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B. B. King: Indianola Mississippi Seeds

In October 1970, “ABC” label released “Indianola Mississippi Seeds”, the eighteenth    B. B. King studio album. It was recorded January 1969 – May / June 1970, at “The Record Plant” in Los Angeles, the “Hit Factory”, in New York City, and was produced by Bill Szymczyk. “Indianola Mississippi Seeds” is one of the most highly regarded blues crossover albums of all time.

Personnel: as

  • B.B. King – vocals, guitar, piano
  • Joe Walsh, Hugh McCracken – guitar
  • Carole King – piano, Fender Rhodes
  • Leon Russell – piano
  • Paul Harris – piano
  • Bryan Garofalo, Jerry Jemmott – bass guitar
  • Russ Kunkel, Herbie Lovelle – drums
  • Jimmie Haskell – string and horn arrangements
  • Bill Szymczyk, Gary Kellgren – engineer
  • Llyllianne Douma, Mike D. Stone, John Henning – engineer assistant
  • Bob Macleod – mastering
  • Robert Lockart – design
  • Ivan Nagy – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by B. B. King, except where noted.

  1. Nobody Loves Me But My Mother
  2. You’re Still My Woman – B. B. King, Dave Clark
  3. Until I’m Dead and Cold
  4. King’s Special
  5. Ain’t Gonna Worry My Life Anymore
  6. Chains and Things – B. B. King, Dave Clark
  7. Go Underground – B. B. King, Dave Clark
  8. Hummingbird – Leon Russell

Steve Miller Band: Brave New World

On June 16, 1969, “Capitol” label released “Brave New World”, the third Steve Miller Band album. It was recorded in 1969, at “Sound Recorders” in Hollywood, “Olympic Studios” in London, and was produced by Glyn Johns and Steve Miller.

Personnel:

  • Steve Miller– lead vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Glyn Johns– guitar, percussion, backing vocals, recording
  • Ben Sidran– keyboards
  • Lonnie Turner – bass guitar, guitar, backing vocals
  • Tim Davis– lead vocals, drums
  • Paul McCartney(as Paul Ramon) – bass guitar, drums, guitar, backing vocals
  • Lockhart – design
  • Ivan Nagy – photography

 Track listing:

All tracks by Steve Miller, except where noted.

  1. Brave New World
  2. Celebration Song – Steve Miller, Ben Sidran
  3. Can’t You Hear Your Daddy’s Heartbeat – Tim Davis
  4. Got Love ‘Cause You Need It – Steve Miller, Ben Sidran
  5. Kow Kow
  6. Seasons – Steve Miller, Ben Sidran
  7. Space Cowboy – Steve Miller, Ben Sidran
  8. LT’s Midnight Dream – Lonnie Turner
  9. My Dark Hour

Seals & Croft: I’ll Play For You

In March 1975, “Warner Bros” label released “I’ll Play for You” the seventh Seals & Crofts studio album. It was recorded 1974-1975, and was produced by Louie Shelton.

Personnel:

  • Jim Seals– vocals, guitar, banjo
  • Dash Crofts– vocals, acoustic and electric mandolins, mandola
  • Louie Shelton– guitar, banjo
  • Ovid Stevens – slide guitar
  • Jack Lenz – keyboards, flute
  • David Paich– keyboards
  • Wilton Felder– bass
  • Mike Porcaro– bass
  • Ed Greene– drums
  • Jim Varley – drums
  • Jeff Porcaro– drums
  • Antoine Dearborn – percussion
  • Gene Capriano, Bob Crosby, Jim Horn, Steve Leeds, Henry Sigismonti – reeds
  • Larry Ford, Paul Hubinon, Ron King, Bobby Shew– trumpet
  • Dick “Slyde” Hyde, John Leys, Lew McCreary – trombone
  • Joe Bogan, Tom Knox – engineer
  • Marcus Joseph – 2nd engineer
  • Ivan Nagy – photography
  • Robert Lockart – art direction, design

Track listing:

All tracks by James Seals and Dash Crofts, except where noted.

  1. I’ll Play for You
  2. Golden Rainbow – James Seals, Dash Crofts, Roger Johnson, Bobby Lichtig, Jim Varley
  3. Castles in the Sand
  4. Blue Bonnet Nation
  5. Ugly City
  6. Wayland the Rabbit
  7. Freaks Fret
  8. Truth Is But a Woman
  9. Fire and Vengeance

Buffalo Springfield: Same

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On December 5, 1966, “Atco” label released the self-titled, debut Buffalo Springfield album. It was recorded July – September 1966, at “Gold Star Studios” in Los Angeles, and “Columbia Recording Studio” in Hollywood, and was produced by Charles Greene and Brian Stone.

Personnel:

  • Richie Furay – lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Stephen Stills – lead and backing vocals, lead guitar, keyboards
  • Neil Young – lead and backing vocals, lead guitar, harmonica, piano
  • Bruce Palmer- bass guitar
  • Dewey Martin – drums, backing vocals
  • Tom May, Doc Siegel, James Hilton, Stan Ross – engineer
  • Buffalo Springfield, Charles Greene, Brian Stone – mixing
  • Sandy Dvore – design
  • Henry Diltz, Ivan Nagy – photography

Track listing:

  1. Go and Say Goodbye – Stephen Stills
  2. Sit Down, I Think I Love You – Stephen Stills
  3. Leave – Stephen Stills
  4. Nowadays Clancy Can’t Even Sing – Neil Young
  5. Hot Dusty Roads – Stephen Stills
  6. Everybody’s Wrong – Stephen Stills
  7. Flying on the Ground Is Wrong – Neil Young
  8. Burned – Neil Young
  9. Do I Have to Come Right Out and Say It – Neil Young
  10. Baby Don’t Scold Me – Stephen Stills
  11. Out of My Mind – Neil Young
  12. Pay the Price – Stephen Stills