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Ray Bryant: Dancing The Big Twist

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In November 1961, “Columbia” label released “Dancing the Big Twist”, the ninth Ray Bryant album. It was recorded December 1960 – October 1961, at “Columbia 30th Street Studio” in New York City, and was produced by John Hammond.

Personnel:

  • Ray Bryant – piano
  • Don Covay – vocals
  • Buddy Tate – tenor saxophone
  • Ben Richardson – baritone saxophone
  • Harry Edison, Pat Jenkins, Joe Newman – trumpet
  • Matthew Gee – trombone
  • Bill Lee, Jimmy Rowser – bass
  • Gus Johnson, Mickey Roker – drums
  • Ray Barretto – congas

Track listing:

  1. Twist City – Matthew Gee
  2. Just a Little Bit of Twist – Don Covay
  3. Big Susie – Ray Bryant
  4. Twist On – Ray Bryant
  5. Twistin’ on a Cat’s Paw – BuddyTate
  6. Mo-Lasses – Joe Newman
  7. Fast Twist – Harry Edison, Ray Bryant
  8. Do That Twist (Early In The Morning) – Matthew Gee

Teenage Fanclub: Bandwagonesque

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On November 4, 1991, “Creation” label released “Bandwagonesque”, the third Teenage Fanclub studio album. It was recorded April – May 1991, at “Amazon Studios” in Liverpool, and was produced by Don Fleming, Paul Chisholm, Norman Blake, Gerard Love, Raymond McGinley and Brendan O’Hare. In 1991, “Bandwagonesque” was voted “Album of the year” by American music magazine Spin.

Personnel:

  • Norman Blake – vocals, guitar, bass, arrangements
  • Raymond McGinley – vocals, guitar, arrangements
  • Gerard Love – vocals, bass, guitar, arrangements
  • Brendan O’Hare – vocals, drums, arrangements
  • Joseph McAlinden – brass and strings
  • Don Fleming – occasional vocals and guitar
  • Dave Buchanan – handclaps
  • Paul Chisholm – engineer
  • Keith Hartley – engineer
  • Dave Buchanan – engineer assistant
  • George Peckham – mastering
  • Sharon Fitzgerald – design, photography

Track listing:

  1. The Concept – Norman Blake
  2. Satan – Norman Blake, Gerard Love, Raymond McGinley, Brendan O’Hare
  3. December – Gerard Love
  4. What You Do To Me – Norman Blake
  5. I Don’t Know – Raymond McGinley
  6. Star Sign – Gerard Love
  7. Metal Baby – Norman Blake
  8. Pet Rock – Gerard Love
  9. Sidewinder – Gerard Love, Brendan O’Hare
  10. Alcholiday – Norman Blake
  11. Guiding Star – Gerard Love
  12. Is This Music – Gerard Love

Kansas: Leftoverture

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On October 21, 1976, “Kirshner” label released “Leftoverture”, the fourth Kansas studio album. It was recorded December 1975 – August 1976, at “Studio in the County” in Bogalusa, Louisiana, and was produced by Jeff Glixman, Stevge Walsh, Kerry Livgren, Rich Williams, Robby Steinhardt, Dave Hope and Phil Ehart.

Personnel:

  • Steve Walsh – lead and backing vocals, organ, piano, additional synthesizers, vibraphone, congas.
  • Kerry Livgren – electric guitar, piano, clavinet, Moog, Oberheim and ARP synthesizers
  • Rich Williams – acoustic and electric guitars
  • Robby Steinhardt – lead and backing vocals, violin, viola
  • Dave Hope – bass guitar
  • Phil Ehart – drums, percussion
  • Toye LaRocca, Cheryl Norman – children’s voices
  • Jeff Glixman – engineer assistant, remastered edition producer
  • Bill Evans – engineer
  • Edwin Hobgood, Ray Black – additional studio assistance
  • George Marino – mastering
  • Jeff Magid – remastered edition producer
  • Dave McMacken – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Kerry Livgren, except where noted.

