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The Byrds: Fifth Dimension

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Fifth Dimension

On July 18, 1967, “Columbia” label released “Fifth Dimension”, the third Byrds album. It was recorded January – May 1966, at “Columbia Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Allen Stanton.

Personnel:

  • Jim McGuinn – vocals, lead guitar
  • David Crosby – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Gene Clark- vocals, tambourine, harmonica
  • Chris Hillman – vocals, electric bass
  • Michael Clarke- drums
  • Van Dyke Parks- organ
  • Allen Stanton – string arrangements

Track listing:

  1. 5D (Fifth Dimension) – Jim McGuinn
  2. Wild Mountain Thyme – traditional, arranged Jim McGuinn, Chris Hillman, Michael Clarke, David Crosby
  3. Spaceman – Jim McGuinn
  4. I See You – Jim McGuinn, David Crosby
  5. What’s Happening?!?! – David Crosby
  6. I Come and Stand at Every Door – Nâzım Hikmet
  7. Eight Miles High – Gene Clark, Jim McGuinn, David Crosby
  8. Hey Joe (Where You Gonna Go) – Billy Roberts
  9. Captain Soul – Jim McGuinn, Chris Hillman, Michael Clarke, David Crosby
  10. John Riley – traditional, arranged Jim McGuinn, Chris Hillman, Michael Clarke, David Crosby
  11. 2-4-2 Fox Trot (The Lear Jet Song) – Jim McGuinn

 

Neil Young: On The Beach

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On July 19, 1974, “Reprise” label released “On the Beach”, the fifth Neil Young studio album. It was recorded February – April 1974, at “Arrow Ranch” in Woodside, California, and “Sunset Sound Recorders” in Hollywood, and was produced by Neil Young, David Briggs, Mark Harman and Al Schmitt. “On the Beach” was ranked at number 40 in Bob Mersereau’s book “The Top 100 Canadian Albums”.

Personnel:

  • Neil Young— vocals, guitar, harmonica, Wurlitzer electric piano, banjo,  electric tambourine
  • Ben Keith— vocal, bass, slide guitar, steel guitar,  Wurlitzer electric piano, dobro, organ, hair drum, hand drums
  • Rusty Kershaw — slide guitar, fiddle
  • David Crosby— rhythm guitar
  • George Whitsell — guitar
  • Graham Nash— Wurlitzer electric piano
  • Tim Drummond— bass, percussion
  • Billy Talbot— bass
  • Rick Danko— bass
  • Ralph Molina— drums, vocal, hand drums
  • Levon Helm— drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Neil Young.

  1. Walk On
  2. See the Sky About to Rain
  3. Revolution Blues
  4. For the Turnstiles
  5. Vampire Blues
  6. On the Beach
  7. Motion Pictures
  8. Ambulance Blues

 

Fleetwood Mac: Same

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On July 11, 1975, “Reprise” label released the self-titled, tenth Fleetwood Mac album. It was recorded January–February 1975, at “Sound City Studios” in Van Nuys, California, and was produced by Fleetwood Mac and Keith Olsen. It was band’s first album to feature Lindsey Buckingham as guitarist and Stevie Nicks as vocalist. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 182 on its list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”. The album was certified 5 x Platinum in the US by the “RIAA”.

Personnel:

  • Lindsey Buckingham– vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, resonator guitars
  • Stevie Nicks– vocals
  • Christine McVie– vocals, keyboards, synthesizer
  • John McVie– bass guitar
  • Mick Fleetwood– drums, percussion
  • Waddy– rhythm guitar
  • Keith Olsen – engineer
  • David Devore – 2nd engineer
  • Herbert W. Worthington II – photography

Track listing:

