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Cedar Walton / Hank Mobley Quintet: Breakthrough!

In April 1972, “Cobblestone” label released “Breakthrough!”, album by the Cedar Walton/Hank Mobley Quintet. It was recorded in February 1972, at “Bell Sound” in New York City, and was produced by Don Schlitten.

Personnel:

  • Hank Mobley — tenor saxophone
  • Cedar Walton — piano, electric piano
  • Charles Davis – soprano and baritone saxophone
  • Sam Jones — double bass
  • Billy Higgins — drums

Track listing:

  1. Breakthrough – Hank Mobley
  2. Sabiá – Antônio Carlos Jobim, Chico Buarque
  3. House on Maple Street – Cedar Walton
  4. (Where Do I Begin?) Love Story – Francis Lai, Carl Sigman
  5. Summertime – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward
  6. 18th Hole – Hank Mobley

Modest Mouse: This Is A Long Drive For Someone With Nothing To Think About

On April 16, 1996, “Up Records” label released “This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About”, the debut Modest Mouse studio album. It was recorded October – November 1995, at “Moon Studios” in Olympia, Washington, and was produced by Steve Wold.

Personnel:

  • Isaac Brock – vocals, guitar, drums
  • Eric Judy – bass, guitar
  • Jeremiah Green – drums, bass
  • Steve Wold – guitar, slide guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
  • Brent Arnold – cello
  • Nicole Johnson – vocals
  • Calvin Johnson – extra vocals
  • Scott Swayze – engineer
  • Steve Wold – engineer
  • Isaac Brock – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Isaac Brock, all music by Isaac Brock, Eric Judy and Jeremiah Green.

  1. Dramamine
  2. Breakthrough
  3. Custom Concern
  4. Might
  5. Lounge
  6. Beach Side Property
  7. Ionizes & Atomizes
  8. Head South
  9. Dog Paddle
  10. Novocain Stain
  11. Tundra / Desert
  12. Ohio
  13. Exit Does Not Exist
  14. Talking Shit About a Pretty Sunset
  15. Make Everyone Happy / Mechanical Birds
  16. Space Travel Is Boring

Richard Wright: Broken China

On October 7, 1996, “EMI” label released “Broken China” the second and the final Richard Wright solo album. It was recorded in 1996, at “Studio Harmonie” in  France; “Whitfield Street Studios”, “RAK Studios” and “The Astoriain London, and was produced by Richard Wright, Anthony Moore and Laurie Latham.

Personnel:

  • Richard Wright– vocals, keyboards, programming
  • Anthony Moore– computer programming, arrangements, ‘telephone vocal
  • Sinéad O’Connor– lead vocals
  • Tim Renwick, Dominic Miller, Steven Bolton – guitars
  • Pino Palladino– bass guitar
  • Manu Katché– drums, percussion
  • Sian Bell – cello
  • Kate St. John– oboe, cor Anglais
  • Maz Palladino – backing vocals
  • Julien Mils, Finlay Cowan – artwork
  • Storm Thorgerson, Peter Curzon –  design
  • Tony May – photography
  • Jason Reddy – computer

Track listing:

All tracks by Richard Wright, except where noted.

  1. Breaking Water – Richard Wright, Anthony Moore
  2. Night of a Thousand Furry Toys – Richard Wright, Anthony Moore
  3. Hidden Fear – Richard Wright, Gerry Gordon
  4. Runaway
  5. Unfair Ground
  6. Satellite
  7. Woman of Custom
  8. Interlude
  9. Black Cloud
  10. Far from the Harbour Wall – Richard Wright, Anthony Moore
  11. Drowning
  12. Reaching for the Rail – Richard Wright, Anthony Moore
  13. Blue Room in Venice – Richard Wright, Gerry Gordon
  14. Sweet July
  15. Along the Shoreline – Richard Wright, Anthony Moore
  16. Breakthrough – Richard Wright, Anthony Moore

Atomic Rooster: In Hearing Of

In August 1971, ”Pegasus” label released “In Hearing of”, the third Atomic Rooster album. It was recorded in 1971, and was produced by Vincent Crane, John Du Cann, Pete French and Paul Hammond.

Personnel:

  • Pete French: vocals
  • John Du Cann: guitars
  • Vincent Crane – vocals, Hammond organ, piano
  • Paul Hammond: drums, percussion

Track listing:

  1. Breakthrough – Vincent Crane, Pat Darnell
  2. Break the Ice – John Du Cann
  3. Decision/Indecision – Vincent Crane, Pat Darnell
  4. A Spoonful of Bromide Helps the Pulse Rate Go Down – Vincent Crane
  5. Black Snake – Vincent Crane, Pat Darnell
  6. Head in the Sky – John Du Cann
  7. The Rock – Vincent Crane
  8. The Price – Vincent Crane