On July 25, 2003, Erik Keith Brann died aged 52. He was a musician (guitar), member of Flintwistle, The Paper Fortress, but was best known as member and guitarist of Iron Butterfly.
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The Dandy Warhols: The Dandy Warhols Are Sound
On July 14, 2009, “Beat the World Records” label released “The Dandy Warhols Are Sound”, the seventh Dandy Warhols (The) studio album. It is the original mix of the band’s 2003 album “Welcome to the Monkey House”, by “Grammy Award” winning soul music mixing engineer Russell Elevado.
Personnel:
- Courtney Taylor – Taylor– vocals, guitar
- Peter Holmstrom – guitar
- Zia McCabe – vocals, bass, keyboards
- Brent DeBoer – vocals, drums
- Evan Hodge IV – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Courtney Taylor-Taylor, except where noted.
- Burned
- Scientist
- We Used to Be Friends
- The Last High – Evan Dando, Courtney Taylor – Taylor
- Wonderful You
- The Dandy Warhols Loves Almost Everyone
- I Am Over It
- Heavenly
- Plan A
- Rock Bottom
- I Am Sound
- Insincere
- Pete Int’l Spaceport
Spock’s Beard: Feel Euphoria
On July 8, 2003, “InsideOut Music” label released “Feel Euphoria”, the seventh Spock’s Beard studio album. It was recorded in 2003 and was produced by Nick D’Virgilio, Alan Morse, Ryo Okumoto, and Dave Meros.
Personnel:
- Nick D’Virgilio– lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, drums, percussion, loops, arrangements
- Alan Morse– vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, arrangements
- Ryo Okumoto– keyboards, arrangements
- Dave Meros– basses, arrangements
- John Boegehold – synths, “backward stuff”
- Gina Ballina – French horn
- Claire Pasquale – trumpet, piccolo trumpet
- Steve Velez – cello
- J’Anna Jacoby – violin
- Richard Mouser – recording, engineer, mixing
- Jay Frigoletto – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Nick D’Virgilio, except where noted.
- Onomatopoeia – Nick D’Virgilio, Alan Morse, John Boegehold
- The Bottom Line – Nick D’Virgilio, Stan Ausmus
- Feel Euphoria – Nick D’Virgilio, Ryo Okumoto
- Shining Star
- East of Eden, West of Memphis – Alan Morse, John Boegehold
- Ghost of Autumn – Dave Mergos, John Boegehold
- A Guy Named Sid, Pt. 1” Intro
- A Guy Named Sid, Pt. 2 Same Old Story
- A Guy Named Sid, Pt. 3 You Don’t Know
- A Guy Named Sid, Pt. 4 Judge
- A Guy Named Sid, Pt. 5 Sid’s Boys Choir
- A Guy Named Sid, Pt. 6 Change
- Carry On
Skip Battin
On July 6, 2003, Clyde “Skip” Battin died aged 69. He was songwriter and musician (bass), member of the New Riders of the Purple Sage, The Flying Burrito Brothers, but was best known as the bass player and songwriter of The Byrds.
Spirit of the West: Star Trails
On July 6, 2004, “Maple Music Recordings” label released “Star Trails”, the twelve Spirit of the West album. It was recorded 2003 – 2004, at “Cold Creek Studios”, “Greenhouse Studios Inc.”, “Thunder Child Studio” in Canada, and was produced by John Mann, Geoffrey Kelly, Hugh McMillan, Vince R. Ditrich, Tobin ‘Gull’ Frank,
Personnel:
- John Mann – vocals, guitar, arrangements
- Geoffrey Kelly – vocals, flute, whistle, guitar, arrangements
- Hugh McMillan – bass, mandolin, guitar, lap steel guitar, banjo, piano, arrangements, engineer, editing, mixing
- Vince R. Ditrich – vocals, drums, percussion, arrangements, editing, mixing
- Tobin ‘Gull’ Frank – vocals, piano, organ, accordion, arrangements
- Oliver Schroer – violin
- Colleen Eccleston – vocals
- Alan Stokes, Jay Evjen, Scotte Cooke – backing vocals
- Alec Watson – accordion, engineer
- Steven Drake – vibraphone, engineer
- Krischan Grohne – backing vocals, engineer
- Chris “Professor Higgins” Hibbins – engineer
- Ricardo Almeida – engineer, technician
- Allan Rodger – engineer, technician
- Andrew M. White – engineer
- Michael Donegani – backing vocals, engineer assistant
- Julian Bakker – engineer assistant
- Brandon Cherrington – mixing
- Jeff Sitar – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by John Mann and Geoffrey Kelly.
