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British Sea Power: The Decline Of Britidh Sea Power

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On June 2, 2003, “Rough Trade” label released “The Decline of British Sea Power” the debut British Sea Power (Sea Power) studio album. It was recorded in 2003, at “2 kHz” and “Roadhouse” in London, “Mockingbird Studio” in Denton, Texas, “Golden Chariot Studios” in Mumbai.

Personnel:

  • Yan (Scott Wilkinson) – lead vocals, guitar, piano, organ, recording
  • Noble (Martin Noble) – guitar, piano, organ, backing vocals, recording
  • Hamilton (Neil Hamilton Wilkinson) – lead and backing vocals, bass, guitar, piano, recording
  • Wood (Matthew Wood) – drums, recording
  • D. Sharp – French horn
  • M. J. Noble – backing vocals
  • V. Oag – recorded sea
  • Mads Bjerke – recording

Track listing:

  1. Men Together Today
  2. Apologies to Insect Life – Neil Hamilton Wilkinson, Martin Noble, Matthew Wood, Scott Wilkinson
  3. Favours in the Beetroot Fields – Scott Wilkinson
  4. Something Wicked – Neil Hamilton Wilkinson
  5. Remember Me – Scott Wilkinson
  6. Fear of Drowning – Scott Wilkinson
  7. The Lonely – Scott Wilkinson
  8. Carrion – Neil Hamilton Wilkinson, Martin Noble, Matthew Wood, Scott Wilkinson
  9. Blackout – Neil Hamilton Wilkinson
  10. Lately – Scott Wilkinson
  11. A Wooden Horse – Scott Wilkinson

Funk Factory: Same

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In May 1975, “ATCO” label released the self-titled, debut Funk Factory album. It was recorded in 1984, at “Atlantic Recording Studios” in New York, and was produced by Michal Urbaniak.

Personnel:

  • John Abercrombie – guitar
  • Barry Finnerty – guitar
  • Wlodek Gulgowski – keyboards
  • Michał Urbaniak – soprano and tenor saxophone, violin, Guitar Viol
  • Anthony Jackson – bass
  • Tony Levin – bass
  • Gerald Brown – bass
  • Steve Gadd – drums
  • Bernard Kafka – voice, vocal arrangements
  • Urszula Dudziak – voice, synth, percussion
  • Ann Tripp, B.K. Singers, Bill Ruthenberg, Linda “Tequila” Logan – voice
  • Irene Howard – voice
  • Gene Paul – recording, remix
  • Paul Scher – art direction
  • Anita Siegle – cover collage

Track listing:

  1. Watusi Dance – Wlodek Gulgowski
  2. Horsing Around – Josef Topola, Norman Simon
  3. Rien Ne Va Plus – Bernard Kafka
  4. After All the World Goes Home – Michał Urbaniak, Norman Simon
  5. Next Please – Bernard Kafka
  6. Funk It – Michał Urbaniak
  7. Lilliput – Wlodek Gulgowski
  8. Sinkin’ Low – Bernard Kafka

Iris: Litanies

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On May 26, 1972, “Connections” label released “Litanies”, the debut Iris album. It was recorded 1971 – 1972, and was produced by Didier Appert, Hervé Bergerat and Jacques Ph. Lagier.

Personnel:

  • Gérard Cappagli – guitar
  • Alain Carbonare – keyboards
  • Tony Carbonare – bass
  • Gilbert Henry – drums
  • Hervé Bergerat – artistic direction
  • Pierre Guichon – engineer
  • G. Lochu – design
  • Yves Van Waerbeke – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Gérard Cappagli, Alain Carbonare, Tony Carbonare and Gilbert Henry.

  1. Chrysalide
  2. Jus De Citron
  3. Donnez Moi De L’eau
  4. Songe
  5. Oracle
  6. Décadence
  7. Ballade Pour Une Minette Plastique
  8. L’étoile Artificielle
  9. Le Livre De Litanies

Tyrone Washington: Natural Essence

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In May 1968, “Blue Note” label released “Natural Essence”, the debut Tyrone Washington studio album. It was recorded in December 1967, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Duke Pearson and Francis Wolff.

Personnel:

  • Tyrone Washington – tenor saxophone
  • James Spaulding – alto saxophone, flute
  • Woody Shaw – trumpet
  • Kenny Barron – piano
  • Reggie Workman – bass
  • Joe Chambers – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Tyrone Washington

  1. Natural Essence
  2. Yearning for Love
  3. Positive Path
  4. Soul Dance
  5. Ethos
  6. Song of Peace

Dio: Holy Diver

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On May 25, 1983, “Warner Bros” label released “Holy Diver”, the debut Dio studio album. It was recorded in 1983, at “Sound City” in Van Nuys, California, and was produced by Ronnie James Dio. In 2017, it was ranked 16th on Rolling Stone’s list of “100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Ronnie James Dio – vocals, keyboards
  • Vivian Campbell – guitar
  • Jimmy Bain – bass, keyboards
  • Vinny Appice – drums
  • Angelo Arcuri – engineer
  • Ray Leonard – engineer assistant
  • George Marino – mastering
  • Randy Berrett – illustration
  • Gene Hunter – original art rendering
  • Gene Hunter – mastering
  • Wendy Dio – original concept

Track listing:

All lyrics by Ronnie James Dio, music as stated.

