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James McMurtry: Just Us Kids

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On April 15, 2008, “Lightning Red Records” label released “Just Us Kids”, the tenth James McMurtry album. It was recorded in 2008, at “Wire Recording” in Austin, Texas, and was produced by James McMurtry.

Personnel:

  • James McMurtry – lead vocal, guitars, mandoguitar, banjo, mandolin, dulcimer
  • Lee Scott – vocals
  • Harmoni Kelly – vocals
  • Charlie Richards – guitar, lap steel
  • C.C. Adcock – guitar
  • Jon Dee Graham – lap steel
  • Pat MacDonald – harmonicas
  • Ian McLagan – organ, piano
  • Curtis McMurtry – baritone saxophone
  • Ephraim Owens – trumpet
  • Chris Maresh – bass viol
  • Brian Standefer – cello
  • Ronnie Johnson – vocals, 4 string and 8 string bass guitars
  • Daren Hess – drums, percussion, tympany, whistle
  • John Nelson – percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by James McMurtry, except where noted.

  1. Bayou Tortous
  2. Just Us Kids
  3. God Bless America (Pat MacDonald Must Die)
  4. Cheney’s Toy
  5. Freeway View
  6. Hurricane Party
  7. Ruby and Carlos
  8. Brief Intermission – James McMurtry, Daren Hess, Ronnie Johnson
  9. Fire Line Road – James McMurtry, Tim Holt
  10. The Governor
  11. Ruins of the Realm
  12. You’d A’ Thought (Leonard Cohen Must Die)

Ground Zero: Consume Red

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On April 15, 1997, “ReR Megacorp” label released “Consume Red”, the fifth Ground Zero album. It was recorded in 1996, at “Gok Sound” in Japan, and was produced by Ito Haruna and Matsubara Sachiko.

Personnel:

  • Otomo Yoshihide – guitar, turntables, arrangements
  • Uchihashi Kazuhisa – electric guitar, effects, arrangements
  • Nasuno Mitsuru – electric bass, arrangements
  • Yoshigaki Yasuhiro – drums, arrangements
  • Uemura Masahiro – drums, arrangements
  • Kikuchi Naruyoshi – soprano saxophone, arrangements
  • Matsubara Sachiko – sampler, arrangements
  • Tanaka Yumiko – shamisen, arrangements
  • Kim Suk Chul – oboe
  • Otomo Yoshihide – arrangements
  • Noda Shigenori – recording, production supervision
  • Yoshiaki Kondo – recording, engineer, mastering
  • Headz – artwork
  • Agrippa Records – design

Track listing:

  1. Consume Red – Otomo Yoshihide

Lone Justice: Same

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On April 15, 1985, “Geffen” label released the self-titled, debut Lone Justice studio album. It was recorded in 1984, at “Power Station” in New York City, “Sunset Sound”, “Village Recorder”, “Rumbo” and “Amigo” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Jimmy Iovine.

Personnel:

  • Maria McKee – vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Ryan Hedgecock – guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Marvin Etzioni – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Don Heffington – drums
  • Mike Campbell – guitar
  • Tony Gilkyson – guitar
  • Little Steven – rhythm and lead guitar
  • Benmont Tench – piano, organ, backing vocals
  • Bob Glaub – bass guitar
  • Annie Lennox – backing vocals
  • Bobbye Hall – percussion overdubs
  • Shelly Yakus – engineer, mixing, overdub engineer
  • Joe Chiccarelli – engineer, overdub engineer
  • Greg Edward – engineer, mixing, overdub engineer
  • Thom Panunzio – engineer, overdub engineer
  • Gabe Veltri – overdub engineer
  • Bruce Lampcov – engineer assistant
  • Steve Shelton – engineer assistant
  • Steve Hirsch – engineer assistant
  • Greg Droman – engineer assistant
  • Steve Strassman – engineer assistant
  • Bill Jackson – engineer assistant
  • Don Smith – mixing, overdub engineer
  • Dave Thoener – mixing
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Janet Weber – production coordination
  • Paula Greif – art direction
  • Jeri McManus – design
  • Deborah Turbeville – photography
  • Jeffrey Kent Ayeroff – art direction
  • Julien – hair
  • Michel Voyski – make-up
  • Barbara Dente – stylist
  • Chuck Reed – crew

Track listing:

  1. East of Eden – Marvin Etzioni
  2. After the Flood – Maria McKee
  3. Ways to Be Wicked – Tom Petty, Mike Campbell
  4. Don’t Toss Us Away – Bryan McLean
  5. Working Late – Marvin Etzioni
  6. Sweet, Sweet Baby (I’m Falling) – lyrics by Maria McKee, music by Benmont Tench, Steven Van Zandt, Maria McKee
  7. Pass It On – Maria McKee
  8. Wait ‘Till we Get Home – lyrics by Maria McKee, music by Ryan Hedgecock, Maria Mckee
  9. Soap, Soup and Salvation – Maria McKee
  10. You Are the Light – Marvin Etzioni

Bad Brains: Rock For Light

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On April 15, 1983, “Passport Records” label released “Rock for Light”, the second Bad Brains studio album. It was recorded in 1983, at “Syncro Sound” in Boston, and was produced by Ric Ocasek.

