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The Kinks: Phobia

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On March 29, 1993, “Columbia” label released “Phobia”, the twenty-fourth and final studio Kinks album. The Kinks disbanded three years later. The album was produced by Ray Davies.

Personnel:

  • Ray Davies- vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Dave Davies- vocals, guitar
  • Jim Rodford- bass, backing vocals
  • Bob Henrit- drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Ray Davies, except where noted.

  1. Opening
  2. Wall of Fire
  3. Drift Away
  4. Still Searching
  5. Phobia
  6. Only a Dream
  7. Don’t
  8. Babies
  9. Over the Edge
  10. Surviving
  11. It’s Alright (Don’t Think About It) – Dave Davies
  12. The Informer
  13. Hatred (A Duet)
  14. Somebody Stole My Car
  15. Close to the Wire – Dave Davies
  16. Scattered

Art Garfunkel: Lefty

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On March 29, 1988, “Columbia” label released “Lefty”, the seventh Art Garfunkel album. It was recorded in 1987, and was produced by Geoff Emerick, Art Garfunkel, Jay Graydon and Steve Gadd. The album title came from the fact that Garfunkel is left-handed..

Personnel:

  • Art Garfunkel– vocals
  • Hugh McCracken– guitar
  • Nicky Hopkins– keyboards
  • Rob Sabino– synthesizer
  • Joe Osborn– bass guitar
  • Eddie Gómez– acoustic bass guitar
  • Steve Gadd– drums
  • Michael Brecker– saxophone
  • Jeremy Steig – flute
  • Stephen Bishop– omnichord, backing vocals
  • Del Newman – strings, brass, woodwind
  • Kenny Rankin– backing vocals
  • Leah Kunkel– backing vocals
  • Mary Ann Kennedy – backing vocals
  • Pam Rose – backing vocals
  • Geoff Emerick– engineer
  • Jay Graydon– engineer
  • Stuart Breed – engineer
  • Ian Eales – engineer
  • Mick Gazauski – engineer
  • Doug Sax – mastering
  • Ron Lewter – mastering
  • Chris Austropchuk – design
  • Jules Garfunkel – photography
  • Caroline Greyshock – back cover photography

Track listing:

  1. This Is the Moment – David Foster, Cynthia Weil, Linda Jenner, Ray ParkerJr.
  2. I Have a Love – Stephen Sondheim, Leonard Bernstein
  3. So Much in Love – George Williams, Bill Jackson, Roy Straigis
  4. Slow Breakup – Stephen Bishop
  5. Love Is the Only Chain – Mary Ann Kennedy, Pam Rose, Pat Bunch
  6. When a Man Loves a Woman – Calvin Lewis, Andrew Wright
  7. I Wonder Why – Bill Lovelady, Marita Phillips, Peter Skellern
  8. King of Tonga – Stephen Bishop
  9. If Love Takes You Away – Stephen Bishop
  10. The Promise – Nick Holmes

Earth, Wind & Fire: Open Our Eyes

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On March 25, 1974, “Columbia” label released “Open Our Eyes” the fifth Earth, Wind & Fire, studio album. It was recorded August 1973, at “Caribou Ranch” in Nederland, Colorado, and was produced by Maurice White, Joe Wissert and Charles Stepney. “Open Our Eyes” was certified Platinum in the US by the “RIAA.”

Personnel:

  • Maurice White – vocals, drums, kalimba
  • Al McKay – vocals, guitar, percussion
  • Johnny Graham – guitar, percussion
  • Larry Dunn – piano, organ, synthesizer
  • Andrew Woolfolk – soprano saxophone, flute
  • Verdine White – vocals, bass, percussion
  • Ralph Johnson – drums, percussion
  • Philip Bailey – vocals, congas, percussion

Track listing:

  • Mighty, Mighty – Maurice White, Verdine White
  • Devotion – Maurice White, Philip Bailey
  • Fair But So Uncool – Rick Giles, Charles Stepney
  • Feelin’ Blue – Kenny Altman
  • Kalimba Story – Maurice White, Verdine White
  • Drum Song – Maurice White
  • Tee Nine Chee Bit – Maurice White, Charles Stepney, Philip Bailey
  • Spasmodic Movements – Eddie Harris
  • Caribou – Charles Stepney, Rick Giles
  • Open Our Eyse – Leon Lumkins

John Cale: Vintage Violence

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On March 25, 1970, “Columbia” label released “Vintage Violence”, the debut John Cale studio album. It was recorded in 1969, and was produced by John Cale and Lewis Merenstein.

