On June 13, 2026, Dee Palmer died aged 88. He was musician (keyboards), composer and arranger, best known as member of Jethro Tull (1976 – 1980). He produced several albums of orchestral arrangements of the music of various bands, including The Beatles, Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd, Genesis, Yes and Queen. As leader Palmer released one album.
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Van Morrison: Remebering Now
On June 13, 2025, “Exile Productions” and “Virgin” labels released “Remembering Now”, the 47th Van Morrison studio album. It was recorded in 2024, and was produced by Van Morrison.
Personnel:
- Van Morrison – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, saxophone
- Dave Keary – acoustic and electric guitar, lap steel guitar, bouzouki, backing vocals
- Richard Dunn – Hammond organ, Rhodes, backing vocals
- Stuart McIlroy – piano
- John McCullough – piano, Hammond organ
- Nicky Scott – bass
- Pete Hurley – bass
- Colin Griffin – drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Eamon Ferris – drums
- Alan “Sticky” Wicket – percussion
- Joanne Quigley – bandleader
- Paul O’Reilly – saxophone
- Mike Barkley – trumpet, saxophone
- Seth Lakeman – violin
- Fews Ensemble – strings
- Crawford Bell – backing vocals
- Dana Masters – backing vocals
- Kelly Smiley – baritone and backing vocals
- Jolene O’Hara – backing vocals
- Pete Wallace – backing vocals
- Chantelle Duncan – backing vocals
- Teena Lyle – backing vocals
- Ben McAuley – engineer, mixing
- Tony Cousins – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Van Morrison.
- Down to Joy
- If It Wasn’t for Ray
- Haven’t Lost My Sense of Wonder
- Love, Lover and Beloved
- Cutting Corners
- Back to Writing Love Songs
- The Only Love O Ever Need Is Yours
- Once in a Lifetime Feelings
- Stomping Ground
- Memories and Visions
- When the Rains Came
- Colourblind
- Remembering Now
- Stretching Out
Dee Dee Bridgewater & Bill Charlap: Elemental
On June 13, 2025, “Mack Avenue” label released “Elemental”, studio album by Dee Dee Bridgewater and Bill Charlap. It was recorded in February 2025, at “Sear Sound” in New York City, and was produced by Dee Dee Bridgewater and Tulani Bridgewater-Kowalski.
Personnel:
- Dee Dee Bridgewater – vocals
- Bill Charlap – piano
- Timothy J. Zick – recording, mixing
Track listing:
- Beginning to See the Light – Lou Reed
- Mood Indigo – Duke Ellington, Barney Bigard, Irving Mills
- Honeysuckle Rose – Thomas “Fats” Waller, Andy Razaf
- Here’s That Rainy Day – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
- Love for Sale – Cole Porter
- S. Wonderful – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
- In the Still of the Night – Cole Porter
- Caravan – Juan Tizol, Duke Ellington
Mary Halvorson: About Ghosts
On June 13, 2025, “Nonesuch” label released “About Ghosts”, the fourteenth Mary Halvorson studio album. It was recorded in 2025, at “Sear Sound” in New York City, “Masterdisk” in New York, and was produced by John Dieterich.
Personnel:
- Mary Halvorson – guitar, synth
- Immanuel Wilkins – alto saxophone
- Brian Settles – tenor saxophone
- Adam O’Farrill – trumpet
- Jacob Garchik – trombone
- Nick Dunston – bass
- Patricia Brennan – vibraphone
- Tomas Fujiwara – drums
- Chris Allen – recording
- John Dieterich – mixing
- Scott Hull – mastering engineer
Track listing:
- Full of Neon
- Carved Form
- Eventidal
- Absinthian
- About Ghosts
- Amaranthine
- Polyhedral
- Endmost
Three Days Grace: One-X
On June 13, 2006, “Sony BMG” label released “One-X”, the second Three Days Grace studio album. It was recorded November 2005 – January 2006, at “Bay 7 Studios”, “Valley Village Studios”, “Sparky Dark Studios” in Calabasas, California, and was produced by Howard Benson.
Personnel:
- Adam Gontier – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Barry Stock – lead guitar
- Brad Walst – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Neil Sanderson – drums, backing vocals
- Howard Benson – keyboards, programming
- Ned Brower – backing vocals
- Taylor Locke – backing vocals
- Deborah Lurie – string arrangements
- Casey Stone – string engineering
- Mike Plotnikoff – recording
- Hatsukazu Inagaki – engineer assistant
- Paul DeCarli – Pro Tools editing, programming
- Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
- Ted Jensen – mastering
- Gersh (Drum Fetish) – drum technician
- Marc VanGool – guitar tech
- Brian Kushner – editor for the enhanced portion
- Purple Can Post – facility
- Three Days Grace – art direction, design
- Warless Rabit – art direction, design
- Jackie Murphy – art direction, design
- Jeff Gilligan – art direction, design
- Dean Karr – photography
Track listing:
- It’s All Over – Adams Gontier, Neil Sanderson, Brad Walst, Barry Stock
- Pain – Adams Gontier, Neil Sanderson, Brad Walst, Barry Stock, Gavin Brown
- Animal I Have Become – Adams Gontier, Neil Sanderson, Brad Walst, Barry Stock, Gavin Brown
- Never Too Late – Adams Gontier, Neil Sanderson, Brad Walst, Gavin Brown
- On My Own – Adams Gontier, Neil Sanderson, Brad Walst, Barry Stock, Gavin Brown
- Riot – Adams Gontier, Neil Sanderson, Brad Walst, Barry Stock
- Get Out Alive – Adams Gontier, Neil Sanderson, Brad Walst, Barry Stock
- Let It Die – Adams Gontier, Neil Sanderson, Brad Walst, Barry Stock, Gavin Brown
- Over and Over – Adams Gontier, Neil Sanderson, Brad Walst, Barry Stock, Gavin Brown
- Time of Dying – Adams Gontier, Neil Sanderson, Brad Walst, Barry Stock
- Gone Forever – Adams Gontier, Neil Sanderson, Brad Walst, Barry Stock, Gavin Brown
- One X – Adams Gontier, Neil Sanderson, Brad Walst, Barry Stock
Sufjan Stevens: A Sun Came
On June 13, 2000, “Asthmatic Kitty” label released “A Sun Came”, the debut Sufjan Stevens studio album. It was recorded in 1998, and was produced by Sufjan Stevens.
Personnel:
- Sufjan Stevens – vocals, oboe, English horn, piano, electric organ, electric piano, banjo, acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, vibraphone, xylophone, glockenspiel, recorders, wood flute and whistles, drum kit, percussion, shakers, sleigh bells, tambourine, cymbal, arrangements, layout, design, mixing
- Marzuki Stevens – guitar, percussion, tenor saxophone
- Matt Morgan – guitar solo
- Megan Smith – vocals
- Shannon Stephens – vocals
- Katrina Kerns – vocals
- Ghadeer Yasser – vocals
- Jesse Koskey – drum beats
- Djohariah Stevens – performance
- Stephen Halker – paintings
- Leah Michaelson – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Sufjan Stevens.
- We Are What You Say
- A Winner Needs a Wand
- Rake
- Siamese Twins
- Demetrius
- Dumb I Sound
- Wordsworth’s Ridge (for Fran Fike)
- Belly Button
- Rice Pudding
- A Loverless Bed (Without Remission)
- Godzuki
- Super Sexy Woman
- The Oracle Said Wander
- Happy Birthday
- Jason
- Kill
- Ya Leil
- A Sun Came
- Satan’s Saxophones
Róisín Murphy: Ruby Blue
On June 13, 2005, “Echo” label released “Ruby Blue”, the debut Róisín Murphy studio album. It was recorded 2004 – 2005, at “The Diary” in London, and was produced by Róisín Murphy and Matthew Herbert.
Personnel:
- Róisín Murphy – vocals, arrangements
- Matthew Herbert – guitar, banjo, piano, keys, synths, electric bass, Rhodes, bass
- Phil Parnell – acoustic guitar, piano, Rhodes
- Dave O’Higgins – saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Pete Wraight – trumpet, flugel, flute
- Trevor Mires – trombone
- Max de Wardener – acoustic bass, bass
- Geoff Smith – dulcimer, tongue, drums
- Eddie Stevens – arrangements
- Alexis Smith – engineering assistant
- Mandy Parnell – mastering
- Simon Henwood – original paintings, art direction
- Steffan MacMillan – design
Track listing:
All tracks by Róisín Murphy and Matthew Herbert.
- Leaving the City
- Sinking Feeling
- Night of the Dancing Flame
- Trough Time
- Sow into You
- Dear Diary (Bang Bang)
- If We’re in Love
- Ramalama (Bang Bang)
- Ruby Blue
- Off on It
- Prelude to Love in the Making
- The Closing of the Doors
Pennywise: About Time
On June 13, 1995, “Epitaph” label released “About Time”, the third Pennywise studio album. It was recorded December 1994 – March 1995, at “total Access Recording” in Redondo Beach, California, and was produced by Jerry Finn and Brett Gurewitz.
Personnel:
- Jim Lindberg – lead vocals
- Fletcher Dragge – guitar
- Jason Thirsk – bass
- Byron McMackin – drums
- Jerry Finn – engineer
- Eddie Ashworth – engineer assistant
- Fred Hidalgo – album art
Track listing:
- Peaceful Day
- Waste of Time
- Perfect People
- Every Single Day
- Searching
- Not Far Away
- Freebase
- It’s What You Do with It
- Try
- Same Old Story
- I Won’t Have It
- Killing Time
Everything But The Girl: Amplified Heart
On June 13, 1994, “Blanco y Negro” label released “Amplified Heart”, the eighth Everything but the Girl studio album. It was recorded December 1993 – April 1994, at “Livingston”, “Strongroom”, “Battery”, Mayfair” and “Whitfield Street Recording” in London, and was produced by Ben Watt and Tracey Horn.
Personnel:
- Tracey Thorn – vocals, design
- Ben Watt – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, acoustic and electric piano, mini Moog, mixing, design
- Richard Thompson – lead electric guitar
- John Coxon – keyboards
- Danny Thompson – double bass
- Dave Mattacks – drums
- Martin Ditcham – percussion, strings
- Peter King – alto saxophone
- Harry Robinson – string arrangements, conductor
- Kate St John – Cor Anglais
- Mads Bjerke – engineer
- Jon Mallison – engineer
- Jerry Boys – engineer, mixing
- Bruce Davies – mixing
- The Senate – design
- Richard Haughton – cover and inner sleeve photography
- Ponyboy Wildwood – inner sleeve photography
- Corinne Day – inner sleeve photography
Track listing:
- Rollercoaster – Ben Watt
- Troubled Mind – lyrics by Tracey Thorn, music by Ben Watt
- I Don’t Understand Anything – Tracey Thorn
- Walking to You – Ben Watt
- Get Me – Ben Watt
- Missing – lyrics by Tracey Horn, music by Ben Watt
- Two Stars – Ben Watt
- We Walk the Same Line – Tracey Thorn
- 25 December – Ben Watt
- Disenchanted – lyrics by Tracey Thorn, music by Ben Watt
Manfred Mann’s Earth Band: Criminal Tango
On June 13, 1986, “Virgin” label released “Criminal Tango”, the twelfth Manfred Mann’s Earth Band studio album. It was recorded 1984 – 1986, at “Workhouse Studio” in London, and was produced by Manfred Mann and Steve Forward.
Personnel:
- Manfred Mann – keyboards
- Chris Thompson – lead vocals
- Mick Rogers – vocals, guitar
- Steve Kinch – bass
- Durban Betancourt-Laverde – bass
- John Lingwood – drums, percussion
- John Giblin – bass
- Terry Medhurst – engineer
- Pete Hammond – engineer
- Nigel Gilroy, Stuart Barry – engineer assistant
- Roddy Matthews – mixing
- Robert M. Corich, Mike Brown – mastering
- The Leisure Process – design
Track listing:
- Going Underground – Paul Weller
- Who Are the Mystery Kids? – Manfred Mann, Garland Jeffreys
- Banquet – Joni Mitchell
- Killer On the Loose – Denny Newman
- Do Anything You Wanna Do – Graham Douglas, Edwin Hollis
- Rescue – Manfred Mann, Mick Rogers
- You Got Me Right Through the Heart – Robert Byrne
- Bulldog – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
- Crossfire – Manfred Mann, Mick Rogers, John Lingwood
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