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Gary Moore: G Force

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On May 30, 1980, “Jet” label released “G-Force”, the fourth Gary Moore album. It was recorded December 1979 – January 1980. At “Cherokee Studios” in Hollywood, “Record Plant” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Gary Moore, Mark Nauseef, Willie Dee and Tony Newton.

Personnel:

  • Gary Moore– lead and backing vocals, guitars, keyboards, string arrangements
  • Willie Dee – lead and backing vocals, bass, keyboards, Korgbass synthesizer
  • Tony Newton– bass guitar, string arrangements
  • Mark Nauseef– drums, percussion, percussion syntesiszer
  • Joachim Kuhn– additional keyboards
  • Tom Scott– saxophone, string arrangements
  • Thee Ox – marimba
  • Mack, Mark Sackett, Tom La Tondre – engineer
  • Dennis Mackay – remix
  • Moshe Brakha – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Gary Moore, except where noted.

  1. You
  2. White Knuckles / Rockin’ and Rollin’ – Gary Moore, Mark Nauseef
  3. She’s Got You – Gary Moore, Mark Nauseef
  4. I Look at You
  5. Because of Your Love – Tony Newton, Willie Dee, Duane Hitchings
  6. You Kissed Me Sweetly – Gary Moore, Tony Newton, Willie Dee
  7. Hot Gossip
  8. The Woman’s in Love
  9. Dancin’ – Gary Moore, Mark Nauseef, Tony Newton, Willie Dee

The Breeders: Pod

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On May 29, 1990, “4AD” label released “Pod”, the debut Breeders (The) album. It was recorded in January 1990, at “Palladium” in Edinburgh, Scotland, and was produced by Steve Albini.

Personnel:

  • Kim Deal– lead vocals, guitar
  • Tanya Donelly– guitar, backing vocals
  • Britt Walford(Shannon Doughton) – drums, backing vocals
  • Josephine Wiggs– Spanish guitar, bass, backing vocals
  • Michael Allen – backing vocals
  • Carrie Bradley– violin
  • Steve Albini– engineer
  • Vaughan Oliver/ V23 – design
  • Kevin Westenberg – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Kim Deal, except where noted.

  1. Glorious – Kim Deal, Ray Halliday
  2. Doe – Kim Deal, Ray Halliday
  3. Happiness Is a Warm Gun- John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  4. Oh
  5. Hellbound
  6. When I Was a Painter
  7. Fortunately Gone
  8. Iris
  9. Opened
  10. Only in 3’ s – Kim Deal, Tanya Donelly
  11. Lime House
  12. Metal Man – Kim Deal, Josephine Wiggs

Grant Green: Grant’s First Stand

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In May 1961, “Blue Note” label released “Grant’s First Stand”, the debut Grant Green studio album. It was recorded in January 1961, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Grant Green– guitar
  • Baby Face Willette– organ
  • Ben Dixon– drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Grant Green except where noted.

  1. Miss Ann’s Tempo
  2. Lullaby of the Leaves – Bernice Petkere, Joe Young
  3. Blues for Willarene
  4. Baby’s Minor Lope – Baby Face Willette
  5. ‘Tain’t Nobody’s Bizness If I Do – Porter Grainger
  6. A Wee Bit O’Green

Jerry Lee Lewis: Young Blood

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On May 23, 1995, “Sire” label released “Young Blood”, the 38th Jerry Lee Lewis studio album. It was recorded September 1993 – January 1995, at “Blue Jay Recording Studio” in Carlisle, Massachusetts, “House of Blues Studios” in Memphis, Tennessee, “Lewis Ranch” in Nesbit, Mississippi, “Sunset Sound Factory” in Los Angeles, California, “Your Place or Mine Studio” in Glendale, California, and was produced by Andy Paley.

Personnel:

  • Jerry Lee Lewis – vocals, piano
  • James Burton- guitar
  • Al Anderson – guitar
  • Bobby B. Keyes – guitar
  • Elliot Easton- guitar
  • Don Baer – guitar
  • Mike Kernan – guitar, backing vocals
  • Kenny Lovelace- guitar, fiddle
  • Robby Turner- pedal steel guitar
  • Frank Marocco- accordion
  • Mike Turk – harmonica
  • Joey Spampinato- bass
  • R. Byrd – bass
  • Jonathan Paley – bass
  • Dave Roe Rorick – bass
  • Bob Glaub- bass
  • Andy Paley- drums, backing vocals
  • Buddy Harman- drums
  • Tommy Ardonlino – drums
  • Glen Colson – drums
  • Don Allen – drums
  • Stuart Aptekar – horns, reeds
  • Craig Ball – horns, reeds
  • Bob Efford – horns, reeds
  • David Whitney – horns, reeds
  • Stanley Watkins – horns, reeds
  • Danny Weinstein – horns, reeds
  • Yoshiro Arita – strings
  • John Curtis – strings
  • Matthew Glaser – strings
  • Frank Macchia – horns and reeds
  • Billy West- backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. I’ll Never Get Out of This World Alive – Fred Rose, Hank Williams
  2. Goosebumps – Al Anderson, Andy Paley
  3. Things – Bobby Darin
  4. Miss The Mississippi And You – William Halley, Eric Schoenberg
  5. Young Blood – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
  6. Crown Victoria Custom ’51 – Andy Paley, Jerry Lee Lewis, James Burton, Kenny Lovelace
  7. High Blood Pressure – Huey Piano Smith
  8. Restless Heart – A. Paley, J. Burton, J. Richmond, K. Lovelace
  9. Gotta Travel On – D. Lazer, F. Hollerman, L. Ehrlich, L. Hays, P. Clayton, P. Seeger, R. Gilbert
  10. Down the Road a Piece – Don Raye
  11. It Was The Whiskey Talkin’ (Not Me) – A. Paley, J. Paley, M. Kernan, N. Claflin
  12. Poison Love – Elmer Laird
  13. One of them Old Things – Hoy Lindsey, Joel Sonnier
  14. House of Blue Lights – Don Raye, Freddie Slack

Porcupine Tree: Lightbulb Sun

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On May 22, 2000, “Snapper” label released “Lightbulb Sun”, the sixth Porcupine Tree studio album. It was recorded November 1999 – January 2000, at “Foel Studio” in Llanfair Caereinion, Powys, Welshpool, “No Man’s Land” in Hemel Hampstead, UK, and was produced by Steven Wilson.

Personnel:

  • Steven Wilson– vocals, guitars, piano, mellotron, hammered dulcimer, samples, banjo, harp, arrangements
  • Richard Barbieri– synthesizers, Hammond organ, Fender Rhodes, clavinet, mellotron, arrangements
  • Colin Edwin– bass, drum machine, guimbri, arrangements
  • Chris Maitland– drums, backing vocals, arrangements
  • Eli Hibit – backup rhythm guitar
  • Stuart Gordon – violin, viola
  • Nick Parry – cello

The Minerva String Quartet

  • Katy Latham – violin
  • Lisa Betteridge – violin
  • Sarah Heines – viola
  • Emmeline Brewer – cello
  • Chris Blair – mastering
  • John Foxx– cover photograph, additional photography
  • Luigi Colasanti Antonelli – group portraits, other photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Steven Wilson except where noted.

  1. Lightbulb Sun
  2. How Is Your Life Today?
  3. Four Chords That Made a Milion
  4. Shesmovedon
  5. Last Chance to Evacuate Planet Earth Before It Is Recycled
  6. The Rest Will Flow
  7. Hatesong – Colin Edwin, Steven Wilson
  8. Where we Would Be
  9. Russia on Ice – Richard Barbieri, Colin Edwin, Chris Maitland, Steven Wilson
  10. Feel So Low

Jeff Lorber: It’s a Fact

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On May 21, 1982, “Arista” label released “It’s a Fact”, the debut Jeff Lorber studio album. It was recorded September 1981 – January 1982, at “Indigo Ranch Studios” in Malibu, California, and was produced by Jeff Lorber.

Personnel:

  • Jeff Lorber- keyboards, guitar, arranger, conductor
  • Marlon McClain – guitars
  • Nathan East- electric bass guitar
  • John Robinson- drums
  • Greg Walker – vocals
  • Arnold McCuller – vocals
  • Sylvia St. James – vocals
  • Lynne Davis – backing vocals
  • Kenny G(Kenny Gorelick) – soprano and tenor saxophone, flutes
  • Tom Browne – trumpet and flugelhorn
  • Paulinho Da Costa– percussion
  • Pete Christlieb- horn contractor

Track listing:

All tracks by Jeff Lorber.

  1. Tierra Verde
  2. Full Moon
  3. Warm Springs
  4. It’s a Fact
  5. The Magician
  6. Your Love Has Got Me
  7. Delevans
  8. Always There
  9. Above the Clouds

Barclay James Harvest: Ring of Changes

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On May 16, 1983, “Polydor” label released “Ring of Changes”, the twelfth Barclay James Harvest studio album. It was recorded January – March 1983, at “Far Studios” in Frankfurt, Germany, and was produced by Pip Williams.

