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Patti Smith: Banga

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On June 1, 2012, “Columbia” label released “Banga”, the eleventh Patti Smith studio album. It was recorded in 2011, at “Electric Lady Studios” in New York, and “Hobo Recorders” in Hoboken, New Jersey, and was produced by Patti Smith, Tony Shanahan, Jay Dee Daugherty and Lenny Kaye.

Personnel:

  • Patti Smith – vocals, photography, Polaroids
  • Lenny Kaye – guitars, backing vocals
  • Tony Shanahan – bass, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Jay Dee Daugherty – drums, percussion, mandocello, backing vocals
  • Tom Verlaine – guitar
  • Jack Petruzzelli – guitar, Hammond organ
  • Johnny Depp – guitar, drums 
  • Jackson Smith – guitar
  • Luca Lanzi – vocals, guitar
  • Riccardo Dellocchio – steel guitar
  •  Jesse Smith – piano
  • Rob Morsberger – piano
  • Sauro Lanzi – accordion 
  • Massimilano Gregorio – bass 
  • Fabrizio Morganti – percussion 
  • Louie Appel – drums
  • Maxim Moston – violin
  • Entcho Todorov – violin
  • Andreas Petermann – violin 
  • Hiroko Taguchi – viola
  • Dave Eggar – cello
  • Tadhg Brady – vocals
  • Clea Payer – vocals
  • Fynn Payer – vocals
  • Kobyn Payer – vocals
  • Stewart Lerman – engineer, recording, mixing
  • Andrea Rovacchi – engineer, recording 
  • Iestyn Polson – additional engineering
  • Emery Dobyns – additional engineering
  • Eric Spring – additional engineering
  • Keenan Wyatt – additional engineering
  • Pete Bischoff – engineer assistant
  • Phil Joly – engineer assistant
  • Elizabeth Bauer – engineer assistant
  • Michael H. Brauer – mixing 
  • Ryan Gilligan – mixing assistant, Pro Tools engineer 
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Dave Bett – art direction
  • Steve Sebring – photography, front cover
  • Mount Fuji image courtesy of The Granger Collection, New York

Track listing:

All tracks by Pattis Smith, except where noted.

  1. Amerigo – Patti Smith, Tony Shanahan
  2. April Fool – Patti Smith, Tony Shanahan
  3. Fuji-san – Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye
  4. This Is the Girl – Patti Smith, Tony Shanahan, Stewart Lerman
  5. Banga
  6. Maria – Patti Smith, Tony Shanahan
  7. Mosaic – Patti Smith, Jay Dee Daugherty
  8. Tarkovsky (The Second Stop is Jupiter) – Patti Smith, Sun Ra
  9. Nine
  10. Seneca – Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye
  11. Constantine’s Dream – Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye
  12. After the Gold Rush – Meil Young

Kristin Hersh: Hips And Makers

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On January 24, 1994, “Sire” label released “Hips and Makers”, the debut Kristin Hersh album. It was recorded April-October 1993, at “Stable Sound” in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, and was produced by Lenny Kaye and Kristin Hersh.

Personnel:

  • Kristin Hersh – vocals, guitar
  • Jane Scarpantoni- cello
  • Michael Stipe- additional vocals
  • Phill Brown – engineer
  • Steve Rizzo – engineer assistant
  • Vaughan Oliver– design
  • Shinro Ohtake– artwork
  • Andrew Catlin – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Kristin Hersh, except where noted.

  1. Your Ghost
  2. Beestung
  3. Teeth
  4. Sundrops
  5. Sparky
  6. Houdini Blues – Kristin Hersh, William James Hersh
  7. A Loon
  8. Velvet Days
  9. Close Your Eyes
  10. Me and My Charm
  11. Tuesday Night
  12. The Letter
  13. Lurch
  14. The Cuckoo – traditional, arranged by Kristin Hersh
  15. Hips and Makers

Sammy Hagar: Same

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In January 1977, “Capitol” label released the self-titled, second Sammy Hagar  album. It was recorded in 1976, and was produced by John Carter.

Personnel:

  • Sammy Hagar– lead vocals, guitar
  • David Lewark– guitar
  • Alan Fitzgerald– keyboards
  • Bill Church– bass guitar
  • Scott Mathews– drums

Track listing:

  1. Red – John Carter, Sammy Hagar
  2. Catch the Wind – Donovan
  3. Cruisin’ & Boozin’ – Sammy Hagar
  4. Free Money – Lenny Kaye, Patti Smith
  5. Rock ‘N’ Roll Weekend – Sammy Hagar
  6. Fillmore Shuffle – Bruce Stephens
  7. Hungry – Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil
  8. The Pits – John Carter, Sammy Hagar
  9. Love Has Found Me – Sammy Hagar
  10. Little Star/Eclipse – Sammy Hagar

Patti Smith Group: Radio Ethiopia

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In October 1976, “Arista” label released “Radio Ethiopia”, the second Patti Smith Group studio album. It was recorded in 1976, at “Record Plant Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Jack Douglas.

