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The Pogues: Red Roses For Me

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On October 15, 1984, “Stiff” label released “Red Roses for Me”, the debut Pogues (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1984, at “Elephant Studios” in London, and was produced by Stan Brennan.

Personnel:

  • Shane MacGowan – vocal, arrangements
  • Country Jem Finer – guitar, banjo, mandola, arrangements
  • Spider Stacy – vocals, tin whistle, arrangements
  • Jimmy Fearnley – guitar, piano, accordion, mandolin, arrangements
  • Rocky O’Riordan – bass guitar, arrangements
  • Andy “The Clobberer” Ranken – drums, backing vocals, arrangements
  • Nick Robbins – engineer
  • Craig Thompson – engineer
  • Steve Tynan – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Shane McGowan, except where noted.

  1. Transmetropolitan
  2. The Battle of Brisbane
  3. The Auld Triangle – Brendan Behan
  4. Waxie’s Dargle – traditional
  5. Boys from the County Hell
  6. Sea Shanty
  7. Dark Streets of London
  8. Streams of Whiskey
  9. Poor Daddy – traditional
  10. Dingle Regatta – traditional
  11. Greenland Whale Fisheries – traditional
  12. Down in the Ground Where the Dead Men Go
  13. Kitty – traditional

Jefferson Starship: Jefferson’s Tree of Liberty

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On September 2, 2008, “The Lab” label released “Jefferson’s Tree of Liberty”, the tenth Jefferson Starship album. It was recorded in October 1970 at “Wally Heider Studios”, in San Francisco, in 1998 at “Coast Recorders” in San Francisco, in March and May 2008 at “Renegade Studios” in San Rafael, California, and was produced by Michael Gaiman, David Freiberg, and Paul Kantner.

Personnel:

  • Paul Kantner– vocals, 12-string acoustic guitar, ‘George Harrison’ lead guitar, 12-string electric guitar, banjo, glass harmonica, mixing, liner notes
  • David Freiberg– vocals, acoustic and washboard guitar, mixing, additional recording, liner notes
  • Cathy Richardson– vocals, harmonica, acoustic guitar
  • Chris Smith – piano, bass, squeezebox, drone, pennywhistle, string synthesizer
  • Slick Aguilar– tremolo and ‘Soldano’ electric guitar, lead guitar
  • Prairie Prince– drums, snare, kick, bodhran
  • Donny Baldwin– drums
  • Darby Gould– vocals
  • Diana Mangano – vocals
  • Marty Balin– vocals, acoustic guitar
  • David Grisman– mandolin
  • Grace Slick– vocals
  • David LaFlamme– violin
  • Michael Gaiman – flat-picked acoustic guitar
  • Michael Eisenstein – acoustic guitar
  • Barry Sless– pedal steel guitar
  • The Wailin’ Cowgirls (Cathy Richardson, Linda Imperial) – vocals
  • Jack Casady– bass
  • T Lavitz– keyboards
  • The I-Jays (Paul Kantner, David Freiberg, Darby Gould) – vocals
  • Alexander Kantner – electric bass guitar
  • Paul Lamb – French horn
  • Jack Traylor – vocals
  • Michael Gaiman – mixing, art and booklet design, layout and direction, liner notes
  • Paul Lamb – engineer, mixing
  • Cathy Richardson – additional recording
  • John Ovnik – additional recording
  • Paul Stubblebine – mastering
  • Rebecca Baltutis, Jesse Obstbaum – art and booklet design, layout and direction
  • Mike Thut – photography

Track listing:

  1. Wasn’t That a Time – Lee Hays, William Lowenfels, additional lyrics by Paul Kantner
  2. Follow the Drinking Gourd – traditional
  3. Santy Anno – traditional, arranged by Paul Kantner
  4. Cowboy on the Run – Dino Valenti
  5. I Ain’t Marching Anymore – Phil Ochs, additional lyrics by Cathy Richardson
  6. Chimes of Freedom – Bob Dylan
  7. Genesis Hall – Richard Thompson
  8. Kisses Sweeter Than Wine – Paul Campbell, Huddie Ledbetter
  9. Royal Canal (The Auld Triangle) – Brendan Behan
  10. Rising of the Moon – K. Casey, Turlough O’Carolan
  11. Frenario – traditional
  12. In a Crisis – World Entertainment War
  13. Maybe for You (from Windows of Heaven) – Terry Terrell
  14. Commandante Carlos Fonseca – Carlos Mejia-Godoy, Tomás Borge
  15. Pastures of Plenty – Woody Guthrie
  16. Imagine Redemption (arrangement of Imagine and Redemption Song) – John Lennon, Bob Marley, idea by Michael Gaiman
  17. On the Threshold of Fire – Paul Kantner
  18. The Quiet Joys of Brotherhood – traditional, words by Richard Fariña
  19. Surprise Surprise (hidden track) – Jack Traylor, Grace Slick, Paul Kantner

Bert Jansch: Black Swan

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On September 18, 2006, “Drag City” label released “Black Swan”, the twenty-third and last Bert Jansch studio album. It was recorded in 2006, and was produced by Noah Georgeson and Bert Jansch.

Personnel:

  • Bert Jansch – vocals, guitar
  • Beth Orton – vocals, guitar
  • Devendra Banhart – vocals
  • Paul Wassif – guitar, slide guitar, banjo
  • Kevin Barker – lead guitar, percussion
  • David Roback – slide guitar
  • Richard Good – slide guitar
  • Adam Jansch – keyboards
  • Noah Georgeson – bass, percussion
  • Otto Hauser – drums, percussion
  • Pete Newsom – drums
  • Maggie Boyle – flute
  • Helena Espvall – cello

Track listing:

All tracks by Bert Jansch, except where noted

  1. The Black Swan
  2. High Days
  3. When the Sun Comes Up
  4. Katie Cruel – traditional
  5. My Pocket’s Empty – traditional
  6. Watch the Stars – traditional
  7. A Woman Like You
  8. The Old Triangle – Brendan Behan
  9. Bring Your Religion
  10. Texas Cowboy Blues
  11. Magdalina’s Dance – Bert Jansch, Paul Wassif
  12. Hey Pretty Girl