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The Big Pink: Future This

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On January 11, 2012, “4AD” label released “Future This”, the second Big Pink (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2011, and was produced by Paul Epworth.

Personnel:

  • Milo Cordell – performer
  • Robbie Furze – performer
  • Victoria Smith – performer, drums
  • Ian Burdge – cello
  • Jimmy Robertson – additional vocals
  • Sally Herbert – additional string arrangements, violin 
  • Zan Lyons – additional viola, performer, programming
  • Chris Prendergast – drums 
  • Tom Morris – additional drums
  • Mark Rankin – engineer
  • Joe Hartwell Jones – engineer assistant
  • Alan Moulder – mixing
  • John Catlin – mixing assistant
  • Alison Fielding – design
  • Tom Beard – band photograph
  • David Emery – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Milo Cordell and Robbie Furze, except where noted.

  1. Stay Gold – Paul Epworth
  2. Hit the Ground (Superman) – Paul Epworth, Laurie Anderson
  3. Give It Up – Paul Epworth, Earl Randle
  4. The Palace – Paul Epworth
  5. 1313
  6. Rubbernecking – Paul Epworth
  7. Jump Music
  8. Lose Your Mind
  9. Future This – Daniel O’Sullivan
  10. 77

“Lose Your Mind” contains a sample from Siouxsie and the Banshees’ 1980 song “Happy House”

“Hit the Ground (Superman)” contains a sample from The Documentary 2005 song “Westside Story” by rappers The Game and 50 Cent and from “O Superman” by Laurie Anderson

David “Fathead” Newman: I Remember Brother Ray

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On January 11, 2005, “High Note” label released “I Remember Brother Ray”, the 34th David “Fathead” Newman album. It was recorded in August 2004, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by David “Fathead” Newman and Houston Person. The album was paying tribute to his bandleader and mentor Ray Charles.

Personnel:

  • David “Fathead” Newman – tenor saxophone
  • John Hicks – piano
  • Steve Nelson – vibraphone
  • John Menegon – bass
  • Winard Harper – drums

Track listing:

  1. Hit the Road Jack – Percy Mayfield
  2. Georgia On My Mind – Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell
  3. When Your Lover Has Gone – Einar Aaron Swan
  4. Drown in My Tears – Henry Glover
  5. ‘Deed I Do – Fred Rose, Walter Hirsch
  6. It Had to Be You – Isham Jones, Gus Kahn
  7. Ruby – Mitchell Parish, Heinz Roemheld
  8. Them That Got (I Ain’t Got Nothing Yet) – Ray Charles, Ricci Harper

The Pretenders: Learning to Crawl

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On January 11, 1984, “Sire” label released “Learning to Crawl”, the third Pretenders (The) studio album. It was recorded May 1982 – 1983, at “Air Studios” in London, and was produced by Chris Thomas. The album was certified Platinum in US by “RIAA”.

Personnel:

  • Chrissie Hynde – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, harmonica
  • Robbie McIntosh – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Malcolm Foster – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Martin Chambers – lead and backing vocals, drums, percussion
  • Billy Bremner – vocals, lead and rhythm guitar
  • Tony Butler – bass guitar
  • Andrew Bodnar – vocals, bass guitar
  • Paul Carrack – vocals, piano
  • Steve Churchyard – engineer
  • Peter Barrett – art direction
  • Paul Cox – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Chrissie Hynde, except where noted.

  1. Middle of the Road
  2. Back on the Chain Gang
  3. Time the Avenger
  4. Watching the Clothes
  5. Show Me
  6. Thumbelina
  7. My City Was Gone
  8. Thin Line Between Love and Hate – Richard Poindexter, Robert Poindexter, Jackie Members
  9. I Hurt You
  10. 2000 Miles

Carly Simon: Hotcakes

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On January 11, 1974, “Elektra” label released “Hotcakes”, the fourth Carly Simon studio album. It was recorded in September 1973, at “Producers Workshop” in Los Angeles, and October – November 1973, at “The Hit Factory” in New York City, and was produced by Richard Perry.

Personnel:

  • Carly Simon – lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar, acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, whistle
  • James Taylor – lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar, horn arrangements and conductor
  • Kenny Ascher – acoustic piano, Hammond organ
  • Dr. John – acoustic piano, Hammond organ
  • David Spinozza – electric guitar
  • Bucky Pizzarelli – electric guitar
  • Jimmy Ryan – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Robbie Robertson – electric guitar
  • Klaus Voormann – bass guitar
  • Richard Davis – string bass
  • Larry Brean – slap bass 
  • Rick Marotta – drums
  • Jim Keltner – drums
  • Jim Gordon – drums
  • Billy Cobham – drums
  • Andy Newmark – drums
  • Russ Kunkel – drums
  • Ralph MacDonald – congas, percussion
  • George Devens – cabasa
  • Paul Buckmaster – string and woodwind arrangements, conductor
  • Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone
  • Howard Johnson – baritone saxophone, tuba 
  • Bobby Keys – tenor and baritone saxophone
  • Steve Madaio – trumpet
  • Barry Rogers – trombone 
  • Lani Groves – backing vocals
  • Carl Hall – backing vocals
  • Tasha Thomas – backing vocals
  • Todd Graff – backing vocals
  • Lucy Simon – backing vocals
  • Benny Diggs – backing vocals
  • Revelation – backing vocals
  • Richard Perry – backing vocals
  • Harry Maslin – engineer, remix
  • Bill Schnee – engineer, remix
  • Blasie Castellano – engineer assistant
  • Doug Sax – mastering
  • Vincent Cesi (Push Pin Studios) – art direction, design
  • Ed Caraeff – cover photography
  • Vieri Salvadori – centerfold photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Carly Simon, except where noted.

