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Goldfrapp: Black Cherry

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On April 23, 2003,” Mute” released “Black Cherry”, the second Goldfrapp studio album. It was recorded in 2002, at “Home Studio” in Somerset, “Air” in London, and was produced by Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory.

Personnel:

  • Alison Goldfrapp – vocals, synths, arrangements, recording, mixing, art direction, design
  • Will Gregory – synths, arrangements, recording, mixing
  • Andy Davis – guitar 
  • Adrian Utley – guitar, bass 
  • Charlie Jones – bass
  • Damon Reece – drums
  • Rowan Oliver – drums, percussion, additional drum programming
  • Mark Linkous – Casio
  • Nick Batt – synths, additional programming
  • Nick Ingman – string orchestration, string conducting
  • Nick Batt – recording
  • Bruno Ellingham – Pro Tools editing
  • Steve Orchard – string recording, string submixing
  • Tom Elmhirst – mixing
  • David Bascombe – mixing
  • Mike Marsh – mastering
  • Big Active – art direction, design, illustrations, type
  • Polly Borland – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory, except where noted.

  1. Crystalline Green
  2. Train
  3. Black Cherry
  4. Tiptoe
  5. Deep Honey
  6. Hairy Trees
  7. Twist
  8. Strict Machine – Nick Batt, Alison Goldfrapp, Will Gregory
  9. Forever
  10. Slippage

of Montreal: Coquelicot Asleep in the Poppies: A Variety of Whimsical Verse

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On April 23, 2001, “Kindercore” label released “Coquelicot Asleep in the Poppies: A Variety of Whimsical Verse”, the fourth of Montreal studio album. It was recorded 1999 – 2000, at “H. Hare Studios”, and was produced by Kevin Barnes.

Personnel:

  • Kevin Barnes – vocals, synthesizer, guitar, bass guitar, piano, drums
  • Andy Gonzales – guitar
  • Dottie Alexander – keys
  • Derek Almstead – drums
  • Jamey Huggins – bass, drums
  • Glenn Schick – mastering

Track listing:

All track by Kevin Barnes.

  1. Good Morning Mr. Edminton
  2. Peacock Parasols
  3. Look at the Bell (Andy Instructs the Turkish Moths to Acquire Him More Bells or Else…)
  4. An Introduction for Isabell
  5. Let’s Do Everything for the First Time Forever
  6. Coquelicot’s Tea Party
  7. Rose Robert
  8. It’s a Very Starry Night
  9. Mimi Merlot
  10. Butterscotching Mr. Lynn
  11. Coquelicot, Claude and Lecithin Dance Aboard the Ocean Liner
  12. Go Call You Mine
  13. The Events Leading Up to the Collapse of Detective Dulllight
  14. Penelope
  15. A Dreamy Day of Daydreaming of You
  16. Hello from Inside a Shell (Zombies Enter the Harbor)
  17. Lecithin’s Tale of a DNA Experiment That Went Horribly Awry
  18. It’s Just So
  19. The Frozen Island
  20. Upon Settling on the Frozen Island, Lecithin Presents Claude and Coquelicot With His Animal Creations for Them to Approve or Reject (The Rejected Inventions Walk Towards the Reverse Magnetizer)
  21. Let’s Go for a Walk (Coquelicot Leaves the Frozen Island to Resume Her Work as an Efeblum With Claude and Lecithin in Tow)
  22. The Hopeless Opus or The Great Battle of the Unfriendly Ridiculous

Kirk Hammett: Portals

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On April 23, 2022, “Blackened” label released “Portals”, the debut Kirk Hammett EP. It was recorded in July 2017, June 2019, August 2020, at “Cow in the Wall Studio” and “Henson Studios” in Hollywood, Makalei Studios” in Oahu, Hawaii, “Ex Machina” in Paris, and was produced by Kirk Hammett.

