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The Beach Boys: Shut Down Vol. 2

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On March 2, 1964, “Capitol” label released “Shut Down Volume 2”, the fifth Beach Boys (The) studio album. It was recorded January – February 1964, at “Western” and “Gold Star” in Hollywood, and was produced by Brian Wilson.

Personnel:

  • Carl Wilson – lead and backing vocals, electric guitar
  • Brian Wilson – lead and backing vocals, piano, Hammond B-3 organ
  • Mike Love – lead and backing vocals, tenor saxophone
  • Al Jardine – bass guitar, electric rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Dennis Wilson – lead and backing vocals, drums, floor tom
  • Bill Pitman – archtop acoustic guitar 
  • Tommy Tedesco – electric guitar 
  • Leon Russell – piano, tack piano
  • Al de Lory – piano
  • Ray Pohlman – 6-string bass guitar, bass guitar
  • Jimmy Bond – double bass
  • Hal Blaine – drums, tambourine, bell-tree, percussion, timpani
  • Frank Capp – glockenspiel, temple blocks, castanets 
  • Steve Douglas – tenor saxophone
  • Plas Johnson – tenor saxophone
  • Jay Migliori – baritone saxophone

Track listing:

  1. Fun, Fun, Fun – Brian Wilson, Mike Love
  2. Don’t Worry Baby – Brian Wilson, Roger Christian
  3. In the Parkin’ Lot – Brian Wilson, Roger Christian
  4. ‘Cassius’ Love vs Sonny Wilson – Mike Love, Brian Wilson
  5. The Warmth of the Sun – Mike Love, Brian Wilson
  6. This Car of Mine – Brian Wilson, Mike Love
  7. Why Do Fools Fall in Love – Frankie Lymon, George Goldner
  8. Pom, Pom Play Girl – Brian Wilson, Gary Usher
  9. Keep an Eye on Summer – Brian Wilson, Bob Norberg
  10. Shut Down, Part II – Carl Wilson
  11. Louie, Louie – Richard Berry
  12. Denny’s Drums – Dennis Wilson

Smokey Robinson: Being With You

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On February 17, 1981, “Motown” label released “Being with You”, the ninth Smokey Robinson album. It was recorded November – January 1981, at “Studio Sound Recorders” in Hollywood, “Motown Recording Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by George Tobin, Mike Piccirillo and Smokey Robinson.

Personnel:

  • Smokey Robinson – lead and backing vocals
  • Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars
  • Reginald “Sonny” Burke – keyboards, arrangements
  • Ronnie Rancifer – keyboards
  • Bill Cuomo – keyboards
  • Mike Piccirillo – synthesizers, organ, guitars, additional keyboards, percussion, steel drums, associate producer
  • Scott Edwards – bass
  • Robert “Pops” Popwell – bass
  • Ed Greene – drums
  • James Gadson – drums
  • Scotty Harris – drums
  • Howard Lee Wolen – percussion
  • Mark Wolfson – percussion
  • Joel Peskin – saxophones
  • Harry Kim – trumpet
  • David Strout – trombone
  • George Tobin – arrangements
  • Ivory Davis – backing vocals
  • Patricia Henley – backing vocals
  • Robert John – backing vocals
  • Claudette Robinson – backing vocals
  • Julia Waters Tillman – backing vocals
  • Maxine Waters Willard – backing vocals
  • Michael Lizzio – engineer, mixing
  • Howard Lee Wolen, Mark Wolfson – engineer
  • Richie Griffin, Ginny Pallante – engineer assistant
  • George Tobin – mixing
  • John Lemay – mastering
  • Johnny Lee – art direction
  • Ginny Livingston – design
  • Gary Heery – photography
  • Lisa Marie – production coordinator
  • Randy Dunlap, Barbara Ramsey – project manager

Track listing:

All tracks by Smokey Robinson, except where noted.

  1. Being With You
  2. Food For Thought
  3. If You Wanna Make Love (Come ‘Round Here)
  4. Who’s Sad – Gary Goetzman, Mike Piccirillo
  5. Can’t Fight Love – Gary Goetzman, Mike Piccirillo
  6. You Are Forever
  7. As You Do – Peter Kingsbery
  8. I Hear The Children Singing – Forest Hairston

The Replacements: Don’t Tell A Soul

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On February 1, 1989, “Sire” label released “Don’t Tell a Soul”, the sixth Replacements (The) studio album. It was recorded 1988 – 1989, at “Cherokee” in Hollywood, and was produced by Matt Wallace, Paul Westerberg, Tommy Stinson, Chris Mars and Slim Dunlap.

