On January 6, 2009, Ronald Franklin Asheton died aged 60. He was musician (guitar, bass), songwriter and actor, best known as founding member (together with Iggy Pop, his brother Scott Asheton and Dave Alexander) and guitarist of The Stooges. In 2014, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked him at number 60 on its list of the “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time”.
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Animal Collective: Merriweather Post Pavilion
On January 6, 2009, “Domino” label released “Merriweather Post Pavilion”, the eighth Animal Collective studio album. It was recorded February 2008, at “Sweet Tea Recording Studios” in Oxford, Mississippi, and was produced by Ben H. Allen, Avey Tare, Panda Bear and Geologist.
Personnel:
- Avey Tare– vocals, electronics, samples, keys, guitar, percussion
- Panda Bear– vocals, samples, electronics, percussion
- Geologist– electronics, samples
- Ben Allen – engineer, mixing
- Aaron Ersoy – assistant
- Robert Carmichael (SEEN Studio) – design
Track listing:
All tracks bAvey Tare, Panda Bear and Geologist.
- In the Flowers
- My Girls
- Also Frightened
- Summertime Clothes
- Daily Routine
- Bluish
- Guys Eyes
- Taste
- Lion in a Coma
- No More Runnin
- Brother Sport
Wire: Pink Flag
In December 1977, “Harvest” label released “Pink Flag”, the debut Wire studio album. It was recorded September – October 1977, at “Advision Studios” in London, and was produced by Mike Thome. In 2009,“Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Pink Flag” at number 412 on its list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”. In 2013, “NME” magazine ranked “Pink Flag” at number 378 on its list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.
Personnel:
- Bruce Gilbert– guitar
- Colin Newman– vocals, guitar
- Graham Lewis– bass guitar
- Robert Gotobed– drums
- Kate Lukas– flute
- Dave Oberlé– backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Bruce Gilbert, Graham Lewis, Colin Newman, and Robert Gotobed, except where noted.
- Reuters
- Field Day for the Sundays
- Three Girl Rhumba
- Ex Lion Tamer
- Lowdown
- Start to Move
- Brazil
- It’s So Obvious
- Surgeon’s Girl
- Pink Flag
- The Commercial
- Straight Line
- 106 Beats That
- Suit
- Strange
- Fragile
- Mannequin
- Different to Me – Annete Green
- Champs
- Feeling Called Love
- 12 X U
The Flaming Lips: Embryonic
On October 13, 2009, “Warner Bros” label released “Embryonic”, the twelfth Flaming Lips (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2009, and was produced by Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd, Michael Ivins, Kliph Scurlock, Dave Fridmann and Scott Booker.
Personnel:
- Wayne Coyne– guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, vocoder, vocals, mixing, production
- Steven Drozd– guitars, keyboards, drums, bass guitar, vocals, lead vocals, mixing, production
- Michael Ivins– bass guitar, keyboards, guitar, mixing, production, additional engineering
- Kliph Scurlock– drums, percussion
- Dave Fridmann– mixing, programming, engineering, mastering
- MGMT– additional singing and playing
- Karen O– additional singing, screaming, animal sounds, noises
- Thorsten Wörmann – spoken announcements
Track listing:
- Convinced of the Hex” – 3:56
- “The Sparrow Looks Up at the Machine
- Evil
- Aquarius Sabotage
- See the Leaves
- If
- Gemini Syringes
- Your Bats
- Powerless
- The Ego’s Last Stand
- I Can Be a Frog
- Sagittarius Silver Announcement
- Worm Mountain
- Scorpio Sword
- The Impulse
- Silver Trembling Hands
- Virgo Self-Esteem Broadcast
- Watching the Planets
Pearl Jam: Backspace
On September 20, 2009, “Monkeywrench” label released “Backspacer”, the ninth Pearl Jam studio album. It was recorded February – April 2009, at “Henson Recording Studios” in Hollywood; “Southern Tracks Recording” and “Dopple” in Atlanta,Georgia, and was produced by Brendan O’Brien. The album was certified Platinum in Australia by “ARIA”; Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”, and Platinum in Italy by “FIMI”.
