Tag Archives: Alligator

Roy Buchanan: When A Guitar Plays The Blues

In July 1985, “Alligator” label released “When a Guitar Plays the Blues”, the tenth Roy Buchanan studio album. It was recorded in 1985, at “Streeterville Studios” inb Chicago, Illinois, and was produced by Roy Buchanan, Dick Shurman and Bruce Iglauer.

Personnel:

  • Roy Buchanan – vocals, guitar
  • Criss Johnson – rhythm guitar
  • Otis Clay – vocals
  • Gloria Hardiman – vocals
  • Bill Heid – keyboards
  • Larry Exum – bass guitar
  • Morris Jennings – drums
  • Steele “Sonny” Seals – saxophone
  • Justin Niebank – recording, mixing
  • Tom Coyne – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Roy Buchanan, except where noted.

  1. When a Guitar Plays the Blues
  2. Chicago Smokeshop
  3. Mrs. Pressure
  4. A Nickel and a Nail – Deadric Malone, Vernon Morrison
  5. Short Fuse
  6. Why Don’t You Want Me
  7. Country Boy
  8. Sneaking Godzilla Through the Alley
  9. Hawaiian Punch

Tegan And Sara: Sainthood

On October 26, 2009, “Sire” label released “Sainthood”, the sixth Tegan and Sara studio album. It was recorded in 2009, at “Sound City” in Los Angeles, “Two Sticks Audio” in Seattle, Washington, and was produced by Chris Walla and Howard Redekopp.

Personnel:

  • Tegan Quin – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Sara Quin – vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion
  • Ted Gowens – guitar, keyboards
  • Chris Walla – bass, keyboards, guitar, percussion
  • Jason McGerr – drums
  • Howard Redekopp – engineer
  • Andy Brohard – engineer
  • Chris Walla – mixing 
  • Dave Sardy – mixing
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Andrew Maury – Logic operator
  • Adam Fuller – assistant
  • Jackson Long – assistant
  • Alec Gomez – assistant
  • Andy Brohard – technician
  • EE Storey – art direction, design
  • Pamela Littjy – photography
  • Craig Aaronson – A&R

Track listing:

All tracks by Tegan Quin and Sara Quin, except where noted.

  1. Arrow
  2. Don’t Rush – Tegan Quin, Sara Quin, Hunter Burgan
  3. Hell – Tegan Quin, Sara Quin, Hunter Burgan
  4. On Directing
  5. Red Belt
  6. The Cure – Tegan Quin, Sara Quin, Hunter Burgan
  7. Northshore
  8. Night Watch
  9. Alligator
  10. Paperback Head
  11. The Ocean
  12. Sentimental Time
  13. Someday

Grateful Dead: Anthem Of The Sun

On July 18, 1968, “Warner Bros” label released “Anthem of the Sun”, the second Grateful Dead studio album. It was recorded September 1967 – March 1968, at “American Studios” in Los Angeles, “RCA Victor Studio A” in Hollywood, “Century Sound” and “Olmstead Studios” in New York City, “Criteria Recording Studiios” in Miami, Florida, and was produced by David Hassinger, Jerry Garcia, Non Weir, Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh and Ron McKernan. The album was ranked number 288 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Jerry Garcia – lead vocals, vocals, lead guitar, acoustic guitar, kazoo, vibraslap, arrangements
  • Bob Weir – lead and co-lead vocals, vocals, rhythm guitar, 12-string guitar, acoustic guitar, kazoo, arrangements
  • Ron “Pigpen” McKernan – lead vocals, vocals, Hammond organ, Vox organ, celesta, claves, arrangements
  • Phil Lesh – vocals, bass guitar, trumpet, harpsichord, kazoo, piano, timpani, arrangements
  • Mickey Hart – drums, orchestra bells, gong, chimes, crotales, prepared piano, finger cymbals, arrangements
  • Bill Kreutzmann – drums, glockenspiel, gong, chimes, crotales, prepared piano, finger cymbals, arrangements
  • Tom Constanten – prepared piano, piano, electronic tape
  • Dan Healy – executive engineer
  • Bob Matthews – engineer assistant
  • Ed Trasher – artwork
  • Bill Walker – artwork
  • Thomas Weir – liner photography

Track listing:

That’s It for the Other One

  1. Cryptical Envelopment – Jerry Garcia
  2. Quadlibet for Tender Feet – Jerry Garcia, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh, Ron McKerman, Bob Weir
  3. The Faster We Go, The Rounder We Get – Bill Kreutzmann, Bob Weir
  4. We Leave the Castle – Tom Constsnten
  5. New Potato Caboose – Phil Lesh, Robert Petersen
  6. Boen Cross-Eyed – Bob Weir
  7. Alligator – Phil Lesh, Robert Hunter, Ron McKermann
  8. Caution (Do Not Stop on Tracks) – Bill Kreutzmann, Bob Weir, Jerry Garcia, Ron McKermann

Kentucky Headhunters: Meet Me In Bluesland

On June 2, 2015, “Alligator” label released “Meet Me in Bluesland”, the tenth Kentucky Headhunters album.

