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John Mayall: The Sun Is Shining Down

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On January 28, 2022, “Forty Below Records” label released “The Sun Is Shining Down”, the final John Mayall studio album. It was recorded in 2021, at “Horse Latitudes” in Glendale, California, “Strawhorse Studios” and “Forty Bellow Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by John Mayall and Eric Corne.

Personnel:

  • John Mayall – vocals, guitar, Hammond B3, piano, electric piano, harmonica
  • Buddy Miller – vocal
  • Carolyn Wonderland – lead and rhythm guitar
  • Melvin Taylor – guitar
  • Mike Campbell – guitar
  • Billy Watts – rhythm guitar
  • Eric Corne – rhythm guitar, engineer, mixing
  • Jake Shimabukuro – ukulele
  • Greg Rzab – electric bass
  • Jay Davenport – drums
  • Ron Dziubla – saxophone
  • Mark Pender – trumpet
  • Richard A. Rosenberg – trombone
  • Scarlet Rivera (Donna Shea) – violin
  • Michael Dumas – engineer
  • Thomas Ross Johansen – engineer
  • Mark Chalecki – mastering
  • Anthony Wolch – artwork, creative director
  • Inaiah Lujan – design, layout
  • Shye Ronen – digital art
  • Cristina Arrigoni – back cover photography
  • Brad Silverberg – fine art photography
  • David Gomez – inside cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by John Mayall, except where noted.

  1. Hungry and Ready
  2. Can’t Take No More
  3. I’m as Good as Gone – Bobby Rush
  4. Got to Find a Better Way
  5. Chills and Thrills – Bernard Allison
  6. One Special Lady
  7. A Quitter Never Wins – Tinsley Ellis, Margaret Sampson
  8. Deep Blue Sea
  9. Driving Wheel
  10. The Sun Is Shining Down

John Lennon & Yoko Ono: Milk And Honey

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On January 27, 1984, “Polydor” label released “Milk and Honey”, the sixth and final John Lennon and Yoko Ono album (Lennon’s eighth and final album). It was recorded October – November 1979, August – December 1980, and was produced by John Lennon and Yoko Ono.

Personnel:

  • John Lennon – vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards
  • Yoko Ono – vocals, piano
  • Chris Mawson – guitar
  • Earl Slick – guitar
  • Elliott Randall – guitar
  • Steve Love – guitar
  • Hugh McCracken – guitar
  • Paul Griffin – piano
  • George Small – piano
  • Ed Walsh – keyboards
  • Peter Cannarozzi – synthesizer
  • Neil Jason – bass
  • Tony Levin – bass
  • Wayne Pedziwiatr – bass
  • Howard Johnson – baritone saxophone
  • Andy Newmark – drums
  • Allan Schwartzberg – drums
  • Yogi Horton – drums
  • Arthur Jenkins – percussion
  • Jimmy Maelen – percussion
  • Peter Thom – backing vocals
  • Kurt Yaghjian – backing vocals
  • Carlos Alomar – backing vocals
  • Gordon Grody – backing vocals
  • Billy Alessi – backing vocals
  • Bobby Alessi – backing vocals

All tracks by John Lennon, except where noted.

  1. I’m Stepping Out
  2. Sleepless Night – Yoko Ono
  3. I Don’t Want Face It
  4. Don’t Be Scared – Yoko Ono
  5. Nobody Told Me
  6. O’ Sanity – Yoko Ono
  7. Borrowed Time
  8. Your Hands – Yoko Ono
  9. (Forgive Me) My Little Flower Princess
  10. Let Me Count the Ways – Yoko Ono
  11. Crow Old With Me
  12. You’re the One – Yoko Ono

Free: Heartbreaker

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In January 1973, “Island” label released “Heartbreaker”, the sixth and the final Free studio album. It was recorded October – November 1972, at“Island Studios” in London, and was produced by Andy Johns, Paul Rodgers, Simon Kirke, Tetsu Yamauchi and John Bundrick.

Personnel:

  • Paul Rodgers – lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, piano
  • Rabbit (John Bundrick) – acoustic and electric pianos, organ, glockenspiel, bcking vocals
  • Tetsu Yamauchi – bass guitar, percussion
  • Simon Kirke – drums, percussion, rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Paul Kossoff – guitar
  • Snuffy – guitar
  • Rebop Kwaku Baah – congas 

Track listing:

  1. Wishing Well – Paul Rodgers, Simon Kirke, Tetsu Yamauchi, Paul Kossoff, John Bundrick
  2. Come Together in the Morning Paul Rodgers
  3. Travellin in Style – Paul Rodgers, Simon Kirke, Tetsu Yamauchi, Paul Kossoff, John Bundrick
  4. Heartbreaker – Paul Rodgers
  5. Muddy Water – John Bundrick
  6. Common Mortal Man – John Bundrick
  7. Easy on My Soul – Paul Rodgers
  8. Seven Angels – Paul Rodgers

Magnum: Here The Comes The Rain

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On January 12, 2024, “Steamhammer Records / SPV” label released “Here Comes the Rain”, the twenty-third and the final Magnum studio album. It was recorded in 2023, at “M2 Studios”, and was produced by Tony Clarkin.

