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Blonde Redhead: Fake Can Be Just as Good

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On March 11, 1997, “Touch and Go” label released “Fake Can Be Just as Good”, the third Blonde Redhead studio album. It was recorded in October 1996, at “John & Stu’s” in Seattle, Washington, and was produced by John Goodmanson, Kazu Makino, Amadeo Pace and Simone Pace.

Personnel:

  • Kazu Makino – vocals, guitar
  • Amedeo Pace – vocals, guitar
  • Vern Rumsey – bass
  • Simone Pace – drums, keyboards
  • John Goodmanson – recording
  • John Siket – mixing
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Kazu Makino, Amedeo Pace and Simone Pace.

  1. Kazuality
  2. Symphony of Treble
  3. Water
  4. Ego Maniac Kid
  5. Bipolar
  6. Pier Paolo
  7. Oh James
  8. Futurism vs. Passéism

Phish: The Siket Disc

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On June 3, 1999, Phish self – released “The Siket Disc”, band’s eight studio album. It was released through the band’s website and mail-order service. It was recorded March – October 1997, at “Bearsville Studios” in Woodstock, New York, and was produced by Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Mike Gordon and Jon Fishman.

Personnel:

  • Trey Anastasio – guitars
  • Page McConnell – keyboards
  • Mike Gordon – bass guitar
  • Jon Fishman – drums
  • John Siket – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Trey Anastasio, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon and Page McConnell.

  1. My Left Toe
  2. The Name Is Slick
  3. What’s the Use
  4. Fish Bass
  5. Quadrophonic Toppling
  6. The Happy Whip and Dung Song
  7. Insects
  8. Title Track
  9. Albert

Blonde Redhead: Same

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On January 19, 1995, “Smells Like Records” label released the self-titled, debut Blonde Redhead album. It was recorded in March 1994, in Random Falls, and was produced by Steve Shelley.

Personnel:

  • Kazu Makino – vocals, guitar
  • Amedeo Pace – vocals, guitar
  • Maki Takahashi – bass
  • Simone Pace – drums
  • Skúli Sverrisson – bass
  • John Siket – mixing
  • Ari Marcopoulos – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Kazu Makino, Amadeo Pace, Maki Takashi, and Simone Pace.

  1. I Don’t Want You
  2. Sciuri Sciura
  3. Astro Boy
  4. Without Feathers
  5. Snippet
  6. Mamma Cita
  7. Swing Pool
  8. Girl Boy

Phish: The Story of the Ghost

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October 27, 1998, “Elektra” label released “The Story of the Ghost”, the seventh Phish studio album. It was recorded March – October 1997, April – June 1998, at “Bearsville Studios” in New York, “Dave O’s Farmhouse”, and was produced by Andy Wallace.

Personnel:

  • Trey Anastasio – lead vocals, guitars, horn arrangement
  • Page McConnell – lead, co-lead and backing vocals, keyboard
  • Mike Gordon – bass guitar, pedal steel, co-lead and backing vocals
  • Jon Fishman – lead, co-lead and backing vocals, drums
  • Dave Grippo – saxophone
  • James Harvey – trombone
  • Jennifer Hartswick – trumpet
  • Heloise Williams – backing vocals
  • Chris Shaw – engineer
  • John Siket – recording
  • Chris Laidlaw – recording assistant
  • Chris Laidlaw – recording assistant
  • Andy Wallace – mixing
  • Steve Sisco – mixing assistant
  • George Condo – paintings
  • Lili Picou – art direction

Track listing:

  1. Ghost – Trey Anastasio, Marshall
  2. Birds of a feather – Trey Anastasio, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon, Marshall, Page McConnell
  3. Meat – Trey Anastasio, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon, Marshall, Page McConnell
  4. Guyute – Trey Anastasio, Marshall
  5. Fikus – Trey Anastasio, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon, Marshall, Page McConnell
  6. Shafty – Trey Anastasio, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon, Marshall, Page McConnell
  7. Limb by Limb – Trey Anastasio, Scott Herman, Marshall
  8. Frankie Says – Trey Anastasio, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon, Marshall, Page McConnell
  9. Brian and Robert – Trey Anastasio, Marshall
  10. Water in the Sky – Trey Anastasio, Marshall
  11. Roggae – Trey Anastasio, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon, Marshall, Page McConnell
  12. Wading in the Velvet Sea – Trey Anastasio, Marshall
  13. The Moma Dance – Trey Anastasio, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon, Marshall, Page McConnell
  14. End of Session – Trey Anastasio, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon, Marshall, Page McConnell

Mike Gordon: The Green Sparrow

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On August 5, 2005, “Rounder” label released “The Green Sparrow”, the second Mike Gordon studio album. It was recorded in 2005 and was produced by Mike Gordon, John Siket, and Jared Slomoff.

Personnel:

  • Mike Gordon- vocals, bass, guitar, keyboards, Hi-Hat, tambourine, drum programming, piano, clucky, illustration, cover lettering
  • Trey Anastasio- guitar
  • Scott Murawski – acoustic guitar
  • Ken Lovelett – tambourine
  • Page McConnell- organ
  • Ivan Neville- organ
  • Chuck Leavell– organ
  • Nadine LaFond – vocals
  • Marie Claire – vocals
  • Jared Slomoff – vocals, cowbell
  • Doug Belote – drums, cowbell, shaker, V-drums
  • Russ Lawton- drums
  • Joe Russo – drums
  • Steve Ferraris – bongos, danmo, cowbell
  • Bill Kreutzmann- drums
  • Cochemea Gastelum – saxophone
  • Aaron Johnson – trombone
  • Jordan McLean – trumpet
  • Julee Avallone – flute
  • John Siket – recording, mixing
  • Fred Kevorkian – mastering
  • Julia Mordaunt – design, layout

Track listing:

All tracks by Mike Gordon.

  1. Another Door
  2. Voices
  3. Dig Further Down
  4. Pretend
  5. Traveled Too Far
  6. Andelmans’ Yard
  7. Morphing Again
  8. Radar Blip
  9. Jaded
  10. Sound

Phish: The Siket Disc

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On July 3, 1999, “Elektra” label released “The Siket Disc”, the eighth Phish studio album. It was recorded March – October 1997, at “Bearsville Studios” in Woodstock, New York, and was produced by Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Mike Gordon, and Jon Fishman.

Personnel:

  • Trey Anastasio – guitars
  • Page McConnell – keyboards
  • Mike Gordon – bass guitar
  • Jon Fishman – drums
  • John Siket – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Mike Gordon, and Jon Fishman.

  1. My Left Toe
  2. The Name Is Slick
  3. What’s the Use
  4. Fish Bass
  5. Quadrophonic Toppling
  6. The Happy Whip and Dung Song
  7. Insects
  8. Title Tracks
  9. Albert

Sonic Youth: Experimental Jet Set

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On May 10, 1994, “DGC” label released “Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star”, the eighth Sonic Youth studio album. It was recorded in 1993, at “Sear Sound” in New York City, and was produced by Butch Vig, Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon, Lee Ranaldo and Steve Shelley.

Personnel:

  • Thurston Moore- vocals, guitar
  • Lee Ranaldo– guitar
  • Kim Gordon- vocals, bass
  • Steve Shelley- drums, percussion
  • Butch Vig– recording, mixing
  • John Siket– engineer
  • Howie Weinberg– mastering
  • Bil Emmons – technician
  • Devin Emke – technician
  • Ed Raso – technician
  • Fred Kevorkian – technician
  • Ollie Cotton – technician
  • Walter Sear – technician
  • Kevin Reagan – design
  • Catherine Lewis – sleeve photography
  • Stefano Giovannini – sleeve photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon, Lee Ranaldo and Steve Shelley.

  1. Winner’s Blues
  2. Bull in the Heather
  3. Starfield Road
  4. Skink
  5. Screaming Skull – additional lyrics by Dave Markey
  6. Self-Obsessed and Sexxee
  7. Bone
  8. Androgynous Mind
  9. Quest for the Cup
  10. Waist
  11. Doctor’s Orders
  12. Tokyo Eye
  13. In the Mind of the Bourgeois Reader
  14. Sweet Shine – contains hidden trackof “bonus noise” at 6:25

Sonic Youth: Washing Machine

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washing-machine

On September 26, 1995, “DGC” label released “Washing Machine”, the ninth Sonic Youth studio album. It was recorded January – May 1995, at “Easley Studios” in Memphis, Tennessee, and “Mott and Greene Street Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon, Lee Ranaldo, Steve Shelley and John Siket.

Personnel:

  • Thurston Moore– vocals, guitar
  • Lee Ranaldo– vocals, guitar
  • Kim Gordon– vocals, guitar, bass
  • Steve Shelley– drums
  • Kim Deal– additional vocals
  • Lorette Velvette – additional vocals
  • Melissa Dunn – additional vocal
  • John Siket– recording, mixing
  • Davis McCain – engineer assistant
  • Doug Easley – engineer assistant
  • Phil Painson – engineer assistant
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Mike Mills – art direction
  • Lance Acord – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon, Lee Ranaldo and Steve Shelley except where noted.

  1. Becuz
  2. Junkue’s Promise
  3. Saucer-Like
  4. Washing Machine
  5. Unwind
  6. Little Trouble Girl
  7. No Queen Blues
  8. Party Lies
  9. Becuz Coda
  10. Skip Tracer – additional lyrics by Leah Singer
  11. The Diamond Sea

Sonic Youth: Dirty

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Dirty

On July 21, 1992, “DGC” label released “Dirty”, the seventh Sonic Youth studio album. It was recorded in 1992, at “The Magic Shop” and “Sear Sound” in New York, and was produced by Butch Vig, Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon, Lee Ranaldo and Steve Shelley.

Personnel:

  • Thurston Moore– vocals, guitar, mixing
  • Lee Ranaldo– vocals, guitar, mixing
  • Kim Gordon– vocals, bass, guitar, mixing
  • Steve Shelley– drums, mixing
  • Ian MacKaye– guitar
  • Butch Vig– engineer, mixing
  • Edward Douglas – engineer
  • Fred Kevorkian – engineer assistant
  • Andy Wallace– mixing
  • John Siket – mixing assistant 
  • Peter Beckerman – mixing assistant
  • Howie Weinberg– mastering
  • Mike Kelley – artwork
  • Kevin Reagan – art direction
  • Richard Kern – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon, Lee Ranaldo and Steve Shelley, except where noted.

  1. 100%
  2. Swimsuit Issue
  3. Theresa’s Sound-World
  4. Drunken Butterfly
  5. Shoot
  6. Wish Fulfillment
  7. Sugar Kane
  8. Orange Rolls, Angel’s Spit
  9. Youth Against Fascism
  10. Nic Fit – Alec MacKaye
  11. On the Strip
  12. Chapel Hill
  13. JC
  14. Purr
  15. Crème Brûlée