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Van Morrison: Tupelo Honey

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On October 15, 1974, “Warner Bros” label released “Tupelo Honey”, the fifth Van Morrison studio album. It was recorded in 1974, at “Wally Heider” and “Columbia Studios” in San Francisco, and was produced by Ted Templeman and Van Morrison.

Personnel:

  • Van Morrison – lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar, harmonica, horn arrangements
  • Ronnie Montrose – acoustic and electric guitars, mandolin, backing vocals
  • John McFee – pedal steel guitar
  • Ted Templeman – organ
  • Mark Jordan – piano, electric piano
  • Bill Church – bass
  • Rick Shlosser – drums
  • Connie Kay – drums
  • Gary Mallaber – percussion, vibraphone
  • Jack Schroer – alto, tenor and baritone saxophones
  • Luis Gasca – trumpet
  • Bruce Royston – flute, flute arrangements
  • “Boots” Houston – flute, backing vocals, flute arrangements
  • Ellen Schroer – backing vocals
  • Janet Planet – backing vocals
  • Jack Schroer – horn arrangements
  • Stephen Barncard, David Brown, Doc Storch – engineer
  • Lee Herschberg, Donn Landee – remix
  • Ian Cooper – remaster
  • Ed Thrasher – art direction
  • Michael Maggid – photography

Track listing:

All tracks are written by Van Morrison.

  1. Wild Night
  2. (Straight to Your Heart) Like a Cannonball
  3. Old Old Woodstock
  4. Starting a New Life
  5. You’re My Woman
  6. Tupelo Honey
  7. I Wanna Roo You (Scottish Derivative)
  8. When That Evening Sun Goes Down
  9. Moonshine Whiskey

Link Wray: Be What You Want To

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In March 1973, “Polydor” label released “Be What You Want To”, the ninth Link Wray album. It was recorded in 1972, at “Wally Heider Studios” in San Francsico, and was produced by Thomas Jefferson Kaye.

Personnel:

  • Link Wray – lead vocals, electric guitar
  • Jerry Garcia – guitar, pedal steel
  • Bobby Black – steel guitar
  • David Bromberg – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Chris Michie – acoustic and electric guitar, backing vocals
  • Peter Kaukonen – electric guitar
  • John McFee – electric guitar
  • Greg Douglass – slide guitar
  • Commander Cody – piano, keyboards
  • Tom Salisbury – organ, piano, clavinet, backing vocals, horn and string arrangements
  • Paul Barlow – bass
  • Kip Maercklein – bass
  • Rick Shlosser – drums
  • Lance Dickerson – drums
  • Andy Stein – fiddle
  • Jules Broussard – alto and tenor saxophone
  • Jack Schroer – baritone saxophone
  • Tom Harrell – trumpet
  • Jules Rowell – valve trombone
  • Nathan Rubin – violin
  • Teresa Adams – cello
  • Bruce Steinberg – harmonica
  • David Coffin, Henry Coleman, Keith Crossan, Frank Demme, Diane Earl, Robert Frost, Zeller Hurd, Carl Johnson, Thomas Jefferson Kaye, Greg Kenney, Barbara Mauritz, Dorothy Morrison, Ralph Payne – backing vocals
  • Mallory Earl, Don Ososke – engineer
  • Mallory Earl – mixing
  • Bruce Steinberg – art direction, design, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Link Wray, except where noted.

  1. Be What You Want To
  2. All Cried Out – Mann Curtis, Michel Deborah
  3. Lawdy Miss Clawdy – Lloyd Price
  4. Tucson, Arizona
  5. Riverbend
  6. You Walked By
  7. Walk Easy, Walk Slow
  8. All the Love in My Life
  9. You Really Got a Hold on Me
  10. Shine the Light
  11. Morning

New Riders of the Purple Sage: Gypsy Cowboy

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In December 1972, “Columbia” label released “Gypsy Cowboy”, the third New Riders of the Purple Sage album. It was recorded in 1972, and was produced by Stephen Barncard.