Personnel:

  • Paul Westerberg – vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Slim Dunlap – guitar, mellotron, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Tommy Stinson – bass, backing vocals
  • Chris Mars – drums, percussion
  • Matt Wallace – engineer, cheerleader
  • Chris Lord-Alge – mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Paul Westerberg, except where noted.

  1. Talent Show
  2. Back to Back
  3. We’ll Inherit the Earth
  4. Achin’ to Be
  5. They’re Blind
  6. Anywhere’s Better Than Here
  7. Asking Me Lies
  8. I’ll Be You
  9. I Won’t
  10. Rock’N’Roll Ghost
  11. Darlin’ One – Paul Westerberg, Slim Dunlap, Chris Mars, Tommy Stinson

Jefferson Airplane: Surrealistic Pillow

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On February 1, 1967, “RCA Victor” label released “Surrealistic Pillow”, the second Jefferson Airplane studio album. It was recorded October – November 1966, at “RCA Victor” in Hollywood, and was produced by Rick Jarrard.

Personnel:

  • Grace Slick – lead and co-lead vocals, piano, organ, recorder
  • Marty Balin – lead and co-lead vocals, guitar, design
  • Paul Kantner – lead and co-lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Jorma Kaukonen – lead vocals, lead guitar
  • Jack Casady – bass guitar, fuzz bass, rhythm guitar
  • Spencer Dryden – drums, percussion
  • Jerry Garcia – “musical and spiritual advisor”, guitar
  • Herb Greene – photography
  • David Hassinger – engineer

Track listing:

  1. She Has Funny cars – Jorma Kaukonen, Marty Balin
  2. Somebody to Love – Darby Slick
  3. My Best Friend – Skip Spence
  4. Today – Marty Balin, Paul Kantner
  5. Comin’ Back to Me – Marty Balin
  6. 3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds – Marty Balin
  7. D.C.B.A. – 25 – Paul Kantner
  8. How Do You Feel – Tom Mastin
  9. Embryone Journey – Jorma Kaukonen
  10. White Rabbit – Grace Slick
  11. Plastic Fantastic Love – Marty Balin

Mars Volta: The Bedlam In Goliath

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On January 29, 2008, “Gold Standard Laboratories” and “Universal Motown Records” labels released “The Bedlam in Goliath”, the fourth Mars Volta studio album. It was recorded 2006 – 2007, at “Ocean Way Recording” in Hollywood, Rodriguez-Lopez’s home studio in Brooklyn, New York, and was produced by Omar Rodríguez-López.

Personnel:

  • Omar Rodríguez-López – guitar, synthesizers
  • Cedric Bixler-Zavala – vocals
  • Isaiah Ikey Owens – keyboards
  • Juan Alderete – bass
  • Thomas Pridgen – drums
  • John Frusciante – guitar
  • Owen Levine – double bass
  • Marcel Rodriguez-Lopez – percussion, keyboards
  • Adrián Terrazas-González – flute, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, bass clarinet, percussion
  • Paul Hinojos – sound manipulation
  • Henry Trejo – “Because”s on “Agadez”
  • Nathaniel Tookey – string composition and arrangement
  • Edwin Outwater – strings conductor
  • Sam Bass – cello
  • Edwin Huizinga – violin
  • Anthony Blea – violin
  • Charith Premawardhana – viola

Track listing:

All lyrics Cedric Bixler-Zavala, all music by Omar Rodríguez-López.

  1. Aberinkula
  2. Metatron
  3. Hyena
  4. Wax Simulacra
  5. Tourniquet Man
  6. Cavalettas
  7. Agadez
  8. Askepios
  9. Ouroboros
  10. Soothsayer
  11. Conjugal Burns

Chicago: Twenty 1

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On January 29, 1991, “Full Moon” label released “Twenty 1”, the seventeenth Chicago studio album. It was recorded in 1990, at “Record Plant” in Hollywood, “Can-Am Recorders” in Tarzana, CA, “Ground Control Studios” in Santa Monica, CA and was produced by Humberto Gatica and Ron Nevison.

