On March 24, 2010, James Joseph Marshall died aged 74. He was photographer, best known for his photographs of rock musicians, including The Beatles (final paid live concert in San Francisco’s Candlestick Park), Led Zeppelin, Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Neil Young, Janis Joplin, Bob Dylan, Jim Morrison, The Allman Brothers Band, The Who, Guns N’ Roses and Santana. He was also the chief photographer at Woodstock.
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Roddy Woomble: The Impossible Songs & Other Songs
On March 21, 2011, “Greenvoe Records” label released “The Impossible Song & Other Songs” third Roddy Woomble album. It was recorded in 2010, at “An Tobar” in Isle of Mull, and was produced by Roddy Woomble. The album’s artwork was by Mairi Hedderwick,
Personnel:
- Roddy Woomble- lead vocals
- Sorren Maclean – acoustic and electric guitars, banjo, organ, vibraphone, backing vocals
- Mhairi Hall – piano
- Seonaid Aitken – piano, violin, backing vocals
- Chick Lyall – piano
- Michael Marra- organ
- Gordon Maclean – double bass, accordion
- Gavin Fox- bass guitar, accordion
- Gregor Donaldson – drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Phil Cunningham– accordion
- Rob Hall – sopranino, soprano and tenor saxophones
- Kevin Brolly – clarinet
- Aidan O’Rourke – fiddle
- Jill O’Sullivan – backing vocals
- Gordon Maclean – recording
- Tony Doogan – mixing, additional recording
- Frank Arkwright – mastering
- Darren Evans – layout
- Rose Skelton – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Roddy Woomble and Sorren Maclean, except where noted.
- A New Day Has Begun – Roddy Woomble, Sorren Maclean, Jones
- Make Something Out of What it’s Worth
- Work Like You Can
- Tangled Wire
- Roll Along – Roddy Woomble, Sorren Maclean, Jones
- Hour After Hour – Roddy Woomble, Sorren Maclean, Jones
- Leaving Without Gold
- New Frontier – Roddy Woomble, Sorren Maclean, Jones
- Old Town
- Living as You Always Have
- Gather the Day
- Between the Old Moon
Lifehouse: Smoke & Mirrors
On March 2, 2010, “Geffen” label released “Smoke & Mirrors”, the fifth Lifehouse studio album. It was recorded 2008-2009, and was produced by Jude Cole, Lifehouse, Kevin Rudolf, and Florian Ammon.
Personnel:
- Jason Wade— lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano
- Ben Carey— lead guitar
- Bryce Soderberg — lead and backing vocals, bass guitar
- Rick Woolstenhulme, Jr. — drums, percussion
- Chris Murguia — guitars, Hammond organ, piano, backing vocals
- Jude Cole — guitars, synth, keyboard, bass, backing vocals
- Mitch Lerner — piano
- Patrick Leonard — piano, synth, synth bass
- Florian Ammon — synth
- Sonus Quartet — strings
- Chris Daughtry— backing vocals
- Chris Lord-Alge— mixing
- Serban Ghenea — mixing
- Florian Ammon — mixing
- Greg Calbi — mastering
Track listing:
- All In – Jason Wade, Jude Cole
- Nerve Damage – Jason Wade, Jude Cole
- Had Enough – Jason Wade, Chris Daughtry, Richard Marx
- Halfway Gone – Jason Wade, Kevin Rudolf, Jacob Kasher
- It Is What It Is – Jason Wade, Jude Cole
- From Where You Are – Jason Wade
- Smoke & Mirrors – Jason Wade, Jude Cole
- Falling In – Jason Wade, Jude Cole, Kevin Rudolf, Jacob Kasher
- Wrecking Ball – Jaosn Wade, Jude Cole, Bryce Soderberg, Ricky Woolstenhulme Jr
- Here Tomorrow Gone Today – Jason Wade, Jude Cole
- By Your Side – Jason Wade, Jude Cole
- In Your Skin – Jason Wade, Jude Cole
Mogwai: Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will
On February 14, 2011, “Rock Action Records” label released “Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will”, the seventh Mogwai studio album. It was recorded in 2010, at “Chem 19 Studios” in Hamilton, Scotland, and was produced by Stuart Braithwaite, Dominic Aitchison, Martin Bulloch, Barry Burns and Paul Savage.
Personnel:
- Stuart Braithwaite– guitar
- Barry Burns– guitar, keyboards
- John Cummings– guitar
- Dominic Aitchison– bass guitar
- Martin Bulloch– drums
- Luke Sutherland– additional guitar, violin, human singing
- Kate Braithwaite – additional voices
- Andrew Lazonby – additional voices
- Kiko Loiacono – additional voices
- Kim Supajirawatananon – additional voices
- Paul Savage– engineer, mixing
- Niall McMenamin – additional engineer, mixing assistant
- Greg Calbi – mastering
- DLT – design
- Antony Crook – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Stuart Braithwaite, Dominic Aitchison, Martin Bulloch and Barry Burns, except where noted.
