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The Rolling Stones: Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out!: The Rolling Stones in Concert

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On September 4, 1970 “Decca” label released “Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out!: The Rolling Stones in Concert”, the second Rolling Stones (The) live album. It was recorded in November 1969, in New York City and Baltimore, and was produced by Glyn Johns, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Mick Taylor, Bill Wyman and Charlie Watts.

Personnel:

  • Mick Jagger – vocals, harmonica
  • Keith Richards – guitar, backing vocals
  • Mick Taylor – guitar
  • Bill Wyman – bass guitar
  • Charlie Watts – drums
  • Ian Stewart – piano
  • Glyn Johns – recording, mixing
  • Andy Johns – editing, mixing
  • Roy Thomas Baker – editing, mixing
  • Wally Heider Mobile – recording by
  • Chris Kimsey – tape operator
  • John Kosh – art director
  • David Bailey – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, except where noted.

  1. Jumpin’ Jack Flash
  2. Carol – Chuck Berry
  3. Stray Cat Blues
  4. Love in Vain – Robert Johnson
  5. Midnight Rambler
  6. Sympathy for the Devil
  7. Live with Me
  8. Little Queenie – Chuck Berry
  9. Honky Tonk Women
  10. Street Fighting Man

The Rolling Stones: Still Life

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On June 1, 1982, “Rolling Stones” label released “Still Life” (American Concert 1981), the fourth Rolling Stones (The) live album. It was recorded November – December 1981, March – April 1982, and was produced by Glimmer Twins.

Personnel:

  • Mick Jagger – lead vocals, guitar
  • Keith Richards – guitar, backing vocals
  • Ronnie Wood – guitar, backing vocals
  • Bill Wyman – bass guitar
  • Charlie Watts – drums
  • Ian Stewart – piano
  • Ian McLagan – keyboards
  • Ernie Watts – saxophone
  • Bob Clearmountain – recording
  • David Hewitt – recording
  • Bob Clearmountain – mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Kazuhide Yamazaki – cover painting

Track listing:

All tracks by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, except where noted.

  1. Intro: Take the ‘A’ Train – Billy Strayhorn
  2. Under My Thumb
  3. Let’s Spend the Night Together
  4. Shattered
  5. Twenty Flight Rock – Eddie Cochran, Ned Fairchild
  6. Going to a Go-Go – William Robinson, Warren Moore, Robert Rogers, Marvin Tarplin
  7. Let Me Go
  8. Time Is on My Side – Norman Meade
  9. Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) – Norman Whitfield, Berrett Strong
  10. Start Me Up
  11. I Can’t Get No Satisfaction
  12. Outro: Star Spangled Banner – traditional, arranged by Jimi Hendrix

The Yardbirds: Little Games

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In July 1967, “Epic” label released “Little Games”, the fourth American Yardbirds (The) album. It was recorded in March – May 1967, at “Olympic” and “De Lane Lea” in London, and was produced by Mickie Most.

Personnel:

  • Keith Relf – vocals, harmonica, percussion
  • Jimmy Page – guitars
  • Chris Dreja – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Jim McCarty – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Nicky Hopkins – keyboards
  • Rick Nielsen – organ
  • Ian Stewart – piano
  • John Paul Jones – bass guitar, cello, orchestral arrangement
  • Joe Macho – bass
  • Clem Cattini – drums
  • Bobby Gregg – drums
  • Dougie Wright – drums
  • Chris Karan – tabla
  • Unidentified – oboe

Track listing:

  1. Little Games – Harold Spiro, Phil Wainman
  2. Smile on Me – Chris Dreja, Jim McCarty, Jimmy Page, Keith Relf
  3. White Summer – Jimy Page
  4. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor – Jimmy Page, Jim McCarty
  5. Glimpses – Chris Dreja, Jim McCarty, Jimmy Page, Keith Relf
  6. Drinking Muddy Water – Chris Dreja, Jim McCarty, Jimmy Page, Keith Relf
  7. No Excess Baggage – Roger Alkins, Carl D’Errico
  8. Stealing Stealing – Chris Dreja, Jim McCarty, Jimmy Page, Keith Relf
  9. Only the Black Rose – Keith Relf
  10. Little Soldier Boy – Jim McCarty, Jimmy Page, Keith Ralf

Elbow: Giants of All Sizes

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On October 11, 2019, “Polydor” label released “Giants of All Sizes”, the eighth Elbow studio album. It was recorded 2018 – 2019, at “Clouds Hill” in Hamburg, “The Dairy” in Brixton, “604 Studios” in Vancouver, “Blueprint Studios” in Salford, and was produced by Craig Potter.

