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Oh Sees: Orc

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On August 25, 2017, “Castle Face” label released “Orc”, the nineteenth Oh Sees studio album. It was recorded in 2005, at “Sonic Ranch” in Tornillo, TX, and was produced by Eric Bauer, Ty Segall, Enrique Tena and John Dwyer.

Personnel:

  • John Dwyer – vocals, guitar, Mellotron, synths, flute, recorder, fife, hand percussion, Wurlitzer C3, Wurlitzer electric piano, sampling
  • Tim Hellman – bass
  • Dan Rincon – drums
  • Paul Quattrone – drums
  • Brigid Dawson – vocals
  • Joe Cueto – viola, violin
  • Eric Bauer – engineer, mixing
  • Ty Segall – engineer
  • Enrique Tena – engineer, mixing
  • JJ Golden – mastering
  • Robery Beatty – artwork
  • Matthew Jones – layout

Track listing:

  1. The Static God
  2. Nite Expo
  3. Animated Violence
  4. Keys to the Castle
  5. Jettisoned
  6. Cadaver Dog
  7. Paranoise
  8. Cooling Tower
  9. Drowned Beast
  10. Raw Optics

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: Take Them On, On Your Own

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On August 25, 2003, “Virgin” label released “Take Them On, On Your Own”, the second Black Rebel Motorcycle Club studio album. It was recorded in 2003, at “Mayfair Studios” in Primrose Hill, “B.R.M.C.Studio” and “The Fortress” in London, “Exstacy Recording Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Robert Turner, Nick Jago and Peter Hayes.

  • Robert Turner – vocals, bass, guitar, engineer, mixing
  • Nick Jago – drums, percussion, engineer, mixing
  • Peter Hayes – vocals, guitar, bass, engineer, mixing
  • Ric Simpson – engineer
  • Ben Thackeray – engineer assistant
  • Mike Lazer – mastering
  • Paul Stubblebine – mastering
  • Ken Andrews– mixing, additional recording
  • Justin Smith – mixing assistant

Track listing:

All lyrics by Peter Hayes and Robert Turner, all music by Robert Turner, Nick Jago and Peter Hayes.

  1. Stop
  2. Six Barrel Shotgun
  3. We’re All in Love
  4. In Like the Rose
  5. Ha Ha High Babe
  6. Generation
  7. Shade of Blue
  8. US Government
  9. And I’m Aching
  10. Suddenly
  11. Rise or Fall
  12. Going Under
  13. Heart and Soul

Fun: Aim And Ignite

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On August 25, 2009, “Nettwerk” label released “Aim and Ignite”, the debut Fun studio album. It was recorded in 2009, at “Appletree Studios”, and was produced by Steven McDonald.

Personnel:

  • Jack Antonoff– vocals, guitars, drums, percussion
  • Andrew Dost – vocals, guitar, piano, theremin, percussion, flugelhorn, trumpet, synthesizers, glockenspiel
  • Nate Ruess– lead and backing vocals
  • Steven McDonald – bass
  • John O’Reilly – drums
  • Phil Parlapiano – accordion
  • Double G – saxophones
  • Christopher Bautista – trumpet
  • Jas Thor – trombone
  • Lara W ickes – oboe
  • Neel Hammond – violin, viola
  • Ina Whits – violin
  • Mike Whits – viola
  • Timothy Loo, Vanessa Freebairn-Smith – cello
  • Roger Joseph Manning, Jr. – calliope
  • Connie Corn, Karen Mills, Ida Relhm, Anna Waronker, Rachel Antonoff, Steven Shane McDonald– vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Nate Ruess, Andrew Dost, Jack Antonoff and Sam Means except where noted.

  1. Be Calm
  2. Benson Hedges
  3. All the Pretty Girls
  4. I Wanna Be the One
  5. At Least I’m Not as Sad (As I Used to Be)
  6. Light a Roman Candle With Me
  7. Walking the Dog
  8. Barlights
  9. The Gambler
  10. Take Your Time (Coming Home)

Collective Soul: Same

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On August 25, 2009, “Loud & Proud” label released the self-titled, eight Collective Soul album (also known as Rabbit). It was recorded in Atlanta, Georgia, and was produced by Ed Roland.

Personnel:

  • Ed Roland – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Joel Kosche- lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Dean Roland – rhythm guitar
  • Will Turpin- bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Cheney Brannon- drums, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Ed Roland except where noted.

