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The Yardbirds: For Your Love

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On June 13, 1965, “Epic” label released “For Your Love”, the second Yardbirds (The) album. It was recorded March 1964 – April 1965 and was produced by Giorgio Gomelsky and Manfred Mann. “For Your Love” features US-only tracks and previously released singles compiled by Giorgio Gomelsky.

Personnel:

  • Keith Relf– lead vocals, harmonica
  • Eric Clapton– lead guitar
  • Jeff Beck– lead guitar
  • Chris Dreja– rhythm guitar
  • Paul Samwell-Smith– vocals, bass
  • Jim McCarty– vocals, drums
  • Brian Auger– harpsichord
  • Denny Pierce – bongos
  • Mike Hugg– vibes
  • Tom McGuinness– guitar
  • Mike Vickers– guitar
  • Ron Prentice – bowed bass
  • Manfred Mann– keyboard, backing vocals
  • Paul Jones– backing vocals
  • Giorgio Gomelsky– backing vocal

Track listing:

  1. For Your Love – Graham Gouldman
  2. I’m Not Talking – Mose Allison
  3. Putty (In Your Hands) – John Patton, Kay Rogers
  4. I Ain’t Got You – Calvin Carter
  5. Got to Hurry – Giorgio Gomelsky
  6. I Ain’t Done Wrong – Keith Ralf
  7. I Wish I Would – Billy Boy Arnold
  8. A Certain Girl – Allen Toussaint
  9. Sweet Music – Walter Bowie, Otis Leavill Cobb, Major Lance
  10. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl – H.G. Demarais
  11. My Girl Sloopy – Wes Farrell, Bert Russell

Poco: Pickin’ Up The Pieces

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Pickin Up the Pieces

On May 19, 1969, “Epic” label released “Pickin’ Up the Pieces”, the debut Poco album. It was recorded in January 1969, and was produced by Jim Messina.

Personnel:

  • Jim Messina- lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric 6-string guitars
  • Richie Furay- lead and backing vocals, 12-string guitar
  • Rusty Young- steel guitar, banjo, dobro, guitar, piano
  • Randy Meisner- bass guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • George Grantham- lead and backing vocals, drums
  • Bobby Doyle- piano
  • Milt Holland– percussion
  • Nick DeCaro  – arrangements
  • Terry Donovan – recording
  • Frank Bez – photography

Track listing:

  1. Foreword – Kathy Johnson, Richie Furay
  2. What a Day – Richie Furay
  3. Nobody’s Fool – Richie Furay
  4. Calico Lady – Richie Furay, Jim Messina, Skip Goodwin
  5. First Love – Richie Furay
  6. Make Me a Smile – Richie Furay, Jim Messina
  7. Short Changed – Richie Furay
  8. Pickin’ Up the Pieces – Richie Furay
  9. Grand Junction – Rusty Young
  10. Oh Yeah – Richie Furay, Jim Messina
  11. Just in Case It Happens, Yes Indeed – Richie Furay
  12. Tomorrow – Richie Furay, Skip Goodwin
  13. Consequently, So Long- Richie Furay, Skip Goodwin

Peal Jam: Binaural

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PearlJam-Binaural

On May 16, 2000, “Epic” label released “Binaural”, the sixth Pearl Jam studio album. It was recorded September 1999 – January 2000, at “Studio Litho” in Seattle,Washington, and was produced by Tchad Blake, Eddie Vedder, Jeff Ament, Matt Cameron, Stone Gossarrd and Mike McCready.

Personnel:

  • Eddie Vedder– lead vocals, rhythm guitar, ukulele, album concept
  • Jeff Ament– bass guitar, upright bass, inside photography
  • Matt Cameron– drums
  • Stone Gossard– rhythm guitar
  • Mike McCready– lead guitar
  • April Cameron – viola
  • Dakota – canine vocal
  • Justine Foy – cello
  • Mitchell Froom– keyboard, harmonium
  • Wendy Melvoin– percussion
  • Pete Thomas – percussion
  • Matt Bayles– engineer
  • Adam Samuels, Ashley Stubbert – second engineer
  • Tchad Blake–  mixing, portraits
  • Brendan O’Brien– mixing
  • P. Handron, R. O’Dell, NASA – inside cover
  • Hester, P. Scowen, NASA – booklet cover
  • Sahai, J. Trauger, WFPC2 science team, NASA – front cover
  • Liz Burns – assistance with NASA photography

Track listing:

  1. Breakerfall – Eddie Vedder
  2. God’s Dice – Jeff Ament
  3. Evacuation – Eddie Vedder, Matt Cameron
  4. Light Years – Stone Gossard, Mike McCready, Eddie Vedder
  5. Nothing as It Seems – Jeff Ament
  6. Thin Air – Stone Gossard
  7. Insignificance – Eddie Vedder
  8. Of the Girl – Stone Gossard
  9. Grievance – Eddie Vedder
  10. Rival – Stone Gossard
  11. Sleight of Hand – Eddie Vedder, Jeff Ament
  12. Soon Forget – Eddie Vedder
  13. Parting Ways – Eddie Vedder

Poco: Same

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Poco

On May 6, 1970, “Epic” label released the self – titled, second Poco album. It was recorded October 1969 – February 1970, and was produced by Jim Messina.

