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Nina Simone: High Priestess of Soul

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In January 1967, “Philips” label released “High Priestess of Soul”, the 16th Nina Simone album. It was recorded 1965 – 1966, in New York City, and was produced by Hal Mooney.

Personnel:

  • Nina Simone – vocals, piano, arrangements
  • Hal Mooney – arrangements, conductor
  • Jack McMahon – editing
  • Del Shields – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Don’t You Pay Them No Mind – Richard Ahlert, Bobby Scott
  2. I’m Gonna Leave You – Rudy Stevenson
  3. Brown Eyed Handsome Man – Chuck Berry
  4. Keeper of the Flame – Charles Derringer
  5. The Gal from Joe’s – Duke Ellington. Irving Mills
  6. Take Me to the Water – Nina Simone
  7. I’m Going Back Home – Rudy Stevenson
  8. I Hold No Grudge – Angela Badalamenti, John Clifford
  9. Come Ye – Nina Simone
  10. He Ain’t Comin’ Home No More – Angelo Badalamenti, John Clifford
  11. Work Song – Nat Adderley, Oscar Brown
  12. I Love My Baby – Andrew Benjamin Stroud

Foghat: Sonic Mojo

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On November 10, 2023, “Foghat Records” label released “Sonic Mojo”, the seventeenth studio Foghat album. It was recorded in 2023, at “Boogie Motel South” in Deland, Florida, and was produced by Bryan Bassett,

Personnel:

  • Bryan Bassett – vocals, lead and slide guitar, engineer, mixing, mastering
  • Scott Holt – lead vocals, lead guitar
  • Rodney O’Quinn – lead vocals, bass guitar
  • Roger Earl – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Eddie Lefebvre – percussion
  • Linda Arcello-Earl – artwork, layout

Track listing:

  1. She’s a Little Bit of Everything – Bryan Bassett, Roger Earl, Scott Holt, Rodney O’Quinn, Kim Simmonds
  2. I Don’t Appreciate You – Bryan Bassett, Roger Earl, Scott Holt, Rodney O’Quinn
  3. Mean Woman Blues – Claude DeMetrius
  4. Drivin’ On – Bryan Bassett, Roger Earl, Scott Holt, Rodney O’Quinn, Kim Simmonds
  5. Let Me Love You Baby – Willie Dixon
  6. How Many More Years – Chester Burnett
  7. Song for the Life – Rodney J. Crowell
  8. Wish I’d Been There – Bryan Bassett, Roger Earl, Scott Holt, Rodney O’Quinn
  9. Time Slips Away – Brayn Bassett, Roger Earl, Scott Holt, Rodney O’Quinn, Kim Simmonds
  10. Black Days and Blue Nights – Bryan Bassett, Roger Earl, Scott Holt, Rodney O’Quinn
  11. She’s Dynamite – B.B. King
  12. Promised Land – Chuck Berry

The Rolling Stones: Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out!: The Rolling Stones in Concert

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On September 4, 1970 “Decca” label released “Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out!: The Rolling Stones in Concert”, the second Rolling Stones (The) live album. It was recorded in November 1969, in New York City and Baltimore, and was produced by Glyn Johns, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Mick Taylor, Bill Wyman and Charlie Watts.

Personnel:

  • Mick Jagger – vocals, harmonica
  • Keith Richards – guitar, backing vocals
  • Mick Taylor – guitar
  • Bill Wyman – bass guitar
  • Charlie Watts – drums
  • Ian Stewart – piano
  • Glyn Johns – recording, mixing
  • Andy Johns – editing, mixing
  • Roy Thomas Baker – editing, mixing
  • Wally Heider Mobile – recording by
  • Chris Kimsey – tape operator
  • John Kosh – art director
  • David Bailey – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, except where noted.

  1. Jumpin’ Jack Flash
  2. Carol – Chuck Berry
  3. Stray Cat Blues
  4. Love in Vain – Robert Johnson
  5. Midnight Rambler
  6. Sympathy for the Devil
  7. Live with Me
  8. Little Queenie – Chuck Berry
  9. Honky Tonk Women
  10. Street Fighting Man

Chuck Berry: Chuck Berry On Stage

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In August 1963, “Chess” label released “Chuck Berry on Stage”, the first Chuck Berry live album. It was produced by Leonard Chess and Philip Chess.

Personnel:

  • Chuck Berry – vocals, guitar
  • Johnnie Johnson – piano
  • Lafayette Leake – piano
  • Otis Spann – piano
  • Reggie Boyd – bass
  • Willie Dixon – bass
  • George Smith – bass
  • Phil Thomas – drums
  • Fred Below – drums
  • Ebbie Hardy – drums
  • Leroy C. Davis – tenor saxophone
  • Jerome Green – maracas
  • Martha Berry – backing vocals
  • The Moonglows – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Chuck Berry, except where noted.

  1. Maybellene – Chuck Berry, Alan Freed, Russ Fratto
  2. Memphis, Tennessee
  3. Surfin’ Steel
  4. Rockin’ on the Railroad (Let It Rock) – Edward Anderson, pseudonym of Chuck Edward Anderson Berry
  5. Go, Go, Go
  6. Brown Eyed Handsome Man – alternate take
  7. Still Got the Blues
  8. Surfin USA (Sweet Little Sixteen)
  9. Jaguar and Thunderbird
  10. I Just Want to Make Love to You – Willie Dixon
  11. All Aboard
  12. Trick or Treat
  13. The Man and the Donkey

The Beatles: Live At The Hollywood Bowl

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On May 4, 1977, “Capitol” label released “The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl”, live album by the Beatles. It was recorded in August 1964, August 1965, at “Hollywood Bowl” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Voyle Gilmore.

Personnel:

  • John Lennon – lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Paul McCartney – lead and backing vocals, bass guitar
  • George Harrison – lead and backing vocals, lead guitar
  • Ringo Starr – lead vocal, drums
  • George Martin – sequencing, mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, except where noted.

  1. Twist and Shout – Phil Medley, Bert Russell
  2. She’s a Woman
  3. Dizzy Miss Lizzy – Larry Williams
  4. Ticket to Ride
  5. Can’t Buy Me Love
  6. Things We Said Today
  7. Roll Over Beethoven – Chuck Berry
  8. Boys – Luther Dixon, Wes Farrell
  9. A Hard Day’s Night
  10. Help!
  11. All My Loving
  12. She Loves You
  13. Long Tall Sally – Enotris Johnson, Richard Penniman, Robert Blackwell

The Beach Boys: Surfin’ USA

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On March 25, 1963, “Capitol” label released “Surfin’ U.S.A.”, the second Beach Boys (The) studio album. It was recorded June 1962 – February 1962, at “Capitol Studios” and “Western” in Hollywood, and was produced by Nick Venet.

Personnel:

  • Mike Love – lead vocals
  • Brian Wilson – vocals, keyboards, bass
  • Carl Wilson – lead guitar
  • Dennis Wilson – vocals, drums
  • David Marks – rhythm guitar
  • John Severson – cover photography

Track listing:

  1. Surfin’ U.S.A. – Brian Wilson, Chuck Berry
  2. Farmer’s Daughter – Brian Wilson, Mike Love
  3. Misirlou – Nick Roubanis, Freed Wise, Milton Leeds, Bob Russell
  4. Stoked – Brian Wilson
  5. Lonely Sea – Brian Wilson, Gary Usher
  6. Shut Down – Brian Wilson, Roger Christian
  7. Noble Surfer – Brian Wilson, Mike Love
  8. Honky Tonk – Bill Doggett, Shep Sheperd, Clifford Scott, Billy Butler
  9. Lana – Brian Wilson
  10. Surf Jam – Carl Wilson
  11. Let’s Go Trippin’ – Dick Dale
  12. Finders Keepers – Brian Wilson, Mike Love

The Blues Project: Live at the Cafe Au Go Go

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In March 1966, “Verve / Folkways” labels, released “Live at the Cafe Au Go Go”, the debut Blues Project (The) album. It was recorded in November 1965, at the “Cafe Au Go Go” in New York City, during the Blues Bag four-day concert, and January 1966, at the same venue, and was produced by Jerry Schoenbaum.

Personnel:

  • Tommy Flanders – vocals
  • Danny Kalb – vocals, lead guitar
  • Steve Katz – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Al Kooper – vocals, organ
  • Andy Kulberg – bass
  • Roy Blumenfeld – drums
  • Val Valentin – engineer
  • Charles Stewart – cover photo
  • Jerry Schoenbaum – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Goin’ Down Louisiana – Muddy Waters
  2. You Go, I’ll Go with You – Willie Dixon
  3. Catch the Wind – Donovan
  4. I Want to Be Your Driver – Chuck Berry
  5. Alberta – traditional
  6. The Way My Baby Walks – Andy Kulberg
  7. Violets of Dawn – Eric Andersen
  8. Back Door Man – Willie Dixon
  9. Jelly Jelly Blues – Billy Eckstine, Earl Hines
  10. Spoonful – Willie Dixon
  11. Who Do You Love? – Ellas McDaniel

Emmylou Harris: Luxury Liner

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On December 28, 1976, “Warner Bros Nashville” label released “Luxury Liner”, the fourth Emmylou Harris album. It was recorded in 1976, at “Enactron Truck” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Brian Ahem.

Personnel:

  • Emmylou Harris – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Brian Ahern – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, finger-style acoustic guitar, engineer
  • Nicolette Larson – duet vocals
  • Albert Lee – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
  • Rodney Crowell – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, high-strung guitar, backing vocals
  • Rick Cunha – acoustic guitar
  • Hank DeVito – pedal steel guitar
  • James Burton – electric guitar
  • Glen Hardin – piano, electric piano, string arrangements
  • Mickey Raphael – harmonica, bass harmonica
  • Emory Gordy Jr. – bass
  • John Ware – drums
  • Mike Auldridge – dobro
  • Ricky Skaggs – fiddle, mandolin
  • Dianne Brooks – backing vocals
  • Dolly Parton – backing vocals
  • Herb Pedersen – backing vocals
  • Fayssoux Starling – backing vocals
  • Donivan Cowart – engineer
  • Bradley Hartman – engineer
  • Stuart Taylor – engineer
  • Miles Wilkinson – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Luxury Liner – Gram Parsons
  2. Pancho and Lefty – Townes Van Zandt
  3. Making Believe – Jimmy Work
  4. You’re Supposed to Be Feeling Good – Rodney Crowell
  5. I’ll Be Your San Antone Rose – Susana Clark
  6. (You Never Can tell) C’est la Vie – Chuck Berry
  7. When I Stop Dreaming – Ira Louvin, Charlie Louvin
  8. Hello Stranger – A.P. Carter
  9. She – Gram Parsons, Chris Ethridge
  10. Tulsa Queen – Emmylou Harris, Rodney Crowell

The Yardbirds: Five Live Yardbirds

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On December 4, 1964, “Columbia” label released “Five Live Yardbirds”, the debut Yardbirds (The) album. It was recorded in March 1964, at “Marquee Club” in London, and was produced by Giorgio Gomelsky.

Personnel:

  • Keith Relf – lead vocals, harmonica, maracas
  • Eric “Slowhand” Clapton – co-led vocals, lead guitar
  • Chris Dreja – rhythm guitar
  • Paul “Sam” Samwell-Smith – co-lead vocals, bass guitar
  • Jim McCarty – drums
  • Phillip Wood – engineer, sound effects engineer
  • Richard Rosser – photography
  • Giorgio Gomelsky – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Too Much Monkey Business – Chuck Berry
  2. I Got Love If You Want It – James Moore (a.k.a. Slim Harpo)
  3. Smokestack Lightnin’ – Howlin’ Wolf
  4. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl – Don Level, Bob Love
  5. Respectable – O’Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley
  6. Five Long Years – Eddie Boyd
  7. Pretty Girl – Ellas McDaniel (a.k.a. Bo Didley)
  8. Louise – John Lee Hooker
  9. I’m a Man – Ellas McDaniel
  10. Here ‘Tis – Ellas McDaniel