On April 11, 2017, John Warren Geils Jr. aka J. Geils, Died aged 71. He was singer, songwriter, musician (guitar) and record producer, member of Snoopy and the Sopwith Camels, best known as founding member and leader of the J. Geils Band. In 2015, Geils was named to the “Wall of Honor” at his alma mater, “Bernards High School” in Bernardsville, New Jersey.
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I Am Kloot: Gods and Monsters
On April 11, 2005, “the Echo Label” label released “Gods and Monsters”, the third I Am Kloot album. It was recorded in 2005, and was produced by Joe Robinson.
Personnel:
- John Bramwell – vocals, guitar
- Peter Jobson – bass
- Andy Hargreaves – drums
- Norman McLeod – pedal steel guitar
- Robert Marsh – trumpet
- Dan Broad – engineer
- Joe Robinson – mixing
- Jay Ryan – artwork, design
Tracks listing:
All tracks by John Bramwell.
- No Direction Home
- Gods and Monsters
- Over My Shoulder
- An Ordinary Girl
- The Stars Look Familiar
- Strange Without You
- Astray
- Hong Kong Lullaby
- Sand and Glue
- Avenue of Hope
- Dead Men’s Cigarettes
- Coincidence
- I Believe
Tony Levin: Waters of Eden
On April 11, 2000, “Narada” label released “Waters of Eden”, the second Tony Levin album. It was recorded 1999 – 2000, and was produced by Tony Levin and Artie Traum.
Personnel:
- Tony Levin – Music Manelectric bass, fretless bass, NS electric upright bass, NS electric cello, engineer
- Warren Bernhardt– piano, engineer
- California Guitar Trio– acoustic guitars
- Larry Fast– synthesizer, engineer
- Steve Gorn– bansuri flute, engineer
- Pete Levin – synthesizer
- Jerry Marotta– percussion, drums, Taos drum, engineer
- Jeff Pevar – acoustic and electric guitars, engineer
- David Sancious– synthesizer, piano, virtual soprano saxophone
- David Torn– acoustic and electric guitars, electric oud, loops, drum processing
- David Tom – engineer
- Robert Frazza – engineer
- Brandon Mason – engineer
- David Bottrill – mixing
- Trevor Sadler – mastering
Tracks listing:
All tracks by Tony Levin.
- Bone & Flesh
- Waters of Eden
- Icarus
- Gecko Walk
- Belle
- Pillar of Fire
- Boulevard of Dreams
- Opal Road
- Utopia
Larry Coryell: New High
On April 11, 2000, “High Note” label released “New High”, the 48th Larry Coryell album. It was recorded in September 1999, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, and was produced by Don Sickler.
Personnel:
- Larry Coryell – guitar, liner notes
- Ronnie Mathews– piano
- Buster Williams– bass
- Yoron Israel– drums
- Shunzo Ono – trumpet
- Mark Sherman– vibraphone
- Maureen Sickler – engineer
- Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
- Jimmy Bruch – photography
- Joe Fields – executive producer
Tracks listing:
All tracks by Larry Coryell except where noted
- Bags’ Groove – Milt Jackson
- Like Sonny – John Coltrane
- Funereal
- Ursula – Harold Land
- John Charles – Ronnie Mathews
- Spiral Staircase – Mark Sherman
- Old Folks – Willard Robison, Dedette Lee Hill
- New High
Trans-Siberian Orchestra: Beethoven’s Last Night
On April 11, 2000, “Warner Music Group” and “Atlantic” labels released “Beethoven’s Last Night”, rock opera by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. It was recorded 1997 – 1999, and was produced by Paul O’Neill and Robert Kinkel. The opera tells the fictional story of Ludwig van Beethoven on the last night of his life.
Personnel:
- Jody Ashworth – vocals (Beethoven)
- Patti Russo– vocals (Theresa)
- Jon Oliva– vocals (Mephistopheles)
- Guy Lemmonnier – vocals (Young Beethoven)
- Jamie Torcellini – vocals (Twist)
- Sylvia Tosun – vocals (Fate)
- Zak Stevens– vocals (The Muses)
- Dave Diamond – vocals (The Muses)
- Doug Thoms – vocals (The Muses)
- Paul O’Neill– guitar
- Al Pitrelli– guitar
- Chris Caffery– guitar
- Johnny Lee Middleton– bass
- Jon Oliva– keyboards
- Bob Kinkel– keyboards
- Jeff Plate– drums
- Mark Wood- strings master
Track listing:
- Overture (instrumental)
- Midnight
- Fate
- What Good This Deafness
- Mephistopheles
- What is Eternal
- The Moment
- Vienna
- Mozart/Figaro (instrumental)
- The Dreams of Candelight
- Requiem (The Fifth)
- I’ll Keep Your Secrets
- The Dark
- Für Elise (instrumental)
- After the Fall
- A Last Illusion
- This is Who You Are
- Beethoven (instrumental)
- Mephistopheles’ Return
- Misery
- Who is That Child
- A Final Dream
Mike Pinder: The Promise
On April 11, 1976, “Treshold” label released “The Promise”, the debut Mike Pinder album. It was recorded 1974 – 1976, at Pinder’s studio at Malibu, Indigo Ranch, and was produced by Mike Pinder and Bob Margouleff.
