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They Might Be Giants: Lincoln

On September 25, 1988, “Bar/None” label released “Lincoln”, the second They Might Be Giants studio album. It was recorded March – June 1988, at “Dubway” in New York City, and was produced by Bill Kraus.

Personnel:

  • John Flansburgh – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, trumpet, melodica
  • John Linnell – lead and backing vocals, accordion, autoharp, clarinet, keyboards, baritone and bass saxophone, bass harmonica, tenor saxophone, banjo
  • Lisa Klapp – bridge monologue
  • Kenneth Nolan – drums
  • The Ordinaires – arrangements
  • Al Houghton – engineer
  • Brian Dewan – cover art
  • Carol Kitman – cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by John Flansburgh and John Linnell.

  1. Ana Ng
  2. Cowtown
  3. Lie Still, Little Bottle
  4. Purple Toupee
  5. Cage & Aquarium
  6. Where Your Eyes Don’t Go
  7. Piece of Dirt
  8. Mr. Ne
  9. Pencil Rain
  10. The World’s Address
  11. I’ve Got a Match
  12. Santa’s Beard
  13. You’ll Miss Me
  14. They’ll Need a Crane
  15. Shoehorn with Teeth
  16. Stand on Your Own Head
  17. Snowball in Hell
  18. Kiss Me, Son of God

Yellow Magic Orchestra: Solid State Survivor

On September 25, 1979, “Alfa” label released “Solid State Survivor”, the second Yellow Magic Orchestra studio album. It was recorded March – June 1979, at “Alfa Studio A” in Shibaura, Tokyo, Japan, and was produced by Haruomi Hasono.

Personnel:

  • Ryuichi Sakamoto – keyboards, vocoder, electronics, arrangements, remix, cover conception
  • Haruomi Hosono – bass guitar, synth bass, keyboards, vocoder, electronics, arrangements, remix, cover conception
  • Yukihiro Takahashi – vocals, drums, electronic drums, electronics, arrangements, remix, cover concept, costume design
  • Hideki Matsutake – Microcomposer programming
  • Sandii – vocals
  • Makoto Ayukawa – electric guitar
  • Norio Yoshizawa – recording, remixing
  • Mitsuo Koike – recording
  • Masako Hikasa, Akira Ikuta – recording coordinators
  • Heikichi Harata – art director
  • Lou Beach – logo type
  • Masayoshi Sukita – photography
  • Kunihiko Murai, Shōrō Kawazoe – executive producers
  • Bricks – costumes
  • Takehime, Fumiko Iura, Mayo Tsutsumi – stylists
  • Mikio Honda (Clip) – hair

Track listing:

All tracks by Chris Mosdell, except where noted.

  1. Technopolis – Ryuichi Sakamoto
  2. Absolute Ego Dance – Haruomi Hosono
  3. Rydeen – Yukihiro Takahashi
  4. Castalia – Ryuichi Sakamoto
  5. Behind the Mask – lyrics by Chris Mosdell, music by Ryuichi Sakamoto
  6. Day Tripper – Lennon – McCartney
  7. Insomnia – lyrics by Chris Mosdell, music by Haruomi Hosono
  8. Solid State Survivor – lyrics by Chris Mosdell, music by Yukihiro Takahaski

Vijay Iyer And Mike Ladd: Holding It Down: The Veterans’ Dreams Project

On September 24, 2013, “PI Recordings” label released “Holding It Down: The Veterans’ Dreams Project”, Vijay Iyer and Mike Ladd. It was recorded in June 2012, at “The Bunker” in New York, and was produced by Vijay Iyer.

Personnel:

  • Vijay Iyer – piano, electric piano, electronics, programming, liner notes
  • Mike Ladd – vocals, analogue synthesizer, liner notes
  • Maurice Decaul – vocals
  • Lynn Hill – vocals
  • Pamela Z – vocals
  • Guillermo E. Brown – vocals, effects
  • Liberty Ellman – guitar, mixing
  • Okkyung Lee – cello
  • Kassa Overall – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Vijay Iyer and Mike Ladd, except where noted.

