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Yellow Ostrich: The Mistress

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On August 16, 2011, “Barsuk Records” label released “The Mistress”, the debut Yellow Ostrich album.

Personnel:

  • Alex Schaaf – vocals, guitar, bass, piano, keyboards, drums, recording, mixing
  • Jon Natchez – vocals
  • Steve Peplin – guitar
  • Harrison Dole – bass
  • Andrew Fitzpatrick – bass
  • Michael Tapper – vocals, bass, drums, horns
  • Alex Burke – drums
  • Justin Rice – recording
  • Beau Sorenson – mixing, mastering
  • James Plotkin – mastering
  • Sarah Mulligan – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Yellow Ostrich (Alex Schaaf)

  1. I Think U Are Great
  2. Whale
  3. Hate me Soon
  4. Hold On
  5. Librariers
  6. Hahahaohhoho
  7. I’ll Run
  8. Campaign
  9. Mary
  10. Slow Paddle

Noah and the Whale: Peaceful, The World Lays Me Down

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On August 11, 2008, “Vertigo” label released “Peaceful, The World Lays Me Down”, the debut Noah and the Whale studio album. It was recorded in 2008, at “Eastcote Studios”, “House of Strange Studios”, “Kore Studios”, and was produced by Eliot James, Charlie Fink, Fred Abbot, Tom Hobden, Matt “Urby Whale” Owens and Michael Petulla.

Personnel:

  • Charlie Fink – vocals, guitar
  • Fred Abbot – guitar, keys
  • Tom Hobden – violin, keyboards
  • Matt “Urby Whale” Owens – bass guitar
  • Michael Petulla – drums
  • Sam Kinrade – trumpet
  • Jim Carvell – trombone
  • Laura Marling – backing vocals
  • Tom Hatred – backing vocals
  • Ash Gardener – backing vocals, engineer
  • Eliot James – engineer, mixing
  • Alex Brenchley – artwork
  • Salvador Design – layout

Track listing:

  1. 2 Atoms in a Molecule
  2. Jocasta
  3. Shape of My Heart
  4. Do What You Do
  5. Give a Little Love
  6. Second Lover
  7. 5 Years Time
  8. Rocks and Daggers
  9. Peaceful, The World Lays Me Down
  10. Mary
  11. Hold My Hand as I Am Lowered

The Jonas Brothers: It’s About Time

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On August 8, 2006, “Daylight Records” label released “It’s About Time”, the debut Jonas Brothers (The) studio album. It was recorded July – August 2005, April 2006, and was produced by Michael Mangini and Steve Greenberg.

Personnel:

  • Nick Jonas – lead vocals, guitar, keyboard, drums
  • Kevin Jonas – guitar, background vocals
  • John Taylor – guitar
  • Joe Jonas – lead vocals, tambourine, keyboard
  • Greg Garbowsky – bass guitar
  • Alexander Noyes – drums

Track listing:

  1. What I Go to School For – James Bourne, Matt Willis
  2. Time for Me to Fly – Nick Jonas, Kevin Jonas I, Kevin Jonas II, Joe Jonas, PJ Bianco
  3. Year 3000 – James Bourne
  4. One Day at a Time – Nick Jonas, Kevin Jonas I, Kevin Jonas II, Michael Mangini, Steve Greenberg
  5. 6 Minutes – Joe Belmaati; Kenny Gioia, Mich Hansen; Rich Cronin; Sheppard Goodman
  6. Mandy – Nick Jonas, Joe Jonas, Kevin Jonas II
  7. You Just Don’t Know It – Nick Jonas, Joe Jonas, Kevin Jonas II, Desmond Child
  8. I Am What I Am – Adam Schlesinger
  9. Underdog – Nick Jonas, Joe Jonas, Kevin Jonas II, Jess Cates, Stargate
  10. 7:05 – Nick Jonas, Joe Jonas, Kevin Jonas II, Michael Mangini
  11. Please Be Mine – Nick Jonas, Joe Jonas, Kevin Jonas II

Great Gable: Tracing Faces

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On August 7, 2020, “ADA Worldwide” and ”Warner Music Australia” labels released “Tracing Faces”, the debut Great Gable studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2020, at “The Music Farm” in Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia, and was produced by Alex Heriksson.

Personnel:

  • Alex Whiteman – vocals
  • Matt Preen – guitar
  • Chris Bye – bass guitar
  • Callum Guy – drums, writing
  • Alex Henriksson – mixing
  • Matthew Neighbour – mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Alex Whiteman, Matt Preen, Chris Bye, Callum Guy, Matt Corby and Alex Henriksson.

  1. Tracing Faces
  2. Blur
  3. Deep End
  4. I Wonder
  5. No Other Way
  6. Coasting
  7. Don’t You See
  8. All My Fault
  9. All My Friends
  10. Outro

Blossoms: Same

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On August 5, 2016, “Virgin EMI” label released the self-titled, debut Blossoms album. It was recorded in July – December 2014, and was produced by James Skelly and Rich Turvey.  

Personnel:

  • Tom Ogden – vocals, rhythm guitar, piano
  • Josh Dewhurst – lead guitar
  • Myles Kellock – keyboards
  • Charlie Salt – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Joe Donovan – drums
  • Rich Turvey – additional keyboards
  • Ian Skelly – percussion
  • James Skelly – backing vocals
  • Marta Salogni – mixing
  • Matt Colton – mastering
  • David Wrench – mixing
  • Salvador Design – design
  • Jenna Foxton – photography
  • Danny North – photography
  • Charlie Salt – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Tom Ogden, Josh Dewhurst, Charlie Salt, Joe Donovan and Myles Kellock

  1. Charlemagne
  2. At Most a Kiss
  3. Getaway
  4. Honey Sweet
  5. Onto Her Bad
  6. Texia
  7. Blown Rose
  8. Smashed Pianos
  9. Cut Me and I’ll Bleed
  10. My Favorite Room
  11. Blow
  12. Deep Grass

George Thorogood: Party of One

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On August 4, 2017, “Rounder Records” label released “Party of One”, the debut George Thorogood album. It was recorded in 2017, at “House of Blues Studios” in Encino, California, “Aum Studio” in Bakersfield, “Rockline” in Altadena, California, and was produced by Jim Gaines.

Personnel:

  • George Thorogood – vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Shawn Berman – recording, mixing
  • Sadaharu Yagi – additional engineering
  • Brian Boozer – engineer assistant
  • Paul Blakemore – mastering
  • Jimmy Hole – design
  • David Dobson – photography
  • Scott Billington – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. I’m a Steady Rollin’ Man – Robert Johnson
  2. Soft Spot – Allen Shamblin, Gary Nicholson
  3. Tallahassee Women – Tallahassee Tight
  4. Wang Dang Doodle – Willie Dixon
  5. Boogie Chillin’ – Bernard Besman, John Lee Hooker
  6. No Expectations – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
  7. Bad News – John D. Loudermilk
  8. Down the Highway – Bob Dylan
  9. Got to Move – Elmore James, Marshall E. Sehorn
  10. Born with the Blues – Brownie McGhee
  11. The Sky Is Crying – Morgan Robinson, Clarence Lewis, Elmore James
  12. The Hookers (If You Miss I’m,,,I Got ‘Im) – John Lee Hooker
  13. Pictures from Life’s Other Side – John Lee Hooker
  14. One Burbon, One Scotch, One Beer – John lee Hooker (live from Rockline)
  15. Dynaflow – John Ned Shine

Paul Simon: The Paul Simon Songbook

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In August 1965, “Columbia / CBS” label released “The Paul Simon Songbook”, the debut Paul Simon studio album. It was recorded in 1965, and was produced by Reginald Warburton and Stanley West. 

Personnel:

  • Paul Simon – vocal, guitar, liner notes
  • Vic Anesini – mixing, mastering
  • Howard Fritzson – art direction
  • Lisa Sparagano – design
  • David Lowe – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Paul Simon, except where noted.

