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Styx: Crystal Ball

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In October 1976, “A&M” label released “Crystal Ball”, the sixth Styx album. It was recorded in 1976, at “Paragon Recording Studios” in Chicago, and was produced by Dennis DeYoung, James Young, Tommy Shaw, Chuck Panozzo and John Panozzo.

Personnel:

  • Dennis DeYoung – vocals, keyboards
  • James “JY” Young – vocals, electric guitars
  • Tommy Shaw – vocals, electric and acoustic guitars
  • Chuck Panozzo – bass guitar
  • John Panozzo – drums, percussion
  • Barry Mraz, Rob Kingsland – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Put Me On – James Young, Dennis DeYoung, Tommy Shaw
  2. Mademoiselle – Dennis DeYoung, Tommy Shaw
  3. Jennifer – Dennis DeYoung
  4. Crystal Ball – Tommy Shaw
  5. Shooz – Tommy Shaw, Dennis DeYoung
  6. This Old Man – Dennis DeYoung
  7. Ballerina – Dennis DeYound, Tommy Shaw

The Fiery Furnaces: Rehearsing My Choir

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On October 24, 2005, “Rough Trade America” label released “Rehearsing My Choir”, the third Fiery Furnaces (The) album. It was recorded in 2005, at “Soma Electronic Music Studios”, “Key Club Recording Company” in Chicago, Illinois, and was produced by Matthew Friedberg.

Personnel:

  • Matthew Friedberg – keyboards, mellotron
  • Eleanor Friedberg – vocals, drums, bells
  • Olga Sarantos – vocals
  • Bill Skibbe – drums, recording
  • John McEntire – drums, recording
  • Rafter Roberts – drums, recording
  • Joe Lambert – mastering
  • Mike Reddy – artwork, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Matthew Friedberg.

  1. The Garfield El
  2. A Candymaker’s Knife in My Handbag
  3. A Candymaker’s Knife in My Handbag (continued)
  4. Rehearsing My Choir
  5. Rehearsing My Choir (continued)

Gastr del Sol: The Serpentine Similar

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On June 1, 1993, “TeenBeat Records” label released “The Serpentine Similar”, the debut Gastr del Sol studio album. It was recorded 1992 – 1993, at “Experimental Sound” in Chicago, Illinois, “5th Floor” in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and was produced by Brian Paulson.

Personnel:

  • Bundy K. Brown – instruments
  • David Grubbs – instruments
  • John McEntire – additional percussion
  • Michael O’Bannon – cover art
  • Brian Paulson – recording

Track listing:

All tracks by Bundy K. Brown and David Grubbs.

  1. A Watery Kentucky
  2. Easy Company
  3. A Jar of Fat
  4. Ursus Arctos Wonderfilis
  5. Eye Street
  6. For Soren Müeller
  7. Serpentine Orbit
  8. Even the Odd Orbit

Wilco: Cruel Country

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On May 27, 2022, “dBpm Records” label released “Cruel Country”, the twelfth Wilco studio album. It was recorded 2021 – 2022, at “The Loft” in Chicago, Illinois, and was produced by Tom Schick, Jeff Tweedy, John Stirratt, Glenn Kotche, Mikael Jorgansen, Nels Cline and Pat Sansone.

Personnel:

  • Jeff Tweedy – vocals, guitar, design
  • Pat Sansone – guitar, arrangements
  • Nels Cline – guitar
  • Mikael Jorgensen – keyboards
  • John Stirratt – bass
  • Glenn Kotche – drums
  • Jennifer Kummer – French horn
  • Tom Schick – engineer, mixing
  • Teddy Morgan – engineer
  • Mark Greenberg – engineer assistant, design
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Lawrence Azerrad – design
  • Crystal Myers – design

Track listing:

All tracks are written by Jeff Tweedy.

