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The Vines: Melodia

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On July 12, 2008, “Ivy League” label released “Melodia”, the fourth Vines studio album. It was recorded November 2007 – March 2008, at “Sunset Sound” in Hollywood, “Kingsize Sound” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Rob Schnapf.

Personnel:

  • Craig Nicholls – vocals, guitars, album cover
  • Ryan Griffiths – guitars, backing vocals
  • Hamish Rosser – drums, percussion
  • Brad Heald – bass, backing vocals
  • Rob Schnapf – 12 string guitar, acoustic guitar, mixing
  • Daphne Chen – violin
  • Amy Wickman – violin
  • Stirling Trent – violin
  • Matt Fish – cello
  • Jason Borger – string arrangements
  • Doug Boehm – recording, mixing
  • Graham Hope – recording assistant
  • Dave Bowling – recording assistant
  • Jason Gossman – mixing assistant
  • Clint Welander – mixing assistant
  • John Oreshnick – drum tuning / drum set
  • Love Police – album sleeve, artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Craig Nicholls.

  1. Get Out
  2. Manger
  3. S. III
  4. He’s a Rocker
  5. Orange Amber
  6. Jamola
  7. True as the Night
  8. Braindead
  9. Kara Jayne
  10. Merry Go Round
  11. Hey
  12. A Girl I Knew
  13. Scream
  14. She Is Gone

The All-American Rejects: Move Along

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On July 12, 2005, “Interscope” label released “Move Along”, the second  All-American Rejects (The) album. It was recorded December 2004, at “Bay 7 Studios” in Valley Village, “Sparky Dark Studio” in Calabasas, California, and was produced by Howard Benson.  The album was certified Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada” and 2 x Platinum in US by the “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Nick Wheeler – lead guitar, classical guitar, backing vocals
  • Mike Kennerty – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Tyson Ritter – lead vocals, bass guitar, piano
  • Chris Gaylor – drums, percussion
  • Lenny Castro – percussion
  • Howard Benson, Paul Decarli – keyboards, programming
  • Deborah Lurie – string arranger, conductor
  • Bobbi Page & Bobbilu Kids: Benjamin Byram, Nicolas Harper, Emily Logan, Michael Mayo, Zoe Merrill, Haeley Moore, Aaron Page – choir
  • The All-American Rejects, Howard Benson, Chris Allen, Keith Nelson, Dee Anderson – gang vocals
  • Mike Plotnikoff – recording
  • Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
  • Hatsukazu Inagaki – engineer assistant
  • Paul Decarli – Pro-Tols editing
  • Jon at Drum Fetish – drums technician
  • Keith Nelson – guitar technician
  • Chris Bilheimer – art direction
  • Chapman Baehlerlol – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Nick Wheeler and Tyson Ritter.

  1. Dirty Little Secret
  2. Stab My Back
  3. Move Along
  4. It Ends Tonight
  5. Change Your Mind
  6. Night Drive
  7. 11:11 P.M.
  8. Dance Inside
  9. Top of the World
  10. Straitjacket Feeling
  11. I’m Waiting
  12. Can’t Take It

Incubus: If Not Now, When?

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On July 12, 2011,” Epic/Immortal” released “If Not Now, When?”, the seventh Incubus studio album. It was recorded 2010 – 2011, and was produced by Brendan O’Brien.

Personnel:

  • Brandon Boyd– lead vocals, rhythm guitar, percussion
  • Michael Einziger– lead guitar, piano, backing vocals, string orchestration and arrangements, conducting
  • Jose Pasillas II– drums
  • Chris Kilmore– piano, keyboards, mellotron, organ, turntables
  • Ben Kenney– bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Ann Marie Orchestra – strings
  • Tom Syrowski – engineer
  • Lowell Reynolds – engineer assistant
  • Paul LaMalfa – engineer assistant
  • Greg DePante – engineer assistant
  • Billy Bowers – engineer assistant
  • Michael Einziger– engineer assistant
  • George Marino – mastering
  • Philippe Petit – cover art
  • Brandon Boyd– art direction
  • Sheri Lee – art direction
  • Thierry Orbach – cover photography
  • Brantley Gutierrez – band photography

Track listing:

  1. If Not Now, When?
  2. Promises, promises
  3. Friends and Lovers
  4. Thieves
  5. Isadore
  6. The Original
  7. Defiance
  8. In the Company of Wolves
  9. Switchblade
  10. Adolescents
  11. Tomorrow’s Food

Adrain Belew: Side Two

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On July 12, 2005,”Sanctuary” released “Side Two”, the fourteenth Adrian Belew solo album. It was recorded in 2005, at “Studio Belew”, and was produced by Adrian Belew.

Personnel:

  • Adrian Belew – vocal, all instruments (except the noted)
  • Leah Belew – voice
  • Erick Cole – acoustic guitar, balalaika, theremin
  • Peter Hyrka – violin
  • Gary Tussing – cello
  • Ken Latchney – recording, mixing
  • Andrew Mendelson – mastering
  • Julie Rust – layout
  • Adrian – painting

Track listing:

  1. Dead Dog on Asphalt
  2. I Wish I Knew
  3. Face to Face
  4. Asleep
  5. Sex Nerve
  6. Then What
  7. QuicksandI Know Now
  8. Happiness
  9. Sunlight

Brian Wilson: Same

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On July 12, 1988, “Sire” label released self-titled, debut Brian Wilson album. It was recorded April 1987 – May 1988, and was produced by Brian Wilson, Russ Titelman, Jeff Lynne, Lenny Waronker and Andy Paley.

Personnel:

  • Brian Wilson – vocals, piano, organ, chimes, glockenspiel, bells, vibraphone, sound effects
  • Baystate Bluegrass Band – acoustic guitars, banjos, mandolin
  • Rob Mounsey– guitar, piano, emulator, synth guitar
  • Elliot Easton– guitar
  • Andy Paley– guitar, bass, harmonica, percussion, backing vocals
  • Dean Parks– guitar
  • Jeff Bova– keyboards, programming
  • Steve Lindsey – keyboards, synthesizer programming
  • Philippe Saisse– synthesizer programming
  • Todd Herreman – Fairlight synthesizer
  • Frank Morrocco – accordion
  • Robbie Condor – synthesizer programming
  • Jeff Lynne– bass, guitar, keyboards
  • Michael Bernard – drums, synthesizer programming
  • Tris Imboden– drums
  • Andy Dean – percussion, programming, bells, vibraphone
  • Carol Steele – percussion
  • Jimmy Bralower – drum programming
  • Bob Riley – drum machine
  • Robbie Kilgore – keyboard programming
  • Larry Williams– saxophone
  • Jay Migliori – baritone saxophone
  • Stewart Blumberg – trumpet
  • Harry Kim – trumpet
  • Lance Buller – trumpet
  • Michael Andreas – flute, saxophone
  • Hyman Katz – flute, piccolo
  • Tony Salvage – violin, saw
  • Kevin S. Leslie – footsteps
  • Terence Trent D’Arby– backing vocals
  • Christopher Cross– backing vocals
  • Eugene E. Landy– backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Love and Mercy – Brian Wilson, Eugene Landy, Alexandra Morgan
  2. Walkin’ the Line – Brian Wilson, Eugene Landy, Nick Laird-Clowes
  3. Melt Away – Brain Wilson, Eugene Landy
  4. Baby Let Your Hair Grow Long – Brian Wilson, Eugene Landy
  5. Little Children – Brian Wilson
  6. One for the Boys – Brian Wilson
  7. There’s So Many – Brain Wilson, Eugene Landy, Alexandra Morgan
  8. Night Tiime – Brain Wilson, Eugene Landy, Alexandra Morgan, Andy paley
  9. Let It Shine – Brian Wilson, Jeff Lynne
  10. Meet Me in My Dreams Tonight – Brian Wilson, Andy Paley, Andy Dean
  11. Rio Grande – Brian Wilson, Andy Paley

Funkadelic: Maggot Brain

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On July 12, 1971, “Westbounds Records” label released “Maggot Brain”, the third Funkadelic studio album. It was recorded 1970–1971, at “Universal Studios” in Detroit, and was produced by George Clinton. “Maggot Brain” was the last album to feature the original Funkadelic lineup –  after “Maggot Brain” was recorded, Tawl Ross, Eddie Hazel, Billy Nelson, and Tiki Fulwood left the band. In 2012, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 479 on its list of The “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • George Clinton, Raymond Davis, Fuzzy Haskins, Calvin Simon, Grady Thomas, Garry Shider, Hot Buttered Soul – vocals
  • Eddie Hazel – vocals, guitar
  • Tawl Ross – vocals, guitar
  • Bernie Worrell – vocals, keyboards
  • Billy Nelson – vocals, bass guitar
  • Tiki Fulwood– drums
  • David Krieger – art direction
  • The Graffiteria/Paula Bisacca – design
  • Joel Brodsky – cover photography
  • Ron Scribner – inside cover photography
  • Bob Scerbo – album supervisor
  • Dorothy Schwartz – album coordinator
  • Armen Boladian – executive producer
  • Bernie Mendelson in charge of The Eegangas
  • Barbara Cheeseborough – album cover model

Track listing:

  1. Maggot Brain – Edward Hazel, George Clinton
  2. Can You Get to That – George Clinton, Ernest Harris
  3. Hit It and Quit It – George Clinton, William Nelson
  4. You and Your Folks, Me and My Folks – George Clinton, Clarence Haskins, William Nelson, Bernard Worrell, Judie Jones
  5. Super Stupid – Edward Hazel, Lucious Ross, William Nelson, George Clinton
  6. Back in Our Minds – Clarence Haskins
  7. Wars of Armageddon – Ramon Fulwood, Lucious Ross, George Clinton, Bernard Worrell

The Shadows: The Sound of the Shadows

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On July 12, 1964, “EMI” label released “The Sound of The Shadows”, the fourth  Shadows (The) album. It was recorded in 1965.

Personnel:

  • Bruce Welch, Hank Marvin – vocals, guitar
  • John Rostill – vocals, bass
  • Brian Bennett – drums
  • The Norrie Paramor Strings – ensemble
  • Savid Steen – photography

Track listing:

  1. Brazil – Ary Barroso, Bob Russell
  2. The Lost City – Russ Ballard
  3. A Little Bitty Tear – Hank Cochran
  4. Blue Sky, Blue Sea, Blue Me – John Rostill, Bruce Welch
  5. Bossa Roo – John Rostill, Bruce Welch
  6. Five Hundred Miles – Sonny West
  7. Cotton Pickin – Perry Ford, Tony Hiller
  8. Deep Purple – Peter DeRose, Mitchell Parish
  9. Santa Ana – Jerry Lordan, Petrina Lordan
  10. The Windjammer – John Rostil
  11. Dean’s Theme — Hank Marvin, John Rostill
  12. Breakthru – Geoffrey Taggart
  13. Let It Be Me – Gilbert Bécaud, Manny Curtis, Pierre Delanoë
  14. National Provincial Samba – John Rostill, Bruce Welch

Benny Carter

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On July 12, 2003, Bennett Lester “Benny” Carter, died aged 96. He was musician (alto saxophone, clarinet, trumpet), composer, arranger, and bandleader,  regarded a major figure in jazz from the 1930s to the 1990s. In his career the “King” performed with Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan, Coleman Hawkins, Peggy Lee, Carmen McRae, Ella Fitzgerald, Ray Charles, Miles Davis,  Django Reinhardt, Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Lena Horne, Glenn Miller, Gene Krupa, Tommy Dorsey, Phil Woods, Dizzy Gillespie, Earl Hines, Ben Webster, Billy Eckstine, Pearl Bailey, Lou Rawls, Louis Armstrong, Freddie Slack and Mel Torme.

For his work Benny Carter received big number of awards including: “The NEA Jazz Masters Award by The National Endowment for the Arts”, “Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award” , “Grammy Award” for his solo “Prelude to a Kiss”, “A Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame”, “National Endowment for the Arts”, “National Medal of Arts”.

Chris Wood

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On July 12, 1983, Christopher Gordon Blandford ‘Chris’ Wood died aged 39. He was musician (saxophone, flute, keyboards), was best known as one of the founding members of the band “Traffic”. In his career he has worked and recorded with Ginger Baker’s Air Force, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Electric Ladyland, Free, Fat Mattress, Martha Velez,  Chicken Shack, Gordon Jackson, Locomotive, Shawn Phillips, Sky, Jim Capaldi,  Reebop Kwaku Baah, John Martyn,  Hanson, Free Creek,  Crawler, Third World and  Spencer Davis Group.