Personnel

  • Jim Messina – vocals, guitar
  • Richie Furay- vocals, guitar
  • Rusty Young- vocals, steel guitar, guitar
  • Timothy B. Schmit- vocals, bass guitar
  • George Grantham- vocals, drums
  • Bobby Doyle- piano
  • Larry Knechtel– piano
  • Milt Holland- percussion
  • Terry Dunuvan, Alex Kazengras – engineer
  • Gary Burden – art direction
  • Henry Diltz – photography

Track listing:

  1. Hurry Up – Richie Furay
  2. You Better Think Twice – Jim Messina
  3. Honky Tonk Downstairs – Dallas Frazier
  4. Keep On Believin – Richie Furay, Timothy B. Schmit
  5. Anyway Bye Bye – Richie Furay
  6. Don’t Let It Pass By – Richie Furay
  7. Nobody’s Fool/El Tonto de Nadie Regresa – Richie Furay, Jim Messina, George Grantham, Timothy B. Schmit, Rusty Young

Sly and the Family Stone: Stand!

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Stand

On May 3, 1969, “Epic” label released “Stand!”,the fourth Sly and the Family Stone studio album. It was recorded 1968 – 1969, at “Pacific High Recording Studios” in San Francisco, and was produced by Sly Stone. In 1986, “Stand!” was certified Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 118 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of all Time”.

Personnel:

  • Sly Stone – vocals, organ, guitar, piano, harmonica, vocoder, bass guitar
  • Freddie Stone – vocals, guitar
  • Rose Stone – vocals, piano, keyboard
  • Larry Graham – vocals, bass guitar
  • Cynthia Robinson – trumpet, vocal ad-libs, backing vocals
  • Jerry Martini – saxophone, backing vocals
  • Greg Errico – drums, backing vocals
  • Little Sister(Vet Stone, Mary McCreary, Elva Mouton) – backing vocals
  • Don Puluse, Brian Ross-Myring, Phil Macey – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Sly Stone.

  1. Stand!
  2. Don’t Call Me Nigger, Whitey
  3. I Want to Take You Higher
  4. Somebody’s Watching You
  5. Sing a Simple Song
  6. Everyday People
  7. Sex Machine
  8. You Can Make It If You Try

Jeff Beck Group: Same

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Jeff Beck Group

On May 1, 1972, “Epic” label released the self-titled, fourth Jeff Beck Group studio album. It was recorded in January 1972, and was produced by Steve Cropper.

Personnel:

  • Jeff Beck: guitar
  • Bobby Tench: vocals
  • Max Middleton: keyboards
  • Clive Chaman: bass
  • Cozy Powell: drums

Track listing:

  1. Ice Cream Cakes – Jeff Beck
  2. Glad All Over – Aaron Schroeder, Sid Tepper, Roy Bennett
  3. Tonight I’ll Be Staying Here with You – Bob Dylan
  4. Sugar Cane – Jeff Beck,Steve Cropper
  5. I Can’t Give Back the Love I Feel For You – Valerie Simpson,Nickolas Ashford, Brian Holland
  6. Going Down – Don Nix
  7. I Got to Have a Song – Stevie Wonder, Don Hunter,Lula Mae Hardaway, Paul Riser
  8. Highways – Jeff Beck
  9. Definitely Maybe – Jeff Beck

 

Sly & The Family Stone: Dance To The Music

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On April 27, 1968, “Epic” label released “Dance to the Music”,the second Sly and the Family Stone studio album. It was recorded in September 1967, and was produced by Sly Stone.

Personnel:

  • Sly Stone (Sylvester Stewart) – vocals, organ, guitar, piano, harmonica
  • Freddie Stone – vocals, guitar
  • Larry Graham – vocals, bass guitar
  • Rose Stone – vocals, piano, keyboards
  • Cynthia Robinson – trumpet, vocal ad-libs
  • Jerry Martini – saxophone
  • Greg Errico – drums
  • Little Sister(Vet Stone, Mary McCreary, Elva Mouton) – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Sylvester Stewart.

