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Stephen Stills: Same

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On November 16, 1970, “Atlantic” label released the self-titled, debut Stephen Stills studio album. It was recorded January – July 1970, at “Island Studios” in London, “The Record Plant” and “Wally Heider” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Stephen Stills and Bill Halverson. In 1974, “New Musical Express” magazine ranked it at number 70 on its list of “The Best Albums of All Time.

Personnel:

  • Stephen Stills – vocals, guitars, bass, piano, organ, steelpan, percussion; horn and string arrangements
  • Jimi Hendrix – electric guitar
  • Eric Clapton – electric guitar
  • Booker T. Jones – organ, backing vocal
  • Calvin “Fuzzy” Samuel – bass
  • Conrad Isidore – drums
  • John Barbata – drums
  • Ringo Starr – drums
  • Dallas Taylor – drums
  • Jeff Whittaker – congas
  • Sidney George – flute, alto saxophone
  • Rita Coolidge, David Crosby, Priscilla Jones, John Sebastian – backing vocals
  • Cass Elliot, Claudia Lennear – backing vocals
  • Graham Nash – backing vocals
  • Judith Powell, Larry Steele, Liza Strike, Tony Wilson – backing vocals
  • Sherlie Matthews – backing vocals
  • Arif Mardin – string arrangements
  • Andy Johns – engineer
  • Gary Burden – art direction, back cover photography
  • Henry Diltz – front cover photography
  • Charles John Quarto – sleeve poem

Track listing:

All tracks by Stephen Stills.

  1. Love the One You’re With
  2. Do for the Others
  3. Church (Part of Someone)
  4. Old Times Good Times
  5. Go Back Home
  6. Sit Yourself Down
  7. To a Flame
  8. Black Queen
  9. Cherokee
  10. We Are Not Helpless

ABC: Beauty Stab

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On November 14, 1983, “Neutron” label released “Beauty Stab”, the second ABC studio album. It was recorded August – September 1983, at “Sarm Studios East and West”, “Townhouse Studios”, “Abbey Road Studios” in London, and was produced by Gary Langan, Martin Fry, Mark White and Stephen Singleton.

Personnel:

  • Martin Fry – lead and backing vocals, string arrangements, design
  • Mark White – pianos, Roland Juno-6, E-mu Emulator, synthesizers, guitars, string arrangements, design
  • Stephen Singleton – alto saxophone, string arrangements, design
  • Alan Spenner – bass guitar
  • Andy Newmark – drums
  • Louis Jordan (Luís Jardim) – percussion
  • Howie Casey – tenor and baritone saxophone
  • David Theodore – oboe
  • David Bedford – string arrangements
  • Gary Langan – engineer
  • John Kurlander – engineer assistant
  • Bob Kraushaar – engineer assistant
  • Keith Nixon – engineer assistant
  • Keith Breeden – design assistant
  • Gered Mankowitz – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Martin Fry, Mark White and Stephen Singleton.

  1. That Was Then but This is Now
  2. Love’s a Dangerous Language
  3. If I Ever Thought You’d Be Lonely
  4. The Power of Persuasion
  5. Beauty Stab
  6. By Default, by Design
  7. Hey Citizen!
  8. King Money
  9. Nite the Hand
  10. Unzip
  11. S.O.S.
  12. United Kingdom

Sade: Lovers Rock

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On November 13, 2000, “Epic” label released “Lovers Rock”, the fifth Sade studio album. It was recorded September 1999 – August 2000, at “Sarm Hook End” and “Deliverance” in London, “El Cortijo” in San Pedro de Alcántara, Spain, and was produced by Mike Pela, Sade Adu, Andrew Hale, Stuart Matthewman and Paul S. Denman. In 2002, “Lovers Rock” earned Sade the “Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album”.

Personnel:

  • Sade Adu – vocals, arrangements
  • Stuart Matthewman – guitars, woodwinds, programming, arrangements
  • Andrew Hale – keyboards, programming, arrangements
  • Paul S. Denman – bass, arrangements
  • Leroy Osbourne – vocals
  • Janusz Podrazik – keyboards
  • Karl Van Den Bossche – percussion
  • Andy Nice – cello
  • Nick Ingman – string arrangements
  • Mike Pela – recording
  • Andy “Nipper” Davies – engineer assistant
  • Tom Coyne – mastering
  • Intro – design
  • Albert Watson – cover photography, all other photographs
  • Sophie Muller – cover photography
  • Melissa Caplan – Sade inside photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Sade Adu, Stuart Matthewman, Andrew Hale and Paul S. Denman, except where noted.

