On May 7, 2024, Steve Albini died aged 61. He was singer-songwriter, musician (guitar, bass, drums), audio engineer and music journalist, member the bands Big Black, Rapeman and Shellac. Albini was the founder, owner, and principal engineer of the Chicago studio “Electrical Audio”. He recorded and produced thousands of albums, for various acts including Nirvana, The Pixies, Fugazi, Chris Connely, Volcano Suns, The Breeders, Superchunk, Ty Segall, The Wedding Present, Cheap Trick, Guided By Voices, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, PJ Harvey, Manic Street Preachers, Will Oldham, Red Crayola, The Jesus Lizard and Jimmy Page and Robert Plant.
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Marianne Faithfull: Same
On April 15, 1965, “Decca” label released the self-titled, debut Marianne Faithfull album. It was recorded 1964 – 1965, at “Lansdowne Studios” and “Decca No. 2 Studio” in London, and was produced by Tony Calder.
Personnel:
- Marianne Faithfull – vocals
- Mike Leander – arrangements, direction
- David Whitaker – arrangements
- Jon Mark – arrangements
- Peter Hitchcock – engineer
- Gus Dudgeon – engineer
- David Bailey – photography
- Gered Mankowitz – photography
Track listing:
- Come and Stay with Me – Jackie DeShannon
- If I Never Get to Love You – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
- Time Takes Time – Barry Fantoni, Marianne Faithfull
- He’ll Come Back to Me – Claude-Henri Vic, Michael Farr, Robert Gall
- Down Town – Tony Hatch
- Plaisir d’amour – David Whitaker
- Can’t You Hear My heartbeat – John Carter, Ken Lewis
- As Tears Go By – Andrew Loog Oldham, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
- Paris Bells – Jon Birchell
- They Never Will Leave You – André Popp, Jean-Jacques Debout
- What Have They Done to the Rain – Malvina Reynolds
- In My Time of Sorrow – Jackie DeShannon, Jimmy Page
- What Have I Done Wrong – Michael George Farr
- I’m a Loser – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
Roy Harper: Lifemask
In February 1973, “Harvest” label released “Lifemask”, the sixth Roy Harper album. It was recorded in 1972, at “Abbey Road Studios” in London, and was produced by Peter Jenner.
Personnel:
- Roy Harper – vocals, guitar, synthesizer, bass, harmonica, bells
- Jimmy Page – guitar
- Brian Odgers – bass
- Laurie Allan – drums
- Brian Davison – drums
- Tony Carr – drums, bongos
- Steve Broughton – bongos
- Ray Warleigh – flute
- John Leckie – engineer
- Phil McDonald – engineer
- Nick Webb – engineer
- Aubrey Powell – design
- Storm Thorgerson – design
- Nancy Adler – mask artwork
- Chris Blair – lacquer cut
Track listing:
All tracks by Roy Harper.
- Highway Blues
- All Ireland
- Little Lady
- Bank of the Dead
- South Africa
- The Lord’s Prayer
a) Poem
b) Modal Song Parts I to IV
c) Front Song
d) Middle Song
e) End Song
Hollywood Vampires: Same
On September 11, 2015, “Republic Records” label released the self-titled, debut Hollywood Vampires album. It was recorded 2012 – 2014, in Los Angeles, and was produced by Bob Ezrin.
Personnel:
- Alice Cooper – lead vocals, harmonica
- Johnny Depp – lead and rhythm guitars, keyboards, backing vocals
- Joe Perry – lead and rhythm guitars, backing vocals
- Sir Christopher Lee – vocals
- Brian Johnson – vocals
- Perry Farrell – vocals, backing vocals
- Orianthi – guitar
- Joe Walsh – guitar
- Robby Krieger – guitar
- Slash – guitar
- Sir Paul McCartney – vocals, piano, bass
- Tommy Henriksen – keyboards, guitar, backing vocals
- Justin Cortelyou – keyboards
- Bob Ezrin – keyboards, backing vocals
- Charlie Judge – keyboards
- Bruce Witkin – bass, keyboards, guitar
- Kip Winger – bass, backing vocals
- Dennis Dunaway – bass
- Zak Starkey – drums
- Abe Laboriel Jr. – drums, backing vocals
- Dave Grohl – drums
- Neal Smith – drums
- Glen Sobel – drums
Track listing:
- The Last Vampire – Johnny Deepp, Bob Ezrin, Christopher Lee
- Raise the Dead – Johnny Depp, Bob Ezrin, Alice Cooper, Bruce Witkin, Rob Klonel
- My Generation – Pete Townshend
- Whole Lotta Love – Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Bonham. John Paul Jones
- I Got a Line on You – Randy California
- Five to One/Break on Through – Jim Morrison, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek, John Densmore
- One/Jump into the Fire – Harry Nilsson
- Come and Get It – Paul McCartney
- Jeepster – Marc Bolan
- Cold Turkey – John Lennon
- Manic Depression – Jimi Hendrix
- Itchycoo Park – Steve Marriot, Ronnie Lane
- Schools Out/Another Brick in the Wall (part 2) – Alice Cooper, Micael Bruce, Glen Buxton, Dennis Dunaway, Neal Smith, Roger Waters
- My Dead Drunk Friends – Johnny Depp, Alice Cooper, Bob Ezrin, Bruce Witkin, Tommy Henriksen
The Yardbirds: Little Games
In July 1967, “Epic” label released “Little Games”, the fourth American Yardbirds (The) album. It was recorded in March – May 1967, at “Olympic” and “De Lane Lea” in London, and was produced by Mickie Most.
Personnel:
- Keith Relf – vocals, harmonica, percussion
- Jimmy Page – guitars
- Chris Dreja – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Jim McCarty – drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Nicky Hopkins – keyboards
- Rick Nielsen – organ
- Ian Stewart – piano
- John Paul Jones – bass guitar, cello, orchestral arrangement
- Joe Macho – bass
- Clem Cattini – drums
- Bobby Gregg – drums
- Dougie Wright – drums
- Chris Karan – tabla
- Unidentified – oboe
Track listing:
- Little Games – Harold Spiro, Phil Wainman
- Smile on Me – Chris Dreja, Jim McCarty, Jimmy Page, Keith Relf
- White Summer – Jimy Page
- Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor – Jimmy Page, Jim McCarty
- Glimpses – Chris Dreja, Jim McCarty, Jimmy Page, Keith Relf
- Drinking Muddy Water – Chris Dreja, Jim McCarty, Jimmy Page, Keith Relf
- No Excess Baggage – Roger Alkins, Carl D’Errico
- Stealing Stealing – Chris Dreja, Jim McCarty, Jimmy Page, Keith Relf
- Only the Black Rose – Keith Relf
- Little Soldier Boy – Jim McCarty, Jimmy Page, Keith Ralf
Roy Harper: Stormrock
In May 1971, “Harvest” label released “Stormcock”, the fifth Roy Harper studio album. It was recorded July – December 1970, at “Abbey Road Studios” in London, and was produce by Peter Jenner.
Personnel:
- Roy Harper – vocals, 6- and 12-string acoustic guitars, piano
- Jimmy Page (credited as S. Flavius Mercurius) – acoustic guitar
- David Bedford – Hammond organ, orchestral arrangements
- John Barrett – engineer
- Peter Bown – engineer
- John Leckie – engineer
- Phil McDonald – engineer
- Alan Parsons – engineer
- Nick Webb – engineer
- Richard Imrie – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Roy Harper.
- Hors d’Oeuvres
- The Same Old Rock
- One Man Rock and Roll Band
- Me and My Woman
Deep Purple: Turning to Crime
On November 26, 2021, “earMusic” label released “Turning to Crime”, the twenty-second Deep Purple studio album. It was recorded in 2021, and was produced by Bob Ezrin.
Personnel:
- Ian Gillan – lead and backing vocals, percussion
- Steve Morse – vocals, guitars
- Don Airey – keyboards
- Roger Glover – vocals and backing vocals, bass, additional keyboards, percussion
- Ian Paice – drums
- Bob Ezrin – vocals and backing vocals
- Leo Green – tenor saxophone, horns arrangement
- Matt Holland – trumpet
- Gina Forsyth – fiddle
- Bruce Daigrepont – squeeze box
- Julian Shank – percussion
- Nicole Thalia – backing vocals
- Marsha B. Morrison – backing vocals
Track listing:
- 7 and 7 is – Arthur Lee
- Rockin’ Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu – Huey “Piano” Smith
- Oh Well – Peter Green
- Jenny Take a Ride! – Bob Crew
- Watching the River Flow – Bob Dylan
- Let the Good Times Roll – Sam Theard, Fleecie Moore
- Dixie Chicken – Lowell George, Fred Martin
- Shapes of Things – Jim McCarty, Keith Ralf, Paul Samwell-Smith
- The Battle of New Orleans – Jimmy Driftwood
- Lucifer – Bob Seger
- White Room – Jack Bruce, Pete Brown
- Caught in the Act
- Going Down – Don Nix
- Green Onions – Booker T, Jones, Steve Cropper, Lewie Steinberg, Al Jackson Jr.
- Hot Lanta – Duane Allman, Greg Allman, Dickey Betts, Butch Trucks, Berry Oakley, Jai Johanny Johanson
- Dazed and Confused – Jake Holmes, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant
- Gimme Some Lovin’ – Steve Winwood, Spencer Davis, Muff Winwood
Dread Zeppelin: Un-Led-Ed
On July 24, 1990, “I.R.S.” label released “Un-Led-Ed”, the debut Dread Zeppelin album. It was recorded in 1990, and was produced by Jah Paul Jo and Rasta Li-Mon.
Personnel:
- Carl Jah – guitars, maharishi, backing vocals
- Jah Paul Jo – guitars, keyboard, backing vocals
- Put-Mon – bass, backing vocals
- Tortelvis – lead vocals, drums
- Ed Zeppelin – conga, percussion, toast
- Cheese – drums, percussion
- Fresh Cheese ‘n’ Cheese – drums
- I-Lar-E Treadwell – telephone harmonic convergence
- “Colonel” Ron Kane – spoken introduction
- Bun-E Slopes – blues harp
- The Memphis Hornies (Saxwell, Raji, Spam Acid) – horn section
- The Dreadettes – backing vocals
- Michael Jordanaires – background vocals
- Rasta Li-Mon – engineer
- Plant ‘n’ Paige – mastering
- Bryant Fernandez, Hugh Brown – art direction
- Bruce Fernandez, Andy Castro, Fred Davis – photography
Track listing:
- Black Dog – John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant / Hound Dog – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
- Heartbreaker (At the End of Lonely Street) – John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant / Heartbreak Hotel – Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden, Elvis Presley
- Living Loving Maid (She’s Just a Woman) – Jimmy Page, Robert Plant
- Your Time Is Gonna Come – John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page
- Bring It on Home – Jimmy Page, Robert Plant
- Whole Lotta Love – John Bonham, Willie Dixon, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant
- Black Mountain Side – Jimmy Page
- I Can’t Quit You Baby – Willie Dixon
- Immigrant Song – Jimmy Page, Robert Plant
- Moby Dick – John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page
Firm: Mean Business
On February 3, 1986, “Atlantic” label released “Mean Business”, the second and final Firm album. It was recorded in 1985, and was produced by Jimmy Page, Paul Rodgers and Julian Mendelsohn.
Personnel:
- Paul Rodgers – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, piano
- Jimmy Page – acoustic and electric guitars
- Tony Franklin – fretless bass, keyboards, synthesizer, rhythm guitar, back vocals
- Chris Slade – drums, percussion
- Barry Diament – mastering
- Aubrey Powell Productions – design
Track listing:
- Fortune Teller – Jimmy Page, Paul Rodgers
- Cadillac – Jimmy Page, Paul Rodgers
- All the King’s Horses – Paul Rodgers
- Live in Peace – Paul Rodgers
- Tear Down the Walls – Jimmy Page, Paul Rodgers
- Dreaming – Tony Franklin
- Free to Live – Jimmy Page, Paul Rodgers
- Spirit of Love – Paul Rodgers
Johnny Hallyday
On December 5, 2017, Jean-Philippe Léo Smet aka Johnny Hallyday died aged 74. He was musician (piano, guitar), singer and actor, the pioneer of the French rock and roll scene. He was called “The French Elvis”, and described as “The biggest rock star you’ve never heard of in English-speaking countries”. In 1997, he was made “Chevalier of the Legion of Honour”, and in 2001, Officer of the “Order of the Crown” in Belgium. In his more than four decades long career he worked with many famous musicians including Mick Jones, Jimmy Page, Tony Joe White, Dalida, Bon Jovi, Michael Bolton, Sylvie Vartan, Bono, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Tommy Brown, Connie Francis, and Laura Pausini. In his lifetime Hallyday released 81 studio and live albums.
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