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The Strokes: The New Abnormal

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On April 10, 2020, “Cult” and “RCA” labels released “The New Abnormal”, the sixth Strokes (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2019, at “Shangri-La Studio” in Malibu, California, and was produced by Rick Rubin.

Personnel:

  • Julian Casablancas – vocals
  • Albert Hammond Jr. – guitars
  • Nick Valensi – guitars
  • Nikolai Fraiture – bass
  • Fabrizio Moretti – drums
  • Jason Lader – engineering, mixing
  • Pete Min – additional engineering
  • Rob Bisel – assistant engineering
  • Dylan Neustadter – engineer assistant
  • Kevin Smith – engineer assistant
  • Gus Oberg – pre-production demo recordings, engineer
  • Chris Tabron – additional pre-production recordings, engineer
  • Ben Baptie – mixing
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Stewart Whitmore – mastering
  • Jean-Michel Basquiat – cover painting
  • Tina Ibañez – art direction, design
  • Jason McDonald – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Julian Casablancas; all music by Julian Casablancas, Albert Hammond Jr.,Nick valensi, Nikolai Fraiture and Fabrizio Moretti, except where noted.

  1. The Adults Are Talking
  2. Selfless
  3. Brooklyn Bridge to Chorus
  4. Bad Decisions – Julian Casablancas, Albert Hammond Jr.,Nick Valensi, Nikolai Fraiture, Fabrizio Moretti, Billy Idol, Tony James
  5. Eternal Summer – Julian Casablancas, Albert Hammond Jr.,Nick Valensi, Nikolai Fraiture, Fabrizio Moretti, Richard Lofthouse Butler, Timothy George Butler
  6. At the Door – Julian Casablancas, Albert Hammond Jr.,Nick Valensi, Nikolai Fraiture, Fabrizio Moretti, Paul Vassallo
  7. Why Are Sundays So Depressing
  8. Not the Same Anymore
  9. Ode to the Mets

Tony MacAlpine: Edge of Insanity

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In January 1986, “Shrapnel Records” label released “Edge of Insanity”, the debut Tony MacAlpine studio album. It was recorded in 1985, at “Prairie Sun Recording Studios” in Cotati, California, and was produced by Mike Varney.

Personnel:

  • Tony MacAlpine – guitars, bass, keyboards
  • Billy Sheehan – bass
  • Steve Smith – drums
  • Mike Mani – keyboards programming
  • Steve Fontano – engineer
  • George Horn – mastering 

Track listing:

All tracks by Tony MacAlpinem except where noted.

  1. Wheel of Fortune
  2. The Stranger
  3. Quarter to Midnight
  4. Agrionia
  5. Empire in the Sky
  6. The Witch and the Priest
  7. The Taker
  8. Prelude 16, Opus 28 – Frédéric Chopin
  9. Edge of Insanity
  10. The Raven
  11. No place in Time

Joe Henderson: Black Narcissus

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In January 1976, “Milestone” label released “Black Narcissus”, the 20th Joe Henderson album. It was recorded in October 1974, at “Studios Europa Sonor” in Paris, April 1975, at “Fantasy Studios” in Berkeley, California, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews and Joe Henderson.

Personnel:

  • Joe Henderson – tenor sax
  • Joachim Kühn – piano
  • Patrick Gleeson – synthesizer, arranger
  • David Friesen – bass 
  • Jean-François Jenny-Clark – bass
  • Daniel Humair – drums, cover painting
  • Jack DeJohnette – drums
  • Bill Summers – congas, percussion
  • Bruce Walford – engineer
  • Claude Martenot – engineer
  • Neil Schwartz – engineer
  • Seth Dworkin – engineer
  • Skip Shimmin – engineer
  • David Turner – mastering
  • Lance Anderson – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Joe Henderson, except where noted.

