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My Tiger My Timing: Celeste

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On July 2, 2012, “Snakes & Ladders” label released “Celeste”, the debut My Tiger My Timing album. It was recorded in London, and was produced by Anna Vincent, Sebastian Underhill, James Vincent, Jamie Harrison and Gary Drain.

Personnel:

  • Anna Vincent– vocals, keyboards, programming
  • Sebastian Underhill – vocals, synthesizer, keyboards
  • James Vincent– bass, guitar, backing vocals
  • Jamie Harrison – bass, guitar, backing vocals
  • Gary Drain – drums, backing vocals

All tracks by Anna Vincent, Sebastian Underhill, James Vincent, Jamie Harrison and Gary Drain.

  1. Wasteland
  2. Written in Red
  3. The Gold Rush
  4. Let Me Go
  5. After School
  6. On My Record Player
  7. Endless Summer
  8. Honest
  9. Memories of Earth
  10. Your Way

Mark Karan: Walk Through the Fire

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On June 30, 2009, “Quacktone Records” label released “Walk Through the Fire”, the debut Mark Karan album. It was recorded in 2009, and was produced by Mark Karan.

Personnel:

  • Mark Karan – vocals, guitar
  • Peter Rowan – vocals, guitar
  • Chris Rowan – vocals, guitar
  • Lorin Rowan – vocals, guitar
  • Delaney Bramlett – vocals, guitar
  • JT Thomas – keyboards
  • Mike Finnigan – keyboards
  • Pete Sears – keyboards
  • Bill Payne – keyboards
  • Glenn Hartman – accordion
  • James “Hutch” Hutchinson – bass
  • Bob Gross – bass
  • John Molo – drums
  • Jimmy Sanchez – drums
  • Wally Ingram – percussion
  • Jackie LaBranch – vocals
  • Gloria Jones – vocals
  • Amber Morris – vocals
  • April Grisman – vocals
  • Joe Russell – vocals
  • Ray Sanders – vocals
  • Jayotis Washington – vocals
  • Reggie Moore – vocals
  • Jimmy Hayes – vocals

Track listing:

  1. Annie Don’t Lie – Alex Call
  2. Leave a Light On – Mark Karan
  3. Bait the Hook – Mark Karan
  4. Walk Through the Fire – Mark Karan
  5. Love in Vain – Robert Johnson
  6. Rock Your Papa – Mark Karan
  7. Memphis Radio – Susan Sheller
  8. Time Will Tell – Mark Karan
  9. Love Song – Mark Karan
  10. Think It’s Gonna Rain – Randy Newman
  11. Fools in Love – Joe Jackson
  12. Easy Wind – Robert Hunter

Allman Betts Band: Down to the River

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On June 28, 2019, “BMG” label released “Down to the River”, the debut Allman Betts Band studio album. It was recorded 2018 – 2019, at “Muscle Shoals Sound Studio” in Sheffield, Alabama, and was produced by Matt Ross Spang.

Personnel:

  • Devon Allman – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
  • Duane Betts – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
  • Johnny Stachela – slide and electric guitar
  • Berry Duane Oakley – bass, backing vocals
  • John Lum – drums
  • R. Scott Bryan – percussion, backing vocals
  • Peter Levin – Hammond B-3 organ, Wurlitzer electric piano, piano
  • Matt Ross-Spang – acoustic guitar, percussion
  • Lamar Williams, Jr. – backing vocals
  • Chuck Leavell – piano
  • Matt Ross-Spang – mixing
  • Daniel Lynn – mixing assistant
  • Pete Lyman – mastering
  • Charley Robinson – art direction, design
  • Christopher Brush – photography

Track listing:

  1. All Night – Devon Allman, Duane Betts, Stoll Vaughan
  2. Shinin’ – Duane Betts, Stoll Vaughan
  3. Try – Cisco Adler, Devon Allman
  4. Down to the River – Devon Allman, Duane Betts, Stoll Vaughan
  5. Autumn Breeze – Chris Williams
  6. Good Ol’ Days – Devon Allman
  7. Melodies Are Memories – Devon Allman, Duane Betts, Stoll Vaughan
  8. Southern Accents – Tom Petty
  9. Long Gone – Devon Allman, Duane Betts, Stoll Vaughan

His Name Is Alive: Livonia

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On June 25, 1990, “4AD” label released “Livonia”, the debut His Name Is Alive album. It was recorded 1985 – 1990, at “Graceland Studios” in New Boston, Michigan, and Warren Defever’s house in Livonia, Michigan, and was produced by Warren Defever, Ivo Watts-Russell, and John Fryer.

