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Kirk Hammett: Portals

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On April 23, 2022, “Blackened” label released “Portals”, the debut Kirk Hammett EP. It was recorded in July 2017, June 2019, August 2020, at “Cow in the Wall Studio” and “Henson Studios” in Hollywood, Makalei Studios” in Oahu, Hawaii, “Ex Machina” in Paris, and was produced by Kirk Hammett.

Personnel:

  • Kirk Hammett – guitar, mixing
  • Eliza Bagg – vocals
  • Edwin Outwater – keyboards, orchestra leader
  • Brad Cummings – bass
  • Greg Fidelman – bass
  • Philippe Bussonnet – bass
  • Jon Theodore – drums
  • Abraham Laboriel – drums
  • Marcel Feldmar – drums
  • Julien Charlet – percussion
  • Andrew Bain – horn 
  • Nathan Cole – violin 
  • Akiko Turamoto – violin
  • Nadia Sirota – viola
  • Mathilde Sternat – cello
  • Ben Lash – cello
  • Emmanuel Ceysson – harp
  • Blake Neely – string arrangements
  • Mike Gillies – engineer
  • Tim Harkins – engineer
  • Greg Fidelman – recording, additional engineering
  • Bob Rock – mixing
  • Emily Lazar – mastering
  • Chris Allgood – mastering
  • Alex Tenta – design, layout
  • Angel Hammett – photography

Track listing:

  1. Maiden and the Monster – Kirk Hammett, Lani Hammett
  2. The Jinn – Kirk Hammett, Lani Hammett
  3. High Plains Drifter – Kirk Hammett, Edwin Outwater
  4. The Incantation – Kirk Hammett, Edwin Outwater

Rick James & The Stone City Band: Come And Get It!

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On April 20, 1978, “Gordy” label released “Come Get It!”, album by Rick James and the Stone City Band (the debut Rick James album overall). It was recorded 1977 – 1978, at “Cross Eyed Bear Studios” in New York, “record Plant” in New York City, and was produced by Art Stewart and Rick James.

Personnel:

  • Rick James – vocals, bass, guitars, keyboards, synthesizers, arrangements
  • Freddy Rapillo – guitar
  • Levi Ruffin, Jr. – Keyboards
  • Billy Nunn – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Bobby Nunn – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Andy Rapillo – bass
  • Richard Shaw – bass
  • Mike Caputy – drums
  • Lorenzo Shaw – drums
  • Randy Brecker, Mike Brecker – horns
  • Flick, Berry, Steve Williams – horns
  • Levi Ruffin – backing vocals
  • Jackie Ruffin – backing vocals
  • Sascha Meeks – backing vocals
  • Richard Shaw – backing vocals
  • Vanessa Brooks Nunn – backing vocals
  • Joey Diggs – backing vocals
  • Anthony Caesar – backing vocals
  • Roger Brown – backing vocals
  • Calvin Moore – backing vocals
  • Bennie McCullough – backing vocals
  • Chuck Madden, Shelly – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Rick James.

  1. Stone City Band, Hi!
  2. You and I
  3. Sexy Lady
  4. Dream Maker
  5. Be My Lady
  6. Mary Jane
  7. Hollywood
  8. Stone City Band, Bye!

Was (Not Was): Boo!

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On April 8, 2008, “Rykodisc” label released “Boo!”, the fifth Was (Not Was) studio album. It was recorded in 2007, at “Henson Recording Studios”, “Cello Studios” and “Ocean Way Recording” in Hollywood, “Record Plant” and “Chomsky Ranch” in Los Angeles, “Karma Farm” in Manhattan Beach, California, and was produced by David Was and Don Was.