Personnel:

  • Guy Garvey – vocals, string arrangements, art direction
  • Craig Potter – keyboards, mixing, art direction
  • Mark Potter – guitars, art direction
  • Pete Turner – bass guitar, art direction
  • The Plumedores (Dean Casement, Andy Hargreaves, Danny McTague, Mark Potter, Mat Skinner) – vocals
  • Nathan “Nathan Sudders” Sudders – vocals
  • Jesca Hoop – additional vocals
  • Chilli Chilton – backing vocals
  • Sarah Field – trumpet, soprano and tenor saxophone
  • Alex Reeves – drums, percussion
  • Matt Robertson – string arrangement
  • Marius de Vries – string arrangements
  • Violeta Barreña – violin
  • The Hallé Orchestra – strings
    • Jonathan Heyward – conductor
    • Sarah Ewins, Nicola Clarke, Zoe Coleman, Peter Liang, Michelle Marsh, Steven Proctor – first violin
    • Rosemary Attree, Paulette Bayley, Elizabeth Bosworth, Helena Buckie, Philippa Heys, John Purton – second violin
    • Cameron Campbell, Chris Emerson, Julian Mottram, Timothy Pooley – viola
    • Dale Culliford, Jane Hallett, David Petri, Clare Rowe, Nick Trygstad, Simon Turner – cello
    • Daniel Storer, Yi Xin Salvage – double bass
  • Danny Evans – engineer
  • Tom Baird – additional engineering
  • Sebastian Muxfeldt – additional engineering
  • Pedro Dzelme – engineer assistant
  • Charlie Leake – engineer assistant
  • Gary Hadfield – engineer assistant
  • Katie May – engineer assistant
  • Ollie Middleton – engineer assistant
  • Ian Stewart – engineer assistant
  • VGC – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Guy Garvey, all music by Guy Garvey, Craig Potter, Mark Potter and Pete Turner.

  1. Dexter & Sinister
  2. Seven Veils
  3. Empires
  4. The Delayed
  5. White Noise White Heat
  6. Doldrums
  7. My Trouble
  8. On Deronda Road
  9. Weightless

George Thorogood and the Destroyers: The Dirty Dozen

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On July 28, 2009, “Capitol” label released “The Dirty Dozen”, the fourteenth George Thorogood and the Destroyers studio album. It was recorded in 2009, at “Glenwood Place Studios” in Burbank, CA, and was produced by Jim Gaines  and Delaware Destroyers.

Personnel:

  • George Thorogood – vocals, guitar
  • Jim Suhler– guitar
  • Bill Blough – bass
  • Jeff Simon – drums
  • Buddy Leach – saxophone
  • Hank Carter – saxophone
  • Steve Chrismar – guitar
  • Ian Stewart– piano
  • Jake Vest – backing vocals
  • Shawn Berman – engineer
  • Mike Donahue – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. Tail Dragger – Willie Dixon
  2. Drop Down Mama – John Adam Estes
  3. Run Myself Out of Town – Wendell Holmes
  4. Born Lover – McKinley Morganfield
  5. Twenty Dollar Gig – Mickey Bones
  6. Let Me Pass – Ellas McDaniel
  7. Howlin’ for My Baby – Willie Dixon, Howlin’ Wolf
  8. Highway 49 – Big Joe Williams
  9. Six Days on The Road – Earl Green, Carl Montgomery
  10. Treat Her Right – Roy Head, Gene Kurtz
  11. Hello Little Girl – Chuck Berry
  12. Blue Highway – Nick Gravenites, David Getz

Procol Harum: A Salty Dog

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In June 1969, “Regal Zonophone” label released “A Salty Dog”, the third Procol Harum studio album. It was recorded in March 1969, and was produced by Matthew Fisher.

Personnel:

  • Gary Brooker– lead vocals, piano, celeste, three-stringed guitar, bells, harmonica, recorder, wood, orchestral arrangements
  • Robin Trower– lead vocals, lead and acoustic guitars, sleigh tambourine
  • Matthew Fisher– lead vocals, organ, marimba, rhythm and acoustic guitars, piano, recorder, orchestral arrangements
  • Dave Knights– bass
  • J. Wilson– drums, conga drums, tabla
  • John “Kellogs” Kalinowski – bosun’s whistle, refreshments
  • Ken Scott– engineer
  • Ian Stewart – engineer
  • Henry Lewy – engineer

Track listing:

All lyrics by Keith Reid, all music as noted.

  1. A Salty Dog – Gary Brooker, Keith Reid
  2. The Milk of Human Kindness – Gary Brooker, Keith Reid
  3. Too Much Between Us – Gary Brooker, Robin Trower, Keith Reid
  4. The Devil Came from Kansas – Gary Brooker, Keith Reid
  5. Boredom – Matthew Fisher, Gary Brooker, Keith Reid
  6. Juicy John Pink – Robin Trower, Keith Reid
  7. Wreck of the Hesperus – Matthew Fisher, Keith Reid
  8. All This and More – Gary Brooker, Keith Reid
  9. Crucifiction Lane – Robin Trower, Keith Reid
  10. Pilgrim’s Progress – Matthew Fisher, Keith Reid

The Rolling Stones: Out Of Our Heads

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On September 24, 1965, “Decca” label released “Out of Our Heads”, the third Rolling Stones (The) album. It was recorded 2 November 1964 – 6 September 1965, and was produced by Andrew Loog Oldham.

