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Paper Kites: Twelvefour

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On August 28, 2015, “Wonderlick Entertainment” label released “Twelvefour” , the second Paper Kites studio album. It was recorded March–April 2015, at “Avast!   Recording Company” and “Hall of Justice” in Seattle, Washington, and was produced by Phil Ek.

Personnel:

  • Sam Bentley – lead vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, harmonica, keyboards, design
  • Christina Lacy – harmony vocals, guitars
  • David Powys – banjo, lap steel, backing vocals
  • Sam Rasmussen – bass guitar, synthesizer
  • Josh Bentley – drums, percussion
  • Phil Ek – engineer, mixing
  • Cameron Nicklaus – engineer assistant
  • Greg Calbi– mastering
  • Mark Bentley – design for twelvefour sign
  • Jefferton James – artwork editing, design, layout
  • Jackson Grant – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Sam Bentley; all music by John Bentley, Sam Bentley, Christina Lacy, David Powys and Sam Rasmussen.

  1. Electric Indigo
  2. Renegade
  3. Bleed Confusion
  4. Revelator Eyes
  5. Neon Crimson
  6. I’m Lying to You Cause I’m Lost
  7. A Silent Cause
  8. Woke Up from a Dream
  9. Turns Within Me, Turns Without Me
  10. Too Late

Joe Pass: Virtuoso

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In December 1973, “Pablo” label released “Virtuoso”, the twenty-eight Joe Pass album. It was recorded on August 28, 1973, at “MGM Recording Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Norman Granz.

Personnel:

  • Joe Pass – guitar

Track listing:

  1. Night and Day – Cole Porter
  2. Stella by Starlight – Ned Washington, Victor Young
  3. Here’s That Rainy Day – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen
  4. My Old Flame – Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston
  5. How High the Moon – Nancy Hamilton, Morgan Lewis
  6. Cherokee – Ray Noble
  7. Sweet Lorraine – Cliff Burwell, Mitchell Parish
  8. Have You Met Miss Jones? – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  9. Round Midnight – Bernie Hanighen, Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams
  10. All the Things You Are – Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern
  11. Blues for Alican – Joe Pass
  12. The Song Is You – Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern

Destroyer: Poison Season

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On August 28, 2015, “Merge” label released “Poison Season”, the tenth Destroyer (Dan Bejar) studio album. It was recorded in 2015, and was produced by Dan Bejar and David Carswell.

Personnel:

  • Daniel Bejar– vocals, MIDI, mixing
  • Ted Bois – piano, Roland D50
  • Tyson Naylor – DX-7, piano
  • Nicolas Bragg – electric guitar
  • David Carswell– acoustic and electric guitars, MIDI, mixing
  • Dylan Palmer – contrabass
  • John Collins– bass
  • Josh Wells – bongos, congas, drums, percussion
  • JP Carter – effects, trumpet
  • Joseph Shabason – flute, saxophone
  • Jesse Zubot – violin, viola, arranger, editing, string mixing
  • Rebecca Whitling – violin
  • Henry Lee – viola
  • Peggy Leo – cello
  • Stefan Udell – string arrangements
  • Dave Graham – engineer
  • John Raham – editing, engineer, string mixing
  • Erik Nielsen – assistant engineer
  • Jeff Lipton – mastering
  • Maria Rice – mastering
  • Maggie Fost – design
  • Fabiola Carranza – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Dan Bejar.

  1. Times Square, Poison Season I
  2. Dream Lover
  3. Forces From Above
  4. Hell
  5. The River
  6. Times Square
  7. Archer on the Beach
  8. Midnight Meet the Rain
  9. Solace’s Bride
  10. Bangkok
  11. Sun in the Sky
  12. Times Square, Poison Season II

The Moody Blues: The Present

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On August 28, 1983, “Threshold” label released “The Present”, the eleventh Moody Blues (The) album. It was recorded March – December 1982, at “Strawberry Studios” in London, and was produced by Pip Williams.

Personnel:

  • Justin Hayward –vocals, guitar
  • Patrick Moraz –keyboards
  • Ray Thomas – vocals, harmonica, flute
  • John Lodge – vocals, bass guitar
  • Graeme Edge –drums
  • Pip Williams – sequencing

Track listing:

  1. Blue World – Justin Hayward
  2. Meet Me Halfway – Justin Hayward,John Lodge
  3. Sitting at the Wheel – John Lodge
  4. Going Nowhere – Graeme Edge
  5. Hole in the World – John Lodge
  6. Under My Feet – John Lodge
  7. It’s Cold Outside of Your Heart – Justin Hayward
  8. Running Water – Justin Hayward
  9. I Am – Ray Thomas
  10. Sorry – Ray Thomas

Cactus: Ot ‘n’ Sweaty

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On August 28, 1972, “Atco” label released “’Ot ‘n’ Sweaty”, the fourth Cactus album. It was recorded in 1972, and was produced by Geoffrey Haslam.

