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Pete Townshend: Empty Glass

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Empty Glass

On April 21, 1980, “Atco” label released “Empty Glass”, the third Pete Townshend solo album, and his first one with original material. It was recorded 1979 – 1980, at “Eel Pie Studios” and “A.I.R. Studios” in London, and was produced by Chris Thomas and Pete Townshend. “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 57, on its list of the “100 Greatest Albums of the 1980s”.

Personnel:

  • Pete Townshend – vocals, guitars, synths
  • John “Rabbit” Bundrick – keyboards
  • Peter Hope-Evans: harmonica
  • Tony Butler – bass guitar
  • Simon Phillips – drums
  • James Asher – drums
  • Kenney Jones – drums
  • Mark Brzezicki – drums
  • Raphael Rudd – brass arrangements
  • Ted Jensen- mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Pete Townshend.

  1. Rough Boys
  2. I Am an Animal
  3. And I Moved
  4. Let My Love Open the Door
  5. Jools and Jim
  6. Keep on Working
  7. Cat’s in the Cupboard
  8. A Little is Enough
  9. Empty Glass
  10. Gonna Get Ya

Faces: A Nod’s as Good as a Wink… to a Blind Horse

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On November 17, 1971, “Warner Bros” released “A Nod’s as Good as a Wink… to a Blind Horse”, the third Faces album. It was recorded March – September 1971, at the “Olympic Studios” in London, and was produced by Rod Stewart, Ronnie Lane, Ronnie Wood, Ian McLagan, Kenny Jones and Glyn Johns.

Personnel:

  • Rod Stewart– vocals
  • Ronnie Lane– vocals, bass, acoustic guitar, percussion
  • Ronnie Wood– lead, slide, acoustic and pedal steel guitars, harmonica, backing vocals
  • Ian McLagan– piano, organ, backing vocals
  • Kenney Jones– drums, percussion
  • Harry Fowler – steel drums

Track listing:

  1. Miss Judy’s Farm – Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood
  2. You’re So Rude – Ronnie Lane, Ian McLagan
  3. Love Lives Here – Ronnie Lane, Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood
  4. Last Orders Please – Ronnie Lane
  5. Stay with Me – Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood
  6. Debris – Ronnie Lane
  7. Memphis, Tennessee – Chuck Berry
  8. Too Bad – Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood
  9. That’s All You Need – Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood

The Rolling Stones: It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll

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Its Only Rock n Roll

On October 16, 1974, “Rolling Stones Records” label released “It’s Only Rock ‘n Roll” , the twelfth Rolling Stones studio album. It was recorded  November – December 1972; November 1973; January – May 1974, and was produced by The Glimmer Twins. The album marked the 10th anniversary of the band’s debut album and was the last Rolling Stones album with Mick Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Mick Jagger– lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
  • Keith Richards – acoustic and electric guitar, bass, backing vocals
  • Mick Taylor – acoustic, electric, twelve–string acoustic and slide guitar, bass, synthesizer, congas, backing vocals
  • Bill Wyman– bass guitar, synthesizer
  • Charlie Watts– drums
  • Ronnie Wood– twelve–string acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Nicky Hopkins– piano
  • Billy Preston– piano, clavinet, organ
  • Ian Stewart– piano
  • Willie Weeks– bass guitar
  • Kenney Jones– drums
  • Ray Cooper– percussion
  • Charlie Jolly – tabla
  • Ed Leach – cowbell
  • David Bowie– backing vocals
  • Blue Magic– backing vocals

All tracks by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, except where noted.

  1. If You Can’t Rock Me
  2. Ain’t Too Proud to Beg – Norman Whitfield, Eddie Holland
  3. It’s Only Rock ‘n Roll (But I Like It)
  4. Till the Next Goodbye
  5. Time Waits for No One
  6. Luxury
  7. Dance Little Sister
  8. If You Really Want to Be My Friend
  9. Short and Curlies
  10. Fingerprint File