  1. By Your Side
  2. Flow
  3. King of Sorrow
  4. Somebody Already Broke My Heart
  5. All About Our Love
  6. Slave Song
  7. The Sweetest Gift
  8. Every Word
  9. Immigrant – Sade Adu, Janusz Podrazik
  10. Lovers Rock
  11. It’s Only Love That Gets You Through – Sade Adu, Janusz Podrazik

Raspberries: Fresh

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On November 13, 1972, “Capitol” label released “Fresh”, the second Raspberries studio album. It was recorded in 1972, “Abbey Road Studios” in London, “Record Plant Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Jimmy Lenner.

Personnel:

  • Eric Carmen – lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar, piano
  • Wally Bryson – lead and backing vocals, lead guitar
  • Dave Smalley – lead and backing vocals, bass
  • Jim Bonfanti – drums, backing vocals
  • George Marino – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Eric Carmen, except where noted.

  1. I Wanna Be with You
  2. Goin’ Nowhere Tonight – Eric Carmen, Dave Smalley
  3. Let’s Pretend
  4. Every Way I Can – Dave Smalley
  5. I Reach for the Light
  6. Nobody Knows – Eric Carmen, Dave Smalley
  7. It Seemed So Easy – Eric Carmen, Dave Smalley
  8. Might as Well – Wally Bryson
  9. If You Can Change Your Mind
  10. Drivin’ Around – Eric Carmen, Dave Smalley

The Who: Ready Steady Who

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On November 11, 1966, “Reaction” label released “Ready Steady Who”, the first Who (The) EP. It was recorded February – October 1966, at “IBC”, “Olympic” and “Pye” in London, and was produced by Kit Lambert, John Entwistle, Keith Moon and Roger Daltrey.

Personnel:

  • Roger Daltrey – vocals
  • Pete Townshend – vocals, electric guitar
  • John Entwistle – vocals, bass
  • Keith Moon – vocals, drums

Track listing:

  1. Disguises – Pete Townshend
  2. Circles – Pete Townshend
  3. Batman – Neal Hefti (erroneously credited to Jan Berry, Don Altfeld, Fred Weider)
  4. Bucket ‘T’ – Don Altfeld, Roger Christian, Dean Torrence
  5. Barbara Ann – Fred Fassert

Swinging Blue Jeans: Blue Jeans A’Swinging

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On November 6, 1964, “HMV” label released “Blue Jeans a’Swinging”, the debut Swinging Blue Jeans album. It was recorded in 1964, at “EMI Studios” in London, and was produced by Walter J. Ridley.

Personnel:

  • Ralph Ellis – lead guitar
  • Ray Ennis – rhythm guitar
  • Les Braid – bass, keyboards
  • Norman Kuhlke – drums
  • Walter J. Ridley – photography
  • John Chilton – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Ol’Man Mose – Louis Armstrong, Zilner Randolph
  2. Save the Last Dance for Me – Doc Pomus. Mort Shuman
  3. That’s the Way It Goes – Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch
  4. Around and Around – Chuck Berry
  5. It’s All Over Now – Wally Whyton
  6. Long Tall Sally – Enotris Johnson, Robert Blackwell, Richard Oenniman
  7. Lawdy Miss Clawdy – Lloyd Price
  8. Some Sweet Day – Felice and Boudleaux Bryant
  9. It’s So Right – Les Braid, Norman Kuhlke, Ralph Ellis, Ray Ennis
  10. Don’t It Make You Feel Good – Bruce Welch, Hank Marvin
  11. All I Want Is You – Jim Ireland, John Chilton
  12. Tutti Frutti – Dorothy LaBostrie, Joe Lubin, Little Richard

Barclay James Harvest: Barclay James Harvest And Other Short Stories

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On November 5, 1971, “Harvest” label released “Barclay James Harvest and Other Short Stories”, the third Barclay James Harvest studio album. It was recorded July – August 1971, at “Maida Vale Studios” and “Abbey Road Studios” in London, and was produced by Wally Allen, John Lees, Stuart Wolstenholme, Les Holroyd and Mel Pritchard.

