residents.

Personnel:

  • The Residents – instruments, arrangements
  • Pore No Graphics – design
  • Robert Freeman – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by The Residents, except where noted.

  1. Boots – Lee Hazlewood
  2. Numb Erone
  3. Guylum Bardot
  4. Breath and Length
  5. Consuelo’s Departure
  6. Smelly Tongues
  7. Rest Aria
  8. Skratz
  9. Spotted Pinto Bean
  10. Infant Tango
  11. Seasoned Greetings
  12. N-ER-GEE (Crisis Blues)

 

Mott the Hoople: The Hoople

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On March 29, 1974, “CBS” label released “The Hoople”, the seventh and the last Mott the Hoople album. It was recorded January – February 1974, at “Advision Studios” and  “AIR Studios” in London,  and was produced by Dale “Buffin” Griffin, Ian Hunter and Pete “Overend” Watts. The album cover features a portrait of Kari-Ann Muller (also on the cover of Roxy Music’s 1972 debut album).

Personnel:

  • Ian Hunter– lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano
  • Ariel Bender– vocals, lead and slide guitar
  • Morgan Fisher– keyboards, synthesizer
  • Pete Overend Watts– vocals, bass guitar, rhythm and 12-string guitar
  • Dale “Buffin” Griffin – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Mick Ralphs– rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Howie Casey– tenor saxophone
  • Jack McPherson – tenor and baritone saxophone
  • Mike Hurwitz –cello
  • Graham Preskett –violin, conductor, tubular bells
  • Sue Glover, Sunny Leslie – backing vocals
  • Lynsey De Paul– backing vocals
  • Barry St. John – backing vocals
  • Thunder Thighs (Karen Friedman, Dari Lalou, Casey Synge) – backing vocals
  • Roslav Szaybo – design

Track listing:

All tracks by ian Hunter, except where noted.

  1. The Golden Age of Rock ‘n’ Roll
  2. Marionette
  3. Alice
  4. Crash Street Kidds
  5. Born Late ’58 – Overend Watts
  6. Trudi’s Song
  7. Pearl ‘n’ Roy (England)
  8. Through the Looking Glass
  9. Roll Away the Stone

John Cale: Slow Dazzle

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On March 25, 1975, “Island” label released “Slow Dazzle”, the fifth John Cale album. It was recorded at “Sound Techniques” in London, and was produced by John Cale.

Personnel:

  • John Cale – vocals, piano, organ, clavinet, cover art
  • Brian Eno – synthesizer
  • Phil Manzanera – guitar
  • Chris Spedding – guitar
  • Chris Thomas – violin, electric piano
  • Pat Donaldson – bass
  • Gerry Conway – drums
  • Timi Donald – drums
  • Geoff Muldaur: harmony vocals
  • Vic Gamm, John Wood – engineer
  • Michael Wade – design
  • Keith Morris – cover photography
  • John Wood: executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by John Cale, except where noted.

  1. Wilson
  2. Taking It All Away
  3. Dirty-Ass Rock ‘N’ Roll
  4. Darling I Need You
  5. Rollaroll
  6. Heartbreak Hotel –Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden, Elvis Presley
  7. Ski Patrol
  8. I’m Not The Loving Kind
  9. Guts
  10. The Jeweller

Earth, Wind & Fire: Open Our Eyes

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On March 25, 1974, “Columbia” label released “Open Our Eyes” the fifth Earth, Wind & Fire, studio album. It was recorded August 1973, at “Caribou Ranch” in Nederland, Colorado, and was produced by Maurice White, Joe Wissert and Charles Stepney. “Open Our Eyes” was certified Platinum in the US by the “RIAA.”

Personnel:

  • Maurice White – vocals, drums, kalimba
  • Al McKay – vocals, guitar, percussion
  • Johnny Graham – guitar, percussion
  • Larry Dunn – piano, organ, synthesizer
  • Andrew Woolfolk – soprano saxophone, flute
  • Verdine White – vocals, bass, percussion
  • Ralph Johnson – drums, percussion
  • Philip Bailey – vocals, congas, percussion

Track listing:

  • Mighty, Mighty – Maurice White, Verdine White
  • Devotion – Maurice White, Philip Bailey
  • Fair But So Uncool – Rick Giles, Charles Stepney
  • Feelin’ Blue – Kenny Altman
  • Kalimba Story – Maurice White, Verdine White
  • Drum Song – Maurice White
  • Tee Nine Chee Bit – Maurice White, Charles Stepney, Philip Bailey
  • Spasmodic Movements – Eddie Harris
  • Caribou – Charles Stepney, Rick Giles
  • Open Our Eyse – Leon Lumkins

Cat Stevens: Buddha And The Chocolate Box

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On March 19, 1974, “Island” label released “Buddha and the Chocolate Box”, the eighth Cat Stevens studio album. It was recorded in February 1974, at “Sound Techniques Studios” in London, and was produced by Cat Stevens and Paul Samwell-Smith.

Personnel:

  • Cat Stevens – vocals, synthesizer, guitar, keyboards, design, concept, illustrations
  • Alun Davies– vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Jim Ryan – guitar
  • Mark Warner – guitar
  • Roland Harker – banjo
  • Jean Roussel – keyboards, strings, string arrangements
  • Bruce Lynch– bass
  • Gerry Conway– vocals, drums
  • Barry – vocals
  • Ruby – vocals
  • Suzanne Cox – vocals
  • Danny – vocals
  • Joy – vocals
  • Larry – vocals
  • Suzanne Lynch– vocals
  • Rick McCollum– vocals
  • Brigette – vocals, choir
  • Clifford – vocals, choir
  • Jacqui – vocals, choir
  • Jimmy – vocals, choir
  • Joanne – vocals, choir
  • Sunny – vocals, choir
  • Judy – vocals, choir
  • Del Newman– strings, arranger, string arrangements
  • John Wood– engineer
  • Robin Black – mixing
  • Victor Gamm – engineer, mixing
  • Roger Quested – mixing
  • Alan Harris – mixing
  • Ted Jensen– mastering
  • Vartan – art direction
  • Roland Young – design, concept
  • Mathieu Bitton – package design

Track listing:

All tracks by Cat Stevens

  1. Music
  2. Oh Very Young
  3. Sun/C79
  4. Ghost Town
  5. Jesus
  6. Ready
  7. King of Trees
  8. A Bad Penny
  9. Home in the Sky