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The Breeders: Last Splash

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On August 30, 1993, “4AD” and “Elektra” label released “Last Splash”, the second Breeders (The) album. It was recorded 1990 – 1993, at “Coast Recorders” in Hollywood, “Brilliant Studios” in San Francisco, “Refraze Recording Studio” in Dayton, and was produced by Kim Deal and Mark Freegard. In June 1994, the album was certified Platinum by the “Recording Industry Association of America”,

Personnel:

  • Kim Deal – lead vocals, guitar, Moog, Casiotone
  • Kelley Deal – vocals, guitar, Kenmore 12-stitch, lap steel, mandolin
  • Tanya Donelly – vocals
  • Josephine Wiggs – vocals, bass guitar, double bass, cello, drums
  • Jim MacPherson – drums, bass
  • Carrie Bradley – violin, additional vocals
  • Mark Freegard – engineer
  • Daniel Presley – engineer
  • Sean Leonard – engineer assistant
  • Andy Taub – engineer assistant
  • Kevin Westenberg – portraits
  • Vaughan Oliver – art direction, design
  • Paul MoMenamin – design assistant
  • Jason Love – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Kim Deal, except where noted.

  1. New Year
  2. Cannonball
  3. Invisible Man
  4. No Aloha
  5. Roi
  6. Do You Love Me Now – Klim Deal, Kelley Deal
  7. Flipside
  8. I Just Wanna Get Along – Kim Deal, Kelley Deal
  9. Mad Lucas
  10. Divine Hammer
  11. S,O,S,
  12. Hag
  13. Saints
  14. Drivin’ on 9 – Dom Leone, Steve Hickoff
  15. Roi (reprise)

Graham Nash: Now

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On May 19, 2023, “BMG Rights Management” label released “Now”, the seventh Graham Nash studio album. It was recorded 2020 – 2022, at “Studio 145”, “Brooklyn Recording”, “Don Caldwell Studios”, and was produced by Todd Caldwell and Graham Nash.

Personnel:

  • Graham Nash – vocals, acoustic guitar, nylon string guitar, harmonica, hand claps
  • Shane Fontayne – electric guitar, lap steel, mandolin, slide guitar
  • Thad Debrock – acoustic and electric guitar, pedal steel, harmonium, mandolin, baritone guitar, nylon string guitar, bass
  • Todd Caldwell – Hammond B3 organ, piano, electric piano, celeste, hand claps, string arrangements
  • Brett Bass – upright bass
  • Adam Minkoff – bass, drums, percussion
  • Michael Olatuja – bass
  • Toby Caldwell – drums
  • Allan Clarke – vocals
  • Beth Callen – hand claps
  • Hiroko Taguchi – violin
  • Whitney La Grange – violin
  • Jocelin Pan – viola
  • Alon Bisk – cello
  • Andy Taub – engineer
  • Sam Wahl – engineer
  • Michael Nunn – engineer
  • Francis Haines – engineer
  • Kevin Killen – mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Norman Moore – art direction, design
  • Amy Grantham – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Graham Nash.

  1. Right Now
  2. A Better Life
  3. Golden Idols
  4. Stars & Stripes
  5. Love of Mine
  6. Theme from Pastoral
  7. In a Dream
  8. Stand Up
  9. It Feels Like Home
  10. Buddy’s Back
  11. Follow Your Heart
  12. I Watched It All Come Down
  13. When It Comes to You

Marc Ribot: ¡Muy Divertido!,

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On April 25, 2000, “Atlantic” label released ¡Muy Divertido!, album by Marc Ribot and Los Cubanos Postizos (the twelve Marc Ribot album overall). It was recorded in 2000, at “The Magic Shop” in New York, and was produced by JD Foster.

Personnel:

  • Marc Ribot – vocals, guitars
  • Anthony Coleman – keyboards
  • Andy Taub − keyboards
  • Steve Nieve – organ 
  • Riley Osborne − organ
  • Brad Jones – bass, twelve string guitar
  • JD Foster- bass
  • Roberto Rodriguez – drums, timbales, timpani, percussion
  • E.J. Rodriguez – vocals, conga, percussion
  • Marcus Rojas − tuba
  • Frankie Vasquez – vocals, backing vocals, percussion
  • Eszter Balint − vocals, backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Arsenio Rodriguez, except where noted.

  1. Dame un cachito pa’ huele
  2. Las lomas de New Jersey – Marc Ribot
  3. El gaucho rojo – Marc Ribot
  4. Obsesión – Pedro Flores
  5. El divorcio
  6. Se formó el bochinche
  7. Baile baile baile – Marc Ribot
  8. No puedo frenar – Pedro Flores
  9. Jaguey
  10. Carmela dame la llave – A.L. Torruellas

Red House Painters: Old Ramona

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On April 10, 2001, “Sub Pop” label released “Old Ramon”, the sixth and final Red House Painters studio album. It was recorded 1997 – 1998, at “Two Mendocino” in Comptche, California, “Studio B” in Austin, Texas, “Praire Sun Recording Studios” in Cotati, California, “Hyde Street Studios”, “Toast Studios” and “3030 Studios” in San Francsico, and was produced by Mark Kozelek.

Personnel:

  • Mark Kozelek – vocals, guitars
  • Jerry Vessel – bass
  • Phil Carney – guitars
  • Anthony Koutsos – drums
  • Craig Ross – guitar, backing vocals
  • Mike Hardwick – guitar
  • David Perales – violin
  • Michael Urbano – drums
  • Paul Revelli – drums
  • Andy Taub, Billy Anderson, David Bianco, Mark Needham, Philo Heyward, Steve Holsworth – engineer
  • Spine (Paul McMenamin) – art direction, design
  • James Fee – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Mark Kozelek.

  1. Wop-a-Din-Din
  2. Byrd Joel
  3. Void
  4. Between Days
  5. Cruiser
  6. Michigan
  7. River
  8. Smokey
  9. Golden
  10. Kavita

Red House Painters: Ocean Beach

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On March 27, 1995, “4AD” label released “Ocean Beach”, the fourth Red House Painters studio album. It was recorded in 1994, at “Coast Recorders”, “Hyde Street Studios”, “David Wellhousen’s Studio” in San Francisco, and was produced by Mark Kozelek.

Personnel:

  • Mark Kozelek – vocals, guitar
  • Gorden Mack – guitar
  • Jerry Vessel – bass guitar
  • Anthony Koutsos – drums
  • Dan Barbee – keyboards
  • Carrie Bradley – vocal, violin
  • Gibbs Chapman – engineer
  • Andy Taub, Mark Needham, Matt Kelly – additional engineering
  • John Golden – mastering
  • Paul McMenamin – art direction, design
  • Melodie McDaniel – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Mark Kozelek, except where noted.

  1. Cabezon
  2. Summer Dress
  3. San Geronimo
  4. Shadows
  5. Over My Head
  6. Red Carpet
  7. Brockwell Park
  8. Moments
  9. Drop / Brockwell Park (Part 2) hidden track

Norah Jones: Pick Me Up Off the Floor

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On June 12, 2020, “Blue Note” label released “Pick Me Up Off the Floor”, the seventh Norah Jones studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2020, at “Electric Lady Studios” in New York City, “Brooklyn Recording”, “Reservoir Studios” and “Rainbow Star” in Brooklyn, NY, and was produced by Norah Jones and Jeff Tweedy.

Personnel:

  • Norah Jones – vocals, piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, Hammond B3 organ, drums, celesta
  • Jeff Tweedy – acoustic and electric guitar, electric bass
  • Pete Remm – Hammond B3, synthesizer, electric guitar
  • Dan Lead – pedal steel guitar
  • Christopher Thomas – upright bass
  • Jesse Murphy – upright bass
  • Josh Lattanzi – electric bass 
  • John Patitucci – electric bass 
  • Dan Rieser, Josh Adams – drums
  • Brian Blade – drums
  • Nate Smith – drums 
  • Spencer Tweedy – drums
  • Mauro Refosco – shaker
  • Leon Michels – tenor saxophone 
  • Dave Guy – trumpet
  • Mazz Swift – violin, backing vocals
  • Ayane Kozasa – viola
  • Paul Wiancko – cello, string arrangement
  • Ruby Amanfu, Sam Ashworth – backing vocals 
  • Brandon Bost – recording
  • Andy Taub – recording
  • Patrick Dillett – recording
  • Mark Greenberg – engineer
  • Matt Marinelli – additional recording
  • Jake Owen – additional recording
  • Homer Steinweiss – horns recording
  • Jamie Landry – mixing
  • Tom Schick – recording, mixing
  • Greg Calbi, Steve Fallone – mastering
  • Samuel Wahl – musical assistant
  • John Muller, Joey Wunsch – musical assistants
  • James Yost – musical assistant
  • Frank Harkins – art direction, design
  • Diane Russo – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Norah Jones, except where noted.

  1. How I Weep
  2. Flame Twin
  3. Hurts to Be Alone
  4. Heartbroken, Day After
  5. Say No More – Norah Jones, Sarah Oda
  6. This Life
  7. To Live
  8. I’m Alive – Norah Jones, Jeff Tweedy
  9. Were You Watching? – Norah Jones, Emily Fiskio
  10. Stumble on My Way
  11. Heaven Above – Norah Jones, Jeff Tweedy

Norah Jones: Begin Again

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On April 12, 2019, “Blue Note” label released “Begin Again”, the seventh Norah Jones studio album. It was recorded 2018 – 2019, and was produced by Thomas Bartlett, Jeff Tweedy and Norah Jones.

Personnel:

  • Norah Jones – vocals, celeste, drums, Fender rhodes, acoustic guitar, organ, piano
  • Thomas Bartlett – piano, keyboards, synthesizer, drum programming, engineer
  • Jeff Tweedy – bass, acoustic and electric guitar
  • Pete Remm – Hammond organ
  • Christopher Thomas – bass
  • Spencer Tweedy – drums
  • Brian Blade – drums
  • Dave Guy – trumpet
  • Leon Michels – tenor saxophone
  • Homer Steinweiss – horn engineer
  • Patrick Dillett – engineer, mixing
  • Tom Schick – engineer, mixing
  • Andy Taub – engineer
  • Jens Jungkurth – engineer
  • Brandon Bost – mixing
  • Tom Elmhirst – mixing
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering
  • Frank Harkins – art direction, design
  • Clay Patrick McBride – photography

Tracks listing:

  1. My Heart Is Full – Norah Jones, Thomas Bartlett
  2. Begin Again – Norah Jones, Emily Frisco
  3. It Was You – Norah Jones
  4. A Song with No Name – Norah Jones, Jeff Tweedy
  5. Uh Oh – Norah Jones, Thomas Bartlett
  6. Wintertime – Norah Jones, Jeff Tweedy
  7. Just a Little Bit – Norah Jones, Sarah Oda, Brian Blade, Christopher Thomas Jones

 

My Morning Jacket: Evil Urges

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On June 10, 2008, “ATO” label released “Evil Urges”, the fifth My Morning Jacket studio album. It was recorded in November 2007, at “Avatar Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Joe Chiccarelli and Jim James.

Personnel:

  • Jim James- vocals, guitars, bass, drums, percussion, Omnichord
  • Carl Broemel- vocals, guitars, pedal steel, lap steel
  • Tom “Two Tone Tommy” Blakenship – bass
  • Patrick Hallahan – drums, percussion
  • Bo Koster – keyboards, programming, vocals, piano, synthesizers, organ, Rhodes, percussion
  • David Campbell- string arrangements
  • Michael Brauer – mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Artie Smith – drum technician
  • Rick Kwan, Colin Suzuki, Will Hensley, Kyle Mc Innis, Lowell Reynolds, Andy Taub – assistance

Track listing:

All tracks by Jim James, except where noted.

  1. Evil Urges – Jim James, Tom “Two Tone Tommy” Blakenship, Patrick Hallahan, Carl Broemel, Bo Koster
  2. Touch Me I’m Going to Scream Pt. 1
  3. Highly Suspicious
  4. I’m Amazed
  5. Thank You Too!
  6. Sec Walkin
  7. Two Halves
  8. Librarian
  9. Look at You
  10. Aluminum Park
  11. Remnants
  12. Smokin from Shootin
  13. Touch Me I’m Going to Scream Pt. 2
  14. Good Intentions

The Flaming Lips:Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots

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The Flaming Lips-Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots

On July 16, 2002, “Warner Bros” label released “Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots”, the tenth Flaming Lips (The) studio album. It was recorded June 2000 – April 2002, at “Tarbox Road Studios” in Cassadaga, New York, and was produced by Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd, Michael Ivins,  Dave Fridmann and Scott Booker.

Personnel:

  • Wayne Coyne– vocals, guitar, mixings, cover paintings
  • Steven Drozd– vocals, guitars, keyboards, electronics, drums, mixing
  • Michael Ivins– vocals, bass guitar, keyboards, mixing, additional engineering
  • Yoshimi P-We– vocalization
  • Dave Fridmann– programming, engineer, mixing, mastering
  • Trent Bell– additional tracking
  • Andy Taub– additional tracking
  • George Salisbury– design, layout

Track listing:

All tracks by Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd and Michael Ivins, except where noted.

  1. Fight Test – Wayne Coyne,Steven Drozd, Michael Ivins, Dave Fridmann, Cat Stevens
  2. One More Robot/Sympathy 3000-21
  3. Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 1
  4. Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 2
  5. In the Morning of the Magicians
  6. Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell
  7. Are You a Hypnotist??
  8. It’s Summertime
  9. Do You Realize?? – Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd, Michael Ivins, Dave Fridmann
  10. All We Have Is Now
  11. Approaching Pavonis Mons by Balloon (Utopia Planitia)