Personnel:

  • John Cale – vocals, bass guitar, guitar, keyboards
  • Ernire Coralla – guitar
  • Garland Jeffreys– guitar, backing vocals
  • Stan Szelest – piano
  • Harvey Brooks– bass guitar
  • Sanford Konikoff – drums
  • John McClure – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by John Cale, except where noted.

  1. Hello, There
  2. Gideon’s Bible
  3. Adelaide
  4. Big White Cloud
  5. Cleo
  6. Please
  7. Charlemagne
  8. Bring it on Up
  9. Amsterdam
  10. Ghost Story
  11. Fairweather Friend – Garland Jeffreys

The Shadows: Specs Appeal

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On March 24, 1975, “Columbia” label released “Specs Appeal”, the tenth Shadows (The) album. It was recorded in April – August 1974, and was produced by Hank Marvin, Graham Todd, Alan Tarney, Dave Richmond and Brian Bennett.

Personnel:

  • Hank Marvin, John Farrar, Bruce Welch – vocals, guitars
  • Graham Todd – keyboards
  • Alan Tarney, Dave Richmond – bass guitar
  • Brian Bennett – drums, percussion, piano
  • Brian Bennett, John Farrar – ARP Synthesizer
  • John Fiddy – string arrangements

Track listing:

  1. God Only Knows – Tony Asher, Brian Wilson
  2. Cool Clear Air – Guy Fletcher, Doug Flett
  3. Rose, Rose – Bruce Welch, John Rostill
  4. This House Runs on Sunshine – Brian Bennett, Mike Redway
  5. Colorado Songbird – Brian Bennett
  6. No No Nina – John Farrar, Peter Best
  7. Honourable Puff-Puff – Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch, Brian Bennett, John Farrar, Dave Richmond
  8. Don’t Throw It All Away – Gary Benson, Dave Mindel
  9. Spider Juice – Hank Marvin
  10. Let Me Be the One – Paul Curtis
  11. Like Strangers – Ben Findon, Michael Myers
  12. Stand Up Like a Man – Ben Findon, Michael Myers

 

 

Chicago: VIII

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On March 24, 1975, “Columbia” label released “Chicago VIII”, the eighth Chicago studio album. It was recorded August – September 1974, at “Caribou Ranch” in Nederland, CO, and was produced by James William Guercio.

Personnel:

  • Peter Cetera – lead and backing vocals, bass
  • Terry Kath– lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitars
  • Robert Lamm– lead and backing vocals, keyboards
  • Lee Loughnane– trumpet, backing vocals
  • James Pankow– trombone, brass arrangements
  • Walter Parazaider– saxophones, flute, clarinet
  • Danny Seraphine– drums
  • Laudir de Oliveira– percussion
  • Caribou Kitchenettes – vocal chorus (John Carsello, Donna Conroy, Laudir de Oliveira, Bob Eberhardt, Steve Fagin, Kristy Ferguson, Linda Greene, Lee Loughnane, Brandy Maitland, Katherine Ogden, James Pankow, Walter Parazaider, Joanne Rocconi, Richard Torres, Angele Warner)
  • Patrick Williams – string orchestrations
  • Wayne Tarnowski, Jeff Guercio, Mark Guercio – engineer
  • Armin Steiner – strings recording
  • Phil Ramone – mixing
  • John Berg and Nick Fasciano – design
  • Anthony Maggiore – artwork, handwriting

Track listing:

  1. Anyway You Want – Peter Cetera
  2. Brand New Love Affair, Part I & II – James Pankow
  3. Never Been in Love Before – Robert Lamm
  4. Hideaway – Peter Cetera
  5. Till We Meet Again – Terry Kath
  6. Harry Truman – Robert Lamm
  7. Oh, Thank You Great Spirit – Terry Kath
  8. Long Time No See – Robert Lamm
  9. Ain’t It Blue – Robert Lamm
  10. Old Days – James Pankow

Weather Report: Mysterious Traveller

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On March 24, 1974, “Columbia” label released “Mysterious Traveller”, the fifth Weather Report album. It was recorded February 1974 – May 1974 in “Devonshire Sound” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Joe Zawinul and Wayne Shorter. In 1974, readers of “Down Beat” magazine voted “Mysterious Traveller” album of the year.

