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Cass Elliot: The Road Is No Place For A Lady

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In October 1972, “RCA” label released “The Road Is No Place for a Lady”, the fifth and final Cass Elliot studio album. It was recorded in 1972, at “Trident Studios” in London, and was produced by Lewis Merenstein.

Personnel:

  • Cass Elliot – vocals
  • Chris Spedding – guitar
  • Les Thacher – acoustic guitar
  • Dave McRae – piano
  • Don Randi – keyboard
  • Les Hurdle – bass
  • Barry Morgan – drums
  • Ray Cooper – percussion
  • Kay Garner, Margo Quantrell, Vicki West – backing vocals
  • Larry Fallon – arrangements, conductor 
  • Del Newman – arrangement, conductor
  • David Hentschel – engineer

Track listing:

  1. (If You’re Gonna) Break Another Heart – Albert Hammond, Michael Hazlewood
  2. Saturday Suit – Jimmy Webb
  3. Does Anybody Love You – Renée Armand, Kerry Chater
  4. Walk Beside Me – Mike Leslie, Billy Day
  5. All My Life – Diane Hildebrand, Leah Kunkel
  6. Say Hello – Paul Williams
  7. Who in the World – Chris Arnold, David Martin, Geoff Morrow
  8. Love Was Not a Word – Al Gorgoni, Trade Martin, Chip Taylor
  9. Oh, Babe, What Would You Say? – Eileen Sylvia Smith
  10. The Road Is No Place for a Lady – Leah Kunkel

Nirvana: The Story Of Simon Simopath

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In October 1967, “Island” label released “The Story of Simon Simopath”, the debut Nirvana album. It was recorded in 1967, at “Pye” in London, and was produced by Chris Blackwell.

Personnel:

  • Patrick Campbell-Lyons – vocals, guitar
  • Alex Spyropoulos – vocals, piano, keyboards
  • Alan Parker – guitar
  • Alan Hawkshaw – organ
  • Herbie Flowers – bass
  • Clem Cattini – drums
  • Barry Morgan – drums
  • Frank Ricotti – percussion
  • Syd Dale – conductor
  • Brian Humphries – engineer
  • Chris Blackwell – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Patrick Campbell-Lyons and Alex Spyropoulos.

  1. Wings of Love
  2. Lonely Boy
  3. We Can Help You
  4. Satellite Jockey
  5. In the Courtyard of the Stars
  6. You Are Just the One
  7. Pentecost Hotel
  8. I Never Found a Love Like This
  9. Take This Hand
  10. 1999

Elton John: Tumbleweed Connection

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On October 30, 1970, “DJM” label released “Tumbleweed Connection”, the third Elton John studio album. It was recorded March 1970, at “Trident Studios” in London, and was produced by Gus Dudgeon.

Personnel:

  • Elton John – lead and backing vocals, piano, Hammond organ
  • Caleb Quaye– lead guitar, acoustic and electric guitar
  • Les Thatcher – acoustic guitar, twelve-string acoustic guitar
  • Lesley Duncan – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Mike Egan – acoustic guitar
  • Gordon Huntley – steel guitar
  • Brian Dee– Hammond organ
  • Ian Duck – harmonica
  • Herbie Flowers, Dave Glover, Chris Laurence – bass guitar
  • Dee Murray– bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Nigel Olsson – drums, backing vocals
  • Roger Pope – drums, percussion
  • Barry Morgan– drums
  • Robin Jones – congas, tambourine
  • Karl Jenkins– oboe
  • Johnny Van Derek – violin
  • Skaila Kanga– harp
  • Madeline Bell, Tony Burrows, Kay Garner, Tony Hazzard, Tammi Hunt, Dusty Springfield, Heather Wheatman, Yvonne Wheatman – backing vocals
  • Paul Buckmaster– arrangement, conductor, orchestration
  • Robin Geoffrey Cable – engineer
  • Gus Skinas – editing
  • David Larkham – art direction, design, artwork, photography
  • Barry Wentzell, Ian Digby-Ovens – photography
  • John Tobler– liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, except where noted.

