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The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band: Volumen One

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On June 6, 1996, “FiFo Records” label released “Volume One”, the debut West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band (The) album.It was recorded 1965 – 1966, and was produced by Bob Irwin.

Personnel:

  • Danny Harris – vocals, guitar
  • Michael Lloyd – vocals, guitar
  • Dennis Lambert – guitar
  • Shaun Harris – vocals, bass guitar
  • Danny Belsky – drums, backing vocals
  • Bob Markley – backing vocals
  • Bob Irwin – mastering
  • Kip Smith – mastering
  • Al Beberwyck – design
  • Janet Atkins – design
  • Tim Livingston – project manager

Track listing:

  1. Something You Got – Chris Kenner
  2. Work Song – Oscar Brown, Nat Adderley
  3. Louie, Louie – Richard Berry
  4. Don’t Break My Balloon – Bob Markley
  5. You Really Got Me – Ray Davies
  6. Don’t Let Anything!!! Stand in Your Way – Bob Markley, Kim Fowley
  7. I Won’t Hurt You – Michael Lloyd, Shaun Harris, Bob Markley
  8. If You Want This Love – Sonny Knight
  9. Insanity – Bob Markley, Kim Fowley
  10. It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue – Bob Dylan
  11. She Belongs to Me – Bob Dylan

Chris Robinson Brotherhood: Big Moon Ritual

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On June 5, 2012, “Silver Arrow Records” label released “Big Moon Ritual”, the debut Chris Robinson Brotherhood studio album. It was recorded in 2012, at “Sunset Sound” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Tom Mohanan.

Personnel:

  • Chris Robinson – lead vocals, guitar
  • Neal Casal – vocals, guitar
  • Adam MacDougall – vocals, keyboards
  • Mark Dutton – vocals, bass
  • George Sluppick – drums
  • Thom Monahan – engineer, mixing
  • Nicolas Essig – assistant
  • Geoff Neal – assistant
  • Bruno Borges – artwork
  • Alan Forbes – artwork 

Track listing:

All tracks by Chris Robinson, except where noted.

  1. Tulsa Yesterday – Chris Robinson, Neal Casal
  2. Rosalee
  3. Star or Stone
  4. Tomorrow Blues
  5. Reflections on a Broken Mirror
  6. Beware, Oh Take Care – Chris Robinson, Neal Casal
  7. One Hundred Days of Rain – Chris Robinson, Neal Casal

Lester Young: Lester Young With Oscar Peterson Trio

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In June 1954, “Norgran” label released “Lester Young with the Oscar Peterson Trio #1” and “Lester Young with the Oscar Peterson Trio #2”, the debut Lester Young albums. They were recorded in November 1952, in New York City, and were produced by Norman Granz.

Personnel:

  • Lester Young – vocal, tenor saxophone
  • Oscar Peterson – piano
  • Barney Kessel – guitar
  • Ray Brown – double bass
  • J. C. Heard – drums
  • Nat Hentoff – liner notes

Track listing

  1. Ad Lib Blues – Oscar Peterson, Lester Young
  2. I Can’t Get Started – Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin
  3. Just You, Just Me – Jesse Greer, Raymond Klages
  4. Almost Like Being in Love – Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe
  5. Tea for Two – Irving Caesar, Vincent Youmans
  6. There Will Never Be Another You – Mack Gordon, Harry Warren
  7. (Back Home Again In) Indiana – James F. Hanley, Ballard MacDonald
  8. On the Sunny Side of the Street – Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh
  9. Stardust – Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish
  10. (I’m) Confessin’ (That I Love You) – Doc Daugherty, Al J. Neiburg, Ellis Reynolds
  11. I Can’t Give You Anything But Love – Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh
  12. These Foolish Things – Harry Link, Holt Marvell, Jack Strachey

Propagandhi: How To Clear Everything

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On May 31, 1993, “Fat Wreck Chords” label released “How to Clean Everything”, the debut Propagandhi album. It was recorded in February 1993, at “Westbeach Recorders”, in Hollywood.

Personnel:

  • Chris Hannah – vocals, guitar, liner notes
  • John K. Samson – vocals, bass
  • Jord Samolesky – drums, backing vocals
  • Joe Peccerillo – engineer
  • Donnell Cameron – engineer
  • H.R. Geiger – artwork
  • John Yates – layout

Track listing:

All tracks by Chris Hannah, John K. Samson and Jord Samolesky.

  1. Anti-Manifesto
  2. Head? Chest? Or Foot?
  3. Hate, Myth, Muscle, Etiquette
  4. Showdown (G.E.P.)
  5. Ska Sucks
  6. Middle Finger Response
  7. Stick the Fucking Flag Up Your Goddam Ass, You Sonofabitch
  8. Haillie Sellasse, Up Your Ass
  9. Fuck Machine
  10. This Might Be Satire
  11. Who Will Help Me Bake This Bread?
  12. I Want U 2 Vant Me (Cheap Trick cover)

The Undertones: Same

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In May 1979, “Sire” label released the self-titled, debut Undertones (The) album. It was recorded in January 1979, at “Eden Studios” in Acton, West London, and was produced by Roger Bechirian.

Personnel:

  • Feargal Sharkey – lead vocals
  • John O’Neill – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Damian O’Neill – lead guitar, keyboard, backing vocals
  • Michael Bradley – lead and backing vocals, bass guitar
  • Billy Doherty – drums
  • Larry Doherty – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by J.J. O’Neill, except where noted.

  1. Family Entertainment – Damian O’Neill
  2. Girls Don’t Like It
  3. Male Model – J. J O’Neill, Michael Bradley, Damian O’Neill
  4. I Gotta Getta
  5. Wrong Way – Billy Doherty
  6. Jump Boys
  7.  Here Comes the Summer
  8. Billy’s Third – Bily Doherty
  9. Jimmy Jimmy
  10. True Confession – J. J. O’Neill, Michael Bradley, Damian O’Neill
  11. (She’s a) Runaround
  12. I Know a Girl – J. J. O’Neil, Michael Bradley, Damian O’Neill
  13. Listening In – J. J. O’Neil, Michael Bradley, Damian O’Neill
  14. Casbah Rock

The Adventures: Theodore And Friens

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On May 26, 1985, “Chrysalis” label released “Theodore and Friends”, the debut Adventures (The) studio album. It was recorded 1984 – 1985, and was produced by Garry Bell, Steve Harvey and Bob Sargeant.

Personnel:

  • Terry Sharpe – vocals
  • Pat Gribben – guitar
  • Tony Ayre – bass
  • Paul Crowder – drums
  • Jonathan Whitehead – keyboards
  • Spud Murphy – percussion, backing vocals
  • Billy Livesey, Geoff Leach, Nick Glennie-Smith – additional keyboards
  • Charlie Morgan, Paul Turner – additional drums
  • Steve Harvey – additional drum programming, choir
  • Tony Maroni – additional percussion
  • Simon Climie – Fairlight programming
  • Eileen Gribben – backing vocals
  • Heff Moraes, Tony Richards – engineer
  • John Gallen, Rafe McKenna, Will Gosling – recording

Track listing:

All tracks by Pat Gribben, except where noted:

  1. Always
  2. Feel the Raindrops – Pat Gribben, Terry Sharpe
  3. Send My Heart
  4. Two Rivers
  5. Don’t Tell Me – Pat Gribben, Terry Sharpe
  6. Another Silent Day – Pat Gribben, Terry Sharpe
  7. When the World Turns Upside Down – Pat Gribben, Terry Sharpe
  8. Love in Chains
  9. Lost in Hollywood
  10. These Children

The Rhythm Devils: Apocalypse Now Session

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On May 25, 1980, “Passport Records” label released “The Apocalypse Now Sessions”, the debut Rhythm Devils (The) album. it contains music that was recorded for the soundtrack of the film “Apocalypse Now”. It was recorded in 1980, at “The Barn” in Novato, California, and was produced by Mickey Hart.

Personnel:

  • Mickey Hart – drums
  • Bill Kreutzmann – drums
  • Greg Errico – drums
  • Airto Moreira – drums, percussion
  • Jim Loveless – percussion
  • Jordan Amarantha – percussion
  • Flora Purim – vocal
  • Michael Hinton – guitar
  • Phil Lesh – bass guitar
  • Brett Cohen, Betty Cantor-Jackson, Dan Healy – engineer
  • John Cutler, Bob Mathews – engineer assistant
  • Stanley Mouse – cover art
  • John Werner, Steve Schneider, Snooky Flowers – cover art, photography
  • Steven Jurgensmeyer – package design
  • Creek Hart – production assistant
  • Gian-Carlo Coppola – associate producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, Greg Errico, Airto Moreira, Jim Loveless, Jordan Amarantha, Flora Purim, Michael Hinton and Phil Lesh.