  1. I Am My Mother
  2. Cruel Country
  3. Hints
  4. Ambulance
  5. The Empty Condor
  6. Tonight’s the Night
  7. All Across the World
  8. Darkness Is Cheap
  9. Bird Without a Tail / Base of My Skull
  10. Tired of Taking It Out on You
  11. The Universe
  12. Many Worlds
  13. Hearts Hard to Find
  14. Falling Apart (Right Now)
  15. Please Be Wrong
  16. Story to Tell
  17. A Lifetime to Find
  18. Country Song Upside – Down
  19. Mystery Binds
  20. Sad Kind of Way
  21. The Plains

The Cribs: In the Belly of the Brazen Bull

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On May 7, 2012, “Wichita Recordings” label released “In the Belly of the Brazen Bull”, the fifth Cribs (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2011, at “Tarbox Road” in New York City, “Abbey Road” in London, “Electrical Audio” in Chicago, and was produced by Dave Fridmann, Steve Albini, Ryan Jarman, Gary Jarman and Ross Jarman.

Personnel:

  • Ryan Jarman – vocals, guitar
  • Gary Jarman – vocals, bass guitar
  • Ross Jarman – percussion
  • Dave Fridmann – Mellotron, Omnichord
  • Rodrigo Etguello – violin
  • Tristan Beck – cello
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Nick Scott – artwork, layout

Track listing:

All tracks by Ryan Jarman, Gary Jarman and Ross Jarman.

  1. Glitters Like Gold
  2. Come On, Be a No One
  3. Jaded Youth
  4. Anna
  5. Confident Man
  6. Uptight
  7. Chi-Town
  8. Pure O
  9. Back to the Bolthole
  10. I Should Have Helped
  11. Stalagmites
  12. Like a Gift Giver
  13. Butterflies
  14. Arena Rock Encore with Full Cast

Spanky and Our Gang: Like To Get To Know You

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In April 1968, “Mercury” label released “Like to Get to Know You”, the second Spanky and Our Gang studio album. It was recorded in 1967, at “Western Recorders” in Hollywood, “Universal Recording Studio” in Chicago, “Impact Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Bob Dorough and Stuart Scharf.

Personnel:

  • Spanky McFarlane – vocals
  • Malcolm Hale – vocals, lead guitar, trombone
  • Lefty Baker – vocals, lead guitar, banjo
  • Nigel Pickering – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Kenny Hodges – vocals, bass
  • John Seiter – vocals, drums
  • Mike Deasy – guitar
  • Walter Raim – 12-string guitar
  • Red Rhodes – steel guitar
  • Artie Schroeck – organ, piano
  • Chet Amsterdam, Larry Knechtel, Richard Davis – bass
  • Bill LaVorgna, Donald MacDonald, Hal Blaine – drums
  • Lee Katzman – trumpet

Track listing:

  1. The Swingin’ Gate – John Ferrell, Geoffrey Meyers
  2. Prescription for the Blues – Little Brother Montgomery, Bruce Saunders
  3. Three Ways from Tomorrow – Lefty Baker
  4. My Bill – Bob Dorough, Daniel Greenburg, Monte Ghertler
  5. Sunday Mornin’ – Margo Guryan
  6. Echoes (Everybody’s Talkin’) – Fred Neil
  7. Suzanne – Leonard Cohen
  8. Stuperflabbergasted – Bruce Summers, Carlos Bernal
  9. Like to Get to Know You – Stuart Scharf
  10. Chick-a-Ding-Ding – Stuart Scharf
  11. Stardust – Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish
  12. Coda (Like to Get to Know You) – Stuart Scharf

Alice Cooper: Love it to Death

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On March 9, 1971, “Straight” label released “Love It to Death”, the third Alice Cooper studio album. It was recorded November – December 1970, at “RCA Mid-American Recording Center” in Chicago, Illinois, and was produced by Jack Richardson and Bob Ezrin.

Personnel:

  • Alice Cooper – vocals, harmonica
  • Glen Buxton – lead guitar
  • Michael Bruce – rhythm guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Dennis Dunaway – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Neal Smith – drums, backing vocals
  • Bob Ezrin – (credited as Toronto Bob Ezrin) – keyboards
  • Brian Christian – session engineer
  • Randy Kring – mastering engineer
  • Bill Conners – recording technician
  • Jack Richardson – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. Caught in a Dream – Michael Bruce
  2. I’m Eighteen – Michael Bruce, Alice Cooper, Dennis Dunaway, Neal Smith, Glen Buxton
  3. Long Way to Go – Michael Bruce
  4. Black Juju – Dennis Dunaway
  5. Is It My Body – Michael Bruce, Alice Cooper, Dennis Dunaway, Neal Smith, Glen Buxton
  6. Hallowed Be My Name – Neal Smith
  7. Second Coming – Alice Cooper
  8. Ballad of Dwight Fry – Michael Bruce, Alice Cooper
  9. Sun Arise – Harry Butler, Rolf Harris

The American Breed: Band Me, Shape Me

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In February 1968, “Acta” label released “Bend Me, Shape Me”, the second American Breed (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1967, at “Universal Recording Corporation” in Chicago, Illinois, and was produced by Bill Traut.

