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The Kinks: The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society

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On November 22, 1968, “Pye” label released “The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society”, the sixth Kinks studio album. It was recorded October – November 1968, at “Pye Studios” in London, and was produced by Ray Davies. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 255 on its list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of all Time”.

Personnel:

  • Ray Davies– lead vocals, guitar,  keyboards,  harmonica,  saxophone, trumpet, trombone, accordion, oboe, flute
  • Dave Davies– lead and backing vocals, lead guitar
  • Pete Quaife– bass, backing vocals
  • Mick Avory– drums, percussion
  • Nicky Hopkins– keyboards, mellotron
  • Rasa Davies– backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Ray Davies, except where noted.

  1. The Village Green Preservation Society
  2. Do You Remember Walter?
  3. Picture Book
  4. Johnny Thunder
  5. Last of the Steam-Powered Trains
  6. Big Sky
  7. Sitting by the Riverside
  8. Animal Farm
  9. Village Green
  10. Starstruck
  11. Phenominal Cat
  12. All of My Friends Were There
  13. Wicked Annabella
  14. Monica
  15. People Take Pictures of Each Other

The Beatles: With The Beatles

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On November 22, 1963, “Parlaphone” label released “With the Beatles”, the second Beatles (The) studio album. It was recorded July – October 1963, at “EMI Studios” in London, and was produced by George Martin. “With the Beatles” was the first Beatles album released in North America. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 420 on its list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • George Harrison– lead, harmony and backing vocals; lead and acoustic guitars; handclaps
  • John Lennon– lead, harmony and backing vocals; rhythm and acoustic guitars; harmonica and handclaps; nylon-string acoustic guitar; Hammond organ, tambourine
  • Paul McCartney– lead, harmony and backing vocals; bass guitar and handclaps; piano, claves
  • Ringo Starr– lead vocals, drums, tambourine, maracas, handclaps, bongo
  • Robert Freeman– cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, except where noted.

  1. It Won’t Be Long
  2. All I’ve Got to Do
  3. All My Loving
  4. Don’t Bother Me – George Harrison
  5. Little Child
  6. Till There Was You – Meredith Willson
  7. Please Mister Postman – Georgia Dobbins, William Garrett, Freddie Gorman, Brian Holland, Robert Bateman
  8. Roll Over Beethoven – Chuck Berry
  9. Hold Me Tight
  10. You Really Got a Hold on Me – Smokey Robinson
  11. I Wanna Be Your Man
  12. Devil in Her Heart- Richard Drapkin
  13. Not a Second Time
  14. Money (That’s What I Want) – Janie Bradford, Berry Gordy

Roxy Music: Country Life

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On November 15, 1974, “Island” label released “Country Life”, the fourth Roxy Music album. It was recorded July – August 1974, at “Air Studios” in London, and was produced by Chris Thomas, John Punter, Brian Ferry, John Gustafson, Eddie Jobson, Andy Mackay, Phil Manzanera and Paul Thompson. The album cover photo was shot by Eric Boman. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Country Life” at number 387 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Bryan Ferry– vocals, keyboards, harmonica
  • Phil Manzanera– guitar
  • Eddie Jobson– synthesizer, keyboards, strings
  • Andy Mackay– oboe, saxophone
  • John Gustafson– bass
  • Paul Thompson– drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Bryan Ferry except where noted.

  1. The Thrill of It All
  2. Three and Nine – Brian Ferry, Andy Mackay
  3. All I Want Is You
  4. Out of the Blue – Brian Ferry, Phil Manzanera
  5. If It Takes All Night
  6. Bitter-Sweet – Brian Ferry, Andy Mackay
  7. Triptych
  8. Casanova
  9. A Really Good Time
  10. Prairie Rose – Brian Ferry, Phil Manzanera

Creedence Clearwater Revival: Willy And The Poor Boys

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On November 2, 1969, “Fantasy” label released “Willy and the Poor Boys”, the fourth Creedence Clearwater Revival studio album. It was recorded in 1969, at “Fantasy Studios” in Berkeley, California, and was produced by John Fogerty. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 392 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of all Time.

Personnel:

  • John Fogerty– vocals, lead guitar, piano, harmonica, arranger
  • Tom Fogerty– rhythm guitar
  • Stu Cook– bass, washtub bass
  • Doug Clifford– drums, washboard
  • Steve Cropper– guitar
  • Booker T. Jones– organ
  • Donald “Duck” Dunn– bass
  • Al Jackson, Jr.– drums
  • Basul Parik – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by John Fogerty, except where noted.

