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Phoebe Bridgers: Stranger In The Alps

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On September 22, 2017, “Dead Oceans” label released “Stranger in the Alps”, the debut Phoebe Bridgers studio album. It was recorded in 2017, at “Zeitgeist” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Tony Berg and Ethan Gruska.

Personnel:

  • Phoebe Bridgers – vocals, guitar, banjo
  • Ethan Gruska – keyboards, piano, drums, percussion, drum programming, guitar, bass, baritone guitar, bandura, jet engine, “that incessant toe tapping”
  • Greg Leisz – pedal steel guitar
  • Tony Berg – guitar, keyboards, recording
  • Harrison Whitford – guitar
  • Daniel Rhine – upright bass
  • Marshall Vore – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Conor Oberst – vocals
  • John Doe – vocals
  • Rob Moose – strings
  • Gabe Witcher – violin
  • Gabe Noel – cello, bass
  • Rob Moose – string arrangements
  • Mike Mogis – mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Angela Deane – artwork
  • Nathaniel David Utesch – layout
  • Elaine Gandola – photography
  • Frank W. Ockenfels III – photography
  • Bridgers’ mother – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Phoebe Bridgers, except where noted.

  1. Smoke Signals – Phoebe Bridgers, Marshall Vore
  2. Motion Sickness – Phoebe Bridgers, Marshall Vore
  3. Funeral
  4. Demi Moore – Phoebe Bridgers, Marshall Vore, Harrison Whitford
  5. Scott Street – Phoebe Bridgers, Marshall Vore
  6. Killer
  7. Georgia
  8. Chelsea
  9. Would You Rather – Phoebe Bridgers, Marshall Vore, Tony Berg
  10. You Missed My Heart – Mark Kozalek, Jimmy LaValle
  11. Smoke Signals (reprise) – Phoebe Bridgers, Marshall Vore

Son Volt: Trace

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On September 19, 1995, “Warner Bros” label released “Trace”, the debut Son Volt studio album. It was recorded November – December 1994, at “Salmagundi” in Northfield, MN, and was produced by Brian Pulson, Jay Farrar, Dave Boquist, Jim Boquist and Mike Heidorn.

Personnel:

  • Jay Farrar – vocals, guitar
  • Dave Boquist – guitar, banjo, fiddle, lap steel guitar, dobro
  • Jim Boquist – bass, backing vocals
  • Mike Heidorn – drums
  • Eric Heywood – pedal steel guitar
  • Dan Newton – accordion
  • Marc Perlman – bass
  • Craig Krampf – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Jay Farrar, except where noted.  

  1. Windfall
  2. Live Free
  3. Tear-Stained Eye
  4. Route
  5. Ten Second News
  6. Drown
  7. Loose String
  8. Out of the Picture
  9. Catching On
  10. Too Early
  11. Mystifies Me – Ronnie Wood

Buddy & Julie Miller: Same

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On September 18, 2001, “Hightone” label released, the self-titled, debut Buddy & Julie Miller album. It was recorded in 2001, and was produced by Buddy Miller and Julie Miller.

Personnel:

  • Julie Miller – vocals, guitar, trash cans
  • Buddy Miller – vocals, guitar
  • Emmylou Harris – vocals
  • Tammy Rogers – mandolin
  • Phil Madeira – Hammond organ
  • Byron House – bass
  • Joey Spampinato – bass
  • Rick Plant – bass
  • Garry Tallent – bass
  • Brady Blade, Jr. – drums
  • Bryan Owings – drums
  • Larry Campbell – fiddle
  • Derri Daugherty– engineer
  • Gina R. Binkley – design
  • Jim Herrington – photography

Track listing:

  1. Keep Your Distance – Richard Thompson
  2. The River’s Gonna Run – Julie Miller
  3. You Make My Heart Beat Too Fast – Julie Miller
  4. Forever Has Come to an End – Julie Miller
  5. Little Darlin – Julie Miller
  6. Rock Salt and Nails – Bruce “Utah” Phillips
  7. Dirty Water – Buddy Miller, Julie Miller
  8. Wallflower – Bob Dylan
  9. That’s Just How She Cries – Julie Miller
  10. Rachel – Julie Miller
  11. Holding Up the Sky – Julie Miller

Ozzy Osbourne: Blizzards Of Ozz

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On September 12, 1980, “Jet” label released “Blizzard of Ozz”, the debut Ozzy Osbourne studio album. It was recorded March – April 1980, at “Ridge Farm Studio” in Rusper, England, and was produced by Ozzy Osbourne, Randy Rhoads, Bob Daisley and Lee Kerslake.