  1. Black Narcissus
  2. Hindsight and Forethought
  3. Power to the People
  4. Amoeba
  5. Good Morning Heartache – Irene Higginbotham, Ervin Drake, Dan Fisher
  6. The Other Side of Right

Billie Joe Armstrong: No Fun Mondays

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On November 27, 2020, “Reprise” label released “No Fun Mondays”, the second Billie Joe Armstrong studio album. It was recorded March – September 2020, at “Jingletown Studios” in Oakland, California, and was produced by Billy Joe Armstrong.

Personnel:

  • Billie Joe Armstrong – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, drums, engineer, drum mixing
  • Jason White – guitar
  • Bill Schneider – bass guitar
  • Chris Dugan – drums, engineer, mixing, mastering

Track listing:

  1. I Think We’re Alone Now – Ritchie Cordell
  2. War Stories – Liam L’Estrange, John Martin, Terence Sharpe
  3. Manic Monday – Prince
  4. Corpus Christi – Penelope Houston, Bradley Grant Kent, Daniel J. O’Brien, James Calvin Wilsey
  5. That Thing You Do – Adam Schlesinger
  6. Amico – Don Backy, Giulio “Mogol” Rapetti, Burt Bacharach, Bob Hilliard
  7. You Can’t Put Your Arms Around a Memory – Johnny Thunders
  8. Kids in America – Marty Wilde, Ricky Wilde
  9. Not That Way Anymore – Stephen Bator, Frank Secich
  10. That’s Rock ‘n’ Roll – Eric Carmen
  11. Gimme Some Truth – John Lennon
  12. Whole Wild World – Eric Goulden
  13. Police on My Back – Edmond Grant
  14. A New England – Billy Bragg

Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways

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On November 10, 2014, “Roswell” label released “Sonic Highways”, the eighth Foo Fighters studio album. It was recorded September 2013 – July 2014, at “Electrical Audio” in Chicago, “Inner Ear” in Arlington County, Virginia, “Southern Ground” in Nashville, “6A” in Austin, “Rancho De La Luna” in Joshua Tree, California, “Preservation Hall” in New Orleans, “Robert Lang” in Seattle, “The Magic Shop” in New York City, and was produced by Butch Vig, Dave Grohl, Pat Smear, Nate Mendel, Taylor Hwakins and Chris Shiflett.

Personnel:

  • Dave Grohl – lead and backing vocals, rhythm and acoustic guitar, cymbals, EBow
  • Pat Smear – rhythm and lead guitar
  • Chris Shiflett – lead guitar, devil pickin’, backing vocals
  • Nate Mendel – bass guitar
  • Taylor Hawkins – drums, backing vocals
  • Joe Walsh – lead guitar
  • Gary Clark, Jr. – lead guitar
  • Rick Nielsen – baritone guitar
  • Rami Jaffee – clavinet; organ; mellotron; piano; Wurlitzer electric piano; backing vocals, space keys
  • Charlie Gabriel – clarinet
  • Mark Braud – trumpet
  • Ben Jaffe – tuba 
  • Ronell Johnson – tuba, backing vocals
  • Freddie Lonzo – trombone 
  • Clint Maedgen – saxophone, backing vocals
  • Zac Brown – devil pickin’, backing vocals
  • Drew Hester – percussion; tambourine
  • Barrett Jones – EBow
  • Los Angeles Youth Orchestra – strings 
  • Tony Visconti – string arrangement
  • Ben Gibbard – backing vocals
  • Chris Goss – backing vocals
  • Jim Rota – backing vocals
  • Peter Stahl – backing vocals
  • Skeeter Thompson – backing vocals
  • Kristeen Young – backing vocals
  • Justin Armstrong – studio assistance
  • Brandon Bell – studio assistance
  • Charlie Bolois – studio assistance
  • Dakota Bowman – studio assistance
  • Marcel Fernandez – studio assistance
  • Kabir Hermon – studio assistance
  • John Lousteau – studio assistance
  • Matt Mangano – studio assistance
  • Greg Norman – studio assistance
  • Jon San Paolo – studio assistance
  • Matthias Schneeberger – studio assistance
  • Chris Shurtleff – studio assistance
  • Ben Simoneti – studio assistance
  • Don Zientara – studio assistance
  • James Brown – recording, mixing
  • Reuben Cohen – mastering
  • Gavin Lurssen – mastering
  • Gersh Gershunoff – drums technician
  • Morning Breath, Inc. – art direction, design
  • Stephan Martiniere – cover illustration
  • Ringo – photography
  • Andrew Stuart – photography