- Small, Small World
- Waiting for Martin
- Come Back Oscar
- July
- The Wedding Speech (Drink and Be Merry)
- Out of the Boy
- Be a Guy
- Enough, Already Alright (Hello Cleveland)
- King of Scotland
- Morning in the Bath Abbey
Steve Winwood: About Time
On June 17, 2003, “Wincraft Music” label released “About Time”, the eighth Steve Winwood studio album. It was recorded in 2003, and was produced by Johnson Somerset and Steve Winwood.
Personnel:
- Steve Winwood– vocals, Hammond B3 organ
- José Pires de Almeida Neto– guitar
- Walfredo Reyes, Jr.– drums, additional percussion
- Karl Vanden Bossche – congas
- Richard Bailey – timbales
- Karl Denson– saxophone, flute
- George Shilling – engineer
- James Towler – engineer assistant, mixing
- Tony Cousins – mastering
- Michael Rios – artwork
- Gordon Jackson – photography
- Andy Dutlinger, Mark Berger (Madison House Design) – CD booklet
Track listing:
- Different Light – Steve Winwood
- Cigano (For the Gypsies) – Steve Winwood, Jose Neto
- Take It to the Final Hour – Steve Winwood, Anthony Crawford
- Why Can’t We Live Together – Timmy Thomas
- Domingo Morning – Steve Winwood, José Pires de Almeida Neto
- Now That You’re Alive – Steve Winwood, Eugenia Winwood
- Bully – Steve Winwood, Eugenia Winwood
- Phoenix Rising – Steve Winwood, William Topley
- Horizon – Steve Winwood, Eugenia Winwood
- Walking On – Steve Winwood, Anthony Crawford
- Silvia (Who Is She?) – Steve Winwood, José Pires de AlmeidaNeto
- Dear Mr. Fantasy (Live) – Chris Wood, Steve Winwood
- Why Can’t We Live Together (Live) – Timmy Thomas
- Voodoo Chile – Jimi Hendrix
Steely Dan: Everything Must Go
On June 10, 2003, “Reprise” label released “Everything Must Go”, the ninth Steely Dan studio album. It was recorded 2001 – 2003, at “Sear Sound”, “Skyline Studios” and “River Sound” in New York City, “Hyperbolic Sound” in Maui, “Bearsville Studios” in Bearsville, and was produced by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen. It was the last studio album with founding member Walter Becker before his death in 2017.
Personnel:
- Donald Fagen– lead vocals, organ, synthesizer, piano, Hohner Clavinet, Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer, solo synth, percussion, horn arrangements, arrangements
- Walter Becker– lead vocals, bass, solo guitar, percussion, arrangements
- Jon Herington– guitar
- Hugh McCracken– guitar
- Ted Baker – piano, Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer
- Bill Charlap– piano, Fender Rhodes
- Keith Carlock– drums
- Gordon Gottlieb – percussion
- Walt Weiskopf– alto and tenor saxophone
- Chris Potter– tenor saxophone
- Roger Rosenberg – baritone saxophone
- Tony Kadleck – trumpet
- Michael Leonhart– trumpet
- Jim Pugh– trombone
- Ken Hitchcock – clarinet
- Tawatha Agee– backing vocals
- Ada Dyer – backing vocals
- Michael Harvey – backing vocals
- Carolyn Leonhart– backing vocals
- Cindy Mizelle – backing vocals
- Catherine Russell– backing vocals
- Brenda White-King – backing vocals
- Sam Berd – technician
- Art Smith – drum technician
- Sam Berd – piano tuner
- Tom Doherty, Roger Nichols, Dave Russell, Elliot Scheiner – engineer
- Suzy Barrows, Tom Doherty, Steve Mazur, Keith Nelson, Todd Parker, Matt Scheiner – engineer assistant
- Elliot Scheiner – mixing
- Joe Peccerillo – mixing assistant
- Darcy Proper – mastering
- Larry Alexander – editing
Track listing:
All tracks by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen.