Personnel:

  • John Dawson – lead and co-lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • David Nelson – lead and co-lead vocals, lead guitar, dobro, mandolin, bagpipes
  • Dave Torbert – lead and co-lead vocals, bass, acoustic guitar
  • Buddy Cage- pedal steel guitar
  • Spencer Dryden- drums
  • Mark Naftalin- piano
  • Jack Schroer- saxophone
  • Richard Greene – violin
  • Darlene DiDomenico – backing vocals
  • Donna Jean Godchaux- backing vocals
  • Stephen Barncard, Dave Brown, Ellen Burke – recording
  • Lore Orion – cover art
  • John Tobler – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Gypsy Cowboy – Dave Torbert
  2. Whiskey – John Dawson
  3. Groupie – Dave Torbert
  4. Sutter’s Mill – John Dawson
  5. Death and Destruction – John Dawson
  6. Linda – John Dawson
  7. On My Way Back Home – Dave Torbert
  8. Superman – John Dawson
  9. She’s No Angel – Wanda Ballman
  10. Long Black Veil – Danny Dill, Marijohn Wilkin
  11. Sailin’ – John Dawson

Van Morrison: Veedon Fleece

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In October 1974, “Warner Bros” label released “Veedon Fleece”, the eighth Van Morrison studio album. It was recorded 1973 – 1974, at “Caledonia Studios” California and “Mercury Studios” in New York, and was produced by Van Morrison.

Personnel:

  • Van Morrison – vocal, guitar, arrangements
  • Ralph Walsh, John Tropea- guitar
  • James Trumbo – piano
  • Jef Labes- piano, arrangements
  • David Hayes, Joe Macho – bass
  • Dahaud Shaar (David Shaw) – drums
  • James Rothermel – flute, recorder
  • Jack Schroer- soprano saxophone
  • Allan Schwartzberg- drums
  • Nathan Rubin – violin
  • Terry Adams – viola
  • Jim Stern, Dahaud Shaar (David Shaw), Jean Shaar, Elvin Campbell – engineer
  • Ian Cooper, Walter Samuel – remastering
  • Ed Caraeff – art direction
  • Tom Collins – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Van Morrison

  1. Fair Play
  2. Linden Arden Stole the Highlights
  3. Who Was That Masked Man
  4. Streets of Arklow
  5. You Don’t Pull No Punches, But You Don’t Push the River
  6. Bulbs
  7. Cul de Sac
  8. Comfort You
  9. Come Here My Love
  10. Country Fair

Van Morrison: Hard Nose The Highway

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In August 1973, “Warner Bros” label released “Hard Nose the Highway”, the seventh Van Morrison  studio album. It was recorded August – October 1972, at “Caledonia Studio”, and was produced by Van Morrison.

Personnel:

  • Van Morrison – vocals, acoustic guitar, arrangements
  • John Platania– guitar
  • Jef Labes– piano, strings arrangements
  • David Hayes– bass
  • Marty David – bass
  • Rick Shlosser– drums
  • Gary Mallaber– vibraphone, drums
  • Jack Schroer– soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxophone, horns arrangements
  • Jules Broussard – tenor saxophone, flute
  • Joseph Ellis – trumpet
  • Bill Atwood– trumpet
  • Nathan Rubin – violin
  • Zaven Melikian – violin
  • Nancy Ellis – viola
  • Theresa “Terry” Adams – cello
  • John Tenney – violin
  • Michael Gerling – violin
  • Oakland Symphony Chamber Chorus
  • Jackie De Shannon– backing vocals
  • Neil Schwartz, Jim Stern – engineer
  • Rob Springett – cover art
  •  Ed Fletcher – spirit, morale, laughter

Track listing:

All tracks by Van Morrison, except where noted.

