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Charles Lloyd, The Marvels and Lucinda Williams: Vanished Gardens

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On June 29, 2018, “Blue Note” label released “Vanished Gardens”, album by Charles Lloyd, The Marvels and Lucinda Williams. It was recorded 2017 – 2018, at “EastWest” in Hollywood, California, and was produced by Dorothy Darr, Don Was, Charles Lloyd and Lucinda Williams.

Personnel:

  • Charles Lloyd – alto flute, tenor saxophone, vocals, band leader
  • Lucinda Williams – vocals
  • Bill Frisell – guitar
  • Greg Leisz – dobro, pedal steel guitar
  • Reuben Rogers – double bass
  • Eric Harland – drums
  • Michael C. Ross – engineer, mixing
  • Tyler Shields – engineer assistant
  • Will Delaney – engineer assistant 
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering
  • Dorothy Darr – art design, photography
  • Paul Moore – layout
  • Joe Harley – poetry

Track listing:

All tracks by Charles Lloyd, except where noted.

  1. Defiant
  2. Dust – Lucinda Williams
  3. Vanished Gardens
  4. Ventura – Lucinda Williams
  5. Ballad of the Sad Young Men – Fran Landesman, Tommy Wolf
  6. We’ve Come Too Far to Turn Around – Lucinda Williams
  7. Blues for Langston and LaRue
  8. Unsuffer Me – Lucinda Williams
  9. Monk’s Mood – Thelonious Monk
  10. Angel – Jimi Hendrix

Fiona Apple: The Idler Wheel…

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On June 19, 2012, “Epic” label released “The Idler Wheel…”, the fourth Fiona Apple studio album. It was recorded 2008 – 2011, at “Stanley” in Los Feliz, California, “NBB” in New York City, and was produced by Charley Drayton and Fiona Apple. in 2020, “Rolling Stone” magazine placed the album at number 213 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Fiona Apple (credited as “Feedy”) – singins, field recording, loops, truck stomping, dance partner, thighs, percussion, piano, celeste, timpani, voice strings, bass keyboard
  • Charley Drayton (credited as “Seedy”) – baritone vocals, voice of pain, kora, autoharartworkp, truck stomping, dance partner, percussion, Teisco guitar, guitar, bouzouki, marimba, drum set, voice strings, thighs, field recording, pillow, string harp
  • Sebastian Steinberg – acoustic bass, Harmony guitar
  • Maude Maggart – high harmony
  • John Would – recording
  • Eddison Sainsbury – recording
  • Dave Way – mixing
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering
  • Dan Gerbarg – mastering
  • Eric Roinestad – art direction, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Fiona Apple.

  1. Every Single Night
  2. Daredevil
  3. Valentine
  4. Jonathan
  5. Left Alone
  6. Werewolf
  7. Periphery
  8. Regret
  9. Anything We Want
  10. Hot Knife

Three Days Grace: One-X

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On June 13, 2006, “Sony BMG” label released “One-X”, the second Three Days Grace studio album. It was recorded November 2005 – January 2006, at “Bay 7 Studios”,  “Valley Village Studios”, “Sparky Dark Studios” in Calabasas, California, and was produced by Howard Benson.

Personnel:

  • Adam Gontier – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Barry Stock – lead guitar
  • Brad Walst – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Neil Sanderson – drums, backing vocals
  • Howard Benson – keyboards, programming
  • Ned Brower – backing vocals
  • Taylor Locke – backing vocals
  • Deborah Lurie – string arrangements
  • Casey Stone – string engineering
  • Mike Plotnikoff – recording
  • Hatsukazu Inagaki – engineer assistant
  • Paul DeCarli – Pro Tools editing, programming
  • Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Gersh (Drum Fetish) – drum technician
  • Marc VanGool – guitar tech
  • Brian Kushner – editor for the enhanced portion
  • Purple Can Post – facility
  • Three Days Grace – art direction, design
  • Warless Rabit – art direction, design
  • Jackie Murphy – art direction, design
  • Jeff Gilligan – art direction, design
  • Dean Karr – photography