  1. Compound
  2. Trenches
  3. Street Gang
  4. The Beast
  5. Steps
  6. Tar
  7. Lance
  8. Cave
  9. Napalm for Breakfast
  10. Hell’s Bells

The Decemberists: Castaways And Cutouts

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On May 21, 2002, “Hush Records” label released “Castaways and Cutouts”, the debut Decemberists (The) album. It was recorded January – February 2002, and was produced by Colin Maloy, Chris Funk, Jenny Conlee, Nate Query and Ezra Holbrook.

Personnel:

  • Colin Meloy – vocals, guitar, percussion, art direction
  • Chris Funk – guitar, pedal steel, theremin
  • Jenny Conlee – Hammond organ, piano, Rhodes piano, accordion
  • Nate Query – upright bass
  • Ezra Holbrook – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Simon Widdowson – recording
  • Ryan Foster – mastering
  • Carson Ellis – art direction, design, painting, illustration
  • Third Eyebrow (.com) – design
  • Jonathan Gitelson – inner tray photography

Sound clip in “California One/Youth and Beauty Brigade” from “Archangel”, directed by Guy Maddin.

Track listing:

All tracks by Colin Meloy.

  1. Leslie Anne Levine
  2. Here I Dreamt I Was an Architect
  3. July, July
  4. A Cautionary Song
  5. Odalisque
  6. Cocoon
  7. Grace Cathedral Hill
  8. The Legionnaire’s Lament
  9. Clementine
  10. California One/Youth and Beauty Brigade

El Madmo: Same

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On May 20, 2008, “Team Love Records” label released the self-titled, debut El Madmo album. It was recorded in 2008, at “The Magic Shop”, “The Coop”, “Loho Studios” in New York City, and was produced by MISTAREE.

Personnel:

  • Maddie (Norah Jones) – vocals, guitar
  • El (Daru Oda) – vocals, bass
  • Mo (Andrew Borger) – drums
  • Matt Boynton – recording, mixing
  • Tom Schick – recording, mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Mike Shea – illustration, layout
  • Sarah Oda – layout

Track listing:

All tracks by Maddie, El and Mo, except where noted.

  1. Carlo!
  2. Head in a Vise
  3. \Vampire Guy
  4. GGW
  5. Sweet Adrenaline
  6. Attack of the Rock People – lyrics by Ted Lo Russo, music by Maddie, El, Mo
  7. The Best Part
  8. Fantasy Guy
  9. I Like it Low
  10. Scary Lady
  11. Nonny Goat Mon
  12. Rock Yer Balls Off

Super Furry Animals: Fuzzy Logic

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On May 20, 1996, “Creation” label released “Fuzzy Logic”, the debut Super Furry Animals album. It was recorded in 1996, at “Rockfield Studios” in Wales, and was produced by Gorwel Owen, Gruff Rhys, Dafydd Leuan, Cian Ciaran, Guto Pryce and Huw Bunford. In 2013, “New Musical Express” magazine ranked it at number 245 in its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”. In 2004, “Q” magazine listed “Fuzzy Logic” at number 42 on its list of the “50 Best British Albums Ever”.

Personnel:

  • Gruff Rhys – vocals, guitars, analogues, claps
  • Huw Bunford – vocals, guitars, e-bow, cello, claps
  • Cian Ciaran – vocals, keyboards, analogues, claps
  • Guto Pryce – vocals, bass, Hammond, claps, analogues
  • Dafydd Ieuan – vocals, drums, percussion, piano, claps
  • Gorwel Owen – piano, Hammond, Rhodes
  • Jez Francis – piano
  • Simon James – saxophone, flute
  • Andrew Frizell – saxophone, recorder, trombone
  • Martin Smith – trumpet, tenor horn
  • Matthew Everett – violin
  • Chris Williams – violin
  • Helen Spargo – viola
  • Catherine Tanner – cello
  • Lindsay Higgs – balalaika
  • Rhys Ifans & Dic Ben – answering machine message
  • Andy Wilkinson – engineer
  • Nick Brine – engineer assistant
  • Brian Cannon @ Microdot – design, art direction
  • Toby Egelnick – inside design, layout

Track listing:

All tracks by Gruff Rhys, Dafydd Leuan, Cian Ciaran, Guto Pryce and Huw Bunford.

  1. God! Show Me Magic
  2. Fuzzy Birds
  3. Something for the Weekend
  4. Frisbee
  5. Hometown Unicorn
  6. Gathering Moss
  7. If You Don’t Want Me To Destroy You
  8. Bad Behavior
  9. Mario Man
  10. Hangin’ With Howard Marks
  11. Long Gone
  12. For Now and Ever