  1. Snow in San Anselmo
  2. Warm Love
  3. Hard Nose the Highway
  4. Wild Children
  5. The Great Deception
  6. Bein’ Green – Joe Raposo
  7. Autumn Song
  8. Purple Heather – traditional

Van Morrison: Saint Dominic’s Preview

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In July 1972, “Warner Bros” label released “Saint Dominic’s Preview”, the sixth Van Morrison studio album. It was recorded 1971 – 1972, at “Wally Heider Studios”, “Pacific High Studios” in San Francisco, “The Church” in San Anselmo, California,  and was produced by Ted Templeman and Van Morrison.

Personnel:

  • Van Morrison— vocals, acoustic, rhythm and twelve string guitar, backing vocals, arrangements
  • Ron Elliott— acoustic guitar
  • Doug Messenger — acoustic and electric guitars
  • Ronnie Montrose— acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • John McFee— steel guitar
  • Tom Salisbury — piano, organ
  • Mark Naftalin— piano, Moog synthesizer
  • Mark Jordan — piano
  • Bernie Krause— Moog synthesizer
  • Leroy Vinnegar— double bass
  • Bill Church— bass
  • Lee Charlton — drums
  • Connie Kay— drums
  • Rick Shlosser- drums
  • Gary Mallaber— drums, percussion, vibraphone
  • Jules Broussard — tenor saxophone, flute
  • Jack Schroer— alto and baritone saxophones
  • “Boots” Houston — tenor saxophone, backing vocals
  • Pat O’Hara — trombone
  • Janet Planet — backing vocals
  • Ellen Schroer — backing vocals
  • Mark Springer — backing vocals
  • Tom Salisbury – arrangements
  • Donn Landee – engineer, mixing
  • Bob Schumaker, Jim Gaines, Dave Brown, Steve Brandon – engineer
  • Bob Schumaker – mixing
  • Tim Young, Walter Samuel – remastering
  • Michael Maggid – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Van Morrison.

  1. Jackie Wilson Said (I’m in Heaven When You Smile)
  2. Gypsy
  3. I Will Be There
  4. Listen to the Lion
  5. Saint Dominic’s Preview
  6. Redwood Tree
  7. Almost Independence Day

Van Morrison: His Band And The Street Choir

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On November 15, 1970, “Warner Bros” label released “His Band and the Street Choir”, the fourth Van Morrison studio album. It was recorded March–July 1970, at the “A&R Recording Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Van Morrison.

Personnel:

  • Van Morrison –vocals, guitar, harmonica, tenor saxophone
  • John Platania– electric and acoustic guitars, mandolin
  • Alan Hand – piano, Hammond organ, celeste
  • John Klingberg –bass
  • Dahaud Shaar (David Shaw) –drums, percussion, bass clarinet, backing vocals
  • Jack Schroer– soprano, alto, and baritone saxophones, piano
  • Keith Johnson –trumpet, Hammond organ
  • Judy Clay– backing vocals
  • Emily Houston– backing vocals
  • Jackie Verdell– backing vocals

The Street Choir

  • Larry Goldsmith
  • Janet Planet
  • Andrew Robinson
  • Ellen Schroer
  • Dahaud Shaar (David Shaw)
  • Martha Velez
  • Dahaud Shaar – assistant producer
  • Elliot Scheiner– engineer, production coordinator
  • Dixon Van Winkle, Ed Anderson, Mark Harman, Richard Lubash – engineer assistant
  • Janet Planet – design
  • David Gahr– photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Van Morrison.

  1. Domino
  2. Crazy Face
  3. Give Me a Kiss (Just One Sweet Kiss)
  4. I’ve Been Working
  5. Call Me Up in Dreamland
  6. I’ll Be Your Lover, Too
  7. Blue Money
  8. Virgo Clowns
  9. Gypsy Queen
  10. Sweet Jannie
  11. If I Ever Needed Someone
  12. Street Choir

Art Garfunkel: Watermark

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On October 25, 1977, “Columbia” label released “Watermark”, the third Art Garfunkel solo studio album. It was recorded in 1977, and was produced by Art Garfunkel and Phil Ramone. The album cover photo was taken by actress Laurie Bird, Garfunkel’s girlfriend.

