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Lullaby for the Working Class: Blanket Warm

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On September 24, 1996, “Bar / Non Records” label released “Blanket Warm”, the debut Lullaby for the Working Class studio album. It was recorded December 1994 – April 1996, at “Whoopass Recording Studio” at Lincoln, Nebraska.

Personnel:

  • Ted Stevens – vocals, guitar
  • Mike Mogis – guitar, banjo, mandolin, glockenspiel, recording, mixing
  • A.J. Mogis – bass, recording, mixing
  • Clint Schnase, Shane Aspegren – drums
  • Anil Seth – cello
  • Nathan Putens – clarinet
  • Andy Strain, Johnathon Hischke – trombone
  • Nate Walcott – trumpet
  • Chris Gordon – violin
  • Eric Medley – mastering
  • Thomas Irvin – artwork
  • Rob Walters – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Ted Stevens.

  1. Good Morning
  2. Honey, Drop the Knife
  3. Turpentine
  4. Spreading the Evening Sky with Crows
  5. Boar’s Nest
  6. Eskimo Song Duel
  7. Three Peas in a Pod
  8. Rye
  9. Queen of the Long-Legged Insects
  10. The Drama of Your Life
  11. February North 24th St.
  12. The Wounded Spider
  13. Good Night

Djam Karet: Recollection Harvest

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On September 20, 2005, “Cuneiform Records” label released “Recollection Harvest”, the twelfth Djam Karet studio album. It was recorded September 2004 – April 2005, and was produced by Gayle Ellett, Mike Henderson and Chuck Oken Jr.

Personnel:

  • Gayle Ellett – electric guitar, organ
  • Mike Henderson – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Chuck Oken, Jr. – drums, percussion, synthesizer

Track listing:

All tracks by Gayle Ellett, Mike Henderson and Chuck Oken Jr.

  1. The March to the Sea of Tranquility
  2. Dr. Money
  3. The Packing House
  4. The Gypsy and the Hegemon
  5. Recollection Harvest
  6. Indian Summer
  7. Open Roads
  8. The Great Plains of North Dakota
  9. Dark Oranges
  10. Twilight In Ice Canyon
  11. Requiem

Primus: Green Naugahyde

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On September 12, 2011, “ATO Records” and “Prawn Song” labels released “Green Naugahyde”, the seventh Primus studio album. It was recorded October 2010 – April 2011, at “Rancho Relaxo” in Sebastopol, California, and was produced by Les Claypool.

Personnel:

  • Les Claypool – vocals, bass, upright bass
  • Larry LaLonde – guitar
  • Jay Lane – drums
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Zoltron – design, layout

Track listing:

All lyrics by Les Claypool, all music as noted.

  1. Prelude to a Crawl – Les Claypool
  2. Hennepin Crawler – Les Claypool, Larry La Londe, Jay Lane
  3. Last Salmon Man (Fisherman’s Chronicles, Part IV) – Les Claypool
  4. Eternal Consumption Engine – Larry La Londe
  5. Tragedy’s a’ comin’ – Les Claypool, Larry La Londe, Jay Lane
  6. Eyes of the Squirrel – Les Claypool, Jay Lane
  7. Jilly’s on Smack – Les Claypool, Larry La Londe
  8. Lee Van Cleef – Les Claypool
  9. Moron TV – Les Claypool, Larry La Londe, Jay Lane
  10. Green Ranger – Les Claypool, Jay Lane
  11. HOINFODAMAN – Larry La Londe
  12. Extinction Burst – Les Claypool, Larry La Londe, Jay Lane
  13. Salmon Man – Les Claypool

Neal Morse: Sola Gratia

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On September 11, 2020, “Inside Out” label released “Sola Gratia”, the eleventh Neal Morse studio album. It was recorded in April 2020, and was produced by Neal Morse.

Personnel:

  • Neal Morse — vocals, keyboards, guitars, drums
  • Eric Gillette — additional guitars
  • Randy George — bass
  • Bill Hubauer — additional keyboards
  • Mike Portnoy — drums
  • Gideon Klein — strings
  • Gabe Klein — strings engineering
  • Rich Mouser – mixing
  • Thomas Ewerhard — cover art

Track listing:

All tracks by Neal Morse.

  1. Preface
  2. Overture
  3. In the name of the Lord
  4. Ballyhoo (The Chosen Ones)
  5. March of the Pharisees
  6. Building a Wall
  7. Sola Intermezzo
  8. Overflow
  9. Warmer Than the Sunshine
  10. Never Change
  11. Seemingly Sincere
  12. The Light on the Road to Damascus
  13. The Glory of the Lord
  14. Now I Can See / The Great Commission

Phish: Joy

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On September 8, 2009, “JEMP Records” label released “Joy”, the twelfth Phish studio album. It was recorded April – May 2009, at “Chung King Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Steve Lillywhite.

Personnel:

  • Trey Anastasio – lead vocals, guitars
  • Page McConnell – lead and backing vocals, keyboards
  • Mike Gordon – lead and backing vocals, bass guitar
  • Jon Fishman – drums, backing vocals
  • CJ Eiriksson – engineer, mixing
  • Ben Collette – additional engineering
  • Steve Lillywhite – mixing
  • Gavin Lurssen – mastering
  • Jesse Gladstone – assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Trey Anastasio and Tom Marshall, except where noted.

  1. Backwards Down the Number Line
  2. Stealing Time from the Faulty Plan – Trey Anastasio, Scott Herman, Tom Marshall
  3. Joy
  4. Sugar Snack – Mike Gordon
  5. Ocelot
  6. Kill Devil Falls
  7. Light
  8. I Been Around – Page McConnell
  9. Time Turns Elastic – Trey Anastasio
  10. Twenty Years Later

Goldfrapp: Tales of Us

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On September 6, 2013, “Mute” label released “Tales of Us”, the sixth Goldfrapp studio album. It was recorded April – May 2013, at “Angel Recording Studios” in London, and was produce by Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory.

Personnel:

  • Alison Goldfrapp – vocals, instruments, artwork direction
  • Will Gregory – instruments, string arrangements
  • Steve Evans – acoustic guitar, additional programming
  • Aidan Love – additional programming
  • Nick Ingman – string scoring, string conducting
  • Charlie Jones – double bass
  • Alex Lee – bass guitar, acoustic and electric guitar, Nashville guitar
  • John Parricelli – guitar 
  • Ross Hughes – acoustic guitar, cavaquinho 
  • Chris Laurence – double bass 
  • Martyn Barker – Indian guitar, drums
  • Paul Cowgill – horse effects 
  • Ian Burdge – cello
  • John Metcalfe – viola 
  • Louisa Fuller – violin 
  • String section –
    • Everton Nelson, Steve Morris, Emlyn Singleton, Warren Zielinski, Rita Manning, Richard George, Ian Humphries, Patrick Kiernan, Ann Morfee, Debbie Widdup, Kathy Shave, Dave Williams, Rusty Pomeroy, Boguslaw Kostecki, Tom Pigott-Smith, Mark Berrow – violin
    • Peter Lale, Bill Hawkes, Bruce White, Andy Parker, Nick Barr, Morgan Goff – viola
    • Ian Burdge, Sophie Harris, Nick Cooper, Penny Driver, Chris Allan – cello
    • Chris Laurence, Richard Pryce, Stacey Watton – double bass 
  • Martyn Barker – drums
  • John Parish – drums
  • Greg Freeman – additional engineering
  • Eduardo de la Paz – additional engineering, mixing assistance 
  • Craig Silvey – mixing
  • Gary Thomas – string recording
  • John Dent – mastering
  • Mat Maitland – artwork direction
  • Annemarieke van Drimmelen – photography
  • Julie Rubio – image treatments
  • Lenka Rayn H. – additional photography

Track listing:

All tracks are written by Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory.

  1. Jo
  2. Annabel
  3. Drew
  4. Ulla
  5. Alvar
  6. Thea
  7. Simone
  8. Stranger
  9. Laurel
  10. Clay

James Blood Ulmer: Memphis Blood: The Sun Sessions

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On September 4, 2001, “Hyena” label released “Memphis Blood: The Sun Sessions”, the 19th James Blood Ulmer album. It was recorded in April 2001, at “Sun Studios” in Memphis, Tennessee, and was produced by Vernon Reid.

Personnel:

  • James Blood Ulmer – vocals, guitar
  • Vernon Reid – guitar
  • Charles Burnham – violin
  • Rick Steff – piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, Hammond B3 organ
  • David Barnes – harmonica
  • Mark Peterson – bass
  • Aubrey Dayle – drums

Track listing:

  1. Spoonful – Willie Dixon
  2. I Want to Be Loved – Willie Dixon
  3. Little Red Rooster – Willie Dixon
  4. Dimples – James Bracken, John Lee Hooker
  5. I Just Want to Make Love to You – Willie Dixon
  6. Evil – Willy Dixon
  7. Death Letter – Son House
  8. Fattening Frogs for Snakes – Willie Williamson
  9. Money – John Lee Hooker
  10. I Love the Life I Live, I Live the Life I Love – Willie Dixon
  11. Too Lazy to Work, Too Nervous to Steal – Daylie Holmes, Marl H. Young
  12. Double Trouble – Otis Rush
  13. I Asked for Water (She Gave Me Gasoline) – Chester Burnett
  14. Back Door Man – Willie Dixon

Al Stewart: Last Days of the Century

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On August 24, 1988, “Enigma” label released “Last Days of the Century”, the eleventh Al Stewart studio album. It was recorded March – April 1988, at “Capitol Studio B” in Hollywood, and was produced by Joe Chiccarelli.

Personnel:

  • Al Stewart – vocals
  • Peter White – acoustic and electric guitar, keyboards, accordion
  • Tim Renwick – electric guitar
  • Steve Farris – electric guitar
  • Steve Recker – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Tim Landers – bass
  • Vinnie Colaiuta – drums
  • Steve Chapman – drums, percussion
  • Dave Camp – flute, saxophones
  • Phil Kenzie – saxophones
  • Lee R. Thornburg – trumpet
  • Robin Lamble – backing vocals
  • Tori Amos – backing vocals
  • Carroll Sue Hill – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Last Days of the Century – Al Stewart, Peter White
  2. Real and Unreal – Al Stewart
  3. King of Portugal – Al Stewart, Peter White
  4. Red Toupée – Al Stewart, Peter White
  5. Where Are They Now – Al Stewart, Peter White
  6. Bad Reputation – Al Stewart, Peter White
  7. Josephine Baker – Al Stewart, Peter White
  8. License to Steal – Al Stewart
  9. Fields of France – Al Stewart
  10. Antarctica – Al Stewart, Peter White
  11. Ghostly Horses of the Plain – Al Stewart, Steve Recker

Guitar Shorty: Roll Over, Baby

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On August 11, 1998, “Black Top” label released “Roll Over, Baby”, the fifth Guitar Shorty studio album. The album was recorded in April and May 1998 and was produced by Hammond Scott and Nauman S. Scott.

Personnel:

  • Guitar Shorty (David William Kearney) – vocal, guitar
  • David Torkanowsky – piano, Hammond organ
  • Lee Allen Zeno – bass, associate producer
  • Kenneth Blevins, Shannon Powell, Danny Pucillo Quartet – drums, percussion
  • Ernest Youngblood, Jr. – tenor saxophone 
  • Mark “Kaz” Kazanoff – baritone and tenor saxophone
  • Jamil Sharif, Gary Slechta – trumpet
  • Rick Trolsen – trombone
  • David Farrell, Steve Reynolds – engineer, editing, mixing, sequencing
  • Hammond Scott — editing, mixing, sequencing
  • Diane Wanek — design
  • Rick Olivier — photography
  • Heather West — production coordination
  • Nauman S. Scott — executive producer
  • Blake Thompson — production assistant

Track listing:

  1. I Want to Report a Crime – Williams
  2. Roll Over Baby – David William Kearney, Hammond Scott
  3. Sugar Wugar – David William Kearney, Hammond Scott
  4. Don’t Mess with My Woman – David William Kearney
  5. Me and You Last Night – Williams
  6. Let’s Get Close – David William Kearney
  7. I Wonder Who’s Sleeping in My Bed – David William Kearney
  8. The Porkchop Song – Williams
  9. I’m Going Back to Houston – David William Kearney
  10. Hey Joe – Roberts

Jarv is: Beyond the Pale

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On July 17, 2020, “Rough Trade” label released “Beyond the Pale”, the debut Jarv Is studio album. It was recorded April 2018 – September 2019, at “Peak Cavern” in Derbyshire, UK, “Primavera Sound” in Barcelona, Spain, and was produced by Jason Buckle and Jarvis Cocker.

Personnel:

  • Jarvis Cocker – lead and backing vocals, Boss voice transformer, Vox Starstreamer guitar, Spanish guitar, Gibson Les Paul, Marine Rider guitar, acoustic guitar, bass, piano, Philicorda organ, Korg MS-20 synthesiser, kalimba, synth loop, Mellotron, handclaps, whistling
  • Serafina Steer – miniKORG, microKORG preset, Philicorda organ, harp, Elka Rhapsody, piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, backing vocals, handclaps
  • Emma Smith – violin, saxophone, Vox Starstreamer guitar, backing vocals, handclaps
  • Jason Buckle – synthesizer, 808 programming, cabasa, tambourine, Wasp synthesizer, programmed drums, wah-wah guitar, bass synth, Syncussion, Echoplex, Philicorda organ, electronic percussion, handclaps
  • Andrew McKinney – bass, Fender Bass VI, backing vocals, handclaps, Moog Taurus pedals
  • Adam Betts – drums, percussion, tongue plate percussion, electronic percussion, backing vocals
  • Steve Mackey – programmed strings, original drum sample
  • Jason Domnarski – piano
  • Chris Vatalaro – prepared piano, handclaps
  • Naala – backing vocals
  • Eoban and Cedric Tomlin – backing vocals
  • Andy Pink – live recordings
  • Drew Smith – overdubs, vocals recording
  • Craig Silvey – mixing
  • Max Prior – mixing assistant
  • Dani Spragg – mixing assistant
  • Kevin Metcalfe – mastering
  • Thibault Dargeou – recording
  • Graeme Swinton (Actually) – design
  • Dave Bunnell – cave photograph
  • Eddie Whelan – band photograph

Track listing:

  1. Save the Whale – Jarvis Cocker, Serafina Steer, Jason Buckle, Emma Smith, Andrew McKinney, Adam Betts
  2. Must I Evolve – Jarvis Cocker, Serafina Steer
  3. Am I Missing Something – Jarvis Cocker, Jason Buckle, Serafina Steer, Steve Mackey
  4. House Music All Night Long – Jarvis Cocker, Serafina Steer, Chris Vatalaro
  5. Sometimes I Am Pharaoh – Jarvis Cocker, Serafina Steer, Steve Mackey
  6. Swanky Modes – Jarvis Cocker, Jason Domnarski, Serafina Steer
  7. Children of the Echo – Jarvis Cocker, Serafina Steer, Jason Buckle