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Grateful Dead: The Grateful Dead

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On March 17, 1967, “Warner Bros” label released “The Grateful Dead”, the debut Grateful Dead studio album. It was recorded in January 1967, at “RCA Studio A” in Los Angeles, and was produced by David Hassinger.

Personnel:

  • Jerry “Captain Trips” Garcia – vocals, lead guitar, arrangements
  • Bob Weir – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Ron “Pigpen” McKernan – vocals, Vox Continental organ, harmonica
  • Phil Lesh – vocals, bass guitar
  • Bill The Drummer (Bill Kreutzmann) – drums, percussion
  • Dick Bogert – engineer
  • Betty Cantor – engineer
  • Bob Cassidy – engineer
  • Mouse Studios – design
  • Herb Greene – cover photography
  • Gene Anthony – liner photography

Track listing:

  1. The Golden Road (To Unlimited Devotion) – McGannahan Skjellyfetti
  2. Beat It On Down the Line – Jessy Fuller
  3. Good Morning Little School Girl – Sonny Boy Williamson
  4. Cold Rain and Snow – Obray Chatmon
  5. Sitting on Top of the World – Lonnie Chatmon, Walter Vinson
  6. Cream Puff War – Jerry Garcia
  7. Morning Dew – Bonnie Robson, Tim Rose
  8. New, New Minglewood Blues – Noah Lewis
  9. Viola Lee Blues – Noah Lewis

Ruben And The Jets: For Real!

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In March 1973, “Mercury” label released “For Real!”, the debut Ruben and the Jets (the debut Rubén Guevara Jr.’s new lineup, after the group name had previously been used as an alias of The Mothers of Invention in 1968.) It was recorded in 1972, and was produced by Frank Zappa.

Personnel:

  • Rubén Guevara Jr. – vocals, tambourine, keyboards
  • Tony Duran – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Robert “Frog” Camarena – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • John Martinez – vocals, Hammond organ
  • Bill Wild – bass guitar, tenor vocals
  • Bob Zamora – drums
  • Frank Zappa – guitar
  • Robert “Buffalo” Roberts – tenor saxophone
  • Jim Sherwood – baritone saxophone, tambourine

Track listing:

  1. If I Could Only Be Your Love Again – Frank Zappa
  2. Dedicated to the One I Love – Lowman Pauling, Ralph Bass
  3. Show Me the Way to Your Heart – Tony Duran, Leonard Duran
  4. Sparkie – Tony Duran, Ruben Guevara
  5. Wedding Bells – Robert “Frog” Camarena
  6. Almost Grown – Chuck Berry
  7. Charlena – Manuel Chavez, H. Chaney
  8. Mah Man Flash – Ruben Guevara
  9. Santa Kari – Ruben Guevara
  10. Spider Woman – Paul Hof, Lonnie Scott, Tony Duran, Ruben Guevara
  11. All Night Long – John Gray

A Silver Mt. Zion: He Has Left Us Alone but Shafts of Light Sometimes Grace the Corner of Our Rooms…

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On March 13, 2000, “Constellation” label released “He Has Left Us Alone but Shafts of Light Sometimes Grace the Corner of Our Rooms…”, the debut A Silver Mt. Zion album. It was recorded in November 1999, at the Hotel2Tango, and was produced by Thierry Amar and Efrim Menuck.

Personnel:

  • Efrim Menuck – vocals, piano, guitar, organ, radio
  • Thierry Amar – double bass, bass guitar
  • Sophie Trudeau – vocals, violin
  • Sam Shalabi – guitar
  • Aidan Girt – drums, tapes
  • Gordon Krieger – bass clarinet

Track listing:

  1. Lonely as the Sound of Lying on the Ground of an Airplane Going Down
  2. The World Is SickSICK; (So Kiss Me Quick)!

Rodriguez: Cold Fact

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In March 1970, “Sussex Records” label released “Cold Fact”, the debut studio Rodriguez studio album. It was recorded August – September 1969, in Detroit, and was produced by Mike Theodore and Dennis Coffey.

Personnel:

  • Rodriguez (Sixto Rodriguez) – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Dennis Coffey – electric guitar, bass
  • Mike Theodore – keyboards, brass and string arrangements
  • Bob Babbitt – bass
  • Andrew Smith – drums
  • Bob Pangborn – percussion
  • Leader Carl Reatz – baritone saxophone, trombone
  • Detroit Symphony (leader Gordon Staples) – strings
  • Friends and family of Joyce Vincent and Telma Hopkins – children’s choir
  • Mike Theodore – arrangements, engineer
  • Dennis Coffey – arrangements
  • Ray Hall – remix
  • Nancy Chester (See/Hear! & How!) – design
  • Ransier and Anderson – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Sixto Rodriguez, except where noted.

  1. Sugar Man
  2. Only Good for Conversation
  3. Crucify Your Mind
  4. This Is Not a Song, It’s an Outburst: Or, the Establishment Blues
  5. Hate Street Dialogue – Gary Harvey, Mike Theodore, Dennis Coffey
  6. Forget It
  7. Inner City Blues
  8. I Wonder
  9. Like Janis
  10. Gommorah (A Nursery Rhyme) – Gary Harvey, Mike Theodore, Dennis Coffey
  11. Rich Folks Hoax
  12. Jane S. Piddy

Gil Evans: Gil Evans & Ten

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In March 1958, “Prestige” label released “Gil Evans & Ten”, the debut Gil Evans album. It was recorded September – October 1957, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Weinstock.