Personnel:

  • Dawayne Bailey – guitars, backing vocals
  • Robert Lamm – lead and backing vocals, keyboards, brass arrangements
  • Bill Champlin – lead and backing vocals, keyboards, brass arrangements
  • Jason Scheff – lead and backing vocals, bass
  • Tris Imboden – drums, percussion
  • Lee Loughnane – trumpet, flugelhorn, backing vocals, brass arrangements
  • James Pankow – trombone, backing vocals, brass arrangements
  • Walter Parazaider – woodwinds, backing vocals
  • Michael Landau – guitars
  • David Foster – acoustic piano
  • Robbie Buchanan – keyboards
  • Tom Keane – keyboards
  • Efrain Toro – keyboards
  • Steve Porcaro – keyboards programming
  • John Keane – drums
  • Stephen “Doc” Kupka – baritone saxophone
  • Jerry Hey – brass arrangements
  • Dennis Matkosky – brass arrangements
  • Humberto Gatica –engineer, mixing
  • Ron Nevison –engineer tracks
  • Jim Mitchell – engineer assistant
  • Jeff Poe – engineer assistant
  • Alex Rodriguez – additional engineering
  • Deandra Miller – production assistant
  • Kosh Brooks Design – art direction, design
  • Chris Cuffaro – photography

Track listing:

  1. Explain It to My Heart – Diane Warren
  2. If It Were You – J. Scheff, Darin Scheff, Tony Smith
  3. You Come to My Senses – Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly
  4. Somebody, Somewhere – Bill Champlin, Dennis Matkosky, Kevin Dukes
  5. What Does It Takes – J. Scheff, Gerard McMahon
  6. One from the Heart – Robert Lamm, Gerard McMahon
  7. Chasin’ the Wind – Diane Warren
  8. God Save the Queen – James Pankow, J. Scheff
  9. Man to Woman – J. Scheff, Adam Mitchell
  10. Only Time Can Heal the Wounded – Robert Lamm, Gerard McMahon
  11. Who Do You Love – Bill Champlin, Dennis Matkosky
  12. Holdin’ On – Bill Champlin, Tom Saviano

Graham Central Station: Same

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In January 1974, “Warner Bros” label released the self-titled, debut Graham Central Station studio album. It was recorded 1973 – 1974, at “Wally Heider Studio” in San Francisco, “Record Plant” in Sausalito in California, “Warner Bros Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Russ Titelman and Larry Graham.

Personnel:

  • Larry Graham – lead and backing vocals, bass, fuzz bass, guitar, piano, clavinet, organ, drums, percussion, horn arrangements
  • Patryce “Chocolate” Banks – lead and backing vocals, electric funk box
  • David “Dynamite” Vega – vocals, guitar
  • Robert “Butch” Sam – vocals and backing vocals, piano, organ
  • Hershall “Happiness” Kennedy – vocals and backing clavinet, trumpet, organ
  • Willie “Wild” Sparks – vocals, drums
  • Freddie Stone – guitar
  • Pascal Caboose – tenor saxophone
  • Milt Holland – percussion
  • Lenny Williams – vocals
  • Clarence McDonald – string arrangements
  • Steve Barncard – engineer
  • Donn Landee – engineer
  • Mallory Earl – engineer
  • Tom Flye – engineer, mixing
  • Lee Herschberg – mixing
  • Tom Anderson – engineer assistant
  • Steve Jarvis – engineer assistant
  • Mike Salisbury – design
  • Herb Greene – photography
  • Trudy Portch – production coordination

Track listing:

All tracks by Larry Graham, except where noted.

  1. We’ve Been Waiting
  2. It Ain’t No Fun To Me – Al Green
  3. Hair
  4. We Be’s Getting\ Down
  5. Tell Me What It Is
  6. Can You Handle It?
  7. People – Larry Graham, Freddie Stone
  8. Why
  9. Ghetto

Linda Ronstadt: Same

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On January 17, 1972, “Capitol” label released the self-titled, third Linda Ronstadt studio album. It was recorded in 1971, at “The Troubadour”, “Muscle Shoals” in Sheffield. Alabama, “Quadrafonic Sound” in Nashville, Tennessee, “United Western” in Hollywood, and was produced by John Boylan.

