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Throwing Muses: House Tornado

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In March 1988, “4AD” label released “House Tornado”, the second Throwing Muses studio album. It was recorded in December 1987 – January 1988, at “Fort Apache Studios” in Cambridge, MA, and was produced by Gary Smith.

Personnel:

  • Kristin Hersh – vocals, guitars, piano
  • Tanya Donelly – vocals, guitars, percussion
  • Leslie Langston – bass, percussion, backing vocals
  • David Narcizo – drums, percussion, backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Kristin Hersh, except where noted. 

  1. Colder
  2. Mexican Women
  3. The River – Tanya Donelly
  4. Juno
  5. Marriage Tree
  6. Run Letter
  7. Saving Grace
  8. Drive
  9. Downtown
  10. Giant – Tanya Donelly
  11. Walking in the Dark

Hindu Love Gods: Same

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On October 5, 1990, “Giant” label released the self-titled only Hindu Love Gods album. It was recorded January – February 1987, at “Record One” in Sherman Oaks, California, “A&M Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Andrew Slater and Niko Bolas.

Personnel:

  • Warren Zevon – vocals, guitar
  • Peter Buck – guitar
  • Mike Mills – bass guitar
  • Bill Berry – drums
  • Niko Bolas – engineer
  • Richard Landers – engineer
  • Rail Jon Rogut – engineer
  • Bob Vogt – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Walkin’ Blues – Robert Johnson
  2. Travelin’ Riverside Blues – Robert Johnson
  3. Raspberry Beret – Prince Rogers Nelson
  4. Crosscut Saw – Fred Ingrahm, Bill Sanders
  5. Junko Pardner – Bob Shad
  6. Mannish Boy – Bo Diddley, Melvin London, Muddy Waters
  7. Wang Dang Doodle – Willie Dixon
  8. Battleship Chains – Terry Anderson
  9. I’m a One-Woman Man – Tillman Franks, Johnny Horton
  10. Vigilante Man – Woody Guthrie

Warren Zevon: Mutineer

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On May 23, 1995, “Giant” label released “Mutineer”, the ninth Warren Zevon studio album. It was recorded in 1994, and was produced by Warren Zevon.

Personnel:

  • Warren Zevon – vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards, percussion
  • Peter Asher – additional vocals
  • Rosemary Butler – additional vocals
  • Jorge Calderón – bass guitar, additional vocals
  • Bruce Hornsby – accordion
  • Larry Klein – bass
  • David Lindley – fiddle, cittern 
  • Michael Wolff – keyboards
  • Duncan Aldrich – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Warren Zevon, except where noted.

  1. Seminole Bingo – Carl Hiaasen, Warren Zevon
  2. Something Bad Happened to a Clown
  3. Similar to Rain
  4. The Indifference of Heaven
  5. Jesus Was a Cross Maker – Judee Sill
  6. Poisonous Lookalike
  7. Piano Fighter
  8. Rottweiler Blues – Carl Hiaasen, Warren Zevon
  9. Monkey Wash Donkey Rinse – Duncan Aldrich, Warren Zevon
  10. Mutineer

Warren Zevon: Mr. Bad Example

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On October 15, 1991, “Giant” label released “Mr. Bad Example”, the eighth Warren Zevon studio album. It was recorded in 1991 and was produced by Waddy Wachtel.

Personnel:

  • Warren Zevon – vocals guitar, keyboards
  • Dan Dugmore – guitar, pedal steel
  • Waddy Wachtel – guitar, harmony vocals
  • David Lindley – fiddle, saz, lap steel guitar, cümbüş
  • Jorge Calderón – bass guitar, harmony vocals
  • Bob Glaub – bass guitar
  • Jim Keltner – drums
  • Jeff Porcaro – drums
  • Tito Larriva – harmony vocals
  • Kipp Lennon – harmony vocals
  • Mark Lennon – harmony vocals
  • Michael Lennon – harmony vocals
  • Dwight Yoakam – harmony vocals
  • Jordan Zevon – harmony vocals
  • Marc DeSisto – engineer
  • Andrew Ballard, Scott Blockland, Jeffrey Shannon, Brian Soucy – engineer assistant
  • Niko Bolas, John Beverly Jones – mixing
  • Dave Collins – mastering
  • Peggy McAfee, Tom Smyth – technical assistant
  • Jeri Heiden – art direction, design
  • Diego Uchitel, Jimmy Wachtel – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Warren Zevon, except where noted.