Personnel:

  • Patti Smith– vocals, guitar, design
  • Lenny Kaye – vocals, guitar, bass, mixing
  • Richard Sohl– keyboards, synthesizer, piano
  • Ivan Kral– bass, guitar
  • Jay Dee Daugherty– drums, percussion, mixing, consultant
  • Brian Sperber – engineer
  • Jay Messina – engineer, mixing
  • Rod O’Brien, Sam Ginsberg – engineer assistant
  • Bob Irwin – mastering
  • George Marino– mastering
  • Vic Anesini – mastering
  • Nancy Greenberg – design
  • Lynn Goldsmith– photography

Track listing:

  1. Ask the Angels – Patti Smith, Ivan Kral
  2. Ain’t It Strange – Patti Smith, Ivan Kral
  3. Poppies – Patti Smith, Richard Sohl
  4. Pissing in a River – Patti Smith, Ivan Kral
  5. Pumping (My Heart) – Patti Smith, Ivan Kral, Jay Dee Daugherty
  6. Distant Fingers – Patti Smith, Allen Lanier
  7. Radio Ethiopia – Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye
  8. Abyssinia – Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye, Richard Sohl

 

Suzanne Vega: Same

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In May 1985, “A&M” label released the self-titled, debut Suzanne Vega album. It was recorded January-March 1985, at “Celestial Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Steve Addabbo, Lenny Kaye and Steven Miller. In 1989, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Suzanne Vega” at number 80 on its list of the “100 Best Albums of the Eighties”.

Personnel:

  • Suzanne Vega – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Steve Addabbo — synclavier guitar, 12-string acoustic guitar, electric guitar, backing vocals
  • Jon Gordon– electric guitar
  • Frank Christian– acoustic guitar, electric slide guitar
  • Mark Isham– synthesizers
  • P. Roth – synthesizers, piano, organ
  • Frank Gravis – bass
  • Paul Dugan – bass, vertical bass
  • Sue Evans– drums, percussion
  • Roger Squitero – percussion
  • Peter Gordon– string arrangement
  • Shem Guibbory – violin
  • Darol Anger– electric violin
  • Maxine Neuman – cello
  • John Mahoney – synclavier programming

Track listing:

All tracks by Suzanne Vega.

  1. Cracking
  2. Freeze Tag
  3. Marlene on the Wall
  4. Small Blue Thing
  5. Straight Lines
  6. Undertow
  7. Some Journey
  8. The Queen and the Soldier
  9. Knight Moves
  10. Neighborhood Girls

Peter Buck: Same

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On October 5, 2012, “Mississippi” label released the self-titled, debut Peter Buck album. It was recorded in 2012, and was produced by Peter Buck.

Personnel:

  • Peter Buck– vocals, guitar, piano
  • Lenny Kaye– guitar
  • Scott McCaughey– vocals, guitar
  • Mike Mills– vocals, bass guitar
  • Bill Rieflin– drums
  • Jenny Conlee– percussion
  • Corin Tucker– vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Peter Buck

  1. 10 Million BC
  2. It’s Alright
  3. Some Kind of Velvet Sunday Morning
  4. Travel Without Arriving
  5. Migraine
  6. Give Me Back My Wig
  7. Nothing Matters
  8. So Long Johnny
  9. V.M.F.
  10. Nothing Means Nothing
  11. Hard Old World
  12. Nowhere No Way
  13. Vaso Loco
  14. I’m Alive

Patti Smith: Peace And Noise

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On September 30, 1997, “Arista” label released “Peace and Noise” the seventh Patti Smith album. It was recorded in 1997, at “IIwII Studio” in Weehawken, and was produced by Patti Smith.

Personnel:

  • Patti Smith– vocals, clarinet
  • Lenny Kaye– guitar, pedal steel
  • Oliver Ray – guitar, photography
  • Tony Shanahan – bass, piano
  • Jay Dee Daugherty– drums, organ, harmonica
  • Michael Stipe– backing vocal
  • Roy Cicala– engineer, mixing
  • Mark Burdett – art direction

Track listing:

  1. Waiting Underground – Patti Smith, Oliver Ray
  2. Whirl Away – Patti Smith, Oliver Ray, Lenny Kaye
  3. 1959 – Patti Smith, Tonny Shanahan
  4. Spell – Allen Ginsberg, Oliver Ray
  5. Don’t Say Nothing – Patti Smith, Jay Dee Daugherty
  6. Dead City – Patti Smith, Oliver Ray
  7. Blue Poles – Patti Smith, Oliver Ray
  8. Death Singing – Patti Smith
  9. Memento Mori – Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye, Oliver Ray, Daugherty, Tonny Shanahan
  10. Last Call – Patti Smith, Oliver Ray

 

 

Patti Smith: Gone Again

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On June 18, 1996, “Arista” label released “Gone Again”, the sixth Patti Smith album. It was recorded in 1996, at “Electric Lady Studios” and was produced by Malcolm Burn and Lenny Kaye. In 1999 “Rolling Stone” magazine placed “Gone Again” on its list of “The Essential Recordings of the ’90s”.

