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Donovan: Sixty Four

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In February 2004, “Donovan Discs” label released “Sixty Four”, the 21st Donovan studio album. It is composed of demo tracks recorded by Donovan in 1964, and was produced by Terry Kennedy, and compiled by Rod Callan.

Personnel:

  • Donovan Leitch – vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Brian Locking – bass
  • Dave Mills – kazoo
  • Bobby Boughton – remastering
  • Ian Griffiths – design
  • Kenneth Morgan – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Donovan Leitch, except where noted.

  1. Crazy ‘Bout a Woman – Jesse Fuller
  2. Talkin’ Pop Star Blues
  3. Dirty Old Town – Ewan MacColl
  4. Keep on Truckin’ – traditional, arranged by Donovan Leitch
  5. Co’dine – Buffy Sainte-Marie
  6. London Town – Tim Hardin
  7. Isle of Sadness
  8. Darkness of My Night
  9. Freedom Road

Quincy Jones; You’ve Got It Bad Girl

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In October 1973, “A&M” label released “You’ve Got It Bad Girl”, the 22nd Quincy Jones. It was recorded in 1973, at “A&M Studios”, “Sun West Studios” and “The Record Plant” in Hollywood, “The Burbank Studios” in Burbank, California, “A&R Studios” in New York, and was produced by Quincy Jones.

Personnel:

  • Quincy Jones – vocals, trumpet, arranger, conductor, mixing
  • Quincy Duke – vocals
  • Valerie Simpson – vocals
  • Toots Thielemans – guitar, whistle, harmonica
  • George Duke – piano
  • Dave Grusin – electric piano
  • Bob James & Creations – keyboards
  • Tom Junior Morgan – harmonica
  • Ray Brown – bass, mixing
  • Carol Kaye – electric bass
  • Chuck Rainey – electric bass
  • Grady Tate – drums
  • Bobbye Porter – percussion
  • Phil Woods – alto saxophone
  • Ernie Watts – saxophone
  • Cat Anderson – trumpet
  • Eddie Louis – soloist
  • Phil Ramone – engineer
  • Phil (Boogie) Schier – mixing
  • Kevin Reeves – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Summer in the City – John Sebastian, Mark Sebastian, Steve Boone
  2. Eyes of Love – Quincy Jones, Bob Russell
  3. Tribute to A.F.-Ro’: Daydreaming / First Time Ever I Saw Your Face – Aretha Franklin / Ewan MacColl
  4. Love Theme from The Getaway – Quincy Jones
  5. You’ve Got It Bad Girl – Stevie Wonder, Yvonne Wright
  6. Superstition – Stevie Wonder
  7. Manteca – Gil Fuller, Dizzy Gillespie, Chano Pozo
  8. Sanford and Son Theme (The Streetbeater) – Quincy Jones
  9. Chump Change – Bill Cosby, Quincy Jones

Gerry Rafferty: Rest In Blue

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On September 3, 2021, “Metanoia Music” label released “Rest in Blue”, the eleventh Gerry Rafferty album. It was recorded in 2021, and was produced by Martha Rafferty and Rudy Tambala.

Personnel:

  • Gerry Rafferty – lead and backing vocals, guitar, percussion
  • Frank Bogie – guitar
  • Richard Brunton – guitar
  • Bryn Haworth – guitar, slide guitar
  • Hugh Burns – guitar, arrangements
  • Tommy Eyre – piano
  • Graham Preskett – piano
  • Paweł Rosak – piano
  • Alan Clark – Hammond organ, piano
  • Kenny Craddock – keyboards, Hammond organ
  • Mark Rafferty – harmonica
  • Andy Patterson – vocals, bass guitar, claps, tenor guitar, mandolin, percussion, bass programming, percussion programming, engineer, mixing
  • Mo Foster – bass guitar
  • John Giblin – bass guitar
  • Liam Genockey – drums
  • Mark Pusey – drums, percussion
  • Martha Rafferty – percussion, arrangements
  • Daniel Pioro – violin, band leader
  • Maria Turowska – violin
  • Abigail Young – violin
  • Scott Bryant – violin
  • Kirsty Main – violin
  • Colin McKee – violin
  • Nico Ersfeld – viola
  • Samuel Omalyev – viola
  • Rebekah Lesan – cello
  • Cameron Smith – cello
  • John Logan – string arrangement
  • Katie Kissoon – vocals, backing vocals
  • Rab Noakes – backing vocals
  • Rudy Tambala – percussion programming, mixing
  • Barry Hammond – engineer
  • Dan Priest – engineer
  • Seb Stone – engineer
  • Bob Whitney – engineer
  • John Cavannah – engineer
  • Neil Costello – engineer
  • Roy Dodds – engineer
  • Billy Foster – engineer assistant
  • Oscar Dash – engineer assistant
  • George Oulton – mixing assistant
  • Miles Showell – mastering
  • John Byrne – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Gerry Rafferty, except where noted.

