On January 17, 2016, Terence Dale “Buffin” Griffin died aged 67. He was musician (drums) and music producer. He was member of the band The British Lions, but was best known as founding member and the drummer of Mott the Hoople. As producer he worked with Hanoi Rocks and Cult, and produced numerous BBC Radio 1 John Peel sessions from 1981 to 1994.
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Bombay Bicycle Club: Everything Else Has Gone Wrong
On January 17, 2020, “Mmm…Records” label released “Everything Else Has Gone Wrong”, the fifth Bombay Bicycle Club studio album. It was recorded March – September 2019, at “Konk Studios” in London, “Sargent Recorders” in Los Angeles, and was produced by John Congleton and Jack Steadman.
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Personnel:
- Jack Steadman – lead vocals, guitar, piano
- Jamie MacColl – guitar
- Ed Nash – bass
- Suren De Saram – drums
- Liz Lawrence – vocals, backing vocals
- Billie Marten – backing vocals
- Nate Walcott – trumpet
- Aniela Marie Perry – cello
- Elizabeth Baba – violin
- Madeline Falcone – violin
- Marta Sofia Honer – viola
- David Moyer – tenor saxophone
- David Urquidi – tenor saxophone
- John Congleton – engineer,mixing
- Greg Calbi – mastering
- Sean Cook – assistant engineer
- George Chung – assistant engineer
- María Medem – artwork illustrations
- Joe Prytherch – artwork layout, logo
Track listing:
All tracks by Jack Steadman, except where noted.
- Get Up
- Is It Real
- Everything Else Has Gone Wrong
- I Can Hardly Speak
- Good Day – Ed Nash
- Eat, Sleep, Wake (Nothing But You) – Ed Nash, Jack Steadman
- I Worry Bout’ You
- People People – Liz Lawrence, Ed Nash
- Do You Feel Loved
- Let You Go
- Racing Stripes
Arena: Pepper’s Ghost
On January 17, 2005, “Inside Out Music” label released “Pepper’s Ghost”, the sixth Arena studio album. It was recorded June – October 2004, and was produced by Clive Nolan.
Personnel:
- Rob Sowden – vocals
- John Mitchell– guitar, backing vocals
- Clive Nolan– keyboards, backing vocals
- Ian Salmon – bass, acoustic guitar
- Mick Pointer– drums
Track listing:
All lyrics by Clive Nolan, all music by Clive Nolan, John Mitchell and Mick Pointer, except where noted
- Bedlam Fayre
- Smoke and Mirrors
- The Shattered Room
- The Eyes of Lara Moon
- Tantalus
- Purgatory Road
- Opera Fanatica – Clive Nolan
Aretha Franklin: Soul 69
On January 17, 1969, “Atlantic” label released “Soul ’69”, the fourteen Aretha Franklin studio album. It was recorded April 17–18 and September 24, 1968, at “Atlantic Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Tom Dowd and Jerry Wexler.
Personnel:
- Aretha Franklin – vocals, piano
- Kenny Burrell– guitar
- Jimmy Johnson– guitar
- Junior Mance– piano
- Spooner Oldham– organ
- Joe Zawinul– organ, piano, Fender Rhodes
- Ron Carter– bass guitar
- Jerry Jemmott– bass guitar
- Tommy Cogbill– bass guitar
- Bruno Carr – drums
- Roger Hawkins– drums
- Grady Tate– drums
- Jack Jennings – vibraphone
- Louie Goicdecha, Manuel Gonzales – percussion
- David Newman– tenor saxophone, flute
- King Curtis, Seldon Powell– tenor saxophone
- George Dorsey, Frank Wess– alto saxophone
- Pepper Adams– baritone saxophone
- Joe Newman, Bernie Glow, Richard Williams, Snook Young, Ernie Royal– trumpet
- Jimmy Cleveland, Urbie Green, Benny Powell, Thomas Mitchell – trombone
- Evelyn Greene, Wyline Ivy – backing vocals
- Arif Mardin – arrangements
Track listing:
- Ramblin’ – Big Maybelle
- Today I Sing the Blues – Curtis Reginald Lewis
- River’s Invitation – Percy Mayfield
- Pitiful – Rosie Marie McCoy, Charlie Singleton
- Crazy He Calls Me – Bob Russell, Carl Sigman
- Bring It On Home to Me – Sam Cooke
- Tracks of My Tears – Smokey Robinson, Pete Moore, Marv Tarplin
- If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody – Rudy Clark
- Gentle on My Mind – John Hartford
- So Long – Russ Morgan, Remus Harris, Irving Melsher
- I’ll Never Be Free – Bennie Benjamin, George David Weiss
- Elusive Butterfly – Bob Lind
Warpaint: Same
On January 17, 2014, “Rough Trade” label released the self-titled, second Warpaint studio album. It was recorded in 2013, at “Fivestar Studios” in Los Angeles, “Assault and Battery” in London, and was produced by Flood, Emily Kokal, Theresa Wayman, Jemmy Lee Lindberg and Stella Mozgawa.
Personnel:
- Emily Kokal – vocals, guitar
- Theresa Wayman – vocals, guitar
- Jenny Lee Lindberg – vocals, bass
- Stella Mozgawa – drums
- Drew Smith, Justin Smith – recording
- Cecil – recording, mixing
- Flood- recording, mixing
- Nigel Godrich– mixing
- John Catlin – mixing
- Sam Petts-Davies – mixing assistant
- Stephen Marcussen– mastering
- Chris Cunningham– artwork, photography
- Mia Kirby – artwork, additional photography
- Ravi Dhar – additional photography
Track listing:
All tracks written by Emily Kokal, Theresa Wayman, Jemmy Lee Lindberg and Stella Mozgawa.
