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Patti Smith: Banga

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On June 1, 2012, “Columbia” label released “Banga”, the eleventh Patti Smith studio album. It was recorded in 2011, at “Electric Lady Studios” in New York, and “Hobo Recorders” in Hoboken, New Jersey, and was produced by Patti Smith, Tony Shanahan, Jay Dee Daugherty and Lenny Kaye.

Personnel:

  • Patti Smith – vocals, photography, Polaroids
  • Lenny Kaye – guitars, backing vocals
  • Tony Shanahan – bass, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Jay Dee Daugherty – drums, percussion, mandocello, backing vocals
  • Tom Verlaine – guitar
  • Jack Petruzzelli – guitar, Hammond organ
  • Johnny Depp – guitar, drums 
  • Jackson Smith – guitar
  • Luca Lanzi – vocals, guitar
  • Riccardo Dellocchio – steel guitar
  •  Jesse Smith – piano
  • Rob Morsberger – piano
  • Sauro Lanzi – accordion 
  • Massimilano Gregorio – bass 
  • Fabrizio Morganti – percussion 
  • Louie Appel – drums
  • Maxim Moston – violin
  • Entcho Todorov – violin
  • Andreas Petermann – violin 
  • Hiroko Taguchi – viola
  • Dave Eggar – cello
  • Tadhg Brady – vocals
  • Clea Payer – vocals
  • Fynn Payer – vocals
  • Kobyn Payer – vocals
  • Stewart Lerman – engineer, recording, mixing
  • Andrea Rovacchi – engineer, recording 
  • Iestyn Polson – additional engineering
  • Emery Dobyns – additional engineering
  • Eric Spring – additional engineering
  • Keenan Wyatt – additional engineering
  • Pete Bischoff – engineer assistant
  • Phil Joly – engineer assistant
  • Elizabeth Bauer – engineer assistant
  • Michael H. Brauer – mixing 
  • Ryan Gilligan – mixing assistant, Pro Tools engineer 
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Dave Bett – art direction
  • Steve Sebring – photography, front cover
  • Mount Fuji image courtesy of The Granger Collection, New York

Track listing:

All tracks by Pattis Smith, except where noted.

  1. Amerigo – Patti Smith, Tony Shanahan
  2. April Fool – Patti Smith, Tony Shanahan
  3. Fuji-san – Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye
  4. This Is the Girl – Patti Smith, Tony Shanahan, Stewart Lerman
  5. Banga
  6. Maria – Patti Smith, Tony Shanahan
  7. Mosaic – Patti Smith, Jay Dee Daugherty
  8. Tarkovsky (The Second Stop is Jupiter) – Patti Smith, Sun Ra
  9. Nine
  10. Seneca – Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye
  11. Constantine’s Dream – Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye
  12. After the Gold Rush – Meil Young

Bradley Joseph: Hymns And Spiritual Songs

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On June 1, 2007, “Robbins Island Music” label released “Hymns and Spiritual Songs”, the ninth Bradley Joseph studio album. It was recorded in 2007, and was produced by Bradley Joseph.

Personnel:

  • Bradley Joseph – all instruments, arrangements
  • Tony Horning – art, design
  • J. Dunn – photography

Track listing:

  1. We Gather Together
  2. O Holy Night
  3. Amazing Grace
  4. Ave Maria – Franz Schubert
  5. All Things Bright & Beautiful
  6. Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty
  7. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
  8. Sweet Hour of Prayer
  9. Praise to the Lord, the Almighty
  10. How Great Thou Art
  11. Great is Thy Faithfulness
  12. Rock of Ages
  13. A Mighty Fortress is our God
  14. Joyful, Joyful (Ode to Joy)

The Rolling Stones: Still Life

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On June 1, 1982, “Rolling Stones” label released “Still Life” (American Concert 1981), the fourth Rolling Stones (The) live album. It was recorded November – December 1981, March – April 1982, and was produced by Glimmer Twins.

Personnel:

  • Mick Jagger – lead vocals, guitar
  • Keith Richards – guitar, backing vocals
  • Ronnie Wood – guitar, backing vocals
  • Bill Wyman – bass guitar
  • Charlie Watts – drums
  • Ian Stewart – piano
  • Ian McLagan – keyboards
  • Ernie Watts – saxophone
  • Bob Clearmountain – recording
  • David Hewitt – recording
  • Bob Clearmountain – mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Kazuhide Yamazaki – cover painting

Track listing:

All tracks by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, except where noted.

  1. Intro: Take the ‘A’ Train – Billy Strayhorn
  2. Under My Thumb
  3. Let’s Spend the Night Together
  4. Shattered
  5. Twenty Flight Rock – Eddie Cochran, Ned Fairchild
  6. Going to a Go-Go – William Robinson, Warren Moore, Robert Rogers, Marvin Tarplin
  7. Let Me Go
  8. Time Is on My Side – Norman Meade
  9. Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) – Norman Whitfield, Berrett Strong
  10. Start Me Up
  11. I Can’t Get No Satisfaction
  12. Outro: Star Spangled Banner – traditional, arranged by Jimi Hendrix

Aretha Franklin: Amazing Grace

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On June 1, 1972, “Atlantic” label released “Amazing Grace”, the fourth Aretha Franklin live album. It was recorded in January 1972, at the “New Temple Missionary Baptist Church”, and was produced by Jerry Wexler, Aretha Franklin and Arif Mardin. In 1973, Aretha Franklin won “Grammy Award” for “Best Soul Gospel Performance”. The album was certified 2 x Platinum in US by “RIAA”.

Personnel:

  • Aretha Franklin – lead vocals, piano, celesta, arrangements
  • Rev. C.L. Franklin – vocals
  • Rev. James Cleveland – lead vocals, piano, choir director
  • Rev. Alexander Hamilton – choir director assistant
  • Kenneth “Ken” Lupper – organ, additional keyboards
  • Cornell Dupree – guitar
  • Chuck Rainey – bass
  • Bernard Purdie – drums
  • Pancho Morales – congas, additional percussion
  • Southern California Community Choir – backing vocals
  • Arif Mardin – music editing, remix
  • Wally Heider – recording
  • Jimmy Douglass – recording assistant
  • Gene Paul – recording assistant
  • George Piros – recording assistant
  • Ray Thompson – recording

Track listing:

  1. Mary, Don’t You Weep – spiritual
  2. Medley: Precious Lord, Take My Hand / You’ve Hot a Friend – Thomas A. Dorsey, Frank Frazier / Carole King
  3. Old Landmark – W. Herbert Brewster, Adeline M. Brunner
  4. Give Yourself to Jesus – Robert Fryson
  5. How I Got Over – Clara Ward
  6. What a Friend We Have in Jesus – Joseph M. Seriven, Charles Crozat Converse
  7. Amazing Grace – John Newton
  8. Precious Memories – J.B.F. Wright
  9. Climbing Higher Mountains – traditional
  10. Remarks by Reverend C.L. Franklin
  11. God Will Take Care of You – traditional
  12. Wholy Holy – Marvin Gaye, Renaldo Benson, Al Cleveland
  13. You’ll Never Walk Alone – Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
  14. Never Grow Old – traditional

Mercury Rev: Boces

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On June 1, 1993, “Beggars Banquet” label released “Boces”, the second Mercury Rev studio album. It was recorded 1992 – 1993, and was produced by David Baker, Jonathan Donahue, Grasshopper, Dave Friedmann, Jimy Chambers and Suzanne Thorpe.

Personnel:

  • David Baker – vocals
  • Jonathan Donahue – vocals, guitar
  • Grasshopper – guitar
  • Dave Fridmann – bass
  • Jimy Chambers – drums
  • Suzanne Thorpe – flute
  • Jim Burgess – trombone
  • C. Gavazzi – French horn
  • Julie Baker – violin

Track listing:

  1. Meth of a Rockette’s Kick
  2. Trickle Down
  3. Bronx Cheer
  4. Boys Peel Out
  5. Downs Are Feminine Balloons
  6. Something for Joey
  7. Snorry Mouth
  8. Hi-Speed Boats
  9. Continuous Drunks and Blunders
  10. Girlfriend

Talking Heads: Speaking In Tongues

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On June 1, 1983, “Sire” label released “Speaking in Tongues”, the fifth Talking Heads studio album. It was recorded 1982 – 1983, at Blank Tape” in New York City, “Sigma Sound” in Philadelphia, “Compass Point” in Nassau, and was produced by David Byrne, Jerry Harrison, Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz. Artist Robert Rauschenberg won a “Grammy Award” for his work on the limited-edition LP version.

Personnel:

  • David Byrne – vocals, guitars, keyboards, synthesizers, bass guitar, percussion, design
  • Jerry Harrison – keyboards, synthesizers, guitars, backing vocals
  • Tina Weymouth – bass guitar, synthesizer, guitar, backing vocals
  • Chris Frantz – drums, synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Wally Badarou – synthesizers
  • Bernie Worrell – synthesizers
  • Alex Weir – guitar
  • Steve Scales – percussion
  • Raphael Dejesus – percussion
  • David Van Tieghem – percussion
  • L. Shankar – double violin
  • Richard Landry – saxophone
  • Nona Hendryx – backing vocals
  • Dolette McDonald – backing vocals
  • Butch Jones – recording
  • John Convertino – recording assistant
  • Alex Sadkin – overdubbing, mixing
  • Frank Gibson – overdubbing assistant, mixing assistant
  • Jay Mark – overdubbing assistant, mixing assistant
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Robert Rauschenberg – limited edition cover art

Track listing:

All tracks are written by David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison and Tina Weymouth.

  1. Burning Down the House
  2. Making Flippy Floppy
  3. Girlfriend is Better
  4. Slippery People
  5. I Get Wild/Wild Gravity
  6. Swamp
  7. Moon Rocks
  8. Pull Up the Rocks
  9. This Must Be the Place (Naïve Melody)

Mario Pavane: Trio Arc

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On June 1, 2008, “Playscape” label released “Trio Arc”, an album Mario Pavone, Paul Bley and Matt Wilson. It was recorded in October 2007, and was produced by Mario Pavone.

Personnel:

  • Paul Bley – piano
  • Mario Pavone – bass
  • Matt Wilson – drums 

Track listing:

All tracks by Mario Pavone, Paul Bley and Matt Wilson except where noted.

  1. Slant
  2. Hello Again
  3. Quest
  4. Miro
  5. Lazzi
  6. Sweet
  7. Solo Bley – Paul Bley

Gastr del Sol: The Serpentine Similar

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On June 1, 1993, “TeenBeat Records” label released “The Serpentine Similar”, the debut Gastr del Sol studio album. It was recorded 1992 – 1993, at “Experimental Sound” in Chicago, Illinois, “5th Floor” in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and was produced by Brian Paulson.

Personnel:

  • Bundy K. Brown – instruments
  • David Grubbs – instruments
  • John McEntire – additional percussion
  • Michael O’Bannon – cover art
  • Brian Paulson – recording

Track listing:

All tracks by Bundy K. Brown and David Grubbs.

  1. A Watery Kentucky
  2. Easy Company
  3. A Jar of Fat
  4. Ursus Arctos Wonderfilis
  5. Eye Street
  6. For Soren Müeller
  7. Serpentine Orbit
  8. Even the Odd Orbit

Johnny Cash: The Baron

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On June 1, 1981, “Columbia” label released “The Baron”, the 66th Johnny Cash album. It was recorded in in September 1980 and March 1981, at “CBS Studios” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Billy Sherrill.

Personnel:

  • Johnny Cash – vocals, guitar
  • Pete Wade, Phil Baugh, Terry Jacks, Billy Sanford, Pete Bordonali – guitar
  • Marty Stuart – guitar, fiddle, arrangements
  • Pete Drake, Weldon Myrick – steel guitar
  • Hargus “Pig” Robbins, Bobby Wood – piano
  • Bobby Emmons – keyboards
  • Terry McMillan, Charlie McCoy – harmonica
  • Bob Wray – bass
  • Jerry Carrigan, Kenny Malone, Jerry Kroon – drums
  • Lea Jane Berinati, Millie Forrest, Janie Fricke, The Jordanaires, Millie Kirkham, Louis Nunely, Gordon Stocker, Hurshel Wiginton – backing vocals
  • Bill McElhiney – string arrangements
  • Ron Reynolds – engineer
  • Bill Johnson – design
  • Slick Lawson – photography

Track listing:

  1. The Baron – Paul Richey, Billy Sherrill, Jerry Taylor
  2. Mobile Bay – David Kirby, Curly Putman
  3. (I Learned) The Hard Way – Jerry Lynn Lansdowne
  4. Celling, Four Walls and a Floor – Tom T. Hall
  5. Hey, Hey, Train – Marty Stuart
  6. The Reverend Mr. Black / Lonesome Valley (Medley) – Jerry Lieber, Mike Stoller, Billy Ed Wheeler, Jed Peters
  7. The Blues Keep Getting Bluer – Ron Reynolds
  8. Chattanooga City Limit Sign – Robert Rhett Drawdy
  9. Thanks to You – Jerry Lynn Lansdowne
  10. Greatest Love Affair – Mack David, Billy Sherrill

Father John Misty: God’s Favorite Customer

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On June 1, 2018, “Sub Pop” and “Bella Union” labels released “God’s Favorite Customer”, the fourth Father John Misty (Josh Tillman) studio album. It was recorded in 2018, and was produced by Josh Tillman, Jonathan Rado, Dave Cerminara, Trevor Spencer and Jonathan Wilson.

Personnel:

  • Josh Tillman – guitar, tambourine, bass, piano, Mellotron, harmonica, drums, finger picking, sleigh bells, additional instrumentation, string arrangement, mixing, art direction
  • David Vandervelde – guitars 
  • Jonathan Rado – bass, guitar, DX-1, piano, organ, synthesizer 
  • Jon Titterington – piano, glockenspiel, synthesizer, accordion, Wurlitzer, trumpet
  • Bobby Krlic – strings, horns
  • Jonathan Wilson – organ, bass synthesizer, Crumar, electric, mixing, additional production 
  • Elijah Thomson – bass 
  • Mark Ronson – bass
  • Gabe Noel – cellos, lap steel, string arrangement
  • James King – saxophone 
  • Natalie Mering – vocals
  • Ivan Wayman – engineer
  • Sasha Barr – art direction
  • Pari Dukovic – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Josh Tillman.

  1. Hangout at the Gallows
  2. Mr. Tillman
  3. Just Dumb Enough to Try
  4. Date Night
  5. Please Don’t Die
  6. The Palace
  7. Disappointing Diamonds are the Rarest of Them All
  8. God’s Favorite Customer
  9. The Songwriter
  10. We’re Only People (And There’s Not Much Anyone Can Do About That)