On February 23, 2003, Howard Norman Epstein died aged 47. He was musician (bass), member of the bands MHB Experience, Egz, Winks, Forearm Smash, and The Craze. He also worked with Bob Dylan, Blue Stingrays, Del Shannon, Stevie Nicks, Roy Orbison and Johnny Cash, but was best known as the bass player with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
Tag Archives: 2003
Styx: Cyclorama
On February 18, 2003, “Sanctuary” and “CMC International” labels released “Cyclorama”, the fourteenth Styx studio album. It was recorded in 2002, and was produced by Tommy Shaw, James “JY” Young and Gary Loizzo.
Personnel:
- Lawrence Gowan – vocals, keyboards
- Tommy Shaw – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars
- James “JY” Young – vocals, electric guitars
- Glen Burtnik – vocals, bass
- Chuck Panozzo – bass, backing vocals
- Todd Sucherman – drums
- Brian Wilson – vocal
- Jude Cole – vocal
- Gary Loizzo – vocal, guitar
- John Waite – vocal, guitar
- Tenacious D (Jack Black and Kyle Gass) – vocal
- Billy Bob Thornton – vocal, drums
- Gary Loizzo, Charlie Pakaari, Craig Williams, Mark Linnett, Plinky Giglio, Dave Yackoboskie, Jimmy Hoyson, Jim Mitchell, Bruce Monical – engineer
- Lawrence Gowan, Todd Sucherman, Glen Burtnik – associate producer
Track listing:
All tracks by Glen Burtnik, Lawrence Gowan, Tommy Shaw, Todd Sucherman, and James “JY” Young, except where noted.
- Do Things My Way
- Waiting for Our Time
- Fields of the Brave
- Bourgeois Pig
- Kiss Your Ass Goodbye
- These Are the Times
- Yes I Can – Tommy Shaw, Jack Blades, Lawrence Gowan, Glen Burtnik, James Young, Todd Sucherman
- More Love for the Money
- Together
- Fooling Yourself (Palm of Your Hands) – Tommy Shaw
- Captain America
- Killing the Thing That You Love – Glen Burtnik, Tommy Shaw, Lawrence Gowan, James Young, Todd Sucherman, Bob Burger
- One with Everything
- Genki Desu Ka (with hidden Tenacious D skit and track The Chosen One)
Cat Power: You Are Free
On February 18, 2003, “Matador” label released “You Are Free”, the sixth Cat Power album. It was recorded in 2002, and was produced by Chan Marshall.
Personnel:
- Chan Marshall – vocals, guitars, piano
- Warren Ellis – violin
- Dave Grohl – bass, drums
- Eddie Vedder – vocals
- David Campbell – string arrangements
- Maggie & Emma – vocals
- Adam Kasper – recording, mixing
- Rick Fisher – mastering
- Mark Borthwick – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Chan Marshall, except where noted.
- I Don’t Blame You
- Free
- Good Woman
- Speak for me
- Werewoll – Michael Hurley
- Fool
- He War
- Shaking paper
- Babydoll
- Maybe Not
- Names
- Half of You
- Keep on Runin’ – John Lee Hooker
- Evolution
Ed Harcourt: From Every Sphere
On February 17, 2003, “Heavenly Records” label released “From Every Sphere”, the second Ed Harcourt studio album. It was recorded 2001 – 2002, at “Real World Studios” in Bath, Somerset, and was produced by Tchad Blake and Ed Harcourt.
Personnel:
- Ed Harcourt – vocals, Piano, acoustic, slide and electric guitar, pump organ, bass, drums, clavinet, bells, percussion, harmonica, glockenspiel, fun Machine, Korg synthesizer, omnichord
- Arnulf Lindner – electric, bowed and double bass, percussion
- Nick Yeatman – drums, percussion
- Hadrian Garrard – trumpet, trombone, Reed organ, percussion
- Leo Abrahams – acoustic, slide and electric guitar, piano, triggered strings, Casio, loops, sampling, string arrangement, woodwind arrangement, orchestral arrangement
- Jimi Goodwin – tambourine
- Lisa Germano – viola, backing vocals
- Dominic Kelly – oboe
- Rowland Sutherland – flute
- Chris Richards – clarinet
- Jo Cackett – bassoon
- Matt Gunner – French horn
- Tchad Blake – percussion
- Claire Lewis – programming
Wrecking Crew Orchestra
- Howard Gott, Ruth Gottlieb, Lucy Wilkins, Natalia Bonner, Tim Myall, Jackie Norrie, Sally Herbert, Wendy De St Paer, Anna Morris, Alison Blunt, Gillon Cameron, Claire Raybould, Louise Peacock – violin
- Sophie Sirota, Rob Spriggs, Vince Greene, Amanda Drummond, Naomi Fairhurst – viola
- Sarah Willson, Oli Kraus, Andy Nice, Chris Mansell – cello
Track listing:
All tracks by Ed Harcourt.
