On August 4, 2005, James Milton Campbell Jr. aka Little Milton died aged 70. He was a singer and musician (guitar), co-founder of Bobbin Records. He started his recording career in 1853 at “Sun Records”, and also recorded for “Checker Records”, “Meteor, “Stax”, “Glades”, “Golden Ear”, “MCA”, and Malaco. Milton recorded 33 albums, and in 1988 was inducted into the “Blues Hall of Fame”.
Tag Archives: August 4
Randy Newman: Dark Matter
On August 4, 2017, “Nonesuch” label released “Dark Matter”, the 11th Randy Newman studio album. It was recorded in 2017 and was produced by David Boucher, Mitchell Froom, and Lenny Waronker.
Personnel:
- Randy Newman– vocals, piano
- Blake Mills– guitar
- David Piltch– bass
- Matt Chamberlain– drums
- Mitchell Froom– additional keyboards
Track listing:
All tracks by Randy Newman.
- The Great Debate
- Brothers
- Putin
- Lost Without You
- Sonny Boy
- It’s a Jungle Out There
- She Chose Me
- On the Beach
- Wandering Boy
Fruit Bats: The Ruminant Band
On August 4, 2009, “Sub Pop” label released “The Ruminant Band”, the fourth Fruit Bats album. It was recorded in 2009 and was produced by Graeme Gibson.
Personnel:
- Eric D. Johnson – vocals, guitar
- Sam Wagster – vocals, guitar, pedal steel guitar, piano
- Ron Lewis – vocals, guitar, electric piano, organ, synthesizer
- Christopher Sherman – bass guitar
- Graeme Gibson – drums, percussion, noises
- Ryan Boyles – engineer
- Don Stout – mastering
- Andrew Holder – illustrations
- Jeff Kleinsmith – art direction, design
Track listing:
All tracks by Eric D. Johnson.
- Primitive Man
- The Ruminant Band
- Tegucigalpa
- Beautiful Morning Light
- The Hobo Girl
- Being on Our Own
- My Unusual Friend
- Singing Joy to the World
- The Blessed Breeze
- Feather Bed
- Flamingo
Conor Oberst: Same
On August 4, 2008, “Merge” label released the self-titled, debut Conor Oberst album. It was recorded January – February 2008 and was produced by Conor Oberst.
Personnel:
- Conor Oberst– vocals, electric and 12-string guitar, stomp
- Nate Walcott– organ, piano, electric piano
- Nik Freitas– vocals, electric guitar
- Macey Taylor– vocals, bass, stomp
- Taylor Hollingsworth– guitar, electric guitar, stomp
- Jason Boesel– vocals, drums, percussion, stomp
- Andy LeMaster– vocals, tape echo
- Phil Schaffart– vocals, stomp
- Janet Weiss– vocals
- Corina Figueroa-Escamilla– vocals
- Ruben Mendez Hernandez– conch
Track listing:
All tracks by Conor Oberst, except where noted.
- Cape Canaveral
- Sausalito
- Get-Well-Cards
- Lenders in the Temple
- Danny Callahan
- I Don’t Want to Die (In the Hospital)
- Eagle on a Pole
- NYC – Gone, Gone
- Moab
- Valle Místico (Ruben’s Song) – Ruben Mendez Hernandez
- Souled Out!!! – Conor Oberst, Jason Boesel
- Milk Thistle
Snow Patrol: Final Straw
On August 4, 2003, “Fiction” label released “Final Straw”, the third Snow Patrol studio album. It was recorded in February 2003, at “Britannia Row Studios” and was produced by Jacknife Lee. The album was certified Platinum in Australia by “ARIA”, 6 x Platinum in Ireland by “IRMA” and 6 x Platinum in UK by “BPI”.
Personnel:
- Gary Lightbody– vocals, guitar, keyboards, glockenspiel, backing vocals
- Mark McClelland– bass, keyboards
- Jonny Quinn– drums
- Nathan Connolly– guitar, backing vocals
- James Banbury – piano, strings, cello
- Fiona McCapra – violin
- Bruce White – viola
- Iain Archer– backing vocals
- Ben Georgiades – engineer
- Stephen Marcussen – mastering
- Louie Teran – mastering
Track listing:
All lyrics by Gary Lightbody; all music by Gary Lightbody, Mark McClelland, Nathan Connolly and Jonny Quinn, except where noted.
- How to be Dead
- Wow
- Gleaming Auction
- Whatever’s Left
- Spitting Games
- Chocolate
- Run – Iain Archer, Gary Lightbody,Mark McClelland, Nathan Connolly,Jonny Quinn
- Grazed Knees
- Ways & Means – Iain Archer, Gary Lightbody, Mark McClelland, Nathan Connolly, Jonny Quinn
- Tiny Little Fractures
- Somewhere a Clock Is Ticking – Iain Archer, Gary Lightbody,Mark McClelland, Nathan Connolly, Jonny Quinn
- Same
Aretha Franklin: Aretha Arrives
On August 4, 1967, “Atlantic” label released “Aretha Arrives”, the eleventh Aretha Franklin studio album. It was recorded in June 1967 at “Atlantic Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Jerry Wexler.
