On November 6, 1964, “HMV” label released “Blue Jeans a’Swinging”, the debut Swinging Blue Jeans album. It was recorded in 1964, at “EMI Studios” in London, and was produced by Walter J. Ridley.
Personnel:
Ralph Ellis – lead guitar
Ray Ennis – rhythm guitar
Les Braid – bass, keyboards
Norman Kuhlke – drums
Walter J. Ridley – photography
John Chilton – liner notes
Track listing:
Ol’Man Mose – Louis Armstrong, Zilner Randolph
Save the Last Dance for Me – Doc Pomus. Mort Shuman
That’s the Way It Goes – Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch
Around and Around – Chuck Berry
It’s All Over Now – Wally Whyton
Long Tall Sally – Enotris Johnson, Robert Blackwell, Richard Oenniman
Lawdy Miss Clawdy – Lloyd Price
Some Sweet Day – Felice and Boudleaux Bryant
It’s So Right – Les Braid, Norman Kuhlke, Ralph Ellis, Ray Ennis
Don’t It Make You Feel Good – Bruce Welch, Hank Marvin
All I Want Is You – Jim Ireland, John Chilton
Tutti Frutti – Dorothy LaBostrie, Joe Lubin, Little Richard
In July 2, 1971, “Sparmac” label released “Daddy Who?… Daddy Cool”, the debut Daddy Cool studio album. It was recorded 1970 – 1971, at “Armstrong Studios” in Melbourne, and was produced by Robie Porter. It was the first Australian recorded album to make No. 1 nationally.
Personnel:
Ross Wilson – vocals, guitar, harmonica
Ross Hannaford – vocals, guitar
Wayne Duncan – vocals, bass guitar
Gary Young – vocals, drums
Robie Porter – piano, steel guitar
Jeremy Noone – saxophone
Dave Brown – tenor saxophone, flute
Roger Savage – engineer
Ross Hannaford – design
Ian McCausland – cover graphics
Track listing:
All tracks by Ross Wilson, except where noted.
Daddy Cool – Frank Slay, Bob Crewe
School Days – Chuck Berry
Come Back Again
At The Rockhouse
Guided Missile – Alfred Gaitwood
Good Rockin’ Daddy – Richard Berry, Joseph Bihari as “Joe Josea”
Eagle Rock
Zoop Bop Gold Cadillac
Blind Date
Bom Bom – Ross Wilson, Ross Hannaford
Cherry Pie – Joseph Bihari as “Joe Josea”, Marvin Phillips
In March 1973, “Mercury” label released “For Real!”, the debut Ruben and the Jets (the debut Rubén Guevara Jr.’s new lineup, after the group name had previously been used as an alias of The Mothers of Invention in 1968.) It was recorded in 1972, and was produced by Frank Zappa.
Personnel:
Rubén Guevara Jr. – vocals, tambourine, keyboards
Tony Duran – vocals, guitar, keyboards
Robert “Frog” Camarena – vocals, rhythm guitar
John Martinez – vocals, Hammond organ
Bill Wild – bass guitar, tenor vocals
Bob Zamora – drums
Frank Zappa – guitar
Robert “Buffalo” Roberts – tenor saxophone
Jim Sherwood – baritone saxophone, tambourine
Track listing:
If I Could Only Be Your Love Again – Frank Zappa
Dedicated to the One I Love – Lowman Pauling, Ralph Bass
Show Me the Way to Your Heart – Tony Duran, Leonard Duran
Sparkie – Tony Duran, Ruben Guevara
Wedding Bells – Robert “Frog” Camarena
Almost Grown – Chuck Berry
Charlena – Manuel Chavez, H. Chaney
Mah Man Flash – Ruben Guevara
Santa Kari – Ruben Guevara
Spider Woman – Paul Hof, Lonnie Scott, Tony Duran, Ruben Guevara
On March 10, 1965, “Capitol” label released “I’ve Got a Tiger by the Tail”, album by Buck Owens and his Buckaroos (the eight Buck Owens album overall). It was recorded in December 1964, at “Capitol Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Ken Nelson.
Personnel:
Buck Owens – lead vocals, guitar
Don Rich – vocals, guitar, fiddle
Jelly Sanders – guitar, fiddle
Jay McDonald – pedal steel guitar
Tom Brumley – pedal steel guitar, guitar
Doyle Holly – vocals, bass, guitar
Bob Morris – bass, vocals
Willie Cantu – drums
Mel King – drums
Capitol Photo Studio – photography
Ken Veeder – photography
Bashful Bobby Wooten – liner notes
Track listing:
I’ve Got a Tiger by the Tail – Harlan Howard, Buck Owens
Trouble and Me – Harlan Howard
Let the Sad Times Roll On – Buck Owens, Red Simpson
Wham Bam – Buck Owens, Bonnie Owens, Don Rich
If You Fall Out of Love with Me – Buck Owens, Bonnie Owens
Fallin’ for You – Buck Owens, Bonnie Owens, Don Rich
We’re Gonna Let the Good Times Roll – Buck Owens
The Band Keeps Playin’ On – Red Simpson, Fuzzy Owen
On December 1, 1975, “Albert” label released “T.N.T.”, the second AC/DC studio album. It was recorded March – July 1975, at “Albert” in Sydney, and was produced by Harry Vanda and George Young.
Personnel:
Bon Scott – lead vocals, bagpipes
Angus Young – lead guitar
Malcolm Young – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Mark Evans – bass guitar
Phil Rudd – drums, percussion
George Young – bass guitar
Tony Currenti – drums
Richard Ford – artwork
Track listing:
All tracks by Angus Young, Malcolm Young, and Bon Scott, except where noted.
