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Phish: A Picture of Nectar

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On February 18, 1992, “Elektra” label released “A Picture of Nectar”, the third Phish studio album. It was recorded June – August 1991, at “White Crow Studios” in Burlington, VT, and was produced by Kevin Halpin, Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Mike Gordon and Jon Fishman.

Personnel:

  • Trey Anastasio– guitar, lead vocals
  • Page McConnell– keyboard, organ, backing vocals
  • Mike Gordon– bass guitar, vocals, lead vocals on “Poor Heart” and “Catapult”
  • Jon Fishman– drums, backing vocals
  • Gordon Stone – pedal steel, banjo
  • Jon Altschiller – engineer
  • Kevin Halpin – engineer
  • Tom Walters – engineer assistant
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Michael Mills – art direction
  • C. Kagan – photography
  • Joe Witkop – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Trey Anastasio, except where noted.

  1. Liama
  2. Eliza
  3. Cavern – Trey Anastasio, Herman, Marshall
  4. Poor Heart – Mike Gordon
  5. Stash – Trey Anastasio, Marshall
  6. Manteca – Fuller, Gillespie, Pozo
  7. Guelah Papyrus – Trey Anastasio, Marshall
  8. Magilla – Page McConnell
  9. The Landlady
  10. Glide – Trey Anastasio, Marshall
  11. Tweezer – Trey Anastasio, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon, Page McConnell
  12. The Mango Song
  13. Chalk Dust Torture – Trey Anastasio, Marshall
  14. Faht – Jon Fishman
  15. Catapult – Mike Gordon
  16. Tweezer Reprise – Trey Anastasio, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon, Page McConnell

Phish: Rift

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On February 2, 1993, “Elektra” label released “Rift”, the fourth Phish studio album. It was recorded September – November 1992, at “White Crow Studios” in Burlington, VT, and “The Castle” in Nashville, TN, and was produced by Barry Beckett.

Personnel:

  • Trey Anastasio– lead vocals, guitars
  • Page McConnell– lead, co – lead and backing vocals, keyboards
  • Mike Gordon– bass guitar, lead and backing vocals
  • Jon Fishman– lead and backing vocals, drums
  • Gordon Stone – pedal steele
  • Kevin Halpin, Pete Greene – engineer
  • Jon Altschiller, Greg Parker – engineer assistant
  • Justin Niebank – mixing
  • Mark Nevers – mixing assistant
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Mike Mills – design
  • David Welker – illustrations
  • David Gahr – photography

Track listing:

  1. Rift – Trey Anastasio, Marshall
  2. Fast Enough for You – Trey Anastasio, Marshall
  3. Lengtwise – Jon Fishman
  4. Maze – Trey Anastasio, Marshall
  5. Sparkle – Trey Anastasio, Marshall
  6. Horn – Trey Anastasio, Marshall
  7. The Wedge – Trey Anastasio, Marshall
  8. My Friend, My Friend – Trey Anastasio, Marshall
  9. Weigh – Mike Gordon
  10. All Things Reconsidered – Trey Anastasio
  11. Mound – Mike Gordon
  12. It’s Ice – Trey Anastasio, Marshall
  13. Lenghtwise – Jon Fishman
  14. The Horse – Trey Anastasio, Marshall
  15. Silent in the Morning – Trey Anastasio, Marshall

 

Journey: Frontiers

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On February 1, 1983, “Columbia” label released “Frontiers”, the eighth Journey studio album. It was recorded in 1982, at “Fantasy Studios” in Berkeley, California, and was produced by Mike Stone and Kevin Elson.

Personnel:

  • Steve Perry- lead vocals
  • Neal Schon- lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Jonathan Cain- keyboards, rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Ross Valory- bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Steve Smith- drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Randy Jackson- bass guitar
  • Mike Stone- engineer, mixing
  • Kevin Elson – mixing
  • Wally Buck – engineer assistant
  • Bob Ludwig- mastering

Track listing:

  1. Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) – Steve Perry, Jonathan Cain
  2. Send Her My Love – Steve Perry, Jonathan Cain
  3. Chain Reaction – Steve Perry, Neal Schon, Jonathan Cain
  4. After the Fall – Steve Perry, Jonathan Cain
  5. Faithfully – Jonathan Cain
  6. Edge of the Blade – Steve Perry, Neal Schon, Jonathan Cain
  7. Troubled Child – Steve Perry, Neal Schon, Jonathan Cain
  8. Back Talk – Steve Perry, Jonathan Cain, Steve Smith
  9. Frontiers – Steve Perry, Neal Schon, Jonathan Cain, Steve Smith
  10. Rubicon – Steve Perry, Neal Schon, Jonathan Cain

Rush: Presto

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On November 21, 1989, “Anthem Records” label released “Presto”, the thirteenth Rush studio album. It was recorded June – August 1989, at “Le Studio” in Morin Heights, Quebec, “McClear Place” in Toronto, Ontario, and was produced by  Rupert Hine, Alex Lifeson, Neil Peart and Geddy Lee. The album was certified Platinum in Canada by “CRIA”.

Personnel:

  • Alex Lifeson – acoustic and electric guitars, arrangement
  • Geddy Lee– vocals, bass guitar, synthesizers, arrangement
  • Neil Peart– drums, electronic percussion, arrangement
  • Rupert Hine– additional keyboards, backing vocals, arrangement
  • Jason Sniderman– additional keyboards
  • Stephen W. Tayler– engineer, mixing
  • Simon Pressey, Jaques Deveau, Rick Anderson – recording assistant
  • Matt Howe – mixing assistant
  • Everett Ravenstein – pre-production engineer assistant
  • Bob Ludwig– mastering
  • Hugh Syme– art direction
  • Scarpati – photography
  • Andrew MacNaughtan – portraits

Track listing:

All lyrics by Neil Peart, all music by Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson.

  1. Show Don’t Tell
  2. Chain Lightning
  3. The Pass
  4. War paint
  5. Scars
  6. Presto
  7. Superconductor
  8. Anagram (For Mongo)
  9. Red Tide
  10. Hand Over Fist
  11. Available Light

Joe Walsh: Got Any Gum?

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On October 29, 1987, “Warner Bros” label released “Got Any Gum?” the eighth Joe Walsh. It was recorded in 1987, at “Ardent Recordings” and “Alpha Sound” in  Memphis, Tennessee, and was produced by Terry Manning.

Personnel:

  • Joe Walsh– lead and backing vocals; guitar, synthesizer, keyboards
  • Terry Manning– keyboards, E-mu Emulator, piano, backing vocals
  • Dave Cochran – bass guitar
  • Chad Cromwell– drums, percussion
  • Mark Rivera– saxophone
  • Rick Rosas(credited as Rick the Bass Player) – bass guitar
  • Jimi Jamison– backing vocals
  • D. Souther(credited as John David Souther) – backing vocals, vocal arrangements
  • Alan Wyse – synthesizer programming
  • David “Snake” Reynolds – engineer assistant
  • Bob Ludwig– mastering
  • Carole Manning – art direction; photography
  • Kevin Allison– production coordination, equipment technician

Track listing:

All tracks by Joe Walsh, except where noted.

  1. The Radio Song
  2. Fun – Joe Walsh, Joe Vitale
  3. In My Car – Joe Walsh, Richard Starkey, Mo Foster
  4. Malibu – Joe Walsh, Joe Vitale
  5. Half of the Time
  6. Got Any Gum? – Terry Manning, Joe Walsh
  7. Up to Me
  8. No Peace in the Jungle – Tommy Dean
  9. Memory Lane
  10. Time

Foo Fighters: One By One

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On October 22, 2002, “Roswell” and “RCA” labels released “One by One”, the fourth Foo Fighters studio album. It was recorded April – May 2002, at “Studio 606” in Alexandria, Virginia, and was produced by Adam Kasper, Nick Raskulinecz, Dave Grohl, Nate Mendel, Taylor Hawkins and Chris Shiflett.

Personnel:

  • Dave Grohl– lead and backing vocals, lead and rhythm guitar, piano
  • Chris Shiflett– lead vocals, lead and rhythm guitar
  • Nate Mendel– bass
  • Taylor Hawkins– lead vocal, drums, percussion
  • Brian May– guitar
  • Gregg Bissonette– drums
  • Krist Novoselic– backing vocals
  • Nick Raskulinecz – engineer
  • Jim Scott– mixing
  • J. Lara – mastering
  • Bob Ludwig– mastering, mixing
  • Bob Michaels – mastering
  • J. Lara – digital editing
  • Rupesh Pattni – design
  • Raymond Pettibon– artwork, illustrations
  • Anton Corbijn– photography
  • Joshua White – photography, illustrations
  • Hiro Arishima – liner notes
  • Eddie Escalante – authoring
  • Kehni Davis – quality control
  • Melinda Pepler – production coordinator

Track listing:

All tracks by Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel and Chris Shiflett, except where noted.

  1. All My Life
  2. Low
  3. Have It All
  4. Times Like These
  5. Disenchanted Lullaby
  6. Tired of You
  7. Halo
  8. Lonely As You
  9. Overdrive
  10. Burn Away
  11. Come Back

Steve Perry: For the Love of Strange Medicine

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On July 19, 1994, “Columbia” label released “For the Love of Strange Medicine” the second Steve Perry studio album. It was recorded in 1993, and was produced by James “Jimbo” Barton, Steve Perry and Tim Miner.

