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Jimi Hendrix Experience: Are You Experienced

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Are you experienced

On May 12, 1967, “Track” label released “Are You Experienced”, the debut Jimi Hendrix Experience studio album. It was recorded October 1966 – April 1967, at “De Lane Lea”, “CBS Studios” and “Olympic Studios” in London, and was produced by Chas Chandler. In 2005, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Are You Experienced” at number fifteenth on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”. The same magazine ranked four album songs on its list of the “500 Greatest Songs of All Time”: “Purple Haze” at number 17, “Foxy Lady” at number 153, “Hey Joe” at number 201, and “The Wind Cries Mary” at number 379. “Mojo” magazine voted “Are You Experienced” as the greatest guitar album of all time.

Personnel:

  • Jimi Hendrix— vocals, guitars
  • Noel Redding— bass, backing vocals
  • Mitch Mitchell— drums, backing vocals
  • The Breakaways— backing vocals
  • Dave Siddle — engineer
  • Eddie Kramer— engineer
  • Mike Ross — engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Jimi Hendrix.

  1. Foxy Lady
  2. Manic Depression
  3. Red House
  4. Can You See Me
  5. Love or Confusion
  6. I Don’t Live Today
  7. May This Be Love
  8. Fire
  9. Third Stone From the Sun
  10. Remember
  11. Are You Experienced

Weezer: Same

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Weezer_-_Blue_Album

On May 10, 1994, “DGC” label released the self-titled, debut  Weezer album (also known as The Blue Album). It was recorded August – September 1993, at “Electric Lady Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Ric Ocasek. The album has been certified triple-Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”, and double-platinum in Canada. In 2005, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 297 on its list of the “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time’, and in 2013, at number 35 on its list of “The 100 Best Debut Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Rivers Cuomo– lead vocals, lead and rhythm guitars, keyboards, harmonica
  • Matt Sharp– bass, backing vocals
  • Patrick Wilson– drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Brian Bell– backing vocals
  • Mykel Allan – spoken intermission
  • Karl Koch – dialogue
  • Chris Shaw – engineer
  • Hal Belknap – engineer assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Rivers Cuomo, except where noted.

  1. My Name Is Jonas – Rivers Cuomo, Patrick Wilson, Jason Cropper
  2. No One Else
  3. The World Has Turned and Left Me Here – Rivers Cuomo, Patrick Wilson
  4. Buddy Holly
  5. Undone – The Sweater Song
  6. Surf Wax America – Rivers Cuomo, Patrick Wilson
  7. Say Ain’t So
  8. In the Garage
  9. Holiday
  10. Only in Dreams

The Beatles: Let It Be

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Let It Be

On May 8, 1970, “Apple” label released “Let It Be”, the twelve and final Beatles (The) studio album. It was recorded February 1968, January–February 1969, January; March–April 1970, at “Abbey Road Studios” and “Apple Studios” and “Twickenham Film Studios” in London, and was produced by Phil Spector and George Martin. The album was released at the same time with a motion picture of the same name. In 2012, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Let it Be” at number 392 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”. The album was certified Platinum in Australia by the “ARIA”, 3 x Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada” and 4 x Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • John Lennon– lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar, lead guitar, lap steel guitar, acoustic guitar, six-string bass guitar, whistling
  • Paul McCartney– lead and backing vocals, bass guitar, acoustic guitar,  piano, Hammond organ. electric piano, maracas
  • George Harrison– lead and backing vocals, lead and rhythm guitars, acoustic guitar, tambura, tuned-down six-string electric guitar
  • Ringo Starr– drums, percussion
  • Richard Anthony Hewson– string and brass arrangements
  • John Barham– choral arrangements
  • George Martin– shaker, string and brass arrangements, original mix
  • Linda McCartney– backing vocals
  • Billy Preston– electric piano, Hammond organ
  • Brian Rogers– string and brass arrangements
  • Glyn Johns – engineer, mixing
  • Alan Parsons – engineer assistant
  • Phil Spector– final mix

Track listing:

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

  1. Two of Us
  2. Dig a Pony
  3. Across the Universe
  4. I Me Mine – George Harrison
  5. Dig It – John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison,Richard Starkey
  6. Let it Be
  7. Maggie Mae – trad. arranged by John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison,Richard Starkey
  8. I’ve Got a Feeling
  9. One After 909
  10. The Long and Winding Road
  11. For you Blue – George Harrison
  12. Get Back

PJ Harvey: Rid Of Me

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Rid_of_Me

On May 4, 1993, “Island” label released “Rid of Me”the second PJ Harvey studio album. It was recorded December 1992 at “Pachyderm Studio” in Cannon Falls, Minnesota, and was produced by Steve Albini and PJ Harvey. “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 406 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • PJ Harvey– vocals, guitar, organ, cello, violin
  • Steve Vaughan – bass
  • Rob Ellis– drums, percussion, backing vocals, arrangement
  • Steve Albini– engineer, mixing
  • Head – engineer
  • John Loder– mastering
  • Maria Mochnacz – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Polly Jean Harvey, except where noted.