  1. Here
  2. Derelict Poetry – Maurice Decaul, Vijay Iyer
  3. Capacity
  4. Walking with the Duppy
  5. There Is a Man Slouching in the Stairway – Maurice Decaul, Vijay Iyer
  6. My Fire
  7. On Patrol – Maurice Decaul, Vijay Iyer
  8. Dream of an Ex-Ranger
  9. Name
  10. Costume
  11. Tormented Star of Morning – Maurice Decaul, Vijay Iyer
  12. Patton
  13. Shush – Maurice Decaul, Vijay Iyer
  14. REM Killer
  15. Requiem for an Insomniac – Maurice Decaul, Vijay Iyer
  16. Dreams in Color – Lynn Hill, Vijay Iyer
  17. Mess Hall – Mike Ladd, Pamela Z

Natalie Cole: Stardust

On September 24, 1996, “Elektra” label released “Stardust”, the 15th Natalie Cole album. It was recorded June – September 1996, at “Ocean Way Recording”, “Capitol Studios”, “Conway Studios” and “LeGonks West” in Hollywood, “Record Plant” in Los Angeles, “Chartmaker Studios” in Malibu, California, “The Hit Factory” and “Sony Music Studios” in New York, “The Shire” in Bedford, New York, “Wisseloord Studios” in Hilversum, Netherlands, and was produced by George Duke, David Foster, Phil Ramone and Natalie Cole. At the 39th “Grammy Awards”, Natalie Cole won the “Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals” for the song “When I Fall in Love”, a duet with Nat King Cole. The song also won the “Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement with Accompanying Vocal(s)” for arrangers Alan Broadbent and David Foster.

Personnel:

  • Natalie Cole – lead and backing vocals, vocal and music arrangements, album concept, executive producer
  • Nat King Cole – lead vocals, Hammond B3 organ
  • John Chiodini – guitar, acoustic guitar
  • John Pizzarelli – guitar
  • Paul Jackson Jr. – electric guitar
  • Lee Ritenour – guitar
  • Terry Trotter – acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, keyboards
  • Michael Lang – acoustic piano
  • Rob Mounsey – acoustic piano, keyboards, music arrangements
  • George Duke – acoustic piano, keyboards, vibraphone, music arrangements, horn arrangements, vocals arrangements
  • Bob James – keyboards, acoustic piano, music arrangements
  • Toots Thielemans – harmonica 
  • Jim Hughart – bass, music arrangements
  • Chuck Domanico – bass
  • David Finck – bass
  • Reggie Hamilton – bass
  • Chuck Berghofer – bass
  • Nathan East – bass
  • Harold Jones – drums
  • Ralph Penland – drums
  • Chris Parker – drums
  • John Guerin – drums
  • John Robinson – drums
  • Harvey Mason – drums
  • Bashiri Johnson – percussion
  • Paulinho da Costa – percussion
  • Rafael Padilla – percussion
  • Dan Higgins – saxophone
  • Everette Harp – alto saxophone
  • Michael Brecker – saxophone
  • Wynton Marsalis – trumpet
  • George Bohanon – trombone
  • Jon Clarke – oboe
  • Alan Broadbent – music arrangements
  • John Clayton – music arrangements
  • David Foster – music and vocals arrangements
  • Johnny Mandel – music arrangements
  • Charles Floyd – music arrangements
  • Gordon Jenkins – original music arrangements
  • Clare Fischer – strings arrangements
  • Jerry Hey – horns arrangements
  • Janis Siegel – backing and harmony vocals
  • Al Schmitt – recording, mixing
  • Elliot Scheiner, Erik Zobler, Dave Reitzas – recording
  • Felipe Elgueta, Wayne Holmes, Henk Korff, John Patterson, Patrick Ulenberg – additional engineering
  • Jeffrey Demorris, Peter Doell, Koji Ejawa, Rob Frank, Barry Goldberg, John Hendrickson, Glenn Marchese, Eddie Miller, Charlie Paakkari, Rail Rogut, Robbes Stieglitz – engineer assistant
  • Gabrielle Raumberger – art direction
  • Emily Rich – design
  • Rocky Schenck – photography
  • Simon Ramone, Corrine Duke – production assistant
  • Shari Sutcliffe – project coordinator
  • Dick La Palm – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. There’s a Lull in My Life – Mack Gordon, Harrye Revel
  2. Stardust – Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish
  3. Let’s Face the Music and Dance – Irving Berlin
  4. Teach Me Tonight – Sammy Cahn, Gene de Paul
  5. When I Fall in Love – Edward Heyman, Victor Young
  6. What a Difference a Day Made – Stanley Adams, María Méndez Grever
  7. Love Letters – Edward Heyman, Victor Young
  8. He Was Too Good to Me – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  9. Dindi – Ray Gilbert, Antônio Carlos Jobim
  10. Two for the Blues – Neal Hefti, Jon Hendricks
  11. If Love Ain’t There – Johnny Burke
  12. To Whom It May Concern – Nat King Cole, Charlotte Hawkins
  13. Where Can I Go Without You? – Victor Young, Peggy Lee
  14. Ahmad’s Blues – Ahmad Jamal. Bobby Williams
  15. Pick Yourself Up – Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern
  16. If You Could See Me Now – Tadd Dameron, Carl Sigman
  17. Like a Lover – Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Nelson Motta
  18. This Morning It Was Summer – Bob Haynes
  19. When I Fall in Love (Spanish version) – Victor Young, Edward Heyman

The Replacements: Tim

On September 18, 1985, “Sire” label released “Tim”, the fourth Replacements (The) studio album. It was recorded June – July 1985, at “Nicollet Studios” in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and was produced by Tommy Erdelyi and Steven Fjelstad.

Personnel:

  • Paul Westerberg – vocals, guitar, piano
  • Bob Stinson – guitar
  • Tommy Stinson – bass
  • Chris Mars – drums, backing vocals
  • Alex Chilton – vocals, additional production
  • Tommy Erdelyi – guitar solo
  • Steven Fjelstad – engineer
  • Jack Skinner – mastering
  • Robert Longo – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Paul Westerberg, except where noted.

  1. Hold My Life
  2. I’ll Buy
  3. Kiss Me on the Bus
  4. Dose of Thunder – Chris Mars, Tommy Stinson, Paul Westerberg
  5. Waitress in the Sky
  6. Swinging Party
  7. Bastards of Young
  8. Lay It Down Clown
  9. Left of the Dial
  10. Little Mascara
  11. Here Comes a Regular

Dover: I Was Dead For 7 Weeks In The City Of Angels

On September 17, 2001, “Loli Jackson Records” and “Chrysalis” labels released “I was Dead for 7 Weeks in the City of Angels” is the fourth Dover studio album. It was recorded May – June 2001, and was produced by Barrett Jones, Cristina Lianos, Amparo Lianos, Alvaro Diez and Jesús Antúnez.

Personnel:

  • Cristina Llanos – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Amparo Llanos – guitar
  • Álvaro Díez – bass guitar
  • Jesús Antúnez – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Amparo Llanos and Cristina Llanos.

  1. My Secret People
  2. Better Day
  3. The Weak Hour of the Rooster
  4. Lady Barbuda
  5. King George
  6. Big Mistake
  7. Recluser
  8. Astroman
  9. Surrender
  10. I Hate Everybody
  11. As I Said
  12. Death Rocker
  13. The Last Word
  14. Love Is a Bitch
  15. Cold

Uncle Tupelo: Still Feel Gone

On September 17, 1991, “Rockville” label released “Still Feel Gone”, the second Uncle Tupelo studio album. It was recorded June – July 1991, at “Longview Farm” in North Brookfield, “Fort Apache” in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and was produced by Paul Q. Kolderie and Sean Slade.

Personnel:

  • Jay Farrar – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, banjo, mandolin, harmonica
  • Jeff Tweedy – vocals, bass, acoustic guitar
  • Mike Heidorn – drums
  • Gary Louris – additional electric guitar 
  • Brian Henneman – acoustic guitar 
  • Chris Bess – piano, accordion
  • Sean Slade – organ, piano
  • Rich Gilbert – optigan

Track listing:

All tracks by Jay Farrar, Jeff Tweedy and Mike Heidorn, except where noted.

  1. Gun
  2. Looking for a Way Out
  3. Fall Down Easy
  4. Nothing
  5. Still Be Around
  6. Watch Me Fall
  7. Punch Drunk
  8. Postcard
  9. D. Boom
  10. True to Life
  11. Cold Shoulder
  12. Discarded
  13. If That’s Alright

Ben Webster And Harry “Sweets” Edison: Wanted to Do One Together

On September 17, 1962, “Columbia” label released “Wanted to Do One Together” (also released as Ben and “Sweets”),album by Ben Webster and Harry “Sweets” Edison. It was recorded in June 1962, at “Columbia 30th Street Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Mike Berniker.

Personnel:

  • Harry “Sweets” Edison – trumpet
  • Ben Webster – tenor saxophone
  • Hank Jones – piano
  • George Duvivier – bass
  • Clarence Johnson – drums

Track listing:

  1. Better Go – Ben Webster
  2. How Long Has This Been Going On – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  3. Kitty – Harry Edison
  4. My Romance – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  5. Did You Call Her Today – Ben Webster
  6. Embraceable You – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin

A Perfect Circle: Thirteenth Step

On September 16, 2003, “Virgin” label released “Thirteenth Step”, the second A Perfect Circle studio album. It was recorded January – June 2003, at “Perfect Circle Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Billy Howerdel and Danny Lohner.

Personnel:

  • Maynard James Keenan − lead vocals, artwork direction, executive producer
  • Billy Howerdel − guitar, backing vocals, engineer
  • Twiggy Ramirez − bass, backing vocals
  • Josh Freese − drums, backing vocals
  • Troy Van Leeuwen – guitar
  • Danny Lohner – guitar
  • Paz Lenchantin – strings
  • The Section Quartet – strings
  • Jarboe – vocals
  • Devo H. Keenan – backing vocals
  • K. Patrick Warren – instrumentation
  • Jon Brion – instrumentation
  • Steve Duda – digital engineering assistance
  • Andy Wallace – mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Maynard James Keenan and Billy Howerdel, except where noted.

  1. The Package
  2. Weak and Powerless
  3. The Noose
  4. Blue
  5. Vanishing
  6. A Stranger
  7. The Outsider
  8. Crimes – Billy Howerdel, Maynard James Keenan, Josh Freese, White
  9. The Nurse Who Loved Me – Greg Edwards, Ken Andrews
  10. Pet
  11. Lullaby
  12. Gravity – Billy Howerdel, Maynard James Keenan, Josh Freese, Troy Van Leeuwen, Paz Lenchantin

Marianne Faithful: Seven Deadly Sins

On September 15, 1998, “BMG” label released “The Seven Deadly Sins”, the 14th Marianne Faithfull album. It was recorded in June 1997, at “Wiener Konzerthaus” and  “Radio Kulturhaus” in Vienna, Austria, and was produced by Malgorzata Kragora.

Personnel:

  • Marianne Faithfull – vocals
  • Dennis Russell Davies – conductor
  • Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra
  • Hudson Shad – vocal ensemble
  • Hugo Munday, Mark Bleeke – tenor vocals
  • Peter Becker – baritone vocals
  • Wilbur Pauley – bass vocals
  • Anton Corbijn – front cover photography
  • Nick Knight – back cover photography
  • Ali Schafler – opposite page photography
  • Nils Grosch – liner notes
  • Markus Spiegel – A&R
  • OKA_Lab – design

Track listing:

All music by Kurt Weill, except where noted, all lyrics by Bertolt Brecht.

  1. Prologue – Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht
  2. Sloth
  3. Pride
  4. Anger
  5. Gluttony
  6. Lust
  7. Covetousness
  8. Envy
  9. Epilogue
  10. Alabama Song – Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht
  11. The Ballad of Sexual Dependency
  12. Bilbao Song – Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht, Johnny Mercer
  13. Pirate Jenny – Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht