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Glen Hansard: This Wild Willing

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On April 12, 2019, “Anti” label released “This Wild Willing”, the fourth Glen Hansard studio album. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Glen Hansard.

Personnel:

  • Glen Hansard – lead vocals
  • Rob Bochnik – guitar
  • Javier Mas – classical guitar
  • Justin Carroll – keyboard
  • Dunk Murphy – keyboard
  • Ruth O’Mahony Brady – piano
  • Breanndán Ó Beaglaoich – accordion
  • Joseph Doyle – bass
  • Earl Harvin – drums
  • Paula Hughes – cello
  • Rosie MacKenzie – violin
  • Katie O’Connor – violin
  • Una O’Kane – violin
  • Michael Buckley – saxophone
  • Curtis Fowlkes – trombone
  • David Smith – trumpet
  • Nadia Genet – backing vocals
  • Maire Saaritsa – backing vocals
  • Markéta Irglová – backing vocals
  • Mãni Khoshravesh – backing vocals
  • Pouyã Khoshravesh – backing vocals
  • Nadia Genet – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. I’ll Be You, Be Me
  2. Don’t Settle
  3. Fool’s Game
  4. Race to the Bottom
  5. The Closing Door
  6. Brother’s Keeper
  7. Mary
  8. Threading Water
  9. Weight of the World
  10. Who’s Gonna Be Your Baby Now
  11. Good Life of Song
  12. Leave a Light

Wolf Parade: At Mount Zoomer

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On June 17, 2008, “Sub Pop” label released “At Mount Zoomer”, the second Wolf Parade studio album. It was recorded 2007 – 2008, at “Petite Église” in Farnham,  “MIXart Studios” and “Mount Zoomer” in Montreal, and was produced by Spencer Krug, Dan Boeckner, Dante DeCaro and Arlen Thompson.

Personnel:

  • Spencer Krug – vocals, keyboards, synthesizers
  • Dan Boeckner – vocals, guitar
  • Dante DeCaro – bass, guitar, percussion, keyboards
  • Arlen Thompson – drums, recording
  • David Ferry – recording
  • Nick Petrowski – recording
  • David Smith – recording
  • Jace Lasek – recording
  • Harris Newman- mastering
  • Elizabeth Huey – artwork
  • Matt Moroz – artwork

Track listing:

  1. Soldier’s Grin – Dan Boeckner
  2. Call it a Ritual – Spencer Krug
  3. Language City – Dan Boeckner
  4. Bang Your Drum – Spencer Krug
  5. California Dream – Spencer Krug
  6. The Grey Dreamer – Dan Boeckner
  7. Fine Young Cannibals – Dan Boeckner
  8. An Animal in Your Care – Spencer Krug
  9. Kissing the Beehive – Dan Boeckner, Spencer Krug

The Meters: Struttin’

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In June 1970, “Josie” label released “Struttin’”, the third Meters (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1970 and was produced by Allen Toussaint and Marshall Sehorn.

Personnel:

  • Art Neville – vocals, organ, keyboards
  • Leo Nocentelli – guitar
  • George Porter, Jr. – bass guitar
  • Ziggy Modeliste– drums, percussion
  • David Smith – recording, mixing
  • Bob Irwin – mastering
  • Rich Russell – package design
  • Tim Livingston – project manager

Track listing:

  1. Chicken Strut
  2. Liver Splash
  3. Wichita Lineman – Jimmy Webb
  4. Joog
  5. Go for Yourself
  6. Same Old Thing
  7. Handclapping Song
  8. Darling Darling Darling – Roquel Davis
  9. Tippi-Toes
  10. Britches
  11. Hey! Last Minute
  12. Ride Your Pony – Naomi Neville

