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Stone Temple Pilots: Same

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On March 16, 2018, “Rhino” label released the self-titled, seventh Stone Temple Pilots album. It was recorded in 2017, at “HOMeFRY Studios” in Los Angeles, “Bomb Shelter Studios” in South Pasadena, California, and was produced by Dean DeLeo and Robert DeLeo.

Personnel:

  • Jeff Gutt – lead and backing vocals
  • Dean DeLeo – guitar
  • Robert DeLeo – bass, backing vocals
  • Eric Kretz – drums, percussion
  • Ryan Williams – recording, engineer
  • Russ Fowler – engineer
  • Ken Andrews – mixing
  • Dave Cooley – mastering
  • Hans Bruechle – cover art
  • Michelle Shiers – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jeff Gutt, Dean DeLeom Robert DeLeo and Eric Kretz.

  1. Middle of Nowhere
  2. Guilty
  3. Meadow
  4. Just a Little Lie
  5. Six Eight
  6. Thought She’d Be Mine
  7. Roll Me Under
  8. Never Enough
  9. The Art of letting Go

Stone Temple Pilots: Perdida

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On February 7, 2020, “Rhino” label released “Perdida”, the eighth Stone Temple Pilots studio album. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Jeff Gutt, Deen DeLeo, Robert DeLeo and Eric Kretz.

Personnel:

  • Jeff Gutt – lead vocals
  • Dean DeLeo – electric and acoustic guitars, percussion
  • Robert DeLeo – lead vocal, bass guitar, keyboards, marxophone, additional guitars
  • Eric Kretz – drums, percussion
  • Bill Appleberry – keyboards
  • Yutong Sharpe – violin
  • Julle Staudhamaer – viola
  • Erin Breene – cello
  • Adrienne ‘Aeb’ Byrne – flute
  • Chris Speed – saxophone
  • Tiffany Brown – backing vocals
  • Joy Simpson – backing vocals
  • Ryan Williams – engineer, mixing
  • JJ Golden – mastering
  • Rory Wilson – art direction, design
  • Charles Leutwiler – cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Dean DeLeo and Jeff Gutt, except where noted.

  1. Fare Thee Well – Robert DeLeo, Jeff Gutt
  2. Three Wishes
  3. Perdida – Robert DeLeo, Jeff Gutt
  4. I Didn’t Know the Time
  5. Years – Robert DeLeo
  6. She’s My Queen – Robert DeLeo. Jeff Gutt
  7. Miles Away – Robert DeLeo, Jeff Gutt
  8. You Found Yourself While Losing Your Heart
  9. I Once Sat at Your Table – Dean DeLeo
  10. Sunburst

Stone Temple Pilots: Core

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On September 29, 1992, “Atlantic” label released “Core” the debut Stone Temple Pilots album. It was recorded 1992, at “Rumbo Recorders” in Canoga Park, California, and was produced by Brendan O’Brien. In 2001, the album was certified 8 x Platinum in the US by the “RIAA”.

Personnel:

  • Scott Weiland – lead vocals
  • Dean DeLeo– guitar
  • Robert DeLeo– bass, backing vocals
  • Eric Kretz– drums
  • Nick DiDia – engineer
  • Dick Kaneshiro – 2nd engineer
  • Brendan O’Brien– mixing
  • Tom Baker – mastering
  • Kevin Design Hosmann – art director
  • Christian Clayton – illustration
  • Katrina Dickson – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Scott Weiland, except where noted.

