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The Hollies: For Certain Because…

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On December 9, 1966, “Parlaphone” label released “For Certain Because”, the fifth  Hollies (The) album. It was recorded November 1965 and June – October 1966, and was produced by Ron Richards.

Personnel:

  • Allan Clarke— vocals, harmonica
  • Tony Hicks— vocals, lead guitar, banjo
  • Graham Nash— vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Bernie Calvert— bass guitar, piano
  • Bobby Elliott— drums
  • Eric Haydock— bass guitar
  • Mike Vickers— orchestral arrangements

Track listing:

All tracks by Allan Clarke, Tony Hicks, and Graham Nash.

  1. What’s Wrong with the Way I Live
  2. Pay You Back with Interest
  3. Tell Me to My Face
  4. Clown
  5. Suspicious Look in Your Eyes
  6. It’s You
  7. High Classed
  8. Peculiar Situation
  9. What Went Wrong
  10. Crusader
  11. Don’t Even Think About Changing
  12. Stop! Stop! Stop!’

Kenny Clarke: Bohemia After Dark

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On November 22, 1955, “Savoy” label released “Bohemia After Dark”, the fourth  Kenny Clarke album. It was recorded June – July 1955, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, NJ, and was produced by Ozzie Cadena.

Personnel:

  • Kenny Clarke- drums
  • Cannonball Adderley- alto saxophone
  • Nat Adderley– cornet
  • Donald Byrd- trumpet tracks
  • Jerome Richardson- tenor saxophone, flute
  • Horace Silver- piano
  • Hank Jones- piano
  • Paul Chambers- bass

Track listing:

All tracks by Julian “Cannonball” Adderley and Nat Adderley except where noted.

  1. Bohemia After Dark – Oscar Pettiford
  2. Chasm
  3. Willow Weep for Me – Ann Ronell
  4. Hear Me Talkin’ to Ya
  5. With Apologies to Oscar
  6. We’ll Be Together Again – Carl T. Fischer, Frankie Laine
  7. Late Entry

Rush: Presto

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On November 21, 1989, “Anthem Records” label released “Presto”, the thirteenth Rush studio album. It was recorded June – August 1989, at “Le Studio” in Morin Heights, Quebec, “McClear Place” in Toronto, Ontario, and was produced by  Rupert Hine, Alex Lifeson, Neil Peart and Geddy Lee. The album was certified Platinum in Canada by “CRIA”.

Personnel:

  • Alex Lifeson – acoustic and electric guitars, arrangement
  • Geddy Lee– vocals, bass guitar, synthesizers, arrangement
  • Neil Peart– drums, electronic percussion, arrangement
  • Rupert Hine– additional keyboards, backing vocals, arrangement
  • Jason Sniderman– additional keyboards
  • Stephen W. Tayler– engineer, mixing
  • Simon Pressey, Jaques Deveau, Rick Anderson – recording assistant
  • Matt Howe – mixing assistant
  • Everett Ravenstein – pre-production engineer assistant
  • Bob Ludwig– mastering
  • Hugh Syme– art direction
  • Scarpati – photography
  • Andrew MacNaughtan – portraits

Track listing:

All lyrics by Neil Peart, all music by Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson.

  1. Show Don’t Tell
  2. Chain Lightning
  3. The Pass
  4. War paint
  5. Scars
  6. Presto
  7. Superconductor
  8. Anagram (For Mongo)
  9. Red Tide
  10. Hand Over Fist
  11. Available Light

The Flower Kings: Flower Power

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On November 16, 1999, “InsideOut” label released “Flower Power”, the fourth  Flower Kings (The) studio album. It was recorded November 1998 – June 1999, and was produced by Don Azzaro.

