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Jimmy “Duck” Holmes: Cypress Grove

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On October 18, 2019, “Easy Eye Sound” label released “Cypress Grove”, the ninth Jimmy “Duck” Holmes album.  It was recorded in 2019, at “Easy Eye Sound Studios” in Nashville, TN, and was produced by Dan Auerbach.

Personnel:

  • Jimmy “Duck” Holmes – vocals, guitar
  • Dan Auerbach – guitar, mixing
  • Marcus King – guitar
  • Eric Deaton – bass
  • Sam Bacco – drums, percussion
  • Leon Michels – saxophone
  • M. Allen Parker – recording, engineer
  • Alex Skelton, Caleb VanBuskirk – engineer assistant
  • Richard Dodd – mastering
  • Perry Shall – design, layout
  • Alysse Gafkjen – photography

Track listing:

  1. Hard Times – Nehemiah Curtis James
  2. Cypress Grove – Nehemiah Curtis James
  3. Catfish Blues – Robert Petway
  4. Goin’ Away Baby – James A. Lane
  5. Rock Me – McKinley Morganfield
  6. Little Red Rooster – Willie Dixon
  7. Devil Git My Woman – Nehemiah Curtis James
  8. All Night Long – Jimmy “Duck” Holmes
  9. Gonna Get Old Someday – Jimmy “Duck” Holmes
  10. Train Train – Jesse Mae Brooks
  11. Two Woman – Jimmy “Duck” Holmes

Gillian Welch: The Harrow & The Harvest

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On June 28, 2011, “Acony” label released “The Harrow & the Harvest”, the fifth Gillian Welch studio album. It was recorded in February 2011, at “Woodland” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by David Rawlings.

Personnel:

  • Gillian Welch – vocals, guitar, banjo, harmonica, body percussion
  • David Rawlings – vocals, guitar, banjo, harmonica, mastering
  • Matt Andrews – engineer
  • John Dyer Baizley – artwork, design
  • Mark Seliger – photography

Track listing

All tracks by Gillian Welch and David Rawlings.

  1. Scarlet Town
  2. Dark Turn of Mind
  3. The Way It Will Be
  4. The Way It Goes
  5. Tennessee
  6. Down Along the Dixie Line
  7. Six White Horses
  8. Hard Times
  9. Silver Dagger
  10. The Way the Whole Things Ends

Bob Dylan: Good As I Been To You

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On November 3, 1992, “Columbia” label released “Good as I Been to You”, the twenty-eighth Bob Dylan studio album. It was recorded in 1992, at Bob Dylan’s garage studio, in Malibu, and was produced by Debbie Gold.

Personnel:

  • Bob Dylan – vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Micajah Ryan – mixing
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Jimmy Wachtel – front cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks are traditional, arranged by Bob Dylan, except where noted.

  1. Frankie & Albert – arranged by Mississippi John Hurt
  2. Jim Jones
  3. Blackjack Davey
  4. Canadee-i-o – arranged by Nic Jones
  5. Sittin’ on Top of the World – arranged by Walter Vinson, Lonnie Chatmon
  6. Little Maggie
  7. Hard Times – arranged by Stephen Foster
  8. Step It Up and Go
  9. Tomorrow Night – arranged by Sam Coslow, Will Grosz
  10. Arthur McBride – arranged by Paul Brady
  11. You’re Gonna Quit Me – arranged by Blind Blake
  12. Diamond Joe
  13. Froggie Went a Courtin

James “Baby Huey” Ramey: The Baby Huey Story: The Living Legend James

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In February 1971, “Curtom” label released “The Baby Huey Story: The Living Legend”, the only James “Baby Huey” Ramey album. It was recorded in 1970, and was produced by Curtis Mayfield.

Personnel:

  • Baby Huey – vocal
  • Curtis Mayfield – audio production
  • Gary Hobish – mastering
  • Patrick Rogues – art direction
  • Milton Sincoff – director of creative services, packaging
  • Mary Stuart – liner notes
  • Paul Brookside – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Listen to Me – Michael Johnson
  2. Mama Get Yourself Together – James Ramey
  3. A Change Is Going to Come – Sam Cooke
  4. Mighty, Mighty – Curtis Mayfield
  5. Hard Times – Curtis Mayfield
  6. California Dreamin’ – John Phillips, Michelle Phillips
  7. Running – Curtis Mayfield
  8. One Dragon Two Dragon – James Ramey

Mountain: Go For Your Life

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On March 9, 1985, “Scotti Bros” label released “Go for Your Life”, the fifth Mountain studio album. It was recorded in 1984, at “Criteria Recording Studios” in Florida, and “Wizard Sound Studios” in Westchester, New York, and was produced by Pete Solley.

Personnel:

  • Leslie West – vocals, guitar
  • Mark Clarke – bass
  • Corky Laing – drums
  • Ian Hunter – sequencing
  • Eric Johnson – synthesizer
  • Miller Anderson – slide guitar
  • Chuck Kirkpatrick – background vocals
  • Mike Scott – engineer
  • Pete Solley – engineer
  • Gary Lyons – engineer
  • Jim Sessody – engineer assistant
  • Doug MacDonald – engineer assistant
  • Mike Fuller – mastering
  • Bud Prager – recording director
  • Lane/Donald – art direction
  • Barry Jackson – illustration

Track listing:

All tracks by Leslie West and Corky Laing, except  where noted.

