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The Dave Clark Five: 5 By 5

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On February 20, 1967, “Epic” label released “5 by 5”, the tenth Dave Clark Five (The) American album. It was recorded in 1966, and was produced by Dave Clark.

Personnel:

  • Lenny Davidson – electric guitars, backing vocals
  • Mike Smith – lead vocals, keyboards
  • Denis Payton – tenor saxophone, backing vocals
  • Rick Huxley – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Dave Clark – drums, backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Nineteen Days – Dave Clark, Denis Payton
  2. Something I’ve Always Wanted – Dave Clark, Denis Payton
  3. Little Bit Strong – Dave Clark, Lennt Davidson
  4. Bernedette – Dave Clark, Mike Smith
  5. Sitting Here Baby – Dave Clark, Mike Smith
  6. You Don’t Want My Loving – Dave Clark, Denis Payton
  7. How Can I Tell You – Dave Clark, Lenny Davidson
  8. Picture of You – Dave Clark, Denis Payton
  9. Small Talk – Dave Clark, Mike Smith
  10. Pick Up Your Phone – Dave Clark, Mike Smith

The Dave Clark Five: Everybody Knows

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In January 1968, “Epic” label released “Everybody Knows”, the twelfth US Dave Clark Five (The) album. It was recorded in 1967, and was produced by Dave Clark.

Personnel:

  • Dave Clark – drums, backing vocals
  • Mike Smith – lead vocals, keyboards
  • Lenny Davidson – lead and backing vocals, electric guitars
  • Rick Huxley – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Denis Payton – lead and backing vocals, tenor saxophone                          
  • Bruce Fleming – photography

Track listing:

  1. Everybody Knows – Barry Mason, Les Reed
  2. A Little Bit Now – Jerry Ragovoy, Ed Marshall
  3. At the Place – Dave Clark, Lenny Davidson
  4. Inside and Out – Dave Clark, Mike Smith
  5. Red and Blue – Dave Clark, Lenny Davidson
  6. You Must Have Been a Beautiful baby – Harry Warren, Johnny Mercer
  7. Good Life Is Hard to Find – Dace Clark, Mike Smith
  8. Lost in his Dreams – Dave Clark, Denis Payton
  9. Concentration Baby – Dave Clark, Mike Smith
  10. Hold On Tight – Dave Clark, Lenny Davidson
  11. I’ll Do the Best I Can – Dave Clark, Mike Smith

Supremes: A Bit Of Liverpool

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On October 16, 1964, “Motown” label released “A Bit of Liverpool”, the third Supremes studio album. It was recorded in 1964, in Los Angeles, and was produced by Berry Gordy, Marc Gordon and Hal Davis.

Personnel:

  • Diana Ross, Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson – lead and backing vocals
  • Marc Gordon – mixing

Track listing:

  1. How Do You Do It? – Mitch Murray
  2. A World Without Love – Lennon, McCartney
  3. The House of the Rising Sun – traditional
  4. A Hard Day’s Night – Lennon, McCartney
  5. Because – Dave Clark
  6. You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me – Smokey Robinson
  7. You Can’t Do That – Lennon, McCartney
  8. Do You Love Me – Berry Gordy, Jr.
  9. Can’t Buy Me Love – Lennon, McCartney
  10. I Want to Hold Your Hand – Lennon, McCartney
  11. Bits and Pieces – Dave Clark, Mike Smith