  1. Dead & Bloated – Robert DeLeo, Scott Weiland
  2. Sex Type Thing – Dean DeLeo, Eric Kretz
  3. Wicked Garden – Robert DeLeo, Dean DeLeo
  4. No Memory – Dean DeLeo
  5. Sin – Robert deLeo
  6. Naked Sunday – Robert DeLeo, Dean DeLeo, Scott Weiland
  7. Creep – Robert DeLeo, Scott Weiland
  8. Piece of Pie – Robert DeLeo
  9. Plush – Scott Weiland, Eric Kretz, Robert DeLeo
  10. Wet My Bed – Robert DeLeo
  11. Crackerman – Robert DeLeo, Eric Kretz
  12. Where the River Goes – Dean DeLeo, Eric Kretz

Stone Temple Pilots: Purple

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On June 7, 1994, “Atlantic” label released “Purple”, the second Stone Temple Pilots studio album. It was recorded 1993 at the “The Record Plant”, 1994 at “Southern Tracks Recording” in Atlanta, and “Harptone Studios”, and was produced by Brendan O’Brien.

Personnel:

  • Scott Weiland– vocals, guitar, percussion
  • Brendan O’Brien – guitar, mellotron, percussion, recording, mixing
  • Dean DeLeo – acoustic and electric guitars, percussion
  • Robert DeLeo– bass, guitar, percussion
  • Eric Kretz– drums, percussion
  • Paul Leary– ending guitar solo
  • Nick DiDia – engineer
  • Caram Costanzo – engineer assistant
  • Clay Harper – mastering
  • John Heiden – design
  • Dale Sizer – illustrations

Track listing:

All lyrics by Scott Weiland.

  1. Meatplow – Robert DeLeo,Dean DeLeo
  2. Vasoline – Robert DeLeo,Dean DeLeo, Scott Weiland, Eric Kretz
  3. Lounge Fly – Robert DeLeo
  4. Interstate Love Song – Robert DeLeo
  5. Still Remains – Robert DeLeo,Dean DeLeo
  6. Pretty Penny – Robert DeLeo
  7. Silvergun Superman – Robert DeLeo,Dean DeLeo
  8. Big Empty – Dean DeLeo
  9. Unglued – Scott Weiland, Robert DeLeo
  10. Army Ants – Dean DeLeo
  11. Kitchenware & Candybars – Robert DeLeo

Stone Temple Pilots: Tiny Music…Songs From The Vatican Gift Shop

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On March 26, 1996, “Atlantic” label released “Tiny Music… Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop”, the third Stone Temple Pilots albums. It was recorded October 1995 – January 1996, at “Westerly Ranch” at Santa Ynez, and was produced by Brendan O’Brien.

Personnel:

  • Scott Weiland– vocals, percussion, art direction, design
  • Dean DeLeo– guitars, bass guitar, art direction, design
  • Robert DeLeo– bass guitar, guitars, vibraphone, electric harpsichord, percussion, backing vocals, art direction, design
  • Eric Kretz– drums, percussion, piano, art direction, design
  • Brendan O’Brien– piano, tambourine, organ, clavinet, percussion, mixing
  • Dave Ferguson – trumpet
  • Nick DiDia – recording engineer
  • Caram Costanzo – 2nd engineer
  • Chris Goss– vocal engineer
  • Tracy Chisholm – vocal engineer
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Ron Boustead – digital editing
  • John Heiden – art direction
  • John Eder – photography

Track listing:

  1. Press Play – Scott Weiland, Dean DeLeo, Robert DeLeo, Eric Kretz
  2. Pop’s Love Suicide – Dean DeLeo, Scott Weiland
  3. Tumble in the Rough – Scott Weiland
  4. Big Bang baby – Robert DeLeo, Scott Weiland
  5. Lady Picture Show – Robert DeLeo, Scott Weiland
  6. And So I Know – Robert DeLeo, Scott Weiland
  7. Trippin’ on a Hole in a Paper Heart – Eric Kretz, Scott Weiland
  8. Art School Girl – Robert DeLeo, Scott Weiland
  9. Adhesive – Robert DeLeo, Scott Weiland
  10. Ride the Cliché – Dean DeLeo, Scott Weiland
  11. Daisy – Robert DeLeo
  12. Seven Caged Tigers – Dean DeLeo, Scott Weiland