Personnel:

  • Mick Jagger– lead vocals, harmonica, percussion
  • Keith Richards– electric and acoustic guitars, backing vocals
  • Brian Jones– electric and acoustic guitars, harmonica, organ, percussion, backing vocals
  • Bill Wyman– bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Charlie Watts– drums, percussion
  • Ian Stewart– piano
  • Jack Nitzsche– harpsichord, percussion
  • Phil Spector– detuned “bass” guitar

Track listing:

  1. She Said Yeah – Sonny Bono, Roddy Jackson
  2. Mercy, Mercy – Don Covay, Ronnie Miller
  3. Hitch Hike – Marvin Gaye, Clarence Paul, William “Mickey” Stevenson
  4. That’s How Strong My Love Is – Roosevelt Jamison
  5. Good Times – Sam Cooke
  6. Gotta Get Away – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
  7. Talkin’ ‘Bout You – Chuck Berry
  8. Cry to Me – Bert Russell
  9. Oh, Baby (We Got a Good Thing Going) – Barbara Lynn Ozen
  10. Heart of Stone – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
  11. The Under Assistant West Coast Promotion Man – Nanker Phelge
  12. I’m Free – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards

Pete Townshend And Ronnie Lane: Rough Mix

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On September 16, 1977, “Polydor” label released “Rough Mix”,album by Pete Townshend and Ronnie Lane. It was recorded 1976 – 1977, at “Olympic Studios” in London, and was produced by Glyn Johns.

Personnel:

  • Ronnie Lane, Pete Townshend – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, mandolins, bass guitars, banjos, ukuleles
  • Eric Clapton– guitars, dobro
  • Graham Lyle– twelve string guitar
  • Ian Stewart– piano
  • John “Rabbit” Bundrick– organ, Fender Rhodes
  • Boz Burrell– bass guitar
  • Dave Marke – double bass
  • Chris Laurence – principal bass
  • Charlie Watts– drums
  • Henry Spinetti– drums
  • Julian Diggle – percussion
  • Peter Hope Evans– harmonica
  • Benny Gallagher– accordion
  • Mel Collins– saxophones
  • John Entwistle– horns, vocal help
  • Edwin Astley– orchestrations
  • Tony Gilbert – orchestral leader
  • Charlie Hart – violin
  • Charles Vorsanger – principal second violin
  • Steve Shingles – principal viola
  • Chris Green – principal cello
  • Billy Nicholls– vocal help

Track listing:

  1. My Baby Gives It Away – Pete Townshend
  2. Nowhere to Run – Ronnie Lane
  3. Rough Mix – Pete Townshend, Ronnie Lane
  4. Annie – Ronnie Lane, Kate Lambert, Eric Clapton
  5. Keep Me Turning – Pete Townshend
  6. Catmelody – Ronnie Lane, Kate Lambert
  7. Misunderstood – Pete Townshend
  8. April Fool – Ronnie Lane
  9. Street in the City – Pete Townshend
  10. Heart to Hang Onto – Pete Townshend
  11. Till the Rivers All Run Dry – Don Williams, Wayland Holyfield

The Rolling Stones: Five By Five

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On August 14, 1964, “Decca” label released “Five by Five”, the second Rolling Stones EP. It was recorded June 11, 1964, at “Chess Studios” in Chicago, and was produced by Andrew Loog Oldham.

Personnel:

  • Mick Jagger– lead vocals, tambourine
  • Brian Jones– guitar, harmonica, organ, backing vocals
  • Keith Richards– guitar, backing vocals
  • Bill Wyman– bass guitar
  • Charlie Watts– drums
  • Ian Stewart– organ, piano

Track listing:

  1. If You Need Me – Wilson Pickett, Robert Bateman
  2. Empty Heart – Nanker Phelge
  3. 2120 South Michigan Avenue – Nanker Phelge
  4. Confessin’ the Blues – Jay McShann, Walter Brown
  5. Around and Around – Chuck Berry

The Rolling Stones: Emotional Rescue

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Emotional Rescue

On June 20, 1980, “Rolling Stones” label released “Emotional Rescue”, the fifteen Rolling Stones studio album. It was recorded in 1979, at “Compass Point Studios” in Nassau, Bahamas, “Pathé Marconi” in Paris, and was produced by The Glimmer Twins. The album was certified  2 x Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Mick Jagger– lead and backing vocals, electric guitar, acoustic and electric piano
  • Keith Richards– electric and acoustic guitars, piano, lead vocals, bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Ronnie Wood– electric, acoustic, slide and pedal steel guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Bill Wyman– bass guitar, synthesizer
  • Charlie Watts– drums
  • Michael Shrieve– percussion
  • Ian Stewart– electric and acoustic piano, percussion
  • Nicky Hopkins– keyboards
  • Sugar Blue– harmonica
  • Bobby Keys– saxophone
  • Max Romeo– backing vocals
  • Jack Nitzsche– horn arrangements
  • Chris Kimsey– engineer, associate producer.
  • Snake Reynolds, Sean Fullan – engineer assistant
  • Ted Jensen- mastering
  • Peter Corriston – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, except where noted.

  1. Dance (Pt. 1) – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood
  2. Summer Romance
  3. Send It to Me
  4. Let Me Go
  5. Indian Girl
  6. Where the Boys Go
  7. Down in the Hole
  8. Emotional Rescue
  9. She’s So Cold
  10. All About You