  1. I Ama a Rock
  2. Leaves That Are Green
  3. A Church is Burning
  4. April Come She Will
  5. The Sound of Silence
  6. A Most Peculiar Man
  7. He was My Brother – Paul Kane*
  8. Kathy’s Song
  9. The Side of a Hill – Paul Kane
  10. A Simple Desultory Philippic (Or How I Was Robert McNamara into Submission)
  11. Flowers Never Bend with the Rainfall
  12. Patterns

*Paul Kane” was a pseudonym used by Simon at this time, because of his fondness for the movie “Citizen Kane”.

Sonny & Cher: Look at Us

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On August 2, 1965. “Atco” label released “Look at Us”, the debut Sonny & Cher studio album. It was recorded in 1965, and was produced by Sonny Bono.

Personnel:

  • Cher – co-lead vocals
  • Sonny Bono – co-lead vocals
  • Barney Kessel – guitar
  • Steve Mann – guitar
  • Monte Dunn – guitar
  • Donald Peake – guitar
  • Harold Battiste – piano
  • Don Randi – piano
  • Lyle Ritz – bass guitar
  • Cliff Hills – bass guitar
  • Frank Capp – drums
  • Hal Blaine – drums
  • Gene Estes – percussion
  • Brian Stone – percussion
  • Michel Rubini – harpsichord
  • Harold Battiste Jr. – arrangements
  • Stan Ross – engineer
  • Haig Adishian – design
  • Robert W. Young – photography

Track listing:

  1. I Got You Babe – Sonny Bono
  2. Unchained Melody – Hy Zaret, Alex North
  3. Then He Kissed Me – Phil Spector, Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry
  4. Sing C’est la Vie – Sonny Bono, Charles Green, Brian Stone
  5. It’s Gonna Rain – Sonny Bono
  6. 500 Miles – Hedy West
  7. Just You – Sonny Bono
  8. The Letter – Don Harris, Dewey Terry
  9. Let It Be Me – Gilbert Bécaud, Mann Curtis, Pierre Delanoë
  10. You Don’t Love Me – Bo Diddley, Willie Cobba
  11. You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me – Smokey Robinson
  12. Why Don’t They Let Us Fall in Love – Phil Spector, Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry

The Boo Radleys: Ichabod and I

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In July 1990, “Action Records” label released “Ichabod and I”, the debut Boo Radleys (The) studio album. It was recorded in March 1990, and was produced by Sice, Martin Carr, Tim Brown and Steve Hewitt.

Personnel:

  • Sice – vocals
  • Martin Carr – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Tim Brown – bass guitar, keyboards
  • Steve Hewitt – drums, percussion

Track listing

All tracks by Martin Carr.

  1. Eleanor Everything
  2. Bodenheim Jr.
  3. Catweazle
  4. Sweet Salad Birth
  5. Hip Clown Rag
  6. Walking 5th Carnival
  7. Kaleidoscope
  8. Happens to Us All

Domi and JD Back: Not Tight

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On July 29, 2022, “Apeshit Inc” and “Blue Note” labels released “Not Tight”, the debut Domi and JD Beck studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “DOMI & JD BECK Headquarters” and “Larrabee Sound Studios”, and was produced by DOMI & JD BECK.

Personnel:

  • Domi Louna – vocals, keyboards, recording
  • JD Beck – vocals, drums, recording
  • Kurt Rosenwinkel – guitar
  • Mac DeMarco – guitar
  • Herbie Hancock – piano
  • Stephen Pfeifer – contrabass
  • Lara Somogyi – harp
  • Snoop Dog – rap
  • Busta Rhymes – rap  
  • Anderson. Paak (Brandon Paak Anderson) – rap
  • Thundercat (Stephen Lee Bruner) – vocals, bass
  • Chloé Tallet – flute, piccolo
  • Leah Zeger – violin, viola
  • Isaiah Gage – cello
  • Jhair “Jha” Lazo – recording, mixing
  • Julio Ulloa – mixing assistant
  • Mike Bozzi – mastering
  • McKay Felt – painting
  • Tehillah De Castro – photography

Track listing:

  1. Louna’s Intro
  2. Whatup
  3. Smile
  4. Bowling
  5. Not Tight
  6. Two Shrimps
  7. U Don’t Have to Rob Me
  8. Moon
  9. Duke
  10. Take a Chance
  11. Pilot
  12. Whoa
  13. Sniff
  14. Thank U