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Keith Moon: Two Sides Of The Moon

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In March 1975, “MCA” label released “Two Sides of the Moon”, the only Keith Moon solo album. It was recorded August-December 1974, at “record Plant Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Keith Moon, Mal Evans, Skip Taylor, John Stronach and Steve Cropper.

Personnel:

  • Keith Moon – vocals, drums
  • Ringo Starr, Gerald Garrett, Jim Gilstrap, Ira Hawkins, Ron Hicklin, Augie Johnson, Howard Kaylan, Clydie King, Dennis Larden, Gregory Matta, Sherlie Matthews, Ricky Nelson, Harry Nilsson, Irma Routen, Julia Tillman Waters, Mark Volman, Jay DeWitt White, Andrea Wills, Carolyn Wills, David Bowie – vocals
  • Joe Walsh, John Sebastian, Jesse Ed Davis, Ronnie Wood, Spencer Davis, Mike Condello, Beau Guss, Paul Lenart, Patti Quatro, Al Staehely, John Staehely, Skip Edwards, Danny “Kootch” Kortchmar – guitars
  • Klaus Voormann, David Birkett, Danny “Kootch” Kortchmar, Ronnie Wood, Jean Millington, Jimmie Randall, Paul Stallworth – bass guitar
  • Jay Ferguson, Blair Aaronson, Nickey Barclay, Skip Edwards, David Foster, Norman Kurban – piano, keyboards, Hammond organ
  • Ringo Starr, Kenney Jones, Jim Keltner, Cam Davis, Miguel Ferrer, Ron Grinel, James Ed Haymer, Mickey McGee, Curly Smith – drums, percussion
  • Joe Walsh, Blair Aaronson – synthesizers
  • Steve Douglas, Ollie Mitchell – horns
  • Bobby Keys – saxophones

Track listing:

  1. Crazy Like A Fox – Al Staehely
  2. Solid Gold – Nickey Barclay
  3. Don’t Worry Baby – Brian Wilson, Roger Christian
  4. One Night Stand – Dennis Larden
  5. The Kids Are Alright – Pete Townshend
  6. Move Over Ms. L – John Lennon
  7. Teen Age Idol – Jack Lewis
  8. Back Door Sally – John Marascalco
  9. In My Life – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  10. Together – Harry Nilsson, Keith Moon, Richard Starkey

The Lovin’ Spoonful: Daydream

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In March 1966, “Kama Sutra” label released “Daydream”, the second Lovin’ Spoonful album. It was recorded August – December 1965, and was produced by Erik Jacobsen.

Personnel:

  • John Sebastian– vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, autoharp, harmonica
  • Zal Yanovsky– vocals, acoustic and electric guitars
  • Steve Boone – vocals, bass
  • Joe Butler– vocals, drums, percussion
  • Val Valentin – engineer
  • Michael malatak – design
  • Alan Brooks – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by John Sebastian except where noted.

  1. Daydream
  2. There She is
  3. It’s Not Time Now – John Sebastian, Zal Yanovsky
  4. Warm Baby
  5. Day Blues – Joe Butler, John Sebastian
  6. Let the Boy Rock and Roll – Joe Butler, John Sebastian
  7. Jug Band Music
  8. Didn’t Want to Have to Do It
  9. You Didn’t Have to Be So Nice – Steve Boone, John Sebastian
  10. Bald Headed Lena – Willy Perryman, Edward Sneed
  11. Butchie’s Tune – Steve Boone, John Sebastian
  12. Big Noise from Speonik – Steve Boone, Joe Butler, John Sebastian, Zal Yanovsky

Crosby, Stills & Nash: Replay

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On December 8, 1980, “Atlantic” label released “Replay”, the sixth Crosby, Stills & Nash album. It was recorded in 1980, and was produced by Bill Halverson, David Crosby, Graham Nash and Stephen Stills.

Personnel:

  • David Crosby— vocals, acoustic guitar, string arrangements
  • Stephen Stills— vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, congas, overdubbed drums, steel drum, percussion
  • Graham Nash— vocals, rhythm guitar, piano, string arrangements, congas
  • Jerry Garcia- pedal steel guitar
  • James Taylor— acoustic guitar
  • Paul Harris— keyboards
  • Craig Doerge— electric piano, piano, synthesizer
  • George “Chocolate” Perry— bass
  • Calvin “Fuzzy” Samuels— bass
  • Tim Drummond— bass
  • Leland Sklar— bass
  • Kenny Passarelli — bass
  • Dallas Taylor— drums
  • Russ Kunkel— drums, congas, percussion
  • Jim Gordon— drums
  • Jeff Whitaker — congas
  • Joe Lala— percussion
  • Joe Vitale— drums, percussion, organ, electric piano, tympani
  • Rita Coolidge, Priscilla Jones, John Sebastian— backing vocals
  • Fred Neil, Henry Diltz— backing vocals
  • Cass Elliot— backing vocals
  • Mike Lewis, Joel Bernstein— string arrangements