  1. Monday Morning – Lindsey Buckingham
  2. Warm Ways – Christine McVie
  3. Blue Letter –  Michael Curtis, Richard Curtis
  4. Rhiannon – Stevie Nicks
  5. Over My Head – Christine McVie
  6. Crystal – Stevie Nicks
  7. Say You Love Me – Christine McVie
  8. Landslide – Stevie Nicks
  9. World Turning – Lindsey Buckingham, Christine McVie
  10. Sugar Daddy – Christine McVie
  11. I’m So Afraid – Lindsey Buckingham

 

Creedence Clearwater Revival: Same

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On May 28,, 1968, “Fantasy” label released the self-titled, debut Creedence Clearwater Revival studio album. It was recorded October 1967, January–February 1968, at “Coast Recorders” in San Francisco, and was produced by Saul Zaentz. The album was certified Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • John Fogerty- lead vocals, lead guitar
  • Tom Fogerty- co-lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Stu Cook- vocals, bass guitar
  • Doug Clifford- vocals, drums
  • Walt Payne – recording
  • Tamaki Beck –  mastering supervisor
  • Kevin Gray, Steve Hoffman, Shigeo Miyamoto – mastering
  • Laurie Clifford – design

Track listing:

All tracks by John Fogerty, except where noted.

  1. I Put a Spell on You – Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
  2. The Working Man
  3. Susie Q – Dale Hawkins, Eleanor Broadwater, Stanley Lewis
  4. Ninety-Nine and a Half (Won’t Do) – Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd, Wilson Pickett
  5. Get Down Woman
  6. Porterville
  7. Gloomy
  8. Walk on the Water – John Fogerty, Tom Fogerty

The Beach Boys: Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)

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Summer Days and Summer Nights

On July 5, 1965, “Capitol” label released “Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)”the ninth Beach Boys studio album. It was recorded February – June 1965, at “United Western Recorders”, “Gold Star Studios” and “CBS Columbia Square” in Hollywood, and was produced by Brian Wilson.

Personnel:

  • Al Jardine– lead, harmony and backing vocals, electric rhythm guitar, hand claps
  • Bruce Johnston– harmony and backing vocals, acoustic grand piano, Hammond organ, celeste, hand claps
  • Mike Love– lead, harmony and backing vocals, hand claps
  • Brian Wilson– lead, harmony and backing vocals, bass guitar, acoustic upright piano, Hammond organ, hand claps, timpani
  • Carl Wilson– lead, harmony and backing vocals, lead, rhythm, acoustic and twelve-string guitar, hand claps
  • Dennis Wilson– harmony and backing vocals, drums, tambourine, hand claps
  • Glen Campbell– electric guitar
  • Jerry Cole – twelve-string guitar
  • Tommy Tedesco– lead guitar
  • Bill Pitman– electric guitar
  • Howard Roberts– guitar
  • Billy Strange– rhythm guitar, ukulele, tambourine
  • Ron Swallow – tambourine
  • Leon Russell– piano
  • Al De Lory– organ
  • Billy Lee Riley– harmonica
  • Carol Kaye– electric bass guitar
  • Ray Pohlman – bass guitar
  • Lyle Ritz– upright bass
  • Frank Capp– vibraphone
  • Plas Johnson– tenor saxophone
  • Steve Douglas– tenor saxophone
  • Jay Migliorii– baritone saxophone
  • Jack Nimitz– bass saxophone
  • Roy Caton– trumpet
  • William Hinshaw – French horn
  • James Getzoff – violin
  • Israel Baker– violin
  • Arnold Belnick – violin
  • Bernard Kundell – violin
  • Tibor Zelig – violin
  • Leonard Malarsky – violin
  • Ralph Schaeffer – violin
  • Sid Sharp – violin
  • Joseph DiFlore – viola
  • Harry Hyams – viola
  • Julius Wechter– claves
  • Marilyn Wilson– harmony and backing vocals
  • Chuck Britz– engineer

Track listing

All tracks by Brian Wilson and Mike Love, except where noted.

