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The Small Faces: There Are But Four Small Faces

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In February 1968, “Immediate Records” label released “There Are but Four Small Faces”, the third Small Faces (The) album. It was recorded October 1966 – November 1967, at “Olympic” in London, and was produced by Steve Marriot and Ronnie Lane.

Personnel:

  • Steve Marriott – lead, harmony, and backing vocals, guitars, piano, arrangements
  • Ian McLagan – lead, harmony, and backing vocals, keyboards, bass guitar, guitar, arrangements
  • Ronnie Lane – lead, harmony, and backing vocals, bass guitar, arrangements
  • Kenney Jones – drums, percussion, arrangements
  • P.P. Arnold – backing vocals

 Track listing:

All tracks by Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane, except where noted.

  1. Itchycoo Park
  2. Talk to You
  3. Up the Wooden Hills – Ian McLagan
  4. My Way of Giving
  5. I’m Only Dreaming
  6. I Feel Much Better – Steve Marriott, Ronnie Lane, Ian McLagan
  7. I’m Soldier
  8. Get Yourself Together
  9. Show Me the Way
  10. Here Come the Nice
  11. Green Circles – Steve Marriott, Ronnie Lane, Michael O’Sullivan
  12. (Tell Me) Have You Ever Seen Me?

Pete Townshend: With Love

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In March 1976, “Universal Spiritual League” label released “With Love”, album by Pete Townshend and other musicians, dedicated to their spiritual mentor Meher Baba.

Personnel:

  • Pete Townshend – guitars, synthesized flute, synthesizer, drums
  • Billy Nichols – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Caleb Quaye – guitars, bass, drums
  • Ian McLagan – piano
  • Bernie Schwartz – piano
  • Roger Seiji – Hammond organ
  • Dave Hastlow – synthesizer
  • Ronnie Lane – bass guitar
  • George Turner – bass guitar
  • David Overton – drums
  • Stephanie Getz – flute
  • Littler Remer – clarinet
  • Connie Ehmke, David Lawson – violas
  • Loel Miller – cello
  • Ron Geesin – various instruments
  • Judy Ardine, Neal Crockett, Carol Leigh, Duce, Sonya Lawson, Mary Lewis – vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Pete Townshend, except where noted.

  1. Hail Avatar Meher Baba (Last Qawali Group)
  2. Give It Up – Billy Nichols, Steve Humphries, McSmith, Alan Murphy
  3. Without Your Love
  4. His Hands
  5. Just for a Moment – Ronnie Lane, Eon Wood, Bruce Rowland
  6. Baba Blues – Loi Benbow
  7. Meher
  8. Contact
  9. Gotta Know Ya – Billy Nichols, Steve Humphries, Sammy Mitchell. George Butler
  10. Sleeping Dog
  11. All God’s Morning – Sydney Foxx, Peter Hanks
  12. Lantern Cabin

Rod Stewart: An Old Raincoat Won’t Ever Let You Down

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In November 1969, “Vertigo” label released “An Old Raincoat Won’t Ever Let You Down”, the debut Rod Stewart album. It was recorded June – August 1969, at “Lansdowne” and “Olympic Studios” in London, and was produced by Rod Stewart and Lou Reizner.

Personnel:

  • Rod Stewart – vocals, guitars
  • Ronnie Wood – guitars, bass, harmonica
  • Martin Pugh – guitars
  • Martin Quittenton – acoustic guitar
  • Ian McLagan – piano, organ
  • Mike d’Abo – piano
  • Keith Emerson – organ
  • Micky Waller – drums
  • Lou Reizner – vocals
  • Keith “Marcus Keef” MacMillan – design, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Rod Stewart, except where noted.

  1. Street Fighting Man – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
  2. Man of Constant Sorrow – traditional arranged by Rod Stewart
  3. Blind Prayer
  4. Handbags and Gladrags – Mike d’Abo
  5. I Wouldn’t Ever Change a Thing
  6. Cindy’s Lament
  7. Dirty Old Town – Ewan MacColl

Faces: Ooh La La

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In March 1973, “Warner Bros” label released “Ooh La La”, the fourth Faces studio album. It was recorded September 1972 – January 1973, at “Olympic Studios” in London, and was produced by Glyn Johns.