  1. Down on the Corner
  2. It came Out of the Sky
  3. Cotton Fields -Huddie Ledbetter
  4. Poorboy Shufle
  5. Feelin’ Blue
  6. Fortunate Son
  7. Don’t Look Now (It Ain’t You or Me)
  8. The Midnight Special – traditional arr. John Fogerty
  9. Side o’ the Road
  10. Effigy

Lou Reed

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On October 27, 2013, Lewis Allan “Lou” Reed died aged 71. He was  musician (guitar), singer, and songwriter, both as guitarist, vocalist, and principal songwriter of the Velvet Underground, and with his solo career, he is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential artists in the history of rock music. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “The Velvet Underground & Nico”, the debut Velvet Underground album at number 13 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”; and in 2013, the same magazine included “Transformer” and “Berlin”, two Reed’s albums on the same list.  In 2015, Reed was posthumously inducted in the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame”.

Van Morrison: What’s Wrong With This Picture

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On October 21, 2003, “Blue Note” label released “What’s Wrong with This Picture?”, the thirtieth Van Morrison studio album. It was recorded in 2002, at “The Wool Hall” ; “Kilmurray House” and  “Westland Studios”, and was produced by Van Morrison.

Personnel:

  • Van Morrison- vocals, acoustic guitar, alto saxophone
  • Ned Edwards – acoustic and electric guitars, backing vocals
  • Johnny Scott – electric guitar, mandolin
  • Foggy Lyttle – electric guitar, backing vocals
  • Mick Green- electric guitar
  • Gavin Povey – piano
  • Richard Dunn – Hammond organ
  • David Hayes- bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Nicky Scott – bass guitar
  • Liam Bradley – drums, backing vocals
  • Bobby Irwin – drums
  • Alan Wicket – congas, washboard
  • Lee Goodall – alto and baritone saxophones, flute, backing vocals
  • Martin Winning – clarinet, tenor saxophone
  • Matt Holland – trumpet, flugelhorn, backing vocals
  • Acker Bilk- clarinet
  • Keith Donald – bass clarinet

Track listing:

All tracks Van Morrison, except where noted.

  1. What’s Wrong with This Picture?
  2. Whinin Boy Moan
  3. Evening in June
  4. Too Many Myths
  5. Somerset – Acker Bilk, David Collett, Van Morrison
  6. Meaning of Loneliness
  7. Stop Drinking – Lightnin’ Hopkins, Van Morrison
  8. Goldfish Bowl
  9. Once in a Blue Moon
  10. Saint James Infirmary – traditional
  11. Little Village
  12. Fame
  13. Get On with the Show

Me’shell Ndegeocello: Comfort Woman

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On October 14, 2003, “Mavercik Records” label released “Comfort Woman”, the fifth Me’shell Ndegeocello solo album. It was recorded in 2003, and was produced by Me’shell Ndegeocello and Allen Cato.

Personnel:

  • Me’shell Ndegeocello– bass guitar, vocals, vocal arrangement, additional instrumentation
  • Allen Cato – guitar, talk box, drum programming
  • Oren Bloedow– guitar
  • Doyle Bramhall II– guitar, soloist
  • Chris Dave– drums
  • Kofi Toha – executive producer
  • Jeff Patrick Krasno – executive producer
  • Eric Dyba – engineer
  • Chris Bittner – engineer assistant
  • Ari Raskin – engineer assistant
  • Emily Lazar – mastering
  • Bob Power – mixing
  • Sasha Victory – tracking
  • Flem – art direction, design
  • Frank Maddocks – art direction, design
  • Mark Seliger – photography

Track listing:

  1. Love Song, No. 1 – Me’shell Ndegeocello
  2. Come Smoke My Herb – Me’shell Ndegeocello
  3. Andromeda & the Milky Way – Me’shell Ndegeocello, Allen Cato
  4. Love Song #2 – Me’shell Ndegeocello
  5. Body – Me’shell Ndegeocello
  6. Liliquoi Moon – Me’shell Ndegeocello
  7. Love Song #3 – Me’shell Ndegeocello, Doyle Bramhall II
  8. Fellowship – Me’shell Ndegeocello, Bob Marley
  9. Good Intentions – Me’shell Ndegeocello, Chris Dave
  10. Thankful – Me’shell Ndegeocello

Rufus Wainwright: Want One

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On September 23, 2003, “DreamWorks Records” label released “Want One”, the third Rufus Wainwright studio album. It was recorded in 2003, at “The Maid’s Room”; “Bearsville Studio A”; “Loho Studios”; “Looking Glass Studios” in New York City, and “The Strongroom” in London, and was produced by Marius de Vries.  The album won Wainwright “Outstanding Music Artist” award at the 15th “GLAAD Media Awards”; “Best New Recording”.