  1. The Girl from New York City
  2. Amusement Parks U.S.A.
  3. Then I Kissed Her – Phil Spector, Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry
  4. Salt Lake City
  5. Girl Don’t Tell Me – Brian Wilson
  6. Help Me, Rhonda
  7. California Girls
  8. Let Him Run Wild
  9. You’re So Good to Me
  10. Summer Means New Love – Brian Wilson
  11. I’m Bugged at My Ol’ Man – Brian Wilson
  12. And Your Dream Comes True

Roger Daltrey: Ride A Rock Horse

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Roger Daltrey - Ride a Rock horse

On July 4, 1975, “Track” label released “Ride a Rock Horse”, the second Roger Daltrey solo album. It was recorded November 1974  – February 1975, at “Ramport” and “CBS Studios” in London, and was produced by Russ Ballard. The cover design was by Graham Hughes.

Personnel:

  • Roger Daltrey- vocals
  • Russ Ballard- guitar, keyboards
  • Clem Clempson- guitar
  • Paul Korda- piano, backing vocals
  • Dave Wintour- bass guitar
  • Henry Spinetti- drums
  • Stuart Francis – drums
  • John Barham- string and brass arrangements

Track listing:

  1. Come and Get Your Love – Russ Ballard
  2. Harts Right – Paul Korda
  3. Oceans Away – Phillip Goodhand-Tait
  4. Proud – Russ Ballard
  5. World Over – Paul Korda
  6. Near to Surrender – Russ Ballard
  7. Feeling – Paul Korda
  8. Walkinh the Dog – Rufus Thomas
  9. Milk Train – Dominic Bugatti,Frank Musker
  10. I Was Born to Sing Your Song – Chris Neal, Donny Marchand

 

White Stripes: White Blood Cells

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On July 3, 2001, “Sympathy for the Record Industry” label released “White Blood Cells”, the third White Stripes studio album. It was recorded in February 2001, at “Easley-McCain Recording” in Memphis, Tennessee, and was produced by Jack White. “Spin” magazine named “White Blood cells” the “Best Album of 2001”; in 2003, “NME” magazine ranked it at number 20 on its list of  the “Top 100 Albums of All Time”; in 2012, “Rolling Stone” ranked the album at number 497 on its list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Jack White– lead vocals, guitar, piano, organ, mixing
  • Meg White– drums, tambourine, backing vocals
  • Stewart Sikes – engineer, mixing
  • Twirly Red – leyout, design
  • The Third Man – layout, design
  • Patrick Pantano – photography
  • Fred Kevorkian – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Jack White.

  1. Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground
  2. Hotel Yorba
  3. I’m Finding It Harder to Be a Gentleman
  4. Fell in Love With a Girl
  5. Expecting
  6. Little Room
  7. The Union Forever
  8. The Same Boy You’ve Always Known
  9. We’re Going to Be Friends
  10. Offend in Every Way
  11. I Think I Smell a Rat
  12. Aluminum
  13. I Can’t Wait
  14. Now Mary
  15. I Can Learn
  16. This Protector

 

The Doors: Waiting For The Sun

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On July 3, 1968, “Elektra” label released “Waiting for the Sun”, the third Doors studio album. It was recorded February – May 1968, at “TTG Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Paul A. Rothchild.  “Waiting for the Sun” became the band’s first and only No. 1 album. The album was certified Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”; Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”; 2 x Gold in France by “SNEP”; Gold in Germany by “BVMI”; Gold un UK by “BPI”.

Personnel:

  • Jim Morrison– lead vocals, percussion
  • Ray Manzarek– Gibson G-101, Vox Continental organs, RMI Electra piano, piano, backing vocals, percussion
  • Robby Krieger– guitar, backing vocals, percussion
  • John Densmore– drums, backing vocals, percussion
  • Douglas Lubahn– bass guitar
  • Kerry Magness – bass guitar
  • Leroy Vinnegar– acoustic bass
  • Bruce Botnick– engineer
  • William S. Harvey – sleeve art direction, design
  • Paul Ferrara– cover photography
  • Guy Webster – back cover photography
  • Jac Holzman– production supervisor

Track listing:

All tracks by Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger, and John Densmore, except where noted.

  1. Hello, I Love You – Jim Morrison
  2. Love Street – Jim Morrison
  3. Not to Touch the Earth – Jim Morrison
  4. Summer’s Almost Gone – Jim Morrison
  5. Wintertime Love
  6. The Unknown Soldier
  7. Spanish Caravan
  8. My Wild Love
  9. We Could Be So Good Together
  10. Yes, the River Knows – Robby Krieger
  11. Five to One – Jim Morrison

Jon Lord: Before I Forget

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On June 28, 1982, “Harvest” label released “Before I Forget”, album by Jon Lord. It was recorded in September 1981, February – March 1982, at “Britannia Row Studios”, and was produced by Guy Bidmead and Jon Lord.

Personnel:

  • Jon Lord: piano, organ, keyboards, mini Moog
  • Vicky Brown: lead and backing vocals
  • Tony Ashton: lead vocals
  • Elmer Gantry: lead vocals
  • Sam Brown: backing vocals
  • Bernie Marsden: guitar, lead vocals
  • Mick Ralphs: guitar
  • Neil Murray: bass
  • Boz Burrell: bass
  • Ian Paice: drums
  • Simon Phillips: drums
  • Cozy Powell: drums
  • Simon Kirke: drums
  • Guy Bidmead – engineer, mixing
  • Mike Johnson – engineer assistant, mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Jon Lord, except where noted.

  1. Chance on a Feeling
  2. Tender Babes (O Ye Tender Babes) – Thomas Tallis, arr. by Jon Lord
  3. Hollywood Rock And Roll
  4. Bach Onto This (Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565) – Johann Sebastian Bach, arranged by Jon Lord
  5. Before I Forget
  6. Say Its Alright
  7. Burntwood
  8. Where Are You?

Neil Young: Mirror Ball

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Neil Young Mirror Ball

On June 27, 1995, “Reprise” label released “Mirror Ball”, the twenty-second Neil Young studio album. It was recorded January  – February 1995,  at “Bad Animals Studio” in Seattle, Washington, and was produced by Brendan O’Brien.

Personnel:

  • Neil Young – vocals, guitars, pump organ
  • Eddie Vedder– vocals
  • Mike McCready– electric guitar
  • Brendan O’Brien – electric guitar, piano, backing vocals, mixing
  • Jeff Ament– bass guitar
  • Jack Irons– drums
  • Brett Eliason – engineer
  • Nick DiDia– additional engineering
  • John Aguto, Sam Hofstedt, Chad Munsey – engineer assistant
  • Joe Gastwirt – Analog to HDCD transfers, digital editing, digital mastering
  • Tim Mulligan – digital editing, digital mastering
  • John Nowland – analog to HDCD transfers
  • Keith Wissmar – ambiance
  • “Pflash” Pflaumer – assistance
  • Joel Bernstein – production assistance, typography, a mosaic portrait of Neil Young
  • Gary Burden – art direction, design
  • KPOB – art direction, design assistance
  • Rhonda Burns – CD label computer graphics
  • Emek– logo lettering
  • Henry Diltz– back cover, inside photo
  • John Hausman – production assistance
  • Jeff Ousley, Tim “Scully” Quinlan – guitar technicians
  • Nicky Alexander, Girsh – drum technicians
  • Sal Trentino – amplifier technician
  • Ian Geiger – guitar technician
  • George Webb – bass technician

Track listing:

All tracks by Neil Young, except where noted.

  1. Peace and Love
  2. Act of Love
  3. I’m the Ocean
  4. Big Green Country
  5. Truth Be Known
  6. Downtown
  7. What Happened Yesterday
  8. Peace and Love – Neil Young, Eddie Vedder
  9. Throw Your Hatred Down
  10. Scenery
  11. Fallen Angel