- Intro
- Keep It Healthy
- Love Is to Die
- Hi
- Biggy
- Teese
- Disco//Very
- Go In
- Feeling Alright
- CC
- Drive
- Son
Tord Gustavsen Quartet: Extended Circle
On January 17, 2014, “ECM” label released “Extended Circle”, the first Tord Gustavsen’s Quartet album, and Gustavsen’s sixth album overall. It was recorded in June 2013, at “Rainbow Studio” in Oslo, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.
Personnel:
- Tord Gustavsen- piano
- Tore Brunborg- tenor saxophone
- Mats Eilertsen- bass
- Jarle Vespestad- drums
- Jan Erik Kongshaug – engineer
- Sascha Kleis – design
- Espen Rasmussen – cover photography
- Alesasndra Freguja – photography
- Hans Fredrik Asbjørnsen – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Tord Gustavsen except where noted.
- Right There
- Eg Veit I Himmerik Ei Borg – Norwegian traditional religious hymn
- Entrance – Jarle Vespestad, Mats Eilertsen, Tord Gustavsen, Tore Brunborg
- The Gift
- Staying There
- Silent Spaces
- Entrance (variation) – Jarle Vespestad, Mats Eilertsen,Tord Gustavsen,Tore Brunborg
- Devotion
- The Embrace
- Bass Transition
- Glow
- The Prodigal Song
Siouxsie And The Banshees: The Rapture
On January 17, 1995, “Polydor” label released “The Rapture”, the eleventh and final Siouxsie and the Banshees studio album. It was recorded in 1993 and 1994, at the “Studio Du Manoir” in Léon, France, “Wessex” in London, and was produced by John Cale, Siouxsie Sioux, Steven Severin, Budgie, Martin McCarrick and Jon Klein.
Personnel:
- Siouxsie Sioux- vocals
- Jon Klein– guitars
- Knox Chandler- guitar
- Steven Severin- electric bass
- Budgie- drums, percussion
- Martin McCarrick- cello, keyboards, accordion
- Renaud Pion – woodwind
- Gary Barnacle, Peter Thoms, Luke Tunney and John Thirkell – brass section
Track listing:
All tracks by Siouxsie Sioux, except where noted.
- O Baby
- Tearing Apart
- Stargazer
- Fall from Grace – Steven Severin
- Not Forgotten
- Sick Child – Budgie
- The Lonely One
- Falling Down
- Forever
- The Rapture
- The Double Life – Steven Severin
- Love Out Me
Green Day: Kerplunk
On January 17, 1992, “Lookout Records” released “Kerplunk”, the second Green Day studio album. It was recorded May – September 1991, at the “Art of Ears Studios” in San Francisco, and was produced by Andy Ernst, Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool . With sale of over 5 million copies worldwide, “Kerplunk” became one of the best sold independent albums of all time.
Personnel:
- Billie Joe Armstrong– lead vocals, guitar, drums
- Mike Dirnt– bass, backing vocals
- Tré Cool– lead vocals, drums, guitar
- Al Sobrante– drums
- Chris Applecore – cover art
- Pat Hynes – artwork
- Thadicus – art direction
Track listing:
All lyrics by Billie Joe Armstrong, except where noted, all music by Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool, except where noted.
- 2000 Light Years Away – music by Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, Tré Cool, Jesse Michaels, Pete Rypins, Dave “E.C.” Henwood
- One for the Razorbacks
- Welcome to Paradise
- Christie Road
- Private Ale
- Dominated Love Slave – lyrics by Tré Cool
- One Of My Lies
- 80
- Android
- No one Knows
- Who Wrote Holden Caulfield
- Words I Might Have Ate
Randy Newman: Trouble In Paradise
On January 17, 1983, “Warner Bros.”, released “Trouble in Paradise”, the seventh Randy Newman studio album. It was recorded in 1982, at the “Warner Brothers Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Russ Titelman and Lenny Waronker. “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Trouble in Paradise” at number 67 on its list of “100 Greatest Albums of the 80”.
Personnel:
- Randy Newman- vocals, piano
- Steve Lukather- guitar
- Waddy Wachtel– guitar
- Ralph Grierson, Neil Larson – piano
- David Paich, Michael Boddicker- keyboards
- Nathan East- bass
- Jeff Porcaro- drums
- Lenny Castro- percussion
- Paulinho Da Costa- percussion
- Christine McVie, Wendy Waldman, Lindsey Buckingham, Bob Seger, Linda Ronstadt, Rickie Lee Jones, Paul Simon- vocals
- Jennifer Warnes- vocals
- Don Henley- vocals
- Larry Williams, Steve Madaio, Ernie Watts, Jerry Hey, Jim Horn, Jon Smith – horns
Track listing:
All tracks by Randy Newman.
- I Love L.A.
- Christmas in Capetown
- The Blues
- Same Girl
- Mikey’s
- My Life Is Good
- Miami
- Real Emotional Girl
- Take Me Back
- There’s a Party at My House
- I’m Different
- Song for the Dead
Bob Dylan: Planet Waves
On January 17, 1974, “Asylum” label released “Planet Waves”, the fourteenth Bob Dylan studio album. It was recorded in November, 1973, at the “Village Recorder” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Rob Fraboni. On the album Dylan is supported by longtime collaborators the Band.
Personnel:
- Bob Dylan – vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica
- Robbie Robertson– guitars
- Garth Hudson – organ
- Richard Manuel– piano, drums
- Rick Danko – bass guitar
- Levon Helm – drums
- David Gahr, Joel Bernstein– photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Bob Dylan.
- On a Night Like This
- Going, Going, Gone
- Tough Mama
- Hazel
- Something There Is About You
- Forever Young
- Forever Young
- Dirge
- You Angel You
- Never Say Goodbye
- Wedding Song
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