  1. Still in Denial
  2. Full Moon
  3. Sign of the Times
  4. You Are All I Want
  5. I Still Love You
  6. Wild Mountain Thyme – Francis McPeake
  7. Slow Down
  8. It’s Just the Motion – Richard Thompson
  9. Look at Me Now
  10. Dirty Old Town – Ewan MacColl
  11. Lost Highway
  12. Keeper of My Soul
  13. Precious Memories
  14. Stuck in the Middle with You – Joe Egan, Gerry Rafferty

The Pogues: Rum Sodomy & The Lash

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On August 5, 1985, “Stiff” label released “Rum Sodomy & the Lash”, the second Pogues (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1985, at “Elephant Studios” in London, and was produced by Elvis Costello and Philip Chevron.

Personnel:

  • Shane MacGowan – lead vocals
  • Spider Stacy – vocals, tin whistle
  • Philip Chevron – guitar, mandolin
  • Jem Finer – banjo
  • James Fearnley – accordion
  • Cait O’Riordan – vocals, bass
  • Andrew Ranken – drums
  • Henry Benagh – fiddle
  • Dick Cuthell – French horn
  • Tommy Keane – uilleann pipes
  • Terry Woods – string instruments
  • Fiachra Trench – string arrangements
  • Paul Scully – engineer
  • Dave Jordan – engineer
  • Bob Kraushaar – engineer
  • Nick Davis – engineer
  • Peter Mennim – cover art
  • Théodore Géricault – original painting
  • Frank Murray – sleeve concept
  • Lilly Lee – hand lettering
  • Cindy Palmano – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Shane MacGowan, except where noted.

  1. The Sick Bed of Cúchulainn
  2. The Old Main Drag
  3. The Wild Cats of Kilkenny – Shane MacGowan, Jem Finer
  4. I’m a Man Tou Don’t Meet Every Day – traditional, arranged by Shane MacGowan, Spider Stacy, Philip Chevron, Jem Finer, James Fearnley, Cait O’Riordan, Andrew Ranken
  5. A Pair of Brown Eyes
  6. Sally MacLennane
  7. Dirty Old Town – Ewan MacColl
  8. Jesse James – traditional, arranged by Shane MacGowan, Spider Stacy, Philip Chevron, Jem Finer, James Fearnley, Cait O’Riordan, Andrew Ranken
  9. Navigator – Phil Gaston
  10. Billy’s Bones
  11. The Gentleman Soldier – traditional, arranged by Shane MacGowan, Spider Stacy, Philip Chevron, Jem Finer, James Fearnley, Cait O’Riordan, Andrew Ranken
  12. And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda – Eric Bogle

Roberta Flack: First Take

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On June 20, 1969, “Atlantic” label released “First Take”, the debut Roberta Flack studio album. It was recorded in February 1969, at “Atlantic” in New York City, and was produced by Joel Dorn. In 2020, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “First Take” at number 451 on its list of “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Roberta Flack – vocals, piano
  • Bucky Pizzarelli – guitars
  • Ron Carter – bass
  • Ray Lucas – drums, percussion
  • Seldon Powell, Frank Wess – saxophone
  • Jimmy Nottingham, Joe Newman – trumpet
  • Benny Powell – trombone
  • Emanuel Green, Gene Orloff – violin
  • Alfred Brown, Selwart Clarke, Theodore Israel – viola
  • Charles McCracken, George Ricci – cello
  • William S. Fischer – horn and string arrangements, string conducting
  • William Arlt – recording
  • Bob Liftin – remix
  • Stanislaw Zagorski – design
  • Ken Heinen – photography

Track listing:

  1. Compared to What – Gene McDaniels
  2. Angelitos Negros – Andrés Eloy Blanco, Manuel Álvarez Maciste
  3. Our Ages or Our Hearts – Robert Ayers, Donny Hathaway
  4. I Told Jesus – traditional, arranged by Roberta Flack
  5. Hey, That’s No Way to Say Goodbye – Leonard Cohen
  6. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face – Ewan MacColl
  7. Tryin’ Times – Donny Hathaway, Leroy Hutson
  8. Ballad of the Sad Young Men – Fran Landesman, Tommy Wolf

Marianne Faithfull: Forever Faithfull

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In September 1966, “London” label released “Faithfull Forever”, the fifth Marianne Faithfull album. It was recorded in 1966, and was produced by Mike Leander.

Personnel:

  • Marianne Faithfull – vocal
  • Mike Leander – arrangements
  • Gus Dudgeon – engineer 
  • Vic Smith – engineer
  • Jean-Marie Perrier – photography

Track listing:

  1. Counting – Bob Lind
  2. Tomorrow’s Calling – Eric Woolfson
  3. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face – Ewan MacColl
  4. With You in Mind – Jackie DeShannon
  5. In the Night Time – Donovan
  6. Ne Me Quitte Pas (Love theme from The Umbrellas of Cherbourg) – Jacques Demy, Michel Legrand
  7. Monday, Monday – John Phillips
  8. Some Other Spring – Arthur Herzog, Jr., Irene Kitchings
  9. That’s Right Baby – Michael Farr
  10. Lucky Girl – Barry Mason, Les Reedrtists
  11. I’m the Sky – Norma Tanega
  12. I Have a Love – Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim

Marianne Faithful: North Country Maid

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On April 1, 1966, “Decca” label released “North Country Maid”, the fourth Marianne Faithfull studio album. It was recorded in 1966, and was produced by Mike Leander.