  1. Welcome All Again
  2. Fuzzy
  3. Dig
  4. You – Ed Roland, Dean Roland, Joel Kosche, Will Turpin
  5. My Days
  6. Understanding – Ed Roland, Dean Roland, Joel Kosche, Will Turpin
  7. Staring Down
  8. She Does
  9. Lighten Up
  10. Love
  11. Hymn for My Father

 

The Verve: Forth

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On August 25, 2008, “EMI” label released “Forth”, the fourth Verve (The) studio album. It was recorded 2007 – 2008, at “State of the Ark” in Richmond,  London, and was produced by Chris Potter, Tim Bran, Richard Ashcroft , Nick McCabe, Simon Jones and Peter Salisbury.

Personnel:

  • Richard Ashcroft– vocals, acoustic guitars, keyboards
  • Nick McCabe– lead guitar, keyboards, vibraphone, autoharp
  • Simon Jones– bass guitar
  • Peter Salisbury– drums, percussion
  • Davide Rossi– string arrangements, violin
  • Cameron Jenkins – mixing, recording
  • Chris Potter– mixing, recording
  • Tim Bran – mixing
  • Studio Fury – design, art direction
  • Dean Chalkley – portrait photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Richard Ashcroft , Nick McCabe, Simon Jones and Peter Salisbury, except where noted.

  1. Sit and Wonder
  2. Love Is Noise – Richard Ashcroft, Nick McCabe, Simon Jones, Peter Salisbury
  3. Rather Be – Richard Ashcroft
  4. Judas
  5. Numbness
  6. I See Houses – Richard Ashcroft
  7. Noise Epic
  8. Valium Skies – Richard Ashcroft
  9. Columbo
  10. Appalachian Springs – Richard Ashcroft

Juliana Hatfield: Bed

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On August 25, 1998, “Zoë” label released “Bed”, the third Juliana Hatfield album. It was recorded in March 1998, and was produced by Juliana Hatfield.

Personnel:

  • Juliana Hatfield – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Mikey Welsh– bass
  • Todd Philips – percussion, drums
  • Jon Williams – engineer
  • Tom Bonauro, Jim Goldberg – package design
  • Richard Turtletaub – design assistant
  • Jim Goldberg – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Juliana Hatfield

  1. Down on Me
  2. I Want to Want You
  3. Swan Song
  4. Sneaking Around
  5. Backseat
  6. Live It Up
  7. You Are the Camera
  8. Running Out
  9. Bad Day
  10. Let’s Blow It All

Stereophonics: Word Gets Around

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On August 25, 1997, “V2 Records” label released “Word Gets Around”, the debut Stereophonics studio album. It was recorded 1992 – 1997, and was produced by Bird & Bush.

Personnel:

  • Kelly Jones– vocals, guitars
  • Marshall Bird –keyboards
  • Richard Jones– bass
  • Stuart Cable– drums
  • Richard Payne– accordion
  • Nadia Lannman –cello
  • Bob Ludwig– mastering
  • Lee Dunn – artwork, design

Track listing:

All lyrics by Kelly Jones, all music by Kelly Jones, Marshall Bird, Richard Jones and Stuart Cable .

  1. A Thousand Trees
  2. Looks Like Chaplin
  3. More Life in a Tramps Vest
  4. Local Boy in the Photograph
  5. Traffic
  6. Not Up To You
  7. Check my Eyelids for Holes
  8. Same Size Feet
  9. Last of the Big Time Drinkers
  10. Goldfish Bowl
  11. Too Many Sandwiches
  12. Billy Davey’s Daughter

Rammstein: Sehnsucht

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Sehnsucht

On August 25, 1997,”Motor Music” label released “Sehnsucht”  the second Rammstein studio album. It was recorded November 1996 – July 1997, at “Temple Studios” in Malta, and was produced by Jacob Hellner, Till Lindermann, Richard Z. Kruspe, Paul Landers, Oliver Riedel and Christoph Schneider . “Sehnsucht” was certified Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”, becoming the only album entirely in German to be certified Platinum in the US.

Personnel:

  • Till Lindemann– vocals
  • Richard Z. Kruspe – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Paul Landers – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Oliver Riedel – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Christoph Schneider– drums
  • Christian “Flake” Lorenz– keyboards
  • Bobo– vocals
  • Mark Stagg – programming
  • Ronald Prent – mixing
  • Björn Engelmann – mastering
  • Gottfried Helnwein – cover art
  • Büro Dirk Rudolph – design
  • Gottfried Helnwein– photography, portrait photography

Track listing:

All tracks by , Till Lindermann, Richard Z. Kruspe, Paul Landers, Oliver Riedel and Christoph Schneider, except where noted.

  1. Sehnsucht – Till Lindermann, Richard Z. Kruspe, Paul Landers, Oliver Riedel, Christoph Schneider, Orgasm
  2. Engel
  3. Tier – Till Lindermann, Richard Z. Kruspe, Paul Landers, Oliver Riedel Christoph Schneider, Jürgen Engler
  4. Bestrafe mich
  5. Du hast
  6. Bück dich
  7. Spiel mit mir
  8. Klavier
  9. Alter Mann
  10. Eifersucht
  11. Küss mich (Fellfrosch)

 

 

Metallica: …And Justice For All

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On August 25, 1988, “Elektra” label released “…And Justice for All”, the fourth  Metallica studio album. It was recorded January – May 1988, at “One on One Recording Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by James Hetfield,  Kirk Hammett, Jason Newsted, Lars Ulrich and Flemming Rasmussen. “Kerrang!” magazine listed the album at number 42 on its list of the “100 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums of All Time” In 1990, the album single “One” won Metallica its first “Grammy Award” for “Best Metal Performance”.“…And Justice for All” became band’s best-selling album of the time; it was certified 3 x Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”; Platinum in Finland by “IFPI”; Platinum in Germany by “BVMI”, and 8 x platinum in the US by the “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • James Hetfield– lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Kirk Hammett– lead guitar
  • Jason Newsted– bass guitar
  • Lars Ulrich– drums
  • Flemming Rasmussen– engineer
  • Mike Clink– drums engineering
  • George Cowan – engineer assistant
  • Toby Wright– additional engineering
  • Michael Barbiero– mixing
  • Steve Thompson– mixing
  • Bob Ludwig– mastering
  • Stephen Gorman –cover art
  • Pushead– illustrations
  • Reiner Design Consultants, Inc. – design, layout
  • Ross Halfin – photography

Track listing:

  1. Blackened – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Jason Newsted
  2. …And Justice for All – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett
  3. Eye of the Beholder – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett
  4. One – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich
  5. The Shortest Straw – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich
  6. Harvester of Sorrow – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich
  7. The Frayed Ends of Sanity – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett
  8. To Live Is to Die – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Cliff Burton
  9. Dyers Eve – – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett

Paul McCartney: Press To Play

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On August 25, 1986, “Parlaphone” label released “Press to Play”, the sixth Paul McCartney studio album. It was recorded March–May 1985, at McCartney’s “Sussex studios” and October–December 1985 at McCartney’s Scottish studios, and was produced by Paul McCartney, Hugh Padgham and Phil Ramone. The album cover’s photograph was taken by George Hurrell, using the same box camera that he used in Hollywood in the 1930s and the 1940s, for his photographs of movie stars of the 1930s and 1940s like Clark Gable and Greta Garbo,

Personnel:

  • Paul McCartney– lead vocals, bass guitar, acoustic and electric guitars, piano, keyboards, synthesizers
  • Eric Stewart– acoustic and electric guitars
  • Pete Townshend– electric guitars
  • Carlos Alomar– acoustic and electric guitars
  • Eddie Rayner– keyboards
  • Nick Glennie-Smith– keyboards
  • Simon Chamberlain – piano
  • Linda McCartney– keyboards, backing vocals
  • Neil Jason– bass guitar
  • Phil Collins– drums, percussion
  • Jerry Marotta– drums, percussion
  • John Bradbury– drums, percussion
  • Graham Ward– drums, percussion
  • Ray Cooper– percussion
  • Dick Morrissey– tenor saxophone
  • Lenny Pickett– alto and tenor saxophone
  • Gary Barnacle– saxophone
  • Gavyn Wright– violin solo
  • Kate Robbins– harmony vocals
  • Ruby James – harmony vocals
  • James McCartney– spoken word
  • Steve Jackson– spoken word
  • Eddie Klein – spoken word
  • John Hammel – spoken word
  • Matt Howe – spoken word
  • Tony Visconti– orchestral arrangements
  • Anne Dudley– orchestral arrangements
  • Hugh Padgham – engineer
  • Tony Clark– engineer assistant
  • Jon Kelly– engineer assistant
  • Peter Mew– engineer assistant
  • Matt Howe – engineer assistant
  • Steve Jackson – engineer assistant
  • Haydn Bendall– engineer assistant
  • Hugh Padgham – mixing
  • Bert Bevans – mixing
  • Steve Forward – mixing
  • Julian Mendelsohn – mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Paul McCartney and Eric Stewart, except where noted.

  1. Stranglehold
  2. Good Times Coming/Feel the Sun – Paul McCartney
  3. Talk More Talk – Paul McCartney
  4. Footprints
  5. Only Love Remains – Paul McCartney
  6. Press – Paul McCartney
  7. Pretty Little Head
  8. Move Over Busker
  9. Angry
  10. However Absurd