On January 18, 2019, “Rock Action” label released “It Won’t be like This All the Time”, the fifth Twilight Sad (The) studio album. It was recorded January – February 2018, at “Middle Farm Studios” in Devon, England, and was produced by Andy MacFarlane.
Personnel:
James Alexander Graham – vocals
Andy MacFarlane – guitars
Brendan Smith – keyboards
Jonathan Docherty – bass
Jonny Scott – drums, percussion
Andrew Bush – engineer
Chris Coady – mixing
Greg Calbi – mastering
Dave “DLT” Thomas – artwork
Robert Smith – “vambo” (musical guidance)
Track listing:
All lyrics by James Alexander Graham; all music by Andy MacFarlane.
In December 1976, “A&M/Horizon Records” label released “New Life (Dedicated to Max Gordon)”, the twelve Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra (The) album. It was recorded July 1975, January – December 1976, at “A&R Recording Inc.” in New York City, and was produced by John Snyder.
Personnel:
Thad Jones – flugelhorn, arrangements
Mel Lewis – drums
Barry Finnerty – electric guitar
David Spinozza – electric guitar
Roland Hanna – piano
Walter Norris – piano
George Mraz – bass
Steve Gilmore – acoustic bass
Rasan Mfalme (Jerry Jemmott) – electric bass
Herb Lovelle – drums
Leonard Gibbs – congas
Jerry Dodgion – alto saxophone, flute, soprano saxophone
Frank Foster – tenor saxophone, clarinet
Lou Marini – clarinet, flute, tenor saxophone
Greg Herbert – tenor saxophone, flute
Ed Xiques – soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, flute, clarinet
Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
Al Porcino – trumpet
Jon Faddis – trumpet
Lew Soloff – trumpet
Waymon Reed – trumpet
Steve Furtado – trumpet
Sinclair Acey – trumpet
Jim Bossy – trumpet
Cecil Bridgewater – trumpet
Billy Campbell – trombone
Janice Robinson – trombone
Earl McIntyre – bass trombone, trombone
John Mosca – trombone
Dave Taylor – bass trombone
Jim Buffington – French horn
Ray Alonge – French horn
Peter Gordon – French horn
Earl Chapin – French horn
Julius Watkins – French horn
Don Butterfield – tuba
Track listing:
All tracks by Thad Jones except where noted.
Greetings And Salutations
And Harmony – composed and arranged by Cecil Bridgewater
Little Rascal on a Rock
Forever Lasting
Love To One Is One to Love
Thank You – composed and arranged by Jerry Dodgion
In November 1973, “Vertigo” label released “I’m Just a Rock ‘n’ Roll Singer”, the third Lucifer’s Friend studio album. It was recorded January – February 1973, at “Widrose-Dumont-Time Studios” in Hamburg, Germany, and was produced by Dieter Horns, Peter Hecht Peter Hesslein.
Personnel:
John Lawton – lead vocals
Peter Hesslein – vocals, lead and rhythm guitar
Peter Hecht – keyboards
Dieter Horns – vocals, bass
Joachim Reitenbach – drums
Herbert Bornhold – percussion
Herb Geller – soprano saxophone
Bob Lanese – trumpet
Track listing:
Groovin’ Stone – Peter Hesslein, John Lawton
Closed Curtains – Peter Hecht, John Lawton, Fendt
Born on the Run – Dieter Horns, John Lawton
Blind Freedom – Peter Hesslein, John Lawton
Rock ‘n’ Roll Singer – Peter Hesslein, John Lawton
On November 11, 1971, “RCA” label released “Nilsson Schmilsson”, the seventh Harry Nilsson studio album. It was recorded January – June 1971, at “Trident” and “Island” in London, “RCA” in Hollywood, and was produced by Richard Perry.
Personnel:
Harry Nilsson – vocals; piano, mellotron, organ, harmonica, electric piano
John Uribe – acoustic and lead guitar
Chris Spedding – guitar
Caleb Quaye – guitar
Ian Duck – acoustic guitar
Bill Linnane – piano
Jim Webb – piano
Roger Coulam – organ
Gary Wright – piano, organ
Henry Krein – accordion
Klaus Voormann – bass guitar, rhythm and acoustic guitar
Herbie Flowers – bass guitar
Jim Gordon – drums, percussion
Jim Keltner – drums
Roger Pope – drums
Richard Perry – percussion, mellotron
Bobby Keys – saxophone
Jim Price – trumpet, trombone, horn arrangements
Paul Buckmaster – string and horn arrangements
George Tipton – string and horn arrangements
Robin Geoffrey Cable – engineer
Richie Schmitt – engineer
Phill Brown – additional engineering
Acy Lehman – graphics
Dean Torrence – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Harry Nilsson, except where noted.