- The Last Mall
- Things I Miss the Most
- Blues Beach
- Godwhacker
- Slang of Ages
- Green Book
- Pixeleen
- Lunch With Gina
- Everything Must Go
Third Eye Blind: Out of the Vein
On May 13, 2003, “Elektra” label released “Out of the Vein”, the third Third Eye Blind studio album. It was recorded 2002 – 2003, at “Mourning Wood Studios” and “Skywalker Sound” in San Francisco, and was produced by Stephan Jenkins, Arion Salazar, Tony Fredianelli and Brad Hargreaves.
Personnel:
- Stephan Jenkins– lead vocals, rhythm guitar, art direction
- Tony Fredianelli – lead guitar, backing vocals, art direction
- Arion Salazar – bass guitar, backing vocals, art direction
- Brad Hargreaves – drums, percussion, art direction
- Hrundi V. Bakshi
- Sam Bass
- Vanessa Carlton
- DJ Flare
- Kimya Dawson– vocals
- Kim Shattuck– backing vocals
- Tom Lord-Alge, Jason Carmer – mixing
- Sean Beresford, Jason Carmer, Judy Kirschner, Dann Michael Thompson – engineer
- Sarah Register – assistant engineer
- Emily Lazar – mastering
- Mick Rock – photography
Track listing:
- Faster – Stephan Jenkins
- Blinded – Stephan Jenkins, Arion Salazar, Tony Fredianelli
- Forget Myself – Stephan Jenkins, Arion Salazar
- Danger – Stephan Jenkins, Arion Salazar, Tony Fredianelli, Brad Hargreaves
- Crystal Baller – Stephan Jenkins
- My Hit and Run – Stephan Jnekins, Tony Fredianelli
- Misfits – Stephan Jenkins
- Can’t Get Away – Stephan Jenkins, Arion Salazar
- Wake for Young Souls – Stephan Jenkins
- Palm Reader – Stephan Jenkins, Tony Fredianelli
- Self Righteous – Stephan Jenkins, Arion Salazar
- Company – Stephan Jenkins, Tony Fredianelli
- Good Man / Another Life (hidden track) – Stephan Jenkins
The New Pornofraphers: Electric Version
On May 6, 2003, “Mint” and “Matador” labels released “Electric Version”, the second New Pornographers (The) studio album. It was recorded November 2001 – October 2002, and was produced by Neko Case, John Collins, Todd Fancey, Carl Newman, Blaine Thurier, Dan Bejar and Kurt Dahle.
Personnel:
- Carl Newman– vocals, guitar, keyboards, melodeon
- Neko Case– vocals
- John Collins– bass, baritone guitar, keyboards
- Blaine Thurier– keyboards
- Kurt Dahle– drums, percussion, vocals, double bass
- Todd Fancey– guitar, keyboards
- Dan Bejar – vocals
- Nora O’Connor– additional vocals
- Tim Sars – saxophone
- Monica Cattaway – violin
- Nyla Rainey – cello
- Howard Redekopp- engineer, mixing
Track listing:
All tracks by Carl Newman, except where noted.
- The Electric Version
- From Blown Speakers
- The Laws Have Changed
- The End of Medicine
- Loose Translation
- Chump Change – Dan Bejar
- All for Swinging You Around
- The New Face of Zero and One
- Testament to Youth in Verse – Dan Bejar
- It’s Only Divine Right
- Ballad of a Comeback Kid – Dan Bejar
- July Jones
- Miss Teen Wordpower
John Abercrombie: Class Trip
On April 26, 2004, “ECM” label released “Class Trip”, the 31st John Abercrombie album. It was recorded in February 2003, at “Avatar Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.
Personnel:
- John Abercrombie– guitar
- Mark Feldman– violin
- Marc Johnson– bass
- Joey Baron– drums
Track listing:
All tracks by John Abercrombie except where noted.
- Dansir
- Risky Business
- Descending Grace
- Illinoise – John Abercrombie, Joey Baron, Mark Feldman, Marc Johnson
- Cat Walk
- Excuse My Shoes
- Swirls
- Jack and Betty
- Class Trip
- Soldier’s Song – Béla Bartók
- Epilogue – John Abercrombie, Joey Baron, Mark Feldman, Marc Johnson
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