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The Easybeats: Volume 3

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On November 3, 1966, “Albert” and “Parlaphone” labels released “Volume 3”, the third Easybeats (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1966, at “Armstrong Studios” in Melbourne, “EMI Studios” in Sydney, and was produced by Ted Albert and Tony Geary.

Personnel:

  • Stevie Wright – vocals
  • Harry Vanda – vocals, lead guitar, 12-string guitar
  • George Young – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Dick Diamonde – bass guitar
  • Snowy Fleet – vocals, drums

Track listing:

All tracks are written by Stevie Wright and George Young, except where noted.

  1. Sorry
  2. Funny Feelin’
  3. Say You Want Me
  4. You Said That
  5. Goin’ Out of My Mind
  6. Not In Love with You
  7. Promised Things
  8. The Last Day of May
  9. Today – Snowy Fleet
  10. My My My
  11. Dance of the Lovers
  12. What Do You Want Baby
  13. Can’t You Leave Her

The Easybeats: Vigil

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On June 28, 1968, “United Artists” label released “Vigil”, the fifth Easybeats (The) album. It was recorded 1967 – 1968, at “EMI”, “Olympic”, “Trident Studios” in London, and was produced by Mike Vaughan, Glynn Johns, Stevie Wright, Harry Vanda, George Young, Dick Diamonde and Tony Cahill.

Personnel:

  • Stevie Wright – vocals
  • Harry Vanda – vocals, lead guitar
  • George Young – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Dick Diamonde – bass guitar
  • Tony Cahill – drums
  • Steve Marriott – vocals
  • George Alexander – vocals
  • Freddy Smith – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Harry Vanda and George Young, except where noted.

  1. Good Times
  2. What in the World
  3. Falling off the Edge of the World
  4. The Music Goes Round My Head
  5. Can’t Take My Eyes Off You – Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio
  6. Sha La La
  7. Come In You’ll Get Pneumonia – Tony Cahill, Harry Vanda, George Young
  8. See Saw
  9. Land of Make Believe
  10. Fancy Seeing You Here
  11. Hello, How Are You
  12. Hit the Road Jack – Percy Mayfield
  13. We All Live Happily Together
  14. I Can’t Stand It – Lester Chambers

Grace Jones: Nightclubbing

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On May 11, 1981, “Island” label released “Nightclubbing”, the fifth Grace Jones studio album. It was recorded 1980 – 1981. at “Compass Point Studios” in the Bahamas, and was produced by Alex Sadkin and Chris Blackwell.

Personnel:

  • Grace Jones – lead and backing vocals
  • Mikey Chung – guitar
  • Barry Reynolds – guitar
  • Monte Browne – rhythm guitar
  • Tyrone Downie – vocals, keyboards
  • Wally Badarou – keyboards
  • Jack Emblow – accordion
  • Masai Delon – vocals
  • Jess Roden – vocals
  • Robbie Shakespeare – bass guitar
  • Sly Dunbar – drums, syndrums
  • Mel Speller – vocals, percussion
  • Uziah Thompson – percussion
  • Ted Jensen – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Walking in the Rain – Harry Vanda, George Young
  2. Pull Up to the Bumper – Grace Jones, Koo Koo Baya, Dana Mano
  3. Use Me – Bill Withers
  4. Nightclubbing – David Bowie, Iggy Pop
  5. Art Groupie – Grace Jones, Barry Reynolds
  6. I’ve Seen That Face Before – Astor Piazzolla, Barry Reynold, Dennis Wilkeym Nathalie Delon
  7. Feel Up – Grace Jones
  8. Demolition Man – Sting
  9. I’ve Done It Again – Berry Reynolds, Marianne Faithfull

AC/DC: T.N.T.

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On December 1, 1975, “Albert” label released “T.N.T.”, the second AC/DC studio album. It was recorded March – July 1975, at “Albert” in Sydney, and was produced by Harry Vanda and George Young.

Personnel:

  • Bon Scott – lead vocals, bagpipes
  • Angus Young – lead guitar
  • Malcolm Young – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Mark Evans – bass guitar
  • Phil Rudd – drums, percussion
  • George Young – bass guitar
  • Tony Currenti – drums
  • Richard Ford – artwork

Track listing:

 All tracks by Angus Young, Malcolm Young, and Bon Scott, except where noted.

  1. It’s a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock ’n’ Roll)
  2. Rock ’n’ Roll Singer
  3. The Jack
  4. Live Wire
  5. T.N.T.
  6. Rocker
  7. Can I Sit Next to You, Girl – Angus Young, Malcolm Young
  8. High Voltage
  9. School Days – Chuck Berry

Tages!: Extra Extra

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On November 28, 1966, “Platina” label released “Extra Extra”, the third Tages! studio album. It was recorded in November 1966, at “Europafilm Studios” in Stockholm, Sweden, and was produced by Anders Henriksson, Björn Almstedt, Göran Lagerberg, Tommy Blom, Anders Töpel, Danne Larsson and Tommy Tausis.

