On February 12, 1977, “Arista” label released “Sleepwalker”, the sixteenth Kinks (The) studio album. It was recorded July – December 1976, at “Konk” in London, and was produced by Ray Davies.
Personnel:
Ray Davies – lead and backing vocals, guitar, keyboards
Dave Davies – lead, co-lead and backing vocals, lead guitar
On February 4, 1992, “Columbia” label released “Sap”, the second Alice in Chains studio EP. It was recorded in November 1991, at “London Bridge” in Seattle, and was produced by Rick Parashar
Personnel:
Jerry Cantrell – vocals, guitar, bass
Michael Starr – bass, guitar
Layne Staley – vocals, drums
Sean Kinney – drums, percussion, piano, megaphone
Mark Arm – vocals
Chris Cornell – vocals
Ann Wilson – vocals
Eddy Schreyer – mastering
David Coleman – art direction
Rocky Schenck – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Jerry Cantrell, except where noted.
Brother
Got Me Wrong
Right Turn
Am I Inside – lyrics by Layne Staley, music by Jerry Cantrell
On October 22, 1976, “Rocket Record Company” label released “Blue Moves”, the eleventh Elton John studio album. It was recorded March – June 1976, at “EMI” in London, “Brother” in Santa Monica, California, “Sunset Sound” in Los Angeles, “eastern Sound” in Toronto, Canada, and was produced by Gus Dudgeon.
Personnel:
Elton John – vocals, acoustic piano, vocalese, harmonium, harpsichord
Davey Johnstone – mandolin, acoustic and electric guitar, slide guitar, dulcimer, sitar
Caleb Quaye – acoustic and electric guitar, 12-string guitar
James Newton Howard – synthesizers, Fender Rhodes, Hammond organ, mellotron, clavinet
Carl Fortina – accordion
Ray Cooper – glockenspiel, marimba, gong, tambourine, vibraphone, bells, shaker, triangle, finger cymbals, congas, rototom
Kenny Passarelli – bass guitar
Roger Pope – drums
David Sanborn – saxophone
Michael Brecker – saxophone
Randy Brecker – trumpet
Barry Rogers – trombone
The Martyn Ford Orchestra – strings, brass
Michael Hurwitz – cello
The London Symphony Orchestra – strings
The Cornerstone Institutional Baptist Church and the Southern California Community Choir – choirs
David Crosby – backing vocals
Curt Becher – backing vocals, BGV arrangements
Bruce Johnston – backing vocals, BGV arrangements
Jon Joyce – backing vocals
Ron Hicklin – backing vocals
Gene Morford – backing vocals
Graham Nash – backing vocals
Toni Tennille – backing vocals
Cindy Bullens – backing vocals
Clark Burroughs – backing vocals
Joe Chemay – backing vocals
The Gene Page Strings – strings
Richard Studt – strings and brass leader
Harry Bluestone – strings leader
Paul Buckmaster – strings and brass arrangements, conductor
Rev. James Cleveland – choir director
Daryl Dragon – BGV arrangements
Arun Chakraverty, Mark Howlett, John Kurlander, Earle Mankey, John Stewart – engineer
Gus Dudheon – engineer, remix, liner notes
Arun Chakraverty – cutting engineer
David Costa – art direction and coordination
Patrick Procktor – painting
David Nutter – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, except where noted.
Your Starter for…-Caleb Quaye
Tonight
One Horse Town – Elton John, Bernie Taupin, James Newton Howard
On April 29, 1997, “Nonesuch Elektra” label released “Nashville”, the ninth Bill Frisell album. It was recorded September 1995 – November 1996, at “Sound Emporium” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Wayne Horvitz.
Personnel:
Bill Frisell – guitar
Ron Block – banjo
Adam Steffey – mandolin
Jerry Douglas – dobro
Pat Bergeson – harmonica
Viktor Krauss – bass
Robin Holcomb – vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Bill Frisell, except where noted.
Gimme a Holler
Go Jake
One of These Days – Neil Young
Mr. Memory
Brother
Will Jesus Wash the Bloodstains from Your Hands – Hands Dickens
In December 1974, “EMI” label released “House of Exile”, album by Jimmy Cliff. It was recorded in 1974, at “Dynamic Sounds Studios” and “Dimensional Sound Studios” in New York, and was produced by Jimmy Cliff.
Personnel:
Jimmy Cliff – vocal, arranger
Dad Bryan – lead guitar, bottleneck and rhythm guitar
On September 28, 2018, “B-Unique Records” and “Sony Music UK” labels released “Politics of Living”, the third Kodaline studio album. It was recorded in 2018, and was produced by Steve Mac, Johnny McDaid, Max Marlow, Will Reynolds, Graham Archer, Stephen Harris, Jonny Coffer, Jonas Jeberg, Dave Emery, Serban Ghenea and Two Inch Punch.
