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Roland Kirk: Triple Threat

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In July 1957, “King” label released “Triple Threat”, the debut Roland Kirk album.It was recirded in November 1956, in New York City,

Personnel:

  • Roland Kirk – tenor saxophone, manzello, flute, stritch
  • James Madison – piano
  • Carl Pruitt – bass
  • Henry Duncan – drums

Track listing”

All tracks by Roland Kirk except where noted.

  1. Roland’s Theme
  2. Slow Groove
  3. Stormy Weather – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
  4. The Nearness of You – Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington
  5. A La Carte
  6. Easy Living – Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin
  7. Triple Threat

Druid: Toward The Sun

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In July 1975, “EMI” label released “Toward the Sun”, the debut Druid album. It was recorded in 1975, at “Morgan Studios” in London, and was produced by Bob Harris.

Personnel:

  • Dane Stevens – vocals, guitar, arrangements
  • Andrew McCrorie-Shand – keyboards, choral arrangements, arrangements
  • Neil Brewer – bass, arrangements
  • Cedric Sharpley – drums
  • George Nicholson – engineer
  • Adrian Sadgrove – design
  • Richard Langham – lacquer cut

Track listing:

  1. Voices – lyrics by Dane Stevens, music by Andrew McCroire Shand, Dane Stevens
  2. Remembering – lyrics by Dane Stevens, music by Dane Stevens, Neil Brewer
  3. Theme – Andrew McCroire Shand, Cedric Sharpley, Dane Stevens, Neil Brewer
  4. Toward the Sun – Dane Stevens
  5. Red Carpet for an Autumn – lyrics by Neil Brewer, music by Andrew McCroire Shand, Neil Brewer
  6. Dawn of Evening – lurics by Neil Brewer, music by Andrew McCRoire Shand, Neil Brewer
  7. Shangri – La – Dane Stevens, Neil Brewer

Deke Leonard: Iceberg

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In July 1973, “United Artists” label released “Iceberg”, the debut Deke Leonard album. It was recorded in 1973, at “Rockfield Studios” in Wye Valley in Monmouthshire, Wales, “Olympic Studios” and “Mayfair Studios” in London, and was produced by Dave Edmunds, Deke Leonard, The Man Band and Tim Boyle.

Personnel:

  • Deke Leonard – vocals, guitar, slide guitar, harmonium, keyboards, organ, mellotron, choir
  • Malcolm Morley – guitar, choir
  • Mickey Jones – guitar
  • Richard Treece – guitar
  • Martin Ace – bass
  • Paul Burton – bass
  • Beau Adams – drums
  • Dave Charles – drums
  • Mike Gibbons – drums
  • Terry Williams – drums
  • Tom Riley – drums
  • Dave Charles – drums
  • Dave Phillips – violin
  • Byron Berline – fiddle
  • Crosby Eichler – vocals
  • Dave Charles – vocals
  • Paul Burton – vocals
  • Dave Charles, George Ace, Martin Ace, The Rockfield Choir – choir
  • Ralph Down – electronics, engineer
  • Anton Matthews, Dave Edmunds, George Peckham, Kingsley Ward, Pat Moran – engineer
  • Pierre Tubbs – art direction, photography

Track listing:

  1. Razor Blade and Rattlesnake
  2. I Just Can’t Win
  3. Lisa
  4. Nothing Is Happening
  5. Looking for a Man
  6. A Hard Way to Live
  7. Broken Ovation
  8. Jesse
  9. Ten Thousand Takers
  10. The Ghost of Musket Flat
  11. Crosby (Second Class Citizen Blues)
  12. 7171551

Psiglo: Ideación

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In July 1973, “Clave” label released “Ideación”, the debut Psiglo album.

Personnel:

  • Rubén Melogno – lead vocals, percussion
  • Jorge García – vocals, keyboards, recorder
  • César Rechac – vocals, electric bass
  • Gonzalo Farrugia – percussion
  • Luis Cesio – vocals, strings.
  • Nelson Varela – saxophone 
  • Eduardo Giovinazzo – trumpet
  • SODRE – string quartet
  • Hugo Manzini – recording

Track listing:

  1. Feel Me – Luis Cesio, Gonzalo Farrugia, Rubén Melogno 
  2. In a Place, a Child – Rubén Melogno, Jorge García, César Rechac, Gonzalo Farrugia, Luis Cesio
  3. Catalina – Luis Cesio
  4. Fly to My Galaxy – Jorge García – Rubén Melogno – Gonzalo Farrugia
  5. Our Calm – Luis Cesio – Jorge García – Rubén Melogno
  6. It’s useless – Rubén Melogno 
  7. Don’t Ask Why – Luis Cesio
  8. Think and Fight – Rubén Melogno, Jorge García, César Rechac, Gonzalo Farrugia, Luis Cesio

