In February 1973, “Atlantic” label released “Make Up”, the fourth Flower Travellin’ Band album. It was recorded in 1972, at “Mouri Studio” in Tokyo, “Yokosuka Bunka Kaikan” in Yokosuka, and was produced by Ikuzo Orita and Yuya Uchida.
Personnel:
Joe Yamanaka – vocals, percussion
Hideki Ishima – acoustic and lead guitar
Nobuhiko Shinohara – keyboards
Jun Kozuki – bass, acoustic guitar
George Wada – drums
Yuya Uchida – vocals
Track listing:
All the Days – Hideki Ishima, Joe Yamanaka, Patti
Make Up – Patti, Joe Yamanaka, Hideki Ishima, Nobuhiko Shinohara, Jun Kozuki, George Wada
Look at My Window – Patti, Joe Yamanaka, Hideki Ishima, Nobuhiko Shinohara, Jun Kozuki, George Wada
Slowly But Surely – George Wada, Joe Yamanaka, Patti
Shadow of Lost Days – Goerge Wada, Joe Yamanaka
Broken Strings – Jun Kozuki
Hiroshima – Hideki Ishima, Yoko Nomura
Blue Suede Shoes – Carl Lee Perkins
Satori Pt. 2 – Joe Yamanaka, Hideki Ishima, Nobuhiko Shinohara, Jun Kozuki, George Wada
After the Concert – Joe Yamanaka, Hideki Ishima, Nobuhiko Shinohara, Jun Kozuki, George Wada
On October 14, 1969, “RCA Victor” label released “From Memphis to Vegas / From Vegas to Memphis”, the eleventh studio and the second live Elvis Presley album. It was released as a double album: the first album, titled In “Person at the International Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada”, contains the live recordings of Presley’s hits recorded at the International Hotel in Winchester, Nevada; the second album, titled “Back in Memphis”, contains entirely new material recorded at “American Sound Studio” in Memphis. The live album was produced by Felton Jarvis, and the studio album was produced by Chips Moman.
Personnel:
Elvis in Person at the International Hotel
Elvis Presley – lead and overdubbed backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
Bobby Morris and his Orchestra – orchestra
James Burton – lead guitar
John Wilkinson − rhythm guitar
Charlie Hodge − acoustic rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Larry Muhoberac − keyboards
Jerry Scheff – bass
Ronnie Tutt − drums
Millie Kirkham − backing vocals
The Imperials − backing vocals
The Sweet Inspirations − backing vocals
Back in Memphis
Elvis Presley − vocals, guitar, piano
Reggie Young − electric guitar
Bobby Wood − piano
Bobby Emmons − organ
Ed Kollis − harmonica
Tommy Cogbill, Mike Leech – bass
Gene Chrisman – drums
Andrew Love, Jackie Thomas, Glen Spreen, J.P. Luper − saxophone
Wayne Jackson, Dick Steff, R. F. Taylor − trumpet
Ed Logan, Jack Hale, Gerald Richardson − trombone
Tony Cason, Joe D’Gerolamo − French horn
Glen Spreen − strings and horn arrangements
Joe Babcock, Dolores Edgin, Mary Greene, Charlie Hodge, Ginger Holladay, Mary Holladay, Millie Kirkham, Ronnie Milsap, Sonja Montgomery, June Page, Susan Pilkington, Sandy Posey, Donna Thatcher, Hurschel Wiginton − backing vocals
Track listing:
Elvis in Person at the International Hotel
Blue Suede Shoes – Carl Perkins
Johnny B. Good – Chuck Berry
All Shook Up – Otis Blackwell, Elvis Presley
Are You Lonesome Tonight – Lou Handman, Roy Turk
Hound Dog – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
I Can’t Stop Loving You – Don Gibson
My Babe – Willie Dixon
Mystery Train/Tiger Man – Junior Parker, Sam Phillips, Joe Hill Louis, Sam Burns
Words – Robin Gibb, Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb
In the Ghetto – Mac Davis
Suspicious Minds – Mark James
Can’t Help Falling in Love – George Weiss, Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore
Back in Memphis
Inherit the Wind – Eddie Rabbitt
This Is the Story – Chris Arnold, David Martin, Geoff Morrow
Stranger in My Own Home Town – Percy Mayfield
A little Bit of Green – Chris Arnold, David Martin, Geoff Morrow
And the Grass Won’t Pay You No Mind – Neil Diamond
In May 1965, “Epic” label released “Weekend in London”, the fifth Dave Clark Five (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1965, and was produced by Dave Clark.
Personnel:
Lenny Davidson – guitars, backing and harmony vocals
On October 3, 1978, “Mercury” label released “Jerry Lee Keeps Rockin’”, the 34th Jerry Lee Lewis studio album. It was recorded 1977 – 1978, in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Jerry Kennedy.
On March 23, 1956, “RCA Victor” label released the self-titled, debut Elvis Presley album. It was recorded July 1954 – January 1956, at “”RCA Victor Studios” in Nashville, Tennessee, “RCA Victor Studios” in New York City, “Sun Studio” in Memphis, Tennessee, and was produced by Sam Phillips (Sun recordings) and Steve Sholes (RCA recordings). “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album cover at number 40, on its list of the “100 Greatest Album Covers”. The album was certified Platinum in US by the “RIAA”.