Gotta Get Up
Driving Along
Early in the Morning – Leo Hickman, Louis Jordam, Dallas Bartley
The Moonbeam Song
Down
Without You – Pete Ham, Tom Evans
Coconut
Let the Good Times Roll – Shirley goodman, Leonard Lee
On October 16, 2015, “Sub Pop” label released “Thank Your Lucky Stars”, the sixth Beach House studio album. It was recorded November 2014 – January 2015, at “Studio in the Country” in Bogalusa, Louisiana, and was produced by Chris Coady, Alex Scally and Victoria Legrand.
Personnel:
Alex Scally – keyboards, guitar, bass, arrangements, mixing
On October 14, 2022, “Dirty Hit” label released “Being Funny in a Foreign Language”, the fifth 1975 (the) studio album. It was recorded January – May 2022, at “Electric Lady” in New York City, “Real World” in Box, Wiltshire, and was produced by Matthew Healy, George Daniel and Jack Antonoff.
Personnel:
Matthew Healy – vocals, guitar, piano, clavinet, drums, percussion, string arrangements, creative direction
Adam Hann – guitar, programming, keyboards, backing vocals
Ross MacDonald – bass, double bass, keyboards, backing vocals
George Daniel – drums, keyboards, synthesizers, piano, percussion, programming, backing vocals, string arrangements
On September 30, 2016, “Oh Boy” label released “For Better, or Worse”, the seventeenth John Prine studio album. It was recorded January – February 2016.
Personnel:
John Prine – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
Mark Howard – acoustic guitar, mandolin
Susan Tedeschi – vocals, electric guitar
Jason Wilber – acoustic and electric guitar
Lloyd Green – pedal steel guitar
Al Perkins – pedal steel guitar, resonator guitar
Pat McLaughlin – mandolin
Tim O’Brien – mandolin, fiddle
Pete Wasner – piano, Wurlitzer piano
Kirk “Jelly Roll” Johnson – harmonica
Shad Cobb – fiddle
Dave Jacques – upright bass
Kenneth Blevins – drums
Iris DeMent – vocals
Alison Krauss – vocals
Miranda Lambert – vocals
Kathy Mattea – vocals
Kacey Musgraves – vocals
Fiona Prine – vocals
Amanda Shires – vocals
Morgane Stapleton – vocals
Holly Williams – vocals
Lee Ann Womack – vocals
Track listing:
Who’s Gonna Take the Garbage Out – Johnny Tillotson, Teddy Wilburn
Storm Never Last – Jessi Colter
Falling in Love Again – Friedrich Hollaender, Sammy Lerner
Color of the Blues – George Jones, Lawton Williams
I’m Tellin You – Billy Hughes
Remember Me (When Candlelights Are Gleaming) – Scott Wiseman
Look at Us – Max T. Barnes, Vince Gill
Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (And Loud, Loud Music) – Joe Maphis, Rose Lee Maphis
Fifteen Years Ago – Raymond Smith
Cold Cold Heart – Hank Williams
Dreaming My Dreams with You – Allen Reynolds
Mental Cruelty – Buck Owens, Dixie Davis, Larry Davis
On September 25, 1995, “Virgin”, “Arista”, “BMG” and “RCA” labels released “Outside”, the twentieth David Bowie album. It was recorded March – November 1994, January – February 1995, at “Mountain” in Montreux, “Westside” in London, “The Hit Factory” in New York City, and was produced by David Richards, Brian Eno and David Bowie.
Personnel:
David Bowie – vocals, saxophone, guitar, keyboards, additional treatments, mixing, album cover concept, head of DB, acrylic painting on canvas 1995
In August 1973, “Atlantic” label released “Prepare Thyself to Deal with a Miracle”, the 24th Rahsaan Roland Kirk album. It was recorded in January 1973, at “Regent Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Joel Dorn.
Personnel:
Roland Kirk: alto and tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute, nose flute, black mystery pipes Charles McGhee: trumpet
On August 11, 1976, “Daffodil” label released “3:47 EST”, the debut Klaatu studio album. It was recorded January 1973 – August 1975, and was produced by Terry Brown, John Woloschuk, Dee Long and Terry Draper.