Personnel:
- Eddie Vedder– vocalas, guitar, layout, design
- Stone Gossard– guitar
- Mike McCready– guitar
- Jeff Ament– bass guitar, layout, design
- Matt Cameron– drums, percussion
- Brendan O’Brien – piano, backing vocals, mixing
- Bruce Andrus – horn
- Richard Deane – horn
- Susan Welty – horn
- Justin Bruns – violin
- Christopher Pulgram – violin
- Cathy Lynn – viola
- Danny Laufer – cello
- Eddie Horst – strings and horn arrangements
- Nick DiDia– recording
- Billy Bowers, John Burton, Tom Tapley – additional engineering
- Bob Ludwigat Gateway Mastering – mastering
- Tom Tomorrow– concept, album art, layout design
- Andy Fischer – layout, design
- Jackie O’Brien, Mala Sharma – production coordination
- George Webb – guitar technician
- Neil Hundt– drum technician
Track listing:
All lyrics by Eddie Vedder, all music by Vedder, except where noted.
- Gonna See My Friend
- Got Some – Jeff Ament
- The Fixer – Matt Cameron, Mike McCready, Stone Gossard
- Johnny Guitar – Matt Cameron,Stone Gossard
- Just Breathe
- Amongst the Waves – Stone Gossard
- Unthought Known
- Supersonic – Stone Gossard
- Speed of Sound
- Force of Nature – Mike McCready
- The End
Metallica: Death Magnetic
On September 12, 2008, “Warner Bros” label released “Death Magnetic”, the ninth Metallica studio album. It was recorded March 2007 – May 2008, at “Sound City Studios”in Los Angeles; “Shangri La Studios” in Malibu, California; Metallica’s HQ in San Rafael, California, and was produced by Rick Rubin. On the 51st “Grammy Awards” in 2009, Metallica won “Grammy Awards” for “Best Metal Performance” for “My Apocalypse”. Producer Rick Rubin received the award for “Producer of the Year, Non-Classical”, and art directors Bruce Duckworth, David Turner & Sarah Moffat were awarded “Best Recording Package”.” Death Magnetic” was awarded “Best Album in the 2009” at Kerrang! Awards. The album was certified Platinum in Argentina by “CAPIF”; 2 x Platinum in Australia by “ARIIA”; Platinum in Belgium by “BEA”; 4 x Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”; 2 x Platinum in Denmark by “IFPI Denmark”; 3 x Platinum in Finland by “Musiikkituottajat”; Platinum in Greece by “IFPI Greece”; Platinum in New Zealand by “RMNZ”; Platinum in Mexico by “AMPROFON”; 2 x Platinum in Poland by “ZPAV”; Platinum in Portugal by “AFP”; 2 x Platinum in Sweden by “GLF”; Platinum in Switzerland by “IFPI Switzerland”; Platinum in UK by the “BPI”; 2 x Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”, and Platinum in Europe by “IFPI”.
Personnel:
- James Hetfield– vocals, rhythm guitar
- Kirk Hammett– lead guitar
- Lars Ulrich– drums
- Robert Trujillo– bass
- David Campbell– orchestration
- Greg Fidelman– mixing, recording
- Andrew Scheps– mixing
- Mike Gillies – additional recording
- Ted Jensen– mastering
- Dan Monti– digital editing
Track listing:
All lyrics by James Hetfield; all music by James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett, and Robert Trujillo.
- That Was Just Your Life
- The End of the Line
- Broken, Beat & Scarred
- The Day That Never Comes
- All Nightmare Long
- Cyanide
- The Unforgiven III
- The Judas Kiss
- Suicide & Redemption
- My Apocalypse
U2: Songs Of Innocence
On September 9, 2014, “Island” label released “Songs of Innocence”, the thirteenth U2 studio album. It was recorded 2009 – 2014, and was produced by Danger Mouse, with additional production from Paul Epworth,Ryan Tedder, Declan Gaffney and Flood. The album was certified 2 x Platinum in Italy by “FIMI” and 2 x Platinum in Poland by “ZPAV”.
Personnel:
- Bono– lead vocals, keyboards, guitar, dulcimer
- The Edge– guitar, keyboards, programming, backing vocals
- Adam Clayton– bass guitar, keyboards
- Larry Mullen, Jr.– drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Brian Burton– keyboards, programming, additional percussion, choral arrangement
- Ryan Tedder– keyboards, acoustic guitar, programming
- Paul Epworth– keyboards, slide guitar, additional percussion, claps, programming
- Flood– keyboards
- Leo Pearson – keyboards
- Declan Gaffney – acoustic guitar, keyboards, claps, additional percussion, programming, vocal effects, backing vocals
- “Classy” Joe Visciano – claps, backing vocals
- Caroline Dale– cello, string arrangement
- Natalia Bonner – violin
- Lykke Li– vocals
- Greg Clark – choir
- Carlos Ricketts – choir
- Tabitha Fair – choir
- Kim Hill – choir
- Quiona McCollum – choir
- Nicki Richards – choir
- Everett Bradley – choir
- Bobby Harden – choir
- Ada Dyer – choir
Track listing:
All lyrics by Bono and The Edge, all music by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr.