Personnel:

  • Art Garfunkel – vocals
  • Paul Simon– vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Stephen Bishop– guitar, backing vocals
  • Pete Carr– guitar
  • Jimmy Johnson– guitar
  • Hugh McCracken– guitar
  • Bob Dorough– vocals
  • James Taylor– vocals
  • Jimmy Webb– keyboards
  • Richard Tee– electric piano
  • Barry Beckett– piano
  • Bill Payne– synthesizer
  • Derek Bell – harmonica
  • David Hood– bass
  • Tony Levin– bass
  • Joe Osborn– bass
  • Rick Shlosser– drums
  • Steve Gadd– drums
  • Roger Hawkins– drums
  • Tom Roady – percussion
  • Ralph MacDonald– percussion
  • Craig Krampf– percussion
  • Thomas Latondre – percussion, handclapping
  • Jack Schroer– saxophone
  • Paul Desmond– alto saxophone
  • Michael Tubridy– flute
  • Joe Farrell– flute, English horn, oboe
  • Martin Fay– fiddle
  • Seán Keane– fiddle
  • Paddy Moloney– uilleann pipes, tin whistle
  • Tommy Vig– vibraphone, backing vocals
  • Fred Farell – vocals
  • Carol Flamm – vocals
  • Ed Hasselbrink – vocals
  • Shelley Hirsch – vocals
  • Oklahoma Uni Chorale – vocals
  • Alexandra Stavrou – vocals
  • David Crosby– backing vocals
  • Leah Kunkel– backing vocals
  • David Campbell– arrangement
  • Christopher Dedrick – arrangements
  • Jimmie Haskell– arrangements

Track listing:

All tracks by Jimmy Webb, except where noted

  1. Crying in My Sleep
  2. Marionette
  3. Shine It on Me
  4. Watermark
  5. Saturday Suit
  6. All My Love’s Laughter
  7. (What a) Wonderful World – Herb Alpert, Sam Cooke, Lou Adler
  8. Shuck’n Jive
  9. Paper Chase
  10. She Moved Through the Fair – traditional
  11. Someone Else
  12. Wooden Planes

Van Morrison: Moondance

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Van Morrison Moondance

On February 28, 1970, “Warner Bros” label released “Moondance”, the  third Van Morrison studio album. It was recorded August – December 1969, at “A & R Studios” in New York, and was produced by Lewis Merenstein and Van Morrison. The album was certified 3 x Platinum in US by the “RIAA,” In 1989 “Spin” magazine ranked “Moondance” at number 21 at list of the “All-time 25 Greatest Albums”; in 1999, the album was inducted into the “Grammy Hall of Fame”; in 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Moondance” at number 65 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of all Time”; in 2006 “Time” included the album in its list of “The All-Time 100 Albums”, and in 2007, the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame” named it as one of their “Definitive 200” albums, ranking it 72nd.

Personnel:

  • Van Morrison– vocals, guitar, rhythm guitar,  tambourine,  harmonica
  • John Platania– guitar, rhythm guitar
  • Jef Labes– organ, piano, clavinet
  • John Klingberg – bass
  • Gary Mallaber– drums, vibraphone
  • Guy Masson – conga
  • Jack Schroer– alto and soprano saxophones
  • Collin Tilton – flute, tenor saxophone
  • Emily Houston– backing vocals
  • Judy Clay– backing vocals
  • Jackie Verdell– backing vocals

Track listing

All tracks by Van Morrison.

  1. And It Stoned Me
  2. Moondance
  3. Crazy Love
  4. Caravan
  5. Into the Music
  6. Come Running
  7. These Dreams of You
  8. Brand New Day
  9. Everyone
  10. Glad Tidings