On January 16, 2021, Harvey Phillip Spector died aged 81. He was musician (guitar, piano), vocalist, songwriter and music producer. He developed music production “Wall of Sound”, he described as “Wagnerian approach to rock and roll”. Spector started the music career as member of the band Teddy Bears, at age of 21 he co-founded “Philles Records” and became the youngest ever US label owner to that point. In the 60’s he wrote songs or produced music for The Ronettes, The Crystals, Ike & Tina Turner, produced Beatles album “Let It Be”, and few solo John Lennon and George Harrison recordings. He also worked with Leonard Cohen, Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans, Darlene Love, Ronnie Spector, The Wrecking Crew, The Righteous Brothers, and The Ramones. In 1973 Spector won “Grammy Award for Album of the Year” for co-producing Harrison’s “Concert for Bangladesh”, in 1989 he was inducted into the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame”, and in 1997 he was inducted into the “Songwriters Hall of Fame”. In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine ranked him at number 63 on their list of “The Greatest Artists in History”.In 2009, he was convicted for the 2003 murder of the actress Lana Clarkson and sentenced to 19 years to life in prison, where he died.
Tag Archives: 2004
David “Fathead” Newman: Song for the New Man
On January 13, 2004, “High Note” label released “Song for the New Man”, the 33th David “Fathead” Newman album. It was recorded in October 2003, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by David “Fathead” Newman and Houston Person.
Personnel:
- David “Fathead” Newman – tenor saxophone, flute
- Curtis Fuller – trombone
- John Hicks – piano
- John Menegon – bass
- Jimmy Cobb – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by David “Fathead” Newman except where noted
- Visa – Charlie Parker
- Time After Time – Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn
- Shakabu
- Song for the New Man – Pat Rebillot
- Passing Through – Herbie Mann
- Fast Lane
- Lonesome Head
- When I Fall in Love – Victor Young, Edward Heyman
- This I Dig of You – Hank Mobley
David “Fathead” Newman: I Remember Brother Ray
On January 11, 2005, “High Note” label released “I Remember Brother Ray”, the 34th David “Fathead” Newman album. It was recorded in August 2004, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by David “Fathead” Newman and Houston Person. The album was paying tribute to his bandleader and mentor Ray Charles.
Personnel:
- David “Fathead” Newman – tenor saxophone
- John Hicks – piano
- Steve Nelson – vibraphone
- John Menegon – bass
- Winard Harper – drums
Track listing:
- Hit the Road Jack – Percy Mayfield
- Georgia On My Mind – Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell
- When Your Lover Has Gone – Einar Aaron Swan
- Drown in My Tears – Henry Glover
- ‘Deed I Do – Fred Rose, Walter Hirsch
- It Had to Be You – Isham Jones, Gus Kahn
- Ruby – Mitchell Parish, Heinz Roemheld
- Them That Got (I Ain’t Got Nothing Yet) – Ray Charles, Ricci Harper
Adam Green: Gemstones
On January 10, 2005, “Rough Trade” label released “Gemstones”, the third Adam Green album. It was recorded in 2004, at “Dumbo Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Dan Myers.
Personnel:
- Adam Green – voice, guitar
- Chis Isom – guitar
- Nathan Brown – Wurlitzer electric piano, organ
- Steven Mertens – bass
- Parker Kindred – drums
- Dan Myers – recording, mixing
- Greg Calbi – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Adam Green.