Personnel:

  • Linda Ronstadt – lead vocals, tambourine, arrangements
  • John Boylan – guitar, arrangements
  • Glenn Frey – guitar, arrangements, backing vocals
  • Sneaky Pete Kleinow – pedal steel guitar
  • Richard Bowden – electric guitar
  • Tippy Armstrong – guitar
  • Weldon Myrick – steel guitar
  • Bernie Leadon – guitar, backing vocals
  • Herb Pedersen – guitar, banjo, backing vocals 
  • Dean Webb – mandolin 
  • Moon Martin – guitar, backing vocals
  • Buddy Emmons – pedal steel guitar
  • Barry Beckett – keyboards
  • Michael Bowden – bass guitar
  • David Hood – bass guitar
  • Wesley Pritchett – bass guitar
  • Randy Meisner – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Lyle Ritz – bass guitar
  • Don Henley – drums, backing vocals
  • Roger Hawkins – drums
  • Mike Botts – drums
  • Jimmie Fadden – harmonica
  • Gib Guilbeau – fiddle, backing vocals
  • JD Souther – lead, harmony and backing vocals
  • Merry Clayton – backing vocals
  • Dianne Davidson – backing vocals
  • Miss Ona – backing vocals
  • Don Blake – engineer
  • Larry Hamby – engineer
  • Ray Thompson – engineer
  • Rudy Hill – engineer
  • Wally Heider – engineer
  • Mike Shields – engineer, mixing, mastering
  • John Hoernle – art direction
  • Dean Torrence – design
  • Ed Caraeff – photography
  • Al Coury – production coordinator

Track listing:

  1. Rock Me on the Water – Jackson Brown
  2. Crazy Arms – Ralph Mooney, Chuck Seals
  3. I Won’t Be Hangin’ Round – Eric Kaz
  4. I Still Miss Someone – Johnny Cash, Roy Cash Jr.
  5. In My Reply – Livingston Taylor
  6. I Fall to Pieces – Hank Cochran, Harlan Howard
  7. Ramblin’ Round – Lead Belly, Woody Guthrie, John A. Lomax
  8. Birds – Neil Young
  9. I Ain’t Always Been Faithful – Eric Andersen
  10. Rescue Me – Raynard Miner, Carl Smith

Dr. John: Babylon

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On January 17, 1969, “Atco” label released “Babylon”, the second Dr. John studio album. It was recorded in 1968, at “Gold Star” in Hollywood, and was produced by Harold Battiste.

Personnel:

  • Dr. John – vocals, keyboards, guitar, percussion
  • Alvin Robinson – guitar
  • Steve Mann – guitar
  • Ronnie Barron – organ
  • John McAlister – quarter-tone piano, gongs, celesta
  • Richard “Didimus” Washington – guitar, percussion
  • Al Frazier – bass
  • John Boudreaux – drums
  • Jessie Hill – percussion, backing vocals
  • Plas Johnson – saxophone
  • Moe Bechamin – tenor saxophone
  • Shirley Goodman – backing vocals
  • Tami Lynn – backing vocals
  • Harold Battiste – arrangements
  • Stanislaw Zagórski – design

All tracks by Dr. John, except where noted.

  1. Babylon
  2. Glowin’
  3. Black Widow Spider
  4. Barefoot Lady – Dr. John, Harold Battiste
  5. Twilight Zone
  6. The Patriotic Flag-Waiver
  7. The Lonesome Guitar Stranger

Warren Zevon: Stand In The Fire

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On December 26, 1980, “Asylum” label released “Stand in the Fire”, the first live Warren Zevon (fifth album overall) album. It was recorded in August 1980, at the “The Roxy Theater” in Hollywood, and was produced by Greg Ladanyi and Warren Zevon.

Personnel:

  •  Warren Zevon – vocals, 12 string guitar, guitar, bass, piano, keyboards
  • David Landau – lead guitar
  • Zeke Zirngiebel – vocals, guitar, electric guitar, rhythm guitar, steel guitar, 12-string guitar
  • Bob Harris – synthesizer, piano, backing vocals
  • Roberto Piñón – bass, backing vocals
  • Marty Stinger – drums
  • Billy Youdelman and Greg Ladanyi – recording
  • Greg Ladanyi – mixing
  • James Ledner – mixing assistant
  • George Gruel – road manager
  • Jimmy Wachtel, Michael Curtis – art direction, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Warren Zevon, except where noted.

  1. Stand in the Fire
  2. Jeannie Needs a Shooter – Bruce Springsteen, Warren Zevon
  3. Excitable Boy – LeRoy Marinell, Warren Zevon
  4. Mohammed’s Radio
  5. Werewolves of London – LeRoy Marinell, Waddy Wachtel, Warren Zevon
  6. Lawyers, Guns and Money
  7. The Sin
  8. Poor Poor Pitiful Me
  9. I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead
  10. Bo Diddley’s a Gunslinger / Bo Diddley – Bo Diddley