  1. Dance to the Music
  2. Higher
  3. I Ain’t Got Nobody (For Real)
  4. Dance to the Medley
  • Music Is Alive
  • Dance In
  • Music Lover
  1. Ride the Rhythm
  2. Color Me True
  3. Are You Ready
  4. Don’t Burn Baby
  5. I’ll Never Fall in Love Again

Joe Walsh: Ordinary Avarage Guy

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On April 23, 1991, “Epic” label released “Ordinary Average Guy”, the ninth Joe Walsh solo studio album. It was recorded in August 1990, and was produced by Joe Walsh and Joe Vitale.

Personnel:

  • Joe Walsh –vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Waddy Wachtel– guitar
  • Joe Vitale– vocals, bass guitar, keyboards, drums, percussion
  • Paul Shaffer– piano, keyboards
  • Rick Rosas – bass guitar
  • George “Chocolate” Perry– bass guitar
  • Chad Cromwell– drums, percussion
  • Wally Cullis – drums, percussion
  • Larry Otis – saxophone
  • Ringo Starr– backing vocals
  • Al Paris – backing vocals
  • Kelley Hurt – backing vocals
  • Jimi Jamison– backing vocals
  • Jeff Rogers – backing vocals
  • Gary Belz
  • Kevin Buell
  • Michael Caplan
  • Mark Chernoff
  • David Fishof
  • Ken Frank
  • Wally Franson
  • Bruce Garfield
  • Richard ‘Kush” Griffith
  • Herbs
  • Mark Herman
  • Ken Kraus
  • Steve Lawrence
  • Lucy Walsh
  • Turley Richards
  • Alan Rogan
  • Ed Sanford
  • Jim Nipar, Dave Reynolds, Bill Szymczyk – engineer
  • Jim Stabile – assistant engineer
  • Dave Reynolds – mixing
  • Tim Ray, Johnny Walls – engineer and mixing assistant
  • Vladimir Meller – mastering
  • David Coleman – art direction
  • Patrick Cullie, Alan Messer – photography
  • Scott Maclellan – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Joe Walsh, except where noted.

  1. Two Sides to Every Story – Rick Rosas, Joe Walsh
  2. Ordinary Average Guy
  3. The Gamma Goochee – John Mangiagli
  4. All of a Sudden – Jimi Jamison, Joe Walsh
  5. Alphabetical Order – Joe Vitale, Joe Walsh
  6. Look at Us Now – Jimi Jamison, Joe Walsh
  7. I’m Actin’ Different
  8. Up All Night – Joe Vitale, Joe Walsh
  9. You Might Need Somebody – Nan O’Byrne, Tom Snow
  10. Where I Grew up (Prelude to School Days)
  11. School Days – Joe Vitale

Rage Against The Machine: Evil Empire

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Evil Empire

On April 16, 1996, “Epic” label released “Evil Empire”, the second Rage Against the Machine album. It was recorded March 1995 – February 1996, at “Cole Rehearsal Studios” in Los Angeles, “CAKiss Music Recording Studios” in Melbourne, and was produced by Brendan O’Brien.

Personnel:

  • Zack de la Rocha– vocals, art direction
  • Tom Morello– guitars, art direction
  • Tim Commerford (credited as Tim Bob) – bass, art direction
  • Brad Wilk– drums, art direction
  • Dave Rat– recording
  • Paul Kosky – recording
  • Nick DiDia –engineer, recording
  • Caram Costanzo – engineer
  • Clay Harper – engineer assistant
  • Andy Wallace– mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Aimée Macauley – art direction
  • Lisa Johnson– photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Zack de la Rocha, all music by Zack de la Rocha, Tom Morello, Tim Commerford and  Brad Wilk.

  1. People of the Sun
  2. Bulls on Parade
  3. Vietnow
  4. Revolver
  5. Snakecharmer
  6. Tire Me
  7. Down Rodeo
  8. Without a Face
  9. Wind Below
  10. Roll Right
  11. Year on the Boomerand

Poco: Seven

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Poco - Seven

On April 12, 1974, “Epic” label released “Seven”, the seventh Poco album. It was recorded in February 1974, and was produced by Jack Richardson.

Personnel:

  • Paul Cotton – vocals, guitar
  • Rusty Young – vocals, pedal steel guitar, guitar, banjo
  • Timothy B. Schmit – vocals, bass guitar
  • George Grantham – vocals, drums
  • Jim Messina- mandolin
  • Burton Cummings- keyboards
  • Bobbye Hall- percussion, conga
  • Al Garth -fiddle
  • Brian Christian – recording
  • Phil Hartman – design

Track listing:

  1. Drivin’ Wheel – Paul Cotton
  2. Rocky Mountain Breakdown – Rusty Young
  3. Just Call My Name – Timothy B. Schmit, Noreen Schmit
  4. Skatin – Timothy B. Schmit
  5. Faith in the Families – Paul Cotton
  6. Krikkit’s Song (Passing Through) – Timothy B. Schmit
  7. Angel – Paul Cotton
  8. You’ve Got Your Reasons – Paul Cotton