Tag Archives: 1996

Charlatans: Tellin’ Stories

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On April 21, 1997, “Beggars Banquet” label released “Tellin’ Stories”, the fifth Charlatans studio album. It was recorded 1996 – 1997, at “Rockfield” and “Monnow Valley” in Rockfield, Monmouthshire, and was produced by Dave Charles, Ric Peet, Jon Brookes, Mark Collins, Martin Blunt, Tim Burges and Rob Collins.

Personnel:

  • Tim Burgess – lead vocals
  • Mark Collins – guitar, loops 
  • Rob Collins – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Martin Blunt – bass
  • Jon Brookes – drums
  • Martin Duffy – keyboards
  • Dave Charles – percussion
  • Tom Rowlands – loops 
  • Richard March – loops
  • Martin Reilly – string loop
  • Dave Charles – engineer
  • Ric Peet – engineer
  • Phil Ault – engineer assistant
  • Negativespace – design
  • Tom Sheehan – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Martin Blunt, Jon Brookes, Tim Burgess, Mark Collins, and Rob Collins.

  1. With No Shoes
  2. North Country Boy
  3. Tellin’ Stories
  4. One to Another
  5. You’re a Big Girl Now
  6. How Can You Leave Us
  7. Area 51
  8. How High
  9. Only Teethin’
  10. Get on It
  11. Rob’s Theme

Ground Zero: Consume Red

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On April 15, 1997, “ReR Megacorp” label released “Consume Red”, the fifth Ground Zero album. It was recorded in 1996, at “Gok Sound” in Japan, and was produced by Ito Haruna and Matsubara Sachiko.

Personnel:

  • Otomo Yoshihide – guitar, turntables, arrangements
  • Uchihashi Kazuhisa – electric guitar, effects, arrangements
  • Nasuno Mitsuru – electric bass, arrangements
  • Yoshigaki Yasuhiro – drums, arrangements
  • Uemura Masahiro – drums, arrangements
  • Kikuchi Naruyoshi – soprano saxophone, arrangements
  • Matsubara Sachiko – sampler, arrangements
  • Tanaka Yumiko – shamisen, arrangements
  • Kim Suk Chul – oboe
  • Otomo Yoshihide – arrangements
  • Noda Shigenori – recording, production supervision
  • Yoshiaki Kondo – recording, engineer, mastering
  • Headz – artwork
  • Agrippa Records – design

Track listing:

  1. Consume Red – Otomo Yoshihide

The Flower Kings: Stardust We Are

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On April 11, 1997, “Foxtrot Records” label released “Stardust We Are”, the third Flower Kings (The) studio album. It was recorded December 1996 – 1997, and was produced by Don Azzaro.

Personnel:

  • Hasse Fröberg – lead and backing vocals
  • Roine Stolt – lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, keyboards
  • Tomas Bodin – Waldorf synthesizer, Hammond organ, Mellotron, piano, pipe organ, Rhodes piano, Optigan, accordion, effects
  • Michael Stolt – bass guitar
  • Jaime Salazar – drums
  • Hasse Bruniusson – percussion
  • Ulf Wallander – soprano saxophone
  • Håkan Almkvist – sitar, tabla
  • Dexter Frank Jr. – engineer, mixing
  • David Palermo – artwork, image design
  • Hippiefied Art – book
  • Stefan Bodin – photography
  • Lilian Forsberg – photography
  • Per Nordin – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Roine Stolt, except where noted.

  1. In the Eyes of the World
  2. A Room with a View
  3. Just This Once
  4. Church of Your Heart
  5. Poor Mr. Rain’s Ordinary Guitar
  6. The Man Who Walked with Kings
  7. Circus Brimstone
  8. Crying Clown
  9. Compassion (actual song length, hidden instrumental track follows)

Jean Knight: Shaki de Boo-Tee

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On March 18, 1997, “Ichiban” label released “Shaki de Boo-Tee”, the third Jean Knight studio album. It was recorded in 1996, and was produced by Isaac Bolden, E.C. Commedore, Walter Moorehead and Carl Marshall. 