Personnel:

  • Kirk Hammett – guitar, mixing
  • Eliza Bagg – vocals
  • Edwin Outwater – keyboards, orchestra leader
  • Brad Cummings – bass
  • Greg Fidelman – bass
  • Philippe Bussonnet – bass
  • Jon Theodore – drums
  • Abraham Laboriel – drums
  • Marcel Feldmar – drums
  • Julien Charlet – percussion
  • Andrew Bain – horn 
  • Nathan Cole – violin 
  • Akiko Turamoto – violin
  • Nadia Sirota – viola
  • Mathilde Sternat – cello
  • Ben Lash – cello
  • Emmanuel Ceysson – harp
  • Blake Neely – string arrangements
  • Mike Gillies – engineer
  • Tim Harkins – engineer
  • Greg Fidelman – recording, additional engineering
  • Bob Rock – mixing
  • Emily Lazar – mastering
  • Chris Allgood – mastering
  • Alex Tenta – design, layout
  • Angel Hammett – photography

Track listing:

  1. Maiden and the Monster – Kirk Hammett, Lani Hammett
  2. The Jinn – Kirk Hammett, Lani Hammett
  3. High Plains Drifter – Kirk Hammett, Edwin Outwater
  4. The Incantation – Kirk Hammett, Edwin Outwater

Lori McKenna: Massachusetts

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On April 23, 2013, “Signature Records” label released “Massachusetts”, the seventh Lori McKenna studio album. It was recorded in 2012, and was produced by Mark Erelli.

Personnel:

  • Lori McKenna – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Rose Cousins – vocals 
  • Mike Viola – vocals, recording
  • Mark Erelli – vocals, acoustic guitar, baritone guitar, lap steel guitar, mandolin, percussion
  • Jamie Edwards – piano, organ, keyboards, electric guitar, recording
  • Paul Kochanski – electric bass, electric upright bass
  • John Sands – drums, percussion
  • Jake Armerding – fiddle
  • Chris Rival – recording, mixing
  • Dave McNair – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Salt
  2. My Love Follows You Where You Go
  3. Susanna
  4. Smaller and Smaller – Barry Dean
  5. Make Every Word Hurt
  6. Shake
  7. How Romantic is That
  8. Shouting
  9. Better with Time
  10. Take Me with You When You Go
  11. Love Can Put It Back Together
  12. Grown up Now

Wilco: Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

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On April 23, 2002, “Nonesuch” label released “Yankee Hotel Foxtrot”, the fourth Wilco studio album. It was recorded 2000 – 2001, at “The Loft” in Chicago, and was produced by Jeff Tweedy, Leroy Bach, Jay Bennett, John Stirratt and Glenn Kotche.

Personnel:

  • Jeff Tweedy – vocals, guitar, bass, horn and string arrangements
  • Leroy Bach – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Jay Bennett – keyboards, engineer
  • John Stirratt – bass, guitar, horn and strings arrangements
  • Glenn Kotche – drums, percussion
  • Craig Christiansen
  • Jim O’Rourke – guitar, piano, synthesizer, additional engineering, mixing
  • Ken Coomer – drums
  • Jessy Greene – violin, cello
  • Fred Lonberg-Holm – cello
  • Chris Brickley – engineer
  • Jonathan Parker – additional engineering
  • Steve Rooke – mastering
  • Lawrence Azerrad – art direction, design
  • Sam Jones – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Jeff Tweedy, all music by Jeff Tweedy and Jay Bennett, except where noted.

  1. I Am Trying to Break Your Heart – Jeff Tweedy
  2. Kamera
  3. Radio Cure
  4. War on War
  5. Jesus, Etc.
  6. Ashes of American Flags
  7. Heavy Metal Drummer – Jeff Tweedy
  8. I’m the Man Who Loves You
  9. Pot Kettle Black
  10. Poor Places
  11. Reservations

Oysterband: Meet You There

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On April 23, 2007, “Westpark” label released “Meet You There”, the ninth Oysterband album. It was recorded in 2006, at “Titley Village Hall” in Herefordshire, England, and was produced by Al Scott.

Personnel:

  • John Jones – lead vocals, melodeon
  • Lee Partis – vocals
  • Alan Prosser – vocals, guitars, fiddle, bowed psaltery
  • Ian Telfer – vocals, violin, keyboard
  • Chooper (Ray Cooper) – bass, cello
  • Sean Randle – vocals, drums, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Alan Proser, Ray Cooper, Ian Telfer, John Jones and Lee Partis.

  1. Over the Water
  2. Here Comes the Flood
  3. Where the World Divides
  4. Walking Down the Road with You
  5. Bury Me Standing
  6. Everything Must Go
  7. Control
  8. The Boy’s Still Running
  9. Someone Somewhere
  10. Just One Life
  11. Dancing as Fast as I Can

Marcin Wasilevski Trio: Trio

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On April 23, 2005, “ECM” label released “Trio”, the debut Marcin Wasilewski Trio album. It was recorded in 2004, at “Rainbow Studio” in Oslo, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Marcin Wasilewski – piano
  • Slawomir Kurkiewicz – bass
  • Michal Miskiewicz – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Marcin Wasilewski, Slawomir Kurkiewicz and Michal Miskiewicz except where noted.

  1. Trio Conversation (Introduction)
  2. Hyperballad – Björk
  3. Roxana’s Song – Karol Szymanowski
  4. K.T.C. – Michal Wasilewski
  5. Plaza Real – Wayne Shorter
  6. Shine – Michal Wasilewski
  7. Green Sky – Tomasz Stańko
  8. Sister’s Song – Ewa Wasilewska, Michal Wasilewski
  9. Drum Kick
  10. Free-Bop – Michal Wasilewski
  11. Free Combinations for Three Instruments
  12. Entropy
  13. Trio Conversation (The End)

Men at Work: Two Hearts

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On April 23, 1985, “Columbia” label released “Two Hearts”, the third and final Men at Work studio album. It was recorded September 1984 – February 1985, at “Fast Forward Studios” in Melbourne, and was produced by Colin Hay and Greg Ham.

Personnel:

  • Greg Ham – lead and backing vocals, keyboards, saxophone, drum programming, mixing
  • Colin Hay – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, electric sitar, bass, piano, additional keyboards, marimba, drums, drum programming, mixing
  • Ron Stryker – acoustic, electric and steel guitars
  • Phil Colson – slide guitar
  • James Black – guitar
  • George Butrumlis – piano accordion
  • Jeremy Alsop – bass
  • Paul Gadsby – bass
  • J.J. Hacket – drums, percussion
  • Mark Kennedy – percussion; drums
  • Renée Geyer – lead vocal
  • Kate Ceberano – backing vocals
  • Bob Clearmountain, Tim Kramer – mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Colin Hay, except where noted.

  1. Man with Two Hearts
  2. Giving Up – Greg Ham
  3. Everything I Need
  4. Sail to You – Colin Hay, Ron Stryker, Greg Ham
  5. Children on Parade
  6. Maria
  7. Stay at Home – Greg Ham
  8. Hard Luck Story
  9. Snakes and Ladders – Greg Ham
  10. Still Life – Greg Ham

Dinosaur Jr.: Sweep It Into Space

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On April 23, 2021, “Jagjaguwar” label released “Sweep it Into Space”, the twelfth Dinosaur Jr. studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2020, at “Bisquiteen Studio” in Amherst, Massachusetts, and was produced by Kurt Vile and J Mascis.

Personnel:

  • J Mascis – lead vocals, guitars, bass, engineer
  • Lou Barlow – lead and backing vocals, bass, guitars
  • Murph – drums, percussion
  • Kurt Vile – guitars, backing vocals
  • Justin Pizzoferrato – engineer
  • Marc Seedorf – engineer
  • Mark Miller – engineer
  • John Agnello – mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Joe Nino-Hernes – lacquer cut
  • Miles Johnson – layout
  • Andy Hope 1930 – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by J Mascis, except where noted.

  1. I Ain’t
  2. I Met the Stones
  3. To Be Waiting
  4. I Ran Away
  5. Garde – Lou Barlow
  6. Hide Another Round
  7. And Me
  8. I Expect It Always
  9. Take It Back
  10. N Say
  11. Walking to You
  12. You Wonder – Lou Barlow