Personnel:

  • Gary Loizzo – lead vocals, lead guitar
  • Al Ciner – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Charles Colbert – bass, backing vocals
  • Lee Graziano – drums, trumpet, backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Green Light – Annette Tucker, Nancy Mantz
  2. Don’t It Make You Cry – Al Ciner
  3. Mindrocker – Keith Colley, Linda Colley
  4. Bird – Al Ciner, Gary Loizzo
  5. Something You’ve Got – Chris Kenner
  6. Don’t Make Me Leave You – Martin Siegel, Scott English
  7. Bend Me, Shape Me – Larry Weiss, Scott English
  8. Before and After – Van McCoy
  9. Sometime in the Morning – Gerry Goffin, Carole King
  10. I’ve Been Tryin’ – Curtis Mayfield
  11. No Easy Way Down – Gerry Goffin, Carole King

Oleta Adams: Third Set

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On February 10, 2017, Oleta Adams self-released “Third Set”, her tenth album. It was recorded in 2016, at “Firehouse Studios”, in Chicago, Illinois, and was produced by Oleta Adams.

Personnel:

  • Oleta Adams – vocals, piano, keyboards, arrangements
  • James Harrah – guitar
  • John Pena – bass
  • John Cushon – drums, cajon
  • Matt O’Connor – percussion
  • Les D. Cooper – engineer, mixing
  • Josh Lewis – engineer assistant
  • Sadaharu Yagi – mixing assistant
  • Bernie Becker – mastering
  • Chevy Nash – art direction, photography
  • Erin Edwards – graphics
  • Robert Kopchak – photography
  • Steven Frazier – photography

Track listing:

  1. It’s Alright with Me – Cole Porter
  2. Only the Lonely – Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn
  3. Don’t Interrupt the Sorrow – Joni Mitchell
  4. River – Joni Mitchell
  5. Do I Move You – Nina Simone
  6. Evolution (acoustic) – Brock Walsh, Ivan Lins
  7. Rhythm of Life (acoustic) – Nicky Holland, Roland Orzabal
  8. Blowin’ in the Wind – Bob Dylan
  9. Wilted Roses – Oleta Adams, Raina Bundy
  10. His Loving Eyes – Oleta Adams

Etta James: Call My Name

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On January 27, 1967, “Cadet” label released “Call My Name”, the sixth Etta James studio album. It was recorded in December 1966, at “Ter Mar Studios” in Chicago, and was produced by Leonard Chess.

Personnel:

  • Etta James – vocal
  • Doug Brand – engineer
  • Don S. Bronstein – design photography
  • Bob Terry – sleeve notes

Track listing:

  1. Happiness – Vee Pea Smith, Morris Dollison
  2. That’s All I Want from You – M. Rotha
  3. Have a Little Faith in Me – Monk Higgins, Joyce Wrencher
  4. I’m So Glad (I Found Love in You) – Vee Pea Smith, Morris Dollison
  5. You Are My Sunshine – Jimmie Davis, Charles Mitchell
  6. It Must Be Your Love – Monk Higgins, Chuck Bernard, Morris Dollison, Billy Foster
  7. 842-3089 (Call My Name) – Monk Higgins, Morris Dollison, Billy Foster
  8. Don’t Pick Me for Your Fool – Monk Higgins, Morris Dollison, Billy Foster
  9. I Prefer You – Monk Higgins, Morris Dollison
  10. Nobody Loves Me – Monk Higgins, Joyce Wrencher
  11. It’s All Right – Curtis Mayfield
  12. Nobody Like You – Monk Higgins, Morris Dollison