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Gordon Lightfoot: Sundown

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In January 1974, “Reprise” label released “Sundown”, the tenth Gordon Lightfoot album. It was recorded in November 1973, at “Eastern Sound Studios” in Toronto, and was produced by Lenny Waronker.

Personnel:

  • Gordon Lightfoot– lead and backing vocals, six and twelve string acoustic guitars, chimes, bells, high string guitar
  • Red Shea – dobro, electric, acoustic and classical guitars, slide dobro
  • Terry Clements – acoustic guitar
  • Gene Martynec– Moog synthesizer
  • Nick De Caro – accordion, horns, orchestration, piano, strings
  • Rick Haynes– bass guitar
  • John Stockfish – bass guitar
  • Jim Gordon– percussion, drum
  • Milt Holland– percussion, congas
  • Jack Zaza – English horn, recorder
  • Catherine Smith– harmony vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Gordon Lightfoot.

  1. Somewhere U.S.A.
  2. High and Dry
  3. Seven Island Suite
  4. Circle of Steel
  5. Is There Anyone Home
  6. The Watchman’s Gone
  7. Sundown
  8. Carefree Highway
  9. The List
  10. Too Late for Prayin’

Gram Parsons: Grievous Angel

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In January 1974, “Reprise” label released “Grievous Angel”, the second Gram Parsons solo album. It was compiled from summer 1973 sessions recorded at “Wally Heider Studio 4” in Hollywood, produced by Gram Parsons, and was released four months after his death in September 1973. In 2012, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 425  on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

Personnel:

  • Gram Parsons – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Emmylou Harris – vocals
  • Herb Pedersen – acoustic rhythm guitar, electric rhythm guitar
  • Al Perkins – pedal steel
  • Bernie Leadon – acoustic guitar, electric lead guitar, dobro
  • James Burton – electric lead guitar
  • Byron Berline – fiddle, mandolin
  • Glen D. Hardin – piano, electric piano
  • Emory Gordy, Jr. – bass
  • Ronnie Tutt – drums
  • D. Smart: drums
  • Steve Snyder: vibes
  • Linda Ronstadt: harmony vocal
  • Kim Fowley,Phil Kaufman, Ed Tickner, Jane & Jon Doe: “Background blah-blah”

Track listing:

  1. Return of the Grievous Angel – Gram Parsons, Tom Brown
  2. Hearts on Fire – Walter Egan, Tom Guidera
  3. I Can’t Dance – Tom T. Hall
  4. Brass Buttons – Gram Parsons
  5. $1000 Wedding – Gram Parsons
  6. Medley Live from Northern Quebec:
  • Cash on the Barrelhead – Charlie Louvin,Ira Louvin
  • Hickory Wind – Gram Parsons, Bob Buchanan
  1. Love Hurts – Boudleaux Bryant
  2. Ooh Las Vegas – Gram Parsons,Ric Grech
  3. In My Hour of Darkness – Gram Parsons,Emmylou Harris

Gil Scott Heron: The First Minute of a New Day

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In January 1975, “Arista” label released “The First Minute of a New Day”, the fifth Gil Scott-Heron album, and the first one with Brian Jackson.It was recorded June- July 1974, at “D&B Sound” in Silver Spring, Maryland, and was produced by Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson.

Personnel:

  • Gil Scott-Heron– vocals, piano, electric piano, guitar
  • Brian Jackson– synthesizer, keyboards, flute, vocals
  • Bilal Sunni Ali – flute, harmonica, saxophone
  • Danny Bowens – bass
  • Eddie Knowles – percussion, conga
  • Barnett Williams – percussion
  • Victor Brown – percussion, vocals
  • Charlie Saunders – congas, drums
  • Bob Adams – drums
  • Victor Bowens – tambourine, vocals, bells
  • Jose Williams – engineer, production assistance
  • David Lau – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson, except where noted.

  1. Offering
  2. The Liberation Song (Red, Black and Green)
  3. Must Be Something – Brian Jackson, Danny Bowens, Gill Scott-Heron, Bob Adams
  4. Ain’t No Such Thing As Superman – Gill Scott-Heron
  5. Pardon Our Analysis (We Beg Your Pardon)
  6. Guerilla – Gill Scott-Heron
  7. Winter in America – Gill Scott-Heron
  8. Western Sunrise – Bilal Sunny Ali
  9. Alluswe

Harmonia: Musik von Harmonia

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In January 1974, “Brain” label released “Musik von Harmonia”, the debut Harmonia album. It was recorded in 1973, and was produced by Hans-Joachim Roedelius, Michael Rother and Dieter Moebius.