Track listing:

  1. It’s All Over – Adams Gontier, Neil Sanderson, Brad Walst, Barry Stock
  2. Pain – Adams Gontier, Neil Sanderson, Brad Walst, Barry Stock, Gavin Brown
  3. Animal I Have Become – Adams Gontier, Neil Sanderson, Brad Walst, Barry Stock, Gavin Brown
  4. Never Too Late – Adams Gontier, Neil Sanderson, Brad Walst, Gavin Brown
  5. On My Own – Adams Gontier, Neil Sanderson, Brad Walst, Barry Stock, Gavin Brown
  6. Riot – Adams Gontier, Neil Sanderson, Brad Walst, Barry Stock
  7. Get Out Alive – Adams Gontier, Neil Sanderson, Brad Walst, Barry Stock
  8. Let It Die – Adams Gontier, Neil Sanderson, Brad Walst, Barry Stock, Gavin Brown
  9. Over and Over – Adams Gontier, Neil Sanderson, Brad Walst, Barry Stock, Gavin Brown
  10. Time of Dying – Adams Gontier, Neil Sanderson, Brad Walst, Barry Stock
  11. Gone Forever – Adams Gontier, Neil Sanderson, Brad Walst, Barry Stock, Gavin Brown
  12. One X – Adams Gontier, Neil Sanderson, Brad Walst, Barry Stock

Three Dog Night: Suitable For Flaming

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On June 11, 1969, “Dunhill” label released “Suitable for Framing”, the second Three Dog Night studio album. It was recorded in 1969, at “American Recording” in Studio City, California, and was produced by Gabriel Mekler.

Personnel:

  • Cory Wells – lead and backing vocals
  • Chuck Negron – lead and backing vocals
  • Danny Hutton – lead and backing vocals
  • Mike Allsup – guitar
  • Richard Podolor – guitar, engineer
  • Jimmy Greenspoon – keyboards
  • Joe Schermie – bass
  • Floyd Sneed – drums, percussion
  • Walter Parazaider – saxophone
  • Lee Loughnane – trumpet
  • James Pankow – trombone
  • Bill Cooper – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Feelin’ Alright – Dave Mason
  2. Lady Samantha – Elton John, Bernie Taupin
  3. Dreaming Isn’t Good for You – Danny Hutton
  4. A Change Is Gonna Come – Sam Cooke
  5. Eli’s Coming – Laura Nyro
  6. Easy to Be Hard – Galt MacDermot, James Rado, Gerome Ragni
  7. Ain’t That a Lotta Love – Willia Dean “Deanie” Parker, Homer Banks
  8. King Solomon’s Mines – Floyd Sneed
  9. Circle for a Landing – Don Preston
  10. Celebrate – Gary Bonner, Alan Gordon

Metallica: St. Anger

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On June 5, 2003, “Elektra” label released “St. Anger”, the eighth Metallica studio album. HQ in San Rafael, California, and was produced by Bob Rock, James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett and Lars Ulrich.

Personnel:

  • James Hetfield – vocals, guitar
  • Kirk Hammett – guitar
  • Lars Ulrich – drums
  • Bob Rock – bass, engineer, mixing
  • Mike Gillies – engineer assistant, mixing, digital engineering
  • Eric Helmkamp – engineer assistant, mixing
  • Vlado Meller – mastering
  • Pushead – design
  • Matt Mahurin, Forhelvede Productions, Pascal Brun, Comenius Röthlisberger – illustration and images
  • Anton Corbijn – photography
  • Brad Klausen – production design

Track listing

All tracks by James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett and Bob Rock.