  1. Hard Times – Leslie West, Corky Laing, Bud Prager
  2. Spark
  3. She Loves Her Rock (And She Loves It Hard)
  4. Bardot Damage
  5. Shimmy on the Footlights
  6. I Love Young Girls
  7. Makin’ It in Your Car
  8. Babe in the Woods
  9. Little Bit of Insanity

AC / DC: Rock Or Bust

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On November 28, 2014, “Columbia” label released “Rock or Bust”, the sixteenth AC/DC studio album. It was recorded May – July 2014, at “Warehouse Studio” in Vancouver, British Columbia, and was produced by Brendan O’Brien. The album was certified Platinum in Australia by “ARIA”, 2 x Platinum in Austria by “IFPI”, 3 x Platinum in France by “SNEP”, Diamond in Germany by “BVMI”, Platinum in Hungary by “MAHASZ”, Platinum in Italy by “FIMI”, Platinum in Poland by “ZPAV”, Platinum in Spain by “PROMUSICAE”, and 4 x Platinum in Switzerland by “IFPI”.

Personnel:

  • Brian Johnson – lead vocals
  • Angus Young – lead guitar
  • Stevie Young – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Cliff Williams – bass, backing vocals
  • Phil Rudd – drums
  • Mike Fraser – engineer
  • Billy Bowers – additional engineering
  • Tom Syrowski – additional engineering
  • Ryan Smith – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Angus Young and Malcolm Young.

  1. Rock or Bust
  2. Play Ball
  3. Rock the Blues Away
  4. Miss Adventure
  5. Dogs of War
  6. Got Some Rock & Roll Thunder
  7. Hard Times
  8. Baptism of Fire
  9. Rock the House
  10. Sweet Candy
  11. Emission Control

William Patrick Korgan: Cotillions

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On November 22, 2019, “Martha’s Music” label released “Cotillions”, the third William Patrick Korgan (Billy Corgan) album. It was recorded 2018 – 2019, and was produced by William Patrick Korgan.

Personnel:

  • William Patrick Korgan – vocals, guitar, mixing
  • Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar
  • Jeff Schroeder – guitar
  • Glenn Duncan – fiddle, mandolin
  • Katie Cole – vocals
  • Kimberly Fleming – choir
  • William Kenan II Cersle – choir
  • Michelle Prather – choir
  • Roger Ryan – choir
  • Howard Willing – engineer, mixing
  • Pete Lyman – mastering
  • Jenny Farida – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by William Patrick Korgan.

  1. To Scatter One’s Own
  2. Hard Times
  3. Jubilee
  4. Fragile, The Spark
  5. Cotillions
  6. Faithless Darlin’
  7. Colosseum
  8. Martinets
  9. Buffalo Boys
  10. Dancehall
  11. Cri de Coeur
  12. Like Lambs
  13. Rider
  14. Apologia
  15. Neptulius
  16. 6+7
  17. Anon

Jimmy McGriff: Feelin’ It

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On April 17, 2001, “Milestone” label released “Feelin’ It”, the 60th Jimmy McGriff album. It was recorded in October 2000, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, and was produced by Bob Porter.

Personnel:

  • Jimmy McGriff– organ
  • Bill Easley– tenor saxophone, alto saxophone
  • David “Fathead” Newman– tenor saxophone
  • Ronnie Cuber– baritone saxophone
  • Wayne Boyd – guitar
  • Melvin Sparks – guitar
  • Kenny Washington– drums
  • Don Williams − drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Jimmy McGriff except where noted

  1. Stan’s Shuffle – Stanley Turrentine
  2. Hard Times – Paul Mitchell
  3. Us – Wayne Boyd
  4. Feelin’ It – Melvin Sparks
  5. Sermonizing
  6. All Blues – Miles Davis
  7. Just in Time – Jule Styne, Betty Comden, Adolph Green
  8. City Lights

Guster: Look Alive

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On January 18, 2019, “Ocho Mule” label released “Look Alive”, the eighth Guster studio album. It was recorded in 2018, and was produced by Leo Abrahams and John Congleton.

Personnel:

  • Ryan Miller – lead vocals, guitar
  • Adam Gardner – vocals, guitar
  • Luke Reynolds – vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass, pedal steel, programming
  • Brian Rosenworcel – drums
  • Leo Abrahams – electric bass, guitar, keyboards, piano, synthesizer, technician, mixing
  • Sam Cohen – vocals, programming, engineer
  • Jon Natchez – trombone, trumpet, euphonium, flugelhorn, alto, baritone and tenor saxophones
  • Graham Lessard – engineer
  • Jason Tawkin – engineer
  • John Congleton – programming, engineer, mixing
  • Collin Dupuis – mixing
  • Adam Ayan – mastering
  • Nicky Rheaume – art direction
  • Nikki Virbitsky – artwork
  • Dave Waplington – layout, design
  • John Rummen – layout, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Ryan Miller, Adam Gardner, Luke Reynolds and Brian Rosenworcel.

  1. Look Alive
  2. Don’t Go
  3. Hard Times
  4. Hello Mister Sun
  5. Overexcited
  6. Summertime
  7. Terrified
  8. Mind Kontrol
  9. Not for Nothing
  10. When You Go Quiet

April Wine: Forever for Now

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In January 1977, “Aquarius” label released “Forever for Now”, the sixth April Wine studio album. It was recorded in 1976, and was produced by Myles Goodwyn.

Personnel:

  • Myles Goodwyn– lead and backing vocals, guitars, piano, string ensemble
  • Gary Moffet – guitars, backing vocals
  • Steve Lang– bass, backing vocals
  • Jerry Mercer– drums, percussion, vibraphone, backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Myles Goodwyn,  except where noted.

  1. Forever for Now
  2. Child’s Garden
  3. Lovin’ You
  4. Holly Would
  5. You Won’t Dance with Me
  6. Come Away – George Bowser, Peter Jupp
  7. Mama Laye
  8. I’d Rather be Strong
  9. Hard Times – Jimmy Dean, lyrics by Myles Goodwyn
  10. Marjorie