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Budgie: If I Were Brittania I’d Wave the Rules

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On April 23, 1976, “A&M” label released “If I Were Brittania I’d Waive the Rules”, the sixth Budgie album. It was recorded in 1978, and was produced by Burke Shelley, Tony Bourge, Richard Dunn and Steve Williams.

Personnel:

  • Tony Bourge- guitar
  • Richard Dunn – keyboards
  • Burke Shelley- vocals, bass
  • Steve Williams– drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Burke Shelley and Tony Bourge.

  1. Anne Neggen
  2. If I Were Brittania I’d Waive the Rules
  3. You’re Opening Doors
  4. Quacktor and Bureaucats
  5. Sky High Percentage
  6. Heaven Knows Our Name
  7. Black Velvet Stallion

Burning Spear: Garvey’s Ghost

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On April 23, 1976, “Island” label released “Garvey’s Ghost”, the fourth Burning Spear album. It was recorded in 1976, at “Randy’s Recording Studio” in North Parade, Kingston, Jamaica, and was produced by Lawrence Lindo. Each album track is a dub version of the same song from the band’s third album “Marcus Garvey”.

Personnel:

  • Winston Rodney- lead vocals
  • Delroy Hines- harmony vocals
  • Rupert Willington- harmony vocals
  • Tyrone “Organ D” Downie- piano, organ
  • Bernard “Touter” Harvey – piano, organ, clavinet
  • Earl “Chinna” Smith- lead guitar
  • Valentine “Tony” Chin– rhythm guitar
  • Robbie “Rabbi” Shakespeare- bass
  • Aston “Family Man” Barrett- bass
  • Leroy “Horsemouth” Wallace- drums
  • Bobby Ellis- trumpet
  • Vincent “Trommie” Gordon- trombone, clavinet
  • Carlton “Sam” Samuels – flute
  • Herman Marquis- alto saxophone
  • Richard “Dirty Harry” Hall- tenor saxophone
  • George Philpott, Errol Thompson – engineer
  • John Burns, Dick Cuthell – dubbing engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Winston Rodney and Phillip Fullwood, except where noted.

  1. The Ghost
  2. I and I Survive
  3. Black Wa-Da-Da – Winston Rodney, C. Paisley, Philip.Fullwood
  4. John Burns Skank – Marcus Rodney, Mackba Rodney, Winston Rodney
  5. Brain Food – Winston Rodney
  6. Farther East of Jack
  7. 2000 Years – Delroy Hines, Rupert Willington, Winston Rodney
  8. Dread River – Winston Rodney, M. Lawrence, Philip Fullwood
  9. Workshop – Folkes, Winston Rodney, Philip Fullwood
  10. Reggaelation – Winston Rodney

John Sebastian: Welcome Back

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John Sebastian Welcome Back

On April 19, 1976, “Reprise” label released “Welcome Back”, the seventh John Sebastian album. It was recorded in 1976, and was produced by Steve Barri and John Sebastian.

Personnel:

  • John Sebastian– vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica, autoharp
  • Reggie Knighton– electric guitar
  • Jeff “Skunk” Baxter– pedal steel guitar
  • Richard Bell – piano, clavinet
  • Michael Omartian– ARP synthesizer, marimba
  • David Hungate– bass
  • Jeff Porcaro– drums
  • The Blintzes (Jon Lind, Reggie Knighton) – harmony vocals

All tracks by John Sebastian, except where noted.

  1. Hideaway
  2. She’s Funny
  3. You Go Your Way and I’ll Go Mine
  4. Didn’t Wanna Have to Do It
  5. One Step Forward, Two Steps Back – John Sebastian, Tom Springfield
  6. Welcome Back
  7. I Needed Her Most When I Told Her to Go
  8. A Song a Day in Nashville
  9. Warm Baby
  10. Let This Be Our Time to Get Along

Klaus Schulze: Moondawn

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On April 16, 1976, “Brain Records” released “Moondawn”, the sixth Klaus Schulze album. It was recorded in January 1976, at “Panne-Paulsen Studios” in Frankfurt, Germany, and was produced by Klaus Schulze.