  1. Frantic
  2. St. Anger
  3. Some Kind of Monster
  4. Dirty Window
  5. Invisible Kid
  6. My World
  7. Shoot Me Again
  8. Sweet Amber
  9. The Unnamed Feeling
  10. Purify
  11. All Within My Hands

Bruce Dickinson: Accident Of Birth

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On June 3, 1997, “Raw Power” label released “Accident of Birth”, the fourth Bruce Dickinson studio album. It was recorded in 1997, at “Silver Cloud Recording” in Redondo Beach, California, “Sound City Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Roy Z.

Personnel:

  • Bruce Dickinson – vocals
  • Adrian Smith – guitar
  • Roy Z – guitar, mellotron, piano, engineer, mixing
  • Eddie Casillas – bass
  • David Ingraham – drums
  • Richard Baker – piano
  • Silvia Tsai – violin
  • Rebecca Yeh – cello
  • Norbert Newfied – string arrangements
  • Stan Katayama – engineer, mixing
  • Joe Floyd – engineer, mixing
  • Greg Fidelman, Tom Banghart – engineer assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Bruce Dickinson and Roy Z, except where noted.

  1. Freak
  2. Toltec 7 Arrival
  3. Starchildren
  4. Taking the Queen
  5. Darkside of Aquarius
  6. Road to Hell – Bruce Dickinson, Adrian Smith
  7. Man of Sorrows – Bruce Dickinson
  8. Accident of Birth
  9. The Magician
  10. Welcome to the Pit
  11. Omega
  12. Arc of Space

Dave Brubeck Quartet: Jazz At The College Of Pacific

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In June 1954, “Fantasy” label released “Jazz at the College of the Pacific”, the tenth Dave Brubeck Quartet album.It was recorded in December 1953, at “College of the Pacific” in Stockton, California.

Personnel:

  • Dave Brubeck – piano
  • Paul Desmond – alto saxophone
  • Ron Crotty – bass
  • Joe Dodge – drums
  • Arnold Roth – illustration
  • Ed Colker – design

Track listing:

  1. All the Things You Are – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
  2. Laura – David Raksin, Johnny Mercer
  3. Lullaby in Rhythm – Walter Hirsch, Benny Goodman
  4. I’ll Never Smile Again – Ruth Lowe
  5. I Remember You – Victor Schertzinger, Johnny Mercer
  6. For All We Know – J. Fred Coots, Sam M. Lewis

Michael Franks: Blue Pacific

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On May 31, 1990, “Reprise” label released “Blue Pacific”, the eleventh Michael Franks album. It was recorded 1989 – 1990, at “JHL Sound” in Pacific Palisades, California, “Studio Ultimo” and “Soundworks West” in Los Angeles, “Ground Control Studios” in Burbank, California, “Ocean Way” and “Cherokee Studios” in Hollywood, “Larrabee Sound Studios” and “Schnee Studios” in North Hollywood, and was produced by Walter Becker, Tommy LiPumma and Jeff Lorber.

Personnel:

  • Michael Franks – vocals
  • Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars
  • Buzz Feiten – guitars, acoustic guitar
  • Dean Parks – electric guitar
  • Larry Carlton – guitars
  • Michael Thompson – guitars
  • Jeff Lorber – keyboards, programming, arrangements
  • John Beasley – keyboards
  • Joe Sample – acoustic piano
  • Larry Williams – synthesizer programming, synthesizer arrangements
  • Neil Stubenhaus – bass
  • ‘Ready’ Freddie Washington – bass
  • John Patitucci – bass
  • Sean Franks – cymbals
  • Peter Erskine – drums
  • John Guerin – drums
  • Vinnie Colaiuta – drums
  • Luis Conte – percussion
  • Alex Acuña – percussion
  • Michael Fisher – percussion
  • Marc Russo – alto saxophone
  • Bob Sheppard – tenor saxophone
  • Kirk Whalum – tenor saxophone
  • Bunny Hull – backing vocals
  • Brenda Russell – backing vocals
  • Kareem – backing vocals
  • Livingston Taylor – backing vocals
  • Jeff Lorber – recording
  • Eric Rudd – recording assistant
  • Roger Nichols – recording, mixing
  • Al Schmitt – recording, additional recording
  • Chris Fuhrman – additional recording assistant
  • Tom Hardisty – recording assistant
  • Scott Ralston – recording assistant
  • Clif Norrell – recording assistant
  • Joey Wolpert – additional recording
  • Ed Torgerson – additional recording assistant
  • Gabe Moffat – additional recording assistant
  • Bill Schnee – mixing
  • Alan Meyerson – mixing
  • Neal Pogue – mixing assistant
  • Ken Allardyce – mixing assistant
  • Doug Sax – mastering
  • Sonny Abelardo – production coordinator
  • Carol Parks – production coordinator
  • Jeri and John Heiden – art direction, design
  • Kip Lott – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Michael Franks.