Personnel:

  • Jean Knight – vocals
  • Walter Moorehead – arrangements
  • Carl Marshall – arrangements
  • Isaac Bolden – arrangements
  • J. Washington – arrangements
  • E.C. Commedore – arrangements
  • Wardell Quezerque – arrangements
  • Marc Hewitt – live recording, engineer
  • Louis Ludwig – engineer
  • Carl Marshall – engineer
  • Francis P. Dreyer III – art direction, design

Track listing:

  1. Bus Stop – Walter Moorehead
  2. Bill – Jimmy Lewis
  3. Shaki de Boo-Tee – Walter Moorehead
  4. Rockin’ Good Way – Clyde Ottis, Brook Benton, Luchi DeJesus
  5. Too Good for My Own Good – Walter Moorehead
  6. Lover Please – Billy Swan
  7. My Sweet Shu Shun – Brian Splino
  8. Who Is She (And What Is She to You) – Bill Withers, Stan McKenny
  9. Low Down Shuffle – E.C. Commedore, Carl Marshall
  10. Don’t Break My Heart – J. Washington, E.C. Commedore
  11. Gonna Getcha Back – Albert Savoy, J. Harris
  12. That’s What Love Will Make You Do – Milton Campbell
  13. Mr. Big Stuff” Live – Joseph Broussard, Carol Washington, Ralph Williams
  14. My Toot Toot” Live – Sidney Simone

The Dismemberment Plan: The Dismemberment Plan Is Terrified

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On March 17, 1997, “De Soto” label released “The Dismemberment Plan Is Terrified”, the second Dismemberment Plan (The) album. It was recorded in 1996, at “Inner Ear Studios” in Arlington, Virginia.

Personnel:

  • Travis Morrison – vocals, guitar
  • Jason Caddell – guitar
  • Eric Axelson – bass
  • Joe Easley – drums
  • Chad Clark, Don Zientara – recording

Track listing:

All tracks by Travis Morrison, Jason Caddell, Eric Axelson and Joe Easley.

  1. Tonight We Mean It
  2. That’s When the Party Started
  3. The Ice of Boston
  4. Academy Award
  5. Bra
  6. Do the Standing Still
  7. This Is the Life
  8. One Too Many Blows to the Head
  9. It’s So You
  10. Manipulate Me
  11. Respect Is Due

Diana Krall: All for You: A Dedication to the Nat King Cole Trio

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On March 12, 1996, “Impulse!” label released “All for You: A Dedication to the Nat King Cole Trio”, the third Diana Krall studio album. It was recorded in October 1995, at “Power Station” in New York City, and was produced by Tommy LiPuma.

Personnel:

  • Diana Krall – lead vocals, piano
  • Russell Malone – guitar
  • Benny Green – piano
  • Paul Keller – bass
  • Steve Kroon – percussion
  • Al Schmitt – recording, mixing
  • Doug Sax – mastering
  • Robin Lynch – art direction, design
  • Laurie Goldman – design
  • Tom Tavee – photography
  • Terry Teachout – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. I’m an Errand Girl for Rhythm – Nat King Cole
  2. Gee Baby, Ain’t I Good to You – Don Redman, Andy Razaf
  3. You Call It Madness – Gladys Dubois, Con Conrad, Russ Columbo, Paul Gregory
  4. Frim Fram Sauce – Joe Ricardel, Redd Evans
  5. Boulevard of Broken Dreams – Al Dubin, Harry Warren
  6. Baby Baby All the Time – Bobby Troup
  7. Hit That Jive Jack – John Alston, Campbell “Skeets” Tolbert
  8. You’re Looking at Me – Bobby Troup
  9. I’m Thru with Love – Matty Malneck, Gus Kahn, Fud Livingston
  10. Deed I Do – Fred Rode, Walter Hirsch
  11. A Blossom Fell – Howard Barnes, Harold Cornelius, Dominic John
  12. If I Had You – Ted Shapiro, Jimmy Campbell, Reg Connelly

Surrender To The Air: Same

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On March 12, 1996, “Elektra” label released the self-titled, debut Surrender to the Air studio album. It was recorded in 1995, and was produced by Trey Anastasio.