- White Noise
- Mexican Grand Prix – Mogwai, Luke Sutherland
- Rano Pano
- Death Rays
- San Pedro
- Letters to Metro
- George Square Thatcher Death Party
- How to Be a Werewolf
- Too Raging to Cheers
- You’re Lionel Richie
Gang Of Four: Content
On January 24, 2011, “Grönland Records” label released “Content”, the seventh Gang of Four studio album. It was recorded in 2010, and was produced by Andy Gill.
Personnel:
- Jon King – vocals, melodica
- Andy Gill – vocals, guitar
- Thomas McNeice – bass
- Mark Heaney – drums
- Eddi Reader – backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Andy Gill and Jon King
- She Said You Made a Thing of Me
- You Don’t Have to Be Mad
- Who Am I?
- I Can’t Forget Your Lonely Face
- You’ll Never Pay for the Farm
- I Party All the Time
- A Fruitfly in the Beehive
- It Was Never Gonna Turn Out Too Good
- Do As I Say
- I Can See from Far Away
Vampire Weekend: Contra
On January 11, 2010, “XL Recordings” label released “Contra”, the second Vampire Weekend album. It was recorded in 2009, and was produced by Rostam Batmanglij.
Personnel:
- Ezra Koenig – lead vocals, guitar, keyboard, piano, programming
- Rostam Batmanglij– lead and backing vocals, vocal harmonies,, guitar, piano; keyboards; harpsichord; VSS-30; drum; synth, sampler programming; shakers; hand drum; snares, mixer, audio engineer
- Chris Baio– bass, additional synth, backing vocals
- Christopher Tomson– drums
- Mauro Refosco– marimbas, rebolo, zabumba, shekere, shakers, auxiliary percussion
- Jeff Curtin – hand drums, shakers
- Marcus Farrar – shekere, auxiliary percussion
- Nat Baldwin– double bass
- Jonathan Chu – violin, viola
- Hamilton Berry – cello
- Seth Rosenfeld – cello
- Jesse Novak – additional instrumentation
- Libby Gery – backing vocals
- Anne Donlon – backing vocals
- Shane Stoneback – shaker, mixing assistant, engineer
- Tito Fuentes – engineer
- Fernando Lodeiro – engineering assistant
- Justin Gerrish – mixing
Track listing:
All lyrics by Ezra Koenig except where noted; all music Ezra Koenig, Rostam Batmanglij, Christopher Tomson, Chris Baio and Mauro Refosco, by except where noted.
- Horchata
- White Sky
- Holiday
- California English
- Taxi Cab – music: Ezra Koenig, Rostam Batmanglij
- Run
- Cousins
- Giving Up the Gun
- Diplomat’s Son – Ezra Koenig, Rostam Batmanglij
- I Think Ur a Contra – music: Ezra Koenig,Rostam Batmanglij
Kate Bush: 50 Words For Snow
On November 21, 2011, “Fish People” label released “50 Words for Snow”, the tenth studio Kate Bush album. It was recorded 2010 – 2011, and was produced by Kate Bush.
Personnel:
- Kate Bush– lead, backing and chorus vocals, bass, piano, keyboards
- Dan McIntosh – guitar
- Danny Thompson– bass
- Del Palmer– bass, bells
- John Giblin– bass
- Steve Gadd– drums
- Albert McIntosh – lead vocals
- Michael Wood – featured vocals
- Stefan Roberts – featured vocals
- Andy Fairweather Low– featured vocals
- Elton John– featured vocal
- Stephen Fry (as Prof. Joseph Yupik) – featured vocals
- Jonathan Tunick – orchestral arrangements, conductor
- Del Palmer – recording
- Simon Rhodes – recording
- Chris Bolster, John Barrett – assistant
- Stephen W. Tayler – additional engineering
- Stephen W. Tayler – mixing
- Stanley Gabriel – assistant
- Jim Jones, Robert Houston, Patrick Phillips, Kris Burton – assistant
- Eric Boulanger – assistant
- Doug Sax , James Guthrie – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Kate Bush.
- Snowflake
- Lake Tahoe
- Misty
- Wild Man
- Snowed in at Wheeler Street
- 50 Words for Snow
- Among Angels
Stereolab: Not Music
On November 16, 2010, “Duophonic / Drag City” label released “Not Music”, the tenth Stereolab studio album. The album is a collection of unreleased materials which were recorded at the same time as the band’s previous album “Chemical Chords”.
