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Mavis Staple: Livin’ On A High Note

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On February 19, 2016, “Epitaph” label released “Livin’ on a High Note”, the Mavis Staples studio album. It was recorded in August 2015, at “Agoura Borealis” in Agoura Hills, California, “Kingsize” in Los Angeles, and “CRC” in Chicago, and was produced by Matthew Ward.

Personnel:

  • Mavis Staples – vocals
  • Donny Gerrard – vocals
  • Rick Holmstrom – guitar
  • Tucker Martine – tambourine, mixing
  • Matthew Ward – guitars, organ, synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Jeff Turmes – bass
  • Stephen Hodges – drums
  • Alex Budman – tenor saxophone, flute
  • David Moyer – baritone saxophone
  • Sean Billings – trumpet
  • Nathaniel Walcott – trumpet, clavinet, horn arrangements
  • Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews – trumpet, trombone
  • Humberto Ruiz – trombone
  • Vicki Randle – backing vocals
  • Pierre de Reeder, Josh Kvale, Mat Lejeune – engineer
  • Adam Ayan – mastering
  • Masaki Koike – art direction, design

Track listing:

  1. Take Us Back – Benjamin Booker
  2. Love and Trust – Ben Harper
  3. If It’s a Light – Charity Rose Thielen
  4. Action – Merrill Garbus
  5. High Note – Valerie June
  6. Don’t Cry – Matthew Ward
  7. Tomorrow – Jon Batiste, Aloe Blacc
  8. Dedicated – Justine Vernon, Matthew Ward
  9. History Now – Neko Case, Donny Gerrard, Laura Veirs
  10. One Love – Aaron Livingston
  11. Jesus Lay Down Beside Me – Nick Cave
  12. MLK Song – Martin Luther King Jr., Matthew Ward

Story Of The Year: The Constant

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On February 16, 2010, “Epitaph” label released “The Constant”, the fourth Story of the Year studio album. It was recorded in 2009, and was produced by Michael “Elvis” Baskette.

Personnel:

  • Dan Marsala – lead vocals
  • Ryan Phillips – lead guitar
  • Philip Sneed – vocals, rhythm guitar, piano
  • Adam Russell – vocals, bass guitar
  • Josh Wills – drums, percussion

Track listing:

All lyrics by Dan Marsala and Adam Russell, all music by Dan Marsala, Ryan Philips, Philip Sneed, Adam Russell and Josh Wills.

  1. The Children Sing
  2. The Ghost of You and I
  3. I’m Alive
  4. To the Burial
  5. The Dream is Over
  6. Remember a Time
  7. Holding On to You
  8. Won Threw Ale
  9. Ten years Down
  10. Time Goes On
  11. Eye for an Eye

Pearls Before Swine: …Beautiful Lies You Could Live In

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In November 1871, “Reprise” label released”.. Beautiful Lies You Could Live In” the sixth Pearls Before Swine album. It was recorded in 1971, at “A&R Studios” and “Aura Sound” in New York City, “Bearsville Studios” in Woodstock and was produced by Peter H. Edmiston.

Personnel:

  • Tom Rapp – vocals, guitar
  • Jon Tooker – guitar
  • Stu Scharf, Amos Garrett – electric guitar
  • Elisabeth Rapp – vocals
  • Michael Krawitz – piano
  • Steve Alan Grable – piano, organ
  • Bob Dorough – piano
  • Morrie E. Brown, Gerry Jermott, Gordon Hayes: bass
  • Billy Mundi, Herb Lovell, Grady Tate – drums
  • Mark Harman – engineer
  • Charles R. Rothschild – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. Snow Queen – Tom Rapp
  2. A Life – Tom Rapp
  3. Butterflies – Tom Rapp
  4. Simple Things – Tom Rapp
  5. Everybody’s Got Pain – Tom Rapp
  6. Bird On A Wire – Leonard Cohen
  7. Island Lady – Tom Rapp
  8. Come To Me – Tom Rapp
  9. Freedom – Tom Rapp
  10. She’s Gone – Tom Rapp
  11. Epitaph – Housman, Elisabeth Rapp

Bad Religion: New Maps of Hell

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On July 10, 2007, “Epitaph” label released “New Maps of Hell”, the fourteenth Bad Religion studio album. It was recorded February – April 2007, at “Grandmasters Records Ltd.” in Hollywood, and was produced by Joe Barresi.

Personnel:

  • Greg Graffin– vocals, piano
  • Brett Gurewitz– guitar, backing vocals
  • Brian Baker– guitar
  • Greg Hetson– guitar
  • Jay Bentley– bass, backing vocals
  • Brooks Wackerman– drums
  • Andrew Alekel – engineer assistant
  • Nick Pritchard – art direction, design
  • Bryan Sheffield – photography
  • Mike Fasano– drum technician

Track listing:

  1. 52 Seconds – Brett Gurewitz
  2. Heroes & Martyrs – Brett Gurewitz
  3. Germs of Perfection – Greg Graffin
  4. New Dark Ages – Brett Gurewitz
  5. Requiem for Dissent – Greg Graffin
  6. Before You Die – Greg Graffin
  7. Honest Goodbye – Brett Gurewitz
  8. Dearky Beloved – Brett Gurewitz
  9. Grains of Wrath – Greg Graffin
  10. Murder – Brett Gurewitz
  11. Scrutiny – Greg Graffin
  12. Prodigal Son – Brett Gurewitz
  13. The Grand Delusion – Greg Graffin
  14. Lost Pilgrim – Greg Graffin
  15. Submission Complete – Greg Graffin
  16. Fields of Mars – Brett Gurewitz

Badly Drawn Boy: The Hour of Bewilderbeast

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On June 26, 2000, “XL” label released “The Hour of Bewilderbeast”, the debut Badly Drawn Boy studio album. It was recorded in 2000, and was produced by Badly Drawn Boy, Gary Wilkinson, Joe Robinson and Ken Nelson. “The Hour of Bewilderbeast” won the 2000 “Mercury Prize”.

Personnel:

  • Badly Drawn Boy (Damon Gough) – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, slide guitar, bass guitar, piano, keyboards, drum machine,  tambourine, harp, handclaps, whistling, harmonica, Wurlitzer electric piano, keyboards,  organ, drum machine organs, percussion, crash cymbal,  vibraphone, xylophone,  sound effects, string arrangements
  • Jez Williams– slide and electric guitar
  • Matt Wardle – vocals, piano, organ, synthesizer, keyboards
  • Martin Rebelski– Wurlitzer electric piano, clavinet, keyboards
  • Gary Wilkinson – keyboards, drum programming, sirens, noises
  • Jimi Goodwin– bass
  • Sam Morris – bass, keyboards, French horn, handclaps
  • Andy Votel– drum programming, effects, piano, keyboards, strings samples, samples
  • Ian Smith – drums, electric guitar, percussion, vibraphone, handclaps
  • Sean Kelly – drums, handclaps
  • Spencer Birtwhistle – drums
  • Adrian Dacre – drums
  • Joe Robinson – drum programming, loops, theremin, effects, sound effects
  • Andy Williams– drums
  • Sophie Williams – handclaps
  • Ian Rainford – handclaps
  • Derrick Santini – handclaps
  • Northern New Orleans Brass Band – horns
  • Matt McGeever – cello, handclaps
  • Paul Taylor – string arrangements
  • Clare Hewitt – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Badly Drawn Boy (Damon Gough).

  1. The Shining
  2. Everybody’s Stalking
  3. Bewilder
  4. Fall in a River
  5. Camping Next to Water
  6. Stone on the Water
  7. Another Pearl
  8. Body Rap
  9. Once Around the Block
  10. This Song
  11. Bewilderbeast
  12. Magic in the Air
  13. Cause a Rockslide
  14. Pissing in the Wind
  15. Blistered Heart
  16. Disillusion
  17. Say It Again
  18. Epitaph

Pennywise: All or Nothing

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On May 1, 2012, “Epitaph” label released “All or Nothing”, the tenth Pennywise studio album. It was recorded October 2011-January 2012, and was produced by Cameron Web.

Track listing:

  • Zoli Téglás– vocals
  • Fletcher Dragge– guitar
  • Randy Bradbury– bass
  • Byron McMackin– drums
  • Cameron Webb – engineer, mixing
  • Sergio Chavez – additional engineering
  • Gene Grimaldi – mastering

Track listing:

  1. All or Nothing
  2. Waste Another Day
  3. Revolution
  4. Stand Strong
  5. Let Us Hear Your Voice
  6. Seeing Red
  7. Songs of Sorrow
  8. X Generation
  9. We Have It All
  10. Tomorrow
  11. All Along
  12. United

Camel: Snow Goose

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In April 1975, “Island” label released “The Snow Goose”, the third Camel studio  album. It was recorded in 1975, at “Island Studios” and “Decca Studios” London, and was produced by David Hitchcock. The album concept and title was based on Paul Gallico’s novella The Snow Goose. In 2014, the album was ranked at number 31 in the list “Top 100 Prog Albums of All Time” by readers of “Prog” magazine.

Personnel:

  • Andrew Latimer– vocals, electric, acoustic and slide guitars, flute
  • Peter Bardens– organ, electric piano, acoustic piano, pipe organ, Minimoog, ARP Odyssey
  • Doug Ferguson – bass, duffle coat
  • Andy Ward– drums, vibes, percussion
  • David Bedford– orchestral arrangements
  • Rhett Davies– recording
  • Modula – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Peter Bardens and Andrew Latimer.

  1. The Great Marsh
  2. Rhayader
  3. Rhayader Goes to Town
  4. Sanctuary
  5. Fritha
  6. The Snow Goose
  7. Friendship
  8. Migration
  9. Rhayader Alone
  10. Flight of the Snow Goose
  11. Preparation
  12. Dunkirk
  13. Epitaph
  14. Fritha Alone
  15. La Princesse Perdue
  16. The Great Marsh

The Offspring: Ignition

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On October 16, 1992, “Epitaph” label released “Ignition” the second Offspring (The) studio album. It was recorded 1992, at “Westbeach Recorders” and “Track Record” in Hollywood, and was produced by Thom Wilson.(The)

Personnel:

  • Dexter Holland- lead vocals, lead guitar
  • Noodles- guitar
  • Greg K.- bass
  • Ron Welty– drums
  • Thom Wilson – recording, mixing
  • Ken Paulakovich – recording, mixing
  • Donnell Cameron, Joe Peccerillo – engineer assistant
  • Eddie Schreyer – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Dexter Holland, except where noted.

  1. Session – Dexter Holland, Kristine Luna, Jill Eckhaus
  2. We Are One
  3. Kick Him When He Is Down
  4. Take It Like a Man
  5. Get It Right
  6. Dirty Magic
  7. Hypodermic
  8. Burn It Up
  9. No Hero
  10. A.P.D.
  11. Nothing from Something – Dexter Holland, Marvin Fergusen
  12. Forever and Day

Pennywise: Full Circle

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On April 22, 1997, “Epitaph” label released “Full Circle”, the fourth Pennywise album. It was recorded in 1996, at “Total Access Recording” in Redondo Beach, California, and was produced by Jim Lindberg, Byron McMackin, Fletcher Dragge, Randy Bradbury and Eddie Ashworth.

Personnel:

  • Jim Lindberg – vocals, mixing
  • Fletcher Dragge – guitar, mixing
  • Randy Bradbury – bass, mixing
  • Byron McMackin – drums, mixing
  • Justin Thirsk – vocals
  • Ronnie King- piano
  • Eddie Ashworth- engineer, mixing
  • Darian Rundall – engineer assistant, mixing
  • Milton Chan – mixing
  • Brett Gurewitz- mixing
  • Eddy Schreyer – mastering
  • Fred Hidalgo – logo
  • Jesse Fischer – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Jim Lindberg, Byron McMackin, Fletcher Dragge and Randy Bradbury.

  1. Fight Till You Die
  2. Date with Destiny
  3. Get a Life
  4. Society
  5. Final Day
  6. Broken
  7. Running Out of Time
  8. You’ll Never Make It
  9. Every Time
  10. Nowhere Fast
  11. What If IGo Away
  12. Did You Really?
  13. Bro Hymn(Tribute)

 

King Crimson: In The Court Of The Crimson King

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On October 10, 1969, “Island” label released “In the Court of the Crimson King” the debut King Crimson album.  It was recorded July – August 1969, at the “Wessex Sound Studios”, in London, and was produced by Robert Fripp,  Michael Giles, Greg Lake, Peter Sinfield, and Ian McDonald. “In the Court of the Crimson King”  is regarded to be one of the most important albums not only of the progressive rock but of rock music in general. In the 2007 book “Rocking the Classics”, critic and musicologist Edward Macan notes that “In the Court of the Crimson King ” may be the most influential progressive rock album ever released”.

Personnel:

  • Robert Fripp – guitars
  • Greg Lake – lead vocals, bass guitar
  • Ian McDonald – saxophone, flute, clarinet, bass clarinet,  mellotron, harpsichord, piano, organ), vibraphone, backing vocals
  • Michael Giles – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Peter Sinfield – lyrics, illumination

Track listing

  1. 21st Century Schizoid Man – Robert Fripp, Ian McDonald, Greg Lake, Michael Giles, Peter Sinfield
  2. I Talk to the Wind – Ian McDonald, Peter Sinfield
  3. Epitaph – Robert Fripp, Ian McDonald, Greg Lake, Michael Giles, Peter Sinfield
  4. Moonchild – Robert Fripp, Ian McDonald, Greg Lake, Michael Giles, Peter Sinfield
  5. The Court of the Crimson King – Ian McDonald, Peter Sinfield