Personnel:

  • Warren Defever – guitars, basses, samples
  • Karin Oliver – vocals
  • Angie Carozzo – vocals
  • Jymn Auge – guitar
  • Tracy – bassoon
  • Damian Lang – percussion
  • Ivo Watts-Russell, John Fryer – mixing
  • Vaughan Oliver/v23 – art direction, design
  • Chris Bigg – design assistance
  • Beverly Carruthers – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Warren Defever, Karin Oliver, Angie Carozzo, Jymn Auge, Tracy and Damian Lang.

  1. As We Could Ever
  2. e-nicole
  3. If July
  4. Some and I
  5. fossil
  6. E-Nicole
  7. Caroline’s Supposed Demon
  8. Fossil
  9. reincarnation
  10. You and I Have Seizures
  11. How Ghosts Affect Relationships
  12. Darkest Dreams

Anderson / Stolt: Invention of Knowledge

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On June 24, 2016, “Inside Out Music” label released “Invention of Knowledge”, the debut Anderson/Stolt album. It was recorded 2014 – 2016, at “Fenix Studios” in Varnhem, Sweden, and in California, and was produced by Reine Stolt.

Personnel:

  • Jon Anderson – lead and backing vocals, synthesizer, percussion
  • Roine Stolt – acoustic and electric guitars, Portuguese guitar, lap steel guitar, keyboards, dobro, percussion, backing vocals, mixing
  • Tom Brislin – Yamaha C7 grand piano, Fender Rhodes piano, Hammond B-3 organ, synthesizers
  • Lalle Larsson – grand piano, synthesizer
  • Jonas Reingold – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Michael Stolt – bass guitar, Moog bass
  • Felix Lehrmann – drums
  • Daniel Gildenlöw – backing vocals
  • Nad Sylvan – backing vocals
  • Anja Obermayer – backing vocals
  • Maria Rerych – backing vocals
  • Kristina Westas – backing vocals
  • Lars Hallbäck – backing vocals recording
  • Jonas Reingold – mastering
  • Silas Toball – artwork
  • Eva Toball – artwork assistant
  • Johnny Taxen – photography
  • Per Kristianssen – photography
  • Lilian Westin – photography
  • Anders Olsson – photography
  • Hans Froberg – photography
  • Erik Edlund – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Jon Anderson.

  1. Invention – Jon Anderson, Neil Campbell, Roine Stolt
  2. We Are Truth – Jon Anderson, Dan Spollen
  3. Knowledge – Jon Anderson, Neil Campbell, Roine Stolt
  4. Knowing – Jon Anderson, Kristian Ducharme, Roine Stolt
  5. Chase and Harmony – Jon Anderson, Kristian Ducharme
  6. Everybody Heals – Jon Anderson, Roine Stolt, Neil Campbell, Joseph Cowell, Andy Maslivec, Marty Snape
  7. Better by Far – Jon Anderson, Dan Spollen
  8. Golden Light – Jon Anderson, Roine Stolt, Neil Campbell, Joseph Cowell, Andy Maslivec, Marty Snape
  9. Know – Jon Anderson, Kristian Ducharme, Roine Stolt

Billy Corgan: The Future Embrace

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On June 21, 2005, “Reprise” label released “The Future Embrace”, the debut Billy Corgan album. It was recorded October 2004 – March 2005, and was produced by Billy Corgan, Bjorn Thorsrud and Bon Harris.

Personnel:

  • Billy Corgan – vocals, guitar, drum machine, synth, programming, mixing
  • Emilie Autumn – vocals, violin
  • Robert Smith – vocals, guitar
  • Jimmy Chamberlin – drums
  • Bon Harris – programming
  • Brian Liesegang – additional programming
  • Matt Walker – additional programming
  • Bjorn Thorsrud – engineer, mixing
  • Paul PDub Walton – recording
  • Todd Brodie – engineer assistant
  • Nikola Dokic – engineer assistant
  • John Maschoff – engineer assistant
  • Dave Rieley – engineer assistant
  • Ron Lowe – mixing
  • Alan Moulder – mixing
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering
  • Roger Lian – digital editing
  • P. R. Brown – design, sleeve photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Billy Corgan, except where noted.

  1. All Things Change
  2. Mina Loy (M.O.H.)
  3. The Camera Eye
  4. To Love Somebody – Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb
  5. A100 – Billy Corgan, Bon Harris
  6. DIA
  7. Now (And Then)
  8. I’m Ready
  9. Walking Shade
  10. Sorrows (In Blue)
  11. Pretty, Pretty Star
  12. Strayz

Switchfoot: The Legend of Chin

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On June 17, 1997, “re:think Records” label released “The Legend of Chin”, the debut Switchfoot studio album. It was recorded in 1997 at “Signature Sound” in San Diego, California, and was produced by Jimmie Lee Sloas.

Personnel:

  • Jon Foreman – vocals, guitar
  • Tim Foreman – bass, backing vocals
  • Chad Butler – drums, percussion
  • Eric Darken – percussion
  • Jimmie Lee Sloas – guitar
  • Charlie Peacock – Rhodes, trumpet
  • Lucas Eddens – scratching, turntables
  • David Davidson – strings
  • Peter Hyrka – strings
  • Kristin Wilkinson – strings
  • Matt Slocum – strings

Track listing:

All tracks by Jon Foreman, except where noted.

  1. Bomb
  2. Chem 6A
  3. Underwater – Jon Foreman, Casey Gee
  4. Edge of My Seat
  5. Home
  6. Might Have Been Hur
  7. Concrete Girl
  8. Life and Love and Why
  9. You
  10. Ode to Chin
  11. Don’t Be There

Bill Laswell: Baselines

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On June 14, 1983, “Elektra” label released “Baselines”, the debut Bill Laswell album. It was recorded in March 1982, at “OAO Studio” in Brooklyn, NY, and was produced by Material.

Personnel:

  • Bill Laswell – Ibanez 8-string, Fender 6-string, Fender Fretless Precision, Music Man Sting Ray, Steinberger bass
  • Michael Beinhorn – Prophet-5, synthesizer, shortwave, tape 
  • Ralph Carney – bass saxophone, contrabass clarinet
  • Fred Frith – guitar, violin
  • George Lewis – trombone
  • Ronald Shannon Jackson – drums
  • Martin Bisi – drums, percussion, recording
  • Phillip Wilson – drums 
  • David Moss – voice, steel drum, percussion
  • Daniel Ponce – congas 
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Activate – Michael Beinhorn, Bill Laswell
  2. Work Song – Michael Beinhorn, Bill Laswell, George Lewis
  3. Hindsight – Martin Bisi, Bill Laswell
  4. Uprising – Bill Laswell
  5. Barricade – Michael Beinhorn, Bill Laswell, George Lewis
  6. Upright Man – Michael Beinhorn, Bill Laswell
  7. Moving Target – Michael Beinhorn, Bill Laswell
  8. Lowlands – Michael Beinhorn, Bill Laswell
  9. Conservation – Bill Laswell

Joshua Radin: We Were Here

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On June 13, 2006, “Columbia” label released “We Were Here”, the debut Joshua Radin album. It was recorded in 2006, and was produced by Chris Holmes.

Personnel:

  • Joshua Radin – vocals, guitar
  • Chris Holmes – guitar, bass, keyboards, tambura, programming
  • Priscilla Ahn – vocals, piano
  • Chad Fischer – piano
  • Jason Kanakis – guitar
  • Solomon Snyder – bass
  • Colette Alexander – cello
  • John Krovoza – cello
  • Oliver Kraus – cello

Track listing:

All tracks by Joshua Radin, except where noted.

  1. Sundrenched World
  2. Star Mile
  3. Everything’ll Be Alright (Will’s Lullaby)
  4. These Photographs
  5. Closer
  6. Today
  7. Winter
  8. Someone Else’s Life
  9. Amy’s Song
  10. What If You
  11. Only You – Vince Clarke

Spacey Jane: Sunlight

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On June 2020, “AWAL” label released “Sunlight” the debut Spacey Jane album. It was recorded 2019 – 2020, at “Blackbird Sound” in Perth, “King Willy Sound” in Launceston, Tasmania, and was produced by Dave Parkin.

Personnel:

  • Caleb Harper – vocals, guitar
  • Ashton le Cornu – guitar
  • Peppa Lane – vocals, bass guitar
  • Kieran Lama – drums
  • Dave Parkin – mixing
  • William Bowden – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Good for You
  2. Head Cold
  3. Skin
  4. Good Grief
  5. Wasted on Me
  6. Booster Seat
  7. Love Me Like I Haven’t Changed
  8. Weightless
  9. Straightfaced
  10. Trucks
  11. Hanging
  12. Sunlight