Personnel:

  • Klaus Schulze – Moog, ARP 2600, ARP Odyssey, EMS Synthi-A, Farfisa Syntorchestra, Crumar keyboards, Sequenzer Synthanorma 3-12
  • Harald Grosskopf – drums
  • Guido Harari – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Klaus Schulze.

  1.  Floatin
  2. Mindphaser

Van Der Graaf Generator: Still Life

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On April 15, 1976, “Charisma” label released “Still Life”, album by Van der Graaf Generator. It was recorded 12-25 January 1976, at “Rockfield Studios”, except tracks “Pilgrims” and “La Rossa”, recorded in June 1975, and was produced by Van der Graaf Generator. The album cover features a Lichtenberg figure, a frozen-in-action shot of an electrical discharge from a real Van de Graaff generator machine, set in acrylic.

Personnel:

  • Peter Hammill– vocals, guitar, piano
  • Hugh Banton– organ, bass, mellotron, piano
  • Guy Evans– drums, percussion
  • David Jackson– saxophone, flute
  • Pat Moran – engineer, mixing 

Track listing:

All tracks by Peter Hammill, except where noted.

  1. Pilgrims – Peter Hammill, David Jackson
  2. Still Life
  3. La Rossa
  4. My Room (Waiting for Wonderland)
  5. Childlike Faith in Childhood’s End

Commodores: Same

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Commodores

On March 30, 1977, “Motown” label released the self – titled, fifth Commodores album. It was recorded 1976-1977, and was produced by James Anthony Carmichael, Lionel Richie, Thomas McClary, Milan Williams, Ronald Lapread and William King.

Personnel:

  • Lionel Richie- vocals, saxophone, keyboards
  • Thomas McClary – vocals, guitar
  • Milan Williams- keyboards
  • Ronald LaPread – bass guitar
  • Walter Orange – vocals, drums, percussion
  • William King – trumpet

Track listing:

  1. Squeeze the Fruit – Walter Orange
  2. Funny Feelings – Lionel Richie, Thomas McClary
  3. Heaven Knows – Lionel Richie, Thomas McClary
  4. Zoom – Lionel Richie, Ronald LaPread
  5. Won’t You Come Dance with Me – Lionel Richie, Thomas McClary
  6. Brick House – Shirley Hanna-King, Lionel Richie, Milan Williams, Walter Orange, Ronald LaPread, Thomas McClary, William King
  7. Funky Situation – William King
  8. Patch It Up – Milan Williams
  9. Easy – Lionel Richie

Thin Lizzy: Jailbreak

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On March 26, 1976, “Vertigo” label released “Jailbreak”, the sixth Thin Lizzy studio album. It was recorded December 1975 – February 1976,at “Ramport Studios” in London,and was produced by John Alcock.

Personnel:

  • Phil Lynott– lead vocals, bass guitar, acoustic guitar
  • Brian Robertson– lead and rhythm guitar
  • Scott Gorham– lead and rhythm guitar
  • Tim Hinkley– keyboards
  • Brian Downey– drums, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Phil Lynott.

  1. Jailbreak
  2. Angel from the Coast
  3. Running Back
  4. Romeo and the Lonely Girl
  5. Warriors
  6. The Boys Are Back in the Town
  7. Fight of Fall
  8. Cowboy Song
  9. Emerald

Santana: Amigos

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On March 26, 1976, “Columbia” label released “Amigos”, the seventh Santana studio album. It was recorded at “Wally Heider Recording Studios” in San Francisco, and was produced by David Rubinson. The album has was released both in stereo and quadraphonic format.

