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Martha And The Vandellas: Come And Get These Memories

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On June 28, 1963, “Gordy” label released “Come and Get These Memories”, the debut Martha and the Vandellas album. It was recorded 1962 – 1963, at “Studio A” in Hitsville U.S.A., and was produced by Holland-Dozier-Holland and William “Mickey” Stevenson.

Personnel:

  • Martha Reeves – lead and backing vocals
  • Rosalind Ashford – backing vocals
  • Annette Beard – backing vocals
  • Gloria Williams – backing vocals
  • Brian Holland – additional backing vocals
  • The Funk Brothers – instrumentation
  • Eddie Willis – guitar
  • Robert White – guitar
  • Raynoma Liles Gordy – organ
  • Joe Hunter – piano
  • Earl Van Dyke – electric piano
  • James Jamerson – bass
  • Benny Benjamin – drums
  • Andrew “Mike” Terry – baritone saxophone

Track listing:

  1. Come and Get These Memories – Holland-Dozier-Holland
  2. Can’t Get Used to Losing You – Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman
  3. Moments (To Remember) – Richard Berry
  4. This Is When I Need You Most – Holland-Dozier-Holland
  5. A Love Like Your (Don’t Come Knocking Everyday) – Holland-Dozier-Holland
  6. Tears on My Pillow – Sylvester Bradford, Al Lewis
  7. To Thank You Would Hurt Me – Brian Holland, Robert Gordy
  8. There He Is (At My Door) – Eddie Holland, Freddie Gorman
  9. I’ll Have to Let Him Go – William “Mickey” Stevenson
  10. Give Him Up – Wm. Robinson
  11. Jealous Lover – Holland-Dozier-Holland
  12. Old Love (Let’s Try It Again) – Holland-Dozier-Holland

Stephen Bishop: Blue Guitars

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On May 28, 1996, “Foundation” label released “Blue Guitars”, the sixth Stephen Bishop studio album (album with the same title, but with different tracks was released in Japan in 1994). It was recorded 1993 – 1996, and was produced by Andrew Gold and Jeff Jones.

Personnel:

  • Stephen Bishop – vocals, acoustic guitars
  • Andrew Gold – keyboards, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, bass, drums, multi-instruments, backing vocals
  • David Crosby – harmony vocals
  • Carnie Wilson – backing vocals
  • Wendy Wilson – backing vocals
  • Pia Zadora – backing vocals
  • Michael McDonald – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Stephen Bishop, except where noted.

  1. I Go Numb – Stephen Bishop, Tom Snow, Andrew Gold
  2. Dive into the Pool of Love – Stephen Bishop, Tom Snom
  3. On Blonde Street
  4. When You Love Somebody
  5. (Just Like) Romeo and Juliet – Freddie Gorman, Bob Hamilton
  6. Wall Around Your Heart
  7. The King of Tonga
  8. Picasso Played a Blue Guitar
  9. Italian Rain
  10. Let Your Heart Remember – Stephen Bishop, Jeff Jones
  11. When Love Was Grand
  12. Separate Lives (acoustic version)
  13. R’s Theme

The Beatles: With The Beatles

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On November 22, 1963, “Parlaphone” label released “With the Beatles”, the second Beatles (The) studio album. It was recorded July – October 1963, at “EMI Studios” in London, and was produced by George Martin. “With the Beatles” was the first Beatles album released in North America. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 420 on its list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • George Harrison– lead, harmony and backing vocals; lead and acoustic guitars; handclaps
  • John Lennon– lead, harmony and backing vocals; rhythm and acoustic guitars; harmonica and handclaps; nylon-string acoustic guitar; Hammond organ, tambourine
  • Paul McCartney– lead, harmony and backing vocals; bass guitar and handclaps; piano, claves
  • Ringo Starr– lead vocals, drums, tambourine, maracas, handclaps, bongo
  • Robert Freeman– cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, except where noted.

  1. It Won’t Be Long
  2. All I’ve Got to Do
  3. All My Loving
  4. Don’t Bother Me – George Harrison
  5. Little Child
  6. Till There Was You – Meredith Willson
  7. Please Mister Postman – Georgia Dobbins, William Garrett, Freddie Gorman, Brian Holland, Robert Bateman
  8. Roll Over Beethoven – Chuck Berry
  9. Hold Me Tight
  10. You Really Got a Hold on Me – Smokey Robinson
  11. I Wanna Be Your Man
  12. Devil in Her Heart- Richard Drapkin
  13. Not a Second Time
  14. Money (That’s What I Want) – Janie Bradford, Berry Gordy