Personnel:

  • David Was – vocals, keyboards, flute, harmonica, illustration
  • Don Was – vocals, keyboards, bass, percussion, programming, engineer, mixing, graphic design
  • Sweet Pea Atkinson – lead vocals
  • Sir Harry Bowens – lead vocals
  • Donald Ray Mitchell – lead vocals
  • Kris Kristofferson – special guest vocals
  • Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards
  • Luis Resto – keyboards
  • Booker T. Jones – Hammond B3 organ
  • Randy Jacobs – guitars
  • Wayne Kramer – guitars
  • Val McCallum – guitars
  • Greg Leisz – pedal steel guitar
  • Tim Drummond – bass
  • Marcus Miller – bass
  • Curt Bisquera – drums
  • James Gadson – drums
  • Lenny Castro – percussion
  • Stephen Kupka – baritone saxophone
  • Dave McMurray – saxophones, horn arrangements
  • Rayse Biggs – trumpet
  • Lee Thornton – trumpet
  • David Campbell – string arrangements
  • Sally Dworsky – backing vocals
  • Portia Griffin – backing vocals
  • Arnold McCuller – backing vocals
  • Myrna Smith – backing vocals
  • Rik Pekkonen – engineer, mixing
  • Krish Sharma – engineer, mixing
  • Dan Bosworth – engineer assistant
  • Kevin Mills – engineer assistant
  • Louie Teran – mastering
  • Jamie Hoyt-Vitale – package design
  • Ron Meckler – graphic design
  • Ellen Stone – band photography
  • Jamie Muhoberac – club photography
  • Ruby Marchand – A&R

Track listing:

All tracks by David Was and Don Was, except where noted.

  1. Semi-Interesting Week
  2. It’s a Miracle
  3. Your Luck Won’t Last
  4. From the Head to the Heart
  5. Big Black Hole
  6. Needletooth
  7. Forget Everything
  8. Crazy Water
  9. Mr. Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore – Bob Dylan, David Was, Don Was
  10. Green Pills in the Dresser

Buck Owens: I’ve Got a Tiger by the Tail

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On March 10, 1965, “Capitol” label released “I’ve Got a Tiger by the Tail”, album by Buck Owens and his Buckaroos (the eight Buck Owens album overall). It was recorded in December 1964, at “Capitol Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Ken Nelson.

Personnel:

  • Buck Owens – lead vocals, guitar
  • Don Rich – vocals, guitar, fiddle
  • Jelly Sanders – guitar, fiddle
  • Jay McDonald – pedal steel guitar
  • Tom Brumley – pedal steel guitar, guitar
  • Doyle Holly – vocals, bass, guitar
  • Bob Morris – bass, vocals
  • Willie Cantu – drums
  • Mel King – drums
  • Capitol Photo Studio – photography
  • Ken Veeder – photography
  • Bashful Bobby Wooten – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. I’ve Got a Tiger by the Tail – Harlan Howard, Buck Owens
  2. Trouble and Me – Harlan Howard
  3. Let the Sad Times Roll On – Buck Owens, Red Simpson
  4. Wham Bam – Buck Owens, Bonnie Owens, Don Rich
  5. If You Fall Out of Love with Me – Buck Owens, Bonnie Owens
  6. Fallin’ for You – Buck Owens, Bonnie Owens, Don Rich
  7. We’re Gonna Let the Good Times Roll – Buck Owens
  8. The Band Keeps Playin’ On – Red Simpson, Fuzzy Owen
  9. Streets of Laredo – Samuel Barber
  10. Cryin’ Time – Buck Owens
  11. A Maiden’s Prayer – Bob Wills
  12. Memphis – Chuck Berry

Frank Sinatra: Songs For Swingin’ Lovers

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On March 5, 1956, “Capitol” label released “Songs for Swingin’ Lovers!”, the tenth Frank Sinatra studio album. It was recorded October 1955 – January 1956, at “Capitol Studio A” in Hollywood, and was produced by Voyle Gilmore.

Personnel:

  • Frank Sinatra – vocal
  • Bill Miller – piano
  • George Van Eps – guitar
  • Mahlon Clark, Justin Gordon, Champ Webb, Robert Lawson – saxophone
  • Ted Nash, Babe Russin, Justin Gordon, James Williamson – tenor saxophone
  • Mort Friedman – baritone saxophone
  • Conrad Gozzo, Shorty Sherock, Zeke Zarchy, Johnny Best, Mickey Mangano, Mannie Klein, Harry Edison – trumpet
  • Joe Howard, Milt Bernhart, Dick Noel, Paul Tanner, Jimmy Priddy, Juan Tizol – trombone
  • George Roberts – bass trombone
  • Willie Schwartz, Harry Klee – alto clarinet
  • Nathan Ross, Alex Murray, Henry Hill, Alex Beller, Walter Edelstein, Victor Bay, Paul Nero, Harold Dicterow, David Frisina, Mischa Russell, Felix Slatkin, Paul Shure, Marshall Sosson, Dan Lube, Harry Bluestone, Emo Neufeld, Samuel Cytron, Robert Gross, Alex Murray – violin
  • Maxine Johnson, Milton Thomas, Alvin Dinkin, David Sterkin, Paul Robyn – viola
  • Eleanor Slatkin, Ennio Bolognini, Ray Kramer, Edgar Lustgarten, Cy Bernard – cello
  • Kathryn Julye – harp
  • Joe Comfort – bass
  • Alvin Stoller – drums
  • Irving Cottler – drums
  • Frank Flynn – percussion
  • Clark Yocum, Allan Davies, Charles Schrouder, Lee Gotch – vocals
  • Nelson Riddle – arrangements
  • John Palladino – engineer