Peter Wolf: Sleeppless

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On September 10, 2002, “Artemis” label released “Sleepless” the sixth Peter Wolf album. It was recorded in 2002, at “Sear Sound”, “Avatar”, “Globe Studios” and “Red House” in New York City, “Woolly Mammoth Sound” in Boston, and was produced by Kenny White and Peter Wolf. Magazine “Rolling Stone”, ranked “Sleepless” on number 427 on its list of “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Peter Wolf – vocals
  • Mick Jagger – vocals, harmonica
  • Steve Earle – vocals
  •  Larry Campbell – acoustic and electric guitars, mandolin, fiddle, pedal steel guitar, resonator guitar, backing vocals
  • Duke Levine – mandolin, electric guitar, baritone guitar
  • Angelo Petraglia – acoustic guitar
  • Cornell Dupree – guitars
  • Stuart Kimball – electric guitar
  • Keith Richards – vocals, electric guitar
  • Kenny White – organ, acoustic piano, acoustic guitar, Wurlitzer electric piano, backing vocals
  • Brian Mitchell – accordion
  • Magic Dick – harmonica
  •  Tony Garnier – acoustic bass
  • Warren McRae – electric bass
  • John Conte – electric bass
  • Paul Ossola – acoustic bass
  • Shawn Pelton – drums, drum loop
  • Kevin Shurtleff – additional drums, percussion
  • Charley Drayton – drums
  • Dan Reiser – drums
  • Sammy Merendino – additional percussion
  • Crispin Cioe – alto saxophone
  • Arno Hecht – tenor saxophone
  • Larry Etkin – trumpet
  • Bob Funk – tenor trombone
  • Rob Eaton – backing vocals
  • Teresa Williams – backing vocals
  • Ada Dyer – backing vocals
  • Cire Jones – backing vocals
  • Catherine Russell – backing vocals
  • Milt Grayson – bass vocals
  • Fred Griffith – backing vocals
  • Rob Eaton – recording, mixing
  • Ben Wisch – recording, mixing
  • Phil Greene – mixing
  • Dave Westner – additional engineering, mixing
  • Chris Rival – additional engineering
  • Tom Waltz – additional engineering
  • John Weston – additional engineering
  • Steve Mazur – engineer assistant
  • Jacques Obadia – engineer assistant
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Frank Olinsky – design, cover photography
  • Joe Greene – photography
  • Karen Rome – project coordinator
  • Jill Dell’Abate – session coordinator

Track listing:

  1. Growin’ Pain – Angelo Petraglia, Peter Wolf
  2. Nothin’ but the Wheel – John Scott Sherrill
  3. A Lot of Good Ones Gone – Will Jennings, Peter Wolf
  4. Never Like This Before – Isaac Hayes, Booker T. Jones, David Porter
  5. Run Silent, Run Deep – Timothy S. Mayer, Peter Wolf
  6. Homework – Dave Clark, Al Perkins, Otis Rush
  7. Five O’Clock Angel – Will Jennings, Peter Wolf
  8. Hey Jordan – Will Jennings, Peter Wolf
  9. Too Close Together – Sonny Boy Williamson
  10. Some Things You Don’t Want to Know – Will Jennings, Peter Wolf
  11. Oh Marianne – Will Jennings, Peter Wolf
  12. Sleepless – Will Jennings, Peter Wolf

Rheostatics: Here Comes The Wolves

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On September 6, 2019, “Six Shooter Records” label released “Here Come the Wolves”, the twelve Rheostatics album. It was recorded in 2019, at “Revolution Recording” and “Union Sound Company” in Toronto, Canada, and was produced by Chris Stringer.

Personnel:

  • Dave Bidini – vocals, guitar, bass
  • Martin Tielli – vocals, guitar, tenor guitar, banjo, additional engineering
  • Kevin Hearn – vocals, keyboards, accordion
  • Hugh Marsh – violin
  • Tim Vesely – vocals, bass guitar, additional engineering
  • Dave Clark – drums, percussion, keyboards, additional engineering
  • Chris Stringer – additional guitar, keyboards, percussion, engineer
  • Alex Gamble – engineer
  • Michael Philip Wojewoda – additional engineering, mixing
  • Darren McGill – engineer assistant
  • Luke Schindler – engineer assistant
  • Chris Peters – design, layout
  • João Carvalho – mastering
  • Bryan Lowe – mastering assistant
  • Chris Walla – mixing
  • Gus Van Go – mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Dave Bidini, Martin Tielli, Kevin Hearn, Hugh Marsh, Tim Vesely and Dave Clark.