Personnel:

  • H.R. – throat (vocals)
  • Dr. Know – guitar, piano, organ, backing vocals
  • Darryl Jenifer – bass, percussion, Prophet 5, backing vocals
  • Earl Hudson – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Dave Id – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Coptic Times
  2. Attitude
  3. We Will Not
  4. Sailin’ On
  5. Rally ‘Round Jah Throne
  6. Right Brigade
  7. F.V.K.
  8. Riot Squad
  9. The Meek Shall Inherit the Earth
  10. Joshua’s Song
  11. Banned in D.C.
  12. How Low Can a Punk Get?
  13. Big Takeover
  14. I and I Survive
  15. Destroy Babylon
  16. Rock for Light
  17. At the Movies

Dave Douglas: Riverside

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On April 15, 2014, “Greenleaf” label released “Riverside”, the 39th Dave Douglas album. It was recorded in August 2012, at “Humber College Recording Studio” in Toronto, and was produced by Chet Doxas and Dave Douglas.

Personnel:

  • Dave Douglas – trumpet
  • Chet Doxas – clarinet, saxophone
  • Steve Swallow – electric bass
  • Jim Doxas – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Dave Douglas, except where noted.

  1. Thrush
  2. The Train and the River – Jimmy Giuffre
  3. Old Church, New Paint (Intro) – Chet Doxas
  4. Old Church, New Paint – Chet Doxas
  5. Handwritten Letter
  6. Big Shorty – Chet Doxas
  7. Front Yard
  8. Backyard
  9. No Good Without You
  10. Travelin’ Light – Trummy Young, Jimmy Mundy, Johnny Mercer
  11. Sing on the Mountain High/Northern Miner – Chet Doxas

Lynyrd Skynyrd: Second Helping

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On April 15, 1974, “Sounds of the South” and “MCA” labels released “Second Helping”, the second Lynyrd Skynyrd studio album. It was recorded June 1973 – January 1974, at “Studio One” in Doraville, Georgia, “Record Plant Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Al Kooper. In 1987, “Second Helping” was certified 2 x Platinum by RIAA.

Personnel:

  • Ronnie Van Zant – lead vocals
  • Gary Rossington – guitar
  • Allen Collins – guitar
  • Ed King – guitar, bass, backing vocals
  • Al Kooper – piano, backing vocals
  • Billy Powell – keyboards
  • Leon Wilkeson – bass, backing vocals
  • Bob Burns – drums
  • Mike Porter – drums
  • Bobby Keys, Trevor Lawrence, Steve Madaio – horns
  • Merry Clayton, Clydie King, Sherlie Matthews – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Sweet Home Alabama – Ed King, Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant
  2. I Need You – Ed King, Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant
  3. Don’t Ask Me No Questions – Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant
  4. Workin’ for MCA – Ed King, Ronnie Van Zant
  5. The Ballad of Curtis Loew – Allen Collins, Ronnie Van Zant
  6. Swamp Music – Ed King, Ronnie Van Zant
  7. The Needle and the Spoon – Allen Collins, Ronnie Van Zant
  8. Call Me the Breeze – J. J. Cale

Marianne Faithfull: Same

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On April 15, 1965, “Decca” label released the self-titled, debut Marianne Faithfull album. It was recorded 1964 – 1965, at “Lansdowne Studios” and “Decca No. 2 Studio” in London, and was produced by Tony Calder.

Personnel:

  • Marianne Faithfull – vocals
  • Mike Leander – arrangements, direction
  • David Whitaker – arrangements
  • Jon Mark – arrangements
  • Peter Hitchcock – engineer
  • Gus Dudgeon – engineer
  • David Bailey – photography
  • Gered Mankowitz – photography

Track listing:

  1. Come and Stay with Me – Jackie DeShannon
  2. If I Never Get to Love You – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
  3. Time Takes Time – Barry Fantoni, Marianne Faithfull
  4.  He’ll Come Back to Me – Claude-Henri Vic, Michael Farr, Robert Gall
  5. Down Town – Tony Hatch
  6. Plaisir d’amour – David Whitaker
  7. Can’t You Hear My heartbeat – John Carter, Ken Lewis
  8. As Tears Go By – Andrew Loog Oldham, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
  9. Paris Bells – Jon Birchell
  10. They Never Will Leave You – André Popp, Jean-Jacques Debout
  11. What Have They Done to the Rain – Malvina Reynolds
  12. In My Time of Sorrow – Jackie DeShannon, Jimmy Page
  13. What Have I Done Wrong – Michael George Farr
  14. I’m a Loser – John Lennon, Paul McCartney

Kurt Vile: Watch My Moves

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On April 15, 2022, “Verve Forecast” label released “Watch My Moves”, the ninth Kurt Vile studio album, It was recorded 2021 – 2022, and was produced by Kurt Vile and Rob Schnapf.