Personnel:

  • Carlos Santana – guitars, percussion, congas, jurro, backing vocals
  • Tom Coster- acoustic piano, Rhodes electric piano, Hammond organ, Moog synthesizer, ARP Pro Soloist, ARP Odyssey, ARP String Ensemble, Honner Clavinet D6, backing vocals
  • David Brown- bass guitar
  • Leon “Ndugu” Chancler- drums, timbales, Remo roto-tams, percussion, congas, backing vocals
  • Armando Peraza- vocals, congas, bongos
  • Greg Walker – vocals
  • Ivory Stone – backing vocals
  • Julia Tillman Waters – backing vocals
  • Maxine Willard Waters – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Dance Sister Dance (Baila Mi Hermana) – Leon Chancler, Tom Coster, David Rubinson
  2. Take Me with You – Leon Chancler, Tom Coster
  3. Let Me – Tom Coster, Carlos Santana
  4. Gitano – Armando Peraza
  5. Tell Me Are You Tired – Leon Chancler, Tom Coster
  6. Europa (Earth’s Cry Heaven’s Smile) – Tom Coster, Carlos Santana
  7. Let It Shine – David Brown, Ray Gardner

Wings: At The Speed Of Sound

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On March 25, 1976, “MPL Communications” label released “Wings at the Speed of Sound”, the fifth Wings studio album.It was recorded 5 January–4 February 1976, at ”Abbey Road Studios” in London, and was produced by Paul McCartney

Personnel:

  • Paul McCartney- vocals, acoustic, electric and bass guitars,  keyboards, double bass
  • Denny Laine- vocals, acoustic, electric and bass guitars, piano
  • Linda McCartney- vocals, keyboards
  • Jimmy McCulloch- vocals, acoustic, electric and bass guitars
  • Joe English- vocals, drums, percussion
  • Howie Casey– saxophone
  • Thaddeus Richard – saxophone, clarinet, flute
  • Steve Howard – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • George Tidwell – trumpet
  • Tony Dorsey – trombone

 Track listing:

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

  1. Let ‘Em In
  2. The Note You Never Wrote
  3. She’s My Baby
  4. Beware My Love
  5. Wino Junko – Jimmy McCulloch, Colin Allen
  6. Silly Love Songs
  7. Cook of the House
  8. Time to Hide – Denny Laine
  9. Must Do Something About It
  10. San Ferry Anne
  11. Warm and Beautiful

Marvin Gaye: I Want You

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On March 16, 1976, “Tamla” label released “I Want You”, the fourteenth Marvin Gaye studio album. It was recorded in 1975 and 1976, at “Marvin’s Room” and “Hitsville West” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Marvin Gaye, Leon Ware and Arthur “T-Boy” Ross.

Personnel:

  • Marvin Gaye – vocals
  • David T. Walker,Dennis Coffey, Jay Graydon, Melvin “Wah Wah” Watson, Ray Parker, Jr. – guitar
  • Jerry Peters, John Barnes, Sonny Burke – Fender Rhodes, piano
  • Chuck Rainey, Henry Davis, Ron Brown, Wilton Felder – bass
  • James Gadson – drums
  • Bobbye Hall Porter, Eddie “Bongo” Brown – bongos, congas
  • Gary Coleman, Jack Arnold – percussion
  • Coleridge- Taylor Perkinson – arrangements
  • Ernie Barnes, Frank Mulvey – artwork

Track listing:

  1. I Want You (vocal) – Arthur “T-Boy” Ross, Leon Ware
  2. Come Live with Me Angel – Jacqueline Hilliard, Leon Ware
  3. After the Dance – Marvin Gaye, Leon Ware
  4. Feel All My Love Inside – Marvin Gaye, Leon Ware
  5. I Wanna Be Where You Are – Arthur “T-Boy” Ross, Leon Ware
  6. I Want You (Intro Jam) –  Arthur “T-Boy” Ross, Leon Ware
  7. All the Way Round – Arthur “T-Boy” Ross, Leon Ware
  8. Since I Had You – Marvin Gaye, Leon Ware
  9. Soon I’ll Be Loving You Again – Marvin Gaye, Arthur “T-Boy” Ross, Leon Ware
  10. I Want You (Jam) – Arthur “T-Boy” Ross, Leon Ware
  11. After the Dance (Vocal) – Marvin Gaye, Leon Ware