On January 6, 2006, Alex St. Claire died aged 64. He was musician (guitar, trumpet, drums), member of The Omens, The Solid Senders, and an original member of Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band.
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Lou Rawls
On December 6, 2006, Louis Allen Rawls died aged 92. He was singer, actor, voice actor, songwriter, and music producer, known for his singing ability, winner of three “Grammy Awards”, all for “Best Male R&B Vocal Performance”. He released more than 60 albums, and sold more than 40 million records worldwide.
The Strokes: First Impressions of Earth
On December 30, 2005, “RCA” label released “First Impressions of Earth”, the third Strokes studio album. It was recorded January–May 2005 in Sestri Levante, and was produced by David Kahne and Gordon Raphael.
Personnel:
- Julian Casablancas- vocals, drums
- Albert Hammond, Jr.- guitar
- Nick Valensi- guitar, mellotron
- Nikolai Fraiture- bass guitar
- Fabrizio Moretti- drums, percussion
- David Kahne– engineer
- Andy Wallace- mixing
- Steve Sisco – mixing assistant
- Bob Ludwig, Howie Weinberg– mastering
- Piero Fornasetti – disc art work
- Lothar Quinte – cover art
- Günter Fruhtrunk – rear cover art
- James Bellesini – design (for Love Police)
- Dan Winters – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Julian Casablancas, except where noted.
- You Only Live Once
- Juicebox
- Heart in a Cage
- Razorblade
- On the Other Side
- Vision of Division
- Ask Me Anything – Julian Casablancas, Nick Valensi
- Electricityscape
- Killing Lies – Julian Casablancas, Nikolai Fraiture
- Fear of Sleep
- 15 Minutes
- Ize of the World
- Evening Sun – Julian Casablancas, Fabrizio Moretti
- Red Light
Van Morrison: Astral Weeks
In November 1968, “Warner Bros” label released “Astral Weeks”, the second Van Morrison studio album.It was recorded September – October at “Century Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Lewis Merenstein. In 1995 “Mojo” magazine ranked “Astral Weeks” at number two on its list of the greatest albums of all time; in 1998 it was voted the 9th greatest album of all time in a “Music of the Millennium” poll conducted by “HMV”, “Channel 4” and “The Guardian”; in 2000, “Q” magazine ranked it at number 6 on its list of the “100 Greatest British Albums Ever”; in 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked it at number 19 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”, and in 2006, “Time” magazine included “Astral Weeks” in its list of the “All-TIME 100 Albums”.
Personnel:
- Van Morrison— vocals, acoustic guitar
- Barry Kornfeld — acoustic guitar
- Jay Berliner— classical and steel-string acoustic guitars
- Richard Davis— double bass
- Warren Smith, Jr.— percussion, vibraphone
- Connie Kay— drums
- John Payne — flute, soprano saxophone
- Larry Fallon— harpsichord, string arrangements, conductor
- Brooks Arthur — engineer
- Ed Thrasher— art director
- Joel Brodsky— photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Van Morrison.
Part One: In The Beginning
- Astral Weeks
- Beside You
- Sweet Thing
- Cyprus Avenue
Part Two: Afterwards
- The Way Young Lovers Do
- Madame George
- Ballerina
- Slim Slow Slider
Tim Finn: Imaginary Kingdom
On October 6, 2006, “Capitol” label released “Imaginary Kingdom”, the seventh Tim Finn solo album. It was recorded in 2006, and was produced by Bobby Huff.
Personnel:
- Tim Finn- vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, backing vocals, conga, foot drums, celeste, synth FX, pump organ, Indian flute, keys, Rhodes, banana drum, prepared piano, vocal arrangements
- Bobby Huff – drums, backing vocals, percussion, programming, piano, organ, keys, electric guitar, backing vocals, vocal arrangements
- John Painter- bass, French horn, keys, acoustic and electric guitar, lap steel guitar, percussion, trombone, trumpet, recorder, dilruba, portachord, stylophone
- Dale Oliver – electric guitar, slide guitar, 12-string guitar, electric sitar
- Robbie Huff – electric guitar
- Victor Broden – bass
- Phil Madeira – organ
- Nirva Dorsaint – backing vocals
- Fleming McWilliams – guest vocalist
- Matt Walker – cello
- Harper Finn – child’s voice
- Tony Backhouse – vocal arrangement
Track listing:
All tracks by Tim Finn.
- Couldn’t Be Done
- Still the Song
- Astounding Moon
- Midnight Coma
- Salt to the Sea
- Horizon
- Dead Flowers
- Resting (Your Hand Lightly)
- Show Yourself
- Winter Light
- So Precious
- Unsinkable
Beck: The Information
On October 3, 2006, “Interscope” label released “The Information”, the seventh Beck studio album. It was recorded 2005 – 2006, and was produced by Nigel Godrich.