Personnel:

  • John Lees– vocals, guitars
  • Bias Boshell – vocals, guitar, piano
  • Les Holroyd– vocals, bass, keyboards, guitars
  • Mel Pritchard– drums, percussion
  • Kevin McAlea – keyboards
  • Henry Morris – keyboards
  • New World Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by David Katz
  • Pip Williams – orchestration
  • Gregg Jackman – engineer
  • Chris Dickie – engineer assistant
  • Melvyn Abrahams – mastering
  • David Walker – design
  • Alwyn Clayden – design, art direction, photography
  • Main Titles Associates – artwork, creative assistance
  • Wade Wood – retouching
  • Tony Latham, Bob Norris – photography

 Track listing:

  1. Fifties Child – John Lees
  2. Looking from the Outside – Les Holroyd
  3. Teenage Heart – John Lees
  4. High Wire – Les Holroyd
  5. Midnight Drug – John Lees
  6. Waiting for the Right Time – Les Holroyd
  7. Just a Day Away (Forever Tomorrow) – John Lees
  8. Paraiso Dos Cavalos – John Lees
  9. Ring of Changes – Les Holroyd

Ana Popović: Blue Room

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On May 15, 2015, “ArtisteXclusive” label released “Blue Room”, the tenth Ana Popović album. It was recorded November 2014 – January 2015, at “Archer Music” and “Arts Studio” in Memphis, TN, and was produced by Jim Gaines.

Personnel:

  • Ana Popović – vocals, acoustic, rhythm, slide and electric guitar
  • Milutin Popović – vocals, acoustic, rhythm and electric guitar
  • Harold Smith – rhythm guitar
  • Rick Steff– keyboards
  • Dave Smith – bass
  • Steve Potts – drums
  • Donald Hayes – strings
  • Deborah Winey, Susan Marshall– backing vocals
  • Jim Gaines – recording, engineer, mixing
  • Brad Blackwood- mastering

Track listing:

  1. Catfish Blues – Robert Petway
  2. I’m Losing You – John Lennon
  3. Evening Shadows – Van Morrison, Acker Bilk
  4. Grant Spivey – Victoria Spivey
  5. Somebody – John Brannen, Jack Tempchin
  6. Did Somebody Make a Fool Out of You – Tony Joe White
  7. We Used to Know – Ian Anderson
  8. Rainy Night in Georgia – Tony Joe White
  9. Red River Blues – Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry
  10. Baby What’s Wrong – Jimmy Reed
  11. Tupelo – John Lee Hooker

Tihomir Pop Asanović: Pop

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On May 14, 1976, “Jugoton” label released “Pop”, the second Tihomir Pop Asanović album. It was recorded December 1975, January – February 1976., at “Akademik” studio in Ljubljana, Slovenia, and was produced by Tihomir Pop Asanović and Pero Ugrin.

Personnel:

  • Tihomir Pop Asanović – vocals, keyboards, conductor, arrangements
  • Janez Bončina – guitar
  • Čarli Novak – bass
  • Ratko Divjak – drums
  • Braco Doblekar – percussion
  • Jernej Podboj – tenor saxophone
  • Pero Ugrin – trumpet
  • Janez Bončina, Zdenka Kovačiček – vocals
  • Pero Razbornik, Miro Bevc – recording
  • Bata Stojanović, Danilo Štrbac – design, photography

Track listing:

  1. Mali crni brat – lyrics by Radović, music by Tihomir Pop Asanović
  2. Skakavac – Tihomir Pop Asanović
  3. Plejboj – lyrics by Dado Topić, music by Tihomir Pop Asanović
  4. Usamljena devojka – Tihomir Pop Asanović
  5. Dodji drugi put – lyrics by Zdenka Kovačiček
  6. Hiljadu Žena – lyrics by Dado Topić, music by Tihomir Pop Asanović
  7. Ekspres Novi Sad – Tihomir Pop Asanović
  8. O ljudima danas, o ljudima juče – lyrics by Dado Topić, music by Tihomir Pop Asanović
  9. Vremena je malo – Tihomir Pop Asanović

Jane Monheit: Never Never Land

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On May 9, 2000, “N-Coded” label released “Never Never Land”, the debut Jane Monheit album. It was recorded in January 2000, and was produced by Joel Dorn and Carl Griffin.

Personnel:

  • Jane Monheit– vocals, vocal arrangements
  • Kenny Barron– piano
  • Bucky Pizzarelli– guitar
  • Ron Carter– bass
  • Lewis Nash– drums
  • Hank Crawford– alto saxophone
  • David “Fathead” Newman– flute, tenor saxophone
  • David Berkman– arrangements
  • Peter Eldridge – arrangements
  • Tom Shick – engineer, mixing
  • Todd Parker – engineer assistant
  • Gene Paul – mixing, mastering
  • Carl Griffin – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. Please Be Kind – Saul Chapin, Sammy Cahn
  2. Detour Ahead – Herb Ellis, Johnny Frigo, Lou Carter
  3. More Than You Know – Vincent Youmans, Billy Rose, Edward Eliscu
  4. Dindi – Antonio Carlos Jobim, Aloisio de Oliveira, Ray Gilbert
  5. Save Your Love for Me – Buddy Johnson
  6. Never Let Me Go – Ray Evans, Jay Livingston
  7. My Foolish Heart – Victor Young, Ned Washington
  8. I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good) – Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster
  9. Twisted – Wardell Gray, Annie Ross
  10. Never Never Land – Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jule Styne