Personnel:

  • Roine Stolt- vocals, guitars, keyboards, bass guitar
  • Tomas Bodin- keyboards
  • Michael Stolt- bass guitar
  • Jaime Salazar- drums
  • Hasse Bruniusson- percussion
  • Hasse Fröberg- vocals
  • Ulf Wallander- soprano saxophone
  • Tomas Bodin – assistant engineer, mixing assistant
  • Tomas Eriksson – pre-mastering engineer
  • Dexter Frank Jr. – engineer
  • Stefan Bodin – photography
  • Lilian Forsberg – photography
  • Per Nordin – photography
  • Roine Stolt – photography

Track listing:

Disc One

Garden of Dreams – Tomas Bodin, Roine Stolt

  1. Dawn
  2. Simple Song
  3. Business Vamp
  4. All You Can Save
  5. Attack of the Monster Briefcase
  6. Hope Goes to Wall Street
  7. Did I Tell You?
  8. Garden of Dreams
  9. Don’t Let the d’Evil In
  10. Love is the Word
  11. There’s No Such Night
  12. The Mean Machine
  13. Dungeon of the Deep
  14. Indian Summer
  15. Sunny Lane
  16. Gardens Revisited
  17. Shadowland
  18. The Final Deal

Disc two

  1. Deaf, Numb & Blind
  2. Stupid Girl
  3. Corruption
  4. Power of Kindness – Tomas Bodin
  5. Psychedelic Postcard
  6. Hudson River Sirens Call 1998
  7. Magic Pie – Hasse Fröberg
  8. Painter
  9. Calling Home
  10. Afterlife – Tomas Bodin, Roine Stolt
  11. End of a Century – bonus track

Steven Wilson: Cenotaph

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On November 8, 2011, “Tonefloat” label released “Cenotaph”, the ninth Steven Wilson studio album (under the pseudonym Bass Communion). It was recorded January 2010 – June 2011, and was produced by Steven Wilson.

Personnel:

  • Steven Wilson – performer
  • Theo Travis – trombone
  • Carl Clover – design, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Steven Wilson.

  1. Citadel (q)
  2. Carrion (u)
  3. Cenotaph (r)
  4. Conflux (n)

Lou Reed & Metallica: Lulu

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On October 31, 2011, “Warner Bros” and “Vertigo” labels released “Lulu”, a collaboration album between Lou Reed and Metallica. It was recorded April – June 2011, at Metallica’s HQ in San Rafael, CA, and was produced by Greg Fidelman, Lou Reed, Hal Willner, James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett, Robert Trujillo and Lars Ulrich.The album is based on the two “Lulu Plays” by the German playwright Frank Wedekind.

Personnel:

  • Lou Reed– lead vocals, continuum, acoustic guitar
  • James Hetfield– vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Kirk Hammett– lead guitar
  • Robert Trujillo– bass
  • Lars Ulrich– drums
  • Sarth Calhoun– electronics
  • Jenny Scheinman– violin, viola, string arrangements
  • Gabe Witcher– violin
  • Megan Gould – violin
  • Ron Lawrence – viola
  • Jessica Troy – viola
  • Marika Hughes – cello
  • Ulrich Maiss – cello
  • Rob Wasserman– stand up electric bass
  • Greg Fidelman– engineer, mixing
  • Vlado Meller– mastering
  • Anton Corbijn – packaging photographs
  • Stan Musilek– album cover, packaging photographs

Track listing:

All lyrics by Lou Reed, all music by Lou Reed, James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett, Robert Trujillo and Lars Ulrich.

  1. Brandenburg Gate
  2. The View
  3. Pumping Blood
  4. Mistress Dread
  5. Iced Honey
  6. Cheat on Me
  7. Frustration
  8. Little Dog
  9. Dragon
  10. Junior Dad

Peter Hammill: Everyone You Hold

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On October 13, 1997, “Discipline” label released “Everyone You Hold”, the 24th Peter Hammill studio album. It was recorded April – June 1997, and was produced by Peter Hammill.

Personnel:

  • Peter Hammill – vocals, guitars, keyboards, bass, recording, mixing
  • David Lord– keyboards
  • Hugh Banton– organ
  • Manny Elias– drums, percussion
  • Beatrice and Holly Hammill – soprano vocals
  • Stuart Gordon – violin
  • Paul Ridout – art direction, design
  • Leo Vaca – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Peter Hammill except where noted.

  1. Everyone You Hold
  2. Personality – Holly Hammill, Peter Hammill
  3. Nothing Comes
  4. From the Safe House
  5. Phosphorescence – Peter Hammill, Saro Cosentino
  6. Falling Open
  7. Bubble
  8. Can Do
  9. Tenderness

Brand X: Masques

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On September 8, 1978, “Charisma” label released “Masques”, the third Brand X studio album. It was recorded May – June 1978, at “Trident Studios” in London, and was produced by Robin Lumley.

Personnel:

  • John Goodsall– guitar
  • Morris Pert– percussion, electric piano
  • Peter Robinson– keyboards
  • Percy Jones– bass
  • Chuck Burgi– drums

Track listing:

  1. The Poke – John Goodsall
  2. Masques – Percy Jones, Peter Robinson
  3. Black Moon – Morris Pert
  4. Deadly Nightshade – Morris Pert
  5. Earth Dance – Morris Pert
  6. Access to Data – John Goodsall
  7. The Ghost of Mayfield Lodge – Percy Jones

Camper Van Beethoven: Key Lime Pie

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On September 5, 1989, “Virgin” label released “Key Lime Pie”, the ninth and final  Camper Van Beethoven studio album. It was recorded February – July 1989, and was produced by Dennis Herring.

Personnel:

  • David Lowery– vocals,, guitar, harmonica, keyboards
  • Victor Krummenacher– vocals, bass
  • Greg Lisher– vocals, guitar
  • Chris Pedersen– vocals, percussion, drums
  • Tim Cook – pedal steel
  • Morgan Fichter – vocals, violin
  • Garth Hudson- organ, talking
  • Hammer Smith – harmonica
  • Don Lax – fiddle, strings
  • Danny Faragher – backing vocals
  • Davey Faragher- backing vocals
  • Wally Sound – backing vocals
  • Mary O’Neil – backing vocals
  • Dennis Herring– engineer
  • Charles Paakkari – engineer, second engineer
  • Csaba Petocz – engineer, mixing
  • Peter Doell – engineer
  • Shawna Stobie – mixing
  • Mark Herman – mixing
  • Vince Zermeno – mixing
  • Howie Weinberg– mastering
  • Bruce Licher – design
  • Greg Allen – photography
  • Andre Lansel – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Victor Krummenacher, Greg Lisher, David Lowery and Chris Pedersen, except where noted.

  1. Opening Theme
  2. Jack Ruby
  3. Sweethearts
  4. When I Win the Lottery
  5. (I Was Born in a) Laundromat
  6. Borderline
  7. The Light from a Cake
  8. June
  9. All Her Favorite Fruit
  10. Interlude – Brandon Flowers, David Lowery, Eric Curkendall, Chris Hart
  11. The Humid Press of Days
  12. Pictures of Matchstick Men – Francis Rossi
  13. Come on Darkness

Split Enz: Dizrythmia

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On August 29, 1977, “Mushroom Records” label released “Dizrythmia” the third Split Enz album. It was recorded June – July 1977, at “AIR Studios” in London, and was produced by Geoff Emerick, Timothy Finn, Neil Finn, Edward Rayner, Noel Crombie, Robert Gillies, Malcolm Green, Nigel Griggs and Mal Jacobson.

Personnel:

  • Timothy Finn– vocals, acoustic guitar, piano
  • Neil Finn– vocals, guitars, mandolin
  • Edward Rayner– keyboards
  • Nigel Griggs– bass
  • Malcolm Green– drums
  • Noel Crombie– vocals, percussion
  • Phil Judd– vocals, guitar
  • Mike Chunn– vocals, bass
  • Mal Jacobson– drums, percussion
  • Robert Gillies– saxophones, trumpet
  • Geoff Emerick – engineer
  • Peter Henderson – additional engineering
  • Colin Fairley – engineer assistant
  • Nigel Walker – engineer assistant
  • Noel Crombie, Peter Wagg – design
  • Han Chew Tham – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Tim Finn, except where noted.

  1. Bold as Brass – Tim Finn, Robert Gilles
  2. My Mistake – Tim Finn, Eddie Rayner
  3. Parrot Fashion Love – Tim Finn, Eddie Rayner
  4. Sugar and Spice – Phil Judd
  5. Without a Doubt
  6. Crosswords
  7. Charlie
  8. Nice to Know – Tim Finn, Phil Judd, Eddie Rayner
  9. Jamboree – Tim Finn, Phil Judd, Eddie Rayner, Noel Crombie, Malcolm Green, Robert Gillies, Mike Chunn