- Bittersweetheart
- All of Your Days Will Be Blessed
- Ghost Writer
- The Birds Will Sing for Us
- Sister Reneé
- Undertaker Strut
- Bleed a River Deep
- Jetsetter
- Watching the Sun Come Up
- Fireflies Take Flight
- Metaphorically Yours
- From Every Sphere
The Veils: The Runaway Found
On February 16, 2004, “Rough Trade” label released “The Runaway Found” the debut Veils (The) album. It was recorded 2001 – 2003, at “Great Linford Manor”, “2 kHz”, “Parr Street”, “The Garden” and “RAK Studios” in London, and was produced by Matthew Ollivier, Bernard Butler and Ken Nelson.
Personnel:
- Finn Andrews – vocals, guitar
- Oli Drake – guitar
- Adam Kinsella – bass guitar
- Ben Woollacott – drums
- Dina Beamish – cello, strings arrangement
- Claire Orsler – viola
- Anne Stevenson – violin
- Gina Ball – violin
- Brian Wright – violin
- Jackie Norrie – violin
- Sally Herbert – strings arrangement
- Ellie Gray – backing vocals
- Iron John – handclaps
Track listing:
All tracks by Finn Andrews, except where noted.
- The Wild Son
- Guiding Light
- Lavinia
- More Heat Than Light – Finn Andrews, Marsh
- The Tide That Left and Never Came Back
- The Leavers Dance
- Talk Down the Girl
- The Valleys of New Orleans
- Vicious Traditions
- The Nowhere Man
The Rocket Summer: Calendar Days
On February 8, 2003, “The Militia Group” label released “Calendar Days”, the debut Rocket Summer (The) album. It was recorded July – August 2002, at “Red House Recording” in Eudora, KS, and was produced by Bryce Avary.
Personnel:
- Bryce Avary – vocals, guitar, bass, drums, piano, keyboard
- Adrian Hulet – backing vocals
- The 02-03 Colleyville Middle School 6th Grade Concert Girls’ Choir – vocals
- Duane Deering – mixing
- Darrell LaCour – mixing
- Gavin Lurssen – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Bryce Avary.
- Cross My Heart
- Skies So Blue
- This Is Me
- Saturday
- She’s My Baby
- That’s You
- Mean Thoughts and Cheap Shots
- Movie Stars and Super Models
- What We Hate, We Make
- TV Family
Muddy Waters: Folk Singer
On January 30, 1964, “Chess Records” label released “Folk Singer”, the fourth Muddy Waters studio album. It was recorded in September 1963, at “Tel Mar Recording” in Chicago, Illinois, and was produced by Ralph Bass and Willie Dixon. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Folk Singer” at number 280 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.
Personnel:
- Muddy Waters – vocals, guitar
- Buddy Guy – guitar
- Sammy Lawhorn – guitar
- James Madison – guitar
- Otis Spann – harmonica, piano
- Willie Dixon – bass
- Milton Rector – bass
- J.T. Brown – clarinet, tenor saxophone
- Francis Clay – drums
- Clifton James – drums
- S.P. Leary – drums
- Ron Malo – engineer
- Vartan – art direction
- Bob Schnieders – coordinator, liner notes
- Mary Katherine Aldin – liner notes
- Don Bronstein – design, photography
- Jim Marshall – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Muddy Waters, except where noted.
- My Home Is in the Delta
- Long Distance
- My Captain – Willie Dixon
- Good Morning Little Schoolgirl – Sonny Boy Williamson
- You Gonna Need My Help
- Cold Weather Blues
- Big Leg Woman – John Temple
- Country Boy
- Feel Like Going Home
David Murray: Now Is Another Time
On January 28, 2003, “Justin Time” label released “Now Is Another Time”, the 87th David Murray album, credited to David Murray’s Latin Big Band. It was recorded April 2001 – June 2002, at “Sound On Sound Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Valerie Malot and David Murray.