  1. Rid of Me
  2. Missed
  3. Legs
  4. Rub ’til It Bleeds
  5. Hook
  6. Man-Size Sextet
  7. Highway 61 Revisited – Bob Dylan
  8. 50ft Queenie
  9. Yuri-G
  10. Man-Size
  11. Dry
  12. Me-Jane
  13. Snake
  14. Ecstasy

 

Sly and the Family Stone: Stand!

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Stand

On May 3, 1969, “Epic” label released “Stand!”,the fourth Sly and the Family Stone studio album. It was recorded 1968 – 1969, at “Pacific High Recording Studios” in San Francisco, and was produced by Sly Stone. In 1986, “Stand!” was certified Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 118 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of all Time”.

Personnel:

  • Sly Stone – vocals, organ, guitar, piano, harmonica, vocoder, bass guitar
  • Freddie Stone – vocals, guitar
  • Rose Stone – vocals, piano, keyboard
  • Larry Graham – vocals, bass guitar
  • Cynthia Robinson – trumpet, vocal ad-libs, backing vocals
  • Jerry Martini – saxophone, backing vocals
  • Greg Errico – drums, backing vocals
  • Little Sister(Vet Stone, Mary McCreary, Elva Mouton) – backing vocals
  • Don Puluse, Brian Ross-Myring, Phil Macey – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Sly Stone.

  1. Stand!
  2. Don’t Call Me Nigger, Whitey
  3. I Want to Take You Higher
  4. Somebody’s Watching You
  5. Sing a Simple Song
  6. Everyday People
  7. Sex Machine
  8. You Can Make It If You Try

The Cure: Disintegration

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Cure - Disintegration

On May 2, 1989, “Fiction” label released “Disintegration”, the eighth Cure (The) studio album. It was recorded November 1988 – February 1989 at “Hookend Recording Studios” in Checkendon, Oxfordshire, and was produced by David M. Allen and Robert Smith. “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 326 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Robert Smith– vocals, guitars, keyboards, 6-string bass, engineering
  • Porl Thompson– guitars
  • Simon Gallup– bass guitar, keyboards
  • Boris Williams– drums, percussion
  • Roger O’Donnell– keyboards, piano
  • Lol Tolhurst– credited with “other instrument”; basis for the song “Homesick”
  • David M. Allen– engineer
  • Richard Sullivan – engineer
  • Roy Spong – engineer

Track listing:

All lyrics by Robert Smith, all music by Robert Smith, Simon Gallup, Roger O’Donnell, Porl Thompson, Boris Williams, and Lol Tolhurst.

  1. Plainsong
  2. Pictures of You
  3. Closedown
  4. Lovesong
  5. Last Dance
  6. Lullaby
  7. Fascination Street
  8. Prayers for Rain
  9. The Same Deep Water as You
  10. Disintegration
  11. Homesick
  12. Untitled

Pavement: Slanted and Enchanted

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Slanted_and_Enchanted

On April 20, 1992, “Matador Records” label released “Slanted and Enchanted” the debut Pavement studio album. It was recorded 13–20 January 1991, 24 December 1990, at “Louder Than You Think Studios” in Stockton and “South Makepeace Studios” in Brooklyn, and was produced by Stephen Malkmus, Scott Kannberg and Gary Young. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 134 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Stephen Malkmus– vocals, guitar
  • Scott Kannberg– vocals, bass, guitar
  • Gary Young– drums, percussion
  • Cy Jameson – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Stephen Malkmus, except where noted.