Personnel:
- Lætitia Sadier– vocals
- Tim Gane– guitar
- Joe Watson – synthesizer, organ, engineer, mixing
- Simon Johns– bass
- Andy Ramsay– drums, synthesizer
- Joe Walters – French horn
- Bo – mastering
- Vee – design
Track listing:
All tracks by Tim Gane and Lætitia Sadier.
- Everybody’s Weird Except Me
- Supah Jaianto
- So Is Cardboard Clouds
- Equivalences
- Leleklato Sugar
- Silver Sands (Emperor Machine Mix)
- Two Finger Symphony
- Delugeoisie
- Laserblast
- Sun Demon
- Aelita
- Pop Molecules (Molecular Pop 2)
- Neon Beanbag (Atlas SoundMix)
Jane’s Addiction: The Great Escape Artist
On October 18, 2011, “Capitol” label released “The Great Escape Artist”, the fourth Jane’s Addiction studio album. It was recorded 2010 – 2011, and was produced by Rich Costey.
Personnel:
- Perry Farrell– lead vocals
- Dave Navarro– lead guitar, keyboard
- Stephen Perkins– drums, percussion
- David Andrew Sitek– bass guitar, keyboards, programming, additional rhythm guitar
- Chris Chaney– bass guitar
- Master Musicians of Joujouka- rhaita and additional percussion
- John Hill – additional keyboards
- Jamie Muhoberac – additional keyboards
- Rich Costey– recording, mixing
- Perry Farrell- co-producer
- David Andrew Sitek- additional production
- Chris Kascyh – recording
- Charlie Stavish – recording
- Dustin Mosley – recording
- Chris Steffen – recording assistant
- Vlado Meller – mastering
- Mark Santangelo – mastering assistant
- Matthew Goldman – album art direction
- Perry Farrell- cover art, character design, fabrication
- Adam Lawrence – miniature set design, fabrication
- Jedediah Cowyn Voltz – miniature props, art
- Jed Hathaway – on-set artist
- Tom Hester – additional character fabrication
- Brian Capati – additional character fabrication
- Bela Temesvary – cover photography
- Eliot Lee Hazel – band photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro, Stephen Perkins, and David Sitek, except where noted.
- Underground
- End to the Lies
- Curiosity Kills
- Irresistible Force (Met the Immovable Object)
- I’ll Hit You Back
- Twisted tales
- Ultimate Reason – Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro, Stephen Perkins, Duff McKagan
- Splash a Little Water on It
- Broken people – Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro, Stephen Perkins, Duff McKagan
- Words Right Out of My Mouth – Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro, Stephen Perkins, Duff McKagan
Donald Fagen: Sunken Condos
On October 16, 2012, “Reprise” label released “Sunken Condos” , the fourth Donald Fagen solo album. It was recorded 2010 – 2012, and was produced by Michael Leonhart and Donald Fagen. “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 25 on its list of the the top 50 albums of 2012.
Personnel:
- Donald Fagen – lead vocal, piano, Prophet 5, Wurlitzer, B3 organ, clavinet, melodica, backing vocals
- Harlan Post (alias Donald Fagen) – synth bass
- Kurt Rosenwinkel– solo guitar
- Jon Herington– acoustic bass, guitar, twelve-string guitar, rhythm guitar
- Gary Sieger – guitar
- Larry Campbell– rhythm guitar
- William Galison– harmonicas
- Michael Leonhart– trumpet, flugelhorn, mellophone, Fender Rhodes, minimoog, clavinet, L100 organ, M100 organ, Prophet 5, Wurlitzer, mellotron, Juno 6, accordion, vibraphone, percussion, glockenspiel, backing vocals
- Joe Martin – acoustic bass
- Jay Leonhart– acoustic bass
- Freddie Washington– bass
- Lincoln Schleifer – bass
- Earl Cooke Jr (alias Michael Leonhart) – drums
- Walt Weiskopf– alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, clarinet
- Charlie Pillow – tenor saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet, bass flute
- Roger Rosenberg –baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
- Jim Pugh– trombone
- Aaron Heicke – bass flute
- Antoine Silverman– violin
- Carolyn Leonhart– backing vocals, ad lib
- Jamie Leonhart – backing vocals
- Catherine Russell – backing vocals
- Cindy Mizelle – backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Donald Fagen, except where noted.
- Slinky Thing
- I’’m Not the Same Without You
- Memorabilia
- Weather in My Head
- The New Breed
- Out of the Ghetto – Isaac Hayes
- Miss Marlene
- Good Stuff
- Planet D’Rhonda
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