Personnel:

  • Göran Lagerberg – vocals, bass guitar
  • Danne Larsson – vocals, rhythm and lead guitar, keyboards
  • Anders Töpel – vocals, lead and rhythm guitar
  • Tommy Tausis – vocals, drums
  • Tommy Blom – vocals, percussion
  • Anders “Henkan” Henriksson – vocals, keyboards
  • Lasse Samuelsson’s Orchestra – wind instruments

Track listing:

  1. Mohair Sam – Dallas Frazier
  2. Secret Room – Tommy Blom
  3. Gone Too Far – Göran Lagerberg
  4. Get Up An’ Get Goin’ – Anders Henriksson, Thorstein Bergman
  5. Mustang Sally – Bonny “Mack” Rice
  6. Howlin’ for My Baby – Chester Burnett, Willie Dixon
  7. Friday on My Mind – George Young, Harry Vanda
  8. True Fine Woman – Göran Lagerberg
  9. Ride Your Pony – Naomi Neville
  10. One Red, One Yellow, One Blue – Tommy Blom, Anders Töpel
  11. Understanding – Steve Marriott, Ronnie Lane
  12. Extra – Anders Henriksson, Danne Larsson

The Angels: Same

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In August 1977, “Albert” label released the self-titled, debut Angels (The) album. It was recorded 1976-1977, at “Albert Studios” in Sydney, and was produced by Harry Vanda and George Young.

Personnel:

  • Doc Neeson – lead vocals
  • Rick Brewster – lead guitar
  • John Brewster – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Chris Bailey – bass guitar
  • Buzz Throckman – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by John Brewster, Rick Brewster and Bernard “Doc” Neeson, except where noted.

  1. Take Me Home – John Brewster, Rick Brewster, Doc Neeson, Graham Bidstrup
  2. You’re a Lady Now
  3. Goin’ Down – William Donald Nix
  4. Shelter from the Rain – John Brewster, Graham Bidstrup
  5. Can’t Get Lucky – John Brewster, Graham Bidstrup
  6. Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again
  7. You Got Me Runnin’
  8. High on You
  9. Hot Lucy
  10. Dreambuilder

Screaming Jets: Gotcha Covered

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On July 27, 2018, “Dinner for Wolves” label released “Gotcha Covered”, the eighth Screaming Jets studio album. It was recorded in 2018, at “Sing Sing” studio in Chapel St, South Yarra, Australia, “Tender Trap Studios” In Melbourne, and was produced by Steve James.

Personnel:

  • Dave Gleeson – vocals
  • Jimi Hocking – guitar, backing vocals
  • Scott Kingman – guitar
  • Greedy Smith – keyboards
  • Paul Woseen – bass, backing vocals
  • Mark Mcleod – drums
  • Dean Sutherland – backing vocals
  • Bob Spencer, Brett Kingman, Brett Williams, Cameron McKenzie, Chris Hawker, Daniel Wayne Spencer, Dave Leslie, Dean Sutherland, Nat Allison, Peter Wanliss, Rick Brewster, Ronnie Simmons, Stu Marshall, Stuart Fraser, Tim Henwood, Warwick Scott, Zakk Zedras – guitar solos
  • Steve James – recording
  • Luke Cincotta – engineer assistant
  • Erin Newman – artwork
  • Matthew Gray – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Wedding Ring – Steve Wright, George Young, Harry Vanda
  2. The Razor’s Edge – Shane Howard, Ian Morrison
  3. Gimme Head – Geoff Turner
  4. Overkill – Colin Hay
  5. Darling It Hurts – Paul Kelly, Steve Connolly
  6. The Right Time – Dave Faulkner
  7. Walls – Iva Davies
  8. Purple Sneakers – Rusty Hopkinson, Andy Kent, Tim Rogers
  9. Aloha Steve and Danno – Rob Younger, Denis Tek, Mort Stevens
  10. Shadow Boxer – Doc Neeson, John Brewster
  11. This Time – Andrew Farriss
  12. Errol – James Reyne
  13. Rain – Johanna Pigott, Todd Hunter
  14. Rock ‘n’ Roll Damnation – Angus Young, Malcolm Young, Bon Scott
  15. Guitar Band – G. Young, Vanda, Wright

Peter Frampton: Breaking All the Rules

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On May 14, 1981, “A&M” label released “Breaking All the Rules”, the seventh Peter Frampton studio album. It was recorded 1979 – 1981, at “The Charlie Chaplin Sound Stage”, “A & M Studios”, and was produced by Peter Frampton, David Kershenbaum, Chris Kimsey and Harvey Goldberg.

Personnel:

  • Peter Frampton – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Steve Lukather- guitar
  • Arthur Stead- piano, synthesizer, electric piano, organ, Fender Rhodes
  • John Regan- bass guitar
  • Jeff Porcaro- drums, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Peter Frampton except where noted.

  1. Dig What I Say
  2. I Don’t Wanna Let You Go
  3. Rise Up – Alessi Brothers
  4. Wasting the Night Away
  5. Going to L.A.
  6. You Kill Me
  7. Friday on My Mind – George Young, Harry Vanda
  8. Lost a Part of You
  9. Breaking All the Rules – Peter Frampton, Keith Reid

Gary Moore: Wild Frontier

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On March 9, 1987, “10” and “Virgin” labels released “Wild Frontier”, the sixth Gary Moore studio album. It was recorded in 1986 and was produced by Peter Collins, Pete Smith, James “Jimbo” Barton and Gary Moore.

Personnel:

  • Gary Moore– lead and backing vocals, lead, rhythm and acoustic guitars
  • Neil Carter– keyboards, backing vocals
  • Bob Daisley– bass
  • Roland Kerridge – drum programming
  • James “Jimbo” Barton – engineer, mixing
  • Chris Porter– engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Gary Moore, except where noted.

  1. Over the Hills and Far Away
  2. Wild Frontier
  3. Take a Little Time
  4. The Loner
  5. Friday on My Mind – George Young, Harry Vanda
  6. Strangers in the Darkness – Gary Moore, Neil Carter
  7. Thunder Rising – Gary Moore, Neil Carter
  8. Johnny Boy