Personnel:

  • John Lees – vocals, guitars, percussion
  • Stuart “Woolly” Wolstenholme – mellotron, organ, vocals, guitars
  • Les Holroyd – vocals, bass, piano, acoustic guitar
  • Mel Pritchard – drums, percussion, congas, effects

Track listing:

  1. Medicine Man – John Lees
  2. Someone There You Know – Les Holroyd, John Lees, Mel Pritchard, Woolly Wolstenholme
  3. Harry’s Song – John Lees
  4. Ursula (The Swansea Song) – Les Holroyd, John Lees, Mel Pritchard, Wooly Wolstenholme
  5. Little Lapwing – Les Holroyd
  6. Song With No Meaning – Les Holroyd
  7. Blue John’s Blues – John Lees
  8. The Poet – Woolly Wolstenholme
  9. After the Day – John Lees

Quincy Jones

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On November 3, 2024, Quincy Delight Jones Jr. died aged 91. He was musician (trumpet), music producer, songwriter, composer, arranger, and producer, with career spanned over 70 years. He was named one of the most influential jazz musicians of the 20th century by magazine “Time”.

For his work he received the following awards and honors:

  • Honorary Doctorate of Music from Berklee College of Music (1983)
  • Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement presented by Awards Council member Ray Charles in 1984.
  • Grammy Legend Award in 1992
  • Garfield High School in Seattle named a performing arts center after him.
  • Quincy Jones Elementary School, located in South Central Los Angeles, is named after him.
  • Humanitarian Award at the BET Awards in 2008.
  • John F. Kennedy Center Honors in 2001.
  • National Medal of Arts from President Barack Obama on March 2, 2011.
  • Los Angeles Press Club Visionary Award in 2014.
  • Honorary doctorate from the Royal Academy of Music, London, in 2015.
  • Ahmet Ertegun Award in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2013.
  • In 2021, Jones was inducted into the Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame as a “foundational inductee”.
  • He won 28 Grammy Awards (third in the list of all-time Grammy award wins).

Quincy Jones was producer of “Thriller” by Michael Jackson (1982), the best sold album in music history (more than 51.3 million copies sold).

As leader, Quincy Jones released 40 albums.  

Marianne Faithfull: Broken English

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On November 2, 1979, “island” label released “Broken English”, the seventh Marianne Faithfull studio album. It was recorded May – July 1979, at “Matrix Studios” in London, and was produced by Mark Miller Mundy.

Personnel:

  • Marianne Faithfull – vocals
  • Barry Reynolds – guitar
  • Joe Mavety – guitar
  • Guy Humphries – guitar
  • Steve Winwood – keyboards
  • Steve York – bass
  • Terry Stannard – drums
  • Morris Pert – percussion
  • Jim Cuomo – saxophone
  • Darryl Way – violin
  • Dyan Birch – backing vocals
  • Frankie Collins – backing vocals
  • Isabella Dulaney – backing vocals
  • Mark Miller Mundy – arrangements
  • Bob Potter – engineer, mixing
  • Ed Thacker – mixing
  • Dennis Morris – sleeve photography

Track listing:

  1. Broken English – Marianne Faithful, Barry Reynolds, Joe Mavety, Steve York, Terry Standard
  2. Witches Song – Marianne Faithfull, Barry Reynolds, Joe Mavety, Terry Standard
  3. Brain Drain – Ben Brierly
  4. Guilt – Barry Reynolds
  5. The Ballad of Lucy Jordan – Shel Silverstein
  6. What’s the Hurry – Joe Mavety
  7. Working Class Hero – John Lennon
  8. Why D’Ya Do It – Heathcote Williams, Marianne Faithfull, Barry Reynolds, Joe Mavety, Terry Standard

Scott Walker: Scott 4

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On November 1, 1969, “Phillips” label released “Scott 4”, the fifth Scott Walker album. It was recorded in 1969, at “Olympic” in London, and was produced by John Franz.

Personnel:

  • Scott Walker – vocals
  • Dave Ricmond – bass
  • Adrian Kerridge – engineer
  • Keith Grant – engineer
  • John Constable – design
  • Peter Knight – accompaniment director
  • Wally Stott – accompaniment director
  • Keith Roberts – accompaniment director

Track listing:

All tracks are written by Scott Walker (credited as Noel Scott Engel).

  1. The Seventh Seal
  2. On Your Own Again
  3. The World’s Strongest Man
  4. Angel of Ashes
  5. Boy Child
  6. Hero of the War
  7. The Old Man’s Back Again (Dedicated to the Neo-Stalinist Regime)
  8. Duchess
  9. Get Behind Me
  10. Rhymes of Goodbye