Track listing:

  1. Carry On – Stephen Stills
  2. Marrakesh Express – Graham Nash
  3. Just a Song Before I Go – Graham Nash
  4. First Things First – Stephen Stills, Joe Schermie, Jon Smith
  5. Shadow Captain – David Crosby, Craig Doerge
  6. To the Last Whale…- David Crosby, Graham Nash
  7. Love the One You’re With – Stephen Stills
  8. Pre-Road Downs – Graham Nash
  9. Change Partners – Stephen Stills
  10. I Give You Give Blind- Stephen Stills
  11. Cathedral – Graham Nash

Mama Cass: Dream A Little Dream

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On October 19, 1968, “Dunhill Records” released “Dream a Little Dream”, the debut Mama Cass solo album. It was recorded in 1968, and was produced by Lou Adler and John Simon.

Personnel:

  • Cass Elliot – vocals
  • James Burton – guitar, dobro
  • Stephen Stills – vocals, guitar
  • Cyrus Faryar- guitar, ukulele
  • Paul Harris- organ, piano
  • John Sebastian- guitar, harmonica
  • John Simon- piano, arrangements
  • Larry Knechtel- keyboards
  • Harvey Brooks- bass guitar
  • Hal Blaine- drums
  • Jim Gordon- drums
  • Plas Johnson- saxophone
  • Renais Faryar – vocals
  • Brenda Holloway- backing vocals
  • Henry Diltz- photography

Track listing:

  1. Dream a Little Dream of Me – Wilbur Schwandt, Fabian Andre, Gus Kahn
  2. California Earthquake – John Hartford
  3. The Room Nobody Lives In – John Sebastian
  4. Talkin’ to Your Toothbrush – John Simon
  5. Blues for Breakfast – Richard Manuel
  6. You Know Who I Am – Leonard Cohen
  7. Rubber Band – Cyrus Faryar
  8. Long Time Loving You – Stuart Scharf
  9. Jane, The Insane Dog Lady – John Simon
  10. What Was I Thinking Of – Leah Cohen
  11. Burn Your Hatred – Graham Nash
  12. Sweet Believer – Cyrus Faryar

Eels: Blinking Lights and Other Revelations

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On April 19, 2005, “Vagrant” label released “Blinking Lights and Other Revelations”, the sixth Eels studio album. It was recorded 1998 – 2004, at “One Hitsville” in Silverlake, California”, and was produced by E.

Personnel:

  • E– vocals, guitar, keyboards, melodica
  • Tom Waits – vocal
  • Peter Buck – guitar
  • The Chet– guitar
  • Joe Gore – guitar
  • John Sebastian – organ
  • Wally Gagel– keyboards
  • Jim Jacobsen – keyboards, horn, string arrangements, programming
  • Koool G. Murder – bass guitar
  • Michael Valerio – bass guitar
  • Butch– drums, percussion
  • Puddin’– drums
  • Wayne Bergeron– trumpet
  • Bobby, Jr.– “wails”
  • Matt DeMerritt – saxophone
  • Probyn Gregory– horns
  • David Hlebo – saxophone
  • Andy Martin– trombone
  • Joe Meyer – horn
  • Dick Mitchell – flute
  • Todd Simon– trumpet
  • Jim Lang – strings, mixing
  • Ludvig Girdland – violin
  • Bill Liston –woodwinds
  • Gerri Sutyak – cello
  • Michael Aarvold – mixing
  • Ryan Boesch – mixing,programming
  • Robert Carranza– mixing
  • Greg Collins – mixing
  • Wally Gagel – mixing
  • Koool G. Murder – mixing, programming
  • Dan Pinder – mixing
  • Brendan Willard – mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by E, except where noted.

  1. Theme from Blinking Lights
  2. From Which I Came/A Magic World
  3. Son of a Bitch – E and Jim Lang
  4. Blinking Lights (For Me)
  5. Trouble with Dreams
  6. Marie Floating Over the Backyard
  7. Suicide Life
  8. In the Yard, Behind the Church
  9. Railroad Man
  10. The Other Shoe
  11. Last Time We Spoke
  12. Mother Mary
  13. Going Fetal
  14. Understanding Salesmen
  15. Theme for a Pretty Girl That Makes You Believe God Exists
  16. Checkout Blues
  17. Blinking Lights (For You)
  18. Dust of Ages” (E, Jim Jacobsen)
  19. Old Shit/New Shit
  20. Bride of Theme from Blinking Lights
  21. Hey Man (Now You’re Really Living)
  22. I’m Going to Stop Pretending That I Didn’t Break Your Heart
  23. To Lick Your Boots – Peter Buck, E
  24. If You See Natalie
  25. Sweet Li’l Thing
  26. Dusk: A Peach in the Orchard – E, John Sebastian
  27. Whatever Happened toSoy Bomb
  28. Ugly Love
  29. God’s Silence
  30. Losing Streak
  31. Last Days of My Bitter Heart
  32. The Stars Shine in the Sky Tonight – E, Jim Lang
  33. Things the Grandchildren Should Know

John Sebastian: Welcome Back

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John Sebastian Welcome Back

On April 19, 1976, “Reprise” label released “Welcome Back”, the seventh John Sebastian album. It was recorded in 1976, and was produced by Steve Barri and John Sebastian.

Personnel:

  • John Sebastian– vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica, autoharp
  • Reggie Knighton– electric guitar
  • Jeff “Skunk” Baxter– pedal steel guitar
  • Richard Bell – piano, clavinet
  • Michael Omartian– ARP synthesizer, marimba
  • David Hungate– bass
  • Jeff Porcaro– drums
  • The Blintzes (Jon Lind, Reggie Knighton) – harmony vocals

All tracks by John Sebastian, except where noted.

  1. Hideaway
  2. She’s Funny
  3. You Go Your Way and I’ll Go Mine
  4. Didn’t Wanna Have to Do It
  5. One Step Forward, Two Steps Back – John Sebastian, Tom Springfield
  6. Welcome Back
  7. I Needed Her Most When I Told Her to Go
  8. A Song a Day in Nashville
  9. Warm Baby
  10. Let This Be Our Time to Get Along

Crosby, Stills & Nash: Déjà Vu

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On March 11, 1970, “Atlantic” label released “Déjà Vu”, the second Crosby, Stills & Nash album and the first in the quartet configuration of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. It was recorded July – December 1969, at “Wally Heider’s Studio C” in San Francisco and “Wally Heider’s Studio III” in Los Angeles, and was produced by David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Graham Nash and  Neil Young. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Déjà Vu” at number 147 on its list of “500 Greatest Albums of all Time”. The album was certified 7 x Platinum in US by “RIIA”.

Personnel

  • David Crosby— vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Stephen Stills— vocals, guitars, keyboards, bass, percussion
  • Graham Nash— vocals, keyboards, rhythm guitar, percussion
  • Neil Young— vocals, guitars, keyboards, harmonica
  • Dallas Taylor— drums
  • Greg Reeves— bass
  • Jerry Garcia— pedal steel guitar
  • John Sebastian— harmonica

Track listing

  1. Carry On – Stephen Stills
  2. Teach Your Children – Graham Nash
  3. Almost Cut Your Hair – David Crosby
  4. Helpless – Neil Young
  5. Woodstock – Joni Mitchell
  6. Déjà vu – David Crosby
  7. Our House – Graham Nash
  8. 4 + 20 – Stephen Stills
  9. Country Girl – Neil Young
  10. Everybody I Love You – Stephen Stills, Neil Young

The Doors: Morrison Hotel

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On February 9, 1970, “Elektra” label released “Morrison Hotel”, the fifth Doors (The) studio album. It was recorded August 1966, March 1968 and November 1969, at “Elektra Sound Recorders”, and was produced by Paul Rothchild.

Personnel:

  • Jim Morrison– lead vocals, maracas, tambourine
  • Ray Manzarek– tack piano , Gibson G-101 organ , Vox Continental organ , piano Wurlitzer electric piano , Fender Rhodes Piano Basson, Hammond C-3 organ, Rocksichord , Moog modular synthesizer
  • Robby Krieger– guitar
  • John Densmore– drums
  • Lonnie Mack– bass guitar
  • Ray Neapolitan – bass guitar
  • John Sebastian (G. Puglese) – harmonica
  • Gary Burden– design
  • Henry Diltz– photography

Track listing:

  1. Roadhouse Blues – Jim Morrison
  2. Waiting for the Sun – Jim Morrison
  3. You Make Me Real – Jim Morrison
  4. Peace Frog – Jim Morrison, Robby Krieger
  5. Blue Sunday – Jim Morrison
  6. Ship of Fools – Jim Morrison, Robby Krieger
  7. Land Ho! – Jim Morrison, Robby Krieger
  8. The Spy – Jim Morrison
  9. Queen of the Highway – Jim Morrison
  10. Indian Summer – Jim Morrison, Robby Krieger
  11. Maggie M’Gill – Jim Morrison