Personnel:

  • Peter French– lead and backing vocals
  • Werner Fritzschings– guitar
  • Duane Hitchings– keyboards, organ, acoustic and electric pianos
  • Tim Bogert– bass, backing vocals
  • Carmine Appice– drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Michael Delugg – engineer
  • Jimmy Douglass– engineer
  • Joel Kerr – engineer
  • Tom Scott – engineer
  • Ray Thompson – engineer
  • David Palmer – engineer
  • James E. Vickers – engineer
  • Buzz Richmond – engineer assistant
  • Bernie Kirsh – engineer assistant
  • Geoffrey Haslam – remixing, mixing
  • Jean Ristori – mastering
  • Richard Mantel – art direction, design
  • Urs Tschuppert – design
  • David Willardson – cover art
  • David Gahr – photography
  • Yves Bigot– liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Swim (Let Me Swim) – Carmine Appice, Tim Bogert, Jim McCarty
  2. Bad Mother Boogie (Big Mama Boogie – Part II) – Carmine Appice, Tim Bogert, Peter French, Werner Fritzschings, Duane Hitchings
  3. Our Lil Rock ‘n’ Roll Thing – Carmine Appice, Tim  Bogert, Peter French, Werner Fritzschings, Duane Hitchings
  4. Bad Stuff – Peter French, Johnson
  5. Bringing Me Down – Carmine Appice, Tim Bogert, Peter French, Werner Fritzschings, Duane Hitchings
  6. Bedroom Mazurka – Peter French, Duane Hitchings
  7. Telling You – Peter French, Duane Hitchings
  8. Underneath the Arches – Connely, Flanagan, Jim McCarty

Devo: Q: Are We Not Men?

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On August 28, 1978, “Warner Bros” label released “Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!”, the debut Devo album. It was recorded October 1977 – February 1978, in Cologne, Germany and was produced by Brian Eno.

Personnel:

  • Bob Casale – rhythm guitar, additional keyboards, backing vocals
  • Bob Mothersbaugh– lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Mark Mothersbaugh– lead vocals, keyboards, occasional guitar
  • Gerald V. Casale– lead vocals, bass, additional keyboards
  • Alan Myers– drums

Track listing:

  1. Uncontrollable Urge – Mark Mothersbaugh
  2. (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
  3. Praying Hands – Gerald V. Casale
  4. Space Junk – Gerald V. Casale, Bob Mothersbaugh
  5. Mongoloid – Gerald V. Casale
  6. Jocko Homo – Mark Mothersbaugh
  7. Too Much Paranolas – Mark Mothersbaugh
  8. Gut Feelibg – Mark Motersbaugh, Bob Mothersbaugh, Gerald V. Casale
  9. Come Back Jonee – Gerald V. Casale, Mark Mothersbaugh
  10. Sloopy – Mark Motersbaugh, Bob Mothersbaugh, Gary Jackett, Gerald V. Casale
  11. Shrivel-Up – Mark Motersbaugh, Bob Mothersbaugh, Gerald V. Casale

Mike Oldfield: Hergest Ridge

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On August 28, 1974, “Virgin ” label released “Hergest Ridge”, the second Mike Oldfield album. It was recorded in 1974, at the “The Manor” and was produced by Tom Newman and Mike Oldfield.

Personnel:

  • Mike Oldfield– acoustic, electric and Spanish guitar, bass guitar, Farfisa, Gemini, Lowrey organs, glockenspiel,  gong,  mandolin,  nutcracker, sleigh bells, timpani, tubular bells
  • Sally Oldfield– vocals
  • Clodagh Simonds– vocals
  • Chilli Charles– snare drum
  • Lindsay Cooper– oboe
  • June Whiting– oboe
  • Ted Hobart– trumpet
  • William Murray – cymbal
  • Terry Oldfield– woodwinds
  • London Sinfonietta Voices – choir
  • David Bedford – strings conductor

Track listing:

All tracks by Mike Oldfield.

  1. Hergest Ridge (Part one)
  2. Hergest Ridge (Part two)
  3. In Dulci Jubilo (For Maureen)
  4. Spanish Tune

Marvin Gaye: Let’s Get It On

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On August 28, 1973, “Tamla” label released “Let’s Get It On”, the thirteenth Marvin Gaye studio album. It was recorded  June 1970 – July 1973, at the“Golden World Studio” in Detroit and at the “Hitsville West” in Los  Angeles, and was produced by Marvin Gaye and Ed Townsend. The album received positive critics worldwide and is regarded as one of the most influential and most significant soul and funk albums of all time.

Personnel:

  • Marvin Gaye – lead and backing vocals, piano
  • David T. Walker, Eddie Willis, Lewis Shelton, Melvin Ragin, Robert White, Don Peake – guitar
  • Joe Sample, Marvin Jerkins – piano
  • James Jamerson, Wilton Felder – bass
  • Bobbye Hall Porter – bongos
  • Eddie “Bongo” Brown – drums, bongos
  • Paul Humphrey, Uriel Jones – drums
  • Emil Richards, Bobbye Hall Porter, Ernie Watts, Plas Johnson – percussion
  • Emil Richards, Victor Feldman – vibraphone
  • David Van DePitte , Gene Page, Rene Hall – arrangements, orchestra conducting
  • The Originals – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Let’s  Get it On – Marvin Gaye, Ed Townsend
  2. Please Stay – Marvin Gaye, Ed Townsend
  3. If I Should Die Tonight – Marvin Gaye, Ed Townsend
  4. Keep Getting’ it On – Marvin Gaye, Ed Townsend
  5. Come Get to This – Marvin Gaye
  6. Distant Lover – Marvin Gaye, Gwen Gordy, Sandra Green
  7. You Sure Love to Ball – Marvin Gaye
  8. Just to Keep You Satisfied – Marvin Gaye, Anna Gordy Gaye, Elgie Stover