Personnel:

  • Steve Perry- vocals
  • Lincoln Brewster- guitars, backing vocals
  • Paul Taylor- keyboards, backing vocals
  • Michael Landau- guitars
  • Larry Kimpel – bass
  • Mike Porcaro– bass
  • Phil Brown– bass, production assistant
  • Moyes Lucas – drums, backing vocals
  • Tim Miner – piano, keyboards, backing vocals, bass, piano
  • Dallas Symphony Orchestra- strings
  • Larry Dalton – string arrangements, conductor
  • Jeremy Lubbock, James Barton, Phil Brown – string arrangements
  • Alexander Brown, Carmen Carter, Jean McClain – backing vocals
  • James “Jimbo” Barton – recording
  • Tim Kimsey – recording
  • Devin Foutz, Manny Marroquin, Kyle Ross, Ulrich Wild, Rail Jon Rogut and Bill Cooper, Christopher C. Murphy – second recording engineer
  • Craig Burbidge – mixing
  • Niko Bolas – mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Brian Lee – digital editing

Track listing:

  1. You Better Wait – Steve Perry, Lincoln Brewster, Paul Taylor, Moyes Lucas, John Pierce, George Hawkins
  2. Young Hearts Forever – Steve Perry, Clif Magness
  3. I Am – Steve Perry, Paul Taylor, Lincoln Brewster
  4. Stand Up (Before It’s Too Late) – Steve Perry, Lincoln Brewster, Paul Taylor, Moyes Lucas, Larry Kimpel
  5. For the Love of Strange Medicine – Steve Perry, Lincoln Brewster, Paul Taylor, Moyes Lucas
  6. Donna Please – Steve Perry, Paul Taylor, Stephen Bishop
  7. Listen to Your Heart – Steve Perry, Lincoln Brewster, Paul Taylor, Moyes Lucas
  8. Tuesday Heartache – Steve Perry, Clif Magness, Paul Taylor, Lincoln Brewster, Moyes Lucas
  9. Missing You – Steve Perry, Tim Miner
  10. Somewhere There’s Hope – Steve Perry, Lincoln Brewster, Paul Taylor, Moyes Lucas
  11. Anyway – Steve Perry

Jeff Tweedy: Together at Last

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On June 23, 2017, “dBpm Records” label released “Together at Last”, the debut Jeff Tweedy solo album. It was recorded in January 2016, at “The Loft” in Chicago, Illinois, and was produced by Tom Schtick.

Personnel:

  • Jeff Tweedy – vocals, guitar, harmonica, production
  • Tom Schtick – engineer, mixing
  • Bob Ludwig– mastering

Track listing:

All lyrics by Jeff Tweedy, all music by Jeff Tweedy except where noted.

  1. Via Chicago
  2. Laminated Cat – Jeff Tweedy, Jim O’Rourke, Glenn Kotche
  3. Lost Love
  4. Muzzle of Bees – Jeff Tweedy, Jim O’Rourke
  5. Ashes of American Flags – Jeff Tweedy, Jay Bennett
  6. Dawned on Me – Jeff Tweedy, Pat Sansone
  7. In a Future Age – Jeff Tweedy, Jay Bennett
  8. I Am Trying to Break Your Heart – Jeff Tweedy, Jay Bennett
  9. Hummingbird
  10. I’m Always in Love – Jeff Tweedy, Jay Bennett
  11. Sky Blue Sky

My Morning Jacket: Evil Urges

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On June 10, 2008, “ATO” label released “Evil Urges”, the fifth My Morning Jacket studio album. It was recorded in November 2007, at “Avatar Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Joe Chiccarelli and Jim James.

Personnel:

  • Jim James- vocals, guitars, bass, drums, percussion, Omnichord
  • Carl Broemel- vocals, guitars, pedal steel, lap steel
  • Tom “Two Tone Tommy” Blakenship – bass
  • Patrick Hallahan – drums, percussion
  • Bo Koster – keyboards, programming, vocals, piano, synthesizers, organ, Rhodes, percussion
  • David Campbell- string arrangements
  • Michael Brauer – mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Artie Smith – drum technician
  • Rick Kwan, Colin Suzuki, Will Hensley, Kyle Mc Innis, Lowell Reynolds, Andy Taub – assistance

Track listing:

All tracks by Jim James, except where noted.

  1. Evil Urges – Jim James, Tom “Two Tone Tommy” Blakenship, Patrick Hallahan, Carl Broemel, Bo Koster
  2. Touch Me I’m Going to Scream Pt. 1
  3. Highly Suspicious
  4. I’m Amazed
  5. Thank You Too!
  6. Sec Walkin
  7. Two Halves
  8. Librarian
  9. Look at You
  10. Aluminum Park
  11. Remnants
  12. Smokin from Shootin
  13. Touch Me I’m Going to Scream Pt. 2
  14. Good Intentions