  1. Carry On Wayward Son
  2. The Wall – Kerry Livgren, Steve Walsh
  3. What’s on My Mind
  4. Miracles out of Nowhere
  5. Opus Insert
  6. Questions of My Childhood – Steve Walsh, Kerry Livgren
  7. Cheyenne Anthem
  8. Magnum Opus – Kerry Livgren, Steve Walsh, Rich Williams, Dave Hope, Phil Ehart, Robby Steinhardt

Broken Social Scene: You Forgot It In People

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On October 15, 2002, “Arts & Crafts” label released “You Forgot It in People”, the second Broken Social Scene studio album. It was recorded December 2001 – July 2002, and was produced by David Newfeld.

Personnel:

  • Andrew Whiteman – vocals, guitar, tres, organ, bass, keyboards, tambourin
  • Charles Spearin – acoustic guitar, guitar, harmonica, organ, bass, percussion, drum machine, effects, sampler, 
  • Kevin Drew – vocals, piano, keyboards, guitar, feedback, bass, drums
  • Brendan Canning − bass, double bass, vocals, organ, acoustic guitar, drum machine, guitar, piano, keyboards
  • Justin Peroff − drums, percussion, shaker, artwork
  • John Crossingham − guitar, feedback, drums, bass
  • Bill Priddle − guitar
  • Brodie West − saxophone
  • Evan Cranley − trombone, strings, percussion
  • James Shaw − trumpet, guitar, acoustic guitar
  • Ohad Benchetrit − flute
  • Jessica Moss − violin
  • Feist – vocals
  • Emily Haines – vocals
  • Susannah Brady − speaking
  • David Newfeld − mastering
  • Noah Mintz – mastering
  • Louise Upperton – artwork, design

Track listing:

  1. Capture the Flag
  2. KC Accidental
  3. Stars and Sons
  4. Almost Crimes (Radio Kills Remix)
  5. Looks Just Like the Sun
  6. Pacific Theme
  7. Anthems for a Seventeen-Year-Old Girl
  8. Cause – Time
  9. Late Nineties Bedroom Rock for the Missionaries
  10. Shampoo Suicide
  11. Lover’s Spit
  12. I’m Still Your Flag
  13. Pitter Patter Goes My Heart

Jethro Tull: War Child

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On October 14, 1974, “Chrysalis” label released “War Child”, the seventh Jethro Tull studio album. It was recorded December 1973 – February 1974, at “Morgan Studios” in London, “Château d’Hérouville” in France, and was produced by Ian Anderson.

Personnel:

  • Ian Anderson – vocals, flute, acoustic guitar, alto, soprano and sopranino saxophones
  • Martin Barre – electric guitar, Spanish guitar
  • John Evan – piano, organ, synthesizers, accordion
  • Jeffrey Hammond – lead vocals, spoken word, bass guitar, string bass
  • Barriemore Barlow – drums, percussion, glockenspiel, marimba
  • Dee Palmer – orchestral arrangements
  • Robin Black – engineer
  • Terry Ellis – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Ian Anderson, except where noted.

  1. War Child
  2. Queen and Country
  3. Ladies
  4. Back-Door Angels
  5. Sealion
  6. Skating Away on the Thin Ice of the New Day
  7. Bungle in the Jungle
  8. Only Solitaire
  9. The Third Hoorah
  10. Two Fingers

Green Day: Insomniac

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On October 10, 1995, “Reprise” label released “Insomniac”, the fourth Green Day studio album. It was recorded December 1994 – May 1995, at “Hyde Street” in San Francisco, and was produced by Rob Cavallo, Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool.

Personnel:

  • Billie Joe Armstrong – lead vocals, guitar
  • Mike Dirnt – bass, backing vocals
  • Tré Cool – drums
  • Kevin Army – engineer
  • Richard Huredia; Bernd Burgdorf – additional engineering
  • Jerry Finn – mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Winston Smith – cover art
  • Dirk Walter – art direction
  • David Harlan – typographic design

Track listing:

All lyrics by Billie Joe Armstrong, except where noted, Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool, except where noted.

  1. Armatage Shanks
  2. Brat
  3. Stuck with Me
  4. Greek Stink Breath
  5. No Pride
  6. Bab’s Uvula Who?
  7. 86
  8. Panic Song – lyrics by Mike Dirnt and Billie Joe Armstronh
  9. Brain Stew
  10. Jaded
  11. Westbound Sign
  12. Tight Wad Hill
  13. Walking Contradiction

Death Cab For Cutie: Transatlanticism

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On October 7, 2003, “Barsuk” label released “Transatlanticism”, the fourth Death Cab for Cutie studio album. It was recorded December – June 2003, at “Hall of Justice” in Seattle, Washington, “Tiny Telephone” in San Francisco, and was produced by Chris Walla.