Personnel:

  • Bob Catley – vocals
  • Tony Clarkin – guitars
  • Rick Benton – keyboards, string arrangements
  • Dennis Ward – bass, backing vocals
  • Lee Morris – drums
  • Chris “Beebe” Aldridge – brass 
  • Nick Dewhurst – brass
  • Liam Doherty – additional vocals
  • Brendon Riley – additional vocals
  • Kyle Lamley – additional vocals
  • Sheena Sear – string arrangements, engineer, mixing
  • Al Barrow – artwork, booklet
  • Rodney Matthews – front cover artwork
  • Rob Barrow – band photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Tony Clarkin.

  1. Run into the Shadows
  2. Here Comes the Rain
  3. Some Kind of Treachery
  4. After the Silence
  5. Blue Tango
  6. The Day He Lied
  7. The Seventh Darkness
  8. Broken City
  9. I Wanna Live
  10. Borderline

ABBA: Voyage

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On November 5, 2021, “Polar” label released “Voyage”, the ninth and final ABBA studio album. It was recorded in 1978, 2017 and 2021, at “Riksmixningsverket” in Stockholm, and was produced by Benny Anderson.

Personnel:

  • Anni-Frid Lyngstad – lead and co-lead vocals, harmony and backing vocals
  • Agnetha Fältskog – lead and co-lead vocals, harmony and backing vocals
  • Björn Ulvaeus – harmony and backing vocals, associate producer
  • Benny Andersson – harmony and backing vocals, piano, synthesizer, arrangements, mixing
  • The Children’s Choir of Stockholm International School
  • Lasse Jonsson – guitar
  • Lasse Wellander – guitar
  • Mats Englund – bass
  • Per Lindvall – drums, percussion
  • Jan Bengtson – baritone saxophone, flute
  • Pär Grebacken – clarinet, tenor saxophone, recorder
  • Margareta Bengtson – harp
  • Stockholm Concert Orchestra
  • Kimberley Akester – music director, Children’s Choir of the Stockholm International School
  • Anneli Thompson – musical assistance, Children’s Choir of the Stockholm International School
  • Göran Arnberg – orchestrator, conductor
  • Bernard Löhr – programming, engineer, mixing
  • Linn Fijal – engineer
  • Vilma Colling – engineer
  • Björn Engelmann – mastering
  • Görel Hanser – coordinator
  • Baillie Walsh – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus.

  1. I Still Have Faith in You
  2. When You Danced with Me
  3. Little Things
  4. Don’t Shut Me Down
  5. Just a Notion
  6. I Can Be That Woman
  7. Keep an Eye on Dan
  8. Bumblebee
  9. No Doubt About It
  10. Ode to Freedom

Joe Gordon: Lookin’ Good

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On October 30, 1961, “Contemporary” label released “Lookin’ Good!”, the second and final Joe Gordon album. It was recorded in July 1961, at “Contemporary Records Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Lester Koenig.

Personnel:

  • Joe Gordon – trumpet
  • Jimmy Woods – alto saxophone
  • Dick Whittington – piano
  • Jimmy Bond – bass
  • Milt Turner – drums

 Track listing:

All tracks by Joe Gordon.

  1. Terra Firma Irma
  2. A Song for Richard
  3. Non-Viennese Waltz Blues
  4. You’re the Only Girl in the Next World for Me
  5. Co-Op Blues
  6. Mariana
  7. Heleen
  8. Diminishing

Heatmiser: Mic City Sons

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On October 29, 1996, “Caroline” label released “Mic City Sons”, the third and final Heatmiser album.

Personnel:

  • Neil Gust – vocals, guitar, sleeve design, photography
  • Elliott Smith – vocals, guitar
  • Sam Coomes – bass guitar
  • Tony Lash – drums, mixing, sleeve photography
  • Aaron Day – additional vocals
  • Sean Croghan – backing vocals
  • Rob Schnapf – mixing
  • Tom Rothrock – mixing
  • Steve Marcussen – mastering
  • Storm Tharp – sleeve photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Elliot Smith, except where noted.

