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Bob Dylan: Shadow Kingdom

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On June 2, 2023, “Columbia” label released “Shadow Kingdom”, the fortieth Bob Dylan studio album. It was recorded in 2021, at “Village Recorder” in Los Angeles.

Personnel:

  • Bob Dylan – vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Greg Leisz – guitar, pedal steel guitar, mandolin
  • Tim Pierce – guitar
  • T-Bone Burnett – guitar
  • Ira Ingber – guitar
  • Steve Bartek – additional acoustic guitar
  • Doug Lacy – accordion
  • Jeff Taylor – accordion
  • Don Was – upright bass
  • John Avila – electric bass

Track listing:

All tracks by Bob Dylan.

  1. When I Paint My Masterpiece
  2. Most Likely You Go Your Way and I’ll Go Mine
  3. Queen Jane Approximately
  4. I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight
  5. Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues
  6. Tombstone Blues
  7. To Be Alone with You
  8. What Was It You Wanted
  9. Forever Young
  10. Pledging My Time
  11. The Wicked Messenger
  12. Watching the River Flow
  13. It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue
  14. Sierra’s Theme

Rufus Wainwright: Folkocracy

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On June 2, 2023, “BMG” label released “Folkocracy”, the eleventh Rufus Wainwright album. It was recorded 2022 – 2023, and was produced by Mitchell Froom.

Personnel:

  • Rufus Wainwright – vocals, guitar, piano
  • Val McCallum – guitar
  • Madison Cunningham – guitar
  • Blake Mills – guitar
  • Greg Leisz – lap steel guitar, guitar, mandolin
  • Patrick Sauber – banjo
  • Chaim Tannenbaum – banjo
  • Richard Parks – mandolin
  • Steve Amedée – tambourine
  • Patrick Warren – organ
  • Van Dyke Parks – piano, accordion
  • Jacob Mann – piano
  • Mitchell Froom – harpsichord, Mellotron, piano, electric piano 
  • Anna McGarrigle – accordion
  • David Piltch – bass
  • Pete Thomas – drums
  • Ted Poor – percussion
  • Andrew Bird – violin
  • Madison Cunningham
  • John Legend
  • Susanna Hoffs
  • Nicole Scherzinger
  • Van Dyke Parks
  • Chris Stills
  • Brandi Carlile
  • Anna McGarrigle 
  • Chaim Tannenbaum
  • Lily Lanken
  • Martha Wainwright
  • Lucy Wainwright Roche
  • Anohni
  • David Byrne
  • Chaka Khan
  • Andrew Bird
  • Chris Stills
  • Sheryl Crow
  • Rob Moose – strings, arrangement
  • David Boucher – engineer, mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Alone – Edwan MacColl
  2. Heading for Home – Peggy Seeger
  3. Twelve-Thirty (Young Girls Are Coming to the Canyon) – John E. A Phillips
  4. Down in the Willow Garden – Charlie Monroe
  5. Shenandoah – traditional
  6. Nacht und Träume – Franz Schubert, Matthäus von Collin
  7. Harvest – Neil Young
  8. Going to a Town – Rufus Wainwright
  9. High on a Rocky Ledge – Louis Hardin
  10. Kaulana Nā Pua – Ellen Keho’ohiwaokalani Wright Prendergast
  11. Hush Little Baby – traditional
  12. Black Gold – Van Dyke Parks
  13. Cotton Eyed Joe – traditional
  14. Arthur McBride – traditional
  15. Wild Mountain Thyme – traditional

Noel Gallagher High Flying Birds: Council Skies

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On June 2, 2023, “Sour Mash” label released “Council Skies”, the fourth Noel Gallagher High Flying Birds studio album. It was recorded 2021 – 2022, at “Lone Star Studios” and “Abbey Road Studios” in London, and was produced by Noel Gallagher and Paul Stacey.

Personnel:

  • Noel Gallagher – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, baritone guitar, bass guitar, piano, mellotron, percussion, artwork concept and design
  • Gem Archer – acoustic and electric guitar, baritone guitar, mouth organ
  • Mikey Rowe – keyboards
  • Russ Pritchard – bass guitar
  • Chris Sharrock – drums
  • Charlotte Marionneau – percussion
  • Jess Greenfield – backing vocals
  • Johnny Marr – electric guitar
  • Paul Stacey – electric guitar, baritone guitar, Mellotron, piano, bass guitar
  • Robert Smith – guitar, piano
  • Keefus Ciancia – keyboards
  • Geraint Watkins – accordion
  • Jason Falkner – bass guitar
  • Johnny Copland – live bass
  • Jason Cooper – drums
  • Emre Ramazanoglu – drums
  • Jeremy Stacey – drums, percussion
  • Jody Linscott, Peter Eckford, Gary Hammond – percussion
  • Callum Marinho – the tube, piano, keyboards, glockenspiel, Mellotron, drum machines, percussion
  • Clement St. Leonard – percussion, the funk box, keyboards, tubular bells, sound effects
  • Graeme Blevins – saxophone
  • Steve Hamilton – saxophone
  • Tom Walsh – trumpet
  • Joe Auckland – trumpet
  • Ben Edwards – trumpet
  • Alistair White – trombone
  • Daniel Higham, Thomas Dunnett, Pete North – trombone
  • Mark Frost – bass trombone
  • Phillip Woods, Ruth O’Reilly, Franciso Gomez, Derryck Nasib – French horn
  • The Wired Strings – strings
  • Pet Shop Boys – additional vocals

Backing vocals:

  • Roxys (Piney Gir, Amy Ashworth, Emma Brammer)
  • Louise Clare Marshall
  • Andrea Grant
  • Lucita Jules
  • Rosie Danvers (assisted by Tommy Danvers) – string arrangements
  • Alistair White – brass arrangements
  • Callum Marinho – engineer, mixing
  • Beau Blaise – additional engineering
  • Matt Colton – mastering
  • Matthew Cooper – layout
  • Kevin Cummins – artwork photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Noel Gallagher.

  1. I’m Not Giving Up Tonight
  2. Pretty Boy
  3. Dead to the World
  4. Open the Door, See What You Find
  5. Trying to Find a World That’s Been and Gone Part I
  6. Easy Now
  7. Council Skies
  8. There She Blows!
  9. Love Is a Rich Man
  10. Think of a Number

Foo Fighters: But Here We Are

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On June 2, 2023, “Roswell” label released “But Here We Are”, the eleventh Foo Fighters studio album. It was recorded 2022 – 2023, at “606 West” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Greg Kurstin, Dave Grohl, Rami Jaffee, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett and Pat Smear.

Personnel:

  • Dave Grohl – lead vocals, guitar, drums
  • Chris Shiflett – guitar
  • Pat Smear – guitar
  • Rami Jaffee – keyboards
  • Nate Mendel – bass
  • Violet Grohl – vocals
  • Mark “Spike” Stent – mixing
  • Randy Merrill – mastering
  • Morning Breath, Inc. – art direction, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Dave Grohl, Rami Jaffee, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett and Pat Smear.

  1. Rescued
  2. Under You
  3. Hearing Voices
  4. But Here We Are
  5. The Glass
  6. Nothing at All
  7. Show Me How
  8. Beyond Me
  9. The Teacher
  10. Rest

Cowboy Junkies: Such Ferocious Beauty

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On June 2, 2023, “Cooking Vinyl” label released “Such Ferocious Beauty”, the 21st Cowboy Junkies studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “The Hangar” in Toronto, and was produced by Alan Anton and Michael Timmins.

Personnel:

  • Margo Timmins – vocals
  • Michael Timmins – guitar, six-string bass guitar, ukulele, engineer
  • Alan Anton – bass guitar, keyboards, piano
  • Peter Timmins – drums, percussion, artwork
  • James McKie – fiddle, electric guitar
  • Kyle Sullivan – drums
  • Joby Baker – mixing
  • Peter J. Moore – mastering
  • Cameron Hagreen – graphic design
  • Christine Peterson – photography

Track listing:

  1. What I Lost – Alan Anton, Michael Timmins
  2. Flood – Alan Anton, Michael Timmins
  3. Hard to Build. Easy to Break – Alan Anton, Michael Timmins
  4. Circe and Penelope – Michael Timmins
  5. Shadows 2 – Michael Timmins
  6. Knives – Alan Anton, Michael Timmins
  7. Mike Tyson (Here It Comes) – Alan Anton, Michael Timmins
  8. Throw a Match – Michael Timmins
  9. Blue Skies – Michael Timmins

Ben Harper: Wide Open Light

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On June 2, 2023, “Chrysalis” label released “Wide Open Light”, the seventeenth Ben Harper studio album. It was recorded in 2023, at “The Carriage House” in Silver Lake, “Sydney Opera House” in Sydney, “Henson” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Ben Harper, Danny Kalb and Jason Mozersky.

Personnel:

  • Ben Harper – vocals, 12-string acoustic guitar, acoustic guitar, lap steel guitar, piano, mandocello, front cover photography
  • Jason Mozersky – guitar
  • Jack Johnson – vocals, slack-key guitar
  • Piers Faccini – oud guitar, additional vocals
  • Jesse Ingalls – bass
  • Jimmy Paxson – drums
  • Rebecca Schlappich – violin
  • Shelby Lynne – additional vocals
  • Travis Taylor – backing vocals
  • Keesha Gumbs – backing vocals
  • Karyn Porter – backing vocals
  • Sheldon Gomberg – engineer
  • Kevin Smith – engineer
  • Jaime Sickora – engineer
  • Gabriel Veltri – Shelby Lynne engineering
  • Simon Beins – Jack Johnson engineering
  • Jason Mozersky – guitar engineering
  • Mike Valerio – bass engineering
  • Jimmy Paxson – drums engineering
  • Rebecca Schlappich – violin engineering
  • James Shaw – engineer, mixing
  • Danny Kalb – engineer, mixing
  • Gavin Lurssen – mastering
  • Jackie Phillips – art design
  • Michael Halsband – back cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks are written by Ben Harper, except where noted.

  1. Heart and Crown
  2. Giving Ghost
  3. Masterpiece – Ben Harper, Jason Mozersky
  4. 8 Minutes
  5. Yard Sale
  6. Trying Not to Fall in Love with You
  7. Wide Open Light
  8. One More Change
  9. Growing Growing Gone
  10. Love After Love
  11. Thank You Pat Brayer

Richard Dawson: Peasant

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On June 2, 2017, “Weird World” label released “Peasant”, the fifth Richard Dawson album. It was recorded in 2017, at “Blank Studio” in Newcastle, UK, and was produced by Sam Grant and Richard Dawson.

Personnel:

  • Richard Dawson – vocal, guitar, drums, electronics, editing, recording, artwork, layout
  • John Davies – trumpet, trombone, flugelhorn
  • Anghard Davies – violin
  • Rhodri Davies – harp, gong
  • Dawn Bothwell, Jake Billingsley, Nathalie Stern, Nev Clay, Rachael Macarthur, Sally Pilkington, Vic Eynon – chorus
  • Sarah Sullivan – vocal, recording
  • Sam Grant – recording, mixing
  • Christian Wright – mastering
  • Ben Wayman – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Richard Dawson.

  1. Herald (The Parent’s Crusade)
  2. Ogre
  3. Soldier
  4. Weaver (My Very Ancient Friend)
  5. Prostitute
  6. Shapeshifter
  7. Scientist
  8. Hob
  9. Beggar
  10. No-One
  11. Masseuse (The Pin of Quib)

Kentucky Headhunters: Meet Me In Bluesland

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On June 2, 2015, “Alligator” label released “Meet Me in Bluesland”, the tenth Kentucky Headhunters album.

Personnel:

  • Johnnie Johnson – lead vocals, piano
  • Greg Martin – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Richard Young – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Doug Phelps – led vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Anthony Kenney – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Fred Young – drums, backing vocals

Track listing

All tracks by Anthony Kenney, Greg Martin, Doug Phelps, Fred Young, Richard Young and Johnnie Johnson, except where noted.

  1. Stumblin’ – Johnnie Johnson, Anthony Kenney, Greg Martin, Mark S. Orr, Fred Young, Richard Young
  2. Walking with the Wolf
  3. Little Queenie – Chuck Berry
  4. She’s Got to Have It
  5. Party in Heaven – Anthony Kenney, Greg Martin, Doug Phelps, Fred Young, Richard Young
  6. Meet Me in Bluesland
  7. King Rooster
  8. Shufflin’ Back to Memphis
  9. Fast Train
  10. Sometime
  11. Superman Blues

Saigon Kick: The Lizard

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On June 2, 1992, “Third Stone” and “Atlantic” labels released “The Lizard”, the second Saigon Kick studio album. It was recorded February – March 1992, at “Soundtrade” in Solna, Sweden, and was produced by Jason Bieler.

Personnel:

  • Matt Kramer – vocals, cover concept
  • Jason Bieler – vocals, guitar, keyboard
  • Tom DeFile – bass
  • Phil Varone – drums, percussion
  • Ronny Lahti – engineer, mixing
  • George Marino – mastering
  • Ronald Bonkert – cover art
  • Jonathan Shaw – cover art
  • Bob Defrin – art direction
  • Larry Freemantle – art direction
  • Tim Gavin – logo design
  • Adam Blumenthal – handwriting
  • Sheila Rock – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jason Bieler, except where noted.

  1. Cruelty
  2. Hostile Youth – Jason Bieler, Matt Kramer
  3. Feel the Same Way
  4. Freedom – Jason Bieler, Matt Kramer
  5. God of the 42nd Street
  6. My Dog – Matt Kramer
  7. Peppermint Tribe – Jason Bieler, Matt Kramer
  8. Love is on the Way
  9. The Lizard – Jason Bieler, Matt Kramer
  10. All Alright
  11. Sleep
  12. All I Want
  13. Body Bags – Matt Kramer, Phil Varone
  14. Miss Jones
  15. World Goes Round
  16. Chanel

Teddy Pendergrass: Life Is a Song Worth Singing

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On June 2, 1978, “Philadelphia International Records” label released “Life Is a Song Worth Singing”, the second Teddy Pendergrass studio album. It was recorded 1977 – 1978, at “Sigma Sound Studios” in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was produced by Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, Gene McFadden, John Whitehead, Victor Carstarphen and Sherman Marshall.

Personnel:

  • Teddy Pendergrass – vocal
  • Thom Bell – arranger
  • Jack Faith – arranger
  • Dexter Wansel – arranger
  • John Usry – arranger
  • Jerry Block – engineer
  • Jay Mark – engineer
  • Jim Gallagher – engineer
  • Arthur Stoppe – engineer
  • Joe Tarisa – engineer
  • Peter Humphreys – engineer assistant
  • Darrell Rogers – engineer assistant
  • Rocky Schnaars – engineer assistant
  • Jeffrey Stewart – engineer assistant
  • Mike Tarisa – engineer assistant
  • Ed Lee – design
  • Phyllis H. B. – design
  • Ronald G. Harris – photography
  • David Nathan – liner notes
  • Pam Brady – production coordinator
  • Margaret Goldfarb – production coordinator
  • Cheryl Pawelski – production coordinator

Track listing:

All tracks by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, except where noted.

  1. Life Is a Song Worth Singing – Thom Bell, Linda Creed
  2. Only You
  3. Cold, Cold World – Victor Carstarphen, Gene McFadden, John Whitehead
  4. Get Up, Get Down, Get Funky, Get Loose
  5. Close the Door
  6. It Don’t Hurt Now – Sherman Marshall, Ted Wortham
  7. When Somebody Loves You Back