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The Tragically Hip: Day For Night

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On September 24, 1994, “MCA” label released “Day for Night”, the fourth Tragically Hip (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1994, at “Kingsway” in New Orleans, “Le Cave de Dave” in Kingston, Ontario, and was produced by Mark Howard, Mark Vreeken, Gord Downie, Rob Baker, Paul Langlois, Gord Sinclair and Johnny Fay.

Personnel:

  • Gord Downie – lead vocals
  • Rob Baker – lead guitar
  • Paul Langlois – rhythm guitar
  • Gord Sinclair – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Johnny Fay – drums
  • Mark Vreeken – engineer, mixing
  • Mark Howard – engineer, mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Andrew McLachlan – design
  • Simon Andrew – drawing
  • Jim Herrington – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Gord Downie, Rob Baker, Paul Langlois, Gord Sinclair and Johnny Fay.

  1. Grace, Too
  2. Daredevil
  3. Greasy Jungle
  4. Yawning or Snarling
  5. Fire in the Hole
  6. So Hard Done By
  7. Nautical Disaster
  8. Thugs
  9. Inevitability of Death
  10. Scared
  11. An Inch an Hour
  12. Emergency
  13. Titanic Terrarium
  14. Imossibilium

Burning Spear: Dry & Heavy

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On August 5, 1977, “Island” label released “Dry & Heavy”, the sixth Burning Spear album. It was recorded in 1977, at “Harry J’s Studio” in Kingston, Jamaica, and was produced by Winston Rodney.

Personnel:

  • Winston Rodney – lead vocals, percussion, arrangements
  • Earl “Chinna” Smith – lead and rhythm guitar
  • Donald “Roots” Kinsey – lead guitar
  • Bertram “Ranchie” McLean – rhythm guitar
  • Bernard “Touter” Harvey – keyboards
  • Earl “Wire” Lindo – keyboards
  • Robbie Shakespeare – bass guitar
  • Aston “Family Man” Barrett – bass guitar
  • Leroy “Horsemouth” Wallace – drums
  • Noel “Skully” Simms – percussion
  • Uziah “Sticky” Thompson – percussion
  • Herman Marquis – alto sax
  • Richard “Dirty Harry” Hall – tenor sax
  • Bobby Ellis – trumpet
  • Vincent “Trommie” Gordon – trombone
  • Sylvan Morris – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Walter Rodney, except where noted.

  1. Any River
  2. The Sun – Winston Rodney, Don Taylor, Phillip Fullwood
  3. It’s a Long Way Around – Winston Rodney, Phillip Fullwood
  4. I W.I.N.
  5. Throw Down Your Arms
  6. Dry & Heavy
  7. Wailing
  8. Black Disciples
  9. Shout It Out

The Tragically Hip: Man Machine Poem

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On June 17, 2016, “Universal Music Canada” label released “Man Machine Poem”, the thirteenth and final Tragically Hip (The) album. It was recorded in 2016 at “Bathouse” in Kingston, “Revolution Recording” in Toronto, Canada, and was produced by Dave Hamelin and Kevin Drew.

Personnel:

  • Gordon Downie – vocal, design concept
  • Rob Baker – guitar, design concept
  • Paul Langlois – guitar
  • Gord Sinclair – bass
  • Johnny Fay – drums
  • Dave Hamelin – keyboards, percussion
  • Kevin Drew – keyboards, percussion
  • Nyles Spencer – recording
  • Rob Currie – recording
  • Dave Hamelin – mixing
  • Kevin Drew – mixing
  • Nyles Spencer – mixing
  • Eric Boulanger – mastered 
  • Jonathan Shedletzky – art direction
  • Isis Essery – design, layout
  • Simon Paul – artwork
  • Andy Prokh – photography
  • Cult Pro Svet – photography
  • Mike Corner, Matt Kirby, Sam Bidinost, Dave ‘Billy Ray’ Koster – assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Gordon Downie, Rob Baker, Paul Langlois, Gord Sinclair and Johnny Fay.

  1. Man
  2. In a World Possessed by the Human Mind
  3. What Blue
  4. In Sarnia
  5. Here, in the Dark
  6. Great Soul
  7. Tired as Fuck
  8. Hot Mic
  9. Ocean Next
  10. Machine

The Antlers: Green to Gold

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On March 26, 2021, “Anti -” label released “Green to Gold”, the sixth Antlers studio album. It was recorded in “Harrington Road” in New Paltz, and “Lone Pine Road” in Kingston, New York, and was produced by Peter Silberman.

Personnel:

  • Peter Silberman – vocals, guitar, bass, pedal steel, piano, organ, engineer
  • Michael Lerner – drums, percussion
  • Tim Mislock – guitar
  • Dave Harrington – slide guitar
  • David Moore – banjo
  • Kelly Pratt – baritone saxophone, flute, clarinet, French horn
  • Jon Natchez – bass clarinet
  • Will Harvey – violin, viola
  • Brent Arnold – cello
  • Nicholas Principe – mixing
  • Gus Elg – mastering
  • Zan Goodman – art direction, design
  • Landon Speers – cover, additional photography
  • Shervin Lainez – band photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Peter Silberman and Michael Lerner.

  1. Strawflower
  2. Wheels Roll Home
  3. Solstice
  4. Stubborn Man
  5. Just One See
  6. It Is What It Is
  7. Volunteer
  8. Green to Gold
  9. Porchlight
  10. Equinox

Wintersleep: In the Land Of

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On March 29, 2019, “Dine Alone Records” label released “In the Land Of”, the seventh Wintersleep album. It was recorded in 2019, at “Bathouse Recording Studio” in Kingston, “Revolution Recording” in Toronto, “St. Bernard Studios” in Montreal, and was produced by Tony Doogan.