- Gemstones
- Down on the Street
- He’s the Brat
- Over the Sunrise
- Crackhouse Blues
- Before My Bedtime
- Carolina
- Emily
- Who’s Your Boyfriend
- Choke on a Cock
- Bible Club
- Chubby Princess
- Losing on a Tuesday
- Teddy Boys
George Harrison
On November 29, 2001, George Harrison died aged 58. He was musician (guitar), singer, songwriter, and music and movie producer, lead guitarist and occasional lead vocalist of The Beatles. His interest in folk music and especially in Indian music had serious influence on the band’s Hindu-aligned spirituality in the later years. Some of his songs composed for the band include “Here Comes the Sun”, “Something”, “Taxman”, “Within You Without You”, and “While My Guitar Gently Weeps”. After The Beatles broke-up in 1970, Harrison released the album “All Things Must Pass” which included the track “My Sweet Lord”, his most successful single, and the first solo single by any member of The Beatles that sold over million copies. In 1971, together with Ravi Shankar he organized “Concert for Bangladesh”, the first big benefit concert in the music history. In 1974, Harrison founded the music label “Dark Horse Records”, and co-founded movie label “Hand Made Films” in 1978. In 1988, with Bob Dylan, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty, and Roy Orbison, he co-founded the supergroup The Travelling Wilburys. As a guitarist he recorded for Badfinger, Billy Preston, Bob Dylan, Duane Eddy, Randy Newman, Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, Ronnie Wood, and Tom Petty. “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked Harrison at number 11 in their list of the “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time”. In 1988, as a member of The Beatles he was inducted in the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame”, and in 2004, posthumously for his solo career. As leader, Harrison released twelve studio and two live albums.
Horslips: Roll Back
On November 26, 2004, “Horslips Records” label released “Roll Back”, the tenth Horslips album. It was recorded August – September 2004, at “Grouse Lodge Studios” in Horsleap, Co. Westmeath, Ireland, and was produced by Eamon Carr, Barry Devlin, Johnny Fean, Jim Lockhart, and Charles O’Connor.
Personnel:
- Johnny Fean – vocals, guitar, tenor guitar, slide guitar, tenor banjo
- Jim Lockhart – vocals, piano, keyboards, low whistle
- Charles O’Connor – vocals, guitar, tenor guitar, violin, mandolin, concertina
- Barry Devlin – vocals, bass guitar
- Eamon Carr – drums, percussion
- Aisling Drury – cello
- Stefano Soffia, Ivan O’Shea – engineer
- Stefano Soffia – mixing
- Peter Mew – mastering
- Charles O’Connor, Chris Ellis – cover art
Track listing:
- Trouble (With A Capital T)
- The Man Who Built America
- Guests of the Nation
- Faster Than the Hound
- Huish the Cat
- Mad Pat
- The Wrath of the Rain
- Flirting in the Shadows
- Cuchulainn’s Lament
- Ace & Deuce
- Blindman
- Furniture
- The Power and the Glory
- Long Weekend
- My Love is in America
Lydia Lunch: Smoke in the Shadows
On November 23, 2004, “Atavistic” and “Breakin Beats”, labels released “Smoke in the Shadows”, the fifth Lydia Lunch album. It was recorded 2002 – 2003, at “Newzone Studio” in Los Angeles, “Antechamber” in South Pasadena, California, and was produced by Nels Cline, Tommy Grenas, Lydia Lunch, and Len Del Rio.
Personnel:
- Lydia Lunch – vocals, design
- Ryan Kirk – guitar
- Nels Cline – guitar
- Tommy Grenas – guitar, drums, synthesizer
- Len Del Rio – synthesizer, organ, piano, programming, recording, mixing
- Joel Hamilton – double bass
- Alex Cline – drums
- Joseph Berardi – vibraphone
- Terry Edwards – all instruments on “Portrait of the Minus Man”
- Niels Van Hoorn – saxophone
- Chuck Manning – alto saxophone
- John Fumo – trumpet
- Vinny Golia – alto flute, baritone saxophone
- Don Ostermann – trombone
- Carla Bozulich – vocals
- Adele Bertei – backing vocals
- Ryan Kirk – engineer
- Wayne Peet – mixing, recording
- Marc Viaplana – design, photography
Track listing:
All tarcks by Tommy Grenas, Lydia Lunch, Len Del Rio, except where noted.