Personnel:

  • Ben Gibbard – vocals, guitar, piano, foot-stomp, hand clap effects
  • Christopher Walla – vocals, guitar, keyboards, samples, recording, mixing
  • Nick Harmer – vocals, bass guitar, foot-stomp, hand clap effects
  • Jason McGerr – drums, percussion, foot-stomp, hand clap effects
  • Sean Nelson – vocals
  • John Roderick – vocals
  • Phil Wandscher – vocals
  • Rob Herbst – foot-stomp, hand clap effects
  • John Goodmanson  – mixing
  • Ed Brooks – mastering

Track listing:

All lyrics by Ben Gibbard, all music as noted.

  1. The New Year – Ben Gibbard, Nick Harmer, Jason McGerr, Chris Walla
  2. Lightness – Ben Gibbard
  3. Title and Registration – Ben Gibbard, Chris Walla
  4. Expo ’86 – Ben Gibbard, Chris Walla
  5. The Sound of Settling – Ben Gibbard
  6. Tiny Vessels – Ben Gibbard, Chris Walla
  7. Transatlanticism – Ben Gibbard, Chris Walla
  8. Passenger Seat – Ben Gibbard
  9. Death of an Interior Decorator – Ben Gibbard
  10. We Looked Like Giants – Ben Gibbard, Nick Harmer, Jason McGerr, Chris Walla
  11. A Lack of Color – Ben Gibbard

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

Iron Maiden: The Book Of Souls

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On September 4, 2015, “Parlaphone” label released “The Book of Souls”, the sixteenth Iron Maiden studio album. It was recorded September – December 2014, at “Guillaume Tell” in Paris, and was produced by Kevin Shirley.

Personnel:

  • Bruce Dickinson – vocals, piano
  • Dave Murray – guitars
  • Janick Gers – guitars
  • Adrian Smith – guitars
  • Steve Harris – bass, keyboards
  • Nicko McBrain – drums, percussion
  • Michael Kenney – keyboards
  • Jeff Bova – orchestration
  • Kevin Shirley – mixing
  • Steve Harris – co-production
  • Denis Caribaux – engineer
  • Ade Emsley – mastering
  • Chris Bellman – additional vinyl mastering
  • Stuart Crouch – art direction, design
  • Mark Wilkinson – cover illustration
  • Anthony Dry – disc illustrations
  • Julie Wilkinson – Maya codex drawings
  • Simon Martin – Maya hieroglyphs
  • Jorge Letona – Maya font design
  • John McMurtrie – photography

Track listing:

  1. If Eternity Should Fail – Bruce Dickinson
  2. Speed of Light – Adrian Smith, Bruce Dickinson
  3. The Great Unknown – Adrian Smith, Steve Harris
  4. The Red and the Black – Steve Harris
  5. When the River Runs Deep – Adrian Smith, Steve Harris
  6. The Book of Souls – Janick Gers, Steve Harris
  7. Death of Glory – Adrian Smith, Bruce Dickinson
  8. Shadows of the Valley – Janick Gers, Steve Harris
  9. Tears of a Clown – Adrian Smith, Steve Harris
  10. The Man of Sorrows – Dave Murray, Steve Harris
  11. Empire of the Clouds – Bruce Dickinson

Gary Burton: Seven Songs For Quartet And Chamber Orchestra

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In August 1974, “ECM” label released “Seven Songs for Quartet and Chamber Orchestra”, the 22nd Gary Burton album. It was recorded in December 1973, in Hamburg, Germany, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Gary Burton – vibraharp
  • Mick Goodrick – guitar
  • Steve Swallow – bass
  • Ted Seibs – drums
  • Michael Gibbs – conductor
  • NDR Symphony Orchestra

Track listing:

All tracks by Michael Gibbs, except where noted.

  1. Nocturne vulgaire/Arise Her Eyes – Michael Gibbs, Steve Swallow
  2. Throb
  3. By Way of a Preface
  4. Phases
  5. The Rain Before It Falls
  6. Three