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Brian Wilson: Brian Wilson Reimaginess Gershwin

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On August 17, 2010, “Walt Disney” label released “Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin”, the ninth Brian Wilson album. It was recorded October 2009 – February 2010, and was produced by Brian Wilson.

Personnel:

  • Brian Wilson- lead and backing vocals
  • Probyn Gregory- guitar, tannerin, banjo, trumpet, Wah Wah guitar, acoustic baritone, slide and nylon string guitar, backing vocals
  • Nick Walusko – guitar, backing vocals
  • Gary Griffin- organ, piano
  • Darian Sahanaja- piano, electric piano, clavinet, moog, vibraphone, tack piano, glockenspiel, organ, harpsichord, backing vocals
  • Scott Bennett – vibraphone, piano, keyboards, xylophone, drums, backing vocals
  • Brett Simons – electric and acoustic bass, baritone guitar, 6-string bass, Tic-Tac bass
  • Todd Sucherman, Mike D’Amico – drums
  • Nelson Bragg – percussion, glockenspiel, timpani, backing vocals
  • Paul Von Mertens – clarinet, celeste, harmonica, bass harmonica, saxophone, flute, alto flute, backing vocals
  • Taylor Mills – backing vocals
  • Jeffrey Foskett- backing Vocals

Track listing:

  1. Rhapsody in Blue/Intro – George Gershwin
  2. The Like In I Love You – George Gershwin, Brian Wilson, Scott Bennett
  3. Summertime – George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward, Dorothy Heyward, Ira Gershwin
  4. I Loves You Porgy – George Gershwin, Du Bose Heyward, Dorothy Heyward, Ira Gershwin
  5. I Got Plenty o’ Nuttin’ – George Gershwin, Du Bose Heyward, Dorothy Heyward, Ira Gershwin
  6. It Ain’t Necessarily So – George Gershwin, Du Bose Heyward, Dorothy Heyward, Ira Gershwin
  7. S Wonderful – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  8. They Can’t Take That Away from Me – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  9. Love Is Here to Stay – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  10. I’ve Got a Crush on You – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  11. I Got Rhythm – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  12. Someone to Watch Over Me – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  13. Nothing But Love – George Gershwin, Brian Wilson, Scott Bennett
  14. Rhapsody in Blue/Reprise – George Gershwin

The Starting Line: Direction

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On July 31, 2007, “Virgin” label released “Direction”, the third Starting Line (The) studio album. It was recorded February – May 2008, at “Bay 7 Studios” in Valley Village, “ and Sparky Dark Studio” in Calabasas, California, and was produced by Howard Benson.

Personnel:

  • Mike Golla – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Matt Watts – rhythm guitar
  • Brian Schmutz – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Howard Benson– keyboards, programming
  • Kenny Vasoli– lead vocals, bass
  • Tom Gryskiewicz – drums
  • Kenny Aronoff– drums
  • Luis Conti – percussion
  • Jamie Muhoberac– keyboards
  • Mike Plotnikoff – recording
  • Hatsukazu Inagaki – engineer
  • Chris Concepcion – technical assistance
  • Chris Lord-Alge– mixing
  • Nik Karpen – mixing assistant
  • Ted Jensen– mastering
  • Paul DeCarli – digital editing
  • Sean Mosher-Smith – creative director
  • Mike Joyce – art, design
  • Kate McGregor – art coordinator
  • Justin Borucki – photography

Track listing:

  1. Direction
  2. 21
  3. Are You Alone
  4. Island
  5. Hurry
  6. Something Left to Give
  7. Birds
  8. Way With Words
  9. I Could Be Wrong
  10. Somebody’s Gonna Miss Us
  11. Need to Love
  12. What You Want

AC/DC: Fly on the Wall

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On June 28, 1985, “Albert Production” label released “Fly on the Wall”, the tenth AC/DC studio album. It was recorded October 1984–February 1985, at “Mountain Studios” in Montreux, Switzerland, and was produced by Angus Young and Malcolm Young. The album was certified Platinum in US by “RIAA”.

Personnel:

  • Brian Johnson– lead vocals
  • Angus Young– lead guitar
  • Malcolm Young– rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Cliff Williams– bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Simon Wright– drums, percussion
  • Mark Dearnley – engineer
  • Bob Defrin – art director
  • Todd Schorr– cover illustration

Track listing:

All tracks by Malcolm Young, Angus Young and Brian Johnson.

  1. Fly on the Wall
  2. Shake Your Foundations
  3. First Blood
  4. Danger
  5. Sink the Pink
  6. Playing With the Girls
  7. Stand Up
  8. Hell of High Water
  9. Back in Business
  10. Send for the Man

Crosby, Stills and Nash: Live It Up

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On June 26, 1990, “Atlantic” label released “Live It Up”, the fourth Crosby, Stills & Nash album. It was recorded February 1989 – February 1990, and was produced by David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Graham Nash, Joe Vitale and Stanley Johnston.

Personnel:

  • David Crosby– vocals, electric guitar
  • Stephen Stills– vocals, guitars, bass
  • Graham Nash– vocals, acoustic guitar
  • John David Souther, The Williams Family – vocals
  • Tony Beard – electrion guitar, percussion programming
  • Mike Landau, Roger McGuinn – guitar
  • Peter Frampton— guitar
  • Bruce Hornsby– piano, accordion
  • Craig Doerge– keyboards
  • Bob Glaub, Leland Sklar– bass
  • Joe Vitale– drums, synthesizers, keyboards, percussion
  • Mike Fisher, Michito Sanchez, Vince Charles – percussion
  • Branford Marsalis– soprano saxophone
  • Rand Wetherwax – sound design including radio broadcast voices of Simon Jonesand Harry S. Truman

Track listing:

  1. Live It Up – Joe Vitale
  2. If Anybody Had a Heart – Joh David Souther, Danny Kortchmar
  3. Tomboy – Stephen Stills
  4. Haven’t We Lost Enough – Stephen Stills, Kevin Cronin
  5. Yours and Mine – Craig Doerge, David Crosby, Graham Nash
  6. (Got to Keep) Open – Stephen Stills, Graham Nash
  7. Straight Line – Tony Beard
  8. House of Broken Dreams – Graham Nash
  9. Arrows – Michael Hedges, David Crosby
  10. After the Dolphin – Graham Nash, Craig Doerge

Ride: Weather Diaries

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On June 16, 2017, “Wichita Recordings” label released “Weather Diaries”, the fifth Ride studio album. It was recorded November 2016 – February 2017, and was produced by Erol Alkan.

Personnel:

  • Mark Gardener– lead vocals, guitar
  • Andy Bell– vocals, guitar
  • Steve Queralt – bass guitars
  • Laurence “Loz” Colbert – drums, percussion
  • Alan Moulder– mixing

Track listing:

  1. Lannoy Point
  2. Charm Assault
  3. All I Want
  4. Home Is a Feeling
  5. Weather Diaries
  6. Rocket Silver Symphony
  7. Lateral Alice
  8. Call
  9. Integration Tape
  10. Impermanence
  11. White Sands

Phish: Undermind

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On June 15, 2004, “Elektra” label released “Undermind”, the tenth Phish studio album. It was recorded May 2002 at “The Barn” in Vermont, April 2003 at “Nantucket” in Massachusetts, June 2003 at “Big Moe Recording” in Chicago, Illinois, February 2004 at “The Barn” in Vermont, March 2004 at “Cactus Unlimited” in New York, and was produced by Tchad Blake.

Personnel:

  • Trey Anastasio– vocals, guitars, engineer
  • Page McConnell– vocals, keyboards
  • Mike Gordon– vocals, bass guitar
  • Jon Fishman– vocals, drums
  • “Secret Smile” strings:
  • Katherine Winterstein, Laura Markowitz, Signy Glendinning, Sofia Hirsch, Ann Cooper, Kathy Andrew – violin
  • Roy Feldman, Pam Reit, Hilary Hatch – viola
  • John Dunlop, Dieuwke Davydov; arrangement: Maria Schneider – cello
  • Maria Schneider – arrangements
  • Tchad Blake – engineer, mixing, photography
  • Jared Slomoff, Bill Plummer, Bryce Goggin – engineer
  • Chris Weal, Peter J. Carini – engineer assistant
  • Claire Lewis – mixing assistant
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Brian Brown, Kevin Brown, Kevin Shapiro, Pam Reit, Kevin Monty, Rob O’Dea, Paul Languedoc – production assistant, technical assistance
  • JDK – design
  • Danny Clinch – photography

Track listing:

  1. Scents and Subtle Sounds (Intro) – Trey Anastasio, Herman, Tom Marshall
  2. Undermind – Trey Anastasio, Herman, Tom Marshall
  3. The Connection – Trey Anastasio, Tom Marshall
  4. A Song I Heard the Ocean Sing – Trey Anastasio, Tom Marshall
  5. Army of One – Page McConnell
  6. Crowd Control – Trey Anastasio, Tom Marshall
  7. Maggie’s Revenge – Trey Anastasio, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon, Page McConnell
  8. Nothing – Trey Anastasio, Tom Marshall
  9. Two versions of Me – Trey Anastasio, Tom Marshall
  10. Access Me – Mike Gordon
  11. Scents and Subtle Sounds – Trey Anastasio, Herman, Tom Marshall
  12. Tomorrow’s Song – Jon Fishman
  13. Secret Smile – Trey Anastasio, Tom Marshall
  14. Grind – Trey Anastasio, Tom Marshall

Temper Trap: Thick as Thieves

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On June 10, 2016, “Liberation Music” label released “Thick as Thieves”, the third Temper Trap studio album. It was recorded February 2013 – October 2015, and was produced by Rich Cooper and Damian Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Joseph Greer – guitars, keys
  • Justin Parker– guitars
  • Dougy Mandagi – vocals, guitars
  • Pascal Gabriel– keyboards
  • Jonathon Aherne – bass
  • Toby Dundas – drums, percussion
  • Rich Cooper – drums, percussion
  • Britini Blackketter – backing vocals
  • Rich Cooper – programming
  • Pascal Gabriel – programming
  • Russell Fawcus – engineer, producer assistant
  • Spike Stent, Damian Taylor-  mixing
  • Bob Ludwig- mastering
  • Jonathon Aherne – cover art
  • Steve Stacey – design
  • Jon Bergman – photography
  • Ben Allen – producer assistant

Track listing:

  1. Thick as Thieves – Jonathon Aherne, Toby Dundas, Pascal Gabriel,  Joseph Greer, Dougy Mandagi
  2. So Much Sky – Jonathon Aherne, Ben H. Allen III, Toby Dundas, Joseph Greer, Dougy Mandagi
  3. Burn – Jonathon Aherne, Toby Dundas, Joseph Greer, Dougy Mandagi
  4. Lost – Jonathon Aherne, Toby Dundas, Joseph Greer, Dougy Mandagi
  5. Fall Together – Jonathon Aherne, Ben H. Allen III, Richard Scott Cooper, Pascal Gabriel, Joseph Greer, Dougy Mandagi, Justin Parker
  6. Alive – Jonathon Aherne, Toby Dundas, Pascal Gabriel, Joseph Greer, Dougy Mandagi
  7. Riverina – Jonathon Aherne Toby Dundas,  Pascal Gabriel, Joseph Greer, Dougy Mandagi
  8. Summer’s Almost Gone – Jonathon Aherne, Toby Dundas, Joseph Greer, Dougy Mandagi, James Ryan Ho
  9. Tombstone – Jonathon Aherne,Toby Dundas, Joseph Greer, Dougy Mandagi
  10. What If I Am Wrong – Jonathon Aherne, Ben H. Allen III,Joseph Greer, Dougy Mandagi
  11. Ordinary World – Jonathon Aherne, Toby Dundas, Pascal Gabriel, Joseph Greer, Dougy Mandagi

 

Dream Theater: Octavarium

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On June 7, 2005, “Atlantic” label released “Octavarium”, the eighth Dream Theater studio album. It was recorded September 2004 – February 2005, at “The Hit Factory” in, New York City, and was produced by John Petrucci and Mike Portnoy.

Personnel:

  • James LaBrie– lead vocals
  • John Petrucci– guitar, backing vocals
  • Jordan Rudess– keyboards, continuum, lap steel guitar
  • John Myung– bass
  • Mike Portnoy– drums, backing vocals
  • Pamela Sklar – flute
  • Joe Anderer, Stewart Rose – French Horns
  • Elena Barere – concert master
  • Katharine Fong, Ann Lehmann, Katherine Livolsi-Stern, Laura McGinniss, Catherine Ro, Ricky Sortomme, Yuri Vodovoz – violin
  • Vincent Lionti, Karen Dreyfus – viola
  • Richard Locker, Jeanne LeBlanc – cello
  • String quartet:
  • Elena Barere, Carol Webb – violins
  • Vincent Lionti – viola
  • Richard Locker – cello
  • Jamshied Sharifi – strings arrangements, conductor
  • Jill Dell’Abate – orchestral contractor
  • Doug Oberkircher – engineer
  • Colleen Culhane, Kaori Kinoshita, Ryan Simms – engineer assistant
  • Bert Baldwin – additional studio assistance
  • Michael H. Brauer – mixing
  • Keith Gary – assistant, Pro Tools engineer
  • Will Hensley – second assistant
  • Pyr Osh – mastering
  • Hugh Syme- art direction, design, photography

Track listing:

All music by James LaBrie, John Petrucci, Jordan Rudess, John Myung and Mike Portnoy.

  1. The Root of All Evil – lyrics by Mike Portnoy
  • Ready
  • Remove
  1. The Answer Lies Within – lyrics by John Petrucci
  2. These Walls – lyrics by John Petrucci
  3. I Walk Beside You – lyrics by John Petrucci
  4. Panic Attack – lyrics by John Petrucci
  5. Never Enough – lyrics by Mike Portnoy
  6. Sacrificed Sons – lyrics by James LaBrie
  7. Octavarium – lyrics by James LaBrie, John Petrucci, Mike Portnoy
  • Someone Like Him
  • Medicate (Awakening)
  • Full Circle
  • Intervals
  • Razor’s Edge

Maine: Forever Halloween

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On June 4, 2013, “8123” label released “Forever Halloween”, the fourth Maine album. It was recorded February – March 2013, and was produced by Brendan Benson.

Personnel:

  • John O’Callaghan – lead vocals, piano
  • Jared Monaco – lead guitar
  • Kennedy Brock – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Garrett Nickelsen – bass guitar
  • Patrick Kirch – drums, percussion
  • Bucky Baxter – pedal steel
  • Andrew Higley – pump organ
  • Mark Watrous – backing vocals
  • Mike Esser – engineer, percussion
  • Colby Wedgeworth – mixing, mastering
  • Tim Kirch – art direction, concept, layout
  • Dirk Mai – art direction, concept, photography

Track listing:

  1. Take What You Can Carry
  2. Love & Drugs
  3. Run
  4. White Walls
  5. Happy
  6. Birthday in Los Angeles
  7. Blood Red
  8. Kennedy Curse
  9. Sad Songs
  10. Fucked Up Kids
  11. These Four Words
  12. Forever Halloween

 

Jack Johnson: To the Sea

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On June 1, 2010, “Brushfire”, “Universal Republic” labels released “To the Sea”the fifth Jack Johnson studio album. It was recorded January – February, 2010, and was produced by Jack Johnson, Merlo Podlewski, Zach Gill and Adam Topol.

Personnel:

  • Jack Johnson – vocals, guitar, ukulele, mellotron, percussion
  • Zach Gill – piano, Wurlizter, melodica, backup vocals, percussion
  • Love– harmonica
  • Merlo Podlewski – bass, percussion, backing vocals
  • Adam Topol – drums, percussion, glockenspiel, backing vocals
  • Emmett Malloy – percussion, backing vocals
  • Paula Fuga – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Jack Johnson, except where noted.

  1. You and Your Heart
  2. To the Sea
  3. No Good with Faces
  4. At or With Me
  5. When I Look Up
  6. From the Clouds
  7. My Little Girl
  8. Turn Your Love
  9. The Upsetter
  10. Red Wine, Mistakes, Mythology – lyrics by Jack Johnson, Zach Gill, music by : Jack Johnson, Gill, Merlo Podlewski, Adam Topol
  11. Pictures of People Taking Pictures
  12. Anything but the Truth
  13. Only the Ocean – lyrics by Jack Johnson, music by Jack Johnson, Zach Gill, Merlo Podlewski, Adam Topol