Personnel:

  • Marshall Allen – saxophone
  • Marc Ribot – guitar
  • Trey Anastasio – guitar
  • John Medeski – organ
  • Oteil Burbridge – bass guitar
  • Jon Fishman – drums
  • Bob Gulloti – drums
  • Michael Ray – trumpet
  • James Harvey – trombone
  • Kofi Burbridge – flute
  • Damon R. Choice – vibraphone
  1. Intro
  2. And Furthermore
  3. We Deflate
  4. And Furthemore
  5. Down
  6. Intro
  7. And Furthemore
  8. And Furthermore
  9. Out

David Arkenstone: Spirit Wind

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On March 11, 1997, “Narada” label released “Spirit Wind”, the tenth David Arkenstone album. It was recorded in 1996, and was produced by David Arkenstone.

Personnel:

  • David Arkenstone  -guitars, piano, mandolin, cittern, percussion, bass, flute, keyboards, sound design
  • Don Markese – Watershed flutes, C flute, alto flute, piccolo, clarinet, Soprano saxophone, pennywhistle, ocarina
  • Douglas Spotted Eagle – Native American flute 
  • Eric Segnitz – string arrangements

Track listing:

All tracks by David Arkenstone.

  1. The Ancient Road
  2. Destiny
  3. Companions
  4. Magic
  5. Night Visions
  6. Continue to Be
  7. The Wolf Hunt
  8. Northern Song
  9. Wind in the Trees
  10. A Special Place
  11. River Crossing
  12. Legends
  13. Changes
  14. Spirit Wind
  15. The Long Way Home

Bradley Joseph: Rapture

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On March 11, 1997, “Narada” label released “Rapture”, the second Bradley Joseph studio album. It was recorded in 1996, at “Pachyderm Studio” in Cannon Falls, Minnesota, and was produced by Bradley Joseph.

Personnel:

  • Bradley Joseph – vocals, keyboards, arrangements, conductor, engineer, mixing
  • Daniel Neale, Aron “Pumpkin” Trooien – guitar
  • James Anton – electric bass
  • Gordy Johnson – string bass
  • James Wheeler – drums
  • Charlie Adams, Marc Anderson – percussion
  • Brian Pearson – flute, trumpet
  • Jennifer Schumacher – English horn, oboe
  • Steven P. Trochlil – clarinet
  • Terry Brau – bass clarinet, trumpet
  • Charlie Bisharat – violin
  • Melissa Hasin – cello
  • David Levin, Clystie Whang – vocals
  • St. Olaf Players
  • Bob DeMaa – engineer
  • Lynn Peterson – engineer
  • Mark Agostino – engineer
  • Chuck Linder – engineer assistant
  • Dan Harjung – mixing
  • Treavor Sadler – mastering
  • Dan Harjung – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Bradley Joseph.

  1. A Lover’s Return
  2. Feel
  3. Jewel
  4. Healing the Hollow Man
  5. Blue Rock Road
  6. Robbins Island
  7. Stray
  8. A Stolen Kiss
  9. The Gallery
  10. Be Still
  11. Coastal Highway
  12. Storyteller
  13. The Passage

The Slip: From The Gecko

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On March 7, 1997, “KA” label released “From the Gecko”, the debut Slip (The) album. It was recorded in 1996, and was produced by Martin Guigui, Brad Barr, Marc Freidman, Andrew Barr and Gus Ziesing.

Personnel:

  • Brad Barr – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Marc Freidman – bass
  • Andrew Barr – drums
  • Gus Ziesing – soprano saxophone
  • Daisuke Fujiwara – soprano saxophone
  • Timo Shanko – tenor saxophone
  • Gus Ziesing – engineer
  • David Correia – engineer, mixing
  • Andy Hall – engineer, mixing
  • Barrett Rogers – illustrations
  • Kim Wallace – illustrations
  • Jason Booth – layout design

Track listing:

All tracks by Brad Barr, Marc Freidman and Andrew Barr.

  1. Munf
  2. Alsoa
  3. Yellow Medicine
  4. The Weight of Solomon
  5. Spice Groove
  6. Cumulus
  7. Eube
  8. Children of Atlantis
  9. Island of Peace
  10. Honey Melon
  11. Entering Saugus