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Jerry Harrison: Casual Gods

On January 12, 1988, “Sire” label released “Casual Gods”, the second Jerry Harrison studio album. It was recorded in 1987, at “Sigma Sound” in New York City, “D.V. Recording” in Milwaukee, and was produced by Jerry Harrison. 

Track listing:

  • Jerry Harrison – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Alex Weir – guitars, bass guitar
  • Chris Spedding – guitars
  • Robbie McIntosh – guitars
  • Bernie Worrell – keyboards, bass synthesizer
  • Rick Jaeger – drums
  • David Van Tieghem – drums, percussion
  • Yogi Horton – drums
  • Jim Liban – horns, harmonica
  • Dickie Landry – horns, saxophone
  • Arlene Holmes – backing vocals
  • Lovelace Richmond – backing vocals
  • Arthur Russell – backing vocals
  • Joyce Bowden – backing vocals
  • Monique Dayan – backing vocals
  • Ernie Brooks – backing vocals, producer assistant
  • David Vartanian – engineer, overdub engineer; mixing
  • Jay Mark – engineer, mixing
  • David Avidor – overdub recording
  • Robin Laine – overdub recording
  • Eric “E.T.” Thorngren – overdub recording; mixing
  • John “Tokes” Potoker – overdub recording, additional engineering, mixing
  • J.C. Convertino – overdub recording
  • Jack Skinner – mastering
  • Don Peterkofsky – studio assistant
  • Nick Delro – studio assistant
  • Tony Masciarotte – studio assistant
  • Mark Roule – studio assistant
  • Fernando Kral – studio assistant
  • Stan Katayama – studio assistant
  • Tom Vercillo – studio assistant
  • Bob Brackman – studio assistant
  • M&Co. – design
  • Sebastião Salgado – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jerry Harrison, except where noted.

  1. Rev It Up – Jerry Harrison, John Sieger, Ernie Brooks
  2. Song of Angels
  3. Man with a Gun
  4. Let It Come Down
  5. Cherokee Chief – Jerry Harrison, Ernie Brooks
  6. A Perfect Lie – Jerry Harrison, Arthur Russell, Ernie Brooks
  7. Are You Running? – Jerry Harrison, Ernie Brooks, Monique Dayan
  8. Breakdown in the Passing Lane
  9. A.K.A. Love – Jerry Harrison, Ernie Brooks
  10. We’re Always Talking – Jerry Harrison, Ernie Brooks
  11. Bobby – Jerry Harrison, Ernie Brooks

Gary Lucas: Bad Boys at the Arctic

On September 20, 1994, “Enemy Records” label released “Bad Boys of the Arctic”, album by Gary Lucas. It was recorded in 1994, and was produced by Gary Lucas and Murray Weinstock.

Personnel:

  • Gary Lucas – vocals, guitar, sampler
  • Anthony Coleman – piano 
  • Jared Nickerson – bass guitar 
  • Jean Chaine – bass guitar
  • Ernie Brooks – bass guitar 
  • Greg Cohen – acoustic bass guitar
  • Sammy Merendino – sampler, drums
  • Jonathan Kane – drums
  • Tony Thunder Smith – drums
  • Gregg Bendian – percussion 
  • Sonya Cohen – spoken word
  • Dina Emerson – spoken word
  • Kumiko Kimoto – spoken word
  • Kenny & Larry – spoken word
  • Anthony Kane – Jew’s harp 
  • Eric Kory – cello 
  • Fredrick Lonberg-Holm – cello
  • A. Leroy – spinet
  • Bill Ruyle – hammered dulcimer 
  • Chuck Valle – engineer
  • Jon Altschiller – engineer
  • Jason Candler – engineer
  • Murray Weinstock – engineer
  • Brad Worrell – engineer
  • Manfred Rahs – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Gary Lucas, except where noted.

  1. After Strange Gods
  2. Poison I.V. League
  3. Jericho
  4. Children’s March / Over the Hills and Far Away – Percy Graininger
  5. Exit, Pursued by a Bear
  6. I Want to Play Your Guitar
  7. They Can’t Believe He’s Risen Again
  8. Out from Under
  9. Let’s Go Swimming – Arthur Russell
  10. The Nightmare of History
  11. Vampire Circus
  12. Cantina

Gary Lucas: Street Of Lost Brothers

On October 24, 2000, “Tzadik” label released “Street of Lost Brothers”, album by Gary Lucas. It was recorded in 2000, at “LoHo Studios”, National Taiwan University, in Taipei, “Sound Dimensions”, and was produced by Gary Lucas.

Personnel:

  • Gary Lucas – vocals, acoustic, electric, slide and steel guitar, engineer
  • Jesper Gadeliu – guitar
  • Walter Horn – piano, sampler, synthesizer
  • Hank Frisch – harmonica
  • Ernie Brooks – bass guitar
  • Jason Candler – bass guitar, engineer
  • Peter Eng – bass guitar
  • Jonathan Kane – drums
  • Aldo Tsang – drums
  • John Zorn – alto saxophone
  • Larry Fine – vocals
  • Kenny Hurwitz – vocals
  • Kenny – vocals
  • Rob McCabe – engineer
  • Tim Powell – engineer
  • Allan Tucker – mastering
  • Andreas Neumann-Nochten – illustrations
  • Heung-Heung “Chippy” Chin – design
  • Hendrik Leitmann – photography
  • Arjen Veldt – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Gary Lucas, except where noted.

  1. Yigdal – traditional
  2. The Opener of the Way
  3. That’s My Life
  4. Mahzel (Means Good Luck)
  5. It’s Like a Wheel
  6. European Son – John Cale, Sterling Morrison, Lou Reed, Maureen Tucker
  7. I Kill You for Nothing
  8. Ride of the Valkyries – Richard Wagner
  9. Let My People Go – traditional
  10. Level the Playing Field
  11. Sh’ma – traditional
  12. The Tel Aviv Ghetto Fighter’s Song

The Modern Lovers: Same

In August 1976, “Beserkley” label released the self-titled, debut Modern Lovers (The) album. It was recorded in 1976, and was produced by John Cale, Robert Appere, Kim Fowley and Alan Mason. In 2003, the album was ranked at number 381 on “Rolling Stone”  magazine’s list of the “500 Greatest Albums of all Time”.

Personnel:

  • Jonathan Richman– vocals, electric guitars
  • Jerry Harrison– piano, organ, backing vocals
  • Ernie Brooks – bass, backing vocals
  • David Robinson– drums, backing vocals
  • John Cale– additional keyboards
  • Jim Blodgett – co-ordination
  • Lubin – assistance
  • Horn – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Jonathan Richman.

  1. Roadrunner
  2. Astral Plane
  3. Old World
  4. Pablo Picasso
  5. She Cracked
  6. Hospital
  7. Someone I Care About
  8. Girlfriend
  9. Modern World