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Graham Nash: Songs for Beginners

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On May 28, 1971, “Atlantic” label released “Songs for Beginners”, debut Graham Nash album.  It was recorded 1970-1971, at “Wally Heiders Studio III” in Los Angeles, “Studio C” in San Francisco, and was produced by Graham Nash.

Personnel:

  • Graham Nash — vocals, guitar, piano, organ, paper and comb; tambourine, photography
  • Dave Mason— electric guitar
  • David Crosby— electric guitar
  • Jerry Garcia— pedal steel guitar, piano
  • Joel Bernstein— piano
  • Rita Coolidge — piano, electric piano, backing vocals
  • Joe Yankee— piano
  • Sermon Posthumas — bass clarinet
  • Chris Ethridge— bass
  • Calvin “Fuzzy” Samuels— bass
  • Phil Lesh— bass
  • Dallas Taylor— drums
  • Johnny Barbata— drums,  tambourine
  • David Lindley— fiddle
  • Bobby Keys— saxophone
  • Dorian Rudnytsky— cello
  • P. Arnold— backing vocals
  • Venetta Fields, Sherlie Matthews, Clydie King, Dorothy Morrison — backing vocals
  • Bill Halverson, Russ Gary, Larry Cox — recording
  • Doug Sax– mastering
  • Gary Burden— art direction
  • Joel Bernstein — photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Graham Nash, except where noted.

  1. Military Madness
  2. Better Days
  3. Wounded Bird
  4. I Used to Be a King
  5. Be Yourself – Graham Nash, Terry Reid
  6. Simple Man
  7. Man in the Mirror
  8. There’s Only One
  9. Sleep Song
  10. Chicago
  11. We Can Change the World

AC/DC: Powerage

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On May 5, 1978, “Atlantic” label released “Powerage”, the fifth Australian and the fourth internationally released AC/DC album. It was recorded January – March 1978, at “Albert Studios” in Sydney, and was produced by Harry Vanda and George Young.

Personnel:

  • Bon Scott– lead vocals
  • Angus Young– lead guitar
  • Malcolm Young– rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Cliff Williams– bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Phil Rudd– drums

Personnel:

All tracks by Angus Young, Malcolm Young and Bon Scott.

  1. Rock ‘n’ Roll Damnation
  2. Down Payment Blues
  3. Gimme a Bullet
  4. Riff Raff
  5. Sin City
  6. What’s Next to the Moon
  7. Gone Shootin
  8. Up to My Neck in You
  9. Kicked in the Teeth

James Gang: Newborn

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James Gang Newborn

On May 5, 1975, “Atlantic” label released “Newborn”, the eighth James Gang album. It was recorded 1974 – 1975, and was produced by James Gang.The album cover artwork features a reproduction of Salvador Dalí’s “Geopoliticus Child Watching the Birth of the New Man”.

Personnel:

  • Bubba Keith – lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitars
  • Richard Shack – electric guitars, backing vocals
  • Dale Peters – bass, backing vocals, percussion
  • Jim Fox– drums, organ, piano
  • Al Perkins– steel guitar
  • David Briggs– organ, piano
  • Kenneth Hamann – synthesizer
  • Don Brooks– harmonica
  • George Ricci – cello

Track listing:

All tracks by Bubba Keith and Richard Shack, except where noted.

  1. Merry-Go-Round
  2. Gonna Get By – Bubba Keith, Mark Smith
  3. Earthshaker – Bubba Keith
  4. All I Have
  5. Watch It – Bubba Keith
  6. Driftin’ Dreamer
  7. Shoulda’ Seen Your Face
  8. Come With Me
  9. Heartbreak Hotel – Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden
  10. Red Satin Lover
  11. Cold Wind

David CRosby: Thousand Roads

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On May 4, 1993, “Atlantic” label released “Thousand Roads”, the third David Crosby solo studio album. It was recorded 1992 – 1993, and was produced by Phil Collins, Don Was, Dean Parks,David Crosby, Glynn Johns,Stephen Barncard and Phil Ramone.

Personnel:

  • David Crosby- lead and backing vocals
  • Jeff Pevar- guitar
  • Michael Landau- electric guitar
  • Bernie Leadon- electric guitar, acoustic guitar
  • John Leventhal- guitars
  • Dean Parks- guitars, flute
  • Andy Fairweather Low- electric guitar
  • Benmont Tench- keyboards
  • Jimmy Webb- acoustic piano
  • Marc Cohn- acoustic piano
  • Craig Doerge- keyboards, arrangements
  • J. Vanston- keyboards
  • Bonnie Hayes- keyboards
  • Paul (Wix) Wickens- keyboards, accordion
  • Leland Sklar- bass guitar
  • David Watkins Clarke – bass guitar
  • Pino Palladino – bass guitar
  • David Young – acoustic bass
  • Russell Kunkel – drums
  • Phil Collins- drums, percussion, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Jim Keltner- drums
  • Jeff Porcaro- drums
  • Ethan Johns- drums, percussion, additional electric guitar
  • Paulinho Da Costa- percussion
  • Luis Conte- percussion
  • Graham Nash – harmonica, harmony vocals
  • Jackson Browne- harmony vocals
  • Stephen Bishop- harmony vocals
  • Kipp Lennon- harmony vocals
  • Armen Garabedian – violin, concertmaster
  • Dimitrie Levici – violin
  • Berj Garabedian – violin
  • Ruth Johnson- violin
  • Evan Wilson – viola
  • Scott Haupert – viola
  • Maria Newman- viola
  • Suzie Katayama – cello, contractor
  • Larry Corbett – cello
  • Daniel Smith – cello
  • David Campbell- string arrangement