- Hangover Hotel – Nels Cline, Lydia Lunch
- Smoke in the Shadows – Adele Bertei, Tommy Grenas, Lydia Lunch, Len Del Rio
- Johnny Behind the Deuce – Nels Cline, Lydia Lunch
- I Love How You…- Nels Cline, Lydia Lunch
- Touch My Evil
- Lost World
- Sway
- Gone City
- Blame – Adele Bertei, Tommy Greenas, Lydia Lunch, Len Del Rio
- Pass Like Night – Tommy Grenas, Lydia Lunch, Len Del Rio
- Portrait of the Minus Man – Lydia Lunch, Terry Edwards
- Trick Baby – Adele Bertei, Tommy Greenas, Lydia Lunch, Len Del Rio
- Hot Tip – Tommy Grenas, Lydia Lunch, Len Del Rio
Mike Terry
On October 30, 2004, Andrew Alexander “Mike” Terry died aged 68. He was songwriter, musician (baritone saxophone), producer, and musical director. He was member of the bands Popcorn and the Mohawks, Joe Hunter Band, and The Funk Brothers. From 1960 – 1967, with The Funk Brothers he performed on thousands of “Motown” recordings. Terry worked with Martha and the Vandellas, Jackie Wilson, Mary Wells, The Four Tops, The Supremes, Kim Weston, The Isley Brothers, Marvin Gaye, J. J. Barnes, Rose Batiste, The Capitols, John Lee Hooker, Johnny Robinson, Sandra Phillips, The Little Foxes, Junior Walker & the All Stars, Clarence Carter, The Dells, The Mighty Clouds of Joy, Maxine Brown, The Parliaments, and Edwin Starr.
Elliott Smith: From A Basemant On The Hill
On October 18, 2004, “Anti” label released “From a Basement on the Hill”, the sixth and final Elliott Smith studio album. It was recorded 2000 – 2003, and was produced by Elliott Smith, Rob Schnapf and Joanna Bolme.
Personnel:
- Elliott Smith – various instruments, recording, front cover handwriting
- Aaron Embry – keyboards
- Sam Coomes – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Steven Drozd – drums
- Scott McPherson – drums
- Fritz Michaud – drums
- Aaron Sperske – drums
- Nelson Gary – poetry reading
- Scott Wiley – engineer assistant
- Joanna Bolme – mixing
- Rob Schnapf – mixing
- Ted Jensen – mastering
- Autumn DeWilde – sleeve typography
Track listing:
All tracks by Elliott Smith, except where noted.
- Coast to Coast
- Let’s get Lost
- Pretty (Ugly Before)
- Don’t Go Down
- Strung Out Again
- A Fond Farewell
- King’s Crossing
- Ostrich & Chirping – David McConnell
- Twilight
- A Passing Feeling
- The Last Hour
- Shooting Star
- Memory Lane
- Little One
- A Distorted Reality Is Now a Necessity to Be Free
The Hidden Cameras: Mississauga Goddam
On October 12, 2004, “Rough Trade” label released “Mississauga Goddam”, the third Hidden Cameras (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2004, and was produced by Joel Gibb.
Personnel:
- Joel Gibb – vocals, guitar, drums, bass, glockenspiel, piano, tambourine, organ, kazoo, vibraphone, synthesizer, steel drum, aeuwwgha, artwork, photography
- Mike e.b. – tambourine
- Justin Shayshyn – B4 Hammond organ, pipe organ
- Paul Mathew – double bass
- Lex Vaughn – drusm, maraca drums, timpanis
- Matais Rozenberg – drums, spoons, percussion, bass keys
- Maggie MacDonald – glockenspiel, vibraphone
- Phil Seguin – trumpet
- Jennifer Scofield – French horn
- Ohad Benchetrit – flute
- Scott Good – trombone
- Luis Jacob – aeuwwgha
- Nana Jojura – violin
- Owen Pallett – violin, piano, celeste
- Karen Moffat – viola
- Lief Mosbaugh – viola
- Don Kerr – cello
- Amy Laing – cello
- Mike Olson – cello
- Kristen Moss – harp
- Caroline Azar, Amy Bowles, Kate McGee, Glen Sheppard, Megan Dunlop, Tom Lillington, Michael Follert, Reg Vermue – choir
- Jeff McMurrich – recording
- Jameson Elliot – engineer assistant
Track listing:
- Doot Doot Plot
- Builds the Bone
- The Fear Is On
- That’s When the Ceremony Starts
- I Believe in the Good of Life
- In the Union of Wine
- Music Is My Boyfriend
- Bboy
- We Oh We
- I Want Another Enema
- Mississauga Goddam
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