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Red Crayola: God Bless the Red Krayola and All Who Sail with It

In May 1968, “International Artists” label released “God Bless the Red Krayola and All Who Sail with It”, the second Red Krayola studio album.  It was recorded February – March 1968, at “Gold Star” in Hollywood, and was produced by Jim Duff.

Personnel:

  • Mayo Thompson – vocals, guitar, piano, design 
  • Steve Cunningham – fretless bass guitar, design
  • Tommy Smith – drums, design
  • Jim Duff – engineer
  • Fred Caroll – engineer
  • Dennis Collins – engineer
  • Chorus Singers – Mary Sue, Dotty, Pat Pritchett, Barbara Metyko, Elaine Banks, Carolyn Heinman, Candy
  • Holly Pritchett – vocals
  • Dick Wray – back cover photography
  • Guy Clark – back cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Mayo Thompson, Steve Cunningham and Tommy Smith.

  1. Say Hello to Jamie James
  2. Music
  3. The Shirt
  4. Listen to This
  5. Save the House
  6. Victory Garden
  7. Coconut Hotel
  8. Sheriff Jack
  9. Free Piece
  10. Ravi Shankar Parachutist
  11. Piece for Piano and Electric Bass Guitar
  12. Dairymaid’s Lament
  13. Big
  14. Leejol
  15. Sherlock Holmes
  16. Dirth of Tilth
  17. Tina’s Gone to Have a Baby
  18. The Jewel of Madonna
  19. Green of My Pants
  20. Night Song

Fontaines D.C.: Dogrel

On April 12, 2019, “Partisans” label released “Dogrel”, the debut Fontaines D.C. studio album. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Dan Carey.

Personnel:

  • Grian Chatten – vocals, tambourine
  • Carlos O’Connell – guitar, baritone guitar, piano, Buchla Music Easel, backing vocals
  • Conor Curley – guitar, baritone guitar, Nashville guitar, chord organ, backing vocals
  • Conor Deegan – bass guitar, piano, baritone guitar, surf guitar, Jupiter synth, backing vocals
  • Tom Coll – drums, tambourine, miscellaneous percussion 
  • Dan Carey – swarmatron, arpeggiator, mixing
  • Alexis Smith – engineer
  • Christina Wright – mastering
  • Matt de Jong – design
  • Bruce Davidson – cover photography
  • Richard Dumas – inner sleeve photography 

Track listing:

All tracks by Grian Chatten, Carlos O’Connell, Conor Curley, Conor Deegan and Tom Coll.

  1. Big
  2. Sha Sha Sha
  3. Too Real
  4. Television Screen
  5. Hurricane Laughter
  6. Roy’s Tune
  7. The Lotts
  8. Chequeless Reckless
  9. Liberty Belle
  10. Boys in the Better land
  11. Dublin City Sky

Less Than Jake: Pezcore

On August 22, 1995, “Dill Records” label released “Pezcore”, the debut Less Than Jake album. It was recorded in 1995, at “Georgia Street Studios” in Tallahassee, “Mirror Image Studios” in Gainesville.

Personnel:

  • Chris Demakes – vocals, guitar
  • Roger Manganelli – bass
  • Vinnie Fiorello – drums
  • Jessica Mills – saxophone
  • Buddy “Goldfinger” – trombone
  • Tommy Hamilton – recording
  • Var Thelin – graphics

Track listing:

  1. Liquor Store
  2. My Very Own Flag
  3. Johnny Quest Thinks We’re Sellouts
  4. Big
  5. Shotgun
  6. Black Coffee
  7. Throw the Brick
  8. Growing Up on a Couch
  9. Blindsided
  10. Downbeat
  11. Jen Doesn’t Like Me Anymore
  12. Out of the Crowd
  13. Robo
  14. Where in the Hell Is Make Sinkovich
  15. Process
  16. 3 Quarts Drunk
  17. Boomtown
  18. Shirt on Ideas
  19. One Last Cigarette
  20. (silence)
  21. Laverne And Shirley

The used: Heartwork

On April 24, 2020, “Big Noise” label released “Heartwork”, the eighth Used (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2019, at “Foxy Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by John Feldmann.

Personnel:

  • Bert McCracken – vocals
  • Joey Bradford – guitars, backing vocals
  • Jeph Howard – bass, backing vocals
  • Dan Whitesides – drums, backing vocals
  • Jason Aalon Butler
  • Mark Hoppus
  • Travis Barker
  • Caleb Shomo
  • Dylan McLean – engineer, additional production
  • Scot Stewart – engineer, mixing, additional production
  • Michael Bono – engineer assistant
  • Jacob Magness – engineer assistant
  • Josh Thornberry – engineer assistant
  • John Feldmann – mixing, string arrangements
  • Dave Kutch – mastering
  • Cam Rackam – cover art, art direction
  • Damien Lawson – additional design

Track listing:

  1. Paradise Lost, a poem by John Milton
  2. Blow Me
  3. Big, Wanna Be
  4. Bloody Nose
  5. Wow, I Hate This Song
  6. My Cocoon
  7. Cathedral Bells
  8. 1984 (infinite Jest)
  9. Gravity’s Rainbow
  10. Clean Cut Heals
  11. Heartwork
  12. The Lighthouse
  13. Obvious Blasé
  14. The Lottery
  15. Darkness Bleeds FOTF
  16. To Feel Something

Free: Fire And Water

Fire and water

On June 26, 1970, “Island” label released “Fire and Water”, the third Free studio album. It was recorded January – June 1970, at “Trident Studios” and “Island Studios” in London, and was produced by Paul Rodgers, Paul Kossoff, Andy Fraser, Simon Kirke, and John Kelly.

Personnel:

  • Paul Rodgers– vocals
  • Paul Kossoff– guitars
  • Andy Fraser– bass guitar, piano
  • Simon Kirke– drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Andy Fraser and Paul Rodgers, except where noted.

  1. Fire and Water
  2. Oh I Wept – Paul Rodgers, Paul Kossoff
  3. Remember
  4. Heavy Load
  5. Big – Andy Fraser, Paul Rodgers, Simon Kirke, Paul Kossof
  6. Don’t Say You Love Me
  7. All Right Now