Personnel:

  • Johnnie Johnson – lead vocals, piano
  • Greg Martin – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Richard Young – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Doug Phelps – led vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Anthony Kenney – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Fred Young – drums, backing vocals

Track listing

All tracks by Anthony Kenney, Greg Martin, Doug Phelps, Fred Young, Richard Young and Johnnie Johnson, except where noted.

  1. Stumblin’ – Johnnie Johnson, Anthony Kenney, Greg Martin, Mark S. Orr, Fred Young, Richard Young
  2. Walking with the Wolf
  3. Little Queenie – Chuck Berry
  4. She’s Got to Have It
  5. Party in Heaven – Anthony Kenney, Greg Martin, Doug Phelps, Fred Young, Richard Young
  6. Meet Me in Bluesland
  7. King Rooster
  8. Shufflin’ Back to Memphis
  9. Fast Train
  10. Sometime
  11. Superman Blues

Of Monsters and Men: Fever Dream

On July 26, 2019, “Republic” label released “Fever Dream”, the third Of Monsters and Men studio album. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Nanna Bryndis Hilmarsdóttir, Ragnar Þórhallsson, Brynjar Leifsson, Kristján Páll Kristjánsson, Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson and Rich Costey.

Personnel:

  • Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir – vocals, guitar, synthesizer, piano, keyboards, percussion, samples
  • Ragnar Þórhallsson – vocals, guitar, piano, synthesizer, keyboards, samples
  • Brynjar Leifsson – guitar, synthesizer, samples
  • Kristján Páll Kristjánsson – bass, synth bass, synthesizer
  • Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson – drums, percussion, synthesizer, piano, samples, programming
  • Steingrimur Karl Teague – piano
  • Viktor Orri Árnason – strings
  • Rich Costey – programming
  • Martin Cooke – engineer, programming
  • Rich Costey – mixing
  • KT Pipal – mixing assistant
  • Joe LaPorta – mastering
  • Davíð Arnar Baldursson – design, layout
  • Ragnar Þórhallsson – design, layout
  • Jón Sæmundur – paintings

Track listing:

  1. Alligator
  2. Ahay
  3. Róróró
  4. Waiting for the Snow
  5. Vulture, Vulture
  6. Wild Roses
  7. Stuck in Gravity
  8. Sleepwalker
  9. Wars
  10.  Under a Dome
  11. Soothsayer

Christone “Kingfish” Ingram: 662

On July 23, 2021, “Alligator” label released “662”, the second Christone “Kingfish” Ingram studio album. It was recorded in 2021, at “Ocean Way Studios” in Nashville, and was produced by Tom Hambridge. At the 2022 Grammys, “662” won the “Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album”.

Personnel:

  • Christone “Kingfish” Ingram – vocals, guitar
  • Kenny Greenberg – guitar
  • Bob Britt – guitar
  • Marty Sammon – piano, Hammond B3 organ, Wurlitzer piano
  • Glenn Worf – bass
  • Tommy MacDonald – bass
  • Tom Hambridge – drums, chimes, backing vocals, mixing, mastering
  • Max Abrams – saxophone
  • Julio Diaz – trumpet
  • Zach Allen – engineer
  • Ryan Yount – engineer assistant
  • Michael Saint-Leon – additional recording, mixing, mastering
  • Ric Whitney – executive producer
  • Kevin Niemiec – design
  • Justin Hardiman – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Christone “Kingfish” Ingram and Tom Hambridge, except where noted.

  1. 662
  2. She Calls Me Kingfish
  3. Long Distance Woman
  4. Another Life Goes By
  5. Not Gonna Lie – Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Tom Hambridge, Richard Fleming
  6. Too Young to Remember – Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Tom Hambridge, Richard Fleming
  7. You’re Already Gone
  8. My Bad – Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Tom Hambridge, Richard Fleming
  9. That’s All It Takes
  10. I Got to See You – Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Tom Hambridge, Richard Fleming
  11. Your Time Is Gonna Come
  12. That’s What You Do
  13. Something in the Dirt – Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Tom Hambridge, Richard Fleming
  14. Rock & Roll – Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Ashely Ray, Sean McConell

Charlie Musselwhite: The Well

On August 24, 2010, “Alligator” label released “The Well”, the twenty seventh Charlie Musselwhite studio album. It was recorded in 2010, and was produced by Chris Goldsmith.