Personnel:
- Beck– vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, melodica, piano, organ, keyboards, programming, effects, scratching, sitar, bass guitar, harmonica, kalimba, percussion, drums, drum effects, glockenspiel, Game Boy
- Nigel Godrich – keyboards, programming, effects, scratching, tambourine, percussion, Speak ‘n Spell, whistle, Tote-A-Tune, kalimba, drums, Game Boy, backing vocals, mixing
- Justin Stanley– acoustic and electric guitar, percussion, flute, backing vocals
- Jason Falkner– bass guitars, acoustic and electric guitar, African bass, Moog synthesizer bass, percussion, drums, backing vocals
- Sean Davis – bass guitars
- James Gadson– drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Joey Waronker– drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Harvey Mason– drums
- Alex Acuña– percussion, backing vocals
- Smokey Hormel, Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Roger Manning Jr.– intro sounds
- Brian LeBarton– Speak ‘n Spell
- Greg Kurstin– keyboards, berimbau, piano, bass keyboard, synthesizer, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
- DJ Z-Trip– scratching
- Stevie Black – cello, percussion, backing vocals
- Lucia Ribisi – girl on “Cellphone’s Dead”
- Cosimo Hansen – talking
- Spike Jonze, Dave Eggers– talking
- Rachel Shelley– shipping forecast
- David Campbell– string arrangements, conductor
- Suzie Katayama, Charlie Bisharat– strings
Track listing:
All tracks by Beck Hansen, except where noted.
- Elevator Music
- Think I’m in Love
- Cellphone’s Dead
- Strange Apparition
- Soldier Jane – Beck Hansen, Nigel Godrich
- Nausea
- New Round
- Dark Star
- We Dance Alone
- No Complaints
- 1000 BPM
- Motorcade – Beck Hansen, Nigel Godrich
- The Information
- Movie Theme – Beck Hansen, Nigel Godrich
- The Horrible Fanfare/Landslide/Exoskeleton – Beck Hansen, Nigel Godrich
Samples:
- “The Horrible Fanfare” section uses a sample of “Cellphone’s Dead”.
- “The Landslide” section uses a sample from the song “Requiem pour un con” by the French singer Serge Gainsbourg.
- “The Exoskeleton” section contains dialogue spoken by Dave Eggersand Spike Jonze
Robyn Hitchcock: Ole! Tarantula
On October 3, 2006, “Yep Roc” label released “Olé! Tarantula”, the fifteenth Robyn Hitchcock studio album. It was recorded in 2006, and was produced by Kurt Bloch. The cover image and internal cartoons were drawn by Roby Hitchcock.
Personnel:
- Robyn Hitchcock – vocals, guitar, piano
- Peter Buck – guitar, bass
- Scott McCaughey – guitar, bass, keyboards
- Bill Rieflin – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Robyn Hitchcock, except where noted.
- Adventure Rocket Ship
- Underground Sun
- Museum of Sex
- Belltown Ramble
- Olé! Tarantula
- (A Man’s Gotta Know His Limitations) Briggs
- Red Locust Frenzy
- ‘Cause It’s Love (Saint Parallelogram) – lyrics:by Robyn Hitchcock; music by Robyn Hitchcock, Andy Partridge
- The Authority Box
- Y. Doll
Jerry Lee Lewis: Last Man Standing
On September 26, 2006, “Artists First“label released “Last Man Standing”, the 39th studio Jerry Lee Lewis album. It was recorded in “Phillips Studio” and “Sun Studio” in Memphis, Tennessee, and was produced by Jimmy Ripp and Steve Bing. The album consists of duets between Jerry Lee Lewis and some of the biggest names in rock and country music.