  1. Vancouver
  2. AC/DC on the Stereo
  3. Rearview
  4. Here Come the Wolves
  5. It’s the Super Controller!
  6. Music is the Message
  7. Diamonds on Our Toes
  8. I Wanna Be Your Robot
  9. The Beautiful Night
  10. Goodbye Sister Butterfly
  11. Albatross
  12. Mountains and the Sea

The Dave Clark Five: Having A Wild Weekend

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On June 28, 1965, “Epic” label released “Having a Wild Weekend”, the sixth Dave Clark Five (The) American album. It was presented as the soundtrack to the movie of the same name, released in the UK as “Catch Us If You Can”. It was recorded 1964 – 1965, and was produced by Dave Clark.

Personnel:

  • Dave Clark – drums, backing vocals
  • Lenny Davidson – electric guitars, backing vocals
  • Mike Smith – lead vocals, keyboards
  • Rick Huxley – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Denis Payton – tenor saxophone, backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Dave Clark and Lenny Davidson, except where noted.

  1. Having a Wild Weekend – Dave Clark, Mike Smith
  2. New Kind of Love – Dave Clark, Mike Smith
  3. Dum-Dee-Dee-Dum – Dave Clark, Denis Payton
  4. I Said I Was Story
  5. No Stopping
  6. Don’t Be Taken In
  7. Catch Us If You Can
  8. When I’m Alone – Dave Clark, Mike Smith
  9. If You Come Back
  10. Sweet Memories
  11. Don’t You Realize – Dave Clark, Mike Smith
  12. On the Move – Dave Clark, Denis Payton

The Dave Clark Five: Try Too Hard

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On May 31, 1966, “Epic” label released “Try Too Hard”, the eighth Dave Clark Five (The) album. It was recorded in 1966, and was produced by Dave Clark.

Personnel:

  • Dave Clark – drums, backing vocals
  • Lenny Davidson – electric guitars, backing vocals
  • Mike Smith – lead vocals, keyboards
  • Rick Huxley – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Denis Payton – tenor saxophone, backing vocals
  • Dom Cerulli – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Try Too Hard – Dave Clark, Mike Smith
  2. Today – Dave Clark, Lenny Davidson
  3. I Never Will – Dave Clark, Denis Payton
  4. Looking In – Dave Clark, Lenny Davidson
  5. Ever Since You’ve Been Away – Dave Clark, Denis Payton
  6. Somebody Find a New Love – Dave Clark, Mike Smith
  7. I Really Love You – Dave Clark, Lenny Davidson
  8. I Don’t feel Good – Dave Clark, Denis Payton
  9. Scared of Falling in Love – Dave Clark, Mike Smith
  10. I Know – Dave Clark, Lenny Davidson

Rheostatics: Whale Music

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On May 22, 1992, “Sire” label released “Whale Music”, the third Rheostatics album. It was recorded February – March 1992, at “Reaction Studios” in Toronto, Ontario, and was produced by Matt DeMatteo and James Stewart.

Personnel:

  • Michael Phillip Wojewoda – guitar, tambourine, Egg shaker, Moog synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Tim Vesely – vocals, acoustic guitar, bass, guitar, percussion, piano, accordion, power tools, mini-Moog, string arrangements
  • Bidini – vocals, bass, guitar, rhythm guitar
  • Dave Clark – vocals, drums, percussion, power tools, alarm clock
  • Dave Allen (credited on some tracks as “De Vallion String Quartet”) – strings, violin, backing vocals
  • Barenaked Ladies (credited as “Scarborough Naked Youth Choir”) – chorus
  • Tim Mech – electric guitar
  • Martin Tielli – vocals, guitar, painting
  • Dutch Toko – classical guitar
  • Lewis Melville – banjo, pedal steel, electric guitar, steel guitar
  • Joey Bechta – tambourine, backing vocals
  • Chris Brown – organ, piano, trombone
  • Tim Martin – vocals, accordion
  • Pyramid of Stupidity Singers – vocals
  • The Raindrops – backing vocals
  • Tannis Slimmon – backing vocals
  • Neil Peart – drums, percussion, arrangements
  • Gene Hardy – saxophone
  • Richard Burgmann – power tools
  • Matt DeMatteo – power tools, engineer
  • Kevin Gould – arrangements
  • James Stewart – engineer
  • Ormond Jobin – engineer
  • Peter Moore – mastering
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Track listing:

All tracks by Martin Tielli, except where noted.