Personnel:

  • Patti Smith– vocals, guitar
  • Jeff Buckley– vocals
  • Lenny Kaye– guitar
  • Oliver Ray– guitar, whistle, photography, feedback
  • Tom Verlaine– guitar
  • Whit Smith – guitar
  • Brian Sperber – guitar, engineer
  • César Díaz– guitar
  • Kimberly Smith –mandolin
  • Malcolm Burn – guitar, dulcimer, engineer
  • John Cale – organ
  • Luis Resto– keyboards
  • Tony Shanahan– bass
  • Jay Dee Daugherty– drums
  • Hearn Gadbois –percussion
  • Eileen Ivers– fiddle
  • Jane Scarpantoni– cello
  • Rick Kiernan –saw
  • Patrick McCarthy– mixing
  • John Angello –mixing
  • Roy Cicala– mixing
  • Greg Calbi –mastering
  • Angela Skouras –design
  • Annie Leibovitz– photography

Track listing:

  1. Gone Again – Patti Smith, Fred “Sonic” Smith
  2. Beneath the Southern Cross – Patti Smith, Lenny kaye
  3. About a Boy – Patti Smith
  4. My Madrigal – Patti Smith,  Fred “Sonic” Smith
  5. Summer Cannibals – Patti Smith, Fred “Sonic” Smith
  6. Dead to the World – Patti Smith
  7. Wing – Patti Smith
  8. Ravens – Patti Smith
  9. Wicked Messenger – Bob Dylan
  10. Fireflies – Patti Smith, Oliver Ray
  11. Farewell Ree – Patti Smith

Patti Smith Group: Wave

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On May 17, 1979, “Arista” label released “Wave”, the fourth Patti Smith Group studio album. It was recorded in 1979 at “Bearsville Studios” in New York, and was produced by Todd Rundgren.

Personnel:

  • Patti Smith– vocals
  • Lenny Kaye– vocals, guitar, bass guitar
  • Richard Sohl– piano
  • Ivan Kral– bass guitar, guitar, cello, keyboards
  • Todd Rundgren– bass guitar,  engineer
  • Jay Dee Daugherty– drums, consultant
  • Andi Ostrowe – percussion, timpani
  • George Carnell – engineer assistant
  • Tom Edmonds – engineer assistant
  • Vic Anesini – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Frederick – Patti Smith
  2. Dancing Barefoot – Patti Smith, Ivan Kral
  3. So you want to Be (a Rock ‘n’ Roll Star) – Jim McGuinn, Chris Hillman
  4. Hymn – Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye
  5. Revenge – Patti Smith, Ivan Kral
  6. Citizen Ship – Patti Smith, Ivan Kral
  7. Seven Ways of Going – Patti Smith
  8. Broken Flag – Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye
  9. Wave – Patti Smith

Patti Smith: Trampin’

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On April 27, 2004, “Columbia” label released “Trampin’”, the ninth Patti Smith album. It was recorded in 2003, at “Loho Studios”, and was produced by Patti Smith.

Personnel:

  • Patti Smith– vocals, clarinet
  • Lenny Kaye– guitar, pedal steel
  • Oliver Ray– guitar, farfisa, art direction, design
  • Jesse Smith – piano
  • Tony Shanahan– bass, keyboards, hammond organ, back vocals
  • Jay Dee Daugherty– drums, percussion, guitar
  • Rebecca Wiener – violin
  • Emery Dobyns– engineer
  • Patrick McCarthy– mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Joe Hogan – assistant
  • Tom Gloady – assistant
  • Gail Marowitz – art direction, design
  • Melodie McDaniel – photography

Track listing:

  1. Jubilee – Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye, Jay Dee Daugherty
  2. Mother Rose – Patti Smith, Tony Shanahan
  3. Stride of the Mind – Patti Smith, Oliver Ray
  4. Catwheels – Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye
  5. Gandhi – Patti Smith, Lenny kaye, Jay Dee Daugherty
  6. Trespasses – Patti Smith, Jat Dee Daugherty
  7. My Blakean year – Patti Smith
  8. Cash – Patti Smith, Oliver Ray
  9. Peaceable Kingdom – Patti Smith, Tony Shanahan
  10. Radio Baghdad – Patti Smith, Oliver Ray
  11. Trampin – traditional