Track listing:

  1. Hero
  2. Too Young to Die – Jimmy Webb
  3. Old Soldier – Marc Cohn
  4. Through Your Hands – John Hiatt
  5. Yvette in English – Joni Mitchell, David Crosby
  6. Thousand Roads – David Crosby
  7. Columbus – Noel Brazil
  8. Helpless Heart – Paul Brady
  9. Coverage – Bonnie Hayes
  10. Natalie – Stephen Bishop

Adrian Belew: Mr. Music Head

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On April 28, 1989, “Atlantic” label released “Mr. Music Head”, the fourth Adrian Belew solo album. It was recorded 1988 – 1989, and was produced by Adrian Belew.

Personnel:

  • Adrian Belew – vocals, piano, various instruments
  • Audie Belew – vocals
  • Mike Barnett – string bass
  • Rich Denhart – engineer
  • Dan Harjug – engineer assistant
  • Bob Brigham – executive producer
  • Ron Fajerstein – executive producer
  • Stan Hertzman – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Adrian Belew, except where noted.

  1. Oh Daddy
  2. House of Cards
  3. One of Those Days
  4. Coconuts – Adrian Belew, Stan Hertzman
  5. Bad Days
  6. Peaceable Kingdom
  7. Hot Zoo
  8. Motor Bungalow
  9. Bumpity Bump
  10. Bird in a Box
  11. 1967
  12. Cruelty to Animals

Jimmy Page and Robert Plant: Walking Into Clarksdale

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On April 21, 1998, “Atlantic’ label released “Walking into Clarksdale” studio album by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant. It was recorded at “Abbey Road Studios” in London, and was produced by Steve Albini.

Personnel:

  • Jimmy Page– acoustic and electric guitars, mandolin, co-production
  • Robert Plant– vocals, co-production
  • Tim Whelan– keyboards
  • Charlie Jones– bass guitar, percussion
  • Michael Lee– drums, percussion
  • Lynton Naiff –string arrangements
  • Ed Shearmur– programming, string pads
  • Steve Albini– engineer, recording technician
  • Paul Hicks – engineer, assistant
  • Cally – design
  • Anton Corbijn– photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, Charlie Jones, Michael Lee.

  1. Shining in the Light
  2. When the World Was Young
  3. Upon a Golden Horse
  4. Blue Train
  5. Please Read the Letter
  6. Most High
  7. Heart in Your Hand
  8. Walking into Clarksdale
  9. Burning Up
  10. When I Was a Child
  11. House of Love
  12. Sons of Freedom

The J. Geils Band: Bloodshot

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On April 12, 1973, “Atlantic” label released “Bloodshot”, the fourth J. Geils Band (The) album. It was recorded at “The Hit Factory” in New York City, and was produced by Bill Szymczyk.

Personnel:

  • Peter Wolf- vocals
  • J. Geils- guitar, arranger
  • Seth Justman- organ, piano
  • Danny Klein- bass
  • Stephen Bladd -vocals, drums
  • Mike Hunt – saxophone
  • Magic Dick- harp
  • Bill Szymczyk – engineer
  • George Marino – digital remastering
  • Juke Joint Jimmy – special assistance
  • Richard Mantel – design
  • David Gahr – photography
  • Allan Blazek – producer assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Seth Justman and Peter Wolf, except where noted.

  1. (Ain’t Nothin’ But a) House Party – Del Sharh, Joseph Thomas
  2. Make up Your Mind
  3. Back to Get Ya
  4. Struttin’ With My Baby
  5. Don’t Try to Hide It
  6. Southside Shuffle
  7. Hold Your Loving – Bernice Snelson,Titus Turner
  8. Start All Over Again
  9. Give It to Me

Manassas: Same

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Manassasss

On April 12, 1972, “Atlantic” label released the self-titled, debut  Manassas album. It was recorded at “Criteria Sound Studios” in Miami, and was produced by Stephen Stills, Chris Hillman and Dallas Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Stephen Stills- vocals, guitar, bottleneck guitar, piano, organ, electric piano, clavinette
  • Chris Hillman- vocals, guitar, mandolin
  • Al Perkins- vocals, pedal steel guitar, guitar
  • Paul Harris- organ, tack piano, piano, electric piano, clavinette
  • Calvin “Fuzzy” Samuel – bass
  • Dallas Taylor- drums
  • Joe Lala- vocals, percussion
  • Jerry Garcia- pedal steel guitar
  • Jerry Aiello – piano, organ, electric piano, clavinette
  • Sydney George – harmonica
  • Bill Wyman– bass
  • Roger Bush – acoustic bass
  • Byron Berline– fiddle

Track listing:

All tracks by Stephen Stills, except where noted.