Lonnie Liston Smith: Astral Traveling

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In July 1973, “Flying Dutchman” label released “Astral Traveling”, the debut Lonnie Liston Smith album. It was recorded in 1973, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  1. Lonnie Liston Smith − piano, electric piano
  2. George Barron − soprano and tenor saxophone
  3. Joe Beck – guitar
  4. Cecil McBee – bass
  5. David Lee Jr. – drums
  6. James Mtume, Sonny Morgan − congas, percussion
  7. Badal Roy – table
  8. Geeta Vashi − tamboura

 Track listing:

All tracks by Lonnie Liston Smith

  1. Astral Traveling
  2. Let Us Go into the House of the Lord
  3. Rejuvenation
  4. I Mani (Faith)
  5. In Search of Truth
  6. Aspirations

Eloy: Same

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In July 1971, “Philips” label released the self-titled, debut Eloy studio album. It was recorded in April 1971, at “Star-Musil-Studios” in Hamburg, Germany, and was produced by Peter M. Freiherr von Lepel.

Personnel:

  • Frank Bornemann – guitar, harmonica, percussion
  • Manfred Wieczorke – guitar, backing vocals, bass
  • Erich Schriever – lead vocals, keyboards
  • Wolfgang Stöcker – bass
  • Helmuth Draht – drums
  • Conny Plank – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Today – Erich Schriever, Manfred Wieczorke, Frank Bornemann
  2. Something Yellow – Erich Schriever, Manfred Wieczorke
  3. Eloy – Erich Schriever, Manfred Wieczorke, Frank Bornemann, Helmuth Draht
  4. Song of a Paranoid Soldier – Erich Schriever, Manfred Wieczorke
  5. Voice of Revolution – Erich Schriever, Manfred Wieczorke
  6. Isle of Sun – Erich Schriever
  7. Dillus Roady – Erich Schriever, Manfred Wieczorke, Frank Bornemann

Mouse On The Keys: An Anxious

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On July 8, 2009, “Machu Picchu Industrias” label released “An Anxious”, the debut Mouse on the Keys album. It was recorded in 2009, and was produced by Atsushi Kiyota, Daisuke Niitome, Takaaki Mino, Keisuke Ikeda and Akira Kawasaki.

Personnel:

  • Atsushi Kiyota, Daisuke Niitome – piano, keyboards, arrangements
  • Keisuke Ikeda – piano, arrangements, film producer
  • Akira Kawasaki – drums, piano, arrangements
  • Jun Nemoto – saxophone
  • Daisuke Sasaki – trumpet
  • Takaaki Mino – arrangements

Track listing:

  1. Completed Nihilism
  2. Spectres De Mouse
  3. Seiren
  4. Dirty Realism
  5.  Forgotten Children
  6. Unflex
  7. Double Bind
  8. Soil
  9. Ouroboros

Ask My Bull: Creature

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On July 6, 2019, Ask My Bull self-released “Creature”, band’s debut album. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Tom Le Cocq.

Personnel:

  • Fritz Lindner – vocals, guitar, lampshade
  • Elliot Slater – vocals, saxophone, clarinet
  • Tom Le Cocq – vocals, bass
  • Harry Summers – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Nick Beech, Steve Moon, Luka Slater, Degs E Norman, Simon Beulah-Barnes – vocals 
  • Amberr Fern – choir
  • Luke Clarke – recording, mixing
  • Andy Hammond, Andy Garvey – recording
  • Erinn Lucas – cat illustration
  • Amber Fern – artwork
  • Kalina Ismena Kubiniok – tentacle collaboration

Track listing:

  1. Powder Keg
  2. Army of Swans
  3. Machete
  4. Catfish
  5. Ulysses the Shrimp
  6. Punchline
  7. Turnip Transplant
  8. Oct.O.Pus
  9. Prophets & Primates
  10. Magpie Manoeuvre

Baby Face Willette: Face To Face

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In July 1961, “Blue Note” label released “Face to Face”, the debut Baby Face Willette studio album. It was recorded in January 1961, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Baby Face Willette – organ
  • Fred Jackson – tenor saxophone
  • Grant Green – guitar
  • Ben Dixon – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Baby Face Willette, except where noted.

  1. Swingin’ at Sugar Ray’s
  2. Goin’ Down
  3. Whatever Lola Wants – Richard Adler, Jerry Ross
  4. Face to Face
  5. Somethin’ Strange
  6. High ‘N’ Low

Body: The Body Album

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In June 1981, “Recession Records” label released “The Body Album”, the debut Body album. It was recorded in 1981, and was produced by Tony Allsiton, John Bleasdale, Ronny Nelson and Gary Alliston.

Personnel:

  • Tony Alliston – vocals, lead guitar, flute
  • John Bleasdale – keyboards
  • Ronny Nelson – vocals, bass guitar
  • Gary Alliston – vocals, percussion
  • John Amiss, John Brierley – engineer
  • Steve Tallon – artwork
  • Don MacDonald – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Tony Allsiton, John Bleasdale, Ronny Nelson and Gary Alliston.

  1. The Sun Will Never Shine
  2. Brave New World
  3. Lights Out
  4. Silver Lady
  5. Cheater
  6. Andromeda
  7. Vacant
  8. Icopath