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Lemonheads: Varshons

On June 23, 2009, “The End Records” label released “Varshons”, the ninth Lemonheads studio album. It was recorded in 2008, at “Queensize Twin Air” in Indianapolis, IN, “Fourth Ave. Recording” in New York, NY, “Camp Street Studios” in Cambridge, MA, “Vacation Island Recording” in Brooklyn, NY, and was produced by Gibby Haines.

Personnel:

  • Evan Dando – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, bass, Omnichord, drums, percussion, art direction
  • Chris Brokaw – acoustic and electric guitars
  • Anthony Saffery – guitar, sitar, keyboards
  • Vess Von Ruthenberg – bass, engineer
  • Timo – bass
  • Daniel Ray – bass, drums
  • Adam Taylor – keyboards
  • Lonpaul Ellrich – vibraphone
  • Devon Ashley – drums, percussion
  • Blake Flemming – drums
  • Joe Perry – guitar, tambourine, backing vocals
  • Grant Smith – table, bass
  • Ian Kennedy – violin, mastering
  • Liv Tyler – vocal
  • Kate Moss – vocal
  • Tricia Scotti – backing vocals
  • Gibby Haines – backing vocals
  • Elisabeth Moses – backing vocals
  • Lonpaul Elrich – engineer
  • Matt Boynton – engineer
  • Daniel Ray – recording
  • Adam Taylor – recording, mixing
  • Alex Hartman – recording, mixing
  • Mike Joyce – art direction, design
  • Mark Dagley – cover art
  • Ian Tong – photography
  • Elizabeth Moses – photography

Track listing:

  1. I Just Can’t take It Anymore – Gram Parsons
  2. Fragile – Bruce Gilbert, Graham Lewis, Colin Newman, Robert Gotobed
  3. Layin’ Up with Linda – GG Allin
  4. Waiting Around to Die – Townes Van Zandt
  5. The Great Fuz – Randy Alvey, Les Dale
  6. Yesterlove – Ian Willis
  7. Dirty Robot – Gerry Arling, Richard Cameron
  8. New Mexico – FuckEmos
  9. Dandelion Seeds – July
  10. Hey, That’s No Way To Say Goodbye – Leonard Cohen
  11. Beautiful – Linda Perry

Portugal. The Man: American Ghetto

On March 2, 2010, “Equal Vision” label released “American Ghetto”, the fifth Portugal. The Man, studio album. It was recorded in 2009, and was produced by Anthony Saffery.

Personnel:

  • John Baldwin Gourley – vocals, guitar, design, photography
  • Ryan Neighbors – keyboard, vocals
  • Zachary Scott Carothers – bass, vocals
  • Jason Sechrist – drums
  • Steve Smith – percussion
  • Adam Taylor – synthesizer, programming, engineer, mastering, mixing
  • Zoe Manville – vocals
  • Ian Shaw – backing vocals
  • Bella Nobu – kazoo, roadie
  • Alex Hartman – engineer
  • Austin Sellers – design

Track listing:

All tracks by John Baldwin Gourley.

  1. The Dead Dog
  2. Break
  3. 60 Years
  4. All My People
  5. 1000 Years
  6. Fantastic Pace
  7. The Pushers Party
  8. Do What We Do
  9. Just a Fool
  10. Some Men
  11. When the War Ends

Portugal the Man: Censored Colors

On September 16, 2008, “Equal Vision” label released “Censored Colors”, the third Portugal The Man album. It w as recorded January 2008, and was produced by Kirk Huffman, Phillip Peterson, Paul Q. Kolderie and Adam Taylor.

Personnel:

  • John Baldwin Gourley – vocals, guitar, organ, drum machines
  • Kirk Huffman – vocal, guitar, percussion, engineer
  • Philip Peterson – vocals, synthesizer, harmonica, percussion, trombone, trumpet, accordion, cello, harp,
  • Ryan Neighbors – vocals, organ, synthesizer, piano, Fender Rhodes
  • Zachary Carothers – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Jason Sechrist – drums, backing vocals
  • Thomas Hunter – slide guitar
  • Matt Clifford – slide guitar
  • Anthony Saffery – sitar
  • Garrett Lunceford – percussion
  • Victoria Parker – violin
  • Aaron Perrino – vocals, Moog synthesizer
  • Zoe Manville – vocals
  • Ryan Sollee – vocals
  • Charles Peterson – shouts
  • Phillip Peterson – arrangements, engineer
  • Paul Q. Kolderie– mixing
  • Adam Taylor – mixing
  • Ian Kennedy – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by John Baldwin Gourley.

  1. Lay Me Back Down
  2. Colors
  3. And I
  4. Salt
  5. Created
  6. Out and In and In and Out
  7. Intermission
  8. New Orleans
  9. Never Pleased
  10. Never Pleased
  11. Hard Times
  12. Our Times
  13. All Mine
  14. 1989
  15. Our Way

Portugal The Man: The Satanic Satanist

On July 21, 2009, “Equal Vision” label released “The Satanic Satanist”, the fourth Portugal. The Man album. It was recorded in 2009, and was produced by Paul Kolderie, Anthony Saffery and Adam Taylor. The album’s artwork was by lead singer John Gourley.

Personnel:

  • John Baldwin Gourley – vocals, guitar, organ, machines
  • Ryan Neighbors – vocals, piano, rhodes, organ, synth
  • Zachary Scott Carothers – vocals, bass guitar, percussion
  • Garrett Lunceford – drums, gang
  • Zoe Manville – vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by John Baldwin Gourley.

  1. People Say
  2. Work All Day
  3. Lovers In Love
  4. The Sun
  5. The Home
  6. The Woods
  7. Guns & Dogs
  8. Do You
  9. Everyone Is Golden
  10. Let You Down
  11. Mornings