Personnel:

  • Paul Murphy – lead vocals, guitar
  • Tim D’Eon – guitar, keyboards
  • Chris Bell – bass guitar
  • Loel Campbell – drums, percussion
  • Jon Samuel – keyboards
  • Aaron Goldstein – pedal steel
  • Jace Lasek – therevox, additional tracking
  • Tony Doogan – engineer
  • Nyles Spencer – engineer assistant
  • Luke Schindler – engineer assistant
  • Gemma Mazza – engineer assistant
  • John Agnello – mixing
  • Michael H. Brauer – mixing
  • Calvin Hartwick – mixing
  • Fernando Reyes – mixing assistant
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Rich Carey – artwork
  • Jud Haynes – layout, design

Track listing:

  1. Surrender
  2. Forest Fire
  3. Beneficiary
  4. Into the Shape of Your Heart
  5. The Lighthouse
  6. Never Let You Go
  7. Soft Focus
  8. Waves
  9. Terror
  10. Free Pour

Kenny Wheeler: A Long Time Ago

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On October 19, 1999, “ECM” label released “A Long Time Ago”, the 16th Kenny Wheeler album. It was recorded September 1997 – January 1998, at “Gateway Studio” in Kingston, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Kenny Wheeler – flugelhorn
  • John Taylor – piano
  • John Parricelli – guitar
  • Derek Watkins, John Barclay, Henry Lowther, Ian Hamer – trumpet
  • Pete Beachill, Mark Nightingale, Richard Edwards- trombone
  • Sarah Williams, Dave Stewart – bass trombone
  • Tony Faulkner – conductor

Track listing:

All tracks by Kenny Wheeler.

  1. The Long Time Ago Suite
  2. One Plus Three (Version 1)
  3. Ballad for a Dead Child
  4. Eight Plus Three / Alice My Dear
  5. Going for Baroque
  6. Gnu Suite
  7. One Plus Three (Version 2)

The Upsetters: Super Ape

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In August 1976, “Island” label released “Super Ape”, the twelve Upsetters album. It was recorded in 1976 at “Black Ark” in Kingston, Jamaica, and was produced by Lee “Scratch” Perry.

Personnel:

  • Lee Perry – percussion, conga
  • Michael “Mikey Boo” Richards – drums
  • Anthony “Benbow” Creary – drums
  • Noel “Skully” Simms– conga
  • Boris Gardiner– bass
  • Earl “Chinna” Smith– guitar
  • Keith Sterling– piano
  • Bobby Ellis– horns
  • “Dirty” Harry Hall, Herman Marquis– horns
  • Vin Gordon– trombone
  • Egbert Evans – flute
  • Prince Jazzbo– toasting
  • Barry Llewellyn, Earl Morgan– backing vocals
  • Tony Wright– cover art

Track listing:

All track by Lee “Scratch” Perry.

  1. Zion’s Blood
  2. Croaking Lizard
  3. Black Vest
  4. Underground
  5. Curly Dub
  6. Dread Lion
  7. Three in One
  8. Patience
  9. Dub Along
  10. Super Ape

Black Uhuru: Sinsemilla

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In July 1980, “Mango” label released “Sinsemilla”, the third Black Uhuru album. It was recorded in January 1980, at “Channel One Studio” in Kingston, Jamaica, and was produced by Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare.

Personnel:

  • Michael Rose- lead vocals
  • Radcliffe “Dougie” Bryan – guitar
  • Bertram “Ranchie” McLean- guitar
  • Ansel Collins- piano, organ
  • Jimmy Becker – harmonica
  • Robbie Shakespeare- bass
  • Sly Dunbar- drums, percussion
  • Uziah “Sticky” Thompson- percussion
  • Derrick “Duckie” Simpson – harmony vocals
  • Puma Jones- harmony vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Michael Rose.

  1. Happiness
  2. World is Africa
  3. Push Push
  4. There Is Fire
  5. No Loafing (Sit and Wonder)
  6. Sinsemilia
  7. Endurance
  8. Vampire

Peter Tosh: Wanted Dread & Alive

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In June 1981, “EMI America” label released “Wanted Dread & Alive”, the fifth Peter Tosh album. It was recorded in 1981, at “Dynamic Studios” in Kingston, Jamaica, and was produced by Peter Tosh.

Personnel:

  • Peter Tosh – lead and backing vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion
  • Gwen Guthrie – lead vocals
  • Darryl Thompson – lead guitar
  • Mikey Chung – rhythm guitar
  • Keith Sterling, Robbie Lyn – keyboards
  • Robbie Shakespeare – bass
  • Sly Dunbar – drums
  • Noel “Scully” Simms, Uziah “Sticky” Thompson – percussion
  • Dean Fraser – alto and tenor saxophone
  • Ronald “Nambo” Robinson – trombone
  • Pee Wee – flute
  • Barry Rogers, Jon Faddis, Lew Soloff, Lou Marini – horns
  • The Tamlins – backing vocals
  • Geoffrey Chung – recording, mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Peter Tosh except where noted.

  1. Coming in Hot
  2. Nothing But Love – Ella Mitchell, Freddie Harris
  3. Reggae-Mylitis
  4. The Poor Man Feel It
  5. Cold Blood
  6. Wanted Dread & Alive
  7. Rastafari Is
  8. That’s What They Will Do
  9. Fools Die