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The Kingsmen: The Kingsmen In Person

In December 1963, “Wand” label released “The Kingsmen in Person”, the debut Kingsmen (The) album. It was recorded April – November 1963, and was produced by Jerry Dennon.

Personnel:

  • Lynn Easton – vocals, saxophone, drums
  • Mike Mitchell – guitar
  • Don Gallucci – keyboards
  • Norm Sundholm – bass
  • Gary Abbott – drums
  • Jack Ely – vocals, guitar
  • Bob Nordby – bass
  • Dick Zimmerman – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Louie, Louie – Richard Berry
  2. The Waiting – Don Gallucci, Lynn Easton
  3. Mojo Workout – Julian Bright
  4. Fever – Otis Blackwell, Eddie Cooley
  5. Money – Berry Gordy, Janie Bradford
  6. Bent Scepter – Don Gallucci
  7. Long Tall Texan – Henry Strzelecki
  8. You Can’t Sit Down – Dee Clark, Cornell Muldrow
  9. Twist & Shout – Phil Medley, Bert Russell
  10. J.A.J. – Dave Lewis
  11. Night Train – Jimmy Forest, Oscar Washington, Lewis C. Simpkins
  12. Mashed Potatoes – Dessie Rozier

Tom Rush: Wrong End Of The Rainbow

In October 1970, “Columbia” label released “Wrong End of the Rainbow”, the ninth Tom Rush album. It was recorded in 1970, and was produced by David Briggs.

Personnel:

  • Tom Rush – lead vocal, guitar
  • Trevor Veitch – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, dobro, mandocello, dulcimer
  • David Bromberg – pedal steel guitar
  • John Locke – organ, piano 
  • Erik Robertson – organ, piano
  • Brent Titcomb – harmonica
  • Bob Boucher – bass
  • Dave Lewis – drums, percussion
  • Paul Armin – violin, viola
  • Ed Freeman – arrangements
  • Jim Reeves – engineer
  • Bob Cato – design, photography

Track listing:

  1. Wrong End of the Rainbow – Tom Rush, Trevor Veitch
  2. Biloxi – Jesse Winchester
  3. Merrimack County – Tom Rush, Trevor Veitch
  4. Riding on a Railroad – James Taylor
  5. Paddy West – arranged by Tom Rush
  6. Came to See Me Yesterday in the Merry Month of – Ray O’Sullivan
  7. Starlight – Tom Rush
  8. Sweet Baby James – James Taylor
  9. Rotunda – Tom Rush, Trevor Veitch
  10. Jazzman – Edward Mark Holstein
  11. Gnostic Serenade – William Hawkins

Van Morrison: Magic Time

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On May 17, 2005, “Geffen” label released “Magic Time”, the thirty-first Van Morrison studio album. It was recorded November 2000 – 2003, at “The Wool Hall” and “Windmill Lane”, and was produced by Van Morrison.

Personnel:

  • Van Morrison -vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, harmonica, alto saxophone
  • Mick Green- guitar
  • Foggy Lyttle- guitar
  • Michael Fields -Spanish guitar, lute
  • Martin Winning -tenor and baritone saxophones
  • Matt Holland -trumpet
  • Paddy Moloney- whistle
  • Myles Drennan -piano, Hammond organ
  • Brian Connor – piano, keyboards
  • Dave Lewis- piano
  • John Allair – Hammond organ
  • Jerome Rimson -bass, backing vocals
  • David Hayes- bass
  • Liam Bradley -drums, backing vocals
  • Noel Bridgeman, Johnathan Mele, Bobby Irwin – drums
  • Johnny Scott, Siobhan Pettit, Olwin Bell, Crawford Bell, Aine Whelan, Karen Hamill – backing vocals
  • Irish Film Orchestra -strings
  • Richard Evans – design and art direction, sleeve photographs
  • Tim Young at Metropolis Mastering, London – mastering
  • Javier Pierini / Getty images – front cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Van Morrison, except where noted.

  1. Stranded
  2. Celtic New Year
  3. Keep Mediocrity at Bay
  4. Evening Train
  5. This Love of Mine – Sol Parker, Henry W. Sanicola, Frank Sinatra
  6. I’m Confessin’ – Doc Daughtery, Al Neiburg, Ellis Reynolds
  7. Just Like Greta
  8. Gypsy in My Soul
  9. Lonely and Blue – Harry Brooks, Andy Razaf, Fats Waller
  10. The Lion This Time
  11. Magic Time
  12. They Sold Me Out
  13. Carry On Regardless