Personnel:

  • Kurt Vile – vocals, piano, keyboards, acoustic and slide guitar, electric guitar, drum machine, synth bass, synthesizer programming, engineer, art direction
  • Rob Laakso – bass, acoustic and electric guitar, backing vocals
  • Jesse Trbovich – bass, keyboards, acoustic and electric guitar, harmonica
  • Chris Cohen – electric guitar, backing vocals
  • Julia Shapiro – vocals, electric guitar
  • Lydia Lund – vocals, electric guitar
  • Cate Le Bon – vocals, piano
  • Farmer Dave Scher – keyboards, lap steel guitar 
  • Craig McQuiston – bass
  • Matt Schuessler – bass, upright bass
  • Kyle Spence – drums, percussion
  • Sarah Jones – drums, percussion
  • Stella Mozgawa – drums, percussion
  • James Stewart – tenor saxophone
  • Annie Truscott – vocals, violin
  • Adam Langellotti – synthesizer programming, engineer
  • Matt Schuessler – engineer
  • Gabe Wax – engineer
  • Ted Young – engineer, mixing
  • Rob Schnapf – mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Steve Fallone – mastering
  • Geoff Gans – art direction, design
  • Joey Lipstein – cover photography
  • Robert Robinson – back cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Kurt Vile except where noted.

  1. Goin’ on a Plane Today
  2. Flyin’ (Like a Fast Train)
  3. Palce of OKV in Reverse
  4. Like Exploding Stones
  5. Mount Airy Hill (Way Gone)
  6. Hey Like a Child
  7. Jesus on a Wire
  8. To Sho
  9. Cool Water
  10. Chazzy Don’t Mind
  11. (shiny things)
  12. Say the Word
  13. Wages of Sin – Bruce Springsteen
  14. Kurt Runner
  15. Stuffed Leopard

Sam Beam: Love Letter for Fire

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On April 15, 2016, “Sub Pop” label released “Love Letter for Fire”, album by Sam Beam, and Jesca Hoop. It was recorded in 2015, at “Flora Recording & Playback” in Portland, Oregon, and was produced by Tucker Martine.

Personnel:

  • Sam Beam – vocals, guitar, design
  • Jesca Hoop – vocals, guitar, design
  • Rob Burger – keyboards, string arrangements
  • Sebastian Steinberg – bass
  • Glenn Kotche – drums, percussion
  • Eyvind Kang – violin, viola
  • Edward Rankin-Parker – cello
  • Tucker Martine – recording, mixing
  • Michael Finn – engineer assistant
  • Richard Dodd – mastering
  • John Golden – vinyl mastering
  • Keegan Curry – additional technician assistance
  • Dusty Summers – design
  • Josh Wool – back cover photography
  • Lissa Gotwals – front cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Sam Beam and Jesca Hoop.

  1. Welcome to Feeling
  2. One Way to Pray
  3. The Lamb You Lost
  4. We Two Are a Moon
  5. Midas Tongue
  6. Know the Wild That Wants You
  7. Every Songbird Says
  8. Bright Lights and Goodbye
  9. Kiss Me Quick
  10. Chalk It Up to Chi
  11. Valley Clouds
  12. Soft Place to Land
  13. Sailor to Siren

The Isley Brithers: Twist and Shout

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On April 15, 1962, “Wand” label released “Twist & Shout”, the second Isley Brothers (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1962, at “Bell Sound” in New York City, and was produced by Bert Berns.

Track listing:

  • Ronald Isley – lead vocals
  • O’Kelly Isley, Jr., Rudolph Isley – backing vocals
  • Tom Owen – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Twist and Shout – Phil Medley, Bert Russell
  2. I Say Love – Phil Medley, Bert Russell
  3. Right Now – Elaine Jasper
  4. Hold on Baby – Phil Medley, Bert Russell
  5. Rubber Leg Twist – Nate Nelson, Elaine Jasper
  6. The Shake – Elaine Jasper
  7. You Better Come Home – Bert Russell
  8. Never Leave Me Baby – Bert Russell, Phil Medley
  9. Spanish Twist – Bert Russell
  10. Time After Time – Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn
  11. Lets Twist Again – Kal Mann, Dave Appell
  12. Don’t You Feel – Bert Russell, Donald Drowty