Tag Archives: January 15

Dale Crover: Rat-A-Tat-Tat

On January 15, 2021, “Joyful Noise Recordings” label released “Rat-A-Tat-Tat”, the fourth Dale Crover album. It was recorded in 2020, at “Sound of Sirens Studio” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Toshi Kasai and Dale Crover.

Track listing:

  • Dale Crover – vocals, guitar, vibraphone, drums, percussion
  • Toshi Kasai – keyboards, synths, Jews harp, backing vocals, recording, mixing
  • Dan Southwick – bass
  • Steve McDonald – bass
  • Mindee Jorgensen – saxophone, drums
  • John Golden – mastering
  • Mackie Osborne – artwork
  • King Buzzo – photography

All tracks by Dale Crover, except where noted.

  1. Moclips
  2. I Can’t Help You There
  3. Tougher – Toshi Kasai
  4. Stumbler
  5. Shark Like Overbite
  6. Supine Is How I Found Him
  7. I’ll Never Say
  8. New Pharaoh
  9. Untrue Crime
  10. The Bowie Mix
  11. Piso Mojado
  12. Kiss Proof World
  13. Swiss Triplets

The Keith Tippett Group: Dedicated To You, But You Weren’t Listening

On January 15, 1971, “Vertigo” label released “Dedicated to You, But You Weren’t Listening”, album by The Keith Tippett Group (the second Keith Tippett album overall). It was recorded in 1970, and was produced by Pete King.

Personnel:

  • Keith Tippett – piano, electric piano
  • Gary Boyle – guitar
  • Neville Whitehead – bass
  • Roy Babbington – bass, bass guitar
  • Bryan Spring – drums
  • Phil Howard – drums
  • Robert Wyatt – drums
  • Tony Uta – congas, cowbell
  • Elton Dean – alto saxophone
  • Marc Charig – cornet
  • Nick Evans – trombone
  • Dave Voyde – engineer
  • Martin Dean, Roger Dean – design
  • Commercial Process Ltd. – sleeve reproduction
  • Richard Williams – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. This Is What Happens – Keith Tippett, Nick Evans
  2. Thoughts To Geoff – Keith Tippett
  3. Green and Orange Night Park – Keith Tippett
  4. Gridal Suite – Elton Dean
  5. Five After Down – Keith Tippett
  6. Dedicated to Youm But You Weren’t Listening – Elton Dean, H. Hopper, Mare Charig
  7. Black Horse – Nick Evans

Peter, Paul & Mary: Moving

On January 15, 1963, “Warner Bros” label released “Moving”, the second Peter, Paul & Mary studio album. It was recorded in 1962, and was produced by Albert Grossman.

Personnel:

  • Peter Yarrow – vocals, guitar
  • Noel “Paul” Stookey – vocals, guitar
  • Mary Travers – vocals
  • Bill Schwartau – recording
  • Push Pin Studios – design
  • Bernard Cole – front cover photography
  • Barry Feinstein – back photography
  • John Court – liner notes
  • Milton Okun – music director

Track listing:

  1. Settle Down (Goin’ Down That Highway) – Mike Settle
  2. Gone the Rainbow – Paul Stookey, Mary Travers, Peter Yarrow, Milt Okun
  3. Flora – Paul Stookey, Mary Travers, Elaina Mezzetti
  4. Pretty Mary – Paul Stookey, Elaina Mezzetti, Milt Okun
  5. Puff, the Magic Dragon – Peter Yarrow, Leonard Lipton
  6. This Land Is Your Land – Woody Guthrie
  7. Man Come into Egypt – Fred Hellerman, Fran Minkoff
  8. Old Coat – Paul Stookey, Mary Travers, Elaina Mezzetti
  9. Tiny Sparrow – Paul Stookey, Elaina Mezzetti, Milt Okun
  10. Big Boat – Paul Stookey, Milt Okun, Elaina Mezzetti
  11. Morning Train – Elaina Mezzetti
  12. A’soalin – Paul Stookey, Tracy Batteaste, Elaina Mezzetti

Nina Simone: Nina Simone At The Village Gate

On January 15, 1952, “Colpix” label released “Nina Simone at the Village Gate”, the sixth Nina Simone album. It was recorded in March 1961, at “The Village Gate” in Greenwich Village in New York, and was produced by Cal Lampey.

Personnel:

  • Nina Simone – vocals, piano
  • Al Schackman – guitar
  • Chris White – bass
  • Bobby Hamilton – drums
  • Richard Alderson – recording

Track listing:

  1. Just in Time – Adolph Gree, Betty Comden, Jule Styne
  2. He Was Too Good to Me – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  3. House of the Rising Sun – Josh White, Libby Reynolds Holmes, Nicholas Ray
  4. Bye Bye Blackbird – Mort Dixon, Ray Henderson
  5. Brown Baby – Oscar Brown
  6. Zungo – Babatunde Olatunji
  7. If He Changed My Name – Robert MacGinsey
  8. Children Go Where I Send You – traditional, arranged by Nina Simone

Shame: Drank Tank Pink

On January 15, 2021, “Dead Oceans” label released “Drunk Tank Pink”, the second Shame studio album. It was recorded January – February 2020, and was produced by James Ford.

Personnel:

  • Charlie Steen – lead vocals, guitars, additional piano, claps, recorder
  • Eddie Green – guitars, claps, backing vocals 
  • Sean Coyle-Smith – guitars, synthesizer, claps, percussion, backing vocals, inner sleeve photography
  • Josh Finerty – bass, guitars, piano, keyboards, synthesizers, claps, drums, percussion, table
  • Charlie Forbes – drums, percussion, claps, inner sleeve photography
  • James Ford – keyboards, synthesizer, percussion
  • Anthony Cazade – claps, engineer
  • Matt Colton – mastering
  • Anne Marie Fitzgerald – design
  • Charlie Stein – painting, inner sleeve photography
  • Tegen Williams – front cover photography
  • Starkie Reay – back cover and inner sleeve photography
  • Tom Van Huisstede – inner sleeve photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Charlie Forbes, John Finerty, Charlie Sheen, Eddie Green and Saen Coyle-Smith.

  1. Alphabet
  2. Nigel Hitter
  3. Born in Luton
  4. March Day
  5. Water in the Well
  6. Snow Day
  7. Human, for a Minute
  8. Great Dog
  9. 6/1
  10. Harsh Degrees
  11. Station Wagon

King Gnu: Ceremony

On January 15, 2020, “Ariola Japan” label released “Ceremony”, the third King Gnu studio album. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Daiki Tsuneta.

Personnel:

  • Daiki Tsuneta – vocal, guitar, piano, contrabass, cello, programming
  • Ayatake Ezaki – piano, electric piano, synthesizer
  • Kazuki Arai – bass
  • Yu Seki – drums
  • MELRAW – saxophone
  • Yohchi Masago – trumpet
  • Yumi Nishida – chorus

Track listing:

All lyrics by Daiki Tsuneta, all music Daiki Tsuneta, Satoru Iguchi, Kazuki Arai and Yu Seki.

  1. Kaikai-shiki – Opening Ceremony
  2. Doron
  3. Teenager Forever
  4. Humor
  5. Hakujitsu
  6. Maku-ai
  7. Hikōtei
  8. Chīsana Waku-sei
  9. Overflow
  10. Kasa
  11. Danjo
  12. Heikai-shiki – Closing Ceremony

Skunk Anansie: Anarchytecture

On January 15, 2016, “earMusic” and “Carosello Records” labels released “Anarchytecture”, the sixth Skunk Anansie studio album. It was recorded in 2015, at “RAK Studios” in London, and was produced by Tom Dalgety.

Personnel:

  • Skin – lead and backing vocals
  • Martin “Ace” Kent – guitar
  • Richard “Cass” Lewis – bass guitar, keyboards
  • Mark Richardson – drums, percussion
  • Pete Davis – keyboards, programming
  • Tom Dalgety – recording
  • Robbie Nelson – engineer
  • Jeremy Wheatley – mixing
  • Ryan Art – artwork
  • No Curves – cover art
  • Emilio Tini – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Skin, Martin Kent, Richard Lewis and Mark Richardson, except where noted.

  1. Love Someone Else – Skin, Martin Buttrich
  2. Victim
  3. Beauty Is Your Curse
  4. Death to the Lovers
  5. In the Back Room
  6. Bullets
  7. That Sinking Feeling
  8. Without You
  9. Suckers!
  10. We Are Flames
  11. I’ll Let You Down

Momus: Circus Maximus

On January 15, 1986, “Creation Records” label released “Circus Maximus”, the debut Momus album. It was recorded in September 1985, at “Alaska Studio”, in London, and was produced by Momus.

Personnel:

  • Momus (Nicholas Currie) – vocals, guitar, synthesizer, arranger
  • Neill Martin – synthesizer
  • Jane Davies – backing vocals
  • Noel Thomson – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Nicholas Currie (Momus).

  1. Lucky Like St. Sebastian
  2. The Lesson of Sodom (According to Lot)
  3. John The Baptist Jones
  4. King Solomon’s Song and Mine
  5. Little Lord Obedience
  6. The Day the Circus Came to Town
  7. The Rape of Lucretia
  8. Paper Wraps Rock
  9. Rules of the Game of Quoits

Daniel Knox: Won’t You Take Me With You

On January 15, 2021, “H. P. Johnson Presents” label released “Won’t You Take Me with You”, the fifth Daniel Knox studio album. It was recorded in 2020, and was produced by Daniel Knox and Joshua Fitzgerald Klocek.

Personnel:

  • Daniel Knox – vocals, piano, synth
  • Joshua Fitzgerald Klocek – guitar
  • Paul Parts – electric bass
  • Colby Starck – drums
  • Jim Cooper – string bass, orchestration
  • Nate Lepine – saxophone
  • Andra Kulans – violin, viola
  • Nora Barton – cello
  • Nick Jones – timpani
  • Greg Norman – engineer, mixing
  • Greg Obis – mastering
  • Sheila Sachs – design
  • John Atwood – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Daniel Knox.

  1. King of the Ball
  2. Vinegar Hill
  3. Fall Apart
  4. Fool in the Heart
  5. Girl from Carbondale
  6. Look at Me
  7. I Saw Someone Alone
  8. Lights Out
  9. No Horizon