Personnel:

  • Ozzy Osbourne – lead and harmony vocals
  • Randy Rhoads – guitars
  • Don Airey – keyboards
  • Bob Daisley – bass guitar, gong, harmony vocals
  • Lee Kerslake – drums, tubular bells, timpani, vibraslap
  • Max Norman – engineer
  • Chris Athens – mastering

Track listing:

All songs tracks by Ozzy Osbourne, Randy Rhoads and Bob Daisley, except where noted.

  1. I Don’t Know
  2. Crazy Train
  3. Goodbye to Romance
  4. Dee – Randy Rhoads
  5. Suicide Solution
  6. Mr. Crowley
  7. No Bone Movies – Ozzy Osbourne, Bob Daisley, Lee Kerslake
  8. Revelation (Mother Earth)
  9. Steal Away (The Night)

Glasvegas: Same

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On September 8, 2008, “Columbia” label released the self-titled, debut Glasvegas studio album. It was recorded in 2008, at “Brooklyn Recording Studios” in New York, and in Glasgow, Scotland, and was produced by James Allan and Rich Costey. In September 2009, the album was certified Platinum by the “BPI” in UK.

Personnel:

  • James Allan – vocals
  • Rab Allen – guitar
  • Paul Donoghue – bass
  • Caroline McKay – drums
  • Max Dingle – engineer
  • Rich Costey – engineer, mixing
  • Anthony Palazzole, Ben Liscio, Charlie Stavish, Justin Gerrish – engineer assistant
  • Chung King – mixing
  • Dick Beetham – mastering
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering
  • Village Green – illustration, design

Track listing:

All tracks by James Allan, except where noted.

  1. Flowers & Football Tops – contains elements from the song “You Are My Sunshine” by Charles Mitchell, Jimmie Davis
  2. Geraldine
  3. It’s My Own Cheating Heart That Makes Me Cry
  4. Lonesome Swan
  5. Go Square Go
  6. Polmont on My Mind
  7. Daddy’s Gone
  8. Stabbed – uses the music of Ludwig van Beethoven’s “Moonlight” Sonata as a backdrop to spoken word
  9. S.A.D. Light
  10. Ice Cream Van

The Highwomen: Same

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On September 6, 2019, “Elektra” label released the self-titled, debut Highwomen (The) album. It was recorded in 2019, at “RCA Studio A”, “Southern Ground” and “Blackbird” in Nashville, and was produced by Dave Cobb.

Personnel:

  • Brandi Carlile – lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar, piano
  • Natalie Hemby – lead vocals, backing vocals
  • Maren Morris – lead and backing vocals
  • Amanda Shires – lead and backing vocals, violin
  • Dave Cobb – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Tim Hanseroth – acoustic and electric guitar, backing vocals
  • Jason Isbell – acoustic and electric guitar, backing vocals
  • Peter Levin – keyboards, Mellotron, piano, strings, Wurlitzer
  • Phil Hanseroth – bass, acoustic guitar, percussion, tictac bass, backing vocals
  • Chris Powell – drums, percussion
  • Sheryl Crow – vocals, backing vocals, bass
  • Yola – vocals, backing vocals
  • Brandon Bell – engineer
  • Tony Hulbert – engineer assistant
  • Gena Johnson – engineer assistant
  • Colin Lott – engineer assistant
  • Pete Lyman – mastering
  • Daniel Bacigalupi – mastering assistant
  • Nicki Fletcher – design
  • Alysse Gafkjen – photography

Track listing:

  1. Highwomen – Brandi Carlile, Amanda Shires, Jimmy Webb
  2. Redesigning Women – Natalie Hemby, Rodney Clqawson
  3. Loose Change – Maren Morris, Maggie Chapman, Daniel Layus
  4. Crowded Table – Brandi Carlile, Natalie Hemby, Lori McKenna
  5. My Name Can’t Be Mama – Brandi Carlile, Maren Morris
  6. If She Ever Leaves Me – Amanda Shires, Jason Isbell, Chris Tompkins
  7. Old Soul – Maren Morris, Luke Dick, Laura Veltz
  8. Don’t Call Me – Amanda Shires, Peter Levin
  9. My Only Child – Natalie Hemby, Amanda Shires, Miranda Lambert
  10. Heaven Is a Honky Tonk – Brandi Carlile, Natalie Hemby, Ray LaMontagne
  11. Coctail and a Song – Amanda Shires
  12. Wheels of Laredo – Brandi Carlile, Tim Hanseroth, Phil Hanseroth

Nala Sinephro: Space 1.8

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On September 3, 2021, “Warp Records” label released “Space 1.8”, the debut Nala Sinephro studio album. It was recorded in 2021, and was produced by Nala Sinephro.