  1. Summer Babe (Winter Version)
  2. Trigger Cut/ Wounded-Kite at :17
  3. No Life Singed Her
  4. In the Mouth a Desert
  5. Conduit for Sale!
  6. Zürich Is Stained
  7. Chesley’s Little Wrists
  8. Loretta’s Scars
  9. Here
  10. Two States
  11. Perfume-V
  12. Fame Throwa
  13. Jackals, False Grails: The Lonesome Era
  14. Our Singer

Dr. John: Dr. John’s Gumbo

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Drjohnsgumbo

On April 20, 1972, “Atco” label released “Dr. John’s Gumbo”, the fifth Dr. John album. The album is a collection of covers of New Orleans classics, and was produced by Harold Battiste and Jerry Wexler. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 402 on its list of “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Dr. John – vocals, guitar, piano, cornet
  • Shirley Goodman- vocals
  • Tammy Lann – vocals
  • Robbie Montgomery – vocals
  • Jessica Smith – vocals
  • Ken Klimak – guitar
  • Alvin Robinson- guitar
  • Ronnie Barron – vocals, organ, piano
  • Lee Allen- tenor saxophone
  • Harold Battiste- clarinet, saxophone, horn arrangements
  • Morris Bechamin – saxophone
  • Jimmy Calhoun – bass
  • Sidney George – harmonica, saxophone
  • Fred Staehle – drums, percussion
  • Richard Washington – percussion
  • Dave Lastie – saxophone
  • Melvin Lastie – trumpet, cornet
  • John Ewing – trombone
  • Keith Olsen- engineer
  • Tom Wilkes – design, photography
  • Barry Feinstein- design, photography

Track listing:

  1. Iko Iko – James “Sugar Boy” Crawford
  2. Blow Wind Blow – Huey “Piano” Smith, Izzy Cougarden
  3. Big Chief – Earl King
  4. Somebody Changed the Lock – Mac Rebennack
  5. Mess Around – Ahmet Ertegün
  6. Let the Good Times Roll – Earl King
  7. Junko Partner – Bob Shad
  8. Stack-A-Lee – Traditional
  9. Tipitina – Henry Roeland Byrd
  10. Those Lonely Lonely Nights – Earl King,Johnny Vincent
  11. Huey Smith Medley – Huey “Piano” Smith, Johnny Vincent
    • High Blood Pressure
    • Don’t You Just Know It
    • Well I’ll Be John Brown
  12. Little Liza Jane” (Huey “Piano” Smith, Johnny Vincent)

The Doors: L.A. Woman

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The Doors - LA Woman

On April 19, 1971, “Elektra” label released “L.A. Woman”, the sixth Doors studio album.  It was recorded December 1970 – January 1971, at “The Doors Workshop” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Bruce Botnick, Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger and John Densmore. This was band’s last album to feature Jim Morrison, who died three months after the album’s release. In 2012, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “L.A. Woman” at number 364 on its list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Jim Morrison – lead vocals, piano, percussion
  • Ray Manzarek – vocals, Hammond organ, tack piano, Vox Continental, rhythm guitar, Gibson G-101, Wurlitzer electric piano , Rhodes piano
  • Robby Krieger– guitar
  • John Densmore– drums
  • Jerry Scheff– bass guitar
  • Marc Benno– rhythm guitar
  • Bruce Botnick– production engineer
  • Doug Sax– mastering
  • Carl Cossick – sleeve art concept, design
  • Wendell Hamick – photography, visual effects

Track listing:

  1. The Changeling – Jim Morrison
  2. Love Her Madly – Robby Krieger
  3. Been Down So Long – Jim Morrison
  4. Cars Hiss by My Window – Jim Morrison
  5. L.A. Woman – Jim Morrison
  6. L’America – Jim Morrison
  7. Hyacinth House – Ray Manzarek, Jim Morrison
  8. Crawling King Size – anon. arr. John Lee Hooker
  9. The WASP – Jim Morrison
  10. Riders on the Storm – Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger,John Densmore

Pixies: Doolittle

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Pixies-Doolittle

On April 18, 1989, “4AD” released “Doolittle”, the second Pixies studio album. It was recorded October 31 – November 23, 1988, at “Downtown Recorders” in Boston, “Massachusetts”  and  “Carriage House Studios” in Stamford, Connecticut, and was produced by Gil Norton. In 1995, the album was certified Gold by the “Recording Industry Association of America”. In 2003 “NME” magazine writers ranked  “Doolittle”as the second-greatest album of all time, and “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 226 on its list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel

  • Black Francis– vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Joey Santiago– lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Kim Deal– vocals, bass guitar, slide guitar
  • David Lovering – vocals, drums, bass guitar
  • Karen Karlsrud – violin
  • Corine Metter – violin
  • Arthur Fiacco – cello
  • Ann Rorich – cello

Track listing

All tracks by Black Francis, except where noted.

  1. Debaser
  2. Tame
  3. Wave of Mutilation
  4. I Bleed
  5. Here Comes Your Man
  6. Dead
  7. Monkey Gone to Heaven
  8. Grieves
  9. Crackity Jones
  10. La La Love You
  11. 13 Baby
  12. There Goes My Gun
  13. Hey
  14. Silver – Black Francis, Kim Deal
  15. Gouge Away