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Ben Harper: Give Till It’s Gone

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On May 10, 2011, “Virgin” label released “Give Till It’s Gone”, the tenth Ben Harper studio album. It was recorded 2010 – 2011, at “Groove Masters”, “Eldorado Recording Studios”, “Wire Recording” and “Radio 1, Austin”.

Personnel:

  • Ben Harper – vocals, slide guitar
  • Jackson Browne – vocals
  • Kyle Crusham – guitar, keyboards, organ, engineer
  • Jason Mozerksy – guitar
  • Jesse Ingalls – bass
  • Ringo Starr – drums
  • Jordan Richardson – drums
  • Jessy Greene – violin, string arrangements
  • Adam Lasus – engineer, mixing
  • Danny Kalb – engineer, mixing
  • Pete Lyman – engineer
  • Brian Gardner – mastering
  • Gavin Lurssen – mastering
  • Varnish Studio Inc – art direction, design

Track listing:

  1. Don’t Give Up on Me Now – Ben Harper, Jason Mozersky
  2. I Will Not Be Broken – Ben Harper, Jason Mozersky
  3. Rock’n’Roll Is Free – Ben Harper
  4. Feel Love – Ben Harper, Jason Mozerscky
  5. Clearly Severely – Ben Harper, Jason Mozersky, Jordan Richardson
  6. Spilling Faith – Ben Harper, Jason Mozersky, Jordan Richardson, Richard Starkey, Jesse Ingalls
  7. Get There from Here – Ben Harper, Jason Mozersky, Jordan Richardson, Richard Starkey, Jesse Ingalls
  8. Pray That Our Love Sees the Dawn – Ben Harper, Jason Mozersky
  9. Waiting On a Sign – Ben Harper, Jesse Ingalls
  10. Dirty Little Lover – Ben Harper, Jordan Richardson
  11. Do It for You, Do It for Us – Ben Harper, Jason Mozersky, Jesse Ingalls

Spoon: Gimme Fiction

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On May 10, 2005, “Merge Records” label released “Gimme Fiction”, the fifth Spoon studio album. It was recorded July – September 2014, at “Public Hi – Fi” in Austin, Texas, and was produced by Britt Daniel, Jim Eno and Mike McCarthy.

Personnel:

  • Britt Daniel– vocals, guitar, bass, piano, keyboards, Rhodes, sound effects, memory man, tambourine, kalimba, organ, flute patch, sleigh bells, Wurlitzer, slaps, Moog, shaker
  • Jim Eno– drums, high hat, engineer
  • Eric Harvey – piano
  • Josh Zarbo – bass guitar
  • Mike McCarthy– snaps, string swoops, programming, flams, xylophone, engineer
  • Ames Asbell – viola
  • Sara Nelson – cello
  • John Painter – trumpet, trombone, saxophone
  • Eddie Robert – creepy bass
  • John Vanderslice– rings, feedbacks
  • Scott Solter– delay drum
  • Eric Bachmann– backing vocals
  • Greg Calbi– mastering
  • Sean McCabe – artwork

 Track listing:

All tracks by Britt Daniel

  1. The Beast and Dragon, Adored
  2. The Two Sides of Monsieur Valentine
  3. I Turn My Camera On
  4. My Mathematical Mind
  5. The Delicate Place
  6. Sister Jack
  7. I Summon You
  8. The Infinite Pet
  9. Was It You
  10. They never Got You
  11. Merchants of Soul

Eric Johnson: Ah Via Musicom

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On February 28, 1990, “Capitol” label released “Ah Via Musicom”, the third Eric Johnson studio album. It was recorded March 1988 – June 1989, at “Riverside Sound”, “Arlyn Studios” and “Saucer One Studio” in Austin, Texas, and was produced by Eric Johnson, Richard Mullen.