Track listing:

  1. Something from Nothing
  2. The Feast and the Famine
  3. Congregation
  4. What Did I Do/God as My Witness
  5. Outside
  6. In the Clear
  7. Subterranean
  8. I am a River

Jimmy Webb: Words and Music

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In November 1970, “Reprise” label released “Words and Music”, the second Jimmy Webb album. It was recorded in 1970, at “MCA Studios” in Universal City, California, and was produced by Jimmy Webb.

Personnel:

  • Jimmy Webb – vocals, piano, organ, accordion, DeWalt FlexVolt 6in angle grinder, vibraphone, psaltery, effects
  • Fred Tackett – drums, timpani, percussion, guitar, bass, trumpet
  • Tom Scott – saxophone
  • Darrell Birch – congas, African drums
  • Susan Webb – vocals
  • Brent Albright – engineer
  • Brian Ingoldsby – console
  • Terry Brown – console
  • Ed Thrasher – art direction
  • Guy Webster – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jimmy Webb, except where noted.

  1. Sleepin’ in the Daytime
  2. P.F. Sloan
  3. Love Song
  4. Careless Weed
  5. Psalm One-Five-O
  6. Songseller
  7. Dorothy Chandler Blues
  8. Jerusalem
  9. Let It Be Me – Gilbert Bécaud, Mann Curtis, Pierre Delanoë
  10. Never My Love – Don Addrisi, Dick Addrisi
  11. I Wanna Be Free – Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart
  12. Once Before I Die

Primus: Antipop

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On October 19, 1999, “Interscope” label released “Antipop”, the sixth Primus studio album. It was recorded in 1999, at “Rancho Relaxo” in Sebastopol, California, “The Village Recorder” in Los Angeles, ”Fantasy Studios” in Berkeley, California, and was produced by Tom Morello, Stewart Copeland, Tom Waits, Matt Stone, Fred Durst, Les Claypool, Larry LaLonde and Bryan Mantia.

Personnel:

  • Les Claypool – vocals, bass
  • Larry LaLonde – guitar, synthesizer
  • Bryan Mantia – drums, percussion
  • Tom Waits – vocals, Chamberlin
  • Tom Morello – lead guitar
  • James Hetfield – rhythm guitar
  • Jim Martin – additional guitar
  • Martina Topley-Bird – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Intro – Tom Waits, Les Claypool, Larry LaLonde, Bryan Mantia
  2. Electric Uncle Sam – Tom Morello, Les Claypool, Larry LaLonde, Bryan Mantia
  3. Natural Joe – Matt Stone, Les Claypool, Larry LaLonde, Bryan Mantia
  4. Lacquer Head – Fred Durst, Les Claypool, Larry LaLonde, Bryan Mantia
  5. The Artipop – Les Claypool, Larry LaLonde, Bryan Mantia
  6. Electric Electric – Les Claypool, Larry LaLonde, Bryan Mantia
  7. Greet the Sacred Cow – Les Claypool, Larry LaLonde, Bryan Mantia
  8. Mama Didn’t Raise No Food – Tom Morello, Les Claypool, Larry LaLonde, Bryan Mantia
  9. Dirty Drowning Man – Stewart Copeland
  10. Ballad of Bodacious – Les Claypool, Larry LaLonde, Bryan Mantia
  11. Power mad – Tom Morello, Les Claypool, Larry LaLonde, Bryan Mantia
  12. The Final Voyage of the Liquid Sky – Les Claypool, Larry LaLonde, Bryan Mantia
  13. Coattails of a Dead Man (the song “Coattails of a Dead Man” ends at 5:17. After a minute of silence a studio version of “The Heckler” from “Suck on This” plays) – Toma Waits, Les Claypool, Larry LaLonde, Bryan Mantia