Track listing:

  1. You Make Me Feel So Young – Josef Myrow, Mack Gordon
  2. It Happened in Monterey – Mabel Wayne, Billy Rose
  3. You’re Getting to Be a Habit with Me – Harry Warren, Al Dubin
  4. You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me – Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal, Pierre Norman
  5. Too Marvelous for Words – Richard Whiting, Johnny Mercer
  6. Old Devil Moon – Burton Lane, E. Y. Harburg
  7. Pennies from Heaven – Arthur Johnston, Johnny Burke
  8. Love Is Here to Stay – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  9. I’ve Got You Under My Skin – Cole Porter
  10. I Thought About You – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Mercer
  11. We’ll Be Together Again – Carl T. Fischer, Frankie Laine
  12. Makin’ Whoopee – Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn
  13. Swingin’ Down the Lane – Isham Jones, Gus Kahn
  14. Anything Goes – Cole Porter
  15. How About You – Frankie Lane, Ralph Freed

Ravi Shankar: India’s Master Musician

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In March 1959, “World Pacific” label released “India’s Master Musician”, the second Ravi Shankar album. It was recorded in 1958, in Hollywood, and was produced by Richard Bock.

Personnel:

  • Ravi Shankar – sitar
  • Chatur Lal – table
  • Nodu Mullick – tamboura
  • Armand Acosta – design
  • Richard Bock – cover photography
  • Philip Melnick – additional photography

Track listing:

  1. Kafi-Holi
  2. Dhun
  3. Mishra Piloo
  4. Raga Puriya Dhanashri
  5. Raga Charu Keshi

Herb Ellis: Ellis In Wonderland

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In February 1956, “Norgran” label released “Ellis in Wonderland”, the debut Herb Ellis album. It was recorded December 1955 – January 1956, in Hollywood, and was produced by Ken Druker.

Personnel:

  • Herb Ellis – guitar
  • Charlie Mariano – alto saxophone
  • Jimmy Giuffre – baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone, clarinet
  • Harry “Sweets” Edison – trumpet
  • Oscar Peterson – piano
  • Ray Brown – double bass
  • Alvin Stoller – drums

Track listing:

  1. Sweetheart Blues – Herb Ellis
  2. Somebody Loves Me – Buddy SeSylva, George Gershwin, Ballard McDonald
  3. It Could Happen to You – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen
  4. Pogo – Herb Ellis
  5. Detour Ahead – Herb Ellis, Lou Carter, Johnny Frigo
  6. Elis in Wonderland – Herb Ellis
  7. Have You Met Miss Jones – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  8. A Simple Tune – Jimmy Giuffre

Lou Rawls: Sit Down And Talk To Me

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In January 1979, “Philadelphia International Records” label released “Sit Down and Talk to Me”, the 33rd Lou Rawls album. It was recorded in 1978, at “Sound Labs” in Hollywood, “Sigma Sound Studios” in Philadelphia, and was produced by Gene McFadden, John Whitehead, Thom Bell, Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, Bunny Sigler and Dexter Wansel.

Personnel:

  • Lou Rawls – lead vocal
  • Larry Gold – arrangements
  • Jerry Cohen – arrangements
  • Thom Bell – arrangements
  • John R. Faith – arrangements
  • Bunny Sigler – arrangements
  • John L. Usry Jr. – arrangements
  • Dexter Wansel – arrangements
  • Dirk Devlin, Don Murray, Jeffrey Stewart, Jim Gallagher, Joseph Tarsia, Kenny Present, Peter Humphreys – engineer
  • Bruce Bluesteen, Michael Tarsia – engineer assistant
  • Nimitr Sarikananda – lacquer cut
  • Ed Lee – design
  • Phyllis H. B. – design
  • Nick Fasciano – lettering
  • Sid Avery – photography
  • Jean Scott – A&R

Track listing:

  1. One Day Soon You’ll Need Me – Jerry Cohen, Gene McFadden, John Whitehead
  2. Heartaches (Just When You Think You’re Loved) – Thom Bell, Archie Bell, Leroy M. Bell
  3. Ain’t That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One) – Deadric Malone
  4. When You Get Home – Bunny Sigler, Ron Tyson
  5. Sit Down and Talk to Me – Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff
  6. You’re My Blessing – Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff
  7. Old Times – Dexter Wansel, Cynthia Biggs
  8. You Are – Thom Bell, Casey James, Johnny Robinson, Leroy M. Bell

Carole King: Thoroughbred

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In January 1976, “Ode Records” label released “Thoroughbred”, the seventh Carole King album. It was recorded in 1975, at “A&M Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Lou Adler.

Personnel:

  • Carole King – lead and backing vocals, piano
  • Danny “Kootch” Kortchmar – vocals, guitar
  • James Taylor – guitar, backing vocals
  • Waddy Wachtel – guitar
  • Leland Sklar – bass guitar
  • Russ Kunkel – drums
  • Tom Scott – saxophone
  • Ralph MacDonald – percussion
  • David Crosby – backing vocals
  • Graham Nash – backing vocals
  • J.D. Souther – backing vocals
  • Milt Calice – engineer
  • Hank Cicalo – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Carole King, except where noted.

  1. So Many Ways
  2. Daughter of Light – Gerry Goffin, Carole King
  3. High Out of Time – Gerry Goffin, Carole King
  4. Only Love is Real
  5. There’s a Space Between Us
  6. I’d Like to Know You Better
  7. We All Have to Be Alone – Gerry Goffin, Carole King
  8. Ambrosia – Carole King, Dave Palmer
  9. Still Here Thinking of You – Gerry Goffin, Carole King
  10. It’s Gonna Work Out Fine

Kate & Anna McGarrigle: Same

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In January 1976, “Warner Bros” label released the self-titled, debut Kate & Anna McGarrigle album. It was recorded 1974 – 1975, at “A&R Studios” in New York City, “Sunwest Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Joe Boyd and Greg Prestopino.

Personnel:

  • Anna McGarrigle – vocals, keyboards, banjo, button accordion
  • Kate McGarrigle – vocals, banjo, piano, guitar
  • Jane McGarrigle (Jane McGarrigle Forsland) – organ, backing vocals
  • Chaim Tannenbaum – guitar, harmonica, backing vocals
  • Lowell George, David Spinozza, Greg Prestopino, Hugh McCracken, Tony Rice, Amos Garrett, Andrew Gold – guitar
  • David Grisman – mandolin
  • Peter Weldon – banjo, backing vocals
  • Jay Ungar – fiddle
  • Gib Guilbeau – fiddle
  • Red Callender – bass
  • Tony Levin – bass
  • Steve Gadd – drums
  • Russ Kunkel – drums
  • Joel Tepp – harmonica, clarinet
  • Nick DeCaro – accordion
  • Plas Johnson – alto saxophone, clarinet
  • Bobby Keys – tenor saxophone
  • Dane Lanken – backing vocals
  • John Wood – engineer
  • Gail Kenney – front cover photography

Track listing:

  1. Kiss and Say Goodbye – Kate McGarrigle
  2. My Town – Anna McGarrigle
  3. Blues in D – Kate McGarrigle
  4. Heart Like a Wheel – Anna McGarrigle
  5. Foolish You – Wade Hemsworth
  6. Talk to Me of) Mendocino – Kate McGarrigle
  7. Complainte pour Ste-Catherine – Anna McGarrigle, Philippe Tatartcheff
  8. Tell My Sister – Kate McGarrigle
  9. Swimming Song – Loudon Wainwright III
  10. Jigsaw Puzzle of Life – Anna McGarrigle
  11. Go Leave – Kate McGarrigle
  12. Travellin’ on for Jesus – traditional, arranged by J. Spence