Personnel:

  • Gil Evans – piano
  • Steve Lacy – soprano saxophone
  • Lee Konitz – alto saxophone
  • Jack Koven – trumpet
  • John Carisi – trumpet
  • Louis Mucci – trumpet
  • Jimmy Cleveland – trombone
  • Bart Varsalona – bass trombone
  • Willie Ruff – French horn
  • Dave Kurtzer – bassoon
  • Paul Chambers – bass
  • Jo Jones – drums
  • Nick Stabulas – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Mark Rice – design
  • Bob Weinstock – supervision

Track listing:

  1. Remember – Irving Berlin
  2. Ella Speed – Lead Belly (Huddie Ledbetter), Alan Lomax
  3. Big Stuff – Leonard Bernstein
  4. Nobody’s Heart – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  5. Just One of Those Things – Cole Porter
  6. If You Could See Me Now – Tadd Dameron, Carl Sigman
  7. Jambangle – Gil Evans

John Kay: Forgotten Songs and Unsung Heroes

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In February 1972, “Dunhill” label released “Forgotten Songs and Unsung Heroes”, the debut John Kay album. It was recorded in 1971, and was produced by Richard Polodor.

Personnel:

  • John Kay – vocals, guitars
  • Kent Henry – lead guitar
  • Hugh O’Sullivan – keyboards
  • George Biondo – bass
  • Pentti Glan – drums
  • Mars Bonfire – lead guitar
  • Richard Podolor – guitar, organ, mandolin, percussion
  • Alexandra Sliwin, Joan Sliwin, Marsha Temmer – backing vocals
  • Bill Cooper – engineer
  • Tom Gundelfinger – art direction, design, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by John Kay, except where noted.

  1. Many a Mile – Patrick Sky
  2. Walk Beside Me
  3. You Win Again – Hank Williams
  4. To Be Alive
  5. Bold Marauder – Richard Farina
  6. Two of a Kind
  7. Walkin’ Blues – Robert Johnson
  8. Somebody
  9. I’m Moving On – Hank Snow

David Peel and The Lower East Side: The American Revolution

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In February 1970, “Elektra” label released “The American Revolution”, the debut David Peel and The Lower East Side studio album (second David Peel overall album). It was recorded in 1969, and was produced by Peter K. Siegel.

Personnel:

  • David Peel – vocals, guitar
  • Billy Joe White – vocals, guitar
  • Harold C. Black – vocals, tambourine
  • David Horowitz – organ
  • Richard Grando – soprano saxophone
  • Herb Bushler – bass guitar
  • Tony Bartoli – drums
  • Stephen Y. Scheaffer – engineer
  • Peter K. Siegel – recording, mixing
  • William S. Harvey – art direction
  • Robert L. Heimall – design
  • Joel Brodsky – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by David Peel, except where noted.

  1. Lower East Side – Billy Joe White
  2. Pledge of Allegiance
  3. Legalize Marijuana
  4. Oink, Oink
  5. I Want to Get High
  6. I Want to Kill You
  7. Girls, Girls, Girls
  8. Hey, Mr. Draft Board – Al De Lory, Fred Darian, Joseph Van Winkle
  9. God

Scorpions: Lonesome Crow

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In February 1972, “Brain” label released “Lonesome Crow”, the debut Scorpions studio album. It was recorded in October 1971, at “Star Studios” in Hamburg, Germany, and was produced by Conny Plank.

Personnel

  • Klaus Meine – vocals
  • Michael Schenker – lead and slide guitar
  • Rudolf Schenker – rhythm guitar
  • Lothar Heimberg – bass guitar
  • Wolfgang Dziony – drums
  • Willem Makkee – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Klaus Meine, Michael Schenker, Rudolf Schenker, Lothar Heimberg and Wolfgang Dziony.

  1. I’m Goin’ Mad
  2. It All Depends
  3. Leave Me
  4. In Search of the Peace of Mind
  5. Inheritance
  6. Action
  7. Lonesome Crow

Low: I Could Live In Hope

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On February 18, 1994, “Vernon Yard” label released “I Could Live in Hope”, the debut Low studio album. It was recorded in 1993, at “Hope Township” in New Jersey, and was produced by Mark Kramer.

Personnel:

  • Alan Sparhawk – vocals, guitar, artwork
  • John Nichols – bass, artwork
  • Mimi Parker – vocals, percussion, artwork
  • Steve Watson – production assistant
  • Gerree Small – inner sleeve photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Alan Sparhawk, Mimi Parker and John Nichols, except where noted.

  1. Words
  2. Fear
  3. Cut
  4. Slide
  5. Lazy
  6. Lullaby
  7. Sea
  8. Down
  9. Drag
  10. Rope
  11. Sunshine – Oliver Hood

Kiss: Same

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On February 18, 1974, “Casablanca” label released the self-titled, debut Kiss album. It was recorded October – November 1973, at “Bell Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Kenny Kerner and Richie Wise.

Personnel:

  • Ace Frehley – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Paul Stanley – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Gene Simmons – vocals, bass
  • Peter Criss – vocals, drums
  • Bruce Foster – acoustic piano, additional guitar
  • Warren Dewey – fire engine, engineer
  • Joe Brescio – mastering
  • Robert Lockart – art director, design
  • Joel Brodsky – photography

Track listing:

  1. Strutter – Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons
  2. Nothin’ to Lose – Gene Simmons
  3. Firehouse – Paul Stanley
  4. Cold Gin – Ace Frehley
  5. Let Me Know – Paul Stanley
  6. Kissin’ Time – Kal Mann, Bernie Lowe
  7. Deuce – Gene Simmons
  8. Love Theme from Kiss – Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Peter Criss, Ace Frehley
  9. 100.000 Years – Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons
  10. Black Diamond – Paul Stanley