Alabama: Feels So Right

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In February 1981, “RCA” label released “Feels So Right”, the fifth Alabama album. It was recorded in 1980, at “The Music Mill” in Nashville, and was produced by Larry McBride, Harold Shedd, Randy Owen, Jeff Cook, Teddy Gentry and Mark Herndon. The album was certified 4 x Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Randy Owen- lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Jeff Cook- lead vocals, lead guitar
  • Teddy Gentry – lead vocals, bass guitar
  • Mark Herndon – drums
  • Jack Eubanks – guitars
  • Billy Reynolds – guitars, backing vocals
  • Leo Jackson – guitar
  • Fred Newell – guitar
  • Willie Rainsford – keyboards
  • David Smith – bass guitar
  • David Humphreys – drums
  • Kristin Wilkinson – string arrangements
  • Jim Cotton, Gene Rice, Harold Shedd – engineer
  • Paul Goldberg, Ben Hall, Joe Mills – engineer assistant
  • Randy Kling – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Feels So Right- Randy Owen
  2. Love in the First Degree – Tim DuBois, Jim Hurt
  3. Burn Georgia Burn – Tim Lewis, Roger Murrah
  4. Ride the Train – Teddy Gentry
  5. Fantasy – Jeff Cook, Teddy Gentry, Randy Owen, Rick Scott
  6. Hollywood – Gary Stewart, Wayne Carson
  7. Old Flame – Donny Lowery, Mac McAnally
  8. Woman Back Home – Donny Lowery
  9. See the Embers, Feel the Flame – Don Cook
  10. I’m Stoned – Randy Owen, Teddy Gentry

Devendra Banhart: Niño Rojo

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On September 13, 2004, “Young God Records” label released “Niño Rojo”, the fourth Devendra Banhart studio album. It was recorded in 2004, and was produced by Devendra Banhart and Michael Gira.

Personnel:

  • Devendra Banhart – vocals, guitars, artwork
  • Michael Gira – vocals, harmonica
  • Joe McGinty – piano, keyboards
  • Siobhan – vocals
  • Jason LaFarge – vocals, engineer
  • Thor Harris- percussion
  • Steve Moses – percussion, trombone
  • David Smith – trumpet
  • Lauren Dukoff- flute
  • Julia Kent- cello
  • Lynn Bridges – engineer
  • Doug Anderson – mastering, mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Devendra Banhart, except where noted.

  1. Wake Up, Little Sparrow – Ella Jenkins
  2. Ay Mama
  3. We All Know
  4. Little Yellow Spider
  5. A Ribbon
  6. At the Hop
  7. My Ships
  8. Noah
  9. Sister
  10. Water May Walk
  11. HorseheadedfleshWizard
  12. An Island
  13. Be Kind
  14. Owl Eyes
  15. The Good Red Road
  16. Electric Heart

Sonic Youth: Goo

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On June 26, 1990, “DGC” label released “Goo”, the sixth Sonic Youth studio album. It was recorded in 1990, at “Sorcerer Sound Recording Studios” and “Greene St. Recording” in New York City, and was produced by Nick Sansano, Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo, Kim Gordon, Steve Shelley, and Ron Saint Germain, The cover art is by Raymond Pettibon, based on a paparazzi photo of Maureen Hindley and David Smith.

Personnel:

  • Thurston Moore – vocals, guitar
  • Lee Ranaldo – vocals, guitar
  • Kim Gordon – vocals, bass guitar
  • Steve Shelley – drums, percussion
  • J Mascis– backing vocals, additional production
  • Don Fleming – percussion, backing vocals, additional production
  • Chuck D– additional vocals
  • Nick Sansano– recording, additional percussion
  • Ron Saint Germain– engineer, mixing
  • Nick Sansano – additional engineering
  • Dan Wood – engineer assistant
  • John Herman – engineer assistant
  • Judy Kirschner – engineer assistant
  • Howie Weinberg– mastering
  • Jim Waters – additional recording
  • Kevin Reagan – art direction
  • Suzanne Sasic – artwork
  • Michael Lavine – photography

Track listing:

All music by Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon, Lee Ranaldo and Steve Shelley.

