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Frou Frou: Details

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On June 4, 2002, “MCA” label released “Details”, the only Frou Frou studio album. It was recorded 2001 – 2002, at “Froufrou Central” and “RAK Studios” in London, “Flat Studios” in Bern, Ganalahari Studios” in Bangalore, Karnataka, India, “Sterling Sound” in New York City, Pete Scaturro’s house, and was produced by Imogen Heap and Guy Sigsworth.

Personnel:

  • Imogen Heap – vocals, mixing 
  • Guy Sigsworth – keyboards, mixing
  • Mich Gerber – double bass
  • Elad Elharar – bass guitar 
  • Makoto Sakamoto – drums 
  • Alasdair Malloy – percussion 
  • Jon Hassell – trumpet 
  • Ioana Petcu-Colan – violin
  • Sean McGhee – engineering 
  • Gert Staeuble – recording arrangements
  • Pete Scaturro – recording arrangements, recording
  • Gert Staeuble – recording arrangements
  • Gili Wiseburgh – recording arrangements, engineer, mixing
  • Tom Elmhirst – mixing 
  • Damian Taylor – mixing
  • Tom Elmhirst – mixing
  • Damian Taylor – mixing
  • Tom Coyne – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Imogen Heap and Guy Sigsworth, except where noted.

  1. Let Go
  2. Breathe In
  3. It’s Good to Be in Love
  4. Must Be Dreaming
  5. Psychobabble – Imogen Heap, Guy Sigsworth, Peter Chill
  6. Only Got One
  7. Shh
  8. Hear Me Out – Imogen Heap, Guy Sigsworth, Lee Bennett, Brian Eno
  9. Maddening Shroud – Imogen Heap, Guy Sigsworth, Alexander Nilere
  10. Flicks – Imogen Heap, Guy Sigsworth, Jon Hassell
  11. The Dumbing Down of Love – Imogen Heap, Guy Sigsworth, Jon Hassell

Henry Mancini: Uniquely Mancini: The Big Band Sound Of Henry Mancini

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On June 4, 1963, “RCA Victor” label released “Uniquely Mancini: The Big Band Sound of Henry Mancini”, album by Henry Mancini and His Orchestra. It was recorded in 1963, at “RCA Victor’s Music Center of the World”, and was produced by Joe Reisman.

Personnel:

  • Conrad Gozzo (lead), Frank Beach, Ray Triscari, Pete Candoli (soloist), Conte Candoli (soloist), Don Fagerquist (flugelhorn soloist) – trumpet
  • Dick Nash (soloist), Jimmy Priddy, John Halliburton, George Roberts (bass trombone) – trombone
  • Vincent DeRosa (soloist), Richard Perissi, John Cave, Art Maebe – French horn
  • Ted Nash (alto saxophone and alto flute solo), Ronny Lang (alto flute soloist), Harry Klee, Gene Cipriano, Plas Johnson (tenor saxophone soloist) – woodwind
  • Bob Bain – guitar
  • Larry Bunker – vibraphone, marimba
  • Rolly Bundock – bass
  • Jack Sperling – drums
  • Bobby Helfer – orchestra manager

Track listing:

  1. Green Onions – Booker T. Jones, Steve Cropper, Al Jackson Jr., Lewie Steinberg
  2. Stairway to the Stars – Mitchell Parish, Matty Malneck, Frank Signorelli
  3. Night Train – Oscar Washington, Lewis Simpkins, Jimmy Forrest
  4. Lullaby of Birdland – George Shearing, B.Y. Forster
  5. Chelsea Bridge – Billy Strayhorn
  6. C Jam Blues – Duke Ellington
  7. Banzai Pipeline – Henry Mancini
  8. Rhapsody in Blue – George Gershwin
  9. Cheers! – Henry Mancini
  10. Lonesome – Henry Mancini
  11. The Hot Canary – Paul Nero
  12. Moonlight Serenade – Mitchell Parish, Glenn Miller

Deerhoof: Reveille

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On June 4, 2002, “Kill Rock Stars” and “5 Rue Christine” labels released “Reveille”, the fourth Deerhoof album. It was recorded in 2002, and was produced by Jay and Ian Pellicci.

Personnel:

  • John Dieterich – guitar
  • Chris Cooper – guitar
  • Satomi Matsuzaki – vocals, bass guitar, artwork
  • Greg Saunier – vocals, drums
  • Ian Pellicci – recording
  • Jay Pellicci – recording
  • Jamie Stewart – recording

Track listing:

All tracks by John Dieterich, Chris Cooper and Satomi Matsuzaki.

  1. Sound the Alarm
  2. This Magnificent Bird Will Rise
  3. The Eyebright Bugler
  4. Punch Buggy Valves
  5. No One Fed Me So I Stayed
  6. Our Angel’s Ululu
  7. The Last Trumpeter Swan
  8. Top Tim Rubies
  9. Tuning a Stray
  10. Holy Night Fever
  11. All Rise
  12. Frenzied Handsome, Hello!
  13. Days & Nights in the Forest
  14. Hark the Umpire
  15. Cooper
  16. Hallelujah Chorus

Crowded House: Dreamers Are Waiting

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On June 4, 2021, “EMI Music Australia” label released “Dreamers Are Waiting”, the seventh Crowded House studio album. It was recorded in 2020, at “Valentine”, “United Recording”, “Roundhead”, and was produced by Neil Finn, Liam Finn, Michell Froom, Nick Seymour and Elroy Finn.

Personnel:

  • Neil Finn – vocals, guitars, piano, keyboards, percussion
  • Liam Finn – vocals, guitar, drums
  • Mitchell Froom – keyboards
  • Nick Seymour – vocals, bass, keyboards
  • Elroy Finn – vocals, drums, guitar, keyboards

Track listing:

All tracks by Neil Finn, except where noted.

  1. Bad Times Good – Neil Finn, Liam Finn, Elroy Finn, Nick Seymour
  2. Playing with Fire – Neil Finn, Liam Finn
  3. To the Island
  4. Sweet Tooth
  5. Whatever You Want
  6. Show Me the Way
  7. Goodnight Everyone – Liam Finn
  8. Too Good for This World – Neil Finn, Liam Finn
  9. Start of Something – Liam Finn, Neil Finn
  10. Real Life Woman
  11. Love Isn’t Hard at All – Elroy Finn, Neil Finn
  12. Deeper Down

Wolf Alice: Blue Weekend

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On June 4, 2021, “Dirty Hit” label released “Blue Weekend”, the third Wolf Alice studio album. It was recorded 2020 – 2021, at “ICP” in Brussels, “Iguana” in London, and was produced by Markus Dravs.

Personnel:

  • Ellie Rowsell – vocals, guitar, piano, bass, programming, Mellotron, synth, Wurlitzer, string arrangement
  • Joff Oddie – acoustic guitar, 12 string classical guitar, classical guitar, guitar, piano, glock, synth, claps, electric upright bass, bass, tenor resonator, backing vocals, programming
  • Theo Ellis – bass, programming
  • Joel Amey – drums, percussion, synth, guitar, Stylophone, claps, backing vocals, programming
  • Iain Berryman – keys, trumpet, glasses, programming
  • Markus Dravs – synth, programming
  • Joel Workman – electric upright bass
  • Owen Pallett – violin, viola, string arrangement
  • Michael Peter Olsen – cello
  • Iain Berryman – engineer, additional production
  • Joel Workman – engineer assistant, additional engineering
  • Charlie Andrew – vocal production, additional vocal production, additional vocal recording 
  • Mark “Spike” Stent – mixing
  • Matt Wolach – mixing assistant
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Jordan Hemingway – creative direction, photography
  • Jamie Reid – art direction
  • Aiden Miller – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Ellie Rowsell, Joff Oddie, Theo Ellis and Joel Amey.

  1. The Beach
  2. Delicious Things
  3. Lipstick on the Glass
  4. Smile
  5. Safe from Heartbreak (If You Never Fall in Love)
  6. How Can I Make it OK?
  7. Play the Greatest Hits
  8. Feeling Myself
  9. The Last Man on Earth
  10. No Hard feelings
  11. The Beach II

Squirrel Nut Zippers: Hot

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On June 4, 1996, “Mammoth” label released “Hot”, the second Squirrel Nut Zippers studio album. It was recorded October – November 1995, and was produced by Brian Paulson and Mike Napolitano. The album was certified Platinum in USA by “RIAA”.

Personnel:

  • Jimbo Mathus – vocals, guitar, banjo, piano
  • Katharine Whalen – vocals, banjo, baritone ukulele
  • Tom Maxwell – vocals, guitar, baritone saxophone, clarinet, chandelier
  • Ken Mosher – vocals, guitar, alto and baritone saxophones
  • Don Raleigh – double bass, gong
  • Chris Phillips – drums, percussion, announcement
  • Clay Walker – multimedia
  • Duke Heitger – trumpet, cornet
  • Andrew Bird – violin

Track listing:

All tracks by Jimbo Mathus, except where noted.

  1. Got My Own Thing Now
  2. Put A Lid On It – Tom Maxwell
  3. Memphis Exorcism
  4. Twilight – Tom Maxwell
  5. It Ain’t You
  6. Prince Nez
  7. Hell – Tom Maxwell
  8. Meant to Be – Tom Maxwell
  9. Bad Businessman – Jimbo Mathus, Ken Mosher
  10. Flight of the Passing Fancy – Jimbo Mathus, Ken Mosher
  11. Blue Angel – Jimbo Mathus, Ken Mosher
  12. The Interlocutor – Ken Mosher

James: Gold Mother

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On June 4, 1990, “Fontana” label released “Gold Mother”, the third James studio album. It was recorded in 1989, at “Out of the Blue” in Manchester, “The Windings” in Wrexham, and was recorded by Tim Booth, Larry Gott, Jim Glennie and Nick Garside.

Personnel:

  • Tim Booth – vocals
  • Jim Glennie – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Larry Gott – guitar, backing vocals
  • Mark Hunter – keyboards, accordion
  • Saul Davies – violin, guitar, cowbell
  • Andy Diagram – trumpet, backing vocals
  • David Baynton-Power – drums, percussion
  • Vinny Corrigan – saxophone
  • John Slater – percussion
  • Martine McDonagh – backing vocals
  • Inspiral Carpets – backing vocals
  • Nick Garside – engineer
  • Tim Palmer – remix
  • Christopher Lord – design
  • Vladimiar Bagrianski – photo
  • Adrian Wilson – photo

Track listing:

All tracks by Tim Booth, Jim Glennie and Larry Gott, except where noted.

  1. Come Home
  2. Government Walls
  3. God Only Knows
  4. You Can’t Yell How Much Suffering (On a Face That’s Always Shining)
  5. Crescendo
  6. How Was It for You
  7. Hang On
  8. Walking the Ghost
  9. Gold Mother
  10.  Top of the World – Tim Booth, Jim Glennie, Larry Gott, Gavan Whelan

Everything But the Girl: Eden

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On June 4, 1984, “Blanco y Negro Records” label released “Eden”, the debut Everything but the Girl studio album. It was recorded in January 1984, at “Power Plant” in London, and was produced by Robin Millar.

Personnel:

  • Tracey Thorn – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Ben Watt – vocals, guitars, Hammond organ, piano, horn arrangements
  • Simon Booth – guitar
  • Joao Bosco De Oliveira – percussion
  • Charles Hayward – drums
  • Chucho Merchán – double bass
  • Pete King – alto saxophone
  • Nigel Nash – tenor saxophone
  • Dick Pearce – flugelhorn
  • Mike Pela – engineer
  • Jane Fox – design

Track listing:

  1. Each and Every One – Tracey Thorn, Ben Watt
  2. Bittersweet – Tracey Thorn
  3. Tender Blue – Ben Watt
  4. Another Bridge – Tracey Thorn, Ben Watt
  5. The Spice of Life – Tracey Thorn
  6. The Dustbowl – Tracey Thorn
  7. Crabwalk – Ben Watt
  8. Even So – Tracey Thorn
  9. Frost and Fire – Tracey Thorn Ben Watt
  10. Fascination – Tracey Thorn
  11. I Must Confess – Ben Watt
  12. Soft Touch – Ben Watt

Johnny Cash: The Sound of Johnny Cash

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On June 4, 1962, “Columbia” label released “The Sound of Johnny Cash”, the eighth Johnny Cash studio album. It was recorded April 1961 – February 1962, and was produced by Frank Law and Frank Jones.

Personnel:

  • Johnny Cash – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Luther Perkins – lead guitar
  • Ray Edenton – guitar
  • Don Helms – steel guitar
  • Floyd Cramer – piano
  • Marshall Grant – bass
  • Buddy Harman – drums
  • Leigh Wiener – photography

Track listing:

  1. Lost on the Desert – Dallas Frazier, Buddy Mize
  2. Accidentally on Purpose – Darrell Edwards, George Jones
  3. In the Jailhouse Now – Jimmie Rodgers
  4. Mr. Lonesome – Tompall Glaser
  5. You Won’t Have Far to Go – Charles Glaser
  6. Cotton Fields (The Cotton Song) – Lead Belly
  7. Delia’s Gone – Karl Silbersdorf, Dick Toops
  8. I Forgot More than You’ll Ever Know – Cecil A. Null
  9. You Remembered Me – Johnny Cash
  10. I’m Free from the Chain Gang Now – Lou Herscher, Saul Klein
  11. Let Me Down Easy – Tompall Glaser, Jim Glasser
  12. Sing It Pretty, Sue – Johnny Cash