Personnel:

  • Rod Stewart – lead vocal, electric guitar
  • Ronnie Lane – lead vocal, rhythm and acoustic guitars, tambourine, bass, percussion
  • Ronnie Wood – lead and co-lead vocal, slide, acoustic, rhythm and guitars, electric bouzouki
  • Ian McLagan – co-lead and backing vocal, piano, organ, harmonium
  • Kenney Jones – drums, percussion
  • Neemoi “Speedy” Aquaye – congas, shakers, percussion
  • Phil Chapman – klaxon, engineer
  • Glyn Johns – engineer
  • Ron Nevison – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Silicone Grown – Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood
  2. Cindy Incidentally – Ian McLagan, Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood
  3. Flags and Banners – Ronnie Lane, Rod Stewart
  4. My Fault – Ian McLagan, Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood
  5. Borstal Boys – Ian McLagan, Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood
  6. Fly in the Ointment – Kenney Jones, Ronnie Lane, Ian McLagan, Ron Wood
  7. If I’m on the Late Side – Ronnie Lane, Rod Stewart
  8. Glad and Sorry – Ronnie Lane
  9. Just Another Honky – Ronnie Lane
  10. Ooh La La – Ronnie Lane, Ronnie Wood

Faces: Long Player

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In February 1971, “Warner Bros” label released “Long Player”, the second Faces studio album. It was recorded September 1970 – January 1971, at “Morgan Studios” in London and “The Rolling Stones Mobile Recording Unit”, the live tracks recorded in November 1970 at “Filmore East” in New York City, and was produced by Rod Stewart, Ronnie Lane, Ronnie Wood, Ian McLagan and Kenney Jones.

  • Rod Stewart – lead vocals
  • Ronnie Lane – lead vocal, bass, acoustic guitar, percussion, backing vocals, first verse/harmony
  • Ronnie Wood – lead, slide, acoustic and pedal steel guitars, backing and co-lead vocal
  • Ian McLagan – piano, organ, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Kenney Jones – drums, percussion
  • Bobby Keys – tenor saxophone
  • Harry Beckett – trumpet

Track listing:

  1. Bad ‘n’ Ruin – Ian McLagan, Rod Stewart
  2. Tell Everyone – Ronnie Lane
  3. Sweet Lady Mary – Ronnie Lane, Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood
  4. Richmond – Ronnie Lane
  5. Maybe I’m Amazed – Paul McCartney
  6. Had Me a Real Good Time – Ronnie Lane, Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood
  7. On the Beach – Ronnie Lane, Ronnie Wood
  8. I Feel So Good – Big Bill Broonzy
  9. Jerusalem – Hubert Parry, William Blake

Ronnie Wood: Not For Beginners

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On November 19, 2001, “SPV” label released “Not for Beginners”, the sixth Ronnie Wood album. It was recorded in 2001, and was produced by Ronnie Wood, Mark Wells, and Martin Wright.

Personnel:

  • Ronnie Wood – vocals, guitar
  • Mark Wells – vocals, guitar, bass, drums
  • Bob Dylan – guitar
  • Scotty Moore – guitar
  • Jesse Wood – guitar
  • Mick Jones – guitar, keyboards
  • Ian McLagan – piano
  • Willie Weeks – bass
  • Ian Jenning – double bass
  • D.J. Fontana – drums
  • Andy Newmark – drums
  • Martin Wright – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Kelly Jones – vocals
  • Leah Wood – vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Ronnie Wood; except where noted.

  1. Wayside
  2. Rock ‘n Roll Star – Chris Hillman, Roger McGuinn
  3. Whadd’ya Think
  4. This Little Heart
  5. Leaving Here – Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland
  6. Hypershine
  7. R U Behaving Yourself?
  8. Be Beautiful
  9. Wake Up You Beauty
  10. Interfere
  11. Real Hard Rocker
  12. Heart, Soul and Body
  13. King of Kings – Bob Dylan

Rod Stewart: Never a Dull Moment

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On July 21, 1972, “Mercury” label released “Never a Dull Moment”, the fourth Rod Stewart studio album. It was recorded March – May 1972, at “Morgan  Studios”, “Olympic Studios” in London, and was produced by Rod Stewart.

Personnel:

  • Rod Stewart– vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Ronnie Wood– electric guitar, acoustic guitar, slide guitar, pedal steel guitar, bass guitar
  • Martin Quittenton– acoustic guitar
  • Gordon Huntley – steel guitar
  • Lindsay Raymond Jackson– mandolin
  • Pete Sears– piano, bass guitar
  • Ian McLagan– Hammond organ, piano
  • Brian – chest piano
  • Spike Heatley– upright bass
  • Ronnie Lane– bass guitar
  • Micky Waller– drums
  • Kenney Jones– drums
  • Neemoi “Speedy” Aquaye – congas
  • Dick Powell – violin
  • Jimmy Horowitz – arrangements

Track listing:

  1. True Blue – Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood
  2. Lost Paraguayos – Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood
  3. Mama, You Been on My Mind – Bob Dylan
  4. Italian Girls – Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood
  5. Angel – Jimi Hendrix
  6. Interluding – Art Wood
  7. You Wear It Well – Rod Stewart, Martin Quittenton
  8. I’d Rather Go Blind – Billy Foster, Ellington Jordan
  9. Twistin’ the Night Away – Sam Cooke

Carly Simon: Spy

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On June 30, 1979, “Elektra” label released “Spy”, the eight Carly Simon studio album. It was recorded December 1978 – April 1979, at “Atlantic Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Arif Mardin.

