In November 1969, “Cadet” label released “The Spice of Life”, the second Marlena Shaw studio album. It was recorded February – July 1969, at “Ter Mar Studios” in Chicago, Illinois, and was produced by Richard Evans and Charles Stepney.
Personnel:
Marlena Shaw – vocal
Richard Evans – arrangements
Charles Stepney – arrangements
Stu Black – engineer
Dave Purple – engineer
Jerry Griffin – design
Bob Crawford – photography
Bobby Miller – album supervision
Loonis McGlohon – liner notes
Ken Druker – executive producer
Track listing:
Woman of the Ghetto – Bobby Miller, Marlena Shaw, Richard Evans
Call it Stormy Monday – T-Bone Walker
Where Can I Go? – Leo Fuld, Sigment Berland, Sonny Miller
I’m Satisfied – Morris Dollison
I Wish I Knew (How It Would Feel To Be Free) – Billy Taylor, Dick Dallas
Liberation Conversation – Bobby Miller, Marlena Shaw
California Soul – Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
Go Away Little Boy – Gerry Goffin, Carole King
Looking Through the Eyes of Love – Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil
On November 1, 1968, “Apple” label released “Wonderwall Music”, the debut George Harrison studio album. It was recorded November 1967 – February 1968, at “EMI” and “De Lane Lea” in London, “His Master’s Voice” in Bombay, and was produced by George Harrison. The album was soundtrack to the 1968 film “Wonderwall”, directed by Joe Massot, it was the first solo album by a member of The Beatles, and the first album issued on the band’s Apple record label.
Personnel:
George Harrison – piano, mellotron, acoustic and electric guitars, tape loops, arrangements
Colin Manley – acoustic and electric guitars, steel guitar
Eric Clapton – electric guitar
John Barham – piano, flugelhorn, harmonium, orchestral arrangement
Tony Ashton – tack piano, organ, Mellotron, piano, harmonium
Tommy Reilly – harmonica
Big Jim Sullivan – bass
Philip Rogers – bass guitar
Roy Dyke – drums
Ringo Starr – drums
Aashish Khan – sarod
Mahapurush Misra – tabla, pakhavaj
Sharad Kumar – shehnai
Hanuman Jadev – shehnai
Shambhu Das – sitar
Indranil Bhattacharya – sitar
Shankar Ghosh – table
Chandrashekhar Naringrekar – surbahar
Shivkumar Sharma – santoor
S.R. Kenkare – bansuri
Vinayak Vora – tar shehnai
Rijram Desad – harmonium, tabla tarang
Track listing:
All tracks by George Harrison, except where noted.
On October 20, 2023, “DeadAir” label released “Census Designated”, the second Jane Remover studio album. It was recorded February 2022 – July 2023, at “Studio North” in Philadelphia, Jane Remover’s house in New Jersey, and was produced by Jane Remover.
On October 14, 1974, “Chrysalis” label released “War Child”, the seventh Jethro Tull studio album. It was recorded December 1973 – February 1974, at “Morgan Studios” in London, “Château d’Hérouville” in France, and was produced by Ian Anderson.
Personnel:
Ian Anderson – vocals, flute, acoustic guitar, alto, soprano and sopranino saxophones
Martin Barre – electric guitar, Spanish guitar
John Evan – piano, organ, synthesizers, accordion
Jeffrey Hammond – lead vocals, spoken word, bass guitar, string bass
On October 8, 2013, “Rise Records” label released “Devour”, the second Dave Hause studio album. It was recorded February – March 2013, at “Grandmaster Recorders”, and was produced by Andrew Alekel and Mitchell Townsend.
Personnel:
Dave Hause – lead vocals, guitar
Mitchell Townsend – guitar
Bo Koster – keyboards
Bob Thomson – bass
David Hidalgo, Jr. – drums
Scott Hutchison, Matt Skiba, The Watson Twins – backing vocals
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
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