  1. Safe and Sound – Carly Simon, Jacob Brackman
  2. Mind on my Man
  3. Think I’m Gonna Have a Baby
  4. Older Sister
  5. Just Not True
  6. Hotcakes – James Taylor
  7. Misfit
  8. Forever My Love – Carly Simon, James Taylor
  9. Mockingbird – Inez Foxx, Charlie Foxx, James Taylor
  10. Grownup – Carly Simon
  11. Haven’t Got Time for the Pain – Carly Simon, Jacob Brackman

New Order: Lost Sirens

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On January 11, 2013, “Rhino Entertainment” label released “Lost Sirens”, the ninth New Order album. It is compilation of tracks recorded during the production of 2005’s album “Waiting for the Sirens’ Call”, but did not ended on the album final release. It was recorded 2003 – 2004, at “Real World” in Box, England, and was produced by Tore Johansson, Stuart Price, Mac Quayle, Jim Spencer, Stephen Street, Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Phil Cunningham.

Personnel:

  • Bernard Sumner– vocals, guitars, synthesizers, programming
  • Phil Cunningham– guitars, synthesizers, programming
  • Peter Hook– 4 and 6-stringed bass
  • Stephen Morris– drums, synthesizers, programming
  • Stephen Street– mixing
  • Cenzo Townshend– mixing
  • Jim Spencer – mixing
  • Frank Arkwright – mastering
  • Studio Parris Wakefield – art direction, design
  • Gary Lancaster – project management

Track listing:

All tracks by Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Phil Cunningham.

  1. I’ll Stay with You
  2. Sugarcane
  3. Recoi
  4. Californian Grass
  5. Hellbent
  6. Shake It Up
  7. I’ve Got a Feeling
  8. I Told You So (Crazy World Mix)

Bill Dixon: Papyrus Volume I

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On January 11, 2000, “Soul Note” label released “Papyrus Volume I”, the 15th Bill Dixon album. It was recorded in June 1998, at “Mu Rec Studio” in Milano, Italy, and was produced by Giovanni Bonandrini.

Personnel:

  • Bill Dixon- trumpet, piano
  • Tony Oxley- drums, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Bill Dixon except where noted.

  1. Essay Di Larry Neal
  2. Papyrus
  3. The Statesman – Bill Dixon, Tony Oxley
  4. Indiriszzo: Via Cimarosa Set
  5. Scibbles
  6. Ritratto Di Allen Polite
  7. Cinnamon
  8. Quadro Di Henry Dumas
  9. Palimpsest
  10. Steps
  11. Sine Qua Non #1
  12. Quadro Di N.H. Pritchard

Adam Green: Minor Love

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On January 11, 2010, “Rough Trade” label released “Minor Love” the sixth Adam Green album. It was recorded in 2010, and was produced by Noah Georgeson.

Personnel:

  • Adam Green – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Rodrigo Amarante – guitar, bass, bouzouki, keyboards, percussion, choir, chorus
  • Noah Georgeson – guitar, bass, drums, percussion, harpsichord, mixing
  • Greg Rogo Ve – berimbau, choir, chorus, drums, percussion
  • Jack Dishel – guitar
  • Joe Steinbrick – bass, omnichord
  • Joel Green – clarinet, oboe, choir, chorus
  • Claire Lin – design
  • Guy Eppel – photography

Track listing:

  1. Breaking Locks
  2. Give Them a Token
  3. Buddy Bradley
  4. Goblin
  5. Bathing Birds
  6. What Makes Him Act So Bad
  7. Stadium Soul
  8. Cigarette Burns Forever
  9. Boss Inside
  10. Castles and Tassels
  11. Oh Shucks
  12. Don’t Call Me Uncle
  13. Lockout
  14. You Blacken My Stay

Mickey Finn

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On January 11, 2003, Michael Norman Finn aka Mickey Finn died aged 55. He was musician (vocals, bongos, congas, drums, bass), performed with Hapshash and the Coloured Coat, The Blow Monkeys and The Soup Dragon, best known as the percussionist and sideman to Marc Bolan in Tyrannosaurus Rex.

Bobby Womack: Looking for a Love Again

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On January 11, 1974, “United Artists” label released “Lookin’ for a Love Again”, the sixth Bobby Womack studio album. It was recorded in 1973, at “Muscle Shoals Sound Studios” in  Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and was produced by Bobby Womack.

Personnel:

  • Bobby Womack – vocals, guitar, string arrangements
  • Pete Carr, Rhino Rheinardt, Tippy Armstrong – guitar
  • Jimmy Johnson- rhythm guitar
  • David Hood– bass
  • Barry Beckett, Clayton Ivey, Truman Thomas – keyboards
  • Roger Hawkins– drums
  • Friendly Womack, Jr., Curtis Womack, Cecil Womack, Harry Womack- background vocals
  • René Hall- string arrangements
  • Gregg Hamm, Jerry Masters, Karat Faye – engineer
  • John Kehe, Ria Lewerke – design

Track listing

All tracks by Bobby Womack; except where noted.

  1. Lookin’ for a Love – James Alexander, Zelda Samuels
  2. I Don’t Wanna Be Hurt by Ya Love Again
  3. Doing it My Way
  4. Let it Hang Out
  5. Point of No Return – Jim Ford
  6. You’re Welcome, Stop on By – Bobby Womack, Truman Thomas
  7. You’re Messing Up a Good Thing – Clayton Ivey, Frank Johnson, Terry Woodford
  8. Don’t Let me Down – Truman Thomas
  9. Copper Kettle – Albert Frank Beddoe
  10. There’s One Thing That Beats Failing – Bobby Womack, Truman Thomas