Personnel:

  • Carly Simon – lead and backing vocals, acoustic piano
  • Ian McLagan– acoustic piano
  • Don Grolnick– acoustic piano, clavinet
  • Warren Bernhardt– keyboards, acoustic piano, electric piano
  • Richard Tee– clavinet, electric piano
  • Ken Bichel– Polymoog, synthesizer
  • Cliff Carter – synthesizer
  • Billy Mernit – acoustic piano
  • Joe Caro – acoustic and electric guitar
  • John Hall – electric guitar
  • David Spinozza– acoustic and electric guitar
  • Frank Carillo– guitar
  • Tony Levin– bass
  • Will Lee– bass
  • Steve Gadd– drums
  • Rick Marotta– drums
  • Errol “Crusher” Bennett – percussion, congas
  • Raphael Cruz – cowbell, congas, percussion
  • Mike Mainieri– vibraphone
  • David Sanborn– alto saxophone
  • Michael Brecker– tenor saxophone, tenor sax solo
  • Randy Brecker– trumpet
  • Peter Ballin – alto saxophone
  • Lew Del Gatto – baritone saxophone
  • Tom Malone– trombone
  • Hubert Laws– flute
  • Arif Mardin– horn, string and choir arrangement
  • Gene Orloff– concertmaster
  • Tim Curry– backing vocals
  • Ullanda McCullough – backing vocals
  • James Taylor– backing vocals
  • Lucy Simon – backing vocals
  • Jonathan Abramowitz, Lamar Alsop, Julien Barber, Phil Bodner, James Buffington, Frederick Buldrini, Jean R. Dane, Eddie Daniels, Peter Dimitriades, Lewis Eley, Gerald Tarack, Paul Gershman, Ted Hoyle, Regis Iandiorio, Teddy Israel, Harold Kohon, Jesse Levy, Guy Lumia, Joseph Malin, Richard Maximoff, Kermit Moore, Eugene J. Moye, Gene Orloff, Tony Posk, Alan Shulmanand Mitsue Takayama – strings
  • Lew Hahn – recording, mixing
  • Mike O’Malley – engineer assistant
  • George Piros – mastering
  • Robert Heimall – art direction, design
  • Pam Frank – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Carly Simon, except where noted.

  1. Vengeance
  2. Just Like You Do
  3. We’re So Close
  4. Coming to Get You
  5. Never Been Gone – Carly Simon, Jacob Brackman
  6. Pure Sin – Carly Simon, Frank Carillo
  7. Love You By Heart – Carly Simon, Jacob Brackman, Libby Titus
  8. Spy – Carly Simon, James Taylor, Arif Mardin
  9. Memorial Day

Humble Pie: As Safe As Yesterday Is

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In August 1969, “Immediate” label released “As Safe as Yesterday Is”, the debut Humble Pie album. It was recorded in 1969, at “Olympic Studios” in London, and was produced by Andy Johns.

Personnel:

  • Steve Marriott– vocals, second vocals, guitar, slide guitar, acoustic guitar, harmonica, organ, goofs, tablas, piano
  • Peter Frampton- vocals, backing vocals, guitar, slide guitar, organ, tabla, bass tablas, piano
  • Greg Ridley – vocals, bass, happy noise, percussion, skins
  • Jerry Shirley- drums, grins and explosions, percussion, tablas, harpsichord, big ones, piano, lead thumbs
  • Lyn Dobson- flute, sitar

Track listing:

  1. Desperation – John Kay
  2. Stick Shift – Peter Frampton
  3. Buttermilk Boy – Steve Marriott
  4. Growing Closer – Ian McLagan
  5. As Safe as Yesterday Is – Peter Frampton, Steve Marriott
  6. Bang! – Steve Marriott
  7. Alabama ’69 – Steve Marriott
  8. I’ll Go Alone – Steve Frampton
  9. A Nifty Little Number Like You – Steve Marriott
  10. What You Will – Steve Marriott