  1. The Art of Love
  2. Woman in the Wave
  3. All I Need
  4. Long Slow Dance
  5. Vincent’s Ear
  6. Speak to Me
  7. On the Inside
  8. Chez Nous
  9. Blue Pacific
  10. Crayon Sun (Safe at Home)

Andrew Bird: Sunday Morning Put-On

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On May 24, 2024, “Loma Vista” label released “Sunday Morning Put-On”, the 20th Andrew Bird album. It was recorded in 2024, at “Valentine Studios” in California, and was produced by Andrew Bird.

Personnel:

  • Andrew Bird – vocals, violin, art direction
  • Alan Hampton – bass guitar, upright bass
  • Ted Poor – drums, vibraphone
  • Jeff Parker – electric guitar
  • Larry Goldings – piano
  • Travis Pavur – engineer
  • David Boucher – engineer, mixing
  • Jeff Lipton – mastering
  • MariaRice – mastering
  • Sage Lamonica – package design
  • Christopher Leckie – art direction, package design
  • Alexa Viscius – art direction, photography

Track listing:

  1. I Didn’t Know What Time It Was – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  2. Caravan – Irving Mills, Duke Ellington, Juan Tizol
  3. I Fall in Love Too Easily – Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne
  4. You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To – Cole Porter
  5. My Ideal – Leo Robin, Newell Chase, Richard A. Whiting
  6. Django – John Lewis
  7. I Cover the Waterfront – Edward Heyman, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman
  8. Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise – Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg
  9. I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face – Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe
  10. Ballon de peut‐être – Andrew Bird

Perfume Genius: Set My Heart On Fire Immediately

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On May 15, 2020, “Matador” label released “Set My Heart on Fire Immediately”, the fifth Perfume Genius studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2020, at “Sound City” in Van Nuys, California, and was produced by Blake Mills.

Personnel:

  • Mike Hadreas – vocals, synthesizers, Wurlitzer
  • Blake Mills – guitar, bass, synthesizers, drums, glockenspiel, synth guitar, organ, piano, synth drums, harmonium, harmony vocals
  • Alan Wyffels – piano, organ, harpsichord, synthesizers, flute, Wurlitzer, Rhodes, harmony vocals
  • Sam Gendel – synthesizers, saxophone, synth drums, drum machine
  • Pino Palladino – bass
  • Jim Keltner – drums
  • Matt Chamberlain – drums
  • Rob Moose – violin, viola
  • Gabriel Cabezas – cello
  • Phoebe Bridgers – harmony vocals
  • Ethan Gruska – vocals, harmony vocals, percussion
  • Joseph Lorge – engineer
  • Greg Koller – engineer, mixing
  • Patricia Sullivan – mastering
  • Ian Sefchick – mastering
  • Andrew J. S. – art direction
  • Camille Vivier – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Mike Hadreas, except where noted.

  1. Whole Life
  2. Describe
  3. Without You
  4. Jason
  5. Leave
  6. On the Floor – Mike Hadreas, Alan Wyffels
  7. You Body Changes Everything
  8. Moonbend – Mike Hadreas, Blake Mills
  9. Just a Touch
  10. Nothing at All
  11. One More Try
  12. Some Dream
  13. Borrowed Light