In April 1968, “Atlantic” label released “Tones for Joan’s Bones”, the debut Chick Corea album. It was recorded November – December, 1966, at “Atlantic Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Herbie Mann.
On April 22, 2008, “Saddle Creek Records” label released “Elephant Shell”, the debut Tokyo Police Club album. It was recorded in December 2007, at “Chemical Sound” in Toronto, Canada and was produced by Jon Drew, Peter Katis, Chris Zane, Dave Monks, Josh Hook, Graham Wright and Greg Alsop.
Personnel:
Dave Monks – vocals, bass
Josh Hook – guitar
Graham Wright – keyboards
Greg Alsop – drums
Alex Aldi – additional engineering
Greg Giorgio – additional engineering
Dean Martino – engineer assistant
Jay Sadlowski – engineer assistant
Peter Katis – mixing
Doug Van Sloun – mastering
Jadon Ulrich – art direction
Track listing:
All tracks by Dave Monks, Josh Hook, Graham Wright and Greg Alsop.
On April 22, 2008, “Jingle Town” and “Warner Music” labels released “Stop Drop and Roll!!!”, the debut Foxboro Hot Tubs album. It was recorded in December 2007, at “Jingletown Studios” in Oakland, California, and was produced by Chris Dugan.
Personnel:
Reverend Strychnine Twitch – lead vocals
Mike Dirnt – bass guitar, backing vocals
Frosco Lee – lead guitar, backing vocals
Jason Freese – keyboard, saxophone, flute, backing vocals
Kevin Preston – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Tré Cool – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Chris Dugan – recording, mixing
Ken Lee – mastering
Jason Chandler – artwork
Track listing:
All tracks by Reverend Strychine Twitch, mike Dirnt, Frosco Lee, Jason Freese, Kevin Preston and Tré Cool.
In April 1957, “Columbia” label released “Drum Suite”, album by Art Blakey, side one is the Art Blakey Percussion Ensemble, side two is the Jazz Messengers. It was recorded June – December 1956, February 1957, at “Columbia 30th Street Studio” in New York City, and was produced by George Avakian.
On April 13, 2010, “Columbia” label released “Year of the Black Rainbow”, the fifth Coheed and Cambria studio album. It was recorded June – December 2009, and was produced by Atticus Ross and Joe Barresi.
Personnel:
Claudio Sanchez – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards, synthesisers
Travis Stever – lead guitar, lap steel, backing vocals
On April 13, 1990, “Lookout Records” label released “39/Smooth” the debut Green Day studio album. It was recorded December 1989 – January 1990, at “Art of Ears” in San Francisco, and was produced by Andy Ernst, Billie Joe Armstring, Mike Sirnt and John Kiffmeyer.
Billie Joe Armstrong – lead vocals, guitar
Mike Dirnt – bass, backing vocals
John Kiffmeyer – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Andy Ernst – engineer
John Golden – mastering
Susie Grant – front cover photo
Jesse Michaels – artwork
Pat Hynes – artwork, graphic design, layout design
Chris Appelgren, Aaron Cometbus, Rich Gargano; David Hayes – artwork
Murray Bowles; Arica Pelino – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, and John Kiffmeyer except when noted.
On April 3, 1995, “Virgin” label released “Thrak” the eleventh King Crimson studio album. It was recorded October – December 1994, and was produced by David Bottrill, Belew, Bill Bruford, Fripp, Trey Gunn, Tony Levin and Pat Mastelotto.
Personnel:
Robert Fripp – electric guitar, Mellotron, soundscapes
Adrian Belew – lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitars
Tony Levin – bass guitar, Chapman Stick, electric upright bass, backing vocals
On March 29, 2017, “Commons” and “Milan” labels released “async”, the nineteenth Ryuichi Sakamoto studio album. It was recorded April – December 2016, at “The Studio”, “Germano Studios” and “Museum of Arts and Design” in New York City, “Bastyr University Chapel” in Kenmore, Washington, “Gateway Mastering” in Portland, Maine, “Kyoto City University of Arts” in Kyoto, Japan, and was produced by Ryuichi Sakamoto and Mai Yuda. Magazine “Fact” voted “async” the best album of 2017.
Personnel:
Ryuichi Sakamoto – piano,
Christian Fennesz – guitar, computer
N.S.S. – Singing bowls
Ian Antonio, Levy Lorenzo, Ross Karre – triangle
Ko Ishikawa – Shō
Honjoh Hidejiro – shamisen
Ian Antonio, Levy Lorenzo, Ross Karre – percussion
David Sylvian – spoken word
Andri Magnason, Bernardo Bertolucci, Carsten Nicolai, Christine Leboutte, José Lavat, Keyko Nimsay, Priscilla Leung, Sergei Mihailov, Shirin Neshat, Tang Kit Ming – spoken word vocals
Paul Bowles – words
Luca – vocals
Arseny Tarkovsky – words
Simon James – concertmaster
David Sabee – concertmaster
Alex Venguer, Ryan Kelly, John Winters,.Seigen Ono – recording engineer
Jason Staniulis, Matthew Sim, Alec Fellman – engineer assistant
On March 27, 1970, “Warner Bros” label released “First Step” the debut Faces album. It was recorded December 1969 – January 1970, at “De lane Lea Studios” in London, and was produced by Rod Stewart, Ronnie Lane, Ronnie Wood, Ian McLagan and Kenny Jones.
Personnel:
Rod Stewart – lead and backing vocals, harmonica, banjo
Ronnie Lane – lead and backing vocals, bass, rhythm and acoustic guitars
Ronnie Wood – lead, rhythm and acoustic guitars, second bass guitar, backing vocals
Ian McLagan – Hammond organ, Wurlitzer electric and acoustic pianos, backing vocals
Kenney Jones – drums, percussion
Martin Birch – engineer
Track listing:
Wicked Messenger – Bob Dylan
Devotion – Ronnie Lane
Shake, Shudder, Shiver – Ronnie Lane, Ronnie Wood
Stone – Ronnie Lane
Around The Plynth – Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood
Flying – Ronnie Lane, Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood
Pineapple and the Monkey – Ronnie Wood
Nobody Knows – Ronnie Lane, Ronnie Wood
Looking Out the Window – Kenney Jones, Ian McLagan
Three Button Hand Me Down – Ian McLagan, Rod Stewart
On March 26, 2012, “Sunnyside” label released “Above All” the fourth Johnny King album. It was recorded in December 2010, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, and was produced by Don Sickler and Jonny King.