Personnel:

  • Rufus Wainwright– vocals, piano, Fender Rhodes piano, recorders, acoustic guitar, keyboards, orchestral arrangements, choral arrangements
  • Marius de Vries – piano, programming, vibraphone, orchestral arrangements, choral arrangements
  • Charlie Sexton – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Jimmy Zhivago – acoustic and electric guitar, piano
  • Jeff Hill – bass
  • Bernard O’Neill – bass
  • Levon Helm– drums
  • Matt Johnson – drums
  • Sterling Campbell– drums
  • Simon C. Clarke – alto sax, baritone sax, flute, alto flute, piccolo
  • Adrian Hallowell – bass trombone
  • Nick Hitchens – tuba
  • Alexandra Knoll – oboe
  • Gerry Leonard – guitar, electric guitar, mandolin
  • The London Oratory Choir – choir
  • Roddy Lorimer – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Kate McGarrigle– banjo, accordion
  • Tim Sanders – tenor saxophone
  • David Sapadin – clarinet
  • Daniel Shelly – bassoon
  • Paul Spong – trumpet
  • Dave Stewart – bass trombone
  • Annie Whitehead– trombone
  • Joy Smith – harp
  • Maxim Moston – concertmaster, orchestral arrangements
  • Chris Elliott – orchestral arrangements
  • Gavyn Wright – orchestra leader
  • Linda Thompson– additional vocals
  • Teddy Thompson– additional vocals
  • Martha Wainwright– additional vocals
  • Jenni Muldaur – additional vocals
  • Alexis Smith – programming
  • Isobel Griffiths – orchestra contractor
  • John Holbrook, Bob Ebeling, Andy Bradfield, Marius de Vries – engineer
  • Jack McKeever – engineer assistant
  • Struan Oglanby, Ian Dowling, Bill Synan, Sean Gould, Tom Gloady – engineer assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Rufus Wainwright:

  1. Oh What a World
  2. I Don’t Know What It Is
  3. Vicious World
  4. Movies of Myself
  5. Pretty Things
  6. Go or Go Ahead
  7. Vibrate
  8. 14th Street
  9. Natasha
  10. Harvester of Hearts
  11. Beautiful Child
  12. Want
  13. 11:11
  14. Dinner at Eight

Primal Scream: Screamadelica

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On September 23, 1991, “Creation Records” label released “Screamadelica”, the third Primal Scream studio album. It was recorded 1990 – 1991, and was produced by The Orb, Hypnotone, Andrew Weatherall, Hugo Nicolson and Jimmy Miller. In 1991, “Melody Maker” and “Select” magazines named “Screamadelica” “Album of the Year”; the album won the first “Mercury Music Prize” in 1992; in 2003,  “NME” magazine placed it at no. 23 in its list of the “100 Best Albums Ever”, and in  2006, the magazine placed it at number 15 in its list of the “Greatest British Albums Ever”; in 2000, “Q” magazine placed “Screamadelica” at number 18 on its list of the “100 Greatest British Albums, and in 2001, the magazine placed it at number 81 on its list of the “Top 100 Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Bobby Gillespie- lead vocals
  • Andrew Innes- guitar
  • Robert Young- guitar, lead vocals
  • Martin Duffy- keyboards, piano
  • Henry Olsen – bass, guitar solo
  • Phillip “Toby” Tomanov- drums, percussion
  • Denise Johnson – lead vocals
  • Jah Wobble– bass
  • Paul Anthony Taylor – programming
  • Dave Burnham – engineer
  • Jimmy Miller – mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Bobby Gillespie, Andrew Innes, and Robert Young, except “Slip Inside This House” by Roky Erickson and Tommy Hall.

  1. Movin’ On Up
  2. Slip Inside This House
  3. Don’t Fight It, Feel It
  4. Higher Than the Sun
  5. Inner Flight
  6. Come Together
  7. Loaded
  8. Damaged
  9. I’m Coming Down
  10. Higher Than the Sun (A Dub Symphony in Two Parts)
  11. Shine Like Stars

Neil Young: After The Gold Rush

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On September 19, 1970, “Reprise” label released “After the Gold Rush”, the third Neil Young studio album. It was recorded 1969 – June 1970, at “Sunset Sound” in Hollywood; “Sound City”; “Van Nuys” in Los Angeles, and “Redwood Studios” in Topanga, California, and was produced by Neil Young, David Briggs and Kendall Pacios. In 1998, “Q”  magazine readers voted “After the Gold Rush” the 89th greatest album of all time. In 2003, Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 71 on its list of the “500 Greatest Album of All Time”. In 2003, “NME” magazine ranked “After the Gold Rush” at number 80 of the list of the “Greatest Albums of All Time. In 1986, the album was certified 2 x Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”, and 2 x Platinum in UK by the “BPI” in 2004.

Personnel:

  • Neil Young — lead vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica, vibes
  • Stephen Stills— vocals
  • Danny Whitten — vocals, guitar
  • Nils Lofgren — vocals, guitar, piano
  • Jack Nitzsche— piano
  • Billy Talbot— bass
  • Greg Reeves — bass
  • Ralph Molina — vocals, drums
  • Bill Peterson — flugelhorn

Track listing:

All tracks by Neil Young except where noted.

  1. Tell Me Why
  2. After the Gold Rush
  3. Only Love Can Break Your Heart
  4. Southern Man
  5. Till the Morning Comes
  6. Oh, Lonesome Me – Don Gibson
  7. Don’t Let It Bring You Down
  8. Birds
  9. When You Dance I Can Really Love
  10. I Believe in You
  11. Cripple Creek Ferry