- The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone)
- Every Breaking Wave
- California (There Is No End to Love)
- Song for Someone
- Iris (Hold Me Close)
- Volcano
- Raised by Wolves
- Cedarwood Road
- Sleep Like a Baby Tonight
- This Is Where You Can Reach Me Now
- The Troubles
Interpol: Same
On September 7, 2010, “Matador Records” label released the self-titled, fourth Interpol album. It was recorded 2009 – 2010, at “Electric Lady Studios” in new York City, and was produced by Paul Banks, Daniel Kessler, Carlos Dengler and Sam Fogarino.
Personnel:
- Paul Banks– lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Daniel Kessler– lead guitar, piano
- Carlos Dengler– bass, keyboards
- Sam Fogarino– drums, percussion
- Azealia Banks- backing vocals
- Claudius Mittendorfer – engineer
- Alan Moulder– mixing
- Greg Calbi – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Paul Banks, Daniel Kessler, Carlos Dengler and Sam Fogarino.
- Success
- Memory Serves
- Summer Well
- Lights
- Barricade
- Always Malaise (The Man I Am)
- Safe Without
- Try It On
- All of the Ways
- The Undoing
Jeff Wayne: Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version Of The War Of The Worlds
On September 6, 1978, “Columbia” label released “Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of the Worlds”, the debut Jeff Wayne studio album. It was recorded May 1976 – July 1977, and was produced by Jeff Wayne. The album retells the story of “The War of the Worlds” by H. G. Wells.
Personnel:
- Jerry Wayne – spoken words (The Voice of NASA), orchestration, conductor
- Richard Burton– spoken words (The Journalist: the narrator-protagonist)
- Justin Hayward– vocals (The Sung Thoughts of the Journalist)
- David Essex– spoken words, vocals (The Artilleryman)
- Chris Thompson– vocals (The Voice of Humanity)
- Phil Lynott– spoken words, vocals (Parson Nathaniel)
- Julie Covington– spoken words , vocals (Beth)
- Chris Spedding – giuitar
- Jo Partridge – guitar
- Ken Freeman – keyboards, synthesizer
- Herbie Flowers – bass
- Barry Morgan – drums
- Barry De Souza – percussion
- Ray Cooper – percussion
- Roy Jones – percussion
- George Fenton – lute, santoor, zither
- Pest (Geraldine Wayne) -sounds
- Geoff Young – recording
- Laurence Diana – recording assistant
- Bill Foster – mastering
- John Pasche – logo design, art direction
- Nick Broome – design
- Terry Relph-Knight – design
- Geoff Taylor – painting
- Michael Trim – painting
- Peter Goodfellow – painting
- Music Activity Management – musical coordinator
- The General Booking Company – musical coordinator
- Jerry Wayne – executive producer
Track listing:
All dialogues by Doreen and Jerry Wayne, based upon H.G. Wells’s original text.
All tracks by Jeff Wayne, except where noted.
- The Eve of the War
- Horsell Common and the Heat Ray
- The Artilleryman and the Fighting Machine
- Forever Autumn – lyrics by Paul Vigrass and Gary Osborne
- Thunder Child – lyrics by Gary Osborne
- The Red Weed (Part 1)
- Parson Nathaniel
- The Spirit of Man – lyrics by Gary Osborne
- The Red Weed (Part 2)
- Brave New World -(lyrics by Gary Osborne)
- Dead London
- Epilogue (Part 1)
- Epilogue (Part 2)
Klaxons: Surfing The Void
On August 23, 2010, “Polydor” label released “Surfing the Void”, the second Klaxons studio album. It was recorded November 2009 – February 2010, at “Ross House” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Ross Robinson.
Personnel:
- Simon Taylor-Davies – vocals, guitar
- James Righton – vocals, keyboards
- Jamie Reynolds – vocals, bass
- Steffan Halperin – vocals, drums
- Ryan Bosech – engineer
- Jack Josepg Puig – mixing
- Chris Gethringer – mastering
- Richard Robinso – design
- Mads Perch – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Simon Taylor-Davies, James Righton and Jamie Reynolds, except where noted.
- Echoes
- The Same Space
- Surfing the Void
- Valley of the Calm Trees – Simon Taylor-Davies, James Righton, Jamie Reynolds, Steffan Halperin
- Venusia
- Extra Astronomical
- Twin Flames
- Flashover – Simon Taylor-Davies, James Righton, Jamie Reynolds, Steffan Halperin
- Future Memories
- Cypherspeed
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