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Lee “Scratch” Perry: History, Mystery & Prophesy

On April 21, 1984, “History, Mystery & Prophesy”, the seventh Lee “Scratch” Perry album. It was recorded in 1983, at “Compass Point Studios” and “Joe Gibbs Studio”, and was produced by Lee “Scratch” Perry.

Personnel:

  • Lee “Scratch” Perry – lead vocals, engineer
  • Harold Barney – backing vocals
  • Pat Carey – backing vocals
  • Abigail Charlon – backing vocals
  • Errol Thompson – engineer, mixing
  • The Upsetters – engineer
  • Andy Lyden – engineer
  • Steven Stanley – engineer
  • Kendal Stubbs – engineer
  • Sean Burrows – engineer assistant
  • Frank Gibson – engineer assistant
  • Noel Garcia – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Lee “Scratch” Perry.

  1. Mr. Music
  2. The Ganja Man
  3. Nice Time
  4. Tiger Lion
  5. Funky Joe
  6. Head of Government
  7. Daniel
  8. Bed Jamming

Jesse Colin Young: Songbird

On March 22, 1975, “Warner Bros” label released “Songbird”, the sixth Jesse Colin Young album. It was recorded in 1974, and was produced by Jesse Colin Young.

Personnel:

  • Jesse Colin Young – lead and backing vocals, guitar, mandolin
  • Hank De Vito – steel guitar
  • Scott Lawrence – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Kelly Bryan – bass
  • Jeff Myer – drums, percussion
  • Jim Rothermel – saxophone, flute, clarinet
  • Ron Stallings – tenor saxophone
  • Peter Welker – trumpet
  • John Tenney – fiddle
  • Jerry Corbitt, Suzy Young – backing vocals
  • Ted Ashford – horns arrangements

Track listing:

All tracks by Jesse Colin Young.

  1. Songbird
  2. Before You Came
  3. Daniel
  4. Josianne
  5. Again
  6. Slick City
  7. ‘Til You Come Back Home
  8. Sugar Babe
  9. Motorhome

Devendra Banhart: Mala

On March 12, 2013, “Nonesuch” label released “Mala”, the eighth Devendra Banhart studio album. It was recorded in 2012, and was produced by Devendra Banhart and Noah Georgeson.

Personnel:

  • Devendra Banhart – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, organ, drums, drum machine, percussion, artwork, layout, recording engineer, mixing
  • Joseph Steinbrick – electronic wind instrument, Dulcimer, bass, synthesizer, percussion, handclaps
  • Ana Kraš – vocal, design, layout
  • Rodrigo Amarante – electric guitar, percussion
  • Noah Georgeson – guitar, bass, synthesizer, drums, drum machine, percussion, programming, recording engineer, mixing
  • Todd Dahlhoff – bass
  • Greg Rogove – drums, xylophone, chains, switch blade
  • Bram Inscore – cello
  • Samur Khouja – recording
  • Greg Calbi – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Devendra Banhart except where noted.

  1. Golden Girls
  2. Daniel
  3. Für Hildegard von Bingen
  4. Never Seen Such Good Things
  5. Mi Negrita
  6. Your Fine Petting Duck
  7. The Ballad of Keenan Milton
  8. A Gain
  9. Won’t You Come Over – Devendra Banhart, Noah Georgeson
  10. Cristobal Risquez
  11. Hatched Wound
  12. Mala
  13. Won’t You Come Home
  14. Taurobolium

Bat for Lashes: Two Suns

On April 2, 2009, “The Echo Label” and “Parlaphone” labels released “Two Suns”, the second Bat for Lashes (Natasha Khan) studio album. It was recorded 2008 – 2009 in California, New York City, London, Brighton and Wales,  and was produced by Natasha Khan and David Kosten.

Personnel:

  • Natasha Khan – lead and backing vocals, synths, drum programming, guitar, piano, harmonium, hands, percussion, string machine, drums, bass synth, vibraphone, organ, engineering, art direction, booklet artwork, concept
  • Ben Christophers – marxophone, pianochord, synths, guitar, phonofiddle
  • Caroline Weeks – synths, bells, flute, handclaps, percussion, backing vocals
  • Kath Mann – saw, violin, viola, backing vocals
  • Alex Thomas– drums, percussion, timpani
  • David Kosten– drum programming, synths, percussion, synth drone, toms, fingers
  • Devin Maxwell – timpani
  • Abi Fry– viola
  • Adem– sampled wine glasses
  • Chris Keating– drum programming
  • Devon Dunaway – backing vocals
  • Robert Roseberry Jr. – backing vocals
  • Matt Lawrence – vocal recording (Scott Walker’s vocals)
  • Mike Nesci – engineer
  • Matt Boynton – engineer
  • Tom Asselin – engineer
  • David Wrench– engineer
  • David Kosten – engineer, mixing
  • Brian Thorn – engineer assistant
  • Tim Bader – engineer assistant
  • Mark Eastwood – mixing assistant
  • Tony Hornecker – set design
  • Andrew Murabito – design
  • David Benjamin Sherry– cover photography
  • Dan Sanders – photographic production

Track listing:

All tracks are written by Natasha Khan, except where noted.

  1. Glass
  2. Sleep Alone
  3. Moon and Moon
  4. Daniel
  5. Peace of Mind
  6. Siren Song
  7. Pearl’s Dream
  8. Good Love
  9. Two Planets
  10. Travelling Woman
  11. The Big Sleep

 

The Rumble Strips: Welcome To The Walk Alone

On July 13, 2009, “Island” label released “Welcome to the Walk Alone”, the second  Rumble Strips (The) album. It was recorded in 2009, and was produced by Mark Ronson.

Personnel:

  • Charles Waller – vocals,guitar
  • Henry Clark – vocals, trumpet, piano
  • Tom Gorbutt – vocals, saxophone, guitar
  • Sam Mansbridge – bass guitar
  • Matthew Wheeler – drums
  • Owen Pallett– string arrangements

Track listing;

  1. Welcome to the Walk Alone
  2. London
  3. Not the Only Person
  4. Daniel
  5. Douglas
  6. Back Bone
  7. Sweetheart Hooligan
  8. Running on Empty
  9. Dem Girls
  10. Raindrops
  11. Happy Hell

Elton John: Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only The Piano Player

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On January 26, 1973, “DJM Records” released “Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only the Piano Player”, the sixth Elton John studio album. It was recorded in June 1972, at the “Château d’Hérouville” in Hérouville, France, and was produced by Gus Dudgeon.

Personnel:

  • Elton John– vocals, acoustic piano, electric piano, Leslie piano, Farfisa organ, harmonium, mellotron
  • Davey Johnstone– acoustic, electric, and Leslie guitars, banjo, sitar, mandolin, backing vocals
  • Dee Murray– bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Nigel Olsson– drums, maracas, backing vocals
  • Ken Scott– ARP synthesizer
  • Jean-Louis Chautemps, Alain Hatot – saxophone
  • Jacques Bolognesi –trombone
  • Ivan Jullien – trumpet
  • Gus Dudgeon– brass arrangements
  • Paul Buckmaster– orchestral arrangements

Track listing:

All tracks by Elton John and Bernie Taupin.

  1. Daniel
  2. Teacher I Need You
  3. Elderberry Wine
  4. Blues for My Baby and Me
  5. Midnight Creeper
  6. Have Mercy on the Criminal
  7. I’m Going to Be a Teenage Idol
  8. Texan Love Song
  9. Crocodile Rock
  10. High Flying Bird