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Roberta Flack: Killing Me Softly

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On August 1, 1973, “Atlantic” label released “Killing Me Softly”, the fifth Roberta Flack album. It was recorded 1972 – 1973, and was produced by Joel Dorn. “Killing Me Softly” won the 1974 “Grammy Award for Record of the Year”. In 2006, the album was certified 2 x Platinum in US by the “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Roberta Flack – arranger, piano, vocals
  • Deodato– conductor, string arrangements
  • William Eaton – brass arrangement
  • Alfred Ellis – brass arrangement, conductor
  • Kermit Moore – arranger, cello
  • Don Sebesky– conductor, horn arrangements, string arrangements
  • Eric Gale– guitar
  • Ron Carter– bass
  • Grady Tate– drums
  • Ralph MacDonald– congas, percussion, tambourine
  • Bob Liftin, Gene Paul– engineer
  • Barry Diament – mastering
  • Rod Dyer – design
  • Burt Goldblatt – photography
  • David Redfern – inside photo
  • Jack Shaw – associate producer

Track listing:

  1. Killing Me Softly with His Song – Charles Fox, Norman Gimbel
  2. Jesse – Janis Ian
  3. No Tears (In the End) – Ralph MacDonald, William Salter
  4. I’m the Girl – James Alan Shelton
  5. River – Gene McDaniels
  6. Conversation Love – Terry Plumeri, Bill Seighman
  7. When You Smile – Ralph MacDonald, William Salter
  8. Suzanne – Leonard Cohen

The Dandy Warhols: Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia

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On August 1, 2000, “Capitol” label released “Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia”, the third Dandy Warhols (The) studio album. It was recorded December 1998 – March 1999, in Portland,  Oregon, and was produced by Courtney Taylor-Taylor, Dave Sardy and Gregg Williams.

Personnel:

  • Courtney Taylor-Taylor– vocals, guitar, mixing
  • Peter Holmström– guitar
  • Zia McCabe– keyboards
  • Phil Baker – double bass
  • Brent DeBoer– drums, backing vocals, photography
  • Anton Newcombe– guitar
  • Troy Stewart – slide guitar
  • Erik Gavriluk– organ
  • Joe Kaczmarek – organ
  • Vince DiFiore– trumpet
  • Eric Matthews – trumpet
  • J. Swamp – scratching
  • Meg Bobbitt – additional vocals
  • Tony Lash– recording
  • Clark Stiles – engineer, mixing, sequencing, additional recording
  • Tchad Blake – mixing
  • Erik Gavriluk – mixing
  • Dave Sardy– mixing
  • George Marino – mastering
  • Steven Birch – design, layout
  • Alan Narmore – artwork
  • Rakin – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Courtney Taylor-Taylor, except where noted.

  1. Godless
  2. Mohammed
  3. Nietzsche
  4. Country Leaver
  5. Solid
  6. Horse Pills
  7. Get Off
  8. Sleep
  9. Cool Scene
  10. Bohemian Like You
  11. Shakin
  12. Big Indian
  13. The Gospel – Courtney Taylor-Taylor, Peter Holmström

Ben Harper: Fight for Your Mind

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Ben Harper - Fight For Your Mind

On August 1, 1995, “Virgin” label released “Fight for Your Mind”, the second Ben Harper studio album. It was recorded in 1995, and was produced by Ben Harper, Jean-Pierre Plunier and Bob “Stiv” Coke.

Personnel:

  • Ben Harper – vocals, acoustic guitar, weissenborn, string arrangements
  • Ervin Pope – organ, Hammond organ
  • Bob “Stiv” Coke – tabla, tambourine, tamboura, sarod
  • Juan Nelson – bass
  • Oliver Charles – drums
  • Leon Mobley- percussion
  • Danielle Charles – violin
  • Brett Banduci – viola
  • Timothy Loo – cello
  • J.P. Plunier – string arrangements, art direction
  • Bradley Cook – engineer
  • Ryan Boesh, Todd Burke, Paul Naguna – engineer assistant
  • The Dub Brothers, Femi Jiya, Eric Sarafin – mixing
  • Eddy Schreyer – mastering
  • Tom Dolan – art direction, design
  • Bob “Stiv” Coke, Jeff Gottlieb – photography
  • Ben Elder – research
  • Jeff Gottlieb – producer assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Ben Harper except where noted.

  1. Oppression
  2. Ground on Down
  3. Another Lonely Day
  4. Please Me Like You Want To
  5. Gold to Me
  6. Burn One Down
  7. Excuse Me Mr. – Ben Harper, J. P. Plunier
  8. People Lead
  9. Fight for Your Mind
  10. Give a Man a Home
  11. By My Side
  12. Power of the Gospel
  13. God Fearing Man
  14. One Road to Freedom

Siouxsie and the Banshees: Kaleidoscope

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On August 1, 1980, “Polydor” label released “Kaleidoscope”, the third Siouxsie and the Banshees  studio album. It was recorded in 1980, and was produced by Nigel Gray, Siouxsie Sioux, Steven Severin, Budgie . John McGeoch and Steve Jones.

Personnel:

  • Siouxsie Sioux– vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, finger cymbals, camera, melodica
  • Steven Severin – vocals, bass guitar, electric guitar, piano, synthesizer, electric sitar
  • John McGeoch– guitar, saxophone, Farfisa organ, sitar, string synth
  • Steve Jones– lead guitar
  • Budgie– drums, harmonica, bass guitar, percussion

Track listing:

All lyrics by Siouxsie Sioux, except where noted, all music by Siouxsie Sioux and Steven Severin, except where noted.

  1. Happy House
  2. Tenant
  3. Trophy – music by Siouxsie Sioux, Steven Severin, John McGeoch.
  4. Hybrid
  5. Clockface
  6. Lunar Camel
  7. Christine – lyrics by Steven Severin
  8. Desert Kisses
  9. Red Light – lyrics by Steven Severin
  10. Paradise Place
  11. Skin

Jethro Tull: Stand Up

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JethroTull-Stand Up

On July 25, 1969, “Island” label released “Stand Up”, the second Jethro Tull studio album. It was recorded April–May 1969. at “Morgan Studios” and “Olympic Studios” in London, and was produced by Terry Ellis and Ian Anderson.

Personnel:

  • Ian Anderson – vocals, flute, acoustic guitar, Hammond organ, piano, mandolin, balalaika, mouth organ
  • Martin Lancelot Barre – electric guitar, flute
  • Glenn Cornick – bass guitar
  • Andy Johns – bass guitar
  • Clive Bunker – drums, percussion

Track listing

All tracks by Ian Anderson, except where noted.

  1. A New Day Yesterday
  2. Jeffrey Goes to Leicester Square
  3. Bouree – J.S.Bach – arr. Ian Anderson
  4. Back to Family
  5. Look Into the Sun
  6. Nothing is Easy
  7. Fat Man
  8. We Used to Know
  9. Reasons for Waiting
  10. For a Thousand Mothers

George Harrison & Frineds: The Concert for Bangladesh

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On December 20, 1971, “Apple” label released “The Concert for Bangladesh”  a live triple album by George Harrison and his friends. The album is recording from the concert on August 1, 1971, at “Madison Square Garden” in New York, held in aid of the homeless Bengali refugees of the Bangladesh Liberation War. This was the first big humanitarian concert with international music stars and was the model for future big rock benefits events such as “Live Aid” (1985).  The album was produced by George Harrison and Phil Spector. The box set included a 64-page book containing concert photos. ”The Concert for Bangladesh” won “Grammy Award” for “Album of the Year”.

Personnel:

  • George Harrison – vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, backing vocals
  • Ravi Shankar– sitar
  • Bob Dylan– vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica
  • Leon Russell– piano, vocals, bass, backing vocals
  • Ringo Starr– drums, vocals, tambourine
  • Billy Preston– Hammond organ, vocals
  • Eric Clapton– electric guitar
  • Ali Akbar Khan– sarod
  • Alla Rakha– tabla
  • Kamala Chakravarty– tambura
  • Jesse Ed Davis– electric guitar
  • Klaus Voormann– bass
  • Jim Keltner– drums
  • Pete Ham– acoustic guitar
  • Tom Evans– twelve-string acoustic guitar
  • Joey Molland– acoustic guitar
  • Mike Gibbins– tambourine, maracas
  • Don Preston– electric guitar, vocals, percussion
  • Carl Radle– bass
  • Jim Horn– saxophones, horn arrangements
  • Chuck Findley– trumpet
  • Jackie Kelso– saxophones
  • Allan Beutler – saxophones
  • Lou McCreary – trombone
  • Ollie Mitchell– trumpet
  • Claudia Linnear, Jo Green, Jeanie Greene, Marlin Greene, Dolores Hall, Don Nix – backing vocals
  • Tom Wilkes – design

Track listing:

  1. George Harrison/Ravi Shankar Introduction – George Harrison, Ravi Shankar
  2. Bangla Dhun – Ravi Shankar
  3. Wah-Wah – George Harrison
  4. My Sweet Lord – George Harrison
  5. Awaiting on You All – George Harrison
  6. That’s the Way God Planned It – Billy Preston
  7. It Don’t Come Easy – Richard Starkey
  8. Beware of Darkness – George Harrison
  9. Band Introduction
  10. While My Guitar Gently Weeps – George Harrison
  11. Medley: Jumpin’ Jack Flash/Youngblood – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards/Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Doc Pomus
  12. Here Comes the Sun – George Harrison
  13. A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall – Bob Dylan
  14. It Takes A Lot to Laugh It – Bob Dylan
  15. Blowin’ in the Wind – Bob Dylan
  16. Mr. Tambourine Man – Bob Dylan
  17. Just Like A Woman – Bob Dylan
  18. Something – George Harrison
  19. Bangla Desh – George Harrison