Personnel:
- Jerry Lee Lewis – lead vocals, piano, organ
- Little Richard – vocal
- Buddy Guy – vocal
- Bruce Springsteen – vocal
- Neil Young – vocal
- Mick Jagger – vocal
- Ringo Starr – vocal
- Rod Stewart – vocal
- John Fogerty – vocal
- Keith Richards – vocal, lead guitar
- Willie Nelson – vocal
- Kriss Kristofferson – vocal
- Merle Haggard – vocal
- Don Henley – vocal
- Kid Rock – vocal
- George Jones – vocal, bass
- B. King – lead guitar
- Jimmy Page – lead guitar
- Eric Clapton – lead guitar
- Robbie Robertson – lead guitar
- Ronnie Wood – pedal steel guitar
- Nils Lofgrin – pedal steel guitar
- Greg Lieze – pedal steel guitar
- Jimmy Rip – guitar, percussion, finger snaps, handclaps, editing, mixing
- Ken Lovelace – guitar, fiddle
- Keith Allison – guitar
- Ivan Neville – Hammond organ
- Bill Strom – organ
- B. Cunningham – bass
- Hutch Hutchinson – bass
- Jim Keltner – drums, percussion
- Robert Hall – drums
- James Stroud – drums
- Mickey Raphael – harmonica
- Dave Woodruff – saxophone
- Paddy Maloney – pipe, whistle
- Brandy Jones, Bernard Fowler, Phyllis Duncan, Bambi Jones, Jewel Jones, Stacy Michelle – backing vocals
- David Campbell – string arrangements
- James Saez – engineer, mixing
- Roland Janes – engineer
- Steve Gamberoni – engineer, mixing
- June Murakawa – engineer assistant
- Steve Marcussen – mastering
- Gary Burden – art direction, design concept
- Janice Heo – art direction, image editor
- Jesse Burden – design
- Tom Nikosey – typography
- Michael Muller – photography
- Peter Guralnick – liner notes
Track listing:
- Rock and Roll – John Paul Jones, John Bonham, James Patrick Page, Robert Plant / duet with Jimmy Page
- Before the Night Is Over – Benjamin Peters / duet with B.B. King
- Pink Cadillac – Bruce Springsteen / duet with Bruce Springsteen
- Evening Gown – Mick Jagger / duet with Mick Jagger and Ron Wood
- You Don’t Have to Go – James Matcher Reed / duet with Neil Young
- Twilight – Robbie Robertson, David Campbell / duet with Robbie Robertson
- Travelin’ Band – John Fogerty / duet with John Fogerty
- That Kind of Fool – Mack Vickery / duet with Keith Richards
- Sweet Little 16 – Chuck Berry / duet with Ringo Starr
- Just a Bummin’ Around – Pete Graves / duet with Merle Haggard
- Honky Tonk Woman – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards / duet with Kid Rock
- What’s Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me) – Glenn Sutton – duet with Rod Stewart
- Don’t Be Ashamed of Your Age – Cindy Walker, Bob Wills / duet with George Jones
- Couple More Years – Dennis Locorriere, Shel Silverstein / duet with Willie Nelson
- Old Glory – Paul Roberts, Shelby Darnell, Jerry Lee Lewis / duet with Toby Keith
- Trouble in Mind – Richard M. Jones / duel with Eric Clapton
- I Saw Her Standing There – John Lennon, Paul McCartney / duet with Little Richard
- Lost Highway – Leon Payne / duet with Delaney Bramlett
- Hadacohl Boogie – Bill Nettles / duet with Buddy Guy
- What Makes the Irish Heart Beat – Van Morrison / duet with Don Henley
- The Pilgrim Ch. 33 – Kris Kristofferson / duet with Kris Kristofferson
New Found Glory: Same
On September 26, 2000, “Drive-Thru” label released the self-titled, second New Found Glory studio album. It was recorded in June 2006, at “Elysian Fields Studios” in Boca Raton, Florida, and was produced by Neal Avron.
Personnel:
- Jordan Pundik– lead vocals
- Chad Gilbert– lead guitar, backing vocals
- Steve Klein – rhythm guitar
- Ian Grushka – bass guitar
- Cyrus Bolooki – drums, percussion
- Neal Avron– mixing
- Bob Ludwig– mastering
- Tim Stedman – artwork, design
- Justin Stephens – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Jordan Pundik, Chad Gilbert, Steve Klein, Ian Grushka and Cyrus Bolooki.
- Better Off Dead
- Dressed to Kill
- Sincerely Me
- Hit or Miss
- Second to Last
- Eyesore
- Vegas
- Sucker
- Black & Blue
- Boy Crazy
- All About Her
- Ballad for the Lost Romantics
Bonnie “Prince” Billy: The Letting Go
On September 19, 2006, “Drag City” label released “The Letting Go”, the twelve Will Oldham (released under his moniker Bonnie “Prince” Billy) studio album. It was recorded in 2006, in Reykjavík, Iceland and produced by Valgeir Sigurðsson.
Personnel:
- Dawn McCarthy– vocals
- Emmett Kelly– guitar
- Paul Oldham – bass
- Jim White– drums
- Valgeir Sigurdsson– recording, mixing
Track listing:
- Love Comes to Me
- Strange Form of Life
- Wai
- Cursed Sleep
- No Bad News
- Cold & wet
- Big Friday
- Lay and Love
- The Seedling
- Then the Letting Go
- God’s Small Song
- I Called You Back
- Ebb Tide (bonus on some versions)
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