Personnel:
Elvis Presley– vocals, acoustic guitar, piano
Scotty Moore– electric guitar
Chet Atkins– acoustic guitar
Floyd Cramer– piano
Shorty Long– piano
Bill Black– bass
J. Fontana– drums
Doug Poindexter– percussion, guitar
Johnny Bernero – drums
Gordon Stoker– backing vocals
Ben Speer– backing vocals
Brock Speer– backing vocals
Track listing:
Blue Suede Shoes – Carl Perkins
I’m Counting On You – Don Robertson
I Got a Woman – Ray Charles, Renald Richard
One Sided Love Affair – Bill Campbell
I Love You Because – Leon Payne
Just Because – Bob Shelton, Joe Shelton, Sydney Robin
Tutti Frutti – Dorothy LaBostrie, Richard Wayne Penniman
Tryin’ to Get You – Rose Marie McCoy, Charles Singleton
I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry (Over You) – Howard Biggs, Joe Thomas
I’ll Never Let You Go (Little Darlin’) – Jimmy Wakely
In November 1959, “EMI Columbia” label released “Cliff Sings”, the second Cliff Richard album. It was recorded in September 1959, at “Abbey Road Studios” in London, and was produced by Norrie Paramor. The album was released in mono format.
Personnel:
Cliff Richard– lead vocals
Hank Marvin– lead guitar
Bruce Welch- rhythm guitar
Jet Harris– bass guitar
Tony Meehan– drums
Malcolm Addey – engineer
Track listing:
Blue Suede Shoes – Carl Perkins
The Snake and the Bookworm – Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman
I Gotta Know – Matt Williams, Paul Evans
Here Comes Summer – Jerry Keller
I’ll String Along With You – Al Dubin, Harry Warren
Embraceable You – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
As Time Goes By – Herman Hupfeld
The Touch of Your Lips – Ray Noble
Twenty Flight Rock – Ned Fairchild, Eddie Cochran
Pointed Toe Shoes – Carl Perkins
Mean Woman Blues – Claude Demetrius
I’m Walkin’ – Fats Domino, Dave Bartholomew
I Don’t Know Why (I Just Do) – Roy Turk, Fred E. Ahlert
Little Things Mean a Lot – Carl Stutz, Edith Lindeman
Somewhere Along the Way – Sammy Gallop, Kurt Adams
On October 20,, 2006, “Frontiers” label released “IV”, the fourth Winger studio album. It was recorded in 2006, at “The Funky White House” and “Quad Studios” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Kip Winger.
Personnel:
Kip Winger- lead vocals, bass, acoustic guitars, keyboard, engineer, mixing
Reb Beach– co-lead guitar, backing vocals
John Roth– co-lead guitar, backing vocals
Cenk Eroglu – keyboard, guitars
Rod Morgenstein- drums
Denny McDonald , Paula Winger – additional backing vocals
Tony Green, Matt Abbott, John Roth – engineer
Buckley Miller, Steve Warren – Pro-Tools engineer
Richard Dodd – mastering
Ethan Van Sciver – design
Moose Baumann – color artist
Pete Cotutsca – layout, design
Mark Delong – photography
Track listing:
All tracks written by Kip Winger and Reb Beach, except where noted.
Right Up Ahead
Blue Suede Shoes
Four-Leaf Clover
M16 – Kip Winger
Your Great Escape – Kip Winger, Reb Beach, P Winger
Disappear
On a Day Like Today – Kip Winge, Reb Beach, Winger
Livin’ Just to Die
Short Flight to Mexico – Kip Winger, Reb Beach, Winger
In April 1960, “Warner Bros” label released the self-titled, tenth Bill Haley and His Comets album. It was recorded in January 1960, in New York City, and was produced by George Avakian.
Personnel:
Bill Haley– rhythm guitar
Franny Beecher– lead guitar
Billy Williamson– steel guitar
Johnny Grande– piano
Al Rappa- bass guitar
Ralph Jones– drums
Rudy Pompilli- tenor saxophone
Personnel:
Crazy Man Crazy – Bill Haley
Kansas City- Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
Love Letters in the Sand- Fred Coots, Nick Kenny, Charles Kenny
Shake, Rattle and Roll- Charles Calhoun
I’m in Love Again- Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino
Stagger Lee– traditional, arranged by Lloyd Price
Rock Around the Clock- Jimmy DeKnight, Max Freedman
I Almost Lost My Mind- Ivory Joe Hunter
Blue Suede Shoes- Carl Perkins
My Special Angel- Jimmy Duncan
Blueberry Hill- Vincent Rose, Larry Stock, Al Lewis
Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin On- Dave “Curlee” Williams
On January 19, 1998, Carl Lee Perkins died aged 66. He was musician (guitar), singer and songwriter, nicknamed “The King of Rockabilly). His song “Blue suede shoes” was the first “Sun Records” label million seller. Perkins was inducted into the “Rock and Roll, the Rockabilly, and the Nashville Songwriters Halls of Fame” and was a “Grammy Hall of Fame Award” recipient.
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