  1. Ballad of a Well-Known Gun
  2. Come Down in Time
  3. Country Comfort
  4. Son of Your Father
  5. My Father’s Gun
  6. Where to Now St. Peter?
  7. Love Song – Lesley Duncan
  8. Amoreena
  9. Talking Old Soldiers
  10. Burn Down the Mission

Cat Stevens: Izitso

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In April 1977, “Island” label released “Izitso”, the tenth Cat Stevens studio album. It was recorded September 1976 – March 1977, at “Muscle Shoals Sound Studio” in Sheffield, Alabama;“Sound 80 Studios” in Minneapolis; “Ardent Studios” in  Memphis, Tennessee; “Le Studio”, “Morin Heights” in Quebec, Canada;  “Sweet Silence Studios” in Copenhagen, Denmark, and was produced by Cat Stevens
and David Kershenbaum.

Personnel:

  • Cat Stevens – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, steel guitar, guitar synthesizer, bouzouki, keyboards, piano, celesta, harpsichord, Wurlitzer electric piano, Fender Rhodes, Polymoog, Moog synthesizer, Minimoog, ARP String Synthesizer, ARP 2600, Yamaha CS-80, Yamaha GX-1, Yamaha  EA5R  electronic organ, music sequencer, drums, percussion, harmonica,  brass,  arrangements, programming, illustrations, design
  • Pete Carr– acoustic and electric guitar, steel guitar, Ovation guitar, Epiphone Casino, guitar synthesizer, bouzouki
  • Jim Johnson– rhythm guitar
  • Weldon Myrick– steel guitar
  • Reggie Young– electric guitar
  • Ray Gomez– guitar
  • Chick Corea– electric piano, keyboards
  • Barry Beckett– piano, electric piano, organ, keyboards
  • Tim Henson– acoustic piano, piano, organ, keyboards
  • Little Brother Montgomery– ARP 2600
  • Jean Roussel– Hammond organ, piano, organ, synthesizer, ARP String Synthesizer, Yamaha CS-80, keyboards, flute, glockenspiel, vibraphone, string instruments, brass instruments, arrangements
  • Broderick Smith– harmonica
  • Bruce Lynch– double bass, electbass, bass synthesizer
  • David Hood– double bass, bass, bass synthesizer
  • Andy Newmark– drums, percussion
  • Bill Berg– drums, percussion
  • Barry Morgan– drums, percussion
  • Roger Hawkins– drums, percussion
  • Gene Page– string instruments, brass instruments, arrangements
  • David Campbell– string and brass arrangements
  • Marjorie Lagerwall– harp
  • Elkie Brooks– vocals
  • Suzanne Lynch– backing vocals
  • Carla Benson– backing vocals
  • Evette Benton– backing vocals
  • Barbara Ingram– backing vocals
  • Harvey Goldberg, Mike Stavros, Ian Boughey, Nigel Walker, Flemming Rasmussen, Tom Jung, Paul Martinson, Nick Blagona, Mike Ross, Freddy Hansson, Steve Brandon, Jerry Masters, Gene Eichelberger, Dee Robb, John Kelly, Ken Frieson – engineer
  • Claude Dupras – programming, mixing
  • Ted Jensen, Bernie Grundman – mastering
  • Mathieu Bitton – design
  • Eckford Stimpson – design
  • Moshe Brakha – photography
  • Bill Levenson – supervisor
  • Beth Stempel – coordinator

Track listing:

All tracks by Cat Stevens, except where noted.

  1. (Remember the Days of the) Old Schoolyard
  2. Life
  3. Killin’ Time
  4. Kypros
  5. Bonfire
  6. (I Never Wanted) To Be a Star
  7. Crazy
  8. Sweet Jamaica
  9. Was Dog a Doughnut?- Cat Stevens, Bruce Lynch, Jean Roussel
  10. Child for a Day – Paul Travis, David Gordon

Al Kooper: A Possible Projection of the Future / Childhood’s End

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In April 1972, “Columbia” label released “A Possible Projection of the Future / Childhood’s End”, the fifth Al Kooper album. It was recorded in 1972, and was produced by Al Kooper.

Personnel:

  • Al Kooper – vocals, acoustic and electric pianos, organ, guitars, ARP, VCS3 and Moog synthesizers, Mellotron, tambourine, sitar
  • Alan Parker – acoustic guitar
  • Harvey Brooks – electric bass
  • Herbie Flowers – electric bass
  • Bobby West – electric bass
  • Paul Humphrey – drums
  • Bobbye Hall Porter – percussion
  • Barry Morgan – drums
  • Claudia Lennear, Linda Lewis, Michael Gately, Robert John – backing vocals
  • Clydie King, Venetta Fields, Oma Drake, Edna Wright – backing vocals
  • John Punter- spoken introduction, engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Al Kooper; except where noted

  1. A Possible Projection of the Future
  2. The Man in Me – Bob Dylan
  3. Fly On
  4. Please Tell Me Why – Guilly Bright, Jimmy Cliff
  5. The Monkey Time – Curtis Mayfield
  6. Let Your Love Shine
  7. Swept for You Baby – Smokey Robinson
  8. Bended Knees (Please Don’t Leave Me Now)
  9. Love Trap
  10. Childhood’s End

Melanie: Candles in the Rain

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In April 1970, “Buddah” label released “Candles in the Rain”, the third Melanie album. It was recorded in 1970, and was produced by Peter Schekeryk.

Personnel:

  • Melanie – vocals, guitars
  • Alan Parker- guitars
  • Alan Hawkshaw- keyboards, organ
  • Edwin Hawkins- keyboards, piano
  • Harold McNair- fiddle, flute
  • Herbie Flowers- bass
  • Barry Morgan- drums
  • Rico Reyes – congas, percussion
  • John Abbott, Lee Holdridge- arrangements

Track listing:

All tracks by Melanie Safka except where noted.

  1. Candles in the Rain
  2. Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)
  3. Carolina in My Mind – James Taylor
  4. Citiest People
  5. What Have They Done to My Song Ma
  6. Alexander Beetle – Melanie Safka, A. Milne
  7. The Good Guys
  8. Lovin’ Baby Girl
  9. Ruby Tuesday – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
  10. Leftover Wine

Jeff Wayne: Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version Of The War Of The Worlds

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TWOTW

On September 6, 1978, “Columbia” label released “Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of the Worlds”, the debut Jeff Wayne studio album. It was recorded May 1976 – July 1977, and was produced by Jeff Wayne. The album retells the story of “The War of the Worlds” by H. G. Wells.

Personnel:

  • Jerry Wayne – spoken words (The Voice of NASA), orchestration, conductor
  • Richard Burton– spoken words (The Journalist: the narrator-protagonist)
  • Justin Hayward– vocals (The Sung Thoughts of the Journalist)
  • David Essex– spoken words, vocals (The Artilleryman)
  • Chris Thompson– vocals (The Voice of Humanity)
  • Phil Lynott– spoken words, vocals (Parson Nathaniel)
  • Julie Covington– spoken words , vocals (Beth)
  • Chris Spedding – giuitar
  • Jo Partridge – guitar
  • Ken Freeman – keyboards, synthesizer
  • Herbie Flowers – bass
  • Barry Morgan – drums
  • Barry De Souza – percussion
  • Ray Cooper – percussion
  • Roy Jones – percussion
  • George Fenton – lute, santoor, zither
  • Pest (Geraldine Wayne) -sounds
  • Geoff Young – recording
  • Laurence Diana – recording assistant
  • Bill Foster – mastering
  • John Pasche – logo design, art direction
  • Nick Broome – design
  • Terry Relph-Knight – design
  • Geoff Taylor – painting
  • Michael Trim – painting
  • Peter Goodfellow – painting
  • Music Activity Management – musical coordinator
  • The General Booking Company – musical coordinator
  • Jerry Wayne – executive producer

Track listing:

All dialogues by Doreen and Jerry Wayne, based upon H.G. Wells’s original text.

All tracks by Jeff Wayne, except where noted.

  1. The Eve of the War
  2. Horsell Common and the Heat Ray
  3. The Artilleryman and the Fighting Machine
  4. Forever Autumn – lyrics by Paul Vigrass and Gary Osborne
  5. Thunder Child – lyrics by Gary Osborne
  6. The Red Weed (Part 1)
  7. Parson Nathaniel
  8. The Spirit of Man – lyrics by Gary Osborne
  9. The Red Weed (Part 2)
  10. Brave New World -(lyrics by Gary Osborne)
  11. Dead London
  12. Epilogue (Part 1)
  13. Epilogue (Part 2)