  1. Get Lucky
  2. Plainclothes Man
  3. Low-Flying Jets – Neil Gust
  4. Rest My Head Against the Wall – Neil Gust
  5. The Fix Is In
  6. Eagle Eye – Neil Gust
  7. Cruel Reminder – Neil Gust
  8. You Gotta Move
  9. Pop in G
  10. Blue Highway – Neil Gust
  11. See You Later
  12. Half Right (hidden track)

Cass Elliot: The Road Is No Place For A Lady

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In October 1972, “RCA” label released “The Road Is No Place for a Lady”, the fifth and final Cass Elliot studio album. It was recorded in 1972, at “Trident Studios” in London, and was produced by Lewis Merenstein.

Personnel:

  • Cass Elliot – vocals
  • Chris Spedding – guitar
  • Les Thacher – acoustic guitar
  • Dave McRae – piano
  • Don Randi – keyboard
  • Les Hurdle – bass
  • Barry Morgan – drums
  • Ray Cooper – percussion
  • Kay Garner, Margo Quantrell, Vicki West – backing vocals
  • Larry Fallon – arrangements, conductor 
  • Del Newman – arrangement, conductor
  • David Hentschel – engineer

Track listing:

  1. (If You’re Gonna) Break Another Heart – Albert Hammond, Michael Hazlewood
  2. Saturday Suit – Jimmy Webb
  3. Does Anybody Love You – Renée Armand, Kerry Chater
  4. Walk Beside Me – Mike Leslie, Billy Day
  5. All My Life – Diane Hildebrand, Leah Kunkel
  6. Say Hello – Paul Williams
  7. Who in the World – Chris Arnold, David Martin, Geoff Morrow
  8. Love Was Not a Word – Al Gorgoni, Trade Martin, Chip Taylor
  9. Oh, Babe, What Would You Say? – Eileen Sylvia Smith
  10. The Road Is No Place for a Lady – Leah Kunkel

Malachi Thompson: Blue Jazz

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On October 21, 2003, “Delmark” label released “Blue Jazz”, the 13th and final Malachi Thompson studio album. It was recorded in February 2003, at “Riverside Studio” in Chicago, and was produced by Robert G. Koester.

Personnel:

  • Malachi Thompson – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Gary Bartz – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
  • Billy Harper – tenor saxophone
  • Ari Brown – tenor saxophone, clarinet
  • Gene “Daddy G” Barge – tenor saxophone
  • David Spencer, Kenny Anderson, Micah Frazier, Elmer Brown – trumpet
  • Tracy Kirk, Steve Berry, Bill McFarland, Omar Jefferson – trombone
  • Kirk Brown – piano
  • Harrison Bankhead – bass
  • Leon Joyce Jr. – drums
  • Dee Alexander, The Big DooWopper – vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Malachi Thompson, except where noted.

  1. Black Metropolis
  2. The Panther
  3. Jaaz Revelations
  4. Genesis / Rebirth
  5. Po’ Little Louie
  6. Get On the Train
  7. Blues for a Saint Called Louis
  8. Blue Jazz
  9. Footprints – Wayne Shorter
  10. Mud Hole

Fugazi: The Argument

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On October 16, 2001, “Dischord” label released “The Argument”, the sixth and final Fugazi studio album. It was recorded January – April 2001, at “Inner Ear Studios” in Arlington, VA, “Dischord House” in Arlington, Virginia, and was produced by Don Zientara, Guy Picciotto, Ian MacKaye, Joe Lally and Brendan Canty.

Personnel:

  • Guy Picciotto – vocals, guitar, engineer, mixing
  • Ian MacKaye – vocals, guitar, piano, engineer, mixing
  • Joe Lally – vocals, bass, engineer, mixing
  • Brendan Canty – drums, piano, engineer, mixing
  • Jerry Busher – second drums, percussion
  • Amy Domingues – cello
  • Bridget Cross – backing vocals
  • Kathi Wilcox – backing vocals
  • Don Zientara – engineer, mixing
  • Chad Clark – CD mastering
  • John Loder – vinyl mastering
  • Jem Cohen – cover design, photography
  • David Bryant – photography
  • Steven Skovensky – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Guy Picciotto, Ian MacKaye, Joe Lally and Brendan Canty.

  1. Untitled (intro)
  2. Cashout
  3. Full Disclosure
  4. Epic Problem
  5. Life and Limb
  6. The Kill
  7. Strangelight
  8. Oh
  9. Ex-Spectator
  10. Nightshop
  11. Argument