Tag Archives: July 1972

National Lampoon: Radio Dinner

Leave a comment

In July 1972, “Blue Thumb” lamb released “Radio Dinner”, the debut album by the creators of the American satirical magazine National Lampoon. It was recorded in 1972, and was produced by Tony Hendra, Michael O’Donoghue and Bob Tischler.

Personnel:

  • Tony Hendra, Christopher Guest, Michael O’Donoghue, Diane Reed, Jack Marks, Melissa Manchester, Alex Bennett, Windy Craig, Loren Order, Jackson Beck, Jessica Hendra, Jill Andre, Naomi R. Page – vocals, dialogue
  • Norman Rose – narration
  • Christopher Guest – guitar, musical arrangements
  • Frani Bell – guitar
  • Melissa Manchester – piano, keyboards
  • John “Cooker” LoPresti, Dean Munson – bass
  • Jim Payne – drums

Track listing:

Side one

  1. Deteriorata
  2. Phono Phunnies/Teenyrap/It’s Obvious
  3. Catch It and You Keep It/Pigeons/Teenyrap/Quinas ‘n’ ‘Rasmus/All Kidding Aside (PSA)/Phono Phunnies/Teenyrap
  4. Magical Misery Tour (Bootleg Record)

Side two (titled Side Thirteen)

  1. Those Fabulous Sixties
  2. Profiles in Chrome
  3. Teenyrap/Phono Phunnies/Pigeons/Support Your Locol Polece (PSA)
  4. Pull the Tregros/Teenyrap/Ng Asi/Phono Phunnies
  5. Concert in Bangla Desh

Ahmad Jamal: Outertimeinnerspace

Leave a comment

In July 1972, “Impulse!” label released “Outertimeinnerspace”, the 29th Ahmad Jamal album. It was recorded in June 1971, at “Montreux Jazz Festival” at “Casino De Montreux” in Montreux, Switzerland, and was produced by Ed Michel.

Personnel:

  • Ahmad Jamal – piano, electric piano
  • Jamil Sulieman – bass
  • Frank Gant – drums
  • Carlos Olms – recording
  • Stephen Sulke – recording
  • Terry Lamb – illustration, design
  • Yves Braunschweig – photography
  • Georges A. Braunschweig – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Ahmad Jamal, except where noted.

  1. Bogota – Richard Evans
  2. Extensions

John Klemmer: Warefalls

Leave a comment

In July 1972, “Impulse!” label released “Waterfalls”, the seventh John Klemmer album. It was recorded in June 1972, at “Ash Grove” and “The Village Recorders” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Ed Michel.

Personnel:

  • John Klemmer – soprano and tenor saxophone, echoplex
  • Diana Lee – vocals
  • Mike Nock – electric piano
  • Wilton Felder – electric bass
  • Eddie Marshall – drums
  • Victor Feldman – percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by John Klemmer

  1. Prelude I
  2. Waterfall I
  3. Utopia: Man’s Dream, Part 1
  4. Utopia: Man’s Dream, Part 2
  5. There’s Some Light Ahead
  6. Centrifugal Force
  7. Prelude II
  8. Waterfall II

Randy Weston: Blue Moses

Leave a comment

In July 1972, “CTI” label released “Blue Moses”, the 21st Randy Weston album. It was recorded March – April 1972, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Randy Weston – electric piano
  • Grover Washington, Jr. – tenor saxophone
  • Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
  • John Frosk, Alan Rubin, Marvin Stamm – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Garnett Brown, Warren Covington – trombone
  • Wayne Andre – trombone, baritone horn
  • Paul Faulise – bass trombone
  • James Buffington, Brooks Tillotson – French horn
  • Hubert Laws – flute, alto flute, bass flute, piccolo
  • Romeo Penque – clarinet, flute, alto flute, bass flute, piccolo, oboe, English horn
  • George Marge – clarinet, flute, alto flute, bass flute, English horn
  • David Horowitz – synthesizer
  • Ron Carter, Vishnu Bill Wood – bass
  • Billy Cobham – drums
  • Phil Kraus, Airto Moreira, Azzedin Weston – percussion
  • Madame Meddah – vocals
  • Don Sebesky – arrangements, conductor
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
  • Bob Ciano – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Randy Weston.

  1. Ifrane
  2. Ganawa (Blue Moses)
  3. Night in Medina
  4. Marrakesh Blues

Soft Machine: Fifth

Leave a comment

In July 1972, “CBS” label released “Fifth”, the fifth Soft Machine studio album. It was recorded November – December 1971, January – February 1972, at “Advision Studios” in London, and was produced by Elton Dean, Mike Ratledge, Hugh Hopper, Roy Babbington, Phil Howard and John Marshall.

Personnel:

  • Elton Dean – alto saxophone, saxello, Fender Rhodes electric piano
  • Mike Ratledge – Fender Rhodes electric piano, Lowrey organ
  • Hugh Hopper – bass guitar
  • Phil Howard – drums
  • John Marshall – drums
  • Roy Babbington – double bass

Track listing:

  1. All White – Mike Ratledge
  2. Drop – Mike Ratledge
  3. M C – Hugh Hopper
  4. As If – Mike Ratledge
  5. L B O – John Marshall
  6. Pigling Bland – Mike Ratledge
  7. Bone – Elton Dean

White Witch: Same

Leave a comment

In July 1972, “Capricorn Records” label released the self-titled, debut White Witch studio album. It was recorded in 1972, at “Capricorn Sound Studios”, and was produced by Johnny Sandlin.

Personnel:

  • Ronn Goedert – lead vocals, percussion
  • Buddy Richardson – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Buddy Pendergrass – piano, organ, Moog synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Beau Fisher – bass guitar
  • Bobby Shea – drums, percussionbacking vocals
  • Carl Hornsby, Johnny Sandlin, Ovie Sparks – engineer
  • Barry Feinstein, Vicki Hodgetts – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Ronn Goedert and Buddy Pendergrass, except where noted,

  1. Parabrahm Greeting
  2. Dwellers of the Treshold
  3. Help Me Lord
  4. Don’t Close Your Mind
  5. You’re the One
  6. Sleepwalk
  7. Home Grown Girl
  8. And I’m Leaving
  9. Illusion
  10. It’s So Nice to Be Stoned
  11. Have You Ever Thought of Changing?
  12. Jackson Slade
  13. The Gift

White Witch: Same

Leave a comment

In July 1972, “Capricorn” label released the self-titled, debut White Witch album. It was recorded in 1972, “Capricorn Sound Studios” in Macon, Georgia, and was produced by Johnny Sandlin.

Personnel:

  • Buddy Pendergrass – piano, organ, synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Buddy Richardson – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Beau Fisher – bass guitar
  • Bobby Shea – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Ronn Goedert – lead vocals, percussion
  • Johnny Sandlin – engineer
  • Carl Hornsby – engineer
  • Ovie Sparks – engineer
  • Barry Feinstein, Vicki Hodgetts – design

Track listing:

  1. Parabrahm Greeting
  2. Dwellers of the Threshold
  3. Help Me Lord
  4. Don’t Close Your Mind
  5. You’re the One
  6. Sleepwalk
  7. Home Grown Girl
  8. And I’m Leaving
  9. Illusion
  10. It’s So Nice to be Stones
  11. Have You Ever Thought of Changing?
  12. Jackson Slade
  13. The Gift

Edgar Broughton Band: In Side Out

Leave a comment

In July 1972, “Harvest” label released “In Side Out”, the fourth Edgar Broughton Band. It was recorded in 1972 and was produced by Edgar Broughton, Arthur Grant, Steve Broughton, and Victor Unitt.

Personnel:

  • Robert Edgar Broughton – vocals, guitar
  • Victor Unitt – vocals, guitars
  • Arthur Grant – vocals, bass guitar
  • Steve Broughton – vocals, drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Robert Edgar Broughton, except where noted.

  1. Get Out of Bed / There’s Nobody There / Side by Side – Robert Edgar Broughton, Steve Broughton
  2. Sister Angela
  3. I Got Mad – Robert Edgar Broughton, Victor Unitt
  4. They Took It Away – Steve Broughton
  5. Homes Fit for Heroes – Robert Edgar Broughton
  6. Gone Blue – Arthur Grant, Robert Edgar Broughton
  7. Chilly Morning Mama
  8. The Rake
  9. Totin’ This Guitar
  10. Double Agent – Steve Broughton
  11. It’s Not You – Robert Edgar Broughton, Steve Broughton, Arthur Grant, Victor Unitt
  12. Rock ‘n’ Roll – Robert Edgar Broughton, Victor Unitt

Van Morrison: Saint Dominic’s Preview

Leave a comment

In July 1972, “Warner Bros” label released “Saint Dominic’s Preview”, the sixth Van Morrison studio album. It was recorded 1971 – 1972, at “Wally Heider Studios”, “Pacific High Studios” in San Francisco, “The Church” in San Anselmo, California,  and was produced by Ted Templeman and Van Morrison.

Personnel:

  • Van Morrison— vocals, acoustic, rhythm and twelve string guitar, backing vocals, arrangements
  • Ron Elliott— acoustic guitar
  • Doug Messenger — acoustic and electric guitars
  • Ronnie Montrose— acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • John McFee— steel guitar
  • Tom Salisbury — piano, organ
  • Mark Naftalin— piano, Moog synthesizer
  • Mark Jordan — piano
  • Bernie Krause— Moog synthesizer
  • Leroy Vinnegar— double bass
  • Bill Church— bass
  • Lee Charlton — drums
  • Connie Kay— drums
  • Rick Shlosser- drums
  • Gary Mallaber— drums, percussion, vibraphone
  • Jules Broussard — tenor saxophone, flute
  • Jack Schroer— alto and baritone saxophones
  • “Boots” Houston — tenor saxophone, backing vocals
  • Pat O’Hara — trombone
  • Janet Planet — backing vocals
  • Ellen Schroer — backing vocals
  • Mark Springer — backing vocals
  • Tom Salisbury – arrangements
  • Donn Landee – engineer, mixing
  • Bob Schumaker, Jim Gaines, Dave Brown, Steve Brandon – engineer
  • Bob Schumaker – mixing
  • Tim Young, Walter Samuel – remastering
  • Michael Maggid – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Van Morrison.

  1. Jackie Wilson Said (I’m in Heaven When You Smile)
  2. Gypsy
  3. I Will Be There
  4. Listen to the Lion
  5. Saint Dominic’s Preview
  6. Redwood Tree
  7. Almost Independence Day

Foghat: Same

Leave a comment

In July 1972, “Bearsville” label released the self-titled, debut Foghat album. It was recorded in 1972, and was produced by Tom Dawes and Dave Edmunds.

Personnel:

  • Dave Peverett – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Rod Price – lead and slide guitar, dobro
  • Tony Stevens – bass guitar, harmony vocals
  • Roger Earl – drums, percussion
  • Colin Earl – piano
  • Dave Edmunds – additional guitars
  • John Ward – additional bass
  • Andy Fairweather Low – backing vocals
  • Ralph Downs, Kingsley Ward – engineer
  • Dave Edmunds, Nick Jameson – mixing

Track listing:

  1. I Just Want to Make Love to You – Willie Dixon
  2. Trouble, Trouble – Dave Peverett
  3. Leavin’ Again (Again!) – Dave Peverett, Tony Stevens
  4. Fool’s Hall of Fame – Dave Peverett
  5. Sarah Lee – Dave Peverett, Rod Price
  6. Highway (Killing Me) – Dave Peverett, Rod Price
  7. Maybelline – Chuck Berry
  8. A Hole to Hide In – Dave Peverett, Rod Price, Roger Earl
  9. Gotta Get to Know You – Deadric Malone, Andre Williams