Personnel:

  • Eric Johnson– lead vocals, guitar, piano, electric sitar, arrangement, engineering
  • Jody Lazo – vocals
  • Steven Hennig – guitar
  • Steve Barber– keyboard, synthesizer, arrangement
  • Tommy Taylor – drums, percussion, arrangement
  • Paul Bissell – percussion
  • James Fenner – percussion
  • Roscoe Beck– bass, arrangement
  • Kyle Brock – bass, arrangement
  • Reggie Witty – bass, arrangement
  • Wee Willie – harmonica
  • Vince Mariani – arrangement
  • Richard Mullen – engineer, mixing
  • Chet Himes – engineer
  • Bob Lacivita – engineer
  • Walter New – engineer
  • Dave Parks – engineer
  • Stuart Sullivan– engineer
  • Michael Frondelli – mixing
  • Bernie Grundman– mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Eric Johnson, except where noted.

  1. Ah Via Musicom – Eric Johnson, Steve Barber
  2. Cliffs of Dover
  3. Desert Rose – Eric Johnson, Vince Mariani
  4. High Landrons
  5. Steve’s Boogie
  6. Trademark
  7. Nothing Can Keep Me from You
  8. Song for George
  9. Righteous
  10. Forty Mile Town
  11. East West

Spoon: Girls Can Tell

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On February 20, 2001, “Merge” and “12 XU” labels released “Girls Can Tell”, the third Spoon studio album. It was recorded in 2000, at Jim Eno’s home studio at Austin, TX, and was produced by Britt Daniel, Jim Eno and Mike McCarthy.

Personnel:

  • Britt Daniel– vocal, guitar, keyboards
  • Joshua Zarbo – bass
  • Jim Eno– drums
  • Conrad Keely – mellotron
  • Laura Phelan – vibraphone
  • Lee Spencer – harpsichord
  • Ames Asbell – viola

Track listing:

All tracks by Britt Daniel except where noted.

  1. Everything Hits at Once
  2. Believing is Art
  3. Me and the bean – John Clayton
  4. Lines in the Suit
  5. The Fitted Shirt
  6. Anything You Want
  7. Take a Walk
  8. 1020 AM
  9. Take the Fifth
  10. This Book is a Movie
  11. Chicago at Night

Lambchop: Damaged

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On August 14, 2006, “Merge” label released “Damaged”, the ninth Lambchop studio album. It was recorded in 2006, at “Rhonda Court” in Austin, TX, and was produced by Dave Cobb.

Personnel:

  • Kurt Wagner– vocals, guitar
  • William Tyler – guitars
  • Tony Crow – piano
  • Sam Baker – drums
  • Matt Swanson – bass
  • Alex McManus – guitars
  • Deanna Varagona – baritone saxophone
  • Paul Niehaus– steel guitar, electric guitar
  • Marc Trovilion – electronics
  • Jonathon Marx – electronics, sound interludes
  • Ryan Norris – keyboards, electronics, sound interludes
  • Scott Martin – drums, electronics, sound interludes
  • Roy Agee – trombones
  • Gary Tussing – cellos
  • G daddy – acoustic guitar
  • Bruce Colson – violin
  • Ames Asbell – viola
  • Ben Westney – cello
  • Doctor Matt Gorham – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Kurt Wagner, except where noted.

  1. Paperback Bible
  2. Prepared – Tony Crow, Kurt Wagner
  3. The Rise and Fall of the Letter P
  4. A Day Without Glasses
  5. Beers Before the Barbican
  6. I Would Have Waited Here All Day
  7. Crackers
  8. Fear
  9. Short
  10. The Decline of Country and Western Civilization

Spoon: Hot Thoughts

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On March 17, 2017, “Matador Records” label released “Hot Thoughts”, the ninth Spoon studio album. It was recorded in 2016, at “Tarbox Road Studios” in Cassadaga, New York, “Public Hi-Fi” in Austin, Texas, “Catacomb Recording Company” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Dave Fridmann, Britt Daniel, Jim Eno, Alex Fischel and Rob Pope.

Personnel:

  • Britt Daniel– vocals, guitars, keys, piano, percussion, bass, design
  • Alex Fischel – keyboards, piano, guitars, percussion
  • Rob Pope– bass, percussion
  • Jim Eno– drums, percussion, keys
  • Stephen Patterson – extra drums
  • Brad Shenfeld – darbuka, saz
  • Ted Taforo – saxophone
  • Sharon Van Etten– vocals
  • Sabrina Ellis – vocals
  • Sara Houser – vocals
  • Blair Robbins – vocals
  • Dave Fridmann– recording, mixing
  • Brad Bell – engineer
  • Matt Gerhard – engineer
  • Mike Fridmann – engineer
  • Max Lorenzen – engineer
  • Grant Eppley – engineer
  • Howie Weinberg– mastering
  • Gentry Studer – mastering
  • Janet Weiss– song sequencing
  • Christine Messersmith – cover image
  • Alan Hynes – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Britt Daniel, except  where noted.

  1. Hot Thoughts – Britt Daniel, Sean Dineen
  2. WhisperI’lllistentohearit
  3. Do I Have to Talk You Into It
  4. First Caress – Britt Daniel, Alex Fischel
  5. Pink Up
  6. Can I Sit Next to You
  7. I Ain’t the One
  8. Tear It Down – Britt Daniel, Laura Pergolizzi
  9. Shotgun – Britt Daniel, Sean Dineen
  10. Us – Britt Daniel, Ted Taforo

James McMurtry: Childish Things

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On September 6, 2005, “Compadre Records” label released “Childish Things”, the eight  James McMurtry album. It was recorded in 2005, at “Flashpoint Recording” in Austin, and was produced by James McMurtry.

Personnel:

  1. James McMurtry – lead vocal, acoustic and electric guitars, baritone guitar, mandolin, harmonica, piano, organ
  2. Tim Holt, David Grissom – guitars
  3. Ronnie Johnson – bass guitar, backing vocals
  4. Chris Maresh – bass guitar
  5. Daren Hess – drums, tambourine
  6. Bukka Allen – piano, organ
  7. Curtis McMurtry – saxophone
  8. Jon Blondell – trombone
  9. Warren Hood – violin
  10. Joe Ely – co -lead vocal
  11. Randy Garibay, Jr. – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by James McMurtry, except where noted.

  1. See the Elephant
  2. Childish Things
  3. We Can’t Make It Here
  4. Slew Foot – Howard Hausey, James C. Webb
  5. Bad Enough
  6. Restless
  7. Memorial Day
  8. Six Year Drought
  9. Old Part of Town -Peter Case
  10. Charlemagne’s Home Town
  11. Pocatello
  12. Holiday

Blue October: Any Man in America

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On August 16, 2011, “Red Distribution” label released “Any Man in America”, the sixth Blue October studio album. It was recorded 2010 – 2011, at “Matchbox Studios” in Austin, Texas, and was produced by Tim Palmer and Justin Furstenfield.

Personnel:

  • Justin Furstenfeld– vocals, guitar
  • Steve Schiltz- guitars
  • B. Hudson- guitar
  • Brendan Bond – trumpet
  • Dwight Baker – engineer
  • Matt Noveskey– bass, guitar
  • Jeremy Furstenfeld– drums, percussion
  • Ryan Delahoussaye- violin, keyboard, mandolin
  • Tim Palmer- guitars, engineer, mixing
  • Ray Cordero – guest vocalist
  • Patricia Lynn Drew- backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Justin Furstenfeld, except where noted.