Personnel:
- Aretha Franklin – lead and background vocals, piano
- Jimmy Johnson, Joe South– guitar
- Tommy Cogbill– bass guitar
- Roger Hawkins– drums
- Ted Somers – vibraphone
- Spooner Oldham, Truman Thomas – piano, organ, Fender Rhodes
- Charles Chalmers, King Curtis– tenor saxophone
- Tony Studd – bass trombone
- Melvin Lastie– trumpet
- Gene Orloff– director of string section
- The Sweet Inspirations– backing vocals
- Carolyn Franklin, Erma Franklin– backing vocals
Track listing:
- Satisfaction – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
- You Are My Sunshine – Jimmie Davis, Charles Mitchell
- Never Let Me Go – Joe Scott
- 96 Tears – Rudy Martinez
- Prove It – Randy Evretts, Horace Ott
- Night Life – Willie Nelson, Walt Breeland,Paul Buskirk
- That’s Life – Dean Kay, Kelly Gordon
- I Wonder – Cecil Gant, Raymond Leveen
- Ain’t Nobody (Gonna Turn Me Around) – Carolyn Franklin
- Going Down Slow – Louis Jimmy Oden
- Baby, I Love You – Ronnie Shannon
Anchor & Braille: Felt
On August 4, 2009, “Wood Water” label released “Felt”, the debut Anchor & Braille, album. It is side project of Stephen Christian, Anberlin lead vocalist. It was recorded 2004 – 2008, and was produced by Aaron Marsh.
Personnel:
- Stephen Christian — vocals, guitar, piano
- Aaron Marsh — bass, guitar, piano, trombone, horn arrangements, string arrangements, mixing, guest vocals, engineer
- Louis DiFabrizio — bass guitar
- Jonathan Bucklew – drums
- Steve Jones — trumpet
- Troy Glessner — mastering
- Ryan Clark — design
Track listing:
All tracks by Stephen Christian.
- Rust (The Short Story of Mary Agnosia)
- Like Steps in a Dance
- Blur
- Introspect
- Summer Tongues
- Calm, Calm, Calm Yourself
- Wedding/Funeral
- When We Die
- Forget Love, I Just Want You to Make Sense to Me Tonight.
- Sing Out
- Sheet Music/Sheet Music
- Empires
Paul Banks: Julian Plenti Is… Skyscraper
On August 4, 2009, “Matador” label released “Julian Plenti Is… Skyscraper”, the first solo Paul Banks album. It was recorded 2008 – 2009, at “Seaside Lounge Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Paul Banks and Peter Katis.
Personnel:
- Julian Plenti – vocals, guitar, piano, drums, programming, art direction
- Mike Stroud- guitar harmony
- Dmitry Ishenko – bass, double bass
- Charles Burst – drums, recording
- Sam Fogarino, Striker Manley – drums
- Glenn White, Alex Weiss – saxophone
- Jessica Pavone – violin, viola
- Yoed Nir – cello
- Peter Katis– recording, mixing
- Greg Giorgio, Mitch Rackin, Noah Goldstein – recording
- Mark O – artwork
- Jeremy Kirkland, Trevort Luikart – logic guru
- Matthew Salacuse– photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Paul Banks.
- Only if You Run
- Fun That We Have
- Skyscraper
- Games for Days
- Madrid Song
- No Chance Survival
- Unwind
- Girl on the Sporting News
- On the Esplanade
- Fly as You Might
- H
Rerbelution: Bright Side Of Life
On August 4, 2009, “Controlled Substance Sound Labs” label released “Bright Side of Life”, the second Rebelution studio album.
Personnel:
- Eric Rachmany – lead and backing vocals, electric and acoustic guitar
- Rory Carey – keyboards, grand piang, masteringo, Hammond B3 organ, Rhodes piano
- Marley D. Williams – bass guitar
- Wesley Finley – drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Jeff Elliot – saxophone
- Craig Thomas – trumpet
- Donovan Haney, Jim Fox – dub effects
- Gene Cornelius – recording
- Jim Fox – mixing, mastering
- Abel Aquino – art direction, design
Track listing:
- Bright Side of Life
- More Than Ever
- Outta Control
- From the Window
- Suffering
- Too Rude
- Dubzille
- Bump
- Lazy Afternoon
- Moonlight
- Change the System
- Wake Up Call
- More Than Dub (bonus track)
Rainbow: Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow
On August 4, 1975, “Oyster” label released “Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow”, the first Rainbow album. It was recorded February – March 1975, at “Musicland Studios” in Munich, and was produced by Ritchie Blackmore, Martin Birch and Ronnie James Dio.
Personnel:
- Ronnie James Dio – lead vocals
- Ritchie Blackmore – guitar
- Micky Lee Soule – piano, mellotron, clavinet, organ
- Craig Gruber– bass
- Gary Driscoll – drums
- Shoshana – backing vocals
- Martin Birch – mixing
Track listing:
All tracks by Ritchie Blackmore and Ronnie James Dio except where noted
- Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow
- Self Portrait
- Black Sheep of the Family – Steve Hammond
- Catch the Rainbow
- Snake Charmer
- Temple of the King
- If You Don’t Like Rock ‘n’ Roll
- Sixteenth Century Greensleeves
- Still I’m Sad – Paul Samwell-Smith, Jim McCarty