It’s a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock ’n’ Roll)
Rock ’n’ Roll Singer
The Jack
Live Wire
T.N.T.
Rocker
Can I Sit Next to You, Girl – Angus Young, Malcolm Young
In October 1966, “Imperial Records” label released “Bus Stop”, the fifth Hollies (The) album. It was recorded in 1966, and was produced by Ron Richards.
Personnel:
Allan Clarke − vocals, harmonica
Tony Hicks – vocals, lead guitar
Graham Nash – vocals, rhythm guitar
Eric Haydock – bass guitar
Bernie Calvert – bass guitar
John Paul Jones – bass guitar
Bobby Elliott – drums
Don Rathbone – drums
Woody Woodward – art direction
Bernard Yeszin – design
Track listing:
Bus Stop – Graham Gouldman
Candy Man – Neil Ross
Baby That’s All – Chester Mann
I Am a Rock – Paul Simon
Sweet Little Sixteen – Chuck Berry
We’re Through – L. Ransford (pseudonym “L. Ransford”, the name of Graham Nash’s grandfather)
Don’t Run and Hide – L. Ransford
Oriental Sadness – L. Ransford
Mickey’s Monkey – Holland-Dozier-Holland
Little Lover – Allan Clarke, Graham Nash
You Know He Did – L. Ransford
Whatc’ha Gonna Do About It – Gregory Carroll, Doris Payne
On October 14, 1969, “RCA Victor” label released “From Memphis to Vegas / From Vegas to Memphis”, the eleventh studio and the second live Elvis Presley album. It was released as a double album: the first album, titled In “Person at the International Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada”, contains the live recordings of Presley’s hits recorded at the International Hotel in Winchester, Nevada; the second album, titled “Back in Memphis”, contains entirely new material recorded at “American Sound Studio” in Memphis. The live album was produced by Felton Jarvis, and the studio album was produced by Chips Moman.
Personnel:
Elvis in Person at the International Hotel
Elvis Presley – lead and overdubbed backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
Bobby Morris and his Orchestra – orchestra
James Burton – lead guitar
John Wilkinson − rhythm guitar
Charlie Hodge − acoustic rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Larry Muhoberac − keyboards
Jerry Scheff – bass
Ronnie Tutt − drums
Millie Kirkham − backing vocals
The Imperials − backing vocals
The Sweet Inspirations − backing vocals
Back in Memphis
Elvis Presley − vocals, guitar, piano
Reggie Young − electric guitar
Bobby Wood − piano
Bobby Emmons − organ
Ed Kollis − harmonica
Tommy Cogbill, Mike Leech – bass
Gene Chrisman – drums
Andrew Love, Jackie Thomas, Glen Spreen, J.P. Luper − saxophone
Wayne Jackson, Dick Steff, R. F. Taylor − trumpet
Ed Logan, Jack Hale, Gerald Richardson − trombone
Tony Cason, Joe D’Gerolamo − French horn
Glen Spreen − strings and horn arrangements
Joe Babcock, Dolores Edgin, Mary Greene, Charlie Hodge, Ginger Holladay, Mary Holladay, Millie Kirkham, Ronnie Milsap, Sonja Montgomery, June Page, Susan Pilkington, Sandy Posey, Donna Thatcher, Hurschel Wiginton − backing vocals
Track listing:
Elvis in Person at the International Hotel
Blue Suede Shoes – Carl Perkins
Johnny B. Good – Chuck Berry
All Shook Up – Otis Blackwell, Elvis Presley
Are You Lonesome Tonight – Lou Handman, Roy Turk
Hound Dog – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
I Can’t Stop Loving You – Don Gibson
My Babe – Willie Dixon
Mystery Train/Tiger Man – Junior Parker, Sam Phillips, Joe Hill Louis, Sam Burns
Words – Robin Gibb, Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb
In the Ghetto – Mac Davis
Suspicious Minds – Mark James
Can’t Help Falling in Love – George Weiss, Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore
Back in Memphis
Inherit the Wind – Eddie Rabbitt
This Is the Story – Chris Arnold, David Martin, Geoff Morrow
Stranger in My Own Home Town – Percy Mayfield
A little Bit of Green – Chris Arnold, David Martin, Geoff Morrow
And the Grass Won’t Pay You No Mind – Neil Diamond
On October 11, 1976, “Grunt” label released “Hoppkorv”, the seventh Hot Tuna album. It was recorded in July 1976, at “Wally Heider Studios” in San Francisco, and was produced by Harry Maslin.
Personnel:
Jorma Kaukonen – vocals, guitar
Jack Casady – bass
Bob Steeler – drums, percussion
John Sherman – 2nd guitar
Nick Buck – keyboards
Karen Tobin – backing vocals
Harry Maslin – engineer
Allen Sudduth – engineer assistant
David Gertz – mixing assistant
Rick Collins – mastering
Acy Lehman – art direction
Jerry Leiberwitz – sleeve painting
Gribbitt (Tim Bryant) – design
Chris Whorf – design
Roger Rossmeyer – cover and liner photography
Michael Casady, Ron Dudley – equipment
Pat Leraci – production coordinator
Track listing:
All tracks by Jorma Kaukonen, except where noted.
Santa Claus Retreat
Watch the North Wind Rise
It’s So Easy – Buddy Holly, Norman Petty
Bowlegged Woman, Knock-Kneed Man – Bobby Rush, Calvin Carter
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