Hindu Love Gods: Same

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On October 5, 1990, “Giant” label released the self-titled only Hindu Love Gods album. It was recorded January – February 1987, at “Record One” in Sherman Oaks, California, “A&M Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Andrew Slater and Niko Bolas.

Personnel:

  • Warren Zevon – vocals, guitar
  • Peter Buck – guitar
  • Mike Mills – bass guitar
  • Bill Berry – drums
  • Niko Bolas – engineer
  • Richard Landers – engineer
  • Rail Jon Rogut – engineer
  • Bob Vogt – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Walkin’ Blues – Robert Johnson
  2. Travelin’ Riverside Blues – Robert Johnson
  3. Raspberry Beret – Prince Rogers Nelson
  4. Crosscut Saw – Fred Ingrahm, Bill Sanders
  5. Junko Pardner – Bob Shad
  6. Mannish Boy – Bo Diddley, Melvin London, Muddy Waters
  7. Wang Dang Doodle – Willie Dixon
  8. Battleship Chains – Terry Anderson
  9. I’m a One-Woman Man – Tillman Franks, Johnny Horton
  10. Vigilante Man – Woody Guthrie

Primus: Green Naugahyde

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On September 12, 2011, “ATO Records” and “Prawn Song” labels released “Green Naugahyde”, the seventh Primus studio album. It was recorded October 2010 – April 2011, at “Rancho Relaxo” in Sebastopol, California, and was produced by Les Claypool.

Personnel:

  • Les Claypool – vocals, bass, upright bass
  • Larry LaLonde – guitar
  • Jay Lane – drums
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Zoltron – design, layout

Track listing:

All lyrics by Les Claypool, all music as noted.

  1. Prelude to a Crawl – Les Claypool
  2. Hennepin Crawler – Les Claypool, Larry La Londe, Jay Lane
  3. Last Salmon Man (Fisherman’s Chronicles, Part IV) – Les Claypool
  4. Eternal Consumption Engine – Larry La Londe
  5. Tragedy’s a’ comin’ – Les Claypool, Larry La Londe, Jay Lane
  6. Eyes of the Squirrel – Les Claypool, Jay Lane
  7. Jilly’s on Smack – Les Claypool, Larry La Londe
  8. Lee Van Cleef – Les Claypool
  9. Moron TV – Les Claypool, Larry La Londe, Jay Lane
  10. Green Ranger – Les Claypool, Jay Lane
  11. HOINFODAMAN – Larry La Londe
  12. Extinction Burst – Les Claypool, Larry La Londe, Jay Lane
  13. Salmon Man – Les Claypool

The Paradise Motel: Still Life

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On August 28, 1996, “Infectious Records” label released “Still Life”, the debut Paradise Motel (The) album. It was recorded in 1996, in Melbourne, and was produced by Mérida Sussex, Matt Aulich, BJ Austin, Charles Bickford, Matt Bailey and Tim O’Shannassy.

Personnel:

  • Merida Sussex – vocals
  • Matt Aulich – guitars
  • BJ Austin – organ, pedal steel
  • Charles Bickford – guitar, organ, percussion
  • Matt Bailey – bass
  • Tim O’Shannassy – drums

Track listing:

  1. Bad Light
  2. California
  3. Circles
  4. Calling You
  5. Dead Skin
  6. Men Who Loved Her (Grew Sadder)
  7. Historical
  8. John
  9. F Heart
  10. Stones