  1. Dirty Boots – lyrics by Thurston Moore
  2. Tunic (Song for Karen) – lyrics by Kim Gordon
  3. Mary – Christ – lyrics by Thurston Moore
  4. Kool Thing – lyrics by Kim Gordon
  5. Mote – lyrics by Lee Ranaldo
  6. My Friend Goo – lyrics by Kim Gordon
  7. Disappear – lyrics by Thurston Moore
  8. Mildred Pierce – lyrics by Thurston Moore
  9. Cinderella’s Big Store – lyrics by Kim Gordon
  10. Scooter + Jinx
  11. Titanium Expose – lyrics by Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon

The Beatles: Same

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The White Album

On November 22, 1968, “Apple” label released the self titled, ninth Beatles studio album, known as the “White Album”.  It was recorded May – October 1968, at the “EMI Studios” and “Trident Studios” in London, and was produced by George Martin. In 2003, magazine “Rolling Stone” ranked it at number 10 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel

  • John Lennon– lead, harmony and backing vocals, acoustic, lead, rhythm  and bass guitars; piano, Hammond organ, harmonium, Mellotron , harmonica,  tenor saxophone,  extra drums and assorted percussion, tapes, tape loops, sound effects
  • Paul McCartney– lead, harmony and backing vocals, acoustic, lead, rhythm and bass guitars, acoustic and electric pianos, Hammond organ, assorted percussion,  tambourine, cowbell, hand shake bell, handclaps, foot taps, vocal percussion, drums, recorder, flugelhorn
  • George Harrison– lead, harmony and backing vocals, lead, rhythm, acoustic and bass guitars, Hammond organ, extra drums and assorted percussion and sound effects
  • Ringo Starr– lead and backing vocals, drums and assorted percussion, piano , sleigh bell
  • Eric Clapton– lead guitar
  • Harry Klein, Dennis Walton, Ronald Chamberlain, Jim Chest, Rex Morris – saxophone
  • Raymond Newman, David Smith – clarinet
  • Art Ellefson, Danny Mossand,  Derek Collins – tenor sax
  • Ronnie Rossand Bernard George – baritone sax
  • Ted Barker – trombone
  • Leon Calvert – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Alf Reece – tuba
  • Mal Evans– trumpet, handclaps, backing vocals
  • Stanley Reynolds, Ronnie Hughes – trumpet
  • Tony Tunstall – French horn
  • Henry Datyner, Eric Bowie, Norman Lederman, Ronald Thomas, Bernard Miller, Dennis McConnell, Lou Soufier, Les Maddox – violin
  • Jack Fallon– violin
  • John Underwood and Keith Cummings, Leo Birnbaum, Henry Myerscough– viola
  • Reginald Kilby, Eldon Fox – cello
  • Frederick Alexander – cello
  • Chris Shepard – stumpf fiddle
  • Yoko Ono– lead and backing vocals, speech, tapes, sound effects
  • Jackie Lomax– backing vocals, handclaps
  • The Mike Sammes Singers– backing vocals
  • Maureen Starkey– backing vocals
  • Pattie Harrison– backing vocals
  • Richard Hamilton – design

Track listing

All tracks by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, except where noted.

  1. Back in the U.S.S,R
  2. Dear Prudence
  3. Glass Onion
  4. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
  5. Wild Honey Pie
  6. The Continuing Story of Bungallow Bill
  7. While My Guitar Gently Weeps – George Harrison
  8. Happiness Is a Warm Gun
  9. Martha My Dear
  10. I’m So Tired
  11. Blackbird
  12. Piggies – George Harrison
  13. Rocky Raccoon
  14. Don’t Pass Me By – Richard Starkey
  15. Why Don’t We Do it in the Road
  16. I Will
  17. Julia
  18. Birthday
  19. Yer Blues
  20. Mother’s Nature Son
  21. Everybody’s Got Something To Hide Except Me and My Monkey
  22. Sexy Sadie
  23. Helter Skelter
  24. Long, Long, Long – George Harrison
  25. Revolution 1
  26. Honey Pie
  27. Savoy Truffle – George Harrison
  28. Cry Baby Cry
  29. Revolution 9
  30. Good Night