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Neal Morse: The Transatlantic Demos

On April 2, 2003, “Radiant Records” label released “The Transatlantic Demos”, album of demo tracks by Neal Morse. It was recorded 1992-2000, and was produced by Neal Morse.

Personnel:

  • Neal Morse –  vocals, guitars, synth, piano, organ

Track listing:

All tracks by Neal Morse.

  1. Hanging in the Balance
  2. Working on Mystery Train (on a bus)
  3. We All Need Some Light
  4. Dance with the Devil
  5. Working on Piano Solo in “All of the Above”
  6. Bridge Across Forever
  7. Full Moon Rising

Sun Kill Moon: April

On April 1, 2008, “Caldo Verde Records” label released “April”, the third Sun Kil Moon studio album. It was recorded March-August 2007, at “Hyde Street Studios” in San Francisco and “Well Recording” in Seattle, and was produced by Mark Kozelek.

Personnel:

  • Mark Kozelek- vocals, guitar
  • Geoff Stanfield – bass guitar
  • Anthony Koutsos – drums
  • David Revelli – percussion
  • Michi Aceret – viola
  • Will Oldham- additional vocals
  • Ben Gibbard- additional vocals
  • Eric Pollard – additional vocals
  • Aaron Prellwitz – engineer
  • Geoff Stanfield – engineer
  • Jason McGerr– engineer
  • Steve Armstrong – additional engineering
  • HT Waterman – additional engineering
  • John Golden – mastering
  • David Rager – design
  • Nyree Watts – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Mark Kozelek.

  1. Lost Verses
  2. The Light
  3. Lucky Man
  4. Unlit Hallway
  5. Heron Blue
  6. Moorestown
  7. Harper Road
  8. Tonight the Sky
  9. Like the River
  10. Tonight in Bilbao
  11. Blue Orchids

Bonus disc

  1. Tonight in Bilbao” (alternate version)
  2. The Light” (alternate version)
  3. Like the River” (alternate version)
  4. Tonight the Sky” (alternate version)

Weezer: Same

On April 1, 2016, “Crush Music” label released the self-titled , tenth  Weezer studio album (also known as “The White Album”).  It was recorded in 2015, and was produced by Jake Sinclair.

Personnel:

  • Rivers Cuomo— lead vocals, lead guitar, piano, keyboards
  • Brian Bell— rhythm guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Scott Shriner— bass, piano, backing vocals
  • Patrick Wilson— drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Christopher Wray — synthesizers
  • Ryan Spraker — piano, additional production
  • Scott Chesak — piano, additional production
  • Alex Goose — organ, additional production
  • Jonny Coffer — organ, additional production
  • Nadya Tolokonnikova — vocals
  • Michael Fitzpatrick — vocals
  • Tanner Sparks– engineer
  • Suzy Shinn – engineer

Track listing:

  1. California Kids – Rivers Cuomo, Dan Wilson
  2. Wind in Our Sail – Rivers Cuomo, Scott Chesak, Ryan Spraker
  3. Thank God for Girls – Rivers Cuomo, Alex Goose, Michael Balzer, Alex Balzer, Bill Petti
  4. (Girl We Got A) Good Thing – Rivers Cuomo
  5. Do You Wanna Get High – Rivers Cuomo
  6. King of the World – Rivers Cuomo, Jarrad Kritzstein
  7. Summer Elaine and Drunk Don – Rivers Cuomo
  8. A. Girlz – Rivers Cuomo, Brian Bell, Luther Russell
  9. Jacked Up – Rivers Cuomo, Jonathan Coffer, Hugh Pescod
  10. Endless Bummer – Rivers Cuomo, Brian Bell, Luther Russell

Andrew Bird: Are You Serious

On April 1, 2016, “Loma Vista” label released “Are You Serious”, the thirteen Andrew Bird studio album. It was recorded 2015 – 2016, at “Fairfax Studio” and “Zeitgeist Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Tony Berg and David Boucher.

Personnel:

  • Andrew Bird – vocals, violins, whistling, guitar, omnichord
  • Blake Mills – guitar, pedal steel guitar, mandolin, tiple, electric banjo, drums
  • Tony Berg – guitar, keyboards, recording
  • Patrick Warren – keyboards
  • Bram Inscore – keyboards
  • Alan Hampton – bass, guitar
  • Ted Poor – drums, percussion, vibes, tubular bells
  • Moses Sumney – vocals
  • Fiona Apple – vocals
  • David Boucher – recording, mixing
  • Joseph Lorge – additional recording
  • Tchad Blake – mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Brian Roettinger – art direction, design
  • John Baldessari – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Andrew Bird.

  1. Capsized
  2. Roma Fade
  3. Truth Lies Low
  4. Puma
  5. Chemical Switches
  6. Left Handed Kisses
  7. Are You Serious
  8. Saints Preservus
  9. The New Saint Jude
  10. Valleys of the Young
  11. Bellevue

Pet Shop Boys: Super

On April 1, 2016, “X2” label released “Super”, the thirteenth Pet Shop Boys studio album. It was recorded in 2015, and was produced by Stuart Price.

Personnel:

  • Neil Tennant – vocals, programming
  • Chris Lowe – keyboards, programming
  • Jessica Freedman – additional vocals
  • Nayana Holley – additional vocals
  • Stuart Price – additional programming, mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe.

  1. Happiness
  2. The Pop Kids
  3. Twenty-something
  4. Groovy
  5. The Dictator Decides
  6. Pazzo!
  7. Inner Sanctum
  8. Undertow
  9. Sad Robot World
  10. Say it to Me
  11. Burn
  12. Into Thin Air

The Flaming Lips: The Terror

On April 1, 2013, “Warner Bros” label released “The Terror”, the thirteenth Flaming Lips (The) studio album. It was recorded February–April 2012 at “Tarbox Road Studios” in Cassadaga, and “Pink Floor Studios” in Oklahoma City, and was produced by Wayne Coyne, Michael Ivins, Steven Drozd, Kliph Scurlock, Derek Brown, Dave Fridmann and Scott  Booker.

Personnel:

  • Wayne Coyne– vocals, guitar, synthesizers
  • Derek Brown – guitar, keyboards
  • Steven Drozd– vocals, guitar, keyboards, synthesizers, drums
  • Michael Ivins– bass guitar, keyboards
  • Kliph Scurlock– drums, percussion
  • Phantogram– additional vocals
  • Dave Fridmann– recording, mixing, mastering
  • Michael Ivins – additional engineering
  • Mack Hawkins – additional engineering, recording, mixing
  • George Salisbury – layout, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Wayne Coyne, Michael Ivins, Steven Drozd, Kliph Scurlock and Derek Brown.

  1. .The Sun is Rising
  2. Be Free A Way
  3. Try to Explain
  4. You Lust
  5. The Terror
  6. You Are Alone
  7. Butterfly, How Long It Takes to Die
  8. Turning Violet
  9. Always There..in Our Heads

Courtney Barnett: Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit

On March 24, 2015, “Milk! Records” label released “Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit”, the debut Courtney Barnett studio album. It was recorded April 2014, at “Head Gap Studio” in Preston, Victoria, and was produced by Courtney Barnett, Burke Reid and Dan Luscombe.

Personnel:

  • Courtney Barnett– vocals, guitar
  • Dan Luscombe – guitar
  • Andrew ‘Bones’ Sloane – vocals, bass
  • Dave Mudie – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Burke Reid– engineer, mixing
  • Dan Luscombe – mixing
  • Courtney Barnett– artwork
  • Tajette O’Halloran – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Courtney Barnett.

  1. Elevator Operator
  2. Pedestrian at Best
  3. An Illustration of Loneliness (Sleepless in New York)
  4. Small Poppies
  5. Depreston
  6. Aqua Profundal
  7. Dead Fox
  8. Nobody Really Cares If You Don’t Go to the Party
  9. Debbie Downer
  10. Kim’s Caravan
  11. Boxing Day Blues

Serge Gainsbourg: Histoire de Melody Nelson

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In March 1971, “Philips” label released “Histoire de Melody Nelson”, the tenth Serge Gainsbourg album. It was recorded April 1970 – February 1971, at “Studio Marble Arch” in London, and “Studio des Dames” in Paris, and was produced by Jean-Claude Desmarty.

Personnel:

  • Serge Gainsbourg- vocals, piano, guitar
  • Jane Birkin- vocal parts
  • Alan Parker– guitar
  • Big Jim Sullivan- rhythm guitar
  • Roger Coulam– keyboards
  • Dave Richmond– bass
  • Dougie Wright – drums
  • Jean-Luc Ponty- electric violin
  • Jean-Claude Vannier- arrangements, orchestra direction
  • Jean-Claude Charvier – recording

Track listing:

All tracks by Serge Gainsbourg except where noted.

  1. Melody
  2. Ballade de Melody Nelson – music by Serge Gainsbourg, Jean-Claude Vannier
  3. Valse de Melody
  4. Ah! Melody – music by Serge Gainsbourg, Jean-Claude Vannier
  5. L’hôtel particulier
  6. En Melody – music by Serge Gainsbourg, Jean-Claude Vannier
  7. Cargo culte

Reo Speedwagon: Life As We Know It

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In February 1987, “Epic” label released “Life as We Know It”, the twelfth Reo Speedwagon studio album. It was recorded April – December 1986, at “Rumbo Recorders” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Kevin Cronin, Gary Richrath, Alan Gratzer and David DeVore.

Personnel:

  • Kevin Cronin– lead vocals, rhythm and acoustic guitar
  • Gary Richrath- lead guitar
  • Neal Doughty– keyboards
  • Bruce Hall– bass, backing vocals
  • Alan Gratzer – drums, percussion, backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. New Way to Love – Kevin Cronin
  2. That Ain’t Love – Kevin Cronin
  3. In My Dreams – Kevin Cronin, Tom Kelly
  4. One Too Many Girlfriends – Kevin Cronin
  5. Variety Tonight – Neal Doughty
  6. Screams and Whispers – Tom Kelly, Gary Richrath, Billy Steinberg
  7. Can’t get You Out of My Heart – Kevin Cronin, Tom Kelly, Billy Steinberg
  8. Over the Edge – Tom Kelly, Gary Richrath, Billy Steinberg
  9. Accidents Can Happen – Bruce Hall, Jeffery B. Hall
  10. Tired of Getting Nowhere – Kevin Cronin

Basemant: Promise Everything

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On January 29, 2016, “Run for Cover” label released “Promise Everything”, the third Basement studio album. It was recorded in April 2015, at “Assault and Battery 2”, and was produced by Sam Pura.

Personnel:

  • Andrew Fisher – vocals
  • Ronan Crix – guitar
  • Alex Henery – guitar
  • Duncan Stewart – bass
  • James Fisher – drums
  • Sam Pura – mixing
  • Brian Gardener – mastering
  • V. – artwork
  • Alex Henery – layout
  • Mitch Pinney – photography

Track listing:

  1. Brother’s Keeper
  2. Hanging Around
  3. Lose Your Grip
  4. Aquasun
  5. Submission
  6. Oversized
  7. Blinded Bye
  8. For You the Moon
  9. Promise Everything
  10. Halo