  1. The Raven
  2. Song of Love
  3. Medley
  • Rock & Roll Crazies – Stephen Stills, Dallas Taylor
  • Cuban Bluegrass – Stephen Stills, Joe Lala
  1. Jet Set (Sigh)
  2. Anyway
  3. Both of Us (Bound to Lose) – Stephen Stills, Chris Hillman

The Wilderness

  1. Fallen Eagle
  2. Jesus Gave Love Away for Free
  3. Colorado
  4. So Begins the Task
  5. Hide It So Deep
  6. Don’t Look at My Shadow

Consider

  1. It Doesn’t Matter – Chris Hillman, Rick Roberts, Stephen Stills
  2. Johnny’s Garden
  3. Bound to Fall – Mike Brewer, Tom Mastin
  4. How Far
  5. Move Around
  6. The Love Gangster – Stephen Stills, Bill Wyman

Rock & Roll Is Here to Stay

  1. What to Do
  2. Right Now
  3. The Treasure (Take One)
  4. Blues Man

Graham Nash & David Crosby: Same

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Nash and Crosby

On April 5, 1972, “Atlantic” label released the self-titled, debut album David Crosby and Graham Nash album. It was recorded in 1972, at “Wally Heider Studio III” in Los Angeles, and was produced by  David Crosby, Graham Nash and Bill Halverson.

Personnel:

  • David Crosby— vocals, guitars
  • Graham Nash— vocals, piano, organ; harmonica, guitar
  • Danny Kortchmar— electric guitar
  • Jerry Garcia— pedal steel and electric guitar
  • Dave Mason— electric guitar
  • Craig Doerge— electric piano, piano, organ
  • Leland Sklar— bass
  • Chris Ethridge— bass
  • Phil Lesh— bass
  • Greg Reeves— bass
  • Russ Kunkel— drums
  • Johnny Barbata— drums
  • Bill Kreutzmann— drums
  • David Duke, Arthur Maebe, George Price — French horns
  • Dana Africa — flute
  • Bill Halverson, Doc Storch — engineer
  • Robert Hammer — photography
  • David Geffen, Elliot Roberts— direction

Track listing:

  1. Southbound Train – Graham Nash
  2. Whole Cloth – David Crosby
  3. Blacknotes – Graham Nash
  4. Stranger’s Room – Graham Nash
  5. Where Will I Be – David Crosby
  6. Page 43 – David Crosby
  7. Frozen Smiles – Graham Nash
  8. Games – David Crosby
  9. Girl To Be On My Mind – Graham Nash
  10. The Wall Song – David Crosby
  11. Immigration Man – Graham Nash

Mike & The Mechanics: Word Of Mouth

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Word of mouth

On April 2, 1991, “Atlantic” label released “Word of Mouth”, the third Mike + The Mechanics album. It was recorded 1990 – 1991, at “The Farm” in Surrey, and was produced by Christopher Neil, Mike Rutherford and Russ Titelman.

Personnel:

  • Mike Rutherford– guitar, bass
  • Paul Carrack– vocals, keyboards
  • Pino Palladino– bass
  • Peter Van Hooke– drums
  • Paul Young– vocals
  • Tim Renwick– guitar
  • Adrian Lee– keyboards
  • Ian Wherry – keyboards
  • Steve Piggot – keyboards
  • Martin Ditcham – percussion
  • Phil Todd – sax
  • London Community Gospel Choir– choir
  • Kitson Hall Audience – crowd

Track listing:

  1. Get Up – Mike Rutherford, Paul Carrack
  2. Word of Mouth – Mike Rutherford, Christopher Neil
  3. A Time and Place – Mike Rutherford, B. A. Robertson
  4. Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow – Mike Rutherford, B.A.Robertson
  5. The Way You Look at Me – Mike Rutherford, Paul Carrack
  6. Everybody Gets a Second Chance – Mike Rutherford, A.Robertson
  7. Stop Baby – Mike Rutherford, Christoper Neil
  8. My Crime of Passion – Mike Rutherford, Paul Carrack, Adrian Lee
  9. Let’s Pretend It Didn’t Happen – Mike Rutherford, B. A. Robertson
  10. Before (The Next Heartache Falls) – Mike Rutherford, Paul Carrack