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Black Country: For the First Time

On February 5, 2021, “Ninja Tune” label released “For the First Time”, the debut Black Country, New Road studio album. It was recorded in 2020, and was produced by Andy Savours.

Personnel:

  • Isaac Wood – vocals, lead guitar
  • Luke Mark – guitar
  • May Kershaw – keyboards
  • Georgia Ellery – violin
  • Lewis Evans – saxophone
  • Tyler Hyde – bass
  • Charlie Wayne – drums

Track listing:

  1. Instrumental
  2. Athens, France
  3. Science Fair
  4. Sunglasses
  5. Track X
  6. Opus

Clint Lowery: God Bless the Renegades

On January 31, 2020, “Rise” label released “God Bless the Renegades”, the debut Clint Lowery album. It was recorded in June 2019, at “Studio Barbarosa” in Gotha, Florida, and was produced by Michael “Elvis” Baskette.

Personnel:

  • Clint Lowery – lead vocals, guitars, bass guitar, drums
  • Wolfgang Van Halen – additional drums
  • Michael “Elvis” Baskette – mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Clint Lowery.

  1. God the Bless the Renegades
  2. Here
  3. Kings
  4. Alive
  5. What’s the Matter
  6. You Go First
  7. Allowed to Run
  8. Silver Lining
  9. She’s here
  10. Do We Fear God

Christian McBride: Gettin’ to It

In January 1995, “Verve” label released “Gettin’ to It”, the debut Christian McBride studio album. It was recorded August – September 1994, at “Clinton Recording Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Richard Seidel and Don Sickler.

Personnel:

  • Christian McBride – bass
  • Roy Hargrove – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Joshua Redman – tenor saxophone
  • Steve Turre – trombone
  • Cyrus Chestnut – piano
  • Lewis Nash – drums
  • Ray Brown, Milt Hinton – bass
  • Jim Anderson – recording

Track listing:

All tracks by Christian McBride, except where noted.

  1. In a Hurry
  2. The Shade of the Cedar Tree
  3. Too Close for Comfort – Jerry Bock, George David Weiss, Larry Holofcener
  4. Sitting on a Cloud
  5. Splanky – Frank Perkins, Mitchell Parish
  6. Black Moon
  7. King Freddie of Hubbard
  8. Night Train – Jimmy Forest, Lewis Simpkins, Oscar Washington

Spock’s Beard: The Light

In January 1995, “SynPhonic” label released “The Light”, the debut Spock’s Beard album. It was recorded in 1994, and was produced by Neal Morse, Alan Morse, Dave Meros and Nick D’Virgilio.

Personnel:

  • Neal Morse – lead vocals, mellotron, Hammond organ, keyboards, acoustic and electric guitar
  • Alan Morse – vocals, lead electric guitar, cello, mellotron
  • Dave Meros – bass, French horn
  • Nick D’Virgilio – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Molly Pasutti, Wanda Houston – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Neal Morse except where noted.

  1. The Light
  • The Dream
  • One Man – Alan Morse, Neal Morse
  • Garden People
  • Looking Straight into the Light
  • The Man in the Mountain
  • Señor Valasco’s Mystic Voodoo Love Dance
  • The Return of the Horrible Catfish Man
  • The Dream
  • Go the Way You Go
  • The Water
  • Introduction. The Water
  • When It All Goes to Hell
  • A Thief in the Night
  • FU/I’m Sorry
  • The Water (revisited)
  • Runnin’ the Race
  • Reach for the Sky

Tony MacAlpine: Edge of Insanity

In January 1986, “Shrapnel Records” label released “Edge of Insanity”, the debut Tony MacAlpine studio album. It was recorded in 1985, at “Prairie Sun Recording Studios” in Cotati, California, and was produced by Mike Varney.

Personnel:

  • Tony MacAlpine – guitars, bass, keyboards
  • Billy Sheehan – bass
  • Steve Smith – drums
  • Mike Mani – keyboards programming
  • Steve Fontano – engineer
  • George Horn – mastering 

Track listing:

All tracks by Tony MacAlpinem except where noted.

  1. Wheel of Fortune
  2. The Stranger
  3. Quarter to Midnight
  4. Agrionia
  5. Empire in the Sky
  6. The Witch and the Priest
  7. The Taker
  8. Prelude 16, Opus 28 – Frédéric Chopin
  9. Edge of Insanity
  10. The Raven
  11. No place in Time

The Jimmy Chamberlin Complex: Life Begins Again

On January 25, 2005, “Sanctuary” label released “Life Begins Again”, the debut Jimmy Chamberlin Complex (The) album. It was recorded in June 2004, and was produced by Jimmy Chamberlin.

Personnel:

  • Jimmy Chamberlin – drums
  • Billy Mohler – vocals, bass, keyboards, guitar
  • Sean Woolstenhulme – guitar
  • Adam Benjamin – Fender Rhodes
  • Paul Chamberlin – additional drums
  • Corey Wilton – lead guitar, additional guitar
  • Billy Corgan – vocal
  • Rob Dickinson – vocal
  • Bill Medley – vocal
  • Linda Strawberry – backing vocals
  • Edmund Monsef – engineer
  • Tom Rothrock – mixing
  • Mike Tarantino – mixing assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Jimmy Chamberlin and Billy Mohler, except where noted.