Personnel:
Steve Garrigan – lead vocals, rhythm guitars, keyboards, harmonica, mandolin
Mark Prendergast – vocals, lead guitars, keyboards
Jason Boland – vocals, bass guitar
Vincent May – vocals, drums, percussion
Track listing:
Follow Your Fire – Steve Garrigan, Johnny McDaid, Steve Mac
Hide and Seek – Steve Garrigan, Mark Prendergast, Jason Boland, Vincent May, Johnny McDaid, Corey Sanders, Will Reynolds
Angel – Steve Garrigan, Mark Prendergast, Jason Boland, Vincent May
Worth It – Steve Garrigan, Mark Prendergast, Jason Boland, Vincent May, Wayne Hector
Shed a Tear – Steve Garrigan, Mark Prendergast, Jason Boland, Vincent May, Dave Gibson, Jonas Jeberg, Neil Ormandy
Head Jeld High – Steve Garrigan, Mark Prendergast, Jason Boland, Vincent May, Johnny McDaid, Steve Mac, Wayne Hector
Born Again – Steve Garrigan, Johnny McDaid, Steve Mac, Wayne Hector
I Wouldn’t Be – Steve Garrigan, Mark Prendergast, Jason Boland, Vincent May
Don’t Come Around – Steve Garrigan, Mark Prendergast, Jason Boland, Vincent May, Wayne Hector, Jonny Coffer
Brother – Steve Garrigan, Mark Prendergast, Jason Boland, Vincent May, Corey Sanders, Alex Davies, Jon Maguire
Hell Froze Over – Steve Garrigan, Mark Prendergast, Jason Boland, Vincent May, Johnny McDaid, Max Marlow
Temple Bar – Steve Garrigan, Mark Prendergast, Jason Boland, Vincent May, Jonny Coffer, Wayne Hector
On August 10. 2021, “Prairie Rose Music” label released “One to Grow On”, the eight Mike and The Moonpies album. It was recorded in 2021, and was produced by Adam Odor.
On July 5, 1976, “Brother/Reprise” label released “15 Big Ones”, the 20th Beach Boys (The) studio album. It was recorded December 1969 – May 1976, at “Brother” in Santa Monica, “Caribou Ranch” in Nederland, and was produced by Brian Wilson.
Personnel:
Brian Wilson – lead and backing vocals, organ, piano, Moog bass, ARP synthesizer, ARP String Ensemble, bass guitar, harmonica, chimes, bells
Carl Wilson – lead and backing vocals, guitar, bass, synthesizer, Jew’s harp, percussion
Dennis Wilson – lead and backing vocals, drums, percussion, vibraphone
Al Jardine – lead and backing vocals, guitar
Mike Love – lead and backing vocals, arranger
Thomas J. Tedesco – guitar
Ben Benay – guitar
Jerry Cole – guitar
Bruce Johnston – piano, backing vocals
Carl L. Fortina – accordion
James D. Hughart – string bass
Tim Drummond – bass
Ray Pohlman – bass
Lyle Ritz – bass
Hal Blaine – drums
Dennis Dragon – drums
Ricky Fataar – drums, percussion
Gene Estes – percussion
Julius Wechter – percussion, bells
Roy Wood (credited as “Roy Wood and Wizzard”) – saxophone
Mike Altschul – saxophone, clarinet
Steve Douglas – saxophone, horns, flute
Dennis Dreith – saxophone, clarinet
Jay Migliori – saxophone, horns, flute
Bobby Shew – trumpet
Daryl Dragon – clavinet, vocal arrangements
Charles Lloyd – flute
Jules Jacobs – clarinet
Carol Lee Miller – autoharp
Maureen L. West – harp
The Sid Sharp Strings
Murray Adler – violin
Arnold Belnick – violin
Henry Ferber – violin
Lou Klass – violin
Bernard Kundell – violin
William Kurasch – violin
James Getzoff – violin
Henry L. Roth – violin
Sidney Sharp – violin
Tibor Zelig – violin
William Kurasch – violin
James Getzoff – violin
Henry L. Roth – violin
Sidney Sharp – violin
Tibor Zelig – violin
Toni Tennille – backing vocals
Marilyn Wilson – backing vocals
Dean Torrence, Jim Evans – album cover, art direction, logo
Track listing:
Rock and Roll Music – Chuck Berry
It’s Ok – Brian Wilson, Mike Love
Hard to Phone Ya – Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Diane Rovell
Chapel of Love – Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, Phil Spector
Everyone’s in Love with You – Mike Love
Talk to Me – Joe Seneca – includes an interpolation of the track “Tallahassee Lassie” originally performed by Freddy Cannon
That Same Song – Brian Wilson, Mike Love
T M Song – Brian Wilson
Palisades Park – Chuck Berry
Susie Cincinnati – Al Jardine
A Casual Look – Ed Wells
Blueberry Hill – Al Lewis, Larry Stock, Vincent Rose
Back Home – Brain Wilson, Bob Norberg
In the Still of the Night – Fred Parris
Just Once in My Life – Gerry Goffin, Carole King, Phil Spector
On February 28, 2020, “Domino” label released “The Main Thing”, the fifth Real Estate studio album. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Kevin McMahon.
Personnel:
Martin Countrey – vocals, guitar, string arrangements
On December 14, 1997, Kurt Winter died aged 51. He was musician (guitar), and songwriter, member of the bands Gettysbyrg Address, The Fifth, and Brother, but was best known as songwriter and guitarist of The Guess Who.
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