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The Association: Inside Out

In June 1967, “Warner Bros” label released “Insight Out”, the third Association (The) album. It was recorded April-May 1967, and was produced by Bones Howe.

Personnel:

  • Jim Yester – vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards, arrangements
  • Larry Ramos – vocals, lead guitar, arrangements
  • Terry Kirkman – vocals, wind instruments, percussion, arrangements
  • Russ Giguere – vocals, rhythm guitar, percussion, arrangements
  • Brian Cole – vocals, bass, woodwinds, arrangements
  • Ted Bluechel, Jr. – vocals, drums, rhythm guitar, bass, arrangements
  • Bill Holman, Ray Pohlman, Clark Burroughs – arrangements
  • Bones Howe – arrangements, engineer
  • Ed Trasher – art direction
  • Sherman Weisburd – photography
  • Don Petersen – photography

Track listing:

  1. Wasn’t It a Bit Like Now? – Terry Kirkman
  2. On a Quiet Night – P.F. Sloan
  3. We Love Us – Ted Bluechel
  4. When Love Comes to Me – Jim Yester
  5. Windy – Ruthann Friedman
  6. Reputation – Tim Hardin
  7. Never My Love – Don Addrisi, Dick Addrisi
  8. Happiness Is – Don Addrisi, Dick Addrisi
  9. Sometime – Russ Giguere
  10. Wantin’ Ain’t Getting – Mike Deasy
  11. Requiem for the Masses – Terry Kirkman

Violent Femmes: Freak Magnet

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On February 22, 2000, “Beoynd” label released “Freak Magnet”, the eighth Violent Femmes studio album. It was recorded at “Big House”, “Soundtrack”, “Odin”, “Son/Re”, “DV’s Perversion Room” in Milwaukee, and was produced by Warren Bruleigh, Gordon Gano, Brian Ritchie, Guy Hoffman, Pierre Henry and Tom Grimley.

Personnel:

  • Gordon Gano– vocal, guitar
  • Brian Ritchie– vocal, bass, guitar, keyboards, percussion, shakuhachi,  additional recording, design
  • Guy Hoffman– vocal, drums, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Gordon Gano, except where noted.

  1. Hollywood Is High
  2. Freak Magnet
  3. Sleepwalkin
  4. All I Want
  5. New Generation – Rose Marie McCoy,Albert Ayler, Mary Parks
  6. In the Dark
  7. Rejoice and Be Happy
  8. Mosh Pit – Gordon Gano and Brian Ritchie
  9. Forbidden – William Carlos Williams, Gordon Gano
  10. When You Died
  11. At Your Feet
  12. I Danced – Max Dunn, Gordon Gano
  13. I’m Bad
  14. Happiness Is
  15. A Story – Gordon Gano, Brian Ritchie