Personnel:

  • Joe Zawinul- electric and acoustic piano, synthesizer, guitar, kalimba, organ, tamboura, clay drum, tack piano, melodica
  • Wayne Shorter- soprano and tenor saxophone, tack piano
  • Miroslav Vitouš- upright bass
  • Alphonso Johnson- bass guitar
  • Ishmael Wilburn- drums
  • Skip Hadden- drums
  • Dom Um Romão- percussion, drums
  • Ray Barretto– percussion
  • Meruga – percussion
  • Steve Little -timpani
  • Don Ashworth -ocarinas and woodwinds
  • Isacoff -tabla, finger cymbals
  • Edna Wright – vocals
  • Marti McCall – vocals
  • Jessica Smith – vocals
  • James Gilstrad – vocals
  • Billie Barnum – vocals

Track listing:

  1. Nubian Sundance – Joe Zawinul
  2. American Tango – Miroslav Vitouš, Zawinul
  3. Cucumber Slumber – Alphonso Johnson, Joe Zawinul
  4. Mysterious Traveller – Wayne Shorter
  5. Blackthorn Rose – Wayne Shorter
  6. Scarlet Woman – Alphonso Johnson, Wayne Shorter, Joe Zawinul
  7. Jungle Book – Joe Zawinul

 

Journey: Departure

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On March 23, 1980, “Columbia” label released “Departure”the sixth Journey studio album. It was recorded in November 1979, at “The Automatt” in San Francisco, and was produced by Geoff Workman and Kevin Elson.

Personnel:

  • Steve Perry – lead vocals
  • Neal Schon – co-lead and backing vocals, guitars
  • Gregg Rolie – co-lead and backing vocals, keyboards, harmonica
  • Ross Valory- bass, backing vocals
  • Steve Smith- drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Geoff Workman- engineer, mixing
  • Kevin Elson- live sound
  • Ken Kessie – engineer
  • Jim Welch – art direction

Track listing:

  1. Any Way You Want It – Steve Perry, Neal Schon
  2. Walks Like a Lady – Steve Perry
  3. Someday Soon – Steve Perry, Gregg Rolie, Neal Schon
  4. People and Places – Steve Perry, Neal Schon, Ross Valory
  5. Precious Time – Steve Perry, Neal Schon
  6. Where Are You – Steve Perry, Neal Schon
  7. I’m Cryin’ – Steve Perry, Gregg Rolie
  8. Line of Fire – Steve Perry, Steve Schon
  9. Departure – Steve Schon
  10. Good Morning Girl – Steve Perry, Neal Schon
  11. Stay Awhile – Steve Perry , Neal Schon
  12. Homemade Love – Steve Perry, Neal Schon, Steve Smith

Depeche Mode: Delta Machine

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On March 22, 2013, “Columbia” label released “Delta Machine”, the thirteenth Depeche Mode studio album. It was recorded March – October 2012, at “Sound Design” in Santa Barbara, and “Jungle City Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Ben Hiller.

Personnel:

  • Dave Gahan – vocals
  • Martin Gore – co-lead vocals, keyboards, guitars
  • Christoffer Berg – programming
  • Kurt Uenala– additional programming, vocal recording
  • Ferg Peterkin – engineer
  • Tomas del Toro-Diaz – engineer assistant
  • Dan Tobiason – assistant engineer
  • Will Loomis – assistant engineer
  • Flood– mixing
  • Rob Kirwan – mixing
  • Drew Smith – mixing assistant
  • Bunt Stafford-Clark – mastering
  • Anton Corbijn– backprojection images, design, photography
  • Anja Grabert – back projection images

Track listing:

All tracks by Martin Gore.

  1. Welcome to My World
  2. Angel
  3. Heaven
  4. Secret to the End
  5. My Little Universe
  6. Slow
  7. Broken
  8. The Child Inside
  9. Soft Touch/Raw Nerve
  10. Should Be Higher
  11. Alone
  12. Soothe My Soul
  13. Goodbye

Bob Dylan: Bringing It All Back Home

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On March 22, 1965, “Columbia” label released “Bringing It All Back Home”, the fifth Bob Dylan studio album. It was recorded January 13–15, 1965, at “Columbia Recording Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Tom Wilson. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 31 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of all Time.”

Personnel:

  • Bob Dylan– vocals, guitar, harmonica, keyboards
  • John P. Hammond– guitar
  • Bruce Langhorne– guitar
  • Al Gorgoni – guitar
  • Kenny Rankin– guitar
  • Paul Griffin– piano, keyboards
  • Frank Owens – piano
  • John B. Sebastian– bass guitar
  • Bill Lee– bass guitar
  • Joseph Macho, Jr. – bass guitar
  • John Boone – bass guitar
  • Bobby Gregg– drums
  • Daniel Kramer – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Bob Dylan.

  1. Subterranean Homesick Blues
  2. She Belongs to Me
  3. Maggie’s Farm
  4. Love Minus Zero/No Limit
  5. Outlaw Blues
  6. On the Road Again
  7. Bob Dylan’s 115th Dream
  8. Tambourine Man
  9. Gates of Eden
  10. It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)
  11. It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue