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Stevie Wonder: Where I’m Coming From

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On April 9, 1971, “Motown” label released “Where I’m Coming From” the thirteenth Stevie Wonder studio album. It was recorded July 1970 – February 1971, at “Hitsville U.S.A. in Detroit, Michigan, and was produced by Stevie Wonder.

Personnel:

  • Stevie Wonder – vocals, arrangements
  • David Van DePitte – arrangements
  • Jerry Long – arrangements
  • Paul Riser – arrangements
  • Randy King – mastering
  • Curtis McNair – art direction
  • Tom Schlesinger – graphic supervision

Track listing:

All tracks by by Stevie Wonder and Syreeta Wright.

  1. Look Around
  2. Do Yourself a Favor
  3. Think of Me as Your Soldier
  4. Something Out of the Blue
  5. If You Really Love Me
  6. I Wanna Talk to You
  7. Take Up a Course in Happiness
  8. Never Dreamed You’d Leave in Summer
  9. Sunshine in Their Eyes

Local H: Whatever Happened To P.J. Soles

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On April 6, 2004, “Studio E” label released “Whatever Happened to P.J. Soles”, the fifth Local H studio album. It was recorded February – November 2003, and was produced by Andy Gerber, Scott Lucas and Brian St. Clair.

Personnel:

  • Scott Lucas – vocals, bass, guitar, percussion
  • Brian St. Clair – drums
  • Zak Schneider – mellotron
  • Eric Oblander – harp
  • Rodney Mills – mastering
  • Kii Arens – design, set design, photography
  • Annie – photography
  • Elizabeth Chesney – cover model
  • Matt Leatherman – assistant
  • Geoff Sabin – help

Track listing:

  1. Where Are They Now
  2. Everyone Alive
  3. California Songs
  4. Dick Jones
  5. Money on the Dresser
  6. P.J. Soles
  7. How’s the Weather Down There?
  8. Buffalo Trace
  9. Heaven on the Way Down
  10. Hey, Rita
  11. Heavy Metal Bakesale
  12. Mellowed
  13. That’s What They All Say
  14. Halcyon Days (Where Were You Then?)

The Libertines: All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade

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On April 5, 2024, “EMI” label released “All Quiet on the Eastern Esplanade”, the fourth Libertines (The) studio album. It was recorded February – March 2023, at “Albion Rooms” in Margate, Kent, England, and was produced by Dimitri Tikovoï.

Personnel:

  • Carl Barât – vocals, guitar, piano, backing vocals
  • Pete Doherty – vocals, backing vocals, guitar
  • John Hassall – vocals, backing vocals, bass, drums, synthesizer programming, piano
  • Gary Powell – vocals, backing vocals, drums, percussion, string arrangements
  • Richie Kennedy – pianoi, percussion, clapping, backing vocals, programming
  • Dimitri Tikovoï – Wurlitzer electric piano, piano, organ, keyboards, percussion, backing vocals
  • Dan Grech-Marguerat – programming
  • Julie Gay – backing vocals
  • Pascale Mason – backing vocals
  • Atholl Ransome – saxophone
  • Malcolm Strachan – trombone, trumpet
  • Fiona Brice – violin
  • Katrina Lee – violin
  • Liam Brolly – viola 
  • Alice Allen – cello
  • Claude Samuel Levine – theremin
  • Fiona Brice – string arrangements
  • The Haggis Horns – recording arrangements
  • Richie Kennedy – engineer
  • Matthew Boyle – engineer
  • Ben Barker – engineer
  • Eliaz Le Floch – engineer assistant
  • Jason Stafford – engineer assistant
  • Dan Grech-Marguerat – mixing
  • Charles Haydon Hicks – mixing assistant
  • Luke Burgoyne – mixing assistant
  • Matt Colton – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Carl Barât, Pete Doherty, John Hassall and Gary Powell, except where noted.

  1. Run Run Run – Danny Connors
  2. Mustangs – Danny Connors
  3. I Have a Friend
  4. Merry Old England
  5. Man With the Melody – Oliver Rhys, Jamie Treays
  6. Oh Shit
  7. Night of the Hunter
  8. Baron’s Claw – Mike Moore
  9. Shiver
  10. Be Young
  11. Songs They Never Play on the Radio

The Raconteurs: Consolers of the Lonely

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On March 25, 2008, “Third Man” and “Warner Bros” label released “Consolers of the Lonely”, the second  Raconteurs (The) studio album. It was recorded April – February 2008, at “Blackbird” in Berry Hill, Tennessee, and was produced by Brendan Benson and Jack White.

Personnel:

  • Brendan Benson – vocals, guitar, organ, piano, arrangements
  • Jack White III – vocals, guitar, stylophone, piano, organ, horn arrangements, mixing, arrangements
  • Jack L.J. Lawrence – bass guitar, banjo, backing vocals, arrangements
  • Patrick Keeler – drums, percussion, arrangements
  • Dean Fertita – clavinet
  • The Memphis Horns – horns
  • Dirk Powell – strings
  • Flory Dory Girls – backing vocals
  • Frozen 140 Swanson (David Swanson of Whirlwind Heat)
  • Brendan Benson – horn arrangements
  • Wayne Jackson – horn arrangements
  • Joe Chiccarelli – engineer
  • Vance Powell – mix down engineer
  • Lowell Reynolds – engineer assistant
  • Vlado Meller – mastering
  • Mark Santangello – assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Brendan Benson and Jack White, except where noted.

  1. Consoler of the Lonely
  2. Salute Your Solution
  3. You Don’t Understand Me
  4. Old Enough
  5. The Switch and the Spur
  6. Hold Up
  7. Top Yourself
  8. Many Shades of Black
  9. Five on the Five
  10. Attention
  11. Pull the Blanket Off
  12. Rich Kid Blues – Terry Reid
  13. There Stones Will Shout
  14. Carolina Drama

The Beach Boys: Surfin’ USA

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On March 25, 1963, “Capitol” label released “Surfin’ U.S.A.”, the second Beach Boys (The) studio album. It was recorded June 1962 – February 1962, at “Capitol Studios” and “Western” in Hollywood, and was produced by Nick Venet.

Personnel:

  • Mike Love – lead vocals
  • Brian Wilson – vocals, keyboards, bass
  • Carl Wilson – lead guitar
  • Dennis Wilson – vocals, drums
  • David Marks – rhythm guitar
  • John Severson – cover photography

Track listing:

  1. Surfin’ U.S.A. – Brian Wilson, Chuck Berry
  2. Farmer’s Daughter – Brian Wilson, Mike Love
  3. Misirlou – Nick Roubanis, Freed Wise, Milton Leeds, Bob Russell
  4. Stoked – Brian Wilson
  5. Lonely Sea – Brian Wilson, Gary Usher
  6. Shut Down – Brian Wilson, Roger Christian
  7. Noble Surfer – Brian Wilson, Mike Love
  8. Honky Tonk – Bill Doggett, Shep Sheperd, Clifford Scott, Billy Butler
  9. Lana – Brian Wilson
  10. Surf Jam – Carl Wilson
  11. Let’s Go Trippin’ – Dick Dale
  12. Finders Keepers – Brian Wilson, Mike Love

Radiohead: Com Lag (2plus2isfive)

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On March 24, 2004, “Toshiba-EMI” label released “Com Lag (2plus2isfive)”, the sixth Radiohead EP. It was recorded September 2002, February – November 2003, and was produced by Nigel Godrich, Thom Yorke, Johhny Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, Colin Greenwood and Philip Selway.

Personnel:

  • Thom Yorke – vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards
  • Johnny Greenwood – guitar, keyboards
  • Ed O’Brien – guitar, backing vocals
  • Colin Greenwood – bass
  • Philip Selway – drums, percussion
  • Nigel Godrich – engineer
  • Graeme Stewart – engineer
  • Darrell Thorp – engineer
  • Cristian Vogel – remix
  • Four Tet – remix
  • Stanley Donwood – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Thom Yorke, Johhny Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, Colin Greenwood and Philip Selway.

  1. 2 + 2 = 5 (recorded live at “Earls Court” in London)
  2. Remyxomatosis (Cristian Vogel remix)
  3. I Will (Los Angeles version)
  4. Paperbag Writer
  5. I Am a Wicked Child
  6. I Am Citizen Insane
  7. Skttrbrain (Four Tet remix)
  8. Gagging Order
  9. Fog (Again) (live)
  10. Where Bluebirds Fly

Van Halen: 5150

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On March 24, 1986, “Warner Bros” label released “5150”, the seventh Van Halen studio album. It was recorded November 1985 – February 1986, at “5150 Studios” in Studio City, California, and was produced by Micki Johns, Donn Landee, Alex Van Halen and Eddie Van Halen.

Personnel:

  • Sammy Hagar – lead and backing vocals, guitar, art direction
  • Eddie Van Halen – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, art direction
  • Michael Anthony – bass guitar, backing vocals, art direction
  • Alex Van Halen – drums, art direction
  • Donn Landee – engineer
  • Ken Deane – engineer
  • Bobby Hata – mastering
  • Dan Chapman – illustration
  • Jeri McManus – art direction
  • Aaron Rapoport – photography

Track listing:

All tracks are written by Eddie Van Halen, Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony, and Alex Van Halen.

  1. Good Enough
  2. Why Can’t This Be Love
  3. Get Up
  4. Dreams
  5. Summer Nights
  6. Best of Both Worlds
  7. Love Walks In
  8. 5150
  9. Inside

Iron Maiden: Virtual XI

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On March 23, 1998, “EMI” label released “Virtual XI”, the eleventh Iron Maiden studio album. It was recorded in 1997 and February 1998, at “Barnyard” in Essex, England, and was produced by Steve Harris and Nigel Green.

Personnel:

  • Blaze Bayley – vocals
  • Dave Murray – guitars
  • Janick Gers – guitars
  • Steve Harris – bass, keyboards, mixing
  • Nicko McBrain – drums
  • Michael Kenney – keyboards
  • Nigel Green – engineer, mixing
  • Mick McKenna – engineer assistant
  • Simon Heyworth – mastering
  • Melvyn Grant – sleeve illustration
  • Synthetic Dimensions – design, 3D imagery
  • Simon Fowler – photography
  • George Chin – photography
  • Ross Halfin – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Steve Harris, except where noted.

  1. Futureal –Steve Harris, Blaze Bayley
  2. The Angel and the Gambler
  3. Lightning Strikes Twice – Dave Murray, Steve Harris
  4. The Clansman
  5. When Two Worlds Collide – Dave Murray, Blaze Bayley, Steve Harris
  6. The Educated Fool
  7. Don’t Look to the Eyes of a Stranger
  8. Como Estais Amigos – Janick Gers, Blaze Bayley

Mahogany Rush: World Anthem

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On March 16, 1977, “Columbia” label released “World Anthem”, the fifth Mahogany Rush studio album. It was recorded December 1976 – February 1977, at “Studio Tempo” in Montreal, Canada, and was produced by Frank Marino.

Personnel:

  • Frank Marino – vocals, guitar, synthesizer, percussion, timpani
  • Paul Harwood – acoustic and electric bass
  • Jimmy Ayoub – drums, percussion
  • Phil Bech – synthesizer

Track listing:

All tracks by Frank Marino.

  1. Requiem for a Sinner
  2. Hey Little Lover
  3. Broken Heart Blues
  4. In My Ways
  5. The World Anthem
  6. Look At Me
  7. Lady
  8. Try For Freedom

Duke Ellington: Uptown Ellington

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In March 1953, “Columbia” label released “Ellington Uptown”, the fifth Duke Ellington album. It was recorded in December 1951 in New York City, February – June – July 1952 in Fresno, California.

Personnel:

  • Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn – piano
  • Betty Roché, Al Hibbler – vocal
  • Willie Smith, Johnny Hodges, Hilton Jefferson – alto saxophone
  • Russell Procope – alto saxophone, clarinet
  • Paul Gonsalves, Al Sears – tenor saxophone
  • Harry Carney – baritone saxophone
  • Cat Anderson, Shorty Baker, Willie Cook, Shelton Hemphill, Al Killian, Clark Terry, Francis Williams – trumpet
  • Ray Nance – trumpet, violin
  • Lawrence Brown, Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman – trombone
  • Tyree Glenn – trombone, vibraphone
  • Claude Jones, Juan Tizol – valve trombone
  • Jimmy Hamilton – clarinet, tenor saxophone
  • Fred Guy – guitar
  • Wendell Marshall, Oscar Pettiford, Junior Raglin – bass
  • Louis Bellson, Sonny Greer – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Duke Ellington, except where noted.

  1. Skin Deep – Louis Bellson
  2. The Mooche – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills
  3. Take the “A” Train – Billy Strayhorn
  4. A Tone Parallel to Harlem (Harlem Suite)
  5. Perdido – Juan Tizol
  6. Controversial Suite Part 1: Before My Time
  7. Controversial Suite Part 2: Later