Personnel:

  • Hans-Joachim Roedelius– organ, piano, guitar, electric percussion
  • Michael Rother– guitar, piano, organ, electric percussion
  • Dieter Moebius– synthesizer, guitar, electric percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Dieter Moebius, Hans-Joachim Roedelius and Michael Rother.

  1. Watussi
  2. Sehr Kosmisch
  3. Sonnenschein
  4. Dino
  5. Ohrwurm
  6. Ahoi!
  7. Veterano
  8. Hausmusik

Brian Eno: Here Come the Warm Jets

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In January 1974, “Island” label released “Here Come the Warm Jets”, the debut Brian Eno solo album. It was recorded in September 1973, at “Majestic Studios” in London, and was produced by Brian Eno.

Personnel:

  • Eno– vocals, synthesizer, guitar, keyboards, treatments, instrumentation, mixing
  • Chris “Ace” Spedding– guitar
  • Phil Manzanera– guitar
  • Lloyd Watson– slide guitar
  • Robert Fripp– guitar
  • Paul Rudolph– guitar, bass guitar
  • Nick Judd – keyboards
  • Andy Mackay– keyboards, saxophone septet
  • Busta Jones – bass guitar
  • Bill MacCormick– bass guitar
  • John Wetton– bass guitar
  • Chris Thomas– bass guitar, mixing
  • Simon King– percussion
  • Marty Simon – percussion
  • Paul Thompson– percussion
  • Sweetfeed – backing vocals
  • Derek Chandler – recording
  • Denny Bridges – mixing
  • Phil Chapman – mixing
  • Paul Hardiman– mixing
  • Arun Chakraverty – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Brian Eno, except where noted.

  1. Needles in the Camel’s Eye – Brian Eno, Phil Manzanera
  2. The Paw Paw Negro Blowtorch
  3. Baby’s on Fire
  4. Cindy Tells Me – Brian Eno, Phil Manzanera
  5. Driving Me Backwards
  6. On Some Faraway Beach
  7. Blank Frank – Brian Eno, Robert Fripp
  8. Dead Finks Don’t Talk – Paul Thompson, Busta Jones, Nick Judd, Brian Eno
  9. Some of Them Are Old
  10. Here Come the Warm Jets

Al Kooper: Naked Songs

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In January 1973, “Columbia” label released “Naked Songs”, the sixth and final Al Kooper album. It was recorded in 1972, at “New York City’s Record Plant” in New York City and at “Studio One” in Doraville, Georgia, and was produced by Al Kooper.

Personnel:

  • Al Kooper – piano,  organ,  guitars,  ARP synthesizer,  harpsichord,  electric bass
  • Charlie Brown – guitar
  • R. Cobb – guitar
  • Stuart Scharf – guitar
  • Barry Bailey – guitar
  • Dean Daughtry – piano
  • Paul Goddard – bass
  • John Paul Fetta – electric bass
  • Junior Hanley – drums
  • Robert Nix – drums
  • Maruga Booker – percussion
  • Richard Greene – fiddle
  • Linda November, Maeretha Stewart, Tasha Thomas, Eileen Gilbert, Patti Austin, Albertine Robinson, Michael Gately, Robert John – backing vocals
  • Jimmy Wisner: string arrangements

Track listing:

All tracks by Al Kooper, except where noted.

  1. (Be Yourself) Be Real
  2. As the Years Go Passing By – Don Robey
  3. Jolie
  4. Blind Baby
  5. Been and Gone – Annette Peacock
  6. Sam Stone – John Prine
  7. Peacock Lady
  8. Touch the Hem of His Garment – Sam Cooke
  9. Where Were You When I Needed You – Irwin Levine, Al Kooper
  10. Unrequited

Jackson Browne: Same

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In January 1972, “Asylum” label released the self-titled, debut Jackson Browne  album. It was recorded in 1971, at “Crystal Sound Recorders” and was produced by Richard Sanford Orshoff.

Personnel:

  • Jackson Browne – vocals, acoustic guitar, piano
  • Clarence White– acoustic guitar
  • Jesse Ed Davis– electric guitar
  • Sneaky Pete Kleinow– pedal steel
  • Albert Lee– electric guitar
  • Jim Gordon– organ
  • David Jackson – piano
  • Craig Doerge– piano
  • Jimmie Fadden – harmonica
  • Leland Sklar– bass
  • Russ Kunkel– drums
  • David Campbell– viola
  • David Crosby– harmony vocals
  • Leah Kunkel– composed vocal counter-melody
  • Graham Nash- harmony vocals
  • Richard Sanford Orshoff – engineer
  • Greg Ladanyi– mastering
  • Gary Burden – art direction
  • Henry Diltz– photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jackson Browne.

  1. Jamaica Say You Will
  2. A Child in These Hills
  3. Song for Adam
  4. Doctor My Eyes
  5. From Silver Lake
  6. Something Fine
  7. Under the Falling Sky
  8. Looking into You
  9. Rock Me on the Water
  10. My Opening Farewell

Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band: The Spotlight Kid

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In January 1972, “Reprise” label released “The Spotlight Kid”, the sixth Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band album. It was recorded in 1971, and was produced by Don Van Vliet and Phil Schier.

Personnel:

  • Captain Beefheart (Don Van Vliet) – vocals, harmonica, jingle bells
  • Winged Eel Fingerling(Elliot Ingber) – guitar
  • Zoot Horn Rollo(Bill Harkleroad) – guitar, slide guitar
  • Rockette Morton(Mark Boston) – bass, guitar
  • Ed Marimba/Ted Cactus(Art Tripp) – drums, percussion,  marimba,  piano, harpsichord
  • Drumbo(John French) – drums, percussion
  • Rhys Clark– drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Don Van Vliet except where noted.

  1. I’m Gonna Booglarize You Baby
  2. White Jam
  3. Blabber in Smoke – Don Van Vliet, Jan Van Vliet
  4. When It Blows its Stacks
  5. Alice in Blunderland
  6. The Spotlight Kid
  7. Click Clack
  8. Grow Fins
  9. There Ain’t No Santa Claus on the Evenin’ Stage
  10. Glider

Ry Cooder: Into the Purple Valley

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In January 1972, “Reprise” label released “Into the Purple Valley”, the second Ry Cooder studio album. It was recorded in 1971, and was produced by Jim Dickinson, Van Dyke Parks and Lenny Waronker. “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album cover at number 12 on its list of the “100 Greatest Album Covers”.

Personnel:

  • Ry Cooder – guitar, bass, mandolin, vocals
  • Jim Dickinson– piano
  • Van Dyke Parks– keyboards
  • Gloria Jones– vocals
  • Claudia Lennear– vocals
  • Donna Washburn – vocals
  • Donna Weiss– vocals
  • Chris Ethridge– bass
  • Fritz Richmond– bass
  • John Craviotta – drums
  • Milt Holland– percussion
  • Jerry Jumonville – saxophone
  • George Bohanon– horns
  • Joe Lane Davis – horns
  • Ike Williams – horns

Track listing:

  1. How Can You Keep Moving (Unless You Migrate Too) – Agnes “Sis” Cunningham
  2. Billy the Kid – traditional; arranged by Ry Cooder
  3. Money Honey – Jesse Stone
  4. FDR in Trinidad – Fitz Maclean
  5. Teardrops Will Fall – Dickey Doo, Marion Smith
  6. Denomination Blues – George Washington Phillips
  7. On a Monday – Lead Belly
  8. Hey Porter – Johnny Cash
  9. Great Dream from Heaven – Joseph Spence
  10. Taxes on the Farmer Feeds Us Al – traditional; arranged by Ry Cooder
  11. Vigilante Man – Woody Guthrie

Little Feat: Same

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In January 1971, “Warner Bros” label released the debut, self-titled Little Feat album. It was recorded August – September 1970, and was produced by Russ Titelman. The cover shows a mural in Venice, California, painted by the L. A. Fine Arts Squad in 1970 – “Venice in the Snow”.

Personnel:

  • Lowell George – lead and backing vocals, lead, rhythm and slide guitars, harmonica
  • Bill Payne – lead and backing vocals, piano, keyboards
  • Roy Estrada- bass, backing vocals
  • Richard Hayward- drums, backing vocals
  • Russ Titelman- percussion, piano, backing vocals
  • Ry Cooder – slide guitar
  • Sneaky Pete Kleinow – pedal steel
  • Kirby Johnson – string and horn arrangements

Track listing:

  1. Snakes on Everything – Bill Payne
  2. Strawberry Flats – Bill Payne, Lowell Georg
  3. Truck Stop Girls – Bill Payne, Lowell George
  4. Brides of Jesus – Bill Payne, Lowell George
  5. Wilin’ – Lowell George
  6. Hamburger Midnight – Lowell George, Roy Estrada
  7. Forty-Four Blues / How Many More Years – Roosevelt Sykes, Chester Burnett
  8. Crack in Your Door – Lowell George
  9. I’ve Been the One – Lowell George
  10. Takin’ My Time – Bill Payne
  11. Crazy Captain Gunboat Willie – Bill Payne, Lowell George