  1. Self Serve Gas Station
  2. California Dreamline
  3. Rain, Rain, Rain
  4. Queer – Dave Bidini, Dave Clark
  5. King of the Past – Dave Bidini, Tim Veseli
  6. R.D.A. (Rock Death America) – Dave Bidini, Dave Clark
  7. The Headless One – Tim Veseli
  8. Legal Age Life at Variety Store – Dave Bidini
  9. What’s Going on Here
  10. Shaved Head – Martin Tielli, Dave Bidini
  11. Palomar – Tim Vesely
  12. Guns – Dave Clark
  13. Sickening Song
  14. Soul Glue – Tim Vesely
  15. Beerbash – Dave Bidini
  16. Who? – Tim Vesely
  17. Dope Friends and Boozehounds – Martin Tielli, Dave Bidini, Janet Morassutti

The Dave Clark Five: 5 By 5 (1964–69)

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On November 1, 1968, “Columbia” label released “5 By 5 (1964–69)”, the fourth British Dave Clark Five (The) album. It was recorded in 1968, and was produced by Dave Clark.

Personnel:

  • Dave Clark – lead and backing vocals, drums
  • Lenny Davidson – lead and rhythm guitar
  • Mike Smith – lead vocals, keyboards
  • Rick Huxley – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Denis Payton – tenor saxophone, rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Stan Roderick, Bert Ezzard, Eddie Blair – horn section

Track listing:

  1. Just a Little Bit Now – Jerry Ragovoy, Ed Marshall
  2. Maze of Love – Dave Clark, Mike Smith
  3. Return My Love – Dave Clark, Mike Smith
  4. Best Day’s Work – Dave Clark, Mike Smith
  5. Who Do You Think You’re Talking To – Dave Clark, Lenny Davidson
  6. Got Love If You Want It – Brian Hugg, Mike Hugg
  7. The Red Balloon – Raymond Froggatt
  8. Please Stay – Burt Bacharach, Bob Hilliard
  9. Devoted To You – Dave Clark, Lenny Davidson
  10. 3406 – Dave Clark, Mike Smith
  11. Away From the Noises – Dave Clark, Denis Payton
  12. When I Am Alone – Dave Clark, Mike Smith
  13. I Still Need You – Dave Clark, Lenny Davidson
  14. No One Can Break a Heart Like You – Les Reed, Jackie Rae

The Dave Clark Five: The Dave Clark Five Return!

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In June 1964, “Epic” label released “The Dave Clark Five Return!”, the second Dave Clark Five (The) US album. It was recorded 1963 – 1964, and was produced by Adrian Clark (a pseudonym made up of Dave Clark and engineer Adrian Kerridge).

Personnel:

  • Lenny Davidson – electric guitars, backing vocals
  • Rick Huxley – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Mike Smith – lead vocals, keyboards
  • Dave Clark – drums, backing vocals
  • Denis Payton – tenor saxophone, backing vocals
  • Adrian Kerridge – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Dave Clark, Mike Smith and Ron Ryan except where noted.

  1. Can’t You See That She’s Mine
  2. I Need You, I Love You
  3. I Love You No More
  4. Rumble – Link Wray, Mill Grant
  5. Funny – Dave Clark, Denis Payton
  6. Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah – Allie Wrubel
  7. Can I Trust You – Dave Clark
  8. Forever and a Day
  9. Theme Without a Name – Dave Clark, Lenny Davidson
  10. On Broadway – Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller