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Bradley Joseph: Rapture

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On March 11, 1997, “Narada” label released “Rapture”, the second Bradley Joseph studio album. It was recorded in 1996, at “Pachyderm Studio” in Cannon Falls, Minnesota, and was produced by Bradley Joseph.

Personnel:

  • Bradley Joseph – vocals, keyboards, arrangements, conductor, engineer, mixing
  • Daniel Neale, Aron “Pumpkin” Trooien – guitar
  • James Anton – electric bass
  • Gordy Johnson – string bass
  • James Wheeler – drums
  • Charlie Adams, Marc Anderson – percussion
  • Brian Pearson – flute, trumpet
  • Jennifer Schumacher – English horn, oboe
  • Steven P. Trochlil – clarinet
  • Terry Brau – bass clarinet, trumpet
  • Charlie Bisharat – violin
  • Melissa Hasin – cello
  • David Levin, Clystie Whang – vocals
  • St. Olaf Players
  • Bob DeMaa – engineer
  • Lynn Peterson – engineer
  • Mark Agostino – engineer
  • Chuck Linder – engineer assistant
  • Dan Harjung – mixing
  • Treavor Sadler – mastering
  • Dan Harjung – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Bradley Joseph.

  1. A Lover’s Return
  2. Feel
  3. Jewel
  4. Healing the Hollow Man
  5. Blue Rock Road
  6. Robbins Island
  7. Stray
  8. A Stolen Kiss
  9. The Gallery
  10. Be Still
  11. Coastal Highway
  12. Storyteller
  13. The Passage

The Beach Boys: Friends

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On June 24, 1968, “Capitol” label released “Friends”, the 14th Beach Boys (The) studio album. It was recorded February – April 1968, at “ID Sound” in Los Angels, and was produced by Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston, Mike Love, Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson and Dennis Wilson.  

Personnel:

  • Mike Love – vocals
  • Carl Wilson – vocals, guitar, bass
  • Brian Wilson – vocals, organ, piano
  • Dennis Wilson – vocals, harmonium, congas
  • Bruce Johnston – vocals, keyboard, piano
  • Al Jardine – vocals, electric bass
  • Marilyn Wilson – vocals
  • Murry Wilson – vocals
  • David Cohen – guitar
  • Al Vescovo – banjo, guitar, lap steel guitar
  • Jim Ackley – keyboard, guitar
  • Tommy Morgan – harmonica, bass harmonica
  • Jimmy Bond – upright bass
  • Lyle Ritz – electric bass, upright bass, ukulele
  • Jim Gordon – drums, woodblocks, bell, congas, timbales
  • Norm Jeffries – drums
  • Gene Pello – drums
  • Alan Estes – vibraphone, woodblocks, chimes
  • Bill Green – saxophone
  • Jim Horn – saxophone, clarinet
  • Don Englert – saxophone, clarinet
  • Roy Caton – trumpet
  • Robert T. Jung – saxophone
  • Bill Perkins – saxophone
  • Meyer Hirsch J. Kenneth Jensen – saxophone
  • Jay Migliori – saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet
  • Tom Scott – saxophone, bass flute
  • David Sherr – saxophone, oboe
  • Tony Terran – trumpet
  • Ollie Mitchell – trumpet
  • Dick Forrest – trumpet
  • Dick Hyde – tuba, flugelhorn
  • John DeVoogt – violin
  • Bonnie Douglas – violin
  • Arnold Belnick – violin
  • William Kurasch – violin
  • Jay Rosen – violin
  • Ralph Schaeffer – violin
  • Leonard Malarsky – violin
  • Paul Shure – violin
  • Norman Botnick – viola
  • David Burk – viola
  • Raymond Kelley – cello
  • Jacqueline Lustgarden – cello
  • Jim Lockert – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Meant for You – Brian Wilson, Mike Love
  2. Friends – Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Al Jardine
  3. Wake the World – Brian Wilson, Al Jardine
  4. Be Here in the Mornin’ – Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine
  5. When a Man Needs a Woman – Brian Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Carl Wilson, Al Jardine, Steve Korthof, Jon Parks
  6. Passing By – Brian Wilson
  7. Amma Lee, the Healer – Brian Wilson, Mike Love
  8. Little Bird – Dennis Wilson, Steve Kalinich
  9. Be Still – Dennis Wilson, Steve Kalinich
  10. Busy Doin’ Nothin’ – Brian Wilson
  11. Diamond Head – Al Vescovo, Lyle Ritz, Jim Ackley, Brian Wilson
  12. Transcendental Meditation – Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine

Los Lobos: The Neighborhood

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On September 4, 1990, “Slash Records” label released “The Neighborhood”, the eighth Los Lobos album. It was recorded in 1990, and was produced by Larry Hirsch, David K. Hidalgo, Cesar J. Rosas, Louie F. Pérez, Jr., Conrad R. Lozano and Steve M. Berlin.

Personnel:

  • David K. Hidalgo- vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, 6-string bass, tiple, accordion, bajo sexto, violin, Hawaiian steel, koto guitar, drums, percussion
  • Cesar J. Rosas- vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, bajo-sexto, huanpanguera
  • Conrad R. Lozano- vocals, Fender precision and 5-string bass, guitarron, upright bass
  • Louie F. Pérez, Jr.- drums, percussion, guitars, jarana, hidalguer
  • Steve M. Berlin- tenor, baritone and soprano saxophones, organ, clavinet, percussion
  • John Hiatt– vocals
  • Levon Helm- vocals, mandolin
  • Danny Timms – organ, Wurlitzer, piano
  • Mitchell Froom- harmonium
  • Jerry Marotta– drums
  • Alex Acuña- percussion, shekere, hand drums
  • Jim Keltner- drums, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by David K. Hidalgo and Louie F. Pérez, Jr., except where noted.

  1. Down on the Riverbed
  2. Emily
  3. I Walk Alone
  4. Angel Dance
  5. Little John of God
  6. Deep Dark Hole
  7. Georgia Slop – Jimmy McCracklin
  8. I Can’t Understand- Cesar J.Rosas, Willie Dixon
  9. The Giving Tree
  10. Take My Hand
  11. Jenny’s Got a Pony
  12. Be Still
  13. The Neighborhood