On May 1, 2024, Richard Tandy died aged 76. He was musician (keyboards, bass, guitar, harpsichord), performed with The Move, Jeff Lynne, was member of The Uglys and The Tandy Morgan Band, but was best known as keyboard and bass player of the Electric Light Orchestra.
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Idle race: Same
In September 1969, “Liberty” label released the self-titled, second Idle Race album. It was recorded in 1969, at “Trident Studio” in London, and was produced by Jeff Lynne.
Personnel:
- Jeff Lynne – vocals, guitar, piano
- Dave Pritchard – vocals, guitar
- Greg Masters – vocals, bass guitar
- Roger Spencer – vocals, drums
- Robin Cable – engineer
- Michael Hasted – design, cover photography
- Ray Coleman – liner notes
Track listing:
All tracks by Jeff Lynne, except where noted.
- Come with Me
- Sea of Dreams
- Going Home
- Reminds Me of You – Dave Pritchard
- Mr. Crow and Sir Norman
- Please No More Sad Songs
- Girl at the Window
- Big Chief Woolly Bosher
- Someone Knocking – Dave Pritchard
- A Better Life (The Weatherman Knows)
- Hurry Up John
Electric Light Orchestra: Face The Music
On September 1, 1975, “United Artists” label released “Face the Music”, the fifth Electric Light Orchestra studio album. It was recorded May – June 1975, at “Musicland Studios” in Munich, “De Lane Lea Studios” in London, and was produced by Jeff Lynne.
Personnel:
- Jeff Lynne – lead vocals, guitars, orchestral and choral arrangements
- Richard Tandy – piano, clavinet, Moog, Wurlitzer electric piano, tack piano, guitar, orchestral and choral arrangements
- Kelly Groucutt – lead, co-lead and backing vocals, bass
- Bev Bevan – drums, percussion, spoken intro, backing vocals
- Mik Kaminski – violin
- Hugh McDowell – cello
- Melvyn Gale – cello
- Ellie Greenwich, Susan Collins, Nancy O’Neill, Margaret Raymond – vocals
- Louis Clark – orchestral and choral arrangements, orchestra conductor
- Mack – engineer
Track listing:
All tracks by Jeff Lynne.
- Fire on High
- Waterfall
- Evil Woman
- Nightrider
- Poker
- Strange Magic
- Down Home Town
- One Summer Dream
Velvet Revolver: Libertad
On July 3, 2007, “RCA” label released “Libertad”, the second and final Velvet Revolver studio album. It was recorded December 2006 – February 2007, at “Henson Recording Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Brendan O’Brien, Scott Weiland, Slasg, Dave Kushner, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum.
Personnel:
- Scott Weiland – lead vocals, keyboards
- Slash – lead guitar, acoustic guitar, talkbox
- Dave Kushner – rhythm guitar
- Duff McKagan – bass, backing vocals
- Matt Sorum – drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Billy Bowers – additional engineering
- Douglas Grean – additional engineering
- Brendan O’Brien – mixing
- Glenn Pittman – mixing assistant
- Kevin Mills – mixing assistant
- Matt Serrechio – mixing assistant
- Tom Syrowski – mixing assistant
- Tom Tapley – mixing assistant
- Bob Ludwig – mastering
- Rocco Guarino – video director
Track listing:
All lyrics by Scott Weiland except where noted, all music by Scott Weiland, Slash, Duff McKagan, Matt Sorum and Dave Kushner, except where noted.
- Let It Roll
- She Mine
- Get Out of the Door
- She Builds Quick Machines
- The Last Fight
- Pills, Demons & Etc.
- American Man
- Mary Mary
- Just Sixteen
- Can’t Get It Out of My Heart – lyrics and music by Jeff Lynne
- For a Brother
- Spay
- Gravedancer – contains hidden track Don’t Drop That Dime
Weezer: Same
On January 24, 2019, “Crush Music” and “Atlantic” labels released the self-titled, twelfth Weezer studio album (known as Teal Album). It was recorded in 2018, and was produced by Mark Rankin, Rivers Cuomo, Patrick Wilson, Brian Bell and Scott Shriner.
Personnel:
- Rivers Cuomo – lead and backing vocals, lead guitar, piano, keyboards
- Brian Bell – lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards
- Scott Shriner – bass, backing vocals
- Patrick Wilson – drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Mark Rankin – engineer, mixing
- Jason Clark – engineer
- Suzy Shinn – vocal engineer
- Eric Boulanger – mastering
Track listing:
- Africa – David Paich, Jeff Porcaro
- Everybody Wants to Rule the World – Roland Orzabal, Ian Stanley, Chris Hughes
- Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) – Annie Lennox, David A. Stewart
- Take on Me – Magne Furuholmen, Morten Harket, Pål Waaktaar
- Happy Together – Alan Gordon, Garry Bonner
- Paranoid – Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osborne, Bill Ward
- Mr. Blue Sky – Jeff Lynne
- Np Scrubs – Kevin Briggs, Kandi Burruss, Tameka Cottle, Lisa Lopes
- Billie Jean – Michael Jackson
- Stand by Me – Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
Electric Light Orchestra: On the Third Day
In November 1973, “United Artists” label released “On the Third Day”, the third Electric Light Orchestra studio album. It was recorded April – August 1973, at “De Lane Lea Studios” and “AIR Studios” in London, and was produced by Jeff Lynne.
Personnel:
- Jeff Lynne – vocals, guitars
- Richard Tandy – piano, Moog, clavinet, Wurlitzer electric piano
- Mike Edwards – cello
- Mik Kaminski – violin
- Mike de Albuquerque – bass, backing vocals
- Bev Bevan – drums, percussion
- Wilf Gibson – violin
- Colin Walker – cello
- Marc Bolan – joint lead guitar
Track listing:
All tracks by Jeff Lynne, except where noted.
- Ocean Breakup / King of the Universe
- Bluebird is Dead
- Oh No Not Susan
- New World Rising / Ocean Breakup (reprise)
- Showdown
- Daybraker
- Ma-Ma-Ma Belle
- Dreaming of 4000
- In the Hall of the Mountain King – Edvard Grieg
Joe Walsh: Analog Man
On June 5, 2012, “Fantasy” label released “Analog Man”, the eleventh Joe Walsh album. It was recorded in 2011, and was produced by Joe Walsh, Jeff Lynne and Tim Armstrong.
Personnel:
- Joe Walsh – vocals, guitar, bass, piano, drums
- Little Richard – lead vocals
- Jeff Lynne – keyboards, guitar, bass, drums, backing vocals, engineer, mixing
- Joe Vitale – keyboards, sitar
- Richard Davis – synthesizer, programming
- Greg Leisz – pedal steel guitar
- Jay Dee Maness – pedal steel guitar
- Tim Armstrong – guitar
- Rick Rosas – bass
- Kenny Passarelli – bass
- Dale Peters – bass
- Ringo Starr – drums
- Jim Fox – drums, background vocals
- Steve Jay – percussion
- Bruce Sugar – percussion, programming
- Tommy Lee James – backing vocals
- Graham Nash – backing vocals
- David Crosby – backing vocals
- Steve Jay, Bruce Sugar, John Morrical, Ken Hammon – engineer, mixing
- Howie Weinberg, Dan Gerbarg – mastering
- Jeri Heiden/Smog Design, Inc. – art direction
- Ryan Corey/Smog Design, Inc. – background photography, package design
Track listing:
All tracks by Joe Walsh, except where noted.
- Analog Man – Joe Walsh, Drew Hester, Gannin Arnold
- Wrecking Ball – Joe Walsh, Tommy Lee James
- Lucky That Way – Joe Walsh, Tommy Lee James
- Spanish Dancer
- Funk 50
- Band Played On – Joe Walsh, Tommy Lee James
- Family – Joe Walsh, Tommy Lee James
- One Day at a Time
- Hi – Roller Baby – Tim Armstrong
- India
Electric Light Orchestra: ELO 2
On March 2, 1973, “Harvest” label released “ELO 2”, the second Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) studio album. It was recorded May – October 1972, at “Air Studios” in London, and was produced by Jeff Lynne.
Personnel:
- Jeff Lynne – lead vocals, guitars, Moog synthesizer
- Bev Bevan – drums, percussion
- Richard Tandy – piano, harmonium, Moog synthesizer, guitar, backing vocals
- Mike de Albuquerque – bass, backing vocals
- Mike Edwards – cello
- Wilf Gibson – violin
- Colin Walker – cello
- Roy Wood – bass, cello
- Marc Bolan – guitar
- Carl Wayne – lead vocals
- Mike Salisbury – art direction
- Lloyd Ziff – design
- Marty Evans – photograhpy
- Al Vandenburg – photograhpy
Track listing:
All tracks by Jeff Lynne, except where noted.
- In Old England Town (Boogie No. 2)
- Momma
- Roll Over Beethoven – Chuck Berry, Ludwig Van Beethoven
- From the Sun to the World (Boogie No. 1)
- Kuiama
Status Quo: Riffs
On December 23, 2003, “Universal” label released “Riffs”, the twenty-sixth Status Quo studio album. It was recorded in 2002, at “Ridge Farm Studios” in Rusper, UK, “State of The Ark Studios” in Richmond, UK, and was produced by Mike Paxman.
Personnel:
- Francis Rossi – vocals, lead guitar
- Rick Parfitt – vocals, guitar
- Andy Bown – keyboards
- John Edwards – vocals, bass
- Matt Letley – drums
Track listing:
- Caroline – Francis Rossi, Bob Young
- I Fought The Law – Sonny Curtis
- Born To Be Wild – Mars Bonfire
- Takin’ Care of Business – Randy Bachman
- Wild One – Johnny O’Keefe, David Owens, Johnny Greenan
- On The Road Again – Floyd Jones, Alan Wilson
- Tobacco Road – John D. Loudermilk
- Centerfold – Seth Justman
- All Day And All Of The Night – Ray Davies
- Don’t Bring Me Down – Jeff Lynne
- Junior’s Wailing – Kieran White, Martin Pugh
- Pump It Up – Elvis Costello
- Down the Dustpipe – Carl Grossman
- Whatever You Want – Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown
- Rockin’ All Over The World – John Fogerty
George Harrison
On November 29, 2001, George Harrison died aged 58. He was musician (guitar), singer, songwriter, and music and movie producer, lead guitarist and occasional lead vocalist of The Beatles. His interest in folk music and especially in Indian music had serious influence on the band’s Hindu-aligned spirituality in the later years. Some of his songs composed for the band include “Here Comes the Sun”, “Something”, “Taxman”, “Within You Without You”, and “While My Guitar Gently Weeps”. After The Beatles broke-up in 1970, Harrison released the album “All Things Must Pass” which included the track “My Sweet Lord”, his most successful single, and the first solo single by any member of The Beatles that sold over million copies. In 1971, together with Ravi Shankar he organized “Concert for Bangladesh”, the first big benefit concert in the music history. In 1974, Harrison founded the music label “Dark Horse Records”, and co-founded movie label “Hand Made Films” in 1978. In 1988, with Bob Dylan, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty, and Roy Orbison, he co-founded the supergroup The Travelling Wilburys. As a guitarist he recorded for Badfinger, Billy Preston, Bob Dylan, Duane Eddy, Randy Newman, Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, Ronnie Wood, and Tom Petty. “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked Harrison at number 11 in their list of the “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time”. In 1988, as a member of The Beatles he was inducted in the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame”, and in 2004, posthumously for his solo career. As leader, Harrison released twelve studio and two live albums.
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