Personnel:

  • Charlie Musselwhite – vocals, harmonica
  • Mavis Staples – vocals
  • Dave Gonzales – vocals, guitar
  • John Bazz – bass
  • Stephen Hodges – drums, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Charlie Musselwhite

  1. Rambler’s Blues
  2. Dig the Pain
  3. The Well
  4. Where Hwy 61 Runs
  5. Sad and Beautiful World
  6. Sonny Payne Special
  7. Good Times
  8. Just You, Just Blues
  9. Cadillac Women
  10. Hoodoo Queen
  11. Clarksdale Getaway
  12. Cook County Blues
  13. Sorcerer’s Dream

Foxboro Hot Tubs: Stop Drop and Roll!!!

On April 22, 2008, “Jingle Town” and “Warner Music” labels released “Stop Drop and Roll!!!”, the debut Foxboro Hot Tubs album. It was recorded in December 2007, at “Jingletown Studios” in Oakland, California, and was produced by Chris Dugan.

Personnel:

  • Reverend Strychnine Twitch – lead vocals
  • Mike Dirnt – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Frosco Lee – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Jason Freese – keyboard, saxophone, flute, backing vocals
  • Kevin Preston – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Tré Cool – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Chris Dugan – recording, mixing
  • Ken Lee – mastering
  • Jason Chandler – artwork

 Track listing:

All tracks by Reverend Strychine Twitch, mike Dirnt, Frosco Lee, Jason Freese, Kevin Preston and Tré Cool.

  1. Stop Drop and Roll
  2. Mother Mary
  3. Ruby Room
  4. Red Tide
  5. Broadway
  6. She’s a Saint Not a Celebrity
  7. Sally
  8. Alligator
  9. The Pedestrian
  10. 27th Ave. Shuffle
  11. Dark Side of the Night
  12. Pieces of Truth

Luther Allison: Blue Streak

On September 5, 1995, “Alligator” label released “Blue Streak”, the 19th Luther Allison album. It was recorded in 1995 and was produced by Jim Gaines, Luther Allison, and James Solberg.

Personnel:

  • Luther Allison– vocals, guitar
  • James Solberg– guitar
  • Charlie Bingham – rhythm guitar
  • Bruce McCabe– piano
  • Ernest Williamson – keyboards
  • Mike Vlahakis– keyboards
  • Dave Smith – bass
  • Ken Faltinson– bass
  • Steve Potts– drums
  • Robb Stupka– drums
  • The Memphis Horns– horn section
  • Jacqueline Johnson – backing vocals
  • Jacqueline Reddick– backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. All the King’s Horses – Luther Allison, James Solberg
  2. What Have I Done Wrong? – Maghett, Magic Sam
  3. Big City – Luther Allison, James Solberg
  4. Move from the Hood – Luther Allison, James Solberg
  5. What’s Going On in My Home? – Luther Allison, James Solberg
  6. I Believe in Me – Luther Allison, James Solberg
  7. Cherry Red Wine – Luther Allison
  8. Walking Papers – Luther Allison, James Solberg
  9. Think With Your Heart – Luther Allison, James Solberg
  10. You Don’t Know – Luther Allison, James Solberg
  11. Should I Wait? – Luther Allison
  12. Midnight Creepster – Luther Allison

Guitar Shorty: We The People

On August 15, 2006, “Alligator” label released “We the People”, the seventh Guitar Shorty (David Kearney) studio album. It was recorded in 2006 and was produced by Jerry “Wyzard” Seay and Brian Brinkerhoff.

Personnel:

  • Guitar Shorty — vocals, guitar
  • Jake Andrews — rhythm guitar
  • John Thomas — keyboards
  • Wyzard — bass, acoustic guitar
  • Alvino Bennett — drums
  • Larry Goetz — engineer, mixing
  • James Bennett — engineer assistant
  • Bruce Iglauer— mastering
  • Dan Monick — photography
  • Kevin Niemiec — package design
  • Dan Stout — mastering
  • Michael Trossman — logo

Track listing:

  1. We the People – Guitar Shorty, Harms
  2. What Good Is Life? – Jerry Wyzard Seay, Green, Guitar Shorty
  3. I Got Your Number – Bob Halligan, Jr.
  4. Runaway Train – Tommy McCoy
  5. Down That Road Again – Guitar Shorty, Harms, Ross
  6. Fine Cadillac – Grimaldi
  7. Can’t Get Enough – Jerry Wyzard Seay
  8. A Hurt So Old – Halligan
  9. Who Needs It? – Williams
  10. Blues in My Blood – Merv Goldsworthy
  11. Cost of Livin’ – Guitar Shorty, Jerry Wyzard Seay
  12. Sonic Boom – Harms