On October 3, 1968, “Capitol” label released “Mama Tried”, the seventh Merle Haggard and the Strangers studio album. It was recorded February – March, 1968, ay “Capitol Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Ken Nelson. In 1999, the album title song won the “Grammy Hall of Fame Award”.
Personnel:
Merle Haggard – vocals, guitar
The Strangers:
Roy Nichols – guitar
Norman Hamlet – steel guitar
George French – piano
Jerry Ward – bass
Eddie Burris – drums
Lewis Talley – guitar
Tommy Collins – guitar
Billy Mize – guitar
Glen Campbell – guitar
James Burton – guitar
Bonnie Owens – harmony vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Merle Haggard, except where noted.
Mama Tried
Green, Green Grass of Home – Curly Putman
Little Ole Wine Drinker Me – Dick Jennings, Hank Mills
In the Good Old Days (When Times Were Bad) – Dolly Parton
On September 30, 2016, “Oh Boy” label released “For Better, or Worse”, the seventeenth John Prine studio album. It was recorded January – February 2016.
Personnel:
John Prine – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
Mark Howard – acoustic guitar, mandolin
Susan Tedeschi – vocals, electric guitar
Jason Wilber – acoustic and electric guitar
Lloyd Green – pedal steel guitar
Al Perkins – pedal steel guitar, resonator guitar
Pat McLaughlin – mandolin
Tim O’Brien – mandolin, fiddle
Pete Wasner – piano, Wurlitzer piano
Kirk “Jelly Roll” Johnson – harmonica
Shad Cobb – fiddle
Dave Jacques – upright bass
Kenneth Blevins – drums
Iris DeMent – vocals
Alison Krauss – vocals
Miranda Lambert – vocals
Kathy Mattea – vocals
Kacey Musgraves – vocals
Fiona Prine – vocals
Amanda Shires – vocals
Morgane Stapleton – vocals
Holly Williams – vocals
Lee Ann Womack – vocals
Track listing:
Who’s Gonna Take the Garbage Out – Johnny Tillotson, Teddy Wilburn
Storm Never Last – Jessi Colter
Falling in Love Again – Friedrich Hollaender, Sammy Lerner
Color of the Blues – George Jones, Lawton Williams
I’m Tellin You – Billy Hughes
Remember Me (When Candlelights Are Gleaming) – Scott Wiseman
Look at Us – Max T. Barnes, Vince Gill
Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (And Loud, Loud Music) – Joe Maphis, Rose Lee Maphis
Fifteen Years Ago – Raymond Smith
Cold Cold Heart – Hank Williams
Dreaming My Dreams with You – Allen Reynolds
Mental Cruelty – Buck Owens, Dixie Davis, Larry Davis
On September 25, 1995, “Virgin”, “Arista”, “BMG” and “RCA” labels released “Outside”, the twentieth David Bowie album. It was recorded March – November 1994, January – February 1995, at “Mountain” in Montreux, “Westside” in London, “The Hit Factory” in New York City, and was produced by David Richards, Brian Eno and David Bowie.
Personnel:
David Bowie – vocals, saxophone, guitar, keyboards, additional treatments, mixing, album cover concept, head of DB, acrylic painting on canvas 1995
On September 3, 1991, “Anthem” label released “Roll the Bones”, the fourteenth Rush studio album. It was recorded February – May 1991, at “Le Studio” in Morin-Heights, Quebec, “McClear Place” in Toronto, Ontario, and was produced by Rupert Hine, Alex Lifeson, Neil Peart and Geddy Lee.
Personnel:
Alex Lifeson – acoustic and electric guitars, backing vocals, arrangements
Geddy Lee – vocals, bass guitar, synthesizers, arrangements
On August 28, 2001, “Elektra” and “Duophonic” labels released “Sound-Dust”, the seventh Stereolab studio album. It was recorded October 2000 – February 2001, at “Soma” in Chicago, Illinois, and was produced by John McEntire and Jim O’Rourke.
Personnel:
Tim Gane – acoustic and electric guitars, piano, Rhodes, Rock-Si-Chord, Wurlitzer pianos, clavinet, electric harpsichord, Farfisa organ, celesta, electronics, tape echo and delay, mixing
Mary Hansen – vocals, percussion, whistling, sound effects, mixing
Sean O’Hagan – acoustic and electric guitars, piano, Pianet, Rhodes, Rock-Si-Chord, and Wurlitzer pianos, clavinet, electric harpsichord, Farfisa organ, celesta, brass and flute arrangements
Jim O’Rourke – acoustic and electric guitars, piano, Pianet, Rhodes, Rock-Si-Chord, and Wurlitzer pianos, clavinet, electric harpsichord, Farfisa organ, celesta, vibraphone, marimba, glockenspiel, electronics, tape echo and delay, engineer, mixing
John McEntire – piano, Pianet, Rhodes, Rock-Si-Chord, and Wurlitzer pianos, clavinet, electric harpsichord, Farfisa organ, celesta, vibraphone, marimba, glockenspiel, electronics, tape echo and delay, percussion, whistling, sound effects, engineer, mixing
Tim Barnes – bongo drum
Dave Max Crawford – trumpet
Jeb Bishop – trombone
Mikael Jorgensen – electric harpsichord, Rhodes piano
Glenn Kotche – crotales, marimba
Rob Mazurek – cornet
Rob Mazurek – cornet
Paul Mertens – flute, bass harmonica
Chad Taylor – cymbals, drums
Tim Barnes – bongo drum
Dave Max Crawford – trumpet
Jeb Bishop – trombone
Andy Robinson – brass and flute arrangements
Mikael Jorgensen – electric harpsichord, Rhodes piano
Glenn Kotche – crotales, marimba
Mike Jorgensen – computer assistance
Steve Rooke – mastering
Jeremy Lemos – additional engineering
House – design
Track listing:
All tracks by Tim Gane and Lætitia Sadier, except where noted.
Black Ants in Sound Dust
Space Moth
Captain Easychord
Baby Kuku
The Black Arts
Hallucinex
Double Rocker
Gus the Mynah Bird
Naught More Terrific Than Man
Nothing to Do with Me – Tim Gane, Lætitia Sadier, Chris Morris
On August 22, 1995, “Epitaph” label released “…And Out Come the Wolves”, the third Rancid studio album. It was recorded February – May 1995, at “Fantasy” in Berkeley, California, and was produced by Jerry Finn, Tim Armstrong, Matt Freeman, Brett Reed and Lars Frederiksen. In 2004, the album was certified Platinum in US by the “RIAA”.
Personnel:
Tim Armstrong – vocals, guitar
Lars Frederiksen – vocals, guitar
Matt Freeman – bass guitar, backing vocals
Brett Reed – drums
Jim Carroll – vocals
Paul Jackson – Hammond organ
Eric Dinn – drums
Bashiri Johnson – percussion
DJ Disk – scratching
Lars Frederiksen – cover art, cover photography
Jesse Fischer – artwork, photography
Brett Gurewitz – engineer
Michael Rosen – engineer
Joe Pirrera – engineer assistant
Frank Rinella – engineer assistant
Steve Sisco – engineer assistant
Andy Wallace – mixing
Jerry Finn – mixing
Howie Weinberg – mastering
Mike Fasano – technician
Track listing:
All tracks by Tim Armstrong, Matt Freeman and Lars Frederiksen, except where noted.
Maxwell Murder
The 11th Hour – Tim Armstrong, Eric Dinn, Matt Freeman and Lars Frederiksen
Roots Radicals
Time Bomb
Olympia W.A.
Lock, Step & Gone
Junkie Man – Tim Armstrong, Matt Freeman, Jim Carroll, Lars Frederiksen
On August 15, 2005, “Kaizerecords” label released “Maestro”, the third Kaizers Orchestra studio album. It was recorded February – March 2005, at “Duper Studio” in Bergen, Norway, and was produced by Jørgen Træen and Janove Ottesen.
In August 1963, “RCA Victor” label released “Night Beat”, the tenth Sam Cooke studio album. It was recorded in February 1963, at “RCA Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Hugo & Luigi.
Personnel:
Sam Cooke – vocals, arrangements
René Hall – guitar, conducting
Clifton White, Barney Kessel – guitar
Ray Johnson – piano
Billy Preston – organ
Cliff Hils – bass guitar
Sharky Hall – drums, tambourin
Hal Blaine – drums
Dave Hassinger – recording
Track listing:
Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen – traditional
Lost and Lookin’ – James W. Alexander, Lowell Jordan
Mean Old World – Sam Cooke
Please Don’t Drive Me Away – Charles Brown, Jesse Ervin
I Lost Everything – Ella Tate
Get Yourself Another Fool – Ernest Monroe Tucker, Frank A. Haywood
Little Red Rooster – Willie Dixon
Laughin’ and Clownin’ – Sam Cooke
Trouble Blues – Charles Brown
You Gotta Move – traditional
Fool’s Paradise – Johnny Fuller, Robert Geddins, David Avid
On August 1, 1960. “Columbia’ label released “Ride This Train”, the sixth Johnny Cash album. It was recorded December – February 1960, and was produced by Don Law.
Personnel:
Johnny Cash – vocals, rhythm guitar, arrangements
The Tennessee Two
Luther Perkins – lead guitar
Marshall Grant – bass
Johnny Western – guitar
Floyd Cramer – piano
Buddy Harman – drums
Shot Jackson – dobro, steel guitar
Gordon Terry – fiddle
Alan Lomax – adaptation, arrangements
Mark Wilder – mixing, mastering
Seth Foster – mastering
Stacey Boyle – tape research
Matt Kelly – tape research
Kay Smith – tape research
Arthur Levy – liner notes
Howard Fritzson – art direction
Randall Martin – design
Don Hunstein – photography
Darren Salmieri – A&R
Steven Berkowitz – A&R
Patti Matheny – A&R
Track listing:
Loading Coal – Merle Travis
Slow Rider – Johnny Cash
Lumberjack – Leon Payne
Dorraine of Ponchrtrain – Johnny Cash
Going to Memphis – Hollie Dew, Alan Lomax, (new words and music) by Johnny Cash
When Papa Played the Dobro – Johnny Cash
Boss Jack – Tex Ritter
Old Doc Brown – Red Foley
Second Honeymoon – Autry Inman
Ballad of the Harp Weaver – Thelma Moore, Edna Millay
On July 28, 1975, “Vertigo” label released “Sabotage”, the sixth Black Sabbath studio album. It was recorded February – March 1975, at “Morgan” in London, and was produced by Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward and Mike Butcher.
Personnel:
Ozzy Osbourne – lead vocals
Tony Iommi – guitars, piano, synthesizer, organ, harp
Geezer Butler – bass
Bill Ward – drums, percussion, piano, backing/scat vocals
English Chamber Choir
Will Malone – choir arrangements
Mike Butcher – engineer
Robin Black – engineer
David Harris – tape operator and saboteur
Track listing:
All tracks by Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward.
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