Personnel:

  • Marianne Faithful – vocal
  • Jon Mark – guitar, arrangements
  • Big Jim Sullivan – guitar
  • Mick Taylor – arrangements
  • Gus Dudgeon – engineer
  • Gered Mankowitz – photography

Track listing:

  1. Green Are Your Eyes – Bert Jansch
  2. Scarborough Fair – traditional
  3. Cockleshells
  4. The Last Thing on My Mind – Tom Paxton
  5. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face – Ewan MacColl
  6. Sally Free and Easy – Cyril Tawney
  7. Sunny Goodge Street – Donovan
  8. How Should I Your True Love Know – traditional
  9. She Moved Thru’ The Fair – traditional; adapted by Herbert Hughes, lyrics by Padraic Colum
  10. North Country Maid – traditional
  11. Lullaby – Jon Mark
  12. Wild Mountain Thyme – Francis McPeake

Bert Jansch: Moonshine

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In February 1973, “Reprise” label released “Moonshine”, the eighth Bert Jansch studio album. It was recorded in 1972 in London, and was produced by Danny Thompson.

Personnel:

  • Bert Jansch – vocals, guitars
  • Mary Hopkin – vocal
  • Gary Boyle – electric guitar
  • Danny Thompson – bass
  • Tony Visconti – electric bass, recorder, percussion, arrangements
  • Aly Bain – fiddle
  • Ralph McTell – harmonica
  • Skaila Kanga – harp
  • Laurie Allan – drums
  • Dave Mattacks – drums
  • Dannie Richmond – drums
  • Les Quatre Flute a Bec Consort – flutes
  • Richard Adeney – flute
  • Thea King – clarinet
  • Marilyn Sanson – cello
  • John Wood, Victor Gamm – engineer
  • Heather Jansch – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Bert Jansch, except where noted.

  1. Yarrow – traditional, arranged by Bert Jansch
  2. Brought with the Rain – Bert Jansch, traditional
  3. The January Man – Dave Goulder
  4. Night Time Blues
  5. Moonshine
  6. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face – Ewan MacColl
  7. Ramble Away – traditional, arranged by Bert Jansch
  8. Twa Corbies – traditional, arranged by Bert Jansch
  9. Oh My Father

Rod Stewart: An Old Raincoat Won’t Ever Let You Down

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In November 1969, “Vertigo” label released “An Old Raincoat Won’t Ever Let You Down”, the debut Rod Stewart album. It was recorded June – August 1969, at “Lansdowne” and “Olympic Studios” in London, and was produced by Rod Stewart and Lou Reizner.

Personnel:

  • Rod Stewart – vocals, guitars
  • Ronnie Wood – guitars, bass, harmonica
  • Martin Pugh – guitars
  • Martin Quittenton – acoustic guitar
  • Ian McLagan – piano, organ
  • Mike d’Abo – piano
  • Keith Emerson – organ
  • Micky Waller – drums
  • Lou Reizner – vocals
  • Keith “Marcus Keef” MacMillan – design, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Rod Stewart, except where noted.

  1. Street Fighting Man – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
  2. Man of Constant Sorrow – traditional arranged by Rod Stewart
  3. Blind Prayer
  4. Handbags and Gladrags – Mike d’Abo
  5. I Wouldn’t Ever Change a Thing
  6. Cindy’s Lament
  7. Dirty Old Town – Ewan MacColl

Mel Tormé: Tormé: A New Album

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In June 1977, “Gryphone Records” label released “Tormé: A New Album”, the 15th Mel Tormé album. It was recorded in June 1977, in London.

Personnel:

  • Mel Tormé – vocals, arranger
  • Phil Woods – alto saxophone
  • Gordon Beck – keyboards
  • Barry Miles – piano
  • Vic Juris – guitar
  • Brian Hodges – electric bass
  • Terry Silverlight – drums
  • Christopher Gunning – arranger, conductor

Track listing:

  1. All in Love Is Fair – Stevie Wonder
  2. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face – Ewan MacColl
  3. New York State of Mind – Billy Joel
  4. Stars – Janis Ian
  5. Send in the Clowns – Stephen Sondheim
  6. Ordinary Fool – Paul Williams
  7. Medley
  8. (Ah, the Apple Trees) When the World Was Young -M. Philippe Gerard, Angela Vannier, Johnny Mercer
  9. Yesterday When I was Young – Charles Aznavour, Herbert Kretzmer
  10. Bye Bye Blackbird – Mort Dixon, Ray Henderson