Personnel:

  • Nala Sinephro – pedal harp, modular synths
  • Lyle Barton – piano, keyboards
  • Shirley Tetteh – guitar
  • James Mollison – saxophone
  • Nubya Garcia – saxophone
  • Ahnansé – saxophone
  • Twm Dylan – double bass
  • Rudi Creswick – double bass
  • Dwayne Kilvington – synth bass
  • Jake Long – drums
  • Edward Wakili-Hick – drums

Track listing:

  1. Space 1
  2. Space 2
  3. Space 3
  4. Space 4
  5. Space 5
  6. Space 6
  7. Space 7
  8. Space 8

Sparklhorse: Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot

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On August 29, 1995, “Capitol” label released “Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot”, the debut Sparklehorse studio album. It was recorded in 1995, at “Sound of Music Recording Studios” in Richmond, V.A., and was produced by David Charles (David Lowery) and Mark Linkhous.

Personnel:

  • Mark Linkous – vocals, multiple instruments, engineer, mixing
  • David Lowery – bass, drums, nylon guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, engineer, mixing
  • Bob Rupe – voices, bass
  • Johnny Hott – drums, percussion
  • Paul Watson – guitar
  • Mike Lucas – pedal steel
  • Armistead Wellford – bass
  • David Bush – drums
  • Al Esis – drums
  • Dennis Herring – vibraphone, engineer, mixing
  • John Moran – mixing
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Mark Linkous.

  1. Homecoming Queen
  2. Weird Sisters
  3. 850 Double Pumper Holley
  4. Rainmaker
  5. Spirit Ditch
  6. Tears on Fresh Fruit
  7. Saturday
  8. Cow
  9. Little Bastard Choo Choo
  10. Hammering the Cramps
  11. Most Beautiful Widow in Town
  12. Heart of Darkness
  13. Ballad of a Cold Lost Marble
  14. Someday I Will Treat You Good
  15. Sad & Beautiful World
  16. Gasoline Horseys

Eels: Beautiful Freak

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On August 13, 1996, “DreamWorks” label released “Beautiful Freak” the debut Eels studio album. It was recorded June 1993 – December 1996, at “Conway Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Jon Brion, E, Mark Goldenberg and Michael Simpson.

Personnel:

  • Butch – drums, backing vocals, engineer
  • E – vocals, guitar, Wurlitzer electric piano, engineer
  • Tommy Walter – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Jon Brion – guitar, trombone, chamberlin
  • Mark Goldenberg – guitar, keyboards, engineer
  • Jim Jacobsen – keyboards, loops, engineer
  • Jon Brion – engineer
  • Amir Derakh – engineer
  • Matt Thorne – engineer
  • Michael Simpson – mixing
  • Billy Kinsley – mixing
  • Rob Seifert – mixing
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Ann Giordano – photography
  • Francesca Restrepo – art direction, sleeve design

Track listing:

All tracks by E, except where noted.

  1. Novocaine for the Soul – E, Mark Goldenberg
  2. Susan’s House – E, Jim Jacobsen, Jim Weatherly
  3. Rags to Rags
  4. Beautiful Freak
  5. Not Ready Yet – Jon Brion, E
  6. My Beloved Monster
  7. Flower – E, Jim Jacobsen
  8. Guest List
  9. Mental
  10. Spunky
  11. Your Lucky Day in Hell – E, Goldenberg
  12. Manchild – E, Jill Sobule

Klaatu: 3.47 EST

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On August 11, 1976, “Daffodil” label released “3:47 EST”, the debut Klaatu studio album. It was recorded January 1973 – August 1975, and was produced by Terry Brown, John Woloschuk, Dee Long and Terry Draper.

Personnel:

  • John Woloschuk – vocals, piano, organ, mellotron, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, synthesizers, percussion
  • Dee Long – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, electric sitar, synthesizers, ukulele, mellotron
  • Terry Draper – vocals, drums, percussion, tympani
  • Dave Kennedy – guitar
  • Bruce Cassidy – trumpet
  • Doug Riley – xylophone, orchestral arrangements
  • Vern Dorge – chimes 
  • Raymond Gassi – backing vocals
  • Steve Vaughn, Terry Brown – recording, engineer
  • Brian Bell, Paul Barker – tape operator
  • Ted Jones – cover painting

Track listing:

  1. Colling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft – John Woloschuk, Terry Draper
  2. California Jam – John Woloschuk, Dino Tome
  3. Anus of Uranus – Dee Long
  4. Sub Rosa Subway – John Woloschuk, Dino Tome
  5. True Life Hero – Dee Long
  6. Doctor Marvello – John Woloschuk
  7. Sir Bodsworth Rugglesby III – John Woloschuk
  8. Little Neutrino – Dee Long