  1. Everything (AM Limbo)
  2. The Feel Again (Stay)
  3. The Money Tree
  4. For the Love
  5. Drama Everything – Justin Furstenfeld, Andy Sharp
  6. The Chills – Justin Furstenfeld, Tim Palmer
  7. The Flight (Lincoln to Minneapolis)
  8. Any Man in America
  9. You Waited Too Long – Justin Furstenfeld, Tim Palmer
  10. The Honesty
  11. The Getting Over It Part – Justin Furstenfeld, Tim Palmer
  12. The Worry List – Justin Furstenfeld, Dwight Baker
  13. The Follow Through

 

Slightly Stoopid: Chronchitis

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On August 7, 2007, “Controlled Substance Sound Labs” label released “Chronchitis”, the fifth Slightly Stoopid studio album. It was recorded in 2007, at “Total Access Recording” in Redondo Beach, CA, “Wire Recording” in Austin, TX, “Kingsize Soundlabs” in Eagle Rock, CA, “Philadelphonic Studio” in Philadelphia, PA, and was produced by Miguel, Paul Leary, Mario C. And Chris DiBeneditto.

Personnel:

  • Miles Doughty – vocals, bass, guitar
  • Kyle McDonald – vocals, bass, guitar, engineer
  • Ryan Moran (RyMo) – drums
  • Oguer Ocon – harmonica, percussion
  • Money Mark – synthesizer, piano, vibraphone
  • C-Money – trumpet, keyboards
  • Dela – saxophone
  • DJ Hell Naw – turntables
  • Paul Leary – electric piano, Wurlitzer, engineer, mixing
  • Angelo Moore, Toko Tasi – performer
  • Brian Gardner – mastering
  • Chris DiBeneditto, Mario Caldato, Jr. – engineer, mixing
  • Michael “Miguel” Happoldt – engineer, mixing, tracking
  • Oscar Monsalve, Solaar – engineer
  • Stuart Sullivan – engineer, mixing
  • Brad Bell – engineer assistant
  • Mike Sutherland – engineer, engineer assistant
  • Stuart MacKay Smith – artwork, layout design
  • Jeffrey Lamont Brown – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Miles Doughty,  Kyle McDonald, Ryan Moran and Oguer Ocon, except where noted

  1. Anywhere I Go
  2. The Otherside
  3. Hold on to the One
  4. 2am
  5. Blood of My Blood
  6. Nobody Knows
  7. Above the Clouds
  8. Digital
  9. Round the World
  10. Baby I Like It
  11. Ocean
  12. Jimi
  13. Breakbeat
  14. Mind on Your Music
  15. Ever Really Wanted
  16. Girl U So Fine / Girl U So Fine, Pt. 2
  17. Reward for Me – Joe Higgs

Nick Lowe: Pinker and Prouder Than Previous

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In February 1988, “Demon” label released “Pinker and Prouder Than Previous”, the seventh Nick Lowe studio album. It was recorded 1987 – 1988, at “Arlyn Studios” in Austin, Texas; “Power Plant Studios” and “Westside Studios” in London, “Rockfield Studios” in Wales, and was produced by Nick Lowe, Colin Fairley and Dave  Edmunds.

Personnel:

  • Nick Lowe – vocals, guitar, bass
  • John Hiatt, Mickey Gee– guitar
  • Jimmie Vaughan– electric guitar
  • Martin Belmont – electric guitar
  • Paul Carrack– organ, piano
  • Geraint Watkins– keyboards
  • Kim Wilson– harmonica
  • John David, Paul Bassman – bass
  • Bobby Irwin – drums, backing vocals
  • Pete Thomas, Terry Williams– drums
  • Keith Morris– photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Nick Lowe, except where noted.

  1. (You’re My) Wildest Dream
  2. Crying in My Sleep
  3. Big Hair
  4. Love Gets Strange – John Hiatt
  5. I Got the Love
  6. Black Lincoln Continental – Graham Parker
  7. Cry It Out
  8. Lovers Jamboree – Nick Lowe, Paul Carrack
  9. Geisha Girl – Lawton Williams
  10. Wishing Well
  11. Big Big Love – Ray Carroll, Wynn Stewart