  1. Streetcrawler – Jimmy Chamberlin, Billy Mohler, Sean Woolstenhulme
  2. Life Begins Again
  3. P.S.A. – Jimmy Chamberlin, Billy Mohler, Sean Woolstenhulme
  4. Loki Cat – Jimmy Chamberlin, Billy Mohler, Sean Woolstenhulme
  5. Cranes of Prey
  6. Love Is Real
  7. Owed to Darryl – Jimmy Chamberlin, Billy Mohler, Sean Woolstenhulme
  8. Newerwaves
  9. Time Shift
  10. Lullabye – lyrics by Becca Popkin
  11. Loki Cat (reprise) – Jimmy Chamberlin, Billy Mohler, Sean Woolstenhulme

Belly: Star

On January 25, 1993, “Reprise” and “Sire” labels released “Star”, the debut Belly studio album. It was recorded in 1992, at “Sound Emporium Studios” in Nashville, Tennessee, “Amazon Studios” in Liverpool, and was produced by Tracy Chisolm, Gil Norton, Tanya Donelly, Fred Abong, Chris Gorman and Thomas Gorman.

Personnel:

  • Tanya Donelly – vocals, guitar
  • Fred Abong – bass
  • Chris Gorman – drums, percussion
  • Thomas Gorman – guitar, organ
  • Chick Graining – guitar, slide guitar, vocals
  • Tracy Chisholm – engineer
  • Chris Bigg – design
  • Chris Gorman – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Tanya Donelly, except where noted.

  1. Someone to Die For
  2. Angel
  3. Dusted
  4. Every Word
  5. Gepetto
  6. Witch
  7. Slow Dog
  8. Low Red Moon
  9. Feed the Tree
  10. Full Moon, Empty Heart
  11. White Belly – Tanya Donelly, Fred Abong
  12. Untogether
  13. Star
  14. Sad Dress
  15. Stay

Portugal. The Man: You Vultures!

On January 24, 2006, “Fearless Records” label released “Waiter: “You Vultures!”, the debut Portugal. The Man studio album. It was recorded in 2005, at “Johnny Cab Studios” in Shoreline, WA, and was produced by Casey Bates and John Gourley.

Personnel:

  • John Baldwin Gourley – vocals, guitar
  • Wesley James Hubbard – vocals, keyboard
  • Zachary Scott Carothers – vocals, bass
  • Jason Sechrist – drums
  • Justin Baiers – percussion
  • A. William Bentley – guitar, additional vocals
  • Thunderball Fist – keyboards, additional vocals
  • Nic Newsham – additional vocals
  • Casey Bates – engineer
  • Austin Sousa – additional engineer
  • Ed Brooks – mastering
  • John Gourley – illustration
  • Wesley Hubbard – illustration
  • Austin Sellers – design, photography, illustration

Track listing:

All tracks by John Baldwin Gourley.

  1. How the Leopard Got Its Spots
  2. Gold Fronts
  3. Stables and Chairs
  4. AKA M80 the Wolf
  5. Marching with 6
  6. Elephants
  7. Waiter
  8. Chicago
  9. Bad Bad Levi Brown
  10. Kill Me, The King
  11. Tommy
  12. Horse Warming Party
  13. Guns, Guns…Guns

Malo: Same

In January 1972, “Warner Bros” label released the self-titled, debut Malo album. It was recorded in 1971, at “Pacific Recording Studios” in San Mateo, California, and was produced by David Rubinson.

Personnel:

  • Arcelio García, Jr. – lead vocals, percussion
  • Jorge Santana – guitar
  • Abel Zarate – vocals, guitar
  • Richard Kermode – keyboards, electric piano, Hammond organ, piano
  • Pablo Tellez – bass guitar, percussion
  • Richard Spremich – drums, percussion
  • Coke Escovedo – timbales, percussion
  • Victor Pantoja – conga, bongos, percussion
  • Richard Bean – vocals, percussion, timbales
  • Luis Gasca – vocals, trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Roy Murray – flute, trombone, trumpet, soprano sax
  • David Rubinson – engineer, mixing
  • Fred Catero, Jeremy Zatkin – assistant engineer
  • Chris Whorf – art direction
  • John & Barbara Casado – design
  • Jesus Helguera – front cover
  • Victor Alemán – photography

Track listing:

  1. Pana – Arcelio García, Jr., Abel Zarate
  2. Just Say Goodbye – Rodgers Grant, Luis Gasca
  3. Café – Arcelio García, Jorge Santana, Jr., Pablo Tellez
  4. Nena – Arcelio García, Jr., Pablo Tellez, Abel Zarate
  5. Suavecito – Richard Bean, Pablo Tellez, Abel Zarate
  6. Peace – Arcelio Garcia, Jr., Pablo Tellez, Ismael Versoza, Abel Zarate

Joe Henderson: The Kicker

In January 1968, “Milestone” label released “The Kicker”, the debut Joe Henderson album. It was recorded in August 1967, at “Plaza Sound Studio” in New York City and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone
  • Mike Lawrence – trumpet
  • Grachan Moncur III – trombone
  • Kenny Barron – piano
  • Ron Carter – bass
  • Louis Hayes – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Joe Henderson except where noted.

  1. Mamacita
  2. The Kicker
  3. Chelsea Bridge – Billy Strayhorn
  4. If
  5. Nardis – Miles Davis
  6. Without a Song – Edward Eliscu, Billy Rose, Vincent Youmans
  7. O Amor Em Paz (Once I Loved) – Vinicius de Moraes, Ray Gilbert, Antonio Carlos Jobim
  8. Mo’ Joe