Personnel:
- David Murray – tenor saxophone
- Cesar Lopez Martinez, Ernesto Varona Rodriguez German, German Fermin, Roman Feliu O’Reilly, Valazco Urdeliz, Velasco Urdeliz – alto saxophone
- Irvin Luichel Acao Sierra, Orlando Sanchez Soto – tenor saxophone
- Hamiet Bluiett, Moises Marquez Loyva – baritone saxophone
- Jose Luis Cortez, Kahil-Ikshr Smith – flute
- Hugh Ragin, Alexander Brown Cabrera, Bacilio Bernardo Marquez, Carmelo Andres, Cristobal Ferrer, Elpidio Chappotin Elgado, Rafael Gavilan – trumpet
- Craig Harris, Amaury Perez Rodriguez, Boris Sarmiento, Denis Cuni Rodriguez, Heikel Fabian Triminio, Leonardo Alarcon Henville, Sergio Ricardo Luna Longchamp – trombone
- Carcasses Colon, Emilio Morales, Luis Manuel Guerra Crespo, Miguel Angel De Armas, Roberto Julio, Tony Perez – piano
- Feliciano Arango Noa, Narciso Jorge, Reyes Hernandez – bass
- Giraldo Piloto, Olivier Valdes Rey – drums
- Jorge Luis Guerra – guiro
- Adel Gonzales Gomez, Evelio Ramos Delfin, Tomas Ramos Ortiz – congas
- Jose Luis Quintana Fuerte “Changuito” – timbales
- Dany Gignoux – booklet, photography
Track listing:
All tracks by David Murray
- Crystal
- Aerol’s Change
- Blue Muse
- Break Out
- Mambo Dominica
- Giovanni’s Mission
- Sad Kind of Love
Stereolab: Margerine Eclipse
On January 27, 2004, “Duophonic” label released “Margerine Eclipse”, the eighth Stereolab studio album. It was recorded in 2003, at “Instant Zero” in Bordeaux, France.
Personnel:
- Lætitia Sadier – vocals, trombone, mixing
- Tim Gane – electric guitar, electronics, Occ. organ, mixing
- Dominic Jeffery – organ, electric piano, harpsichord, celeste, mixing
- Simon Johns – bass, drums, mixing
- Andy Ramsay – drums, drum machine, mixing
- Fulton Dingley – drum machine, synthesizer, percussion
- Sean O’Hagan – keyboards, acoustic and electric guitar
- Jan St. Werner – “insect orchestra”
- Fulton Dingley – engineer, mixing
Track listing:
All tracks by Tim Gane and Lætitia Sadier.
- Vonal Declosion
- Need to Be
- …Sudden Stars
- Cosmic Country Noir
- La Demeure
- Margerine Rock
- The Man with 100 Cells
- Margerine Melodie
- Hillbilly Motobike
- Feel and Triple
- Bop Scotch
- Dear Marge
Ghost: Hypnotic Underworld
On January 27, 2004, “Drag City” label released “Hypnotic Underworld”, the seventh Ghost album. It was recorded in July 2003, and was produced by Taishi Takizawa.
Personnel:
- Masaki Batoh – vocals, acoustic guitar, 12-string acoustic guitar
- Michio Kurihara – electric guitar
- Kazuo Ogino – organ, piano, lute, mellotron, Korg synthesizer, Celtic harp
- Taishi Takizawa – bouzouki, flute, saxophone, theremin, tin whistle
- Takuyuki Moriya – electric bass, double bass, cello
- Junzo Tatewia – percussion, drums
- Masaki Hayashi – engineer
- Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi – artwork
- Dan Osborn – cover layout
- Kazuo Ogino – photography
- Keiko Yoshida – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Masaki Batoh, Michio Kurihara, Takuyuki Moriya, Kazuo Ogino, Taishi Takizawa and Junzo Tatewia, except where noted.
- Hypnotic Underworld
- I. God Took a Picture of His Illness on This Ground
- II. Escaped and Lost Down in Medina
- III. Aramaic Barbarous Dawn
- IV. Leave the World
- Hazy Paradise – Chris Koerts
- Kiseichukan Nite
- Piper
- Ganagmanag
- Feed
- Holy High
- Dominoes/Celebration for the Gray Days – Syd Barrett, Masaki Batoh, Michio Kurihara, Takuyuki Moriya, Kazuo Ogino, Taishi Takizawa, Junzo Tatewia
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