  1. Stand Up and Shout – Ronnie James Dio, Jimmy Bain
  2. Holy Diver – Ronnie James Dio
  3. Gypsy – Ronny James Dio, Vivian Campbell
  4. Caught in the Middle – Ronnie James Dio, Vinny Appice, Vivian Campbell
  5. Don’t Talk to Strangers – Ronnie James Dio
  6. Straight Through the Heart – Ronnie James Dio, Jimmy Bain
  7. Invisible – Ronnie James Dio, Vinny Appice, Vivian Campbell
  8. Rainbow in the Dark – Ronnie James Dio, Vinny Appice, Vivian Campbell, Jimmy Bain
  9. Shame on the Night – Ronnie James Dio, Vinny Appice, Vivian Campbell, Jimmy Bain

Casiopea: Same

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On May 25, 1979, “Alfa” label released the self-titled, debut Casiopea album. It was recorded December 1978 – March 1979, at “Studio A” in Tokyo, “Power Station” in New York City, and was produced by Kunihiko Murai, Syoro Kawazoe, Shinji Sawada  and Kazusuke Obi.

Personnel:

  • Issei Noro – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, arrangements
  • Minoru Mukaiya – Fender Rhodes piano, acoustic piano, Yamaha SK-20, Yamaha Electone EX-1, vibraphone
  • Tetsuo Sakurai – 1974 Natural Finish Fender Jazz bass guitar
  • Takashi Sasaki – drums
  • Randy Brecker – trumpet
  • Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone
  • David Sanborn – alto saxophone
  • Tomato Strings Ensemble – strings
  • Jun Fukamachi – horn arrangements
  • Hiroki Inul – string arrangements
  • Al Schmitt, Norio Yoshizawa, Yasuhiko Terada – recording
  • Neil Dorfsman – recording
  • Mitsuo Koike – engineer assistant
  • James Farber – engineer assistant
  • Yasuhiko Terada – mixing
  • Toshikuni Okubo – illustration
  • Shigeru Wada – photography
  • Kunihiko Murai, Syoro Kawazoe – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Issei Noro.

  1. Time Limit
  2. Tears of the Star
  3. Space Road
  4. Midnight Rendezvous
  5. Far Away
  6. Swallow
  7. Dream Hill
  8. Black Joke

Ebi Soda: Ugh

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On May 22, 2020, “Sola Terra Records” label released “Ugh”, the debut Ebi Soda album.

Personnel:

  • Conor Knight – guitar
  • Hari-Lee Evans – keyboards 
  • Louis Jenkins – keyboards
  • Vvilhelm – trombone, synth
  • Hari-Lee Evans – bass
  • Sam Schlich-Davies – drums

Track listing:

  1. Ecchi
  2. Mas the Orc
  3. Zip Your Boots Up Lad
  4. Run for President
  5. Spooki
  6. Keisha billip
  7. Playstation
  8. Summer One
  9. Something to Do in the Future
  10. Meow meow

Otomo Yoshihide’s New Jazz Quintet: Flutter

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In May 2001, “Tzadik” label released “Flutter”, the debut Otomo Yoshihide’s New Jazz Quintet album. It was recorded in 2000, at “GOK Sound” in Tokyo, Japan, and was produced by Otomo Yoshihide.

Personnel:

  • Otomo Yoshihide – electric guitar, electronic, mixing
  • Tsugami Kenta – alto saxophone
  • Kikuchi Naruyoshi – tenor saxophone
  • Mizutani Hiroaki – bass
  • Yoshigaki Yasuhiro – drums, trumpet
  • Sachiko Matsubara
  • Akita Masami
  • Kondo Yoshiaki – recording, mixing
  • Allan Tucker – mastering
  • Heung-Heung Chin – design
  • Takahashi Mie – photography
  • John Zorn – executive producer
  • Kazunori Sugiyama – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Otomo Yoshihide, except where noted.

  1. Flutter (Modulation for High Tone)
  2. Drift / Les – Eric Dolphy
  3. Serene – Eric Dolphy
  4. Spin
  5. Night Lights / Density – Gerry Mulligan

Kenny Cox: Introducing Kenny Cox

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In May 1969, “Blue Note” label released “Introducing Kenny Cox”, the debut Kenny Cox album. It was recorded in December 1968 at “United Sound System” in Chicago, and was produced by Michael Cuscuna.

Personnel:

  • Kenny Cox – piano
  • Leon Henderson – tenor saxophone
  • Charles Moore – trumpet
  • Ron Brooks – bass
  • Danny Spencer – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Kenny Cox, except where noted.

  1. Mystique
  2. You – David Durrah
  3. Trance Dance
  4. Eclipse – Leon Henderson
  5. Number Four – Charles Moore
  6. Diahnn – Leon Henderson

Black Unity Trio: Al – Fatihah

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In May 1969, “Salaam Records” label released “Al – Fatihah”, the debut Black Unity Trio album. It was recorded in December 1968, at “Agency Recording Studio” in Cleveland.

Personnel:

  • Yusuf Mumin – alto saxophone, double bass
  • Ron DeVaughn – cello, bass
  • Haasan Al-Hut – percussion
  • Don White – engineer
  • Gerald’s Photo Art Studio – photography

Track listing:

  1. Birth, Life and Death
  2. In Light of Blackness
  3. Opening Prayer
  4. John’s Vision
  5. Al – Nisa
  6. Final Expression