Personnel:
- Mike Pinder– vocals, synthesizer, acoustic guitar and 12 string guitar, piano, mellotron
- Jim Dillon – vocals, acoustic, electric and slide guitar, sitar
- Steve Beckmeier – acoustic and electric guitar
- William D. “Smitty” Smith – organ
- Fred Beckmeier – bass guitar
- Joel DiBartolo – bass guitar
- Jimmy Johnson– bass guitar
- Bill Berg– drums, percussion
- Jeanne King – vocals
- Julia Tillman Waters – vocals
- Maxine Willard Waters – vocals
- Bobby Keys– tenor saxophone
- Steve Madalo – trumpet
- Susan McDonald – harp
- Dean Olch – flute, shakuhachi
- Tom Peterson – flute, tenor saxophone
Track listing:
All tracks by Mike Pinder except where noted.
- Free As A Dove
- You’ll Make It Through – Mike Pinder, Jim Dillon
- I Only Want To Love You
- Someone To Believe In
- Carry On
- Air
- Message
- The Seed
- The Promise
The Kooks: Konk
On April 11, 2008, “Virgin” label released “Konk”, the second Kooks (The) studio album. It 2007, It was recorded in 2007, at “Konk Studios”, and was produced by Tony Hoffer.
Personnel:
- Luke Pritchard – lead vocals, guitar
- Hugh Harris – guitar, backing vocals
- Max Rafferty – bass, backing vocals
- Paul Garred – drums
Track listing:
- See the Sun – Luke Pritchard, Paul Garred
- Always Where I Need to Be – Luke Pritchard
- Maker – Luke Pritchard
- Do You Wanna – Luke Pritchard
- Gap – Paul Garred, Luke Pritchard, Hugh Harris
- Love It All – Luke Pritchard, Max Rafferty
- Stormy Weather – Luke Pritchard
- Sway – Luke Pritchard
- Shine On – Luke Pritchard
- Down to the Market – Luke Pritchard
- One Last Time – Luke Pritchard
- Tick of Time – Luke Pritchard
- All Over Town – Luke Pritchard
Edwin McCain: Lost In America
On April 11, 2006, “Vanguard” label released “Lost in America”, the seventh Edwin McCain album. It was recorded in 2006, and was produced by Noel Golden.
Personnel:
- Edwin McCain – lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar
- Larry Chaney – acoustic and electric guitar
- Pete Riley – acoustic and electric guitar, backing vocals
- Craig Shields – accordion, Hammond organ, piano, Wurlitzer, saxophone
- Lee Hendricks – bass guitar
- Dave Harrison – drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Craig Wright – cajón, shaker, udu
- Danijel Zezelj – illustrations
Track listing:
- Gramercy Park Hotel – Edwin McCain
- The Kiss – Edwin McCain, Maia Sharp
- Welcome to Struggleville – Edwin McCain, Bill Mallonee
- True Believe – Edwin McCain, Maia Sharp
- Lost in America – Billy Chapin, Stan Lynch, Edwin McCain
- My Mystery – Kevin Kinney, Edwin McCain, Pete Riley
- Black and Blue – Edwin McCain, Maia Sharp
- Bitter and Twisted – Larry Chaney, Edwin McCain, Pete Riley
- Losing Tonight – Edwin McCain
- Babylon – Bill Mallonee
Josephine Foster: A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
On April 11, 2006, “Locust Records” label released “A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing”, the seventh Josephine Foster album. It was recorded in 2006, and was produced by Josephine Foster.
Personnel:
- Josephine Foster – vocals, guitar, arranger, mixing
- Brian Goodman – guitars
- Plastic Crimewave Sound – guitar, artwork
- John Dawson – recording
- Kris Pouling – mastering
Track listing:
- An die Musik – Franz Schubert, Franz von Schober
- Der König in Thule – Franz Schubert, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- Verschwiegene Liebe – Hugo Wolf, Joseph von Eichendorff
- Die Schwestern – Johannes Brahms, Eduard Mörike
- Wehmut – Robert Schumann, Joseph von Eichendorff
- Auf einer Burg – Robert Schumann, Joseph von Eichendorff
- Nähe des Geliebten – Franz Schubert, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Lou Reed And John Cale: Songs For Drella
On April 11, 1990, “Sire” label released “Songs for Drella”, album by Lou Reed and John Cale, dedicated to the memory of Andy Warhol. Drella was a nickname for Warhol coined by Warhol superstar Ondine. The album was recorded December 1989 and January 1990, at “Sigma Sound” in New York City, and was produced by Lou Reed and John Cale.
Personnel:
- John Cale– vocals, keyboards, viola
- Lou Reed– vocals, guitar
Track listing:
All tracks by Lou Reed and John Cale.
- Smalltown
- Open House
- Style It Takes
- Work
- Trouble with Classicists
- Starlight
- Faces and Names
- Images
- Slip Away (A Warning)
- It Wasn’t Me
- I Believe
- Nobody But You
- A Dream
- Forever Changed
- Hello It’s Me
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