  1. Finishing Touches
  2. Suzie Lightning
  3. Model Citizen – LeRoy Marinell, Waddy Wachtel, Warren Zevon
  4. Angel Dressed in Black – Julia Mueller, Waddy Wachtel, Warren Zevon
  5. Mr. Bad Example – Jorge Calderon, Warren Zevon
  6. Renegade
  7. Heartache Spoken Here
  8. Quite an Ugly One Morning
  9. Things to Do in Denver When You’re Dead – LeRoy Marinell, Waddy Wachtel, Warren Zevon
  10. Searching for a Heart

Dan Fogelberg & Tim Weisberg: No Resamblance Whatsoever

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On September 8, 1995, “Giant” label released “No Resemblance Whatsoever” album by Dan Fogelberg and Tim Weisberg. It was recorded in 1995, and was produced by Dan Fogelberg and  Tim Weisberg.

Personnel:

  • Dan Fogelberg – lead and background vocals, acoustic, electric and classical guitar, bass guitar piano, keyboards
  • Tim Weisberg – flute, alto flute, bass flute, piccolo
  • Michael Landau– electric guitar
  • Larry Cohn – piano, keyboards
  • Neil Stubenhaus– bass
  • Vinnie Colaiuta– drums
  • Alejandro “Alex” Acuña– percussion
  • Pete Christlieb– saxophone
  • Joel Peskin – saxophone
  • Tom Scott– saxophone
  • Gary Grant – trumpet
  • Dick Hyde – trumpet, trombone
  • Julia Tillman Waters – backing vocals
  • Maxine Willard Waters – backing vocals
  • Oren Waters– backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Dan Fogelberg, except where noted.

  1. County Clare
  2. Forever Jung
  3. Todos Santos
  4. Sunlight – Jesse Colin Young
  5. Isle au Haut
  6. The Face of Love
  7. Songbird – Jesse Colin Young
  8. Is This Magic
  9. Stasia
  10. Windward

The Bad Plus: Prog

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On May 8, 2007, “Heads Up” label released “Prog”, the fifth Bad Plus studio album. It was recorded in September 2006, at “Pachyderm Studio” in Cannon Falls, Minnesota, and was produced by Tony Plat, Orrin Evans, Reid Anderson and Dave King.

Personnel:

  • Orrin Evans – piano
  • Reid Anderson – bass
  • Dave King – drums
  1. Everybody Wants to Rule the World – Chris Hughes, Roland Orzabal, Ian Stanley
  2. Physical Cities – Reid Anderson
  3. Life on Mars? – David Bowie
  4. Mint – Ethan Iverson
  5. Giant – Reid Anderson
  6. Thriftstore Jewelry – David King
  7. Tom Sawyer – Pye Dubois, Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, Neil Peart
  8. This Guy’s in Love with You – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
  9. The World is the Same – Reid Anderson
  10. 1980 World Champion – Dave King

Gentle Giant: Same

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On November 27,1970, “Vertigo” label released self titled, debut Gentle Giant album. It was recorded in August 1970, at the “Trident Studios” in London, and was produced by Tony Visconti.

Personnel:

  • Gary Green– lead and12 string guitar, backing vocals
  • Kerry Minnear– lead and backing vocals, Hammond organ, Minimoog, Mellotron, piano, tympani, xylophone, vibraphone, cellos, bass
  • Derek Shulman– lead and backing vocals, bass
  • Phil Shulman– lead and backing vocals, trumpet, alto and tenor  saxophones, descant
  • Ray Shulman- bass, electric and acoustic guitar, violins, triangle, backing vocals
  • Martin Smith– drums, brushed snare drum
  • Paul Cosh –tenor horn
  • Claire Deniz – cello

Track listing:

  1. Giant – Derek Shuman
  2. Funny Ways – Phil Shuman, Derek Shuman
  3. Alucard – Phil Shuman, Derek Shulman, Kerry Minhear
  4. Isn’t It Quiet and Cold – Phil Shulman
  5. Nothing at All – Derek Shulman
  